anchorman.
“You might recognize the man pictured in the photo with her
as attorney Carl Woods, son of Pastor Gregory Woods of the Woods Church. The
Woods Church has been a frontrunner in the campaign to shut down the NSO. We’ve
been unable to reach Miss Abris for a comment. She’s gone into seclusion at her
home.”
The camera focused on a woman standing in front of the Woods
Church. She introduced herself. “No one will speak to us but it’s been a flurry
of activity for the past hour.” The camera panned to the parking lot full of
cars and then back to the reporter. “We were told by someone who wishes to
remain anonymous that Pastor Woods and his son are inside the church and this
has come as a total shock to the family. As everyone knows, Pastor Woods
opposes New Species having civil rights. He started the church—”
Fury turned off the television and sighed. “She was engaged
to the son. They were to be married in seven weeks.”
Smiley wouldn’t forget the face of the blond male any time
soon. He’d appeared much smaller and shorter than himself. Their coloring was
vastly different too. That was the male who had laid claim to Vanni until last
night when she’d removed his ring. He clenched his jaw.
“I’m sorry.” Smiley wasn’t sure what else to say.
“For what?” Fury arched an eyebrow.
“We are to avoid news coverage and bad publicity.”
Jericho snarled. “You did nothing wrong, Smiley. It wasn’t
bad for us. The Woods Church is always saying we belong in a zoo and yet that
female shared sex with you. It means not everyone eats his bullshit.”
Fury nodded. “Nothing about the breeding drug has come out
yet.”
Bestial cleared his throat. “Worst-case scenario, even if it
does, she appeared to be the sexual aggressor. That female attacked you, not
the other way around. They can’t flip this on us in a bad way.”
Tiger spoke. “I don’t understand why they used her to launch
this attack in the media. It wasn’t flattering to them. The last female I’d
have fuck my enemy would be the one set to marry someone so high up in their
organization.”
“I can think of some good reasons they picked her.” Tim
stood.
“Name them,” Fury demanded.
Tim didn’t hesitate. “They probably figured a New Species
would end up killing her. She’s frail-looking, judging by that video, and has
that girl-next-door look that would piss off everyone. What better way to gain
public sympathy for their cause than losing someone so important to the family?
They could also have sued the NSO for her death to the tune of millions. They’d
assume their pockets would get lined and drain ours at the same time. It would
have also kept their name in the papers and made New Species look like hell for
killing that girl.”
Rage twisted inside Smiley. “You mean the son fooled Vanni
into believing he loved her when he just set her up to be killed?”
Tim shrugged. “I don’t know much about him but I’ve done my
research on Gregory Woods. He’s a piece of work. I wouldn’t put it past him to
have chosen her out of maliciousness. He wasn’t happy when their engagement was
announced. It might have been a way to just stop the wedding and get a shot in
at us at the same time. Either way, I bet he’s thrilled their wedding is off.”
“Unless the son still wants to marry her.” Tiger frowned.
Tim snorted. “No guy is going to still marry her after that
video went viral. He’d be a laughingstock.”
“Why?” Smiley thought that seemed insulting to Vanni.
Tim met his stare. “Pride. She was all over you. No one
would ever let him forget it.”
Flame grinned. “Not to mention, would she still want to
marry him after Smiley? That was one pathetic-looking human male.”
“Flame.” Fury shook his head. “This is no time for jokes.”
“I’m just saying the son looks puny.”
“What if she got pregnant?” Jericho frowned.
“She’s not. She is on birth control.” Smiley clenched
“You might recognize the man pictured in the photo with her
as attorney Carl Woods, son of Pastor Gregory Woods of the Woods Church. The
Woods Church has been a frontrunner in the campaign to shut down the NSO. We’ve
been unable to reach Miss Abris for a comment. She’s gone into seclusion at her
home.”
The camera focused on a woman standing in front of the Woods
Church. She introduced herself. “No one will speak to us but it’s been a flurry
of activity for the past hour.” The camera panned to the parking lot full of
cars and then back to the reporter. “We were told by someone who wishes to
remain anonymous that Pastor Woods and his son are inside the church and this
has come as a total shock to the family. As everyone knows, Pastor Woods
opposes New Species having civil rights. He started the church—”
Fury turned off the television and sighed. “She was engaged
to the son. They were to be married in seven weeks.”
Smiley wouldn’t forget the face of the blond male any time
soon. He’d appeared much smaller and shorter than himself. Their coloring was
vastly different too. That was the male who had laid claim to Vanni until last
night when she’d removed his ring. He clenched his jaw.
“I’m sorry.” Smiley wasn’t sure what else to say.
“For what?” Fury arched an eyebrow.
“We are to avoid news coverage and bad publicity.”
Jericho snarled. “You did nothing wrong, Smiley. It wasn’t
bad for us. The Woods Church is always saying we belong in a zoo and yet that
female shared sex with you. It means not everyone eats his bullshit.”
Fury nodded. “Nothing about the breeding drug has come out
yet.”
Bestial cleared his throat. “Worst-case scenario, even if it
does, she appeared to be the sexual aggressor. That female attacked you, not
the other way around. They can’t flip this on us in a bad way.”
Tiger spoke. “I don’t understand why they used her to launch
this attack in the media. It wasn’t flattering to them. The last female I’d
have fuck my enemy would be the one set to marry someone so high up in their
organization.”
“I can think of some good reasons they picked her.” Tim
stood.
“Name them,” Fury demanded.
Tim didn’t hesitate. “They probably figured a New Species
would end up killing her. She’s frail-looking, judging by that video, and has
that girl-next-door look that would piss off everyone. What better way to gain
public sympathy for their cause than losing someone so important to the family?
They could also have sued the NSO for her death to the tune of millions. They’d
assume their pockets would get lined and drain ours at the same time. It would
have also kept their name in the papers and made New Species look like hell for
killing that girl.”
Rage twisted inside Smiley. “You mean the son fooled Vanni
into believing he loved her when he just set her up to be killed?”
Tim shrugged. “I don’t know much about him but I’ve done my
research on Gregory Woods. He’s a piece of work. I wouldn’t put it past him to
have chosen her out of maliciousness. He wasn’t happy when their engagement was
announced. It might have been a way to just stop the wedding and get a shot in
at us at the same time. Either way, I bet he’s thrilled their wedding is off.”
“Unless the son still wants to marry her.” Tiger frowned.
Tim snorted. “No guy is going to still marry her after that
video went viral. He’d be a laughingstock.”
“Why?” Smiley thought that seemed insulting to Vanni.
Tim met his stare. “Pride. She was all over you. No one
would ever let him forget it.”
Flame grinned. “Not to mention, would she still want to
marry him after Smiley? That was one pathetic-looking human male.”
“Flame.” Fury shook his head. “This is no time for jokes.”
“I’m just saying the son looks puny.”
“What if she got pregnant?” Jericho frowned.
“She’s not. She is on birth control.” Smiley clenched
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