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Kryder was coming at him again, but Grant lifted a hand. “Take us down, Natalie.”
Kryder finally took stock and stopped his charge mid-attack. “What the fuck is this? How can we be out in the sun?”
“The dreamglide offers full protection.” Grant used his shirt to staunch the blood flowing from his nose. His face was swelling.
Grant had never seen Kryder look so confused. “What are we doing out here?”
“This is Alaska. Lots of ice and sun this far north.” He switched to telepathy. Natalie, you can take us down anytime.
Kryder had grown very still as his gaze took in the field of blazing white below. “I don’t get this.”
Grant kept his body between Kryder and Natalie, but his gaze was focused on Kryder.
She eased the dreamglide to a full stop about ten feet above the ice.
“We’re not moving,” Kryder stated.
“I figured this was as far as we needed to go. We just need to unload some cargo, then we’ll be off.”
Kryder glanced around. There was nothing else there, just the three of them.
Grant had thought Natalie’s plan nothing less than brilliant but still a lot more than Kryder deserved. Burning oil would have been better. Yet what kind of punishment would really fit someone who had tortured, raped and killed so many innocent people?
He once more addressed Natalie. As soon as Kryder falls, take the dreamglide a few yards away.
Got it.
Kryder dropped into a protective crouch and kept looking around, waiting. Grant knew he still didn’t understand what was happening.
The time had come.
Grant focused his mind on Kryder and let the floor disappear below the alpha. The next second, Kryder fell the distance to the ice and he fell hard.
As ordered, Natalie took the dreamglide several yards away but kept the craft stationary.
Kryder, now fully exposed to the light, began to scream. No alter being, not just vampires, could tolerate the light. Some wolves could handle it better, survive longer, even for hours after dawn. Others, not so much.
Kryder fell into the latter category. He tried to run, but it was ice for miles around. He flew into the air but faltered after a few feet and fell once more. He didn’t go invisible, which wouldn’t have helped anyway. If he had, Natalie could still track his aura with her wolf.
Steam began to rise from his clothes and his exposed skin blistered then ran red with his blood. He continued screaming as the sunlight ate away at
every inch of his body. He pulled his shirt up over his head, but the rays penetrated the clothing.
His screams turned to muffled cries. He pleaded for them to help him. Grant wondered how many times Kryder had heard similar cries for mercy from his own victims.
Natalie moved up beside Grant and took his hand. He held it tight. They’d essentially performed an illegal execution-by-sunlight. It wasn’t how Grant had ever thought he would secure his safety or the pack’s or Natalie’s. This was essentially an assassination. But as long as Kryder lived, no one in his life would be safe. Ever.
“Regrets?” Natalie asked.
“I should have them, but I don’t. I keep thinking about Renee and Alanna and all the people in between.”
When the cries finally stopped, his clothes began to flatten little by little as the light ate away at every molecule of Kryder's body. Finally, all that was left were his clothes.
“He’s gone.” If Grant hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he wasn’t sure he would have believed it was true. The monster was dead.
Natalie sighed heavily and leaned her head against his shoulder. “At last, he’s gone for good.”
He heard a sob in Natalie’s throat and released her hand to take her in his arms. He held her tight as she gave way to her tears. He kept petting her damp hair and kissing her forehead. He’s gone. He’s gone. He can’t hurt us or anyone else ever again. He’s gone.
