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Alexei snorted.
“Let’s go,” Connor said. “And let’s end this.”
***
We moved silently across the resort, sticking to the darkest of the shadows as we approached the cabin. We stopped in the shadow of the cabin that stood thirty feet away from Beyo’s.
Adrenaline was already pumping, the monster looking for a foothold, an opportunity to come forward. But I’d already made a decision about that. And I took Georgia’s advice.
I reached out for it and asked it a question.Do you want to fight?
At first, there was silence, and I thought maybe the idea that we could communicate anything other than need and violence was ridiculous.
And then...Fight.
Okay,I told it.Be ready.
The monster answered with a stretch that sent a delicious warmth through my veins.
“Probably should have done that a long time ago,” I murmured, and could have sworn I heard it chuckle.
Somewhere in front of us, a single firecracker popped and sizzled.
“I’m guessing that’s the signal?” Connor whispered.
“That’s it,” Alexei said. “You ready to move?”
“Go,” he said, and Alexei and Theo split off to give us another angle of attack.
“I’m going to let the monster fight,” I whispered, and Connorlooked back at me. The wariness I’d expected to see was nonexistent. I found only a grin.
“Are you?”
“It’s stronger. But I’m better with a sword. So I’m going to try fighting with it.”
“Good,” he said, and kissed me hard. “I like having the better weapons.”
The earth shook before I could answer him. The hybrids stepped onto the lawn between the lakeshore and cabin. Silver, red, and brown.
If Beyo was telling the truth, Zane was the silver beast. The one who’d attacked Carlie, and stolen my dagger in the process.
Ready?I asked the monster, and felt its answering thrill.Go,I told it, and stepped back to let it take control.
It stepped into my skin, this predator, and moved into a crouching stance with flawless accuracy. I raised the katana, moonlight gleaming along the blade, and prepared to move.
The silver hybrid lifted its muzzle.
Yes,we thought together.We’re here. And this time, we’ll take you down.
The red beast moved toward Beyo’s door.
“Go!” Connor shouted, and chaos rolled across the resort.
We jumped up from our positions, surrounded the wolves.
“Zane!” called my voice, and we ran toward it, my monster directing my feet, my pumping arms, and me swinging the katana forward.
I had to ignore the fact that Theo and Alexei and Connor were running into danger, too, and focus on the beast in front of me.
