Page 124 of Awakened
In the shed, facing my objective, I kind of froze. Destruction was the name of the game. The Howlers should’ve already lifted the pertinent files. I just needed to burn the motherfucker down but make it look like an accident.
In preparation for this mission, I researched servers. I discovered server fires were pretty rare, but their power sources could act up. Eyeing a UPS, I quickly plugged all the electronics into the one power source and covered the fan cooling the unit with the weaved mat I found at the door.
The smell of burning plastic filled the space, and the temperature increased. When a tiny spark came from the back of the UPS, it was time to go.
Retracing my steps, I made it back to the cornfields without any issues. Shifting into my wolf form, I shook out my fur, relieved to have a heavy pelt against the rain.
When I was almost clear of the acreage, I heard an explosion. Reaching my tiny car, I shifted back to my human form. I don’t know if it was the smell of manure deep in my pores, the stressfrom my covert ops, or fatigue from the rain, but I fell to my knees and threw up my dinner.
Being a secret agent was glamorous.
Mission 4 - Toledo, OH
My wrists were tied together by rough rope. The metal hook hanging from the ceiling and looped through the knot kept me on my toes.
Needless to say, I was super uncomfortable.
I spat out the mouth full of blood that threatened to choke me, thankful that my teeth seemed to be intact. “That all you got? Fucking weak. Even that little bitch Stewart got a few good licks in.”
The ugly motherfucker smiled, the split in his lip from my head butt still bleeding. “Honey, if you wanted my mouth on you, all you had to do was ask.”
His filthy hand grabbed my chin. Rank breath assaulted my nose as he licked up the side of my face. Not able to hold back the bile any longer, I turned my head and vomited what little remained in my stomach onto his chest.
“You fat fucking bitch!” He rammed a fist into my stomach.
I weakly laughed. “Brush your teeth. Your breath smells like dog shit marinated in backed-up sewer water.”
Both his hands circled my throat, and he squeezed.
This is it. I’m going to die at the hands of a man who can’t even manage basic hygiene.
My toes scrambled on the floor, but my ankles were bound together. I tried to kick out, but his legs locked mine in place.
Blackness started to close in on the edges of my vision.
“Step away from her, Marshall.”
Just what I need. The fucking alpha.
The sallow-faced asshole released my neck, and air flooded my lungs. Coughing and gasping, I didn’t notice the alpha had approached me until he grabbed my hair, forcing me to look into his soulless eyes.
A cruel smile pulled at his pale, chapped lips. “I have a big surprise coming for you, Spencer. An old friend is on his way to take you home. I hope you’re ready to become a luna.”
Rolling my eyes, I said, “Are you guys really this hard up for a partner? I guess I get it. I wouldn’t fuck you.” Apparently, coming face to face with my mortality made me even more mouthy.
He threw his head back in a laugh, exposing the sunburn line under his collar. “Oh, I’m a little jealous of Matthew. I would love to tame you.” His hands wandered down my body, roughly squeezing the rolls on my side.
Twisting as much as the rope would allow, I gathered as much blood as I could on my tongue and spat in his face. “Don’t fucking touch me,” I growled.
He wiped down his face with a chuckle. “You fucking cunt.” His fist slammed into my cheek before I saw it coming. The bones cracked as pain flared through my entire skull.
A peon rushed into the warehouse, followed by a half dozen shifted wolves.
“Alpha! We have a problem. Your daughter’s missing.”
Releasing me, the alpha moved quickly toward the already groveling minion. He snatched him up by the shirt and shook him. “What do you mean? Two men were supposed to be on her at all times!”
Piss saturated the front of the poor sack’s pants. “I-I don’t know s-sir.”
