Fur, Cloak and Dagger (Team Greywolf 4)

Emma ran into the tent and grabbed her gun.

The big man stumbled through the opening.

Emma aimed and shot him squarely in the chest. He stared at the hole and then came at her. Before he reached her, she shot him in the forehead. He fell to the ground, dead. A rustle in the bush caught her attention and she stepped out of the tent.

His men! They must have heard the shots. She aimed her weapon. Frazzled she almost fired.

It was Nik. Not the friendly one. A chill traveled down her spine. He appeared in full Hollywood monster form. He snarled, but then cocked his head. His extended claws dripped blood and pieces of flesh. She knew how fierce werewolves could be in this form, but she’d only seen lycans in normal wolf form. How much humanity remained in him? Of course, she had to trust that even in monstrous werewolf form, they recognized their friends.

Emma lowered her gun. She said with false bravado, “Nik, we need to debrief about what just happened.”

Nik turned to where the man with the dagger lay still as a log, his eyes staring at the sky as if asking what the hell just happened. The werewolf sniffed and nodded as if in approval.

She couldn’t help but feel deep fear at his over seven-foot form, but finally found her voice, “I take it you took care of the other two.”

He nodded.

“Nik, shift back to human form.”

Moments later, he shifted back to human form.

This time she didn’t avert her eyes as he stood naked in front of her. His muscular body exuded raw masculine power. Six pack abs, broad shoulders and thick muscular legs. As a female of the species, human species, she stood gawking in pure awe.

Nik laughed. “I’m glad you are getting used to nudity.”

Emma shook her head. “I’m not. It’s just…I’m in shock.”

Nik looked at the dead man in distain. “Never liked poachers.”

“Better clean up.”

“No problem. Should take twenty minutes.”

Nik dressed and then left to bury the bodies and get rid of any other evidence the men had been here. Although, once the helicopter returned for the men and wolves, they’d find nothing. She had to think of the next course of action. Leave now or, better yet, go with the bad guys?

Nik returned. “I will wake up the pack.”

“How?”

“A nip should do it.”

“I’ll remove the satellite collar from that female.”

“Quickly before they return.” He stared up at the sky as if looking for their helicopter.

In human form, his fangs emerged and he bit each wolf. They sprung to life and submitted to him on their bellies. He growled and barked something at them. They stood and ran toward the high ridge where the lone white wolf waited.

“What did you tell them?”

“I gave them instructions to seek a new territory. A good hundred miles from here.”

“That’ll work.”

“When they return, they’ll only find us. Or rather, we’ll let them find us.”

She smiled. “Are you thinking what I’m thinking?”

“Infiltrate the enemy.”