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Logan: Yeah man, whatever.
That’s what I liked about Logan: short, sweet, and to the point. He wasn’t much of a talker which worked out good when you couldn’t speak.
Me: Thanks man I owe you one or three when I get back.
Logan: Don’t owe me shit.
Awe I think the big bad bear likes you.Fuck off asshole.
Logan and Thayne sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G.Then he proceeded to make what I assume are meant to be kissing noises but just sound like he’s having a seizure. Rolling my eyes, I jump in the truck and peel out of my driveway.
The three and half hour trip to Deadwood from Alliance went by faster than I expected. After checking into my hotel, I headed for the elevator to go up to my room. A rather thin attractive woman wearing a low cut gown came rushing to the elevator just as the doors were shutting. I grabbed the door, pushing it back open for her. She was out of breath, and I couldn’t help noticing her small breasts pushing against her gown with each inhalation.
“Thanks, my husband is waiting for me upstairs.” She said breathlessly and I smiled politely in return.
She smells of lies.My animal hissed, his hackles raised, ready to pounce. He was right; she was lying. I usually tried to avoid reading people’s minds, but when I was on a mission, it was a different story. You never knew who might have information that would be important. This time it was definitely paying off.
‘God damn he is fine, I wonder if I have time to take him for a spin before the auction begins’.There’s no way she could possibly be talking about the black market auction. Was there? She eyed me appreciatively, giving me a lascivious smile. Returning her smile, I pointed to my ears to let her know I was deaf. Her smile faltered for a brief second before returning. ‘All those good looks and deaf, sonofabitch ain’t it just my luck.’Instead of continuing to flirt with me, she turned to the elevator doors dismissing me. My animal gave a low growl in agitation, it wasn’t anything new we hadn’t heard before, but it still stung a little.
Looking up at the numbers on the elevator, I realized I only had a few more floors before the first stop and needed to get more information from her. Gently probing her mind, I was able to find all the information I needed to bring down the whole black market auction. I knew what time, where it was being held, and who was responsible for putting it on.
Apparently, she was the entertainment for some of the high bidders that were coming. She was currently on her way to meet another customer before going to the auction later that night. What she didn’t realize is there wouldn’t be an auction for her to attend. By the time I was done, there wouldn’t ever be another auction taking place by this group. My animal and I grinned in satisfaction at the thought of ending every single person who was responsible.
Scarlett
Wakingup inside a cage in my animal form is not my idea of fun. I don’t think it’s any shifters' idea of fun. Waking up in a cage to be sold by humans to the highest bidder was definitely not this shifter's idea of fun.
Definitely not mine.My animal huffed in agitation. Yes, I know you’ve made that abundantly clear.
The cage we were stuck in was built more for a kitten than something my fox’s size. Our cage was just one of many in the holding bay we were currently sitting in. From what I could see with my limited viewpoint, it looked like some kind of storage room behind a restaurant, maybe, based on the multiple boxes of food products lining the walls. I could tellthe other cages in the room were filled with more shifters. It didn’t look like any of us were able to shift which meant someone dosed us with some sort of suppressant.
I need out of this cage. It's too cramped.My animal whined pitifully hunching down on her belly while releasing a low whine into the warehouse. The other shifters in the room answered it with their own distressed sounds. We’d tried several times already, unsuccessfully, for me to change back and break us out. We had been here for at least three days and I still couldn’t shift. What if I could never shift again?
We’ll get out. I will chomp on their legs and then you can shift and kick their asses.My fox sounded so confident, unfortunately, I had my doubts.
Unless a miracle happened in the next few hours, we were going to be sold to the highest bidder in some kind of auction for shifters. I could hear the humans in the next room talking about what they planned to do to us and it made my stomach queasy.
“Soon all those abominations will be making us enough money to be set for life.” Asshole Human Number One, as I’d labeled him, said.
Gonna use him as a chew toy later. My animal swore before trying to get comfortable for the eleventy billion time since we woke up. It’s no use you know, our hair is sticking out of the gaps; there is no room to move in this tiny cage. She growled at me in response. I’m not any happier than you are! I yelled back.
“Hell yeah, I can’t wait. I’m going to get me that boat I’ve been wanting and set sail around the world.” Asshole Human Number Two replied with glee. I’m so glad we could make your dream come true, Asshole Number Two I thought sarcastically.
“What do you think these rich pricks are gonna do with them once they buy them? Eventually that suppressant stuff will wear off. Won’t it?” Asshole Human Number One had a very good question and I waited impatiently for Asshole Human Number Two to respond.
“Fuck if I know. As far as I’m concerned they can kill ‘em, stuff ‘em, and mount ’em on the walls as trophies. What the fuck do you care Earl? They’re not even human, they’re abominations. They deserve whatever they get.” A low growl emanated from my fox.
I’m going to eat him first.She vowed as she licked her lips in anticipation. If we get out of here you can eat whoever the fuck you want I told her.
“I…I don’t know man. I was just curious, that's all.” Earl responded with a slight tremor to his voice. It was clear he was afraid of Asshole Human Number Two. If only that helped us in some way.
“Yeah well you know what curiosity got the cat don’t cha. So stop asking stupid questions and do your fucking job.” I could hear what sounded like skin hitting against skin followed by someone groaning and a body hitting the ground. My animal let out a huff that sounded a lot like a laugh.
He better leave me something to eat later.
“Damn it Ned, what the fuck.” Earl groaned with a slight wheeze of breath. I was slightly giddy at the thought they might kill each other, but alas, that did not happen.
“Sorry man, but you can’t be asking questions like that around here. It will get you killed or worse. Boss man doesn’t like anyone questioning his actions, least of all us.” There was grumbling followed by some feet shuffling along the floor. It sounded like Ned was helping Earl up. Now that I knew their names it didn’t make it any better, but at least I had something.
