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When they reached the third belowground hallway, it curved leading her to believe they were walking along the outside of the sandpit seats.
Ryan headed toward a door at the far end. When he reached it, he opened it wide and held it until she’d told him she was inside.
He gestured to the metal stairs. These lead to the maintenance entrance of the sandpit. He headed swiftly down the stairs. She followed on his heels as he continued, The team is waiting for us. I want us on the sand before Kryder gets here so that we can be motionless. We’ll levitate once Grant gives us the signal to bring in the net.
What’s the signal? Natalie asked.
He’s going to shout, ‘Bring it’. We figure Kryder will think those words were meant for him.
She had to admit it was a clever choice.
There was another door at the bottom of the stairs. She was greeted with the sight of five wolves, each looking somber and strained. She didn’t blame them. No matter the outcome, their conduct tonight was akin to an act of war. The pack would never be the same regardless of the winner.
The men were grouped around a metal net.
Ryan explained, We can add electricity if we need to. But the sheer weight of it should give Grant the advantage he’ll need to end Kryder’s reign.
A long cord with a switch near an outlet spoke its painful potential.
Ryan addressed the group quietly. “Natalie is with us. She’s going to take us inside her invisibility spell, the net included.”
Natalie spoke the word, ‘End’, and she became visible to the men. They remained silent, however, though a few pairs of eyes went wide. “I’ll levitate around the perimeter of the entire team, including the net, invoking the spell as I move. You’ll know you’re invisible when the outer world looks covered in a soft glow. Ready?”
All heads bobbed.
Before she began, she reached out to Grant. I’m invoking the spell now. Your team is in place. I understand the signal is ‘Bring it’.
It is.
All for now.
She broke the connection and rose into the air. Aloud she said, “Begin and include.” She moved quickly around the perimeter and by the time she returned to her point of origin, the circle closed. All six wolves, Ryan included, glanced around and started talking about the glow.
“You can still be heard,” she offered quickly.
The wolves fell silent.
They were an extraordinary group of men, all built as hell like Grant. If she allowed herself, she could easily be overwhelmed by their presence.
Instead, she invoked her wolf which came alive with almost the blink of an eye. She settled herself beside Natalie. She appeared tense and alert like the rest of the wolves, each waiting for the battle to begin.
She reached out to Ryan. Can we get closer to the sand?
You’re sure we can’t be seen?
Check with each of your wolves, but they all appear to me as though they’re inside the spell.
Will do.
She waited as Ryan contacted each wolf telepathically, made eye-contact and got an affirmative to no doubt a query about what the wolf saw.
When all the wolves had agreed they believed themselves inside the spell, Ryan offer
ed a hand single. He raised his arm, turned it in a circle and point the direction to move. He made a second motion, pumping up and down once, probably indicating levitation.
They had to fly above the sand or their footprints would draw attention.
The wolves each took up a side of the net. Ryan led the way. Natalie followed behind with her iridescent wolf. More than one of the wolves eyed the specter as though stunned. Maybe she should have warned them she was part wolf, but it was too late now.
