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“Do as I say!”

Cricket backed into the large cavity and snarled “On missions we’re equals”

He thought of biting her, but had no tiet you”

She snapped “We stay together and that’s an order!”

“How am I supposed to protect you?”

“I ht ask the same question,” she snarled

Slade ducked into the brush as the helicopter hovered above No choice He growled at her “Stay”

“Fine Rylee will hear about this”

Like he gave a damn His wolf instinct to protect her overpowered her orders He dashed toward the search light giving therowled at theot too low, they’d hit one of the giant redwood trees

Coet me, assholes He dashed into the canyon, but the helicopter didn’t follow It circled and headed back toward Cricket Baiting him to return Shit

The copter’s loud clap drew closer Was Slade safe? No way could this helicopter land in the dense forest so heplace

A long rope ladder folded out of the hovering helicopter Six round, armed to the teeth

Literally Their scent told her everything Huether, but why? One carried a net They intended to add the olf list At least, Slade She would be sniffed out as a runt and probably killed ias had been

A motorcycle pulled up Pinky He approached a olf, some beta douche “I found their motorcycle and disabled it” He took out a Glock Her Glock “They left all their weapons and clothes”

Head olf nodded “Good Let’s search for wolves”