(Hugh)
My face blanched at what Tallica said. World domination. It kept echoing through my thoughts. Benny and Milo looked stunned. Melanie was just sitting there, not surprised at all. Tallica paced the floor, thinking. Tallica's phone rang and she picked it up, agitated.
"I'm not in the mood," she snapped into the phone. The person said something and she drew back, eyebrows raised in surprise. She put it on speaker.
"My name is Chike BlackWood, but I think you already know that," his voice was smug. "I will give you my tech..." We looked at each other in hope. "If I get Tallica Bliss in return," he smugly laid down the law.
Our faces turned hard and I let out a growl.
"If I'm right," he gave a short laugh. "That sounds like a werewolf. Since when did Hunters side with wolves?"
"Since you took my sister," Tallica snorted.
"You have til midnight with an answer," the line went dead.
Everyone was silent. I stared at the floor, thinking. I looked up to see Tallica's eyes on me. I masked my face, and her eyes narrowed. Milo glanced between us.
"What are we going to do now?" Benny asked as Melanie stood by me.
"Honestly, I have no clue," Tallica shrugged. "I obviously can't go to my sisters because one is kidnapped and the other is out to kill me. I have no more cards to play."
"You have us," Milo and Benny say together.
"Thanks guys, but I'm going to need more than just you," Tallica rubbed a hand over her face.
"What if I take your place to get the tech?" I asked.
"No," she curtly snapped. "He won't take you."
"How do you know that?" I questioned.
"Because he just won't, Hugh. He set his terms and he won't change them," Tallica snorted.
"Well, we can't give you over to him," I point out.
"We may not have a choice, Hugh," she glared at me.
"You always have a choice," I step forward, towering over her. "Listen, I know people who would help."
"No, I will not involve your friends," she waved off that idea.
"Then who are we going to get?" I asked.
"That's what I'm for," a voice echoed behind us. All of us whirl around to see...Zaire Rafeal. Milo and Benny cursed, stepping behind Tallica and I. I push Melanie slightly behind me.
"Hello love," he drawled, leaning against the wall.
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The Last Forester
LobisomemWhen her sister, Arabella, declares her of treason to her kingdom, Tallica Bliss must go on the run from one sister in order to find her kidnapped sister, Skye. With her loyal best friend, a faithful pilot, and a stoic werewolf, she must overcome t...
