The Hunter: Book Two In The Hunted Trilogy

Chapter Sixteen

Domonic woke up, surprised he was still alive, to find he was back in his cell and again he was alone. He was able to get up and go to his cell door to find Janace was missing from her cell but Johnathan was at the door.

"Where's Janace?" Domonic asked.
"Sampson took her..." Johnathan growled, "how are you still alive? Not that I'm not happy that you are but it just seems impossible."

"I don't know either." Domonic shrugged, "last I remember is his last question."

"What was it?"

" 'would you die for the weak?' "

"what did you say?"

"Didn't have a chance to answer, next thing I know I woke up in here."

A scream bounced off the walls into the dungeon. Domonic crumpled to his knees recognizing the scream as Janace. He growled and cursed Sampson.

"I gave up to Sampson so the pack wouldn't get hurt!"

"I know Domonic, I'm surprised he didn't start this earlier."

"He wanted me," Domonic explained all that had happened. Suddenly a howl pierced the bars of each cell. Then another joined in, one Domonic recognized from the third time he screamed.

"Josh!" Domonic growled and begin shaking.

"Domonic!" Johnnathan yelled, "calm down! Your giving him what he wants!"

"Then let him have it." Domonic growled.

"No he'll kill you Domonic!" Jonathan pleaded with his grandson.

"You're right," Domonic started to breath to calm himself, "I need to calm down.

"Get the Alpha," a voice ricocheted off the prison wall, "the one who broke my nose."

"You did what?" Johnathan gasped.

"Sure did!" Domonic laughed.

Sampson and two guards appeared and where dragging a limp Janace. Johnathan backed away when the guards threw Janace back into their cell. She looked pale but no silver tint showed in her skin. The hunters turned to face Domonic and unlocked his cell. Domonic stood and growled at the hunters causing them to retreat a few steps. Sampson ushered them back in and entered himself shutting the door behind him. Jonathan watched helpless as the hunter went behind Domonic and pinned his arms behind his back. Domonic whipped trying to get free.

"Oh you're fisty today," Sampson scoffed, "and soon you'll be an orphan, once I'm done with Johnathan!"

"What are you talking about?" Domonic growled.

"I payed a little visit to your pack," Sampson grinned.

"We had a deal!"

"And when have I kept those? Any how, I killed your dear sweet Grandmother!"

"Suzan!" Johnathan, who had already thought he had lost her once in his life, started to growl and try to get to Sampson but two sets of bars and a hall way stopped him. He began shaking and shifted into wolf form.

"You'll pay or this Sampson," Domonic growled trying to shift but couldn't so he managed to rip free of one hunter and punch Sampson. Domonics fist connected with a sickly snap from Sampsons nose. Then the hunters pulled Domonic up again and Sampson slugged Domonic in the gut causing his to groan and bend over.

"we have a fighter!" Sampson smiled wiping blood from his face and started egging Domonic on, "Finally not a cry baby like your mother!"

This time the hunters let Domonic go and try to attack Sampson. He went to punch Sampson but found himself flying backward toward the stone wall of his cell. Sampson had kicked Domonic against the stone wall causing Domonic to again grunt. Sampson pinned Domonics head back and his right arm to the floor placing a needle on Domonics arm.

"Do you have an answer?" Sampson spat, "will you die for the weak?"

"Yes!" Domonics eyes were like fire as he responded, "I will die for the weak!"

"So be it!" Sampson pushed the plunger down causing silver to enter Domonic blood stream, "This will take a week or more to kill you, good luck to your friends getting you out that soon!"

Sally's ghost, who had been watching from the shadows, screamed and disappeared as Domonic head was slammed against the wall the hunters left with Sampson.