  SASHA POV
  &quot;All right, ladies, our target s cave is in that mountain,&quot; Zoe announces, pointing out her window. &quot;I m going to put us down in that cute little runway-shaped valley the next mountain over. Make sure you re properly strapped in and you re wearing your parachutes.&quot;
  I groan and curl more tightly into my seat, tucking my head to prevent view of the windows. I can t bear to watch when Zoe makes daredevil landings like this.
  &quot;Zoe, you know I trust you with my life, but is there any chance we could land somewhere less…scary looking?&quot; Rika inquires. From the sound of her voice, she s more anxious than I am.
  &quot;Nope. This place is perfect. Just make sure you ve got our stealth cloaking mechanism ready to go, and keep tabs on our lycan friends.&quot;
  &quot;They haven t done anything remotely exciting for a couple of hours. It s like 2am ther

  A/N--Content Warning. I decided to let Xander talk, and he s a bit of a potty mouth. If you re not interested in reading a good deal more than the usual amount of cursing, it might be wise to skip this chapter. I apologize for any inconvenience, and thank you all for your ongoing support!
  XANDER POV
  &quot;Drake, man, c mon. You gotta get up, or you gon  be late for work,&quot; Callum nags Drake, pounding on his bedroom door. Normally I m the one who sleeps through three alarms, not Drake. This Nikki chick s got him twisted, and I ain t here for it.
  On the other side of his closed door, Drake groans and mumbles sleep gibberish.
  &quot;I know it Sunday, man, but they got the new rollout of that software update and we gotta be online to run the online chat assistant to help customers adjust. Boss told us Friday this was happenin !&quot; Callum continues.
  Ugh, enough is enough. &q

  RIKA POV
  &quot;Sasha, seriously, that was incredible. Did you have all that back story made up beforehand, or did you improvise it on the spot?&quot; Zoe gushes as we load ourselves, our feline comrade, and our necessary supplies into the SUV.
  &quot;I was developing it on the drive back from Sherwood forest,&quot; Sasha mutters. &quot;Please, leave it. I don t want to be congratulated for being a terrible person.&quot;
  &quot;No one is congratulating you for being a terrible person,&quot; I huff. &quot;I m congratulating you for being damn good at your job and for helping me make sure that wire-tap virus works the way I intended it to.&quot;
  &quot;And does it ever!&quot; Zoe chirps, hopping into the driver s seat. I won t set up my whole kit again until we get into our plane, but I have a souped-up tablet on my lap to keep an eye on the lycans and one earbud in. &quot;I m always

SASHA POV
  &quot;All right, ladies, our target s cave is in that mountain,&quot; Zoe announces, pointing out her window. &quot;I m going to put us down in that cute little runway-shaped valley the next mountain over. Make sure you re properly strapped in and you re wearing your parachutes.&quot;
  I groan and curl more tightly into my seat, tucking my head to prevent view of the windows. I can t bear to watch when Zoe makes daredevil landings like this.
  &quot;Zoe, you know I trust you with my life, but is there any chance we could land somewhere less…scary looking?&quot; Rika inquires. From the sound of her voice, she s more anxious than I am.
  &quot;Nope. This place is perfect. Just make sure you ve got our stealth cloaking mechanism ready to go, and keep tabs on our lycan friends.&quot;
  &quot;They haven t done anything remotely exciting for a couple of hours. It s like 2am there. Even Drake put his phone up and went to bed.&quot;
  I flinch at the mention of Drake and hop

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