“No. She just made a kill. Probably the maddened werewolf.”
“You would think she would have commanded him to submit first.”
“Not if, in their maddened state, they won’t even listen to our kind.”
“I see cons and pros for that scenario.”
Nik scoffed. “What could possibly be a pro?”
“If she can’t control chimera werewolves, they can turn on her.”
Nik chuckled. “And the cons?”
“They can escape the island.”
“Either way, we are screwed, especially if Nexus is a no show.”
“Can’t say I blame her for running out on us. I told her to take off if things got too dangerous. To contact Rylee.”
“You went against protocol?”
“We have no choice.” Emma would deal with the fallout of breaking the rules, if they survived. Getting in trouble with Rylee was the least of her problems. “Anyway, Nexus is the perfect asset for the LIA. A brilliant hacker and inventor of this.” She took off a clip from her hair and removed a small chip from it.
Nik raised a brow. “What is this?”
“She called it a CV or cryptic veil. It makes you invisible to security cameras.”
“Interesting. You’ve seen proof?”
“Yep, back in the cabana. This is exactly the type of technology the lycan kind needs.” Best kept from our enemies.
The sound of motor boats roared over the breaking waves. “They must be chasing Nexus,” said Nik.
A flash and thundering boom echoed over the water. Emma’s heart skipped a beat. “What was that?”
“Rocket launcher.”
“Does that mean…Nexus is gone?”
Nik cocked his head. “No impact with a solid object and falling debris. Just a splash. A miss.”
“I hope so. She’s grown on me.”
“If she is smart, she’ll get the heck out of the Dodge.”
Another missile launched. Then silence.
Emma whispered, “Nexus is resourceful.”
“Agreed. The motor boats are dead in the water, or rather underwater. In fact, I hear a ship heading out to sea.”
“Good. She made it.”
“No other ships out there. We must find another means of transportation,” said Nik.
“Maybe another helicopter?”
“The one that crashed was the only one I spotted when given the tour. We need a boat.”