The Hunter's Warrior - Bryce Evans Page 0,2

are scary. All military looking but human. They still look scary though.”

Leo could tell Archie was in pain. Even though he was a shifter, he was losing a lot of blood with Raven’s sword embedded in his leg. He pulled his sister to the side. “He’s bleeding out and won't be much use to us if he dies, sis.”

“And?”

“And we can use him. Send him back into the game but this time he calls us with all the information relayed to him,” Leo insisted. “You know and I know that once he’s out of the picture, they will change their plans again and we are back to waiting for another opportunity.”

He watched as Raven closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Her brother whispered, “Let me handle this part, okay?”

“Okay,” she whispered.

“Oh...wow. I can’t believe you gave in so early. Great,” Leo said, walking over to Archie.

He narrowed his eyes at the shifter. Leo was ready for a break. He had been on assignment for a month and it was time to go home for a rest. Even Raven wanted to go home. New Hope was their first real home now that the Death Hunters were allowed to buy property and mate. He knew his sister couldn’t care less about the mating part but having a place that they could call home was exactly what they both needed. And no matter what, Raven was going to have friends if he had to pay someone to act like they liked her. She wanted friends, but never in a million years would she admit to it.

His sister was a tough nut and she loved him. He got to see the real Raven. The one she kept hidden thinking she would be safe. She didn’t understand that lots of people wanted to be her friend, but they were either scared of her or gave up trying. She never once gave up on him and he would never abandon his sister. Each other was all they had left in the world, except the Death Hunters.

“Listen, Archie. I’m going to make a deal with you, but I will say this, I’m not going to be held responsible if you say no. My sister is going to rip you to shreds if you don’t and, man, she’s the best tracker the Death Hunters have. If you run, there isn’t a hole deep enough to hide where she can’t find you. Let me be crystal clear about this. Because she will find you and she will make you suffer. I can’t even look at your face, dude. She messed you up and she wasn’t even pissed yet. Understand?”

Leo watched as Archie reached up and ran his fingers over his face. It was a terrible mess and scary looking. He would scare children if he got around them. Archie glanced at Raven who was filing her fingernails, not even giving them a thought. Until her middle finger claw flipped outward. The crooked one.

“Okay, deal, deal.” Archie shook as he stared at her middle claw.

“When Boris calls, you call us and tell us what he says and where he will meet you. Easy peasy. You get to live to be your miserable self another day or you get the claw.” Leo turned toward his sister, who for good measure, stuck her hands out and hissed at him. The middle claw was all he could see and that was all he needed to see to comply.

“Give me your number,” Archie cried. “Just tell her to put it away, put it away.” Leo bit his jaw to stop from laughing because Raven continued to flip it out and in. This was a great ending to this job. His alpha would be pleased. And that was a job well done in Leo’s opinion.

Chapter Two

Lennox and Cosmo laughed as Leo told them the claw story.

“So, you gave him the middle claw? Told you that was wicked,” Lennox Bartley, her alpha asked.

“Yep, it works every time. Who thought that a claw could get that kind of response?” Raven said, smiling. “Plus, he ripped my new jeans.” Raven dropped a receipt on the alpha’s desk.

“What’s this?” Lennox asked, picking up the paper.

Raven turned and pointed at the rip in her jeans. “That was done on the job. I want to be reimbursed for them. I’m tired of trying to fit in and buying clothes to do that then they get damaged.”

Lennox walked behind his desk. He grabbed a pen and pulled out his checkbook.