nother howl broke the night and another one joined
in. Tammy tried to twist away from the asshole who still
held her mouth but he grabbed her throat suddenly and
clamped down tight. He glared at her.
“You move an inch and I’ll strangle you. Don’t
scream either.”
She believed him. He appeared terrified and she
could see sweat breaking out over his upper lip and
forehead. He released her throat and lifted his hips off
her enough that she was no longer pinned. He gave her a
warning glare.
“Don’t move or I’ll kill you. Got it?”
She nodded very carefully, keeping her lips sealed.
She had heard them say that whoever they worked for
wanted her alive but judging by their terror, they weren’t
thinking clearly anymore. Her gaze shifted to the guns
the men held. Even Ned and Paul had guns now. Fear for
Valiant’s safety worried her. Or, if it wasn’t him, for the
other New Species who were out in the woods coming
after her.
“If any of you are out there and can hear me,” Mark
screamed. “I’ll kill the bitch if you attack at us.”
Ned inched close to the fire. “What do we do?”
Terry held his gun, watching the dark woods. “We
wait until morning when we can see good, because they
have the advantage in the dark. A s long as we keep a
gun on her, they won’t dare attack. They obviously want
her. Keep the fire burning bright to keep them back.”
“Maybe we should put her clothes back on her so
they don’t know we messed with her any,” Ned
whispered.
“I’m not moving.” Mark shook his head. “I don’t give
a damn if they are pissed that we stripped her down to
her underwear. I’m close enough to blow her brains out
if they come at us.”
“We could make them rush us and take them out.”
Terry held a gun in one hand and a knife in another,
slowly turning circles to keep a close watch on the woods
outside the circle of firelight. “One of us could hurt her to
force them to come in and we’ll have the advantage.
There are only three of them and we can handle that
many of those upright animals.”
“How do you know there are only three?” Ned
whispered. “There could be dozens of them watching us
right now. They could have us surrounded.”
“I heard two wolf howls and one roar.” Paul stated. “I
agree with Terry. There are only three of them and if
there were more they would have sounded out to go for
ultimate intimidation. My guess is they are closing in on
us and are doing it to give positions. It’s basic hunting
tactics when using animals. It’s to sound out to know
where the prey is so you don’t shoot each other when
you have a few teams closing in on the same target.”
“They carry guns?” Ned whined. “Nobody told me
that.”
“Fuck yeah,” Terry nodded. “I saw them when I
joined that rally a few months back at their Homeland.
They were lined up along the top of a wall with
sharpshooters defending the gates in case any of us
decided to try to break in again.”
Tammy knew with certainty the jackasses who’d
kidnapped her would shoot the New Species. Did her
rescuers know the jerks were armed? Her gaze darted to
the nervous assholes again and she slowly drew a deep
breath in. She was willing to bet her life that they
wouldn’t kill her outright. She knew she’d become the
only leverage they had to keep the New Species from
coming at them.
* * * * *
Valiant lunged toward the camp when the smell of
Tammy’s fear filled his nostrils. The urge to protect her,
to help her, became so overpowering he couldn’t even
form coherent thoughts anymore.
A n unexpected, heavy weight landed on his back and
his knees collapsed. Two strong arms wrapped around
him, one around his throat to cut off his oxygen and
another hooked around his chest under his arms. He
grabbed at the male body but the words hissed in his ear
prevented him from fighting.
“She’ll be dead before you can reach her. Calm
in. Tammy tried to twist away from the asshole who still
held her mouth but he grabbed her throat suddenly and
clamped down tight. He glared at her.
“You move an inch and I’ll strangle you. Don’t
scream either.”
She believed him. He appeared terrified and she
could see sweat breaking out over his upper lip and
forehead. He released her throat and lifted his hips off
her enough that she was no longer pinned. He gave her a
warning glare.
“Don’t move or I’ll kill you. Got it?”
She nodded very carefully, keeping her lips sealed.
She had heard them say that whoever they worked for
wanted her alive but judging by their terror, they weren’t
thinking clearly anymore. Her gaze shifted to the guns
the men held. Even Ned and Paul had guns now. Fear for
Valiant’s safety worried her. Or, if it wasn’t him, for the
other New Species who were out in the woods coming
after her.
“If any of you are out there and can hear me,” Mark
screamed. “I’ll kill the bitch if you attack at us.”
Ned inched close to the fire. “What do we do?”
Terry held his gun, watching the dark woods. “We
wait until morning when we can see good, because they
have the advantage in the dark. A s long as we keep a
gun on her, they won’t dare attack. They obviously want
her. Keep the fire burning bright to keep them back.”
“Maybe we should put her clothes back on her so
they don’t know we messed with her any,” Ned
whispered.
“I’m not moving.” Mark shook his head. “I don’t give
a damn if they are pissed that we stripped her down to
her underwear. I’m close enough to blow her brains out
if they come at us.”
“We could make them rush us and take them out.”
Terry held a gun in one hand and a knife in another,
slowly turning circles to keep a close watch on the woods
outside the circle of firelight. “One of us could hurt her to
force them to come in and we’ll have the advantage.
There are only three of them and we can handle that
many of those upright animals.”
“How do you know there are only three?” Ned
whispered. “There could be dozens of them watching us
right now. They could have us surrounded.”
“I heard two wolf howls and one roar.” Paul stated. “I
agree with Terry. There are only three of them and if
there were more they would have sounded out to go for
ultimate intimidation. My guess is they are closing in on
us and are doing it to give positions. It’s basic hunting
tactics when using animals. It’s to sound out to know
where the prey is so you don’t shoot each other when
you have a few teams closing in on the same target.”
“They carry guns?” Ned whined. “Nobody told me
that.”
“Fuck yeah,” Terry nodded. “I saw them when I
joined that rally a few months back at their Homeland.
They were lined up along the top of a wall with
sharpshooters defending the gates in case any of us
decided to try to break in again.”
Tammy knew with certainty the jackasses who’d
kidnapped her would shoot the New Species. Did her
rescuers know the jerks were armed? Her gaze darted to
the nervous assholes again and she slowly drew a deep
breath in. She was willing to bet her life that they
wouldn’t kill her outright. She knew she’d become the
only leverage they had to keep the New Species from
coming at them.
* * * * *
Valiant lunged toward the camp when the smell of
Tammy’s fear filled his nostrils. The urge to protect her,
to help her, became so overpowering he couldn’t even
form coherent thoughts anymore.
A n unexpected, heavy weight landed on his back and
his knees collapsed. Two strong arms wrapped around
him, one around his throat to cut off his oxygen and
another hooked around his chest under his arms. He
grabbed at the male body but the words hissed in his ear
prevented him from fighting.
“She’ll be dead before you can reach her. Calm
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