An Alpha's Choice (Talon Pack #2)(51)

Bile rose in her throat at the thought of whatever plans the human in front of her had. And they? How many were there? Where were they? And how the hell were she and Finn going to get out if they were locked in cages? But the human had said they hadn’t accounted for their deaths…so maybe they hadn’t accounted for other things, as well. Hopefully, she and Finn would be able to use the humans’ lack of understanding of wolves to get out of there.

She prayed the humans underestimated the wolves.

Because if they hadn’t?

She and Finn were screwed.

The man walked forward, and Brynn studied his face. It was one of the men from the car that had tried to run them over. The same man that had threatened her in broad daylight with unspeakable things. He looked like some backwoods criminal—his head shaved, spotty ink running down his arms, crooked as hell. He wore a leather vest over holey jeans and seemed to have forgotten his shirt. The cut he wore wasn’t of a local or national MC, but rather a wannabe one. It was evident the man had seen too many movies about what to look like if he wanted to be a delinquent, but that didn’t matter. He still had her and Finn in cages.

He held the upper hand.

For now.

The man frowned at them then gave a nod. “I’ll be back in a few minutes so we can begin the fun.” He rubbed his hands together then turned toward a door she hadn’t noticed before. He paused then turned back, his brows lowered. “Fucking animals like you shouldn’t walk this earth, you know. You’re a mistake, a blight on humanity. Only you aren’t human, are you? We’re going to cut you open and see how you tick. Then we’re going to kill all of you. Once you’re gone, we can go back to being normal. Because you aren’t normal. You’re beneath us, and it’s about time you learn that.”

With that, he stomped away, locking the door with a loud click behind him.

Her pulse raced, and she let out a small growl. “I can’t believe that idiot caught us,” she said quietly. She couldn’t see any cameras in the small room they were in. In fact, other than the two cages and the lone door and light, she didn’t see anything.

“I have a feeling he and his buddy have help from an outside source,” Finn said softly.

She turned to him, her eyes wide. “They’re extremists. Who would help them?”

Finn snorted, his jaw clenched. “Anyone who wants us out of the picture. Think about it. Extremities have received help through many sources over time. This is only the beginning.”

Brynn let out a breath. “I know. I know that. I don’t know why I’m not thinking clearly. I’m older than you. I’ve seen way more shit than this, and yet my brain is slow right now.”

Finn immediately rushed to the side of his cage closest to hers, gripping the metal bars. “Are you hurt?”

She shook her head and winced. “Damn it. I think I have a concussion. I should be fine soon, but it’s muddling up my thoughts.” She met his gaze, her face set. “I need to get over it if I’m going to help us get out of here.”

“I’ll kill them for daring to hurt you.”

“I already promised myself that I’d kill them for putting bruises on your skin.”

Finn flashed a feral smile. “This is why I love you, dominant female of mine. And Brynn? We’re going to get out of here. There’s no way they can keep us forever, not when you and I can get out of this. Plus now they have two Packs after them.” Finn let out a low growl. “They f*cked with the wrong wolves.”

She smiled back, though she knew she didn’t look happy. “Damn straight.” She ran a hand over her bare arms and held back a shiver.

“What’s wrong?” Finn asked. “Other than the obvious.”

This was her mate—bond or no—it wasn’t as if she could keep secrets from him. “My father used to keep us in cages like this. He’d wanted to see how much we could take before we broke.”

Finn growled, this time louder than before. “I’d kill him again if I could.”

She shrugged. “Gideon took care of that for us, though I wish I had been able to help. We took out our uncles since they were the ones helping him. But our father’s betrayal as Alpha hurt our Pack for a long time. We’re just now really whole again, and now look what’s happening.”

“The Talons are strong, Brynn. Anyone can see that. And as for this cage? We are getting out of here.”

She reached for him once more, their fingertips a breath away as he reached for her, as well. “Damn it,” she muttered.

“I’ll hold you once we’re out of here, princess.”

“I know you will. As for getting out of here? First chance we have, we break free.” She met his gaze. “You leave me behind and get help if you get free first.”

Finn snorted. “And you’re going to leave me behind if the opposite is true? I don’t think so. We’re getting out of here together. No sacrifices. You get me?”

She sighed. “I get you.” She wouldn’t have been able to leave him anyway, but the thought of having him hurt made her want to howl to the moon.

The door opened again, and this time, two men came in. She leapt to her feet though she couldn’t stand fully. The other man raised his arm, shooting what looked like tranquilizers toward the cages. She growled and rolled out of the way of the first dart, only to be hit by a second. There was only so far she could roll away inside the cage. The dart pierced her skin and whatever was in it slammed into her body quickly.