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Chapter 5
Bill sat at the head of the long formal dining table with Stephen on his right hand side. At his suggestion, I sank into the chair to his right, slumping forward in an attempt to make myself small and unobtrusive. Three other men, including Jim and Sean, and two women sat arranged around the remainder of the table.
After everyone settles in their seat, Bill thumps a manila envelope on the wood top and slides it toward the middle of the table.
"That packet includes the current CAD drawing of the internal layout of the facility, surveillance pictures of what we are up against, and all the known information we have on the occupants. For that last, there wasn't much out there. The leader of the rivals appears to be George Williams. I have run into him before, he is a rough man with a chip on his shoulder. Joined the armed forces out of high school, did well as an enlisted man, tried to become a marine, but was dishonorably discharged before completing the program. I'm not sure he lasted a month. There is a little more detail about him and a few of his cronies, but other than that, we are blind. We didn't have enough time to gather more intel."
Bill glances my way with a mildly obscene grin that eases my tension while he gives the others time to rifle through the contents of the collected data.
"Why the fuck do we need to know who is a high school drop out? Let's just go in there and fuck some shit up." Sean grumbles as he glances at the information before him.
Bill patiently answers, in spite of the tone in the younger man voice. "Yes, we could just go in there and 'fuck some shit up'. Your pack is strong, you would triumph and they would leave. You need this information because we want as many of your wolves coming home tomorrow as possible."
After a Bill is satisfied that Sean is paying attention, he continues. "Stephen and I have worked out a plan, but we picked you five to help fill out the teams. You know your pack better than we do. Jenna and Sean, you are with me on the main attack force. We are entering through the loading bay here. Jim, you are with Stephen in a rear attack that will hit after ours. There is a balcony entry that leads into the loft area they are using as sleeping quarters that you will be able to reach with a bit of creative jumping. Libby, you are leading a small clean-up crew. You will remain outside the building and ensure no one tries to sneak around back of us or runs away. John, you will work with Mike to set up a trauma center. You will also be in charge of everyone that can't fight."
At the mention of my name, I bolt upright in my seat.
I'm involved in this? What the hell do I know about werewolf trauma care? We so did not have a werewolf section in school.
My heart rate begins to accelerate and my breathing becomes progressively shallower until Bill places his hand on my shoulder. The cool weight of his hand reassures me and my brain settles into planning mode.
"John, be sure to assign someone to watch the pups, but have everyone else who is available ready to help when we get back. This will not be an easy fight. Mike, make a list of everything you need and have it ready in two hours. Also get together with John and decide how to best use your resources. He is a trained trauma nurse and EMT, I think you will work well together. I have a safe house of sorts in a small storage facility. That is where you will set up and where the young will stay during the fight."
Bill turns his attention back to the werewolves in the room, currently pouring over the layout designs together. "Jenna, Libby, and Jim, you have thirty minutes to pick your teams. Meet Stephen and me in the kitchen when you are ready to start planning. We will meet the rest of the pack at the safe house in two hours"
With that, they left the room, with Sean in tow, to make calls and get the pack organized.
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The safe house is in a storage facility right outside of town. The concrete floors and beige windowless cinderblock walls are cold and leave an empty feeling in my stomach. I can't imagine staying here while Bill could be in danger. I estimate the size of the building to be about the same as two basketball courts. John and I organize medications, bandages, and suturing material into easy to get locations throughout the facility. Mats are placed in rows to one side, chairs are set up on another, and other provisions, food and water and such, are piled on shelves along the back wall. We organize triage areas that are color coded black, red, yellow, and green. Black is for those we can do nothing for, I feel the familiar heavy weight of dread fill the pit of my stomach as I consider the souls who may end up in that section. The red section is positioned on the mats in the middle of the room and is for those who will die in minutes without treatment. Yellow is also on mats near the red section. The green section is for those who can survive for hours without any treatment and is set up in the chairs. John and my attention will primarily be focused on the red group in the beginning while the others under John's direction will be spread out in all the groups offering support and managing cases until John or I can get to them.
We are as prepared as we can be. The teams will be rolling out at one, a little over two hours from now. My eyes scan over the crowded building. Children are playing tag between the set up chairs. Once things get busy, there is an area set aside for them with toys and sleeping mats, but for now, their parents are enjoying watching their innocent play, knowing they might not see them again. The youngest allowed to join the fight are in their late teens and early twenties. They are all grouped together near the provisions, punching each other's shoulders and laughing loudly. Sean is in the middle of this group. There are also a few older wolves, sitting quietly in the kid's area, contemplating the action surrounding them in the facility. Most of these will end up watching the children and helping with the triage after the battle.
My eyes settle on Bill in the middle of a jovial discussion with Stephen. Both seem to be in high spirits. Apparently battles are good for the psyche of my vampire. As his gaze meets mine, he thumps Stephen's back and heads my way. When he reaches me, he slides his arms around my waist, pulling my hips flush with his own and leaned down to lick the lobe of my ear. "I think we have done all we can for now, would you like to accompany me home for an hour or so?"
Bill is slowly grinding his hips into my jeans, so with a soft sigh I respond "And however shall we occupy our time, Mr. Davey?"
"I'll think of something, Dr. Harvey." Bill's grin promises a very wicked two hours.
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As Bill backs up the stairs in his home, his mouth firmly attaches to mine. His hands lightly caress my hips in an effort to guide me safely up into his room. At the top of the steps, he allows his hands to begin roaming over my body, gliding under my T-shirt to caress the smooth, hairless skin of my abdomen. As we reach his bedroom door, the shirt has been discarded two feet back and my belt is being pulled through the loops of my jeans.
When we enter the bedroom, a memory has me stepping back from Bill's embrace. "Um, wait, hold on a sec."
Crap, this man turns my head into mush.
I decide it will be easier to show Bill what I am after rather than try to articulate it at this point. I drop to my knees by the bed and grab the pile of magazines I found the other day. Finding what I am looking for doesn't take long. I have been thinking about that picture often since I first found it. I drop the magazine opened to page forty-nine on the bed, facing Bill. I look at him with a slight flush rising over my exposed chest while I anxiously wait for his reaction.
Bill studies the picture for a split second then glances at me before returning his attention to the picture. A content smile slowly spreads over his face. "You would like to try that?"