“You're right, of course.I've never stopped being careful, but I never think it's careful enough.They want to damage us, and I think they are willing to kill if necessary.”
“I agree with you.We’ll have to defend ourselves with the force that is necessary.”
With that said, they were both lost in their own thoughts until they arrived at their first location.The job went well, and they moved on.Maybe they wouldn’t have any trouble today.It wasn’t like they didn’t have enough trouble with a wedding coming up, and they would be overrun with guests.They simply didn’t need to be hunted at their locations, too.At the fourth location, things happened.That just showed that wishing did you no good.Carlos went in but didn’t come out, telling her he’d been taken.
Cally called the pack and told them they needed backup, and she called Damon too.Damon sent a nearby warden.It was odd that he was leaving wardens so close to them, and she wondered if he was doing it to protect them.Damon could be harsh, but she’d only seen the best side of him.That was probably because they were family since he was mated to Marissa, who was a cousin, and she’d always been on the same side as him.
She decided to slip up to the house and find a window to look in.Armed with two stunners and other weapons, she would fight anyone who came after her.There was an open window in the back, and she carefully peered inside.The room was empty, but was it a trap?Those mercenaries she had dealt with weren’t bright enough to come up with a plan like this, but maybe their bosses had.She wasn’t sure whether she should try to enter that way.Cally decided to try to see more of the house.Moving up on one of the sides, she found those windows closed, and the curtains pulled tight so she couldn’t see in.That made her even more suspicious of the open window.
The front of the house was a place to avoid, so she went back where she'd been and then to the other side.Again, no open windows, and the curtains were pulled closed.She would either have to go through the open window or go around the front and through the door.The decision may need to be made quickly before Carlos is hurt.It was a hard decision to make, but she didn’t see any signs of something that would capture her, and she suspected they thought they could overwhelm her since she had no way to escape the room once she entered it.Her decision was made, and she pulled herself in through the window.
Cally expected to be jumped immediately, but no one came into the room.As she moved toward the door leading into the house, she heard two guys arguing.She dropped to the floor and peered into the room to see what was going on.Carlos was lying in the corner on the floor, and he looked like he had been beaten up.From what she could hear of the argument, they were trying to decide what to do with him and if they should let him live until they captured her.She'd heard enough, and she moved her stun guns into position and fired them at each of them from the floor.
She hurried into the room to release Carlos and then began to tie up the two guys, which wasn't easy to do since they were flapping around and jerking from the effects of the stun gun.
“Thank you.I think they were about to kill me.I worried that they would catch you, too.”
“I'm just glad I got here in time.This was a trap, and they intended to catch me in it, too,” Cally observed.“Do you know how many more there are and where they are?”
“I believe they are all in the house.Most of them will probably be in the living room waiting for you to come to the door.If they get tired of waiting, they may go outside to see what's going on.Some may be sleeping in the bedroom.These guys were complaining about why some of them get to sleep, and they must watch me.”
They hadn't done a very good job of watching Carlos.She didn't think they had anything to complain about.Maybe the guys who had gotten to sleep were the stronger ones in the group, and no one was willing to tell them no.She wondered how many of them there were.They had these two, two were asleep, and several were in the living room.
“Should we see who we can take out now?”
“No, someone is coming.They are smart to check on these two, but they should have done it sooner.”Carlos admitted.
The door opened, and a guy walked in and didn’t notice them right away.When he looked at Carlos, Carlos hit him on the chin, and he went down.Cally quickly restrained him, and that was another one down.
Chapter 6
Preparation
Carlos felt bad aboutbeing captured, but they’d hit him with a tranquilizer as soon as they opened the door.Maybe he’d gotten used to having things easy and hadn’t been vigilant enough.He knew he was lucky that his mate had come when she had.Death had been staring him in the eyes, and it was no longer a question of if these guys would kill.They needed to make plans to stop them so no one would die.Three guys were down, but he knew there were more than that many left.
Maybe they could get to the bedroom and take out the guys sleeping there first.A noisy battle would wake them, and they’d join in the fight if they weren’t restrained first.He looked out the door and saw a hallway with no one in it.
