Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
The moment that I took Kirk’s hand in my own, I felt a jolt of power and magic that practically glued our hands together. There was a light blue light, so pale it was almost white, that flared between us for a moment. It didn’t last long, but it was enough to scare him.
With eyes as wide as saucers, and a heart that was beating so hard and fast that people a floor above or below us probably heard it.
“Wh..what was that?” He asked me in a barely there voice.
“That was my wish being granted.” I told him with a smile. “It was a simple bit of magic, nothing too much, but you will be able to talk to me mentally now as well. I ask that you use it if you need to. And I don’t mean that you are dying, I mean if anything at all is threatening you. If you are about to be beaten by your family again, call me. Tell me where you are, with a description if you are in a hidden place. And I will come and get you. I promise you, Kirk, I won’t let anything happen to you.”
“R..really?” He was looking at me like a deer caught in the headlights of an approaching truck. He was shocked, worried, and more than a little frozen.
“Yes, Kirk, really. You are an ally of mine, and I don’t let my people or my allies get hurt. Not if I can help it.”
“You truly are amazing, Mrs. Gray. I don’t know what to say, or how I will ever be able to thank you.”
“Do not worry about it too much, Kirk. This is the least that I can do for you.”
“N..n..n..no, th..this is amazing. This is sp..sp..special.” He was trying not to cry as he spoke. He was not a man with a strong disposition, I couldn’t understand why his family ever thought that he would make a good addition to the ranks of any extremist group.
“Just do your best, Kirk. Stay out of trouble, and let me know if you need me.”
“U..uh..uhm, Mrs. Gr..Gr..Gray, I..I uh, I have something that I need to tell you.” He looked sheepish and nervous, but a little more bold than he was a moment ago. “Y..you know those c..c..calls that you got before? A..a..about the bombings?”
“Yes.” I nodded at him as I thought about them, and how helpful they had been in saving the people and buildings.
“W..w..well, I uhm, I was the one that was calling you. I used a voice changer and called when I was able to. M..M..Mr. Doe helped me as well. He wanted to make sure that no one was hurt.”
“Thank you, Kirk. I am more grateful to you than you would ever know. And it was because you had been calling me that I was under the impression that Ramie was working alone. I hadn’t gotten the warning call from you that time. I was hoping that it wasn’t just the inside source that we seemed to have didn’t change their mind. You have been a huge help to us all, Kirk. You are a good man.”
“Th..thank you.” He blushed crimson and I knew right then that he wasn’t used to getting compliments. His family obviously hadn’t given him any in his life.
I went over the information with Carter, Landon, Juniper, and Paul once more. We went over their files and their ages. They were obviously going to be younger than they actually were, because none of them looked to be in their late thirties and early forties. They would be acting like people who had left jobs or universities that were filled with 鈥榠nhuman monsters’ and wanted to get to some place that was safe for them. That was why they had decided to join the DOE.
And as a cover story for Kirk, Mr. Doe was going to make sure that everyone knew that he had sent him to come and get the new recruits. They were all supposed to be from Florida, nowhere near Colorado here. And, of course, Mr. Doe had made it so that there was a flight record for Kirk and the others, even though they had not flown here at all. He was very thorough when he needed to be. Almost too thorough that it was bordering on scary.
I made sure that I talked to everyone individually before they left, it was the least that I could do. I loved them all so much, and I wanted to show them that.
“Riviana, will you and Joaquin keep an eye on the kids? My parents are going to help with Leaf and Willow, and Ilana and Rowan are adults now, but still keep an eye on them for me. Especially Ilana and Rowan. I don’t want them to do anything dangerous or reckless.”
“Yes, that is reserved for you.” I smiled and hugged her. “Don’t worry, Juniper, I will keep them safe. You don’t need to worry about that at all.”
“Thank you, Riviana. I appreciate that.”
When Carter hugged me goodbye, there were no tears. He was smiling and laughing. He was used to this kind of work.
“You might need to avoid Emmalee for a bit.” He chuckled as he pulled away from the hug.
“Why?” I narrowed my eyes at him.
“She thinks that you assigned me to this mission.”
“You, little sneak.” I laughed at him. “You are such a coward.”
“Hey, she really is scary, Riviana. I just couldn’t tell her the truth.”
“Yeah, I get it.” Joaquin laughed and that made me roll my eyes at them both.
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Juniper
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When it was time to leave for the DOE headquarters, I wasn’t nervous at all. I was confident that I would be able to do what I needed to. I knew that I would be able to maintain my cover story, and make everyone there think that I was Janelle Downs. And I knew that, even though I wouldn’t be where the heart of the action was, I would be able to find out some very useful information.
I knew that not everyone was as optimistic about my mission as I was, but I knew that there was a reason that I was needed for this mission. I would show them all that I was a vital part of this mission. I would prove to them that they needed me here. And for crying out fucking loud, I would make sure that Paul knew that I didn’t need him to guard me every minute of the day.
For one thing, he wouldn’t be with me while we were at the DOE. Yeah, there might be times when we were together, but for the most part, according to what Kirk had told us, even the married couples were kept separate for a majority of the time. This Colonel asshole was a real fucking dick when it came to women. I just knew that I was going to get along with him splendidly. If he would just let me be alone in the same room as him, I might be able to put an end to this whole thing before anything else started to happen.
That wouldn’t happen though, not with the way that the Colonel was reported to be. He wouldn’t let any woman be alone with him unless they were proven to be quiet and meek. He needed them for physical attention and that was it. The moment that a woman started to have ideas around him, that was the end of their usefulness. It sounded so disgusting and primitive that it made me want to roll my eyes.
I just couldn’t believe that someone like that Colonel had the audacity to call us animals, beasts, and monsters when he treated people like that. I was surprised that there were any women in all of the DOE that would sleep with him. How they could stomach his bullshit was beyond me.
Together, me, Paul, Carter and Landon traveled with Kirk from the airport that we magically arrived at via Riviana’s door, to the DOE headquarters in Benkelman, Nebraska. We had been correct in assuming that this was the city that they had taken up residence. It was perfect for their needs because it had all that they wanted in a population. Absolutely no super natural beings, and a pure white population. It was as closed off from other influences as it was possible to be.
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