Reed (Nano Wolves #4) - Donna McDonald Page 0,56

know who Shitty Sheldon is?”

He’s our adopted grandfather.

“If you get hold of him, tell them we need re-enforcements here.”

I’ll have my brother do it. Kent knows the details of the fight plan better than I do.

“Trust your beast to return when you need help. When we get home, I’ve got something interesting to share about your beast. Keep having faith in becoming exactly the wolf you are supposed to be, Stewart.”

Thanks, Reed.

When the boy finally disconnected, Reed starting walking to the facility. He would not bother to change into his devil wolf warrior form until it was critical to do so. His rescue attempt required that he first discovered where Brandi and team were being held. Once the agents were free, he would find Katarina, and everyone in the building better be praying that no harm had come to her. He knew the Russian she-wolf had once again sacrificed her freedom for the good of others.

Rounding the building corner, he came face to face with an assault rifle which he suspected was loaded with silver rounds. Reed held up his hands in surrender. “I’ve come for my future mate. I’ll go along peacefully if you take me to her.”

The guard, some kind of snake hybrid, pushed out his flicking tongue and hissed in approval. He walked behind Reed, using the barrel of the weapon to move him forward.

They stopped in front of a room with no doors. The guard wouldn’t let him in, but that didn’t matter. He could see a fuming Katarina pacing inside the inner challenge circle. The outer circle was empty of challengers, but blood stains covered her face and what was on the floor matched.

Had she’d killed someone already? Had she killed her father?

His last question got answered when he saw the bearded Russian walk to the outer circle. A low growl rose in his throat and barely stifled it. He did not want to disturb her or distract her while fighting that evil bastard.

Reed looked back at his guard. “I can wait until she’s finished. Is there someplace I can watch without her knowing I’m here?”

The softly chuckling guard punched his back with the weapon. Reed stepped away from the doorway and started walking.

The snake guard put him into a small cage, attached a chain, and hoisted the cage into the rafters where twenty plus cages hung with people in them. Everyone looked uncomfortable, but none looked harmed.

Brandi? Reed sent with his mind. He once could only talk to very close family that way, but he’d had that communication with all three of his nano wolves from the beginning.

Reed! Thank God. Katarina had to fight Edward. It looked like she didn’t kill him. It’s hard to tell from this distance. He looks nothing like he used to look.

Reed shifted his weight to one side and got a better view of Brandi and Gareth. Are you ready for us to risk leaving? I want to retrieve Katarina before she has to kill her father.

Brandi’s head hurt from their silent communication. She wasn’t a natural at mind-speak. Gareth sent out a call for more help before the tranquilizer powder took us both out. We’ve been in these cages for hours. I have no idea about what’s happening outside.

Reed peered into the room below. Why didn’t you shift and let your wolf help fight?

Because our cages are genuine silver and so are the bullets in those customized rifles they carry everywhere.

Reed shifted in his cage. He needed time to think, even though he was completely lacking in privacy. He remembered Heidi saying the devil wolf form seemed impervious to silver. Maybe he could use his devil wolf warrior form to free them… or maybe use the one hand he’d been naturally born with.

Reed stood up in his cage and wrapped both his human hands around bars of his cage. He closed his eyes and focused. At first he only felt a mild tingling, but gradually the change in his hands—both hands—then fingers grew into claws that looked sharpened. With a single swipe, he sheared off the lock. Freed now, he leaned out of his cage and jumped onto the chain holding up the cage in the air.

Keeping his claws, Reed jumped from steel chain to steel chain. He shimmied across each cage top while doing the best he could to avoid being burned by the silver. Soon, though, he’d broken the locks. After opening the last one, he jumped to the floor and rushed to lower Brandi’s and