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Damn it!
Clearing his mind of what ifs, Ryan picked up a
jog. The sooner they shut this facility down, the
sooner he could get the fuck out of Dodge and
away from temptation. His heart tightened in his
chest at that thought, making it difficult to breathe
for several steps.
He forced those thoughts from his head and
concentrated on the area around them. In ten
minutes, they arrived at the cliff. It took Ryan
another five to scramble down the twenty feet
without a rope. Twenty minutes after that, Ryan
crouched down behind some foliage, the shifters
around him, and peered through the brush at the
hole in the fence line.
Ryan pointed out, first one camera, then a
second.  You got two options, he whispered.
 What are those? Kontra asked.
 We can do what I already proposed, or& 
Ryan glanced at the two cameras again, just to
confirm what he thought. Yep.  I could shoot the
cameras out, allowing all of you to rush in at the
same time.
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Payson grinned, his expression gleeful.  Oh,
let s do option number two, he stated, already
stripping off his shirt.
 I m game, Vail stated, doing the same just as
a buck-ass nude Luc joined them.
 Game for what? the man said, taking his
clothes from Mutegi.
 Fast and furious, Payson said, snickering.
Ryan turned to Kontra, knowing he d have the
final say. The shifter s eyes were narrowed as he
took in the structure.  How quick is the guard s
response time?
Ryan thought about that a second.  You ll have
at least six military trained guards hitting this end
of the building in under five minutes. He turned
to Draven.  If you can get that door open within
ninety seconds, we ll have no trouble getting to
the rooms we can use as cover.
 How is the door set up? Draven asked.
 Your standard push-bar style at waist height,
Ryan replied, indicating with his hand about
where the bar would be.
Draven shrugged.  Shouldn t be a problem.
 Let s do it, Kontra replied.
Ryan heard a yip and turned to find a grinning
hyena its tongue lolling as if it were laughing
sitting next to a large brown wolf. He took a step
back, away from the animals, before catching
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himself and stopping. Trying to cover his slip,
Ryan glanced around at the others.
 I gotta admit, I m a little surprised more of
you aren t shifting, he blurted his first thought
upon seeing the guns in the men s hands.
Kontra shrugged.  A few of us might, in the
heat of battle, but for most of us, getting through
doors or down hallways wouldn t be easy in our
animal forms.
Caleb snorted.  Or we wouldn t be much good
in animal form for a frontal attack, he pointed
out.
Ryan didn t know what kind of shifter Caleb
was, and his confusion must have been apparent,
for the shorter man chuckled.  I m a chameleon. If
we d been sneaking in, my shifting would make
sense.
 Ah, Ryan squeaked.
 Let s get this party started, Emmett stated,
hefting his Glock.
 Right, Ryan replied, refocusing. He lowered
himself to the ground and crawled through the
brush, searching for the perfect spot. It took him a
second to realize he wasn t alone. Glancing over
his shoulder, he found Sam mimicking his
movements, staying a few feet behind him. Ryan
lifted a brow in silent question.
Sam just rolled a shoulder in a semblance of a
shrug.
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Ryan got it anyway. Sam didn t want his mate
in danger.
He did his best to dismiss the man. As long as
he didn t cause a problem with Ryan s shot, Sam
could stand or lie wherever he wanted. Since the
cameras were a hundred feet apart, he d have to
sight quickly, but the shots weren t tough. The
whole point of removing the cameras was to hide
their numbers from the guards and trainers
within. Ryan didn t remember hearing about
hidden cameras on the exterior, so hoped the plan
would work.
Sighting down the barrel, Ryan peered through
the scope. He took his time, checking first one shot
then the other. In his element, Ryan s lips curved
into a small smile as his pulse slowed. Time
seemed to stand still.
He let out a slow breath and squeezed the
trigger, moved his M24, and fired again. Almost
within a heartbeat, both cameras shattered. Ryan
leaped to his feet and, already on the run, slung
his rifle over his shoulder.
Two four-legged forms bounded past him and
Ryan recognized Vail and Payson. They easily
wriggled through the hole in the fence and loped
forward. He reached the broken section, and to his
surprise, Draven actually reached it right next to
him. His eyes widened in shock when he saw the
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man s red eyes and the claws extending from his
fingers.
 Holy shit, he hissed, stumbling back a step as
he watched Draven easily slice through the metal,
creating a large enough gap for any of the men to
leap through.
He nearly jumped out of his skin when a set of
large hands landed on his shoulders, but then he
recognized Sam s masculine, earthy scent. It
soothed him, which he found odd in and of itself.
Still, he looked over his shoulder and knew his
wide-eyed expression held a request for
clarification.
Sam didn t disappoint.  Draven is a vampire.
 Vampires exist? Ryan hissed. How the hell
had he missed that little tidbit?
 Come on, Sam urged, guiding him forward.
 I ll explain later. We have work to do.
 Damn it, Ryan growled when he turned and
saw everyone else had already reached the door.
Getting his ass in gear, Ryan shoved aside his [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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