by amarok. » Sun Apr 22, 2018 11:43 am
Skylar Aleksandrsen I Werewolf I Beta I Tags; Adam, Jason
"Shut up and take... the damn compliment, Hale," she replied feebly, half irritated, half sympathetic. She didn't know whether he was trying to be modest, but she did know that he could do the job just fine. Better than she ever could have.
"Who else? Benji.... he has Blake to look after.... Svann has her own pack to run.... helvete.... she's the most powerful alpha in Europee and the rest of the alphaess' kids have their own packs, too." The thought of her twin sister left her cringing, slightly – had she already picked up on what had happened through the Link? She hoped not. Oh, god, she really hoped not. The last thing they needed was Svann turning up with reinforcements. If the pack didn't assume it was an invasion, it'd be a miracle.
Her thoughts went back to Adam, now lying next to her. When the hell had that happened? The bed barely had enough space for the two of them but – secretly - she wasn't all that uncomfortable. They'd spent enough time crouched this close in alleyways, or in bushes, waiting to ambush whoever had appeared on her hitlist that night. This wasn't any different, right?
Things were really fuzzy now. She was so, so, so tired. And the pain was just getting worse, aggravated by her attempts to get free. Almost involuntarily, driven by the need for comfort, she pulled her arms up to her chest and curled up with a low moan of pain, upsetting the various tubes in her arm, and turned slightly - instinctively - to bury her face in the fighter's chest.
Within five seconds, she was out.
Jason Loen I Werewolf I Medic I Tags; Adam, Skylar
"Alpha Hale, huh?"
He'd meant the comment as a joke, to try to lighten the mood, but it just came out as more of a question, so quiet he could barely hear it. It wasn't as if he hadn't known what was going to happen. He'd known that command was going to be passed to Adam. Everybody did. What had surprised him was that the heir to the title had so nonchalantly handed the title over.
Jay moved from where he'd been crouched and backed up, looking towards the equipment as he waited for the increased dosage to take effect and for her to go back under, only allowing himself to breathe again when the female slipped back into unconciousness, away from the pain.
The IV tubes had come out when the female had moved, but something held him back from approaching and readjusting his equipment. Namely, the aura radiating out from the younger male. The sight of their attachment to eachother warmed his heart, but he didn't want to invade in their space. Protective males were the worst.
"Can you sort those wires, Mr Hale?" He took another step backwards, suddenly realising how tired and thirsty and sore he was himself as he did so Hungry enough to eat a horse. Another errand to add to the growing list.
"I need to eat something. I'm going to go and raid Skylar's cupboards... iIf you think that's okay. Can I ask you to watch over her while I do so?"
He ran a hand through his hair nervously.
"Just scream if anything doesn't look right... like expected, even. Please?"
Adrian D'Arc I Human I Blade Team Leader I Tags; Kat
"Yes." His tone was sober, bordering on cold, when he answered. He was trying so hard to keep it together. "They'll be replacing Klein and Min."
He hated that word. Replacing. And he immedietely wished he could take it back. Pulling his hands under the table, he clenched his fists so hard than he could feel his findernails cutting into his skin, the edges raw and sore where he'd been anxiously biting them.
They might take up the places left by the fallen operatives, but they wouldn't fill the holes the werewolves of Jasper had torn in the group.
For no reason, he'd lost two members of his family. And the CO had the nerve to send him two generic thugs in their place, with nothing more than orders to stand by?
He'd do what he was told. As he always did. But it still made him angry.
D'Arc shut the laptop with a sigh and folded his ar,s onto the desk, resting his head on them and angling his face towards Kat.
Not defeated - never defeated - but so darn close.
"Clean shirt. Yeaah. Thank you."
He closed his eyes for a second, then opened them, expression infinitely softer.
"Oh, and Kat?" Deep breath. "I'm sorry. I'm so, so, sorry."
It wasn't his fault. He knew that. He was trying not to beat himself up about it. Beating himself up wouldn't bring them back. But he'd played a part in it. And if he hadn't been so arrogant, maybe it wouldn't have happened.
What exactly he was apologising for, he had no idea. But it felt good to get the words out.
Blair Strong I Werewolf I Fighter I Tags; Emery
"Aww, yiss, you're on a roll today," she beamed, looking up. A duffel bag, hopefully full of personal items. Items which would smell strongly of their owners. Items which they could use to identify the hunters. She knew better than to suggest they search it for ID, but she moved forward anyway, pulling her hoodie sleeves back over her hands and shoving her phone back into her pocket, leaving the text to her dad unfinished. Mark's car could wait for now.
"So what's the plan now? We hand it in? We keep it for our own grand and undoubtably devious plans? What?"
Grabbing a stick, she glanced at Emery and then hooked the bag out of the car's trunk, careful not to contaminate the scent too much, and quickly dropped it onto the ground.Three distinct scents. Two weaker ones. All scents far stronger than those of the car, and all scents she was suddenly sure she could identify if she smelt them elsewhere.
"Not bad, huh?"
Back once again after an even longer hiatus. Please bear with me while I regain my bearings!