Read Online Alpha Pack 02 - Savage Awakening by J.D. Tyler - Free Book Online

officer and the dark jeans and shirt she wore, there was a better than average chance that she would get caught. She was only human, armed with nothing but stealth and maybe some luck. The team, with their super-senses, might very well detect her presence and make her stay behind, something she couldn’t allow to happen.
    Using one of the compound’s SUVs as cover, she peered around the back end and studied the hulking shapes of several vehicles in the dim light coming from a wall fixture far across the vast space. Among them she counted two private jets, three SUVs, a couple of motorcycles, and several cars and trucks that she suspected were owned by the team members. The crowning glory was the three big Hueys at the far end, situated under a roof hatch that would open to allow them to take off.
    The main problems were not knowing which mode of transportation they’d take, and how she’d manage to stow away and hide.
    From the corner of her eye, she saw a faint glow.Startled, she whipped her head around to watch as a ball of neon blue light grew brighter, larger. Edging backward, she gaped as the ball shimmered into the form of a man—or rather, Sariel.
    Crouching, he grinned at her, his beautiful wings spread. “Hello.”
    “All right, that’s going to take some getting used to. What are you doing here?”
    “Establishing myself as your partner in crime, of course.”
    She appreciated the irony, considering. “Hey, that’s nice of you, but I don’t want you to get in hot water with Nick.”
    The man looked alarmed. “He would wish me to
bathe
with him as punishment for assisting you?”
    “No.” Rowan choked, not quite stifling a laugh. “‘Hot water’ means to get in trouble.”
    “Oh.” He waved a hand. “That doesn’t concern me. What can he do to
me
, after all?”
    She studied him thoughtfully. “True. But why do you want to help me?”
    Amber eyes returned her gaze in the darkness, turned sad. “Because if I had anyone who loved me as much as you love your Micah, I’d want her to come for me.”
    Aw, shit. Sudden moisture stung her eyes and she blinked it away rapidly. Reaching out, she touched his face. This gentle being’s words and that simple act forged the beginnings of a real friendship. She felt it to her soul. “That’s a good enough reason for me. So, how can you get me past the wolf squad?”
    “Simple. I’m going to cloak your presence and you’ll accompany them without them even knowing!”
    “How?”
    He shrugged. “An easy invisibility spell that even the youngest of Fae children can perform. Causes quite a ruckus around the palace, I can tell you.”
    Picturing it made her snicker. Good thing human kids couldn’t do that trick. “Okay. If you work your magic on me, how long will it last?”
    “The farther you travel from the source—me—the weaker the spell will become until it fades altogether and you’re revealed. No matter where you are, though, it will only last a few hours at most.”
    “I’m impressed.” She thought about it. “I think that’ll work. By the time it wears off it’ll be too late for them to bring me back here. I hope.”
    “That’s the idea.”
    Staring at her intently, Sariel laid a hand on top of her head and uttered a soft incantation in a language she didn’t understand. After a few seconds he released her, apparently happy. “Is that all?” she asked.
    “Yes. I can see and hear you, but nobody else will for a while.”
    At that moment, the hangar door slid open with a loud screech and multiple male voices echoed in the cavernous space. The moment of truth was at hand, and she would have been lying if she’d said she wasn’t nervous. The noises of the men preparing to leave, opening more doors and gathering equipment, reached her ears. Hesitating, she glanced at her new friend.
    “Go on,” he urged. “Before it’s too late.”
    “You sure this will work?” A stupid question to ask a magical fairy, maybe, but