Page 108 of Feral Mates
Apollo shifted back to human form, which caught Mark’s eye. Poor Mark almost overfilled his glass.
“Jesus. I’m getting too old for this kind of shit,” he grumbled.
Another wave of tension filled the room. I could feel Kai’s eyes boring into me. When I looked over, I could feel his frustration.
Mark finally leaned against the bar, crossing his legs. “What you’re asking me to do breaks every rule that I was taught asa Marine and as you might imagine, several laws I agreed to uphold at the CIA.”
“I know, but honestly, there’s no other choice if?—”
He threw up his hand to stop me from talking. “Hold on now, Miss Impatient. From what I’ve heard and what I’ve seen, I agree with you that the portal needs to be destroyed and if possible, Dr. Blackwell needs to be arrested.”
“I don’t know if what he’s done will be considered against the law.” I was being honest.
“Including him kidnapping and attacking you?”
“My guess is the camera footage will be destroyed or taken to a safe place if it hasn’t been already. He’s carefully covered his tracks.” Apollo’s words of wisdom brought head nods from all of us.
“You give in too easily, son.” Mark pulled the glass to his lips. “There are always methods of obtaining information even if it’s seemingly destroyed.”
“So you have explosives?” I asked naively.
He laughed. “Savannah. Stick to being the best scientist you can be. It’s going to take a lot more than explosives. But I think I can handle it. However, the four of you are going to need to trust me and do what I say. Can you do that?”
While he was asking all four of us the question, he just happened to be looking at me as if he knew my reputation of being a bad girl. “Yes, we can. Can’t we, wolf men?”
Apollo shook his head while Kai growled as an answer for all three.
“Good. I’ll get started gathering together what I need,” Mark said before powering back his drink.
While I sat quietly, wondering if any of us would survive whatever plan he had in mind.
There were eleven additional men inside Mark’s house, all soldiers who’d served with my father. All returning to take various jobs in security and law enforcement, even one turned computer mogul with experience in hacking.
I was shocked that after the initial tension had worn off, all three wolves were now actively taking part in the planning operation.
Somehow, one of them had gotten ahold of a set of plans for the lab facility, including schematics of various pieces of operational equipment.
They were spread out on both the kitchen and dining room tables, discussions being held about where to enter the building undercover, where the damage had been centralized, and how best to shut down the security systems.
There was no doubt they knew what they were doing.
In addition, they’d brought bags of weapons with them. Just seeing the number of guns and explosives had kept me on edge, my pulse at an all-time high.
However, I’d reminded myself more than once I’d asked for help and this was the best kind to receive.
Even if I was now terrified.
“There’s a portion of the facility not listed on the plans,” Kai told them. “Right there. That’s listed as a small maintenance closet, but it’s larger.”
I glanced over his shoulder and nodded. “That’s where the laser system is housed. There are two other boosters that fueled the main testing modules, including the one in the lab where I worked.”
“So all three need to be taken out,” Mark said as he lifted his head.
“One is already down thanks to Thanatos’ temper tantrum. But if the main system is destroyed, the other can’t work.”
“Thanatos?” Mark snarked.
“Because he’s a vampire.” I stated the words without thinking. It took a few seconds, but the others laughed.
