“Alpha Nox” – his Beta call, by mind link.
“Did you find him?”
“Not yet, we're 6 clicks away from the Red River Pack, and we must be on the right track. He's very good at hiding his tracks , and it was almost a miracle that we caught a faint scent of fresh blood.”
“Is he hurt?”
"I don't believe it. The blood is from a deer.”
“Do you know where he went?”
“I believe it heads south. He keeps himself close to the river bank.”
"Then go after him.”
"Alpha, if we continue, we'll be too far away to mind link."
“Send a man back and get a satellite phone. Don't let him get away or you'll have to deal with me."
“Yes Alpha”
After cutting the link, Nox goes to the minibar and pours himself a whiskey spiked with a dash of wolfsbane.
- You can run, Ryan, but you can't hide forever. Soon you w
