Page 98 of Feral Mates
“Oh, God. Don’t.” He threw his arm over his face as if that was going to keep me from killing him.
I stood over him for a few seconds, savoring the moment as I licked my chops with my long tongue.
He tried to crawl backward, but there was nowhere to go. With a deep growl, I inched even closer, lowering my head slowly. The stench of urine filled my nostrils. Disgusting beast.
I drove my canines into his neck, jerking him off the floor. I took a few moments to shake him as the taste of blood filled my mouth before tossing him.
He was dead before he hit the floor.
“We need to go now!” Savannah called. Her rebellious side was still in effect. She rushed toward the door, refusing to follow our orders.
The three of us surrounded her, running down the corridor. She constantly looked over her shoulder, her fear palpable, but the warrior in her refused to back down. We rushed from one corridor to another. I could still sense the other beasts. They’d managed to escape their cages. They were fighting.
They were winning their freedom.
But who the hell had they become?
There was no time for second guessing or caring. We could see the exit a hundred yards away.
Suddenly, another shot rang out from behind. Apollo had been hit.
“Don’t stop,”I mentally told her, hoping she could understand.
“I can’t leave you.”
“Go. Go. Now!”As Roman and Apollo moved in for the attack, I waited, watching her, nudging her with my muzzle when she hesitated.
Snarls and growls filled the corridor. Suddenly, the four of us weren’t alone. Other beasts had made their way into the corridor.
“You’re injured,” she whispered. She touched my shoulder, her body vibrating from anger.
“I’ll heal. Go.”Thankfully, she listened, racing toward the exit while I turned just in time to knock down and tear another soldier apart. Whatever conscience I had buried deep within my psyche wouldn’t matter tonight.
This was all about getting her to freedom, protecting her with everything we had. I shook off the soldier, turning my attention to the others.
Apollo was severely injured but continued fighting. I joined him, ending the human’s life just before he managed to get off a killing shot.
Grunting, Apollo nodded his thanks. Screams and shouts erupted down the corridor, but there were no other soldiers in sight. We took the moment when the other beasts were attacking to race down the hallway and into the night.
Hours had passed, a full day of being incarcerated, chained like savages. But now, we could use the darkness as a cover. Although I sensed Thanatos remained alive. We were dangerous to him and he would use whatever methods were at his disposal to stop us.
She was in the shadows, standing tall as she stared at the building.
“Get on,”I told her.
She moved closer, taking one last look before throwing up her middle finger, the gesture something I understood. With no hesitation, she climbed on my back and I took off toward the forest, using the trees for cover.
“Go back to my father’s house,” she directed.
“If any humans remain alive, they will come there first,” Roman told her. “We won’t be safe.”
She clung to my neck, pressing her face into my fur.
“Nowhere is safe. Not right now. Just go.” Her voice was trembling, but I sensed she had an idea. At this point, we were out of options. She was human. She was our mate. We’d promised to protect her.
We ran through the forest, completely aware of our surroundings. The sense of freedom remained, a pure moment of joy in being away from the laboratory and running through the woods. It was the way wolves were meant to live, not enveloped in human form.
What the scientist had done was horrible, altering futures in a way they couldn’t understand. I remained as angry as Savannah, more so because of what the three of us had become.
