Chapter 11


    My wolf wasn''t sold on this being a great idea. But I wouldn''t be diverted. Even if I couldn''t take out the


    worst one, if I got his beta, I would still call it a win.


    The stable door creaked and I tiptoed over there. There were no animals inside, probably hard to keep


    them in this weather. But, there was still plenty of fresh straw piled around. I walked to one of the piles,


    moving the straw around, judging my chances when I spied adder out of the corner of my eye. I tilted


    my head back to study this new area. It was cramped, I would barely be able to fit up there, but there


    was no way in hell Javier would be able to squeeze into such a tiny area.


    How much time had passed? I nced over my shoulder. I hadn''t heard him howl, the announcement


    of his hunt, but could the screaming wind have stolen it? I shivered and put my frozen toes on the first


    rung, pulling myself and the sheet behind me. I got to the top and squinted. It was going to be an even


    tighter fit than I''d thought. I scrambled up thest little bit and huddled in the eave, as far back as I


    could get without squeezing myself to death. It was a bit hard to breathe, but there was no way the wolf


    would be able to find me up here, and even if he did, he couldn''t reach me.


    The win was mine.


    What was even better, from this angle there was a tiny gush of air, and when I turned to find it, I found a


    tiny hole that gave me a great view of the path leading up to my sanctuary. I even could see part of the


    entry of the castle. Once Javier started, I''d be able to see him, but there was no way he could see me.


    How would he kill the beta? Would he tie him up and break his neck? Or would he do something far


    better? That man needed to suffer for what he''d done. I didn''t want him to have an easy death and his


    Alpha? Oh, he needed to have the most painful death of all.


    A sh out in the snow drew my ears. Scarlet hair that reminded me of blood. Hair I''d only seen on the


    head of one person, one monster. I was seeing things. He couldn''t be here. The whole ce was


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    surrounded by some magic barrier.


    Javier strode out of the castle naked as could be, and as a man. Odd, I''d have expected him to go after


    me like a wolf. No matter, I was going to win. If he wanted to handicap himself? So be it. Javier tilted


    his head back and screamed in what resembled a howl before insaneughter spilled from his lips. "I''m


    He turned around, studying thendscape. I couldn''t tell if he was trying to use his human scents, but


    he scanned every direction before taking off on a path that would lead him straight to me. He got


    several yards and crouched down, touching the snow with his bare hand and bringing it to his mouth


    where he licked at it. A smile blossomed across his face, and the monster traveled closer to me.


    I held my breath, even though it was impossible for him to hear me from here. He wandered to the


    bushes, running a hand through them before cocking his head and staring up at the trees around him.


    Thank Goddess I hadn''t tried to hide there.


    He turned his back on me and headed up the other path.


    This was it. While he was wandering away I needed to get down and back to the castle.


    This game was mine.