Billionaire Alpha's 99 Deadly Games novel Chapter 156

Chapter 156

There was a small cabin in the woods, far off from any main road. It was almost like it appeared out of nowhere. The red van seen on the security tape was parked in front. A low warning growl erupted from me before I could stop it.

There appeared to be no movement coming from the house, so I lay down and watched and waited. I was alone, without backup. I couldn’t be stupid. I needed to know how many I was dealing with. Who were these guys? And what did they want with Elise?

After what felt like an eternity, a large, stocky man walked out on the front porch. Before he lit the cigarette in his hand I saw him raise his nose to the wind and sniff. My hackles stood up. This wasn’t a human. He was wolf. I already knew I was well downwind. Unless he was a very good tracker, it was unlikely he would smell me, but as he looked around, lighting his cigarette and letting out a puff of smoke around him, I stayed perfectly still.

He may not have been able to smell me, especially with the added smoke surrounding him, but any movement and he would see it. I only allowed my eyes to move, scanning the area for any other possible threats.

My human side was regaining control, despite the urge of my wolf to attack, regardless of this man’s human form. It was a shifter’s most sacred vow, never take a human life, or a wolf shifter’s while in human form. As long as he remained in his skin, I couldn’t touch him, but that didn’t stop the animal desire within me from wanting to.

“Toma, get in here,” I heard a voice from inside the house yell.

At least two,I thought. Toma, and another male. I committed the name, the voice, and their smells to memory. I could not allow them to live after what they had done. First, I must rescue Elise. Once she was safe, I would come back for these men. There was nowhere they could hide that I would not one day find them.

I knew Elise didn’t want me as a mate, but that could never stop my need to protect her, and seeing her captors dead was my vow of her protection.

There was a significant distance between the edge of the woods, where I lay, and the house, all open space. I couldn’t stand her being in there for even a second longer, and I knew, without a doubt, that my mate was inside that house.

My options were to wait until nightfall, go get help from the humans, or wait for Kyle’s men to track

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1. us. In truth, a combination of the second and third options would be the fastest and likely safest, means of rescue, but I could not bring myself or my wolf to leave her. If they moved her while I was out seeking help, I’d never forgive myself. No matter what, I just couldn’t head on.

For the most part, the entire area, even inside the house, was quiet. I strained my ears to hear any true sign of Elise, but nothing. We didn’t have a bond for me to know she was okay and the thought put my heart crossways in me. I needed to know she was alright.

It felt like donkey’s years before anything else happened. All the while I lay there watching the house, my wolf ears on high alert. The sound that distracted me wasn’t coming from the house though, it was in the woods, a good mile out. If it wasn’t so out of place in the midst of the quiet

forest and noiseless house, I would never have tuned into it.

I raised my head and scanned the area, but could see nothing. Still, I knew the noise was coming from somewhere beyond and I needed to investigate. Keeping my eyes on the house, I headed towards the backyard, staying to the tree line. As I rounded the back corner the wind blew, and I

caught a whiff of Elise. My footsteps stilled and my heart began to thump in my chest. It was

definitely her scent, but tinged with a strange, bitter smell. Were they still drugging her?I hadn’t considered that while formulating multiple exit strategies to pass the time.

Another sound drew my attention back to the task at hand. I continued around to the other side of

the house before heading deeper into the woods. I smelled the petrol wafting off the motorbikes

into th

before I saw them. Three men, all with binoculars, watching the house carefully. I crouched low and

approached as slowly and quietly as I dared. I needed to clearly hear what they were saying.