The Hunted: Book One In The Hunted Trilogy

"Dolo"

Sally pulled her self away from Eric and out of the small area that the group had made from torn blankets and old clothes. She saw that everyone in the cell was up some seemed to not have slept at all. Johnathan was already sitting outside the cell talking to Suzan. Sally walked over and hugged her father as Eric crawled from the enclosure. As he approached Sally looked back and saw that the pope from the night prior was gone and she flinched. She knew when a prisoner goes missing that Sampson had decided to kill then and this reminded her only to well what awaited her and her friends if they didnt escape. Eric wrapped his arm around Sally and leaned over her shoulder to kiss her.

"Though we don't know how much time we have," Sally cooed, "at least we spend it together."

"What do you mean Sally?" Johnathan asked threw the door.

"Dad," Sally went to the gate again, she didnt meet her fathers eyes, "Sampson has- he's." Sally fell to her knees crying and Eric fell beside her wrapping his arm around her once again.

"What is it sally?" Johnathan, who had stood up earlier, kneeled back down.

"I'm scared!" Sally cried, "Sampson has sentenced me to death!"

"He can't do that!" Johnathan yelled as he sat beside his daughter, "you've done nothing wrong!

"But he can," Sally said, refusing look Eric or her father in the eye. Eric grabbed tighter onto her hand. Sally knew that Eric got what she meant. After years here you understand the little hidden hints in what people say. At this point he lowered his eyes and wouldn't look into Johnathans eyes either.

"I'm here for you," Eric whispered into Sallys ear, "but they have to know." Sally vigorously shook her head, she couldn't tell her friends the truth of how they would die. Eric nodded and stood even though Sally pulled on his arm begging him not to speak.

"I don't understand," Johnathan managed.

"They kill us with silver dad," Sally replied making every one in the cell but Eric flinch.

"I know that," Johnathan said, "bullets-"

"They liquidate it!" Sally barked, "and put in in our blood!"

"Oh..." Mandys eyes grew with fear and she began to cry.

"You knew," Sally asked her mom because her mom hadn't moved, no tears fell from her eyes.

"I guessed," Suzan shrugged, "apparently I was right!"

"Well maybe," Sharren stuttered, "Maybe we'll be okay!"

"Not likely!" Sampsons voice echoed off the gothic arches that made the halls, "Open the gate, and get Johnathan home!"

"Sir please don't hurt the-" Johnathan began

"Go dad," Sally gulped down fear as she pushed the girls, Eric, and Suzan behind her. Ace and Janace lead Johnathan away giving fearful looks for their friends as Sampson entered the cell.

"I offered both of you a second chance!" Sampson growled as he entered, "a chance no other werewolf has ever gotten! And you BOTH refused me!"

"No werewolf in their right mind would willingly join you!" Sally growled.

"Well now you'll suffer the consequences!" Sampson barked, "I'll make you hear everyone you love die!"

"Over my dead body!" Sally growled even though she knew that he could arrange that exact thing with a raise of his hand, "just leave them alone!! Leave my PACK alone! I'm the one you want!"

"Like you could defend them!" Sampson growled.

"I could since you don't want them," Sally nodded toward the hunters, "knowing the truth, so just tick me off!"

"Don't temped me pup! I'm threw with this discussion," Sampson muttered what sounded like a curse, "Dolo!"

Sally, Eric and everyone else fell to the ground grinding thier teeth as if multipl large hands had punched them all in the stomach. Two hunters grabed Mandy and dragged her out of the room. Sally tried calling out as Sampson locked the door but she just couldn't get any words out. When the pain finally subsided the only word that escaped the cell mates lips was a name.

"MANDY!"