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tucked safely under her arm. If she was right, the warehouse
was just off to the right of the half-mile point. She could see
the lights from the parking area almost directly across from
there. That put her about halfway there.
A howl erupted from the thicket somewhere behind her.
A jolt of fear ran through her. She used that to drive her
onward, running just off the side of the path where her
footfalls were quieted by the patchy grass that bordered the
tree line that separated the track from the open meadow that
lay just in front of the soccer fields.
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Another howl came ahead of her. It was ear-piercing loud
and made her skin ripple with chills. Then the rain started.
Elena darted into the trees and slowed. She couldn't hear
anything but the thunder of feet running up the path behind
her and rain battering the leaves over her head. She was out
of time and the club was too far for her to make it before the
Agent ahead of her boxed her in.
Shit, shit, shit. What to do?
She glanced around and saw a small bridge on the path
ahead. Beneath it flowed a murky creek. She could hide
under there and maybe stay in the water. But there were
probably snakes. Maybe alligators. God only knew what kind
of insects and toxins.
She looked left. Across the meadow, bordering the soccer
fields was a small beige painted block building with two
entrances. It had to be bathrooms. They'd probably see her
going toward it, but there was a chance they wouldn't notice.
Plus, it offered more protection than the open.
Elena took a deep breath and stood, running flat out
across the twenty-five or so yards of open grass. She heard a
howl and then another as she jerked the door open and ran
inside. Her heart pounded in her ears and the blood gushed
through them so fast that she couldn't hear anything else.
Her hands were shaking, but she had to keep moving.
Standing with her back to the door would definitely not keep
them out.
There had to be something for a weapon. Anything.
Elena kicked open stall doors.
Nothing.
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Behind the door was a push broom. It was an industrial
type with a heavy metal handle. She grabbed it and twisted it
out of the broom head, then went to the middle stall. She
didn't close the door. That would be too obvious. She pushed
it almost shut, which seemed to be the natural resting
position for the doors. Then she climbed up on the toilet seat
and crouched with the broom handle in her hands like a staff.
It wasn't much, but she might manage to stab one of them
before they grabbed her.
Maybe, if she were lucky, she'd they'd just kill her and get
it over with.
Her heart sank at the alternative. She wasn't going to be
one of them, not if it meant that she and Jonas would become
enemies. It would be worse than dying. She'd stay alive if she
could, but that probably wouldn't happen. If she had their
speed and abilities, she might
That was it! Elena glanced down at the case again. She
could heal quickly, like they did, if she used the serum. With
enough, she might even fight off the wolf virus, assuming
that was what caused their shifting abilities.
Elena opened the case and pulled out two syringes. One at
a time, she found the vein in the bend of her arm and shot up
the stuff. It was a double dose for her weight, but she'd heal
like Superman at this rate. She'd probably be a freak, but it
was better than dying or becoming a werewolf.
The searing started up her arm. She screamed and tried to
stay standing. It wasn't like the tiny dose she'd taken during
testing. This was like liquid fire, what she'd imagined Drano
might feel like in the veins.
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* * * *
Another howl ripped through the park and Jonas saw the
shadowed hulks diving between the trees. Bruce was still in
human form, but he could smell him. His money was on the
fact that Bruce was the leader of this little squad.
Something light and small darted across the clearing just
ahead and to the left. He focused in to see through the rain,
falling heavier now. It was Elena.
Shit.
Jonas went to the trees, darting between them as he tried
to track the Agents. The guys were close too, just behind him
on the path.
Elena ducked into a building.
A wolf cut through the path toward the building. Bruce
passed it, running faster than any Agent he'd seen before.
Jonas started out of the tree line, running toward the two
as he pulled a 9mm from his shoulder holster.
Something hit him hard in the back, launching him forward
onto the grass. His face buried up in the sand and the pistol
spilled out of his hand. He tumbled across the muddy earth
with a massive brown wolf that growled and snapped at his
neck.
Bruce and the other one stopped, but then continued
toward the building. They'd noticed Elena and were going
after her, but Jonas was committed, holding the thing's face
away from his own by inches. It was hard to grip the thing by
its wet fur.
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The Agent's dog breath blew with each snort. Its claws dug
into his shoulders. "God, you stink," Jonas said.
It growled at him, then snapped wildly.
There was another howl on the path. Someone emptied a
pistol. The guys were probably busy, too.
The thing hesitated, glancing behind before it went for his
throat again. Jonas tried to buck the thing off him, but its
claws ripped into his skin further with each attempt.
He took a breath and tried to let Luciano out, but nothing
happened.
Dammit. What had he done? Was bonding to Elena the end
of his dual personas?
Elena screamed.
That untamed rage erupted from his center the way it
always did, shaking his bones. But he didn't really change. It
was the same was with Elena. His skin was white and Luciano
was there, but so was he. They were together. United.
A cold, wicked laugh rolled from his mouth.
The wolf cocked its head, watching him with its snarl
fading.
"That's right, pup." Luciano's dark voice had a humorous
ring to it. "You fucked with the wrong guy tonight."
His hands gripped the thing's head at the ears and twisted
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