Unheard: Book 3 of The Bound Trilogy

Chapter 12 Part 2

~Jack's POV~

The building in front of me was crawling with rogues and men with guns. The smell wafting from the opening and closing of doors brought the scent of disinfectant and blood.

Mixed in the miasma was the faint scent of wolf.

My own wolf wanted to storm the place and rescue his mate and friends. I on the other hand knew the action was a recipe for disaster.

I had done what my Luna asked. I went and found all the wolves I could to help take this place to the ground.

Emily's family was here also. Her father had brought most of his pack warriors to aid in the rescue of those who are being tortured in the run down building before us.

Other packs sent warriors, doctors, and any one else they could spare once they heard what has been going on. Apparently, the other packs were missing wolves and hoped that they may find them-or at least a clue of their whereabouts-in this building.

Right now we can smell them, but the rogues can't smell us. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the wind doesn't change. But if it does, I hope they mistake our scent for their own.

Reluctantly turning from the scene before me, I walked further into the trees that crept to the back of the warehouse. I had gotten the count of the men surrounding the place and the numbers of those coming and going. Now I needed to take these numbers back to the others. We will need to work on a plan to get in there, kill everyone who is a threat, get those who are hurt medical attention, and then burn the place to the ground.

Spotting Emily's father as I reached our temporary camp, I called him over.

"Alpha Matt! How are things going here? Is everyone ready for what is to come?"

Emily's father had aged in the short time I had known him. His once bright and cheerful eyes have dulled and purple bags hung under his lids. Adding testament to the fact he had not slept well since the abduction of his only daughter.

Emily may not have been his by blood, but she was his in his heart. To me that only made it worse. The one he had come to love was lost to him and there was nothing he could do but sit and wait for news. Now that we had a chance to save his child, he was still looking the worse for wear, but there was a new glint in his eyes. A sparkle of hope, a flash of determination to get back what he saw as his.

My regards for my future father-in-law rose a few more notches. I knew that if I was not able to get my mate out of there then he would be there to do it for me.

"Yes, everyone is ready. Now tell me what you saw on your scouting trip," he demanded more than asked. I wanted to bristle at his tone, but understood where it came from. So I didn't take it personally.

"There are a mix of rogues and humans. A total of ten wolves, and twenty humans around the perimeter of the compound. There was another thirty humans that walked in and out of the building itself. As for how many are on the inside, your guess is as good as mine." The Alpha's shoulders slumped at the numbers.

We had been hoping for a smaller number of people to be involved, and with the unknown number inside the building our odds were dwindling. We had only been able to round up a little over a hundred men and women for this undertaking. Add in the fact that those we were going to fight had guns...the odds shortened considerably.

We had contacted the Council about the possible threat of this group, but we had not heard any word from them. We were going in blind, with limited numbers. But there was nothing that was going to stop me from getting my mate and child from that Hellhole.