Chapter 162
Max stared at me for a while before glancing at Celena and sighing before turning back to me “Then get
started”
Jacob
We were sitting in the Ethan’s office and had been for hours, discussing strategies and trying to get all of our information together to see what was and wasn’t possible. Lily, Ethan, Adrian, Nate, Xavier, Ren, the twins, Brett, Max, Keith, Patrick even Alan and Whitney were all gathered trying to come up with a solid plan. We had the location of their base, a faint idea of their numbers and their weaponry but not much. Brett said most of that information was classified, even the weapons, they only used the major ones in big battles and they
haven’t had ones for a while.
I sighed and ran a hand through my hair, thinking of Celena. it has been a full day since the accident and she was still unresponsive, letting out the occasional whimper that tore my heart out. Miranda was helping make the process as painless as possible, but I still felt restless. I needed my mate, I needed to make sure she was
alright.
I looked over to where Max was sitting on his laptop still trying to hack into their database. Brett had given
him all that he knew and though Max said it was possible he admitted that it was hard. Unfortunately
hacking wasn’t as easy as the movies made it to be, even if one was a genius like Max was.
“we have to find protection for the pack house” Ethan stated, sighing. “If this is going to end up in a war, we
can’t leave like we did with the rogues. We could afford to leave wolves home then, but this is going to need
the most wolves willing to fight.”
“What do you suggest?” Adrian asked, looking up at Ethan. Ethan opened his mouth and just shook his head.
“I have no idea” He said
“Why don’t we hire help?” Whitney asked. She was lying with her legs thrown over Zack’s legs, and a paper in
her hands. She looked up as she asked. “Some packs do that”
“You mean witches” Xavier stated “Hiring witches to place wards on the house? It’s dangerous, not all witches and wizards are good. Some will screw you over.”
“But what if we hire one that already has packs they have protected.” Whitney responded. “I’m not saying we hire an amateur, I’m saying an actual witch that has been through this type of battle.”
“This is actually a good idea” Lily said as she where she had been pouring over papers. “It needs research and asking around. It’ll take a while, but if we can manage to get a good witch or wizard to place wards over the pack house, that’s one worry gone. We won’t leave them alone” Lily stated when she saw Xavier about to object “Of course we won’t. One of us has to stay behind with them to keep an eye on them. But this isn’t the first time packs have hired witches or wizards. There has to be some good ones.”
“I don’t trust someone not from the pack with its protection” Ethan stated with a frown “Look into this, if you manage to find enough stuff to convince me then we have a deal” the finality of which he spoke reminded me that he was an alpha. It was easy to forget considering how easy-going and open-minded this pack was.
“Now we need to discuss another matter” I said “Weapons. If Max isn’t able to hack their system we need to assume the worst. Brett said they were experimenting” I looked over at Brett who nodded “Which means
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they’re aiming to find a fatal weakness. We need something to fight them with”
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“I can work on some stuff” Lily said “It won’t be easy considering we have no idea what they actually have. So maybe if i work on things to just aid us in battle like the scent spray instead of bullets it would help us more.”
I nodded and looked over at Max “How’s it going there Max?”
“Slow” Max stated tonelessly “They’re well-protected. But I’ll still do it.” he didn’t look up from his computer screen as he said it, glaring at it as though that would make it work as he typed.
“Get your coffee refilled then everyone” Nate said “I’m guessing this is going to be a long night.”
Max
It was three AM and I was still working, trying to hack the hunter’s main database. I had put my earphones one three hours ago, blasting loud music because it helped me focus. Most of the others were asleep in different positions around the office. The ones still awake were Brett, Jacob, Lily, Ethan, and Xavier.
I was exhausted, the numbers and letters starting to blur in front of my eyes so I decided to get up and get
another cup of coffee. No one looked up upon my departure, considering this was my 5th cup this evening,
they knew where I was headed. I hurriedly poured another cup of coffee and went back to my laptop, putting
it down and putting my earphones back on and getting ready to start again when I realized something I
hadn’t even thought of. Something I hadn’t tried yet. I immediately put my cup aside and started typing as
fast as I could, hoping that was it, that that was the way in.
It was another half hour before I did it
I watched as file by file started showing up on the screen. All their data, I had did it. Just as I was about to
talk and tell them I noticed something
Experimental Trials
I opened it immediately, knowing that Celena was captive and used for experimentation and hoping I’d know
what they did to her.
I got more than I bargained for.
