Chapter 8 Teaser

Rance entered the elevator in the Pack Clinic building. Opening a hidden panel, he pushed the button for the third level basement. Putting his code in, the lift slowly descended. The building looked unassumingly normal from the outside with three floors visible. The elevator buttons showed only one basement which worked as the clinic’s morgue and stock and supply rooms. Only the Alpha and some chosen few betas knew of the two floors underneath.  The last two floors was where they kept the jail and interrogation rooms. It can only be accessed by the elevator which was digitally controlled by a code.

Damian and three other betas, Xander, Thorn, and Malik were waiting for him as the door opened. Nodding in greeting, he walked purposely down the narrow hall brightly illuminated by the fluorescent light overhead.

“What have you learned so far?” Rance asked Damian.

“They are proving stubborn.” Damian shook his head. “Unless we are willing to use more extreme measure of interrogation, they would not give us any useful information.”

They walked up to a door. Opened it and filed in quietly. The room was devoid of any furniture save for several chairs facing one mirrored wall. The mirror showed another room occupied by a lone slump figure chained upright on the wall. Except for the manacles on his wrists, there was no evidence of abuse on his body.

Rance walked up to the mirror and surveyed the Were with eyes starting to burn with anger, “so what in the hell did they tell you guys then?” His voice rumbled.

“Just the usual crap. That we are doomed and the true King of the Were’s is coming to extract retribution.” Damian answered almost casually.

Rance turned his head to Damian and frowned in thought. “This is the first time I’ve heard of this King of the Weres.”

“He’s claiming that their alpha, who was the prophesied one, is the King of the Weres.” Thorn explained.

“The bunch of them were clearly delusional and crazy to boot. I doubt we’d get anything from them that would tell us where their den is.” Xander stated.

“We’ve had them for almost a week now and still nada.” Damian assessed the chained form, “maybe it’s time for us to let the task force at them. I believe we’ve got all the information we can get from them. Now we know that their supposed alpha is abducting humans and attempting to change and impregnate them.”

“It’s not enough. I want to know the identity of their alpha. Or where they’re holed at, at the least.” Damian implacably asserted. “Do what you can to extract those information. No mercy this time. They did not show mercy to those they have killed, neither will they get it from us.”

Nodding silently, Damian stood next to Rance. “What about the Alpha council and the task force then?” Damian asked, concern lacing his voice. The pack didn’t need to butt heads with them. They would need their acceptance and support once the true ‘prophesied one’ was birthed.

With lips in a straight line and eyes turbulent, Rance locked eyes with Damian. Silence reigned for long moments, it seemed, to the three betas standing in the room with Rance and Damian. Sighing quietly, Rance nodded his head once, “inform the task force and the council of their capture later today.”

Damian’s cell vibrated and started jingling in his pants pocket. Excusing himself briefly, he looked at the digital display and promptly answered the call.

“Prime here. Yeah, okay. Let them in and I’ll inform the Alpha.” Hanging up he turned back to find Rance facing him with raised brows.

“What’s that all about?” Rance asked.

“That’s from our betas down at the main gate.” Damian’s eyes were sparkling with humor.

“And-? Out with it then.” Rance couldn’t keep his impatience from coming out. He wanted to finish this business and join Alex in her run.

“You have visitors waiting for you.” Damian replied.

“I’m not expecting anyone today. Who is it?”

“Your mate’s brothers have come a-calling.”

“Fuck!” Rance muttered.

Turning on his heel, he walked out of the room and left Damian and the betas behind. Now he need tell Alex to come back from her run. Hopefully his pack won’t do anything that would make Alex’s brothers suspicious.

Before getting in the elevator he yelled behind him. “Damian, make sure everyone is aware to be careful of when they shift. I don’t want them inadvertently letting our secret out.”

Time to make nice with the in-laws.