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I snort as I continue to back away, and they track my movements, spreading out to cage me, which tells me they are smart and probably have backup traps. These are not regular hunters.
“Not too badly . . . yet, anyway,” the middle one with the scarred face and crazy smile comments.
“Jai,” the shaved one snaps. “Lucien, right.”
The big guy moves right, and then I’m left with a choice—run or fight.
I could take them, but their weapons pose a problem. I could change, but they would outpower my human form, and with one stab of that sword, I’d be in real trouble.
The scent of Sarah’s blood still fills the clearing, and I know two things with certainty.
They’ll chase us onto pack land, and I need to protect Sarah.
She’s hurt and can’t run as fast as I can. That means biding my time.
They want a wolf? Then they’ll get one.
Hopefully, they’ll leave then, and my pack will be out of danger. If I don’t have to worry about them, I can focus on saving myself.
The sacrifice is easy. It’s my job.
I’ll stay and fight to buy her time.
I lunge at the big bastard, knowing he’s the most dangerous. He leaps back and swings his weapon at me. I dodge it and spin to snarl at the bald one, kicking out before jumping over the reaching hands of the one in charge.
I’m fast and strong, but there are three of them.
Something hits my back leg, and pain splinters through me, but I keep fighting. Swiping my claws, I manage to slice up the shoulder of the one in charge. He roars as he falls back.
“Vale!” the big bastard yells, but Vale snarls with one hand pressed against his shoulder, blood seeping through his fingers.
I feel one creeping up behind me and leap to the tree, kicking off and slamming the menacing one, Jai, to the ground, ragging at his side and shoulder, but something hits me again—something that makes my whole body jolt.
The electric gun knocks me to the side.
Spinning with a whine, I raise my head and howl to let my pack know where I am. Fuck this, I need backup.
Another jolt hits me, then another.
Their weapons are too strong, and another current flows through me, knocking me to the ground as I thrash. It gives them the time they need, and when I feel something pierce my neck, I howl in anger, but darkness takes over.
The last thing I see is the menacing grin of the one they called Jai. “Goodnight, wolfy. I can’t wait to play.”
CHAPTER EIGHT
“You okay?” I look Vale over. He’s holding his shoulder, and I pry his fingers away as he grunts. “It’s deep. It might scar, but otherwise, it should be fine,” I tell him with relief. “We’ll disinfect and bandage it.”
I turn to Jai, who is holding his side. He rolls his eyes and yanks his ripped, bloody shirt up. There are teeth marks all over him, both deep and shallow, but he’ll live—just another lot to add to his collection. My eyes go to the wolf. It’s out cold and will be for at least a few hours.
It’s a stunning white and brown colour with bright blue eyes, which are currently shut. It’s big for a female, but there is no question it’s female. She’s smart too. She avoided all the cameras and tried to figure us out. So why did she fight and not run?
“Should we stay and wait for the others?” Jai grins, wanting blood as he kicks the downed wolf.
I frown. “No.”
“Lucien is right.” Vale looks around. “They will have heard that howl and the other wolf. We cannot fight a whole pack, especially on their territory. She seems important. I’m betting she’s our key to it. Let’s take her out of here and question her before they find us.”
“We could take them,” Jai whines.
