I'm Not Afraid of Wolves (The Cotton Candy Quintet Book 4) by Erin Hayes Page B

a lesser punishment.” He quirked a smile. “Such as banishment to some place else.”
    It was far less than what she deserved. I couldn’t believe that he’d just let her off like that, essentially giving her exactly what she wanted, but he knew our priorities. He knew that we had to get Sara and Emily back.
    And I guess we’d never have to deal with her again. I could live with that.
    Connie Sue looked at him, astonished, before closing her mouth, and then nodding quietly. “Atlanta, they’re going to Atlanta.”
    At least we were traveling in the right direction. For some reason, even though Atlanta was its own concrete jungle, it seemed easier to navigate than the wilderness.
    “Do you have any more than that?” Colton asked. “Do they have two women with them?”
    Connie Sue licked her lips. “Yes.”
    “Any idea of where they’re going in Atlanta, then?”
    She shook her head. “No,” she said, only halfway apologizing. “I have no idea. I didn’t think to ask that, because I was happy that I was getting out of this hellhole.”
    That was no good. I moved behind the aisle, the same one where she grabbed a shirt, and called back my werecat, transforming me back into a human. I grab my own “Georgia on my mind” oversized t-shirt to put on temporarily.
    “Can you find out?” I asked. “My sister has been kidnapped by one of them, and they’re going to turn her into a full werewolf tonight. She doesn’t want to join our world. And she’s going to be in the same position as you in a few years, wanting to get out.”
    Connie Sue blinked at me, like she couldn’t believe that I was the same woman who came through the gas station the day before.
    “ Please ,” I added for good measure, trying to appeal to her humanity, if there was any left.
    She nodded to Colton. “So long as he promises that I’m free of any sort of treason charge.”
    Colton’s upper lip curled, but I shushed him before he could say something to ruin all of it. “Yes, he promises. Just please see if you can find out.”
    She narrowed her eyes, waiting.
    “Yes,” Colton grunted, “fine. I promise not to punish you and you can go wherever the hell you want, so long as it’s not here.”
    Despite his angry words, her face broke into a huge, wide grin, and I felt slightly sick that she was going to get her way. People like her didn’t deserve a happy ending.
    But I bit my tongue.
    “Let me make a few phone calls,” she said. “And see if anyone knows where the initiation is taking place tonight.”
    Did I trust her? No, but she was the only one who could help us right now.
    She moved behind the counter, and pulled out her cell phone. Amazing how she was able to get reception out here when I couldn’t, but then again, I was on a cheap prepaid plan, so it shouldn’t surprise me that she had a better network. Still, I wondered how things could have changed if I only had reception.
    “You okay?” Colton asked me, coming up to my right. His voice was low, to the point where it was breathy and it tickled my ear. It was to keep her from overhearing our conversation, but I still had to gulp down my nerves as he spoke to me like that.
    I nodded. “I mean, I can’t believe she’d do something like that, but then again, she seems desperate to get out of here.” I looked up at him. “Would you have really killed her for betraying your pack?”
    He hesitated before answering. “That’s a question for later.”
    I didn’t know if that meant he would or if he wouldn’t. But I hugged my arms to my body and shivered nonetheless. His gaze softened at that.
    “Let’s just say I’m not a monster,” he said, offended.
    I frowned as he walked towards Connie Sue, who was busy on the phone, and I focused on her conversation again. From my vantage point, I could hear the person on the other end, but the quality of the call wasn’t great.
    That made me feel better about not having great reception.
    “…Well of course I want to