Page 49 of Wolf Tormented
“It is entirely possible,” I huff. “What do we do about it?”
“My first instinct is to destroy anything that puts the pack at risk,” Alex says with a growl.
“But is that the right choice?” Patrick drums his fingers on the table. “If we tip them off that we know, are we setting ourselves up to be invaded?”
“We have to do something,” Alex argues. “We can’t just let them get away with surveilling us.”
“We won’t. We just need to be smart about it.” Patrick pats Alex on the shoulder.
“We have two options, I think.” I steeple my fingers in front of my chin with my elbows planted firmly on the table.
“What are you thinking?” Angela asks, her tone much stronger now that we aren’t talking about Carter.
“We could do as Alex says—rip down every camera we find and tip our hand—or we can map out where every camera is hiding, then draw the human government out and ambush them,” I say.
“What happens after that, though?” Angela asks.
“We go back to normal. Do you think the government would actually own up to sending agents in to spy on its citizens with no probable cause?”
“No.” Alex shakes his head. “They also won’t out supernaturals to the world. It would cause chaos.”
“That’s the fundamental reason we stay in the shadows,” I agree.
“Humans are terrified of what they don’t understand,” Angela whispers. “Their government doesn’t want to cause mass panic.”
“They just want to experiment on us in secret,” Alex mutters.
“No one is getting experimented on, okay?” I slam my fist on the table so hard it rattles the glasses there. “We can and will stop them from taking over our pack.”
“I think we take the ambush route.” Patrick nods.
“Agreed.” Angela chews her lip. “But are we going to have to out ourselves to get them here?”
“It may be the only way to get them to attack us.” I scrub a hand down my face.
“That’s risky, alpha,” Patrick says.
“If we shift on camera, they will have that footage forever. The cameras are bound to be sending everything to some offsite server.”
I tilt my head back and squeeze my eyes closed tight.
“What do we do then?” Alex asks.
“I still think it’s worth the risk to get them off our backs.”
“Agreed,’ Alex says.
John raises a hand, and I nod. He’s been a lot better as one of our scouts since he was locked in a cell.
“I agree,” he says, “But what are we doing in the meantime while the trap is being laid?”
“Every scout and enforcer will be on double patrols, and we need to map these cameras. I want to know where every single last one of them is, so place a green marker on the map anytime you find them.”
“But don’t be obvious about looking for them,” Alex says.
“Good point, Alex. We don’t want them to get suspicious and attack until we are ready for them, so be as natural as possible. We have no idea how long they’ve been watching us. Don’t look directly in the trees or do anything out of character.”
Angela stares out the window. “It’s getting dark. I don’t think we will be able to find much tonight.”
