Semua Bab Wolf Rachael : Bab 141 - Bab 150

"I'm staying. I need to document this place. Make sure what happened here can't be hidden or covered up."They didn't argue. Just nodded and started for the stairs, supporting each other. I watched them go, hoping they'd make it but not certain.That left the girl. Subject Seventeen. The Ghost Wolf child whose name had been erased along with her future."I'll come back for you," I told her, though I wasn't sure she could hear me. "I promise. I'll find a way to help you, or at least make sure you're comfortable. You won't die alone in a cell."Her eyes flickered toward me for just a moment. Recognition? Understanding? I couldn't tell. But I'd made the promise anyway.I turned back to Mike. "Show me everything. Every room. Every experiment. Every piece of evidence that this facility exists."We moved through the complex, and each room revealed new horrors. Storage units containing biological samples labeled with clinical precision. "Ghost Wolf essence - 94% purity." "Werewolf enhancemen

The emergency tunnel ended exactly where Mike said it would. A wall of packed earth and stone that would require digging to break through. I could hear water running somewhere above. A stream, probably. Good cover for the exit point.I set down the files I'd been carrying and looked at Mike. He was barely conscious, exhausted from the run through the tunnels, his body weakened by the injuries I'd inflicted and the terror of knowing Christopher's hunters were close behind."Start digging," I commanded."I can't," he gasped. "I'm too weak. I can barely stand.""Then I'll do it." I gathered my power and released it in a focused blast at the wall. Earth and stone exploded outward, showering us with debris. The opening wasn't large, but it was enough. Daylight streamed through, along with the sound of running water.We emerged into a ravine, steep walls on either side, a stream cutting through the center. The sun was fully up now, morning light harsh after hours in darkness. I blinked agai

The ravine erupted into chaos.Christopher's signal was subtle—a slight tilt of his head—but his hunters responded instantly. Twenty wolves launched from the ravine walls, shifting mid-leap into their war forms. Massive bodies hurtling downward, claws extended, fangs bared.Kelvin's warriors met them head-on.The collision was brutal. Bodies slammed together with bone-crushing force. The sound echoed off the ravine walls—snarls, howls, the wet tear of claws through flesh. Blood sprayed across stone and water. The stream ran red within seconds.I stumbled backward, my exhausted body struggling to respond. Every wound I'd taken in the facility, every injury from my escape, they all screamed at once. The silver poisoning made my movements sluggish, my power flickering like a dying flame.But I couldn't stop. Wouldn't stop.A hunter broke through Kelvin's line, charging straight at me. Gray-furred, scarred, experienced. His eyes held the cold certainty of someone who'd killed Ghost Wolves

The safe house emerged from the forest like a fortress carved into the hillside.Stone walls thick enough to withstand siege. Narrow windows positioned for defense, not aesthetics. A single reinforced entrance. Everything about the structure screamed permanence and protection.Kelvin's warriors immediately began setting up a perimeter. Some shifted to wolf form to patrol. Others took positions at the windows. The efficiency spoke of training and experience."Take him to the containment room," Kelvin ordered, gesturing to Christopher. "Silver restraints. Twenty-four hour guard. No one speaks to him without my authorization."Two of his largest warriors moved forward. I hesitated before releasing my grip on Christopher's throat, my claws leaving small puncture wounds that bled sluggishly.Christopher turned to face me as the warriors took hold of his arms. Blood stained his collar, but his expression held no fear. "You think these walls will protect you when the Society comes? They've b

They came with the darkness.I felt them before I saw them—hundreds of wolves moving through the forest with military precision. The vibration of their footsteps traveled through the earth. The scent of their combined aggression poisoned the air.Twenty packs. United in purpose. Coming to kill me."Positions!" Kelvin's voice rang through the safe house. His warriors moved instantly, decades of training evident in their efficiency. Archers to the windows. Fighters at the reinforced entrance. Healers preparing the medical station in the deepest chamber.I stood at the main window, watching the tree line. My wounds from earlier had been hastily treated, but I was far from healed. The silver poisoning had been slowed, not stopped. Every breath was still an effort.But I was done running."First wave incoming," one of Kelvin's scouts reported, dropping from the ceiling entrance he'd been using for reconnaissance. "Three packs. Testing our defenses. The rest are holding back, surrounding th