Chapter131: In the Presence of True Mates

*Gene* I’m glad to be done talking to Skullmark, that idiot who’s currently doing my bidding to get rid of Alpha Eli. Of course, he doesn’t realize that as soon as he’s done with his assignment, I’ll be getting rid of him next. I’m positively surrounded by morons. I move a bit to stretch out my leg and hit my head on the bottom of my desk. “Ouch,” I say out loud, then I quickly clasp my hand to my mouth to shut myself up. No one must know where I am! I’m not sure how long I can manage to hide down here. It’s dark, and it’s a tight fit, and I might need to use the restroom soon. And I’m starting to get hungry. Just as I get up the nerve to push my desk chair back and climb out from underneath my desk, I hear some noises on the west side of the room. ‘Good Goddess!’ I think. ‘That’s the side with the passage entrance! If she’s on the loose, that’s where she’ll be headed next!’ It’s too late to block her off since I’m already hearing her rustling like a little rat on the other side of the