SomethingSadie said gave me an idea, a crazy idea. Oh, Kai, you aren’t going to likethis.
“Whenwill they switch out Tara? How is it done?”
Sadielowered her voice, “I’m pretty sure they are listening. One time we tried toplan a break out and they were ready.”
Thenshe leaned in and whispered so soft I wasn’t sure I heard her. “Camera’s in thevent.”
Myeyes went wide as I nodded and glanced around the room. My gaze settled on theair vent in the ceiling and the red glowing dot that lurked there. Shit, thesebastards were smart; they had thought of everything. I lightly squeezed Sadie’sarm and then walked off to the opposite corner of the room to be alone.
‘Anynews?’I asked Kai.
‘Sylviasaid your location is still blocked. She thinks a spell has been put over thebuilding which would live on even after Prudence’s death. Spells put on peopleor living things die but not objects. I don’t understand it. How are you? AreSadie and Tara still okay?’
Isighed. Okay, I was stuck in a room, being watched by a camera, I had no weapons,back up wasn’t coming and Tara was being used as a very clever way to keep usall in line. Shit. Think, Think. This was all up to me.
‘Sadieis fine. She’s with me.’
Henoticed I hadn’t mentioned Tara.‘And how is Tara? I can’t reach her. It feelslike she passed out.’
Isighed. This would kill Max. Kai would never forgive himself for not being ableto protect her.‘To be honest, Tara is being used for torture if any of thefemales act out.’
Kai’srage shot through the mate bond. I had expected that.
‘Ihave a crazy plan, Kai,’I told him nervously as I chewed a fingernail andkept my eyes on the red dot in the air vent.
‘Okay,’he said with trepidation, waiting for me toexplain.
Ilooked around to all of the girls, and nodded, this was the only way. We couldbe stuck here for years if I didn’t stop this sick game, if I didn’t dosomething drastic.
‘Ilove you, Kai. I promise to get all of these females out of here safely andkill Layla. I’ve got this, it’s my destiny. Don’t worry about me,’I told him confidently.
‘Aurora,why are you saying goodbye?’Hisenergy bristled and I felt him border on panic. God, I hated this.
Ididn’t want to tell him my plan, for fear that somehow with his Alpha power, hecould stop me. I also didn’t want to give him a chance to talk me out of it.
‘Ilove you, Kai. Do you understand that? Do you know how much you mean to me? Youmade me trust men again. You’re everything to me.’Tears began to well in my eyes. It was true,after my father’s abuse, I never thought I would trust again.
‘Aurora,don’t scare me!’Kai said weaklyand I felt him grab hold of our pack bond and pull tight. He knew what I wasplanning so I needed to act quickly.
Iwasn’t sure if we would be able to communicate after I did this. Closing myeyes, I felt for my pack bond, my mate bond to Kai, my Alpha, my husband. Itwas a strong, thick, glowing white rope. I yanked at it and it pulled taut.
‘No!’he roared as I pulled harder and felt hisAlpha power saturate me, trying to gain control of me.
‘Theyneed an Alpha if we are going to survive this; they need a pack. It’s the onlyway.’I told him and pulled ashard as I could, ripping the bond and snapping it in half. A scream ripped frommy throat as I fell to the ground panting, pain saturated my being. My skin feltas if it was on fire. Oh God, it hurt. It hurt like hell! I felt hollow, empty,vulnerable, alone. It was like an instant depression took hold of my body. Myhands shook with the strain of going rogue. I tried to take small, deep breathsand regain composure. Holy Shit. I was a rogue wolf.
Ilistened in my head. Nothing. Static. I felt for Kai; he was there, the mate bondwas still there, but it was damaged. I felt his horror at what I had done but Icouldn’t hear him, only feel him. Wiping tears from my eyes, I turned to facethe females who were all staring at me. No doubt my scream had gotten theirattention. Sadie was watching me with yellow eyes.
“Youwanna be my second?” I asked her cryptically, hoping the vampires watching the camerasdidn’t know enough about werewolf packs to know what I was up to, or to care.
Shelooked at me incredulously as it dawned on her what I had done. Finally, shegrinned. “I’ve always wanted to be a second,” she said and closed her eyes.
Theother females were looking at each other in confusion.
Sadiewas quiet for a few moments and then suddenly cried out and grabbed her chest,bending on one knee. Her eyes watered as she took a shaky breath. It said a lotto me that Sadie was willing to rip her pack bond away from Shamus and Brettand join me. She knew I was more dominant than her; we had already worked thatout in our pack with Kai. She extended her arm to me wordlessly, giving me thepower of the Alpha and asking to join my pack.
Ismiled and gripped her forearm with my right hand, pulling her in for a hug todisguise what I was doing from the vampires watching on the camera.
“Bloodof my blood,” I whispered as I transformed my left hand into a werewolf paw andswiped her arm, drawing blood. Then I swiped my own and pressed them togetherbetween us. Closing my eyes, I saw a floating white wisp of energy in my mind’seye. Reaching out and taking hold, I grabbed it as it slithered past me. It wasstrong and pulsing in my hand. Sadie was very dominant, a good second. I pulledthe wisp closer to me and bound it with my own white wispy cord, braiding itlike a thick rope.Pack.I let my wolf take charge, she knewinstinctively that this was how you created a pack.
