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“Nikki, this was not an accident,” she says as I walk up. I can smell the metallic scent lingering in the air around this area. There’s a large spot on the ground that is scorched.
Several warriors from multiple packs are looking over bits of metal that are littering the ground around the area.
“What are you thinking?” I ask.
“Bomb,” Reese says.
I look up at him, then back at Margot who has her lips pressed tightly together.
I look back at the scorched area. “So, someone set this bomb, knowing that Calvin would be coming this way. It could be that they’ve seen him going back and forth. This is the third weekend in a row that he was coming to visit Amelia. Or …” my heart sinks.
“Or, we have a traitor in one of our packs who let this person know when to expect Calvin,” Margot says.
I turn and look back at the car. “Why Calvin? I mean, no offense, but you and Ezra drive down a road that is almost as barren as this one to get to our packs. So why him and not you?”
“I don’t know. But I will be talking to Ezra about this. I think we’ll need to be extra careful from now on. They could have started with
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-Calvin since he drives alone to see if this could work and how long it would take us to realize he was missing. Or maybe Calvin is truly the intended target.
“I think we all need to be careful. If there’s a traitor among us, they’ll know when the competitions ae being held. This competition was known in advance, as they all are. Because of the timing of this attack, we can’t even narrow it down to a small number of individuals. Every member of every pack knew about this competition. And it’s the last in our area. From now on all of us will be coming to you and Ezra, which puts all of us at risk. You could very well be right that this was a test, and Calvin just got the unlucky brunt of it,” I say.
“Don’t you always do a debrief at the end of each competition, Luna?” Reese asks.
“We do. We’ll definitely need to talk about this. Before the next competition, we’ll need to set up sentinels on the roads where we’re traveling to make sure nothing like this can happen again. Calvin is bad enough, but most of us have pups. I’m not willing to risk my pup because someone wants us dead.”
“Lunas! We’ve got a scent,” someone says. Margot and I hop up, heading over to where the trackers are sniffing the ground!
I crouch down, taking a deep breath. “It’s vaguely familiar, but I don’t recognize that scent,” I say.
“That’s Koden’s scent,” Reese growls.
“Yes, it is,” another warrior growls. She’s from Hunter’s pack and would definitely know Koden’s scent.
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-Hurn to the trackers. “Follow the scent but be careful. Report back
when you find something,”
“Yes, Luna,” they say, taking off and following Koden’s scent back into the woods.
“Do these guys know anything about bombs?” I ask, looking back to where the ground is scorched, and the group of warriors are looking
them over.
“Ezra has someone in his pack. I’ve already called him and he’s on his way,” Margot says.
The tone of the voices over by Calvin changes and I look over to see that they’ve gotten him free from the car and on a stretcher. Someone, probably Allison, sent her medical team with supplies.
“Reese, I’m going back with them to make sure he gets set up in our pack hospital.”
He looks at the time. “I have to get back too. Jacqueline, why don’t you come with me? Miles will want to know that you’re safe.”
“Let Robin know I’m with Calvin,” I say to him, jogging oyer to the van where they are carefully laying Calvin in the back. Amelia hops in the back with Dr. Caspian and Brooklyn who is already putting an IV into his arm. It looks like they’ve stabilized his neck and legs as best as they can for transport.
“Beta Anthony, you’re welcome to come visit your Alpha anytime. Just call ahead and let me or Robin know you’re coming. Do you know the pack number?” I ask him. He’s staring at his Alpha as they close the
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-back doors.
“Beta!” I snap, getting his attention.
“I can get it from Alpha Amelia.”
I take precious seconds I know I don’t have. I put my hand on Anthony’s shoulder.
“I know you’re new in your Beta position. If you need anything at all, please call us. We will help you.”
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