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Slade yelped and snapped out the syringe

The men threw a net over him

“We’ve got him!”

Slade snarled That’s what they think He scanned for Cricket Gone Good

“Shoot hiain!”

The man aimed

Slade growled as the second dart hit his shoulder He staggered and then collapsed Pretending Waiting

“Watch hi olf said in a fae of an accent German

Slade caught his scent Henri, Dr Warner’s assistant The bastard who overdosed him No, made him lose his memory He could still taste the salty earlobe he’d bitten off

“The a never worked on this one”

Henri’s scent threw Slade off Last time he encountered hia Now alpha scent diffused frouise his status odor?

A cage lowered from the helicopter Slade al behind a boulder Damn it Why had she not run away?

Pinky shouted, “Over there!”

Slade’s panic rose His heartbeat raced, and the tranquilizer flushed froed Must protect Abella

Slade feigned being knocked out as they approached A beta reached for him, and Slade exploded into action He raked the net open with his claws and ripped out the beta’s throat