Vale turns and silently starts to move. We fall into line behind him. We carry no packs, nothing but our weapons and the deadly, deadly skills we have developed from years of murder.
We don’t need anything else.
The park falls silent, even the birds stop singing.
The world holds its breath, and we hunt.
Bonnie
“You’re going the wrong way!”
Kendall whirls on me, his hair dripping wet from the river, and his eyes are wild.
“I am NOT going the wrong way!” he shouts into my face.
“Okay, then. You’re not.” I wait for him to turn away from me. “Where are we going, then?”
He lets out a shrill scream and swipes at his face, swatting a mosquito that was sucking his monster blood.
So far, I’m not impressed. Serial killer Marrow is…lacking. I’m not sure how he became such a superstar in the city, but out here, he’s making every mistake under the sun. He’s gotten into the river and now is wet and cold. Dark isn’t far off, and he hasn’t checked the weather. He lost my path and veered off onto an animal track early on, so now we are meandering along. But his worst mistake was not checking the direction.
We’re heading into a part of the park that is notoriously dangerous. A part few people go and explore.
I whistle as I walk. My hands are bound with zip ties in front of me, and Kendall has a big knife with a serrated blade that he held so awkwardly that I felt like askingif he knew how to use it. When I saw him almost drop it, I decided to wait and see if he will just kill himself and save me the trouble.
If it weren’t for the stab wound in Desi’s gut, I would’ve just fucked this prick up then and there in the carpark.
But I want to handle this my way. So, I let him take me.
My bonds throb, and I mercilessly ignore them. Sometimes, an omega’s got to do what an omega’s got to do.
“Fuck!” he shouts and goes spinning past me, scratching at his face.
I snort in disgust.
“Why are there so many freaking spiders?” he screams.
I shake my head at the complete waste of energy.
“I wouldn’t be shouting like that; you’ll attract wild animals. You sound like prey.”
He stops and glares at me, his face red from where he attacked it.
“Shut. Up.”
I shrug and stand there, staring off into the forest, pretending complete nonchalance.
“I knew it was you. You were so skilled at deflecting those mishaps. As soon as I saw you save Kevin, Nathan, and Rojer over and over, I knew that you were who I was looking for.”
I blink and focus on him.
“You think I am a serial killer? I’m really offended, Kendall.”
He shrugs. “I don’t care how offended you are. I know it’s you.”
I blink at him, trying to look innocent. “You think I could kill a full-grown alpha?”
He just puts his chin down and stares at me in absolute rage.
