Uriel's Forest by Preston Walker

Author:Preston Walker [Walker, Preston]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-03-24T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Sirens began to sound throughout the complex.

“What’s that for?” Jason asked, jumping to his feet.

“If I had to guess, I’d say they discovered their missing wolves,” Uriel said grimly.

“Great,” Jason moaned. “Great. It’s over. They’ll find us and make us go back there, or worse. We’ll end up in some federal research lab getting poked and prodded and dissected until we’re dead. Good call, Uriel. Sending Forest into the snake pit was a good goddamn idea.”

“Nobody’s dying,” Uriel snapped. “Stay put for a second and wake the wolves. I’ll be right back.”

Uriel crept to the barrier of bushes that had kept them hidden for an hour. The four soldiers were still standing in a line across the gate, now with their guns at the ready. Probably not silver, Uriel told himself, but his stomach clenched all the same. He always felt sick in the moments prior to bloodshed. Before he’d lost Michael, he could slay a hundred violent villagers without blinking an eye. The night that Michael died in his arms had changed him. He knew the price of violence, the inevitable blowback. He would rather not interact with these threats at all. All he wanted was to be left in peace, but these damned humans and their infernal curiosity just wouldn’t leave him and his kind be.

Uriel slipped back to the group and told them the plan. Jason, predictably, objected and told him every reason why it would fail. Bianca, equally predictable, stood at attention until he was finished, then bowed to show her agreement. The other wolves followed her example. Gomer looked unsure.

“You two have questions?” Uriel asked.

“Yeah. You gonna pay for my funeral?” Jason asked.

“I won’t, but the government will. Only thing better than a live werewolf to research is a dead one to dissect. Gomer? Questions?”

“Where do we go once we’re out?”

“Good question. Liking the attitude. You and these wolves are going to run as fast as you can into the forest. You need to disappear into the northern woods. Find the Astris tribe, Bianca will get you in. Once you’re there and safe, the leaders will discuss getting you all home to your packs, or helping you transition if you happened to be human before.”

“You’re talking like you aren’t coming,” Gomer stuttered.

“I’ll follow you as soon as I have Forest. Everybody understand the plan? Good. On my mark.” Uriel turned around to face the bushes. He indulged in a moment of pity for the soldiers on the other side. He was sure they hadn’t signed up for this.

“Only kill if you have to,” he said over his shoulder. “We aren’t interested in their deaths. We are only interested in our freedom. Understood?”

“Yes, sir,” Gomer and Jason said in unison.

The wolves nodded their consent. Uriel blew out a breath and pulled his gun from his holster. Time to get the party started.

****

Forest stood in the center of the room, trembling violently. Bodies were scattered around him. He couldn’t tell if they were dead or alive, but they were certainly unconscious.

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