He groaned. “Saskia promised she’d control her urges. Even promised to leave my human staff alone.”
“Yet, you were more than willing to sacrifice Emma or any other victim.”
“She is not the first psychopath I’ve hired.”
“I figured that much. However, a werewolf who happens to be insane is far more dangerous.”
“I told her once they remain in werewolf form they were too maddened to manipulate. She even agreed. Then when Saskia returned after that first kill, she commanded us to remain in werewolf forms.”
“Knowing, Saskia, she’s having fun.”
Bolton shook his head. “I thought we had the same goals. Create a new species of human, then overtake society by using werewolves. A long process.”
“Sounds to me that you were not so different.”
“You are a werewolf. Don’t you want to rule over humans?”
He asked the wrong lycan. Nik had always identified more with being human than wolf. “Better to leave things the way they are and have always been.”
“I’m doomed, so nothing matters anyway.”
“You’re afraid you will eventually stay as a maddened werewolf.”
“According to our research, yes.” He sighed. “I’m afraid.”
“Yet, you insisted on using humans as guinea pigs.”
“We were close to finding a cure or at least a way to curb our eventual fate.” Bolton growled. “The bitch kept the research on the drug that might cure us.”
“I doubt Saskia will bother keeping it. She enjoys blood lust. Besides, Nexus probably took all the data.”
“No. Nexus couldn’t. After I was tranquilized, Saskia told me one of our scientists had the formula for the cure.”
“And the scientist?”
“After he handed her the thumb drive, she snapped his neck. She might let me have the formula, if I hand her all the assets to my corporation.”
Nik frowned. “A bargaining tool.” He snorted. “Knowing Saskia, she’d care less about such a formula.”
“Nonetheless, I hope to convince her to hand it over, without losing my holdings.”
Nik doubted she would agree. “At least Nexus and Emma were smart enough to escape.”
Bolton sneered. “If Nexus is still alive, she’ll pay dearly for her betrayal.”
“You can’t blame her for not wanting to stay for the impending disaster.”
“By knocking us off the grid, she did more damage than Saskia could ever do.”
“Trust me, Saskia would have killed the workers anyway.”
“Help me kill Saskia and I’ll make sure your kind gets a financial boost.”
Rylee would laugh at him for thinking his money would sway her. “You want to join our pack?”
“Certainly they’d welcome a werewolf.”
If only he knew lycan society would likely execute him. Monsters were not allowed. Why not go along with him? Two against Saskia and her pack was better than one. “What do you have in mind?”