Page 114 of Fangs
“You don’t?—”
“Wouldthey?” I interrupted.
He hesitated for a few seconds. “Yeah, probably.”
“Can we send them a message?”
“Okay, wait, are you sure about this?” He sat up, his face serious. “She’ll probably still hate you. Maybe more if you save her life.”
“I know.”
“You don’t have to feel guilty. Lana made her choices, and she knew the cost.”
I swung my legs over the side of the mattress, getting to my feet. “I know,” I repeated.
“Emmy, I’m serious.”
I shoved my feet into my boots. “I am, too.”
He studied my face with narrowed eyes. “You’re absolutely sure?”
“Yeah.”
He heaved a sigh. “Alright, well, let’s go to the bunkhouse.”
Wolf and his whole pack were outside measuring and marking the outside of the clinic for the new window. I let Sam do the talking, but annoyance stabbed me at feeling like I had to get my older brother’s permission to leave my own clinic.
The radio was hidden in a small secret compartment in the wall of the crew’s bunkhouse. Sam gave me a basic rundown of lingo, including Lana’s call sign of “Nightshade” and Mac’s call sign of “Alpha Leader.”
“Nightshade? A poisonous plant, really?” I asked dryly, and he shrugged. “What’s mine, Shortcake?” I added curiously.
“No, yours is Sunshine.”
My eyebrows raised, and his smile turned sad.
“Trey.”
My eyes filled with tears, and he caught my hand, squeezing it gently before returning to the radio. With a practiced ease, he pushed a series of buttons on the radio and handed me the worn pair of headphones.
“Mac should respond soon.”
Sure enough, after about thirty seconds, Mac’s voice crackled in my ears. “Go for Alpha Leader.”
Some tight knot in my chest loosened at the sound of his voice. I pushed the button on the walkie and spoke into it, trying to keep my voice steady. “Alpha Leader, it’s Sunshine. Over.”
“Go ahead. Over.” His terse voice replied quickly.
“I just found out where you are. Over.”
There was a pause.
“I’m sorry I couldn’t tell you myself. Over,” Mac replied.
“I’m not upset. Bring Nightshade home, and I’ll heal her. Over.”
There was another pause.
“Say again. Over.”
