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Kyla scowled. “Better than the jocks.”
“Soon they’ll be having wrestling competitions and bragging about the women they’ve banged,” Naomi sniffed. “Men are all the same.”
Nathaniel chose to ignore that. I snuggled into him and focused on keeping the spell around our bus, my stomach churning at the thought of what would come next.
* * *
Nathaniel
By the timewe made it into West Virginia, we were all on edge. Hunter had shot up highways, past cops, and over the border with no problems, thanks to Evie’s spell. We were right to be prepared as we crossed into West Virginia, as Hunter pointed out the HFE van at the state line.
“Not only are they monitoring the air, but they’re keeping an eye on anyone coming across too. It’s a good thing we have Evie here, because this bus is suspicious as hell.”
Evie smiled, but it was faint. It was clear she was feeling the drain on her power, and the bus had slowly quieted as we got closer to West Virginia, allowing her to focus.
Bael muttered on his phone behind Aubrey. He was one of Samael’s most trusted people and was ensuring all the other demons were in place. He nodded at me, and I waved at Hunter, who pulled the bus over.
“Anyone with wings, out,” I said.
“Gladly,” Vas muttered, kissing Meredith on the forehead. He got to his feet and glanced around. “This bus smells like wolf farts, black magic, and Ryker’s meatball sub.”
“Hey,” Ryker said, “Tobias made me that sub.”
“You should’ve told him to skip the onions.”
Hannah just watched Vas like she was contemplating removing his wings.
Evie smirked at me. “This is weird.”
Itwasweird. Before Danica and Evie, my pack would never have been caught in the vicinity of demons. Now, we’d worked together enough that they were ragging on one another.
The demons got out of the bus, immediately taking to the air. According to Samael, they didn’t need to worry about being seen by HFE. If they didn’t want to be seen, they wouldn’t be.
By the time we arrived at our assigned spot three miles from the lab, my wolf was closer to the surface than he’d been in some time. Not only was he tired of being in a confined space with so many others, but our mate was pale, clearly tired, and determined to be one of the first people in when we stormed the lab.
“I told Danica I’d call her before we both went in,” she told me as we filed off the bus.
I nodded, and she stepped away to make the call. As much as I would’ve preferred the sisters were together—knowing they’d protect each other with their lives—it made strategic sense to have one going into each of the last two labs.
“Ten minutes and counting,” Hunter announced.
“Love you too,” Evie murmured to her sister. She ended her call and nodded to me. “They’re ready. What’s the status of the other labs?”
Now that she’d dropped the spell around the bus, some of the color had returned to her cheeks. But she would need to keep us hidden again as we approached the lab.
She leaned close. “Stop worrying.”
“I’m not worried.”
She just looked at me.
“I’m concerned. It’s different.”
“Uh-huh. It’s going to be fine. We’re lucky the guard on the main gate was feeling particularly chatty.” She smirked.
I reached out and tugged on one of her curls, watching it spring back up. Wehadgotten lucky with the day guard, who’d already had misgivings about the lab—and the horrors he’d heard were happening inside it. The demon in charge of blackmailing him hadn’t had to do much threatening. All he’d had to do was guarantee we wouldn’t kill him when we went in, and the guard had told us everything he knew about the lab. It wasn’t much since the guards on the gates didn’t go farther than the main door. But it was something.
“Five-minute count. Time to roll, boys and girls,” Hunter called out.
