Page 18 of Blood Pack Beginning

“I don’t know. Maybe she’s been lying this whole time. Maybe her boss is the vampire causing issues.” Amir had a quick reply.

“Nathan confirmed their story,” Cyrus reminded.

“Who’s to say he wasn’t compromised?” The quick rebuttal by Amir.

“If the vampires can turn an alpha like Nathan, then the Lycans are fucked.” Cyrus offered a bleak response that tilted Diego’s lips downwards and turned Amir’s face to rigid stone.

Of them all, only Omar appeared unperturbed. He went poking in the fridge for a snack.

“This is bullshit.” Amir ranted. “Why bother training us if she’s just gonna lock us away each time there’s a skirmish?”

“I hope she took enough backup with her.” Diego pursed his lips. “Those ghouls she told us about sound nasty.”

A reminder that led to Cyrus asking, “What happens if she doesn’t come back?”

Their gazes went to the impenetrable door. If Sasha, or anyone for that matter, didn’t return, then they had no way to escape. With limited food, how long before they died?

“She’ll be back. She’s tough,” Diego stated, showing the utmost confidence in Sasha. No surprise. He made no bones about the fact he wanted to fuck her.

“Guess we’ll know in a few hours.”

“Why a few hours?” Diego asked with a creased brow.

“Because that’s when dawn arrives.” Cyrus pointed to the clock on the wall.

“I am going to wring her neck for thinking we weren’t good enough to help,” Amir growled. The lack of faith in their combat skills was the true reason for Amir’s moping.

“Good luck trying. None of us have managed to land a hand on her yet,” Diego reminded.

The woman had proven to be the epitome of fierce.

“I think it’s time we had a discussion on whether or not we should stay.” Cyrus broached it for the first time aloud.

“Where else would we go?” Amir faced him with hands planted on his hips.

“Back to our pack to warn them what’s happening. Make sure Xander puts protective measures in place.” Xander being the alpha for the Woolly Pillars Pack. Dumb name. Blame the builder of the neighborhood where the pack settled. They’d bought up all the housing in the gated community but never bothered changing the name.

“You really think Xander will believe us?” Diego scoffed.

Cyrus shrugged. “Only one way to find out.”

“You and Diego might be able to go, but you know Omar and I can’t come with you. You know what your alpha would do to a pair of rogues,” Amir reminded.

Hunt and terminate because wolves weren’t meant to be alone. While it didn’t happen all the time, lone wolves were more likely to snap and turn feral. A feral wolf didn’t care about hiding and posed a danger to all.

Now, with the added vampire threat? Nathan had made it clear he had no intention of giving any rogues a fair trial. Would Xander be any different?

Cyrus pinched his lips. “I could try putting in a good word for you and Omar with Xander,” to which Diego snorted.

“You know he’ll never agree to take them in. The man barely suffers us as is.” A common problem in a pack with too many males, not enough females, ruled by an older alpha convinced everyone was after his position. Not entirely paranoia. Many wanted change, but none were willing to risk their lives to challenge Xander, a burly man in his fifties and built like a brick wall.

“What other choice do we have? Or would you rather stay here and get knocked out and locked up every time there’s a fight?” Cyrus countered. “Not to mention, no one’s said how we’ll escape if she doesn’t return.”

“Rather than try and deal with Xander, who is an ass on his best day, we could work on showing Sasha she can trust us so that she takes us the next time there’s a skirmish,” Diego countered.

“Haven’t we already proven we’re not assholes?” Amir huffed. “I mean, what more do we have to do to prove ourselves? We’ve been doing as we’re told. Hell, we let her boss rifle around in our brains. Not to mention, we haven’t tried to stake her or the other vamps.”

“As if any of us is fast enough to even try,” Diego snorted.

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