Page 91 of Her Wolf

Finn turned and swung his hand hard into the wall. Pain burst through his knuckles and tore up his arm. His beast bellowed, and then hunkered down.

Watching.

Waiting.

“Where is he?” Finn asked Neo, not bothering with call signs anymore.

A burst of static, and then, “We’ve taken him to the first floor. Second door on the left.”

“I thought they’d sealed the first floor?” Bailey said, and Finn jerked at the man’s voice so close to him.

His beast growled unpleasantly, but at least it wasn’t snapping and trying to take out Bailey’s eyes with its teeth.

“Apparently not. We all fuck up,” Finn said roughly, pushing past Bailey as he headed for the stairwell leading to the first floor. He glanced back over his shoulder. “Some more than others.”

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