Fur, Cloak and Dagger (Team Greywolf 4)

Nik stiffened. “I hear a helicopter.”

“It must be them.” She squinted and searched the empty sky.

“Okay, time to shift.”

“Shit. There’s only one problem.”

“What?”

“You are too big to be a normal wolf.”

Nik sighed. “That is a problem.”

The helicopter drew closer.

“You will stick to being Boris, my guide. The cover Rylee gave you.”

“No problem.”

The wolves whined and then fell to the ground. Whimpering before they became unconscious.

Nik fell onto his knees and covered his ears. “High frequency weapon is…” He pummeled to the ground.

Emma knelt at his side and felt his pulse. Alive. “Nik!” She shook him, but to no avail. He was out cold.

The sound didn’t bother her, but how would she explain how Nik got knocked out? She grabbed his legs and dragged him into the bushes. She covered him with leaves and fallen branches.

From the helicopter, three men grabbed a rope and descended. The helicopter flew away, perhaps to wait in the meadow.

Emma stood in front of her tent as they approached. “Hello,” she said in Russian.

One of the men spoke to another in English, “Tell her, she is on private property.”

“You speak English,” she said.

The man, who looked ex-military, narrowed his eyes and the guy in charge, barked, “Who the hell are you?”

“I’m Dr. Jane Walker. I’m here gathering data on Siberian wolf populations.”

“Are you alone?”

“No. My guide went to relieve himself.” She figured they’d get suspicious if she didn’t have a guide. He’d probably wake up soon anyway.

“I’m Randy Coffer.” He didn’t bother introducing his men who looked every part paramilitary. “You are on private property.”

Emma pulled out a permit from her pack. “This paper clearly states I have permission to survey this wilderness area. Both in English and Russian.” She handed him the document.

He lifted a brow. “Who issued this?”

She stepped in and pointed to the government office address.

He glanced at the prone gray bodies. “I see. Are these all the members of the pack?”

Emma looked back at the wolves sprawled on the ground and nodded. “Yes, only five. What happened to them?”

“A high frequency device knocked them out. Only canines react to it.”

“Why?”