An Alpha's Tempest (Water Bear Shifters 4) Read Online Free Page A
Author: Sloane Meyers
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small, private aircraft. The plan was for them to spend several days in Kodiak, and then Ben would fly them home. Having two guys around with a pilot’s license definitely came in handy at times.
“Come on in, guys. Nice to see you, Neal and Ryker. It’s been a while,” Ben said.
Neal reached out to give Ben a hearty one-armed hug, adding a few slaps on the back in for good measure. Ryker followed suit moments later. Neal was the alpha of the Northern Lights Clan, and he was no stranger to dealing with threats to his clan. A few years ago, he had won the respect of all the Arctic Clans when he defeated the Blizzards, a clan that had been on the warpath with the intent to completely take over any bear shifters standing in their way. Ryker was Neal’s right-hand man, and had been the main point of contact between the panda shifters and the Northern Lights Clan.
“Good to see you, too, Ben,” Neal said, looking around. “Good to see all of you. I can’t thank you enough for agreeing to meet with us on such short notice.”
“Our pleasure,” Ace said, settling into the couch and kicking off his shoes. “I just wish the meeting was for happier reasons. Does anyone have any new information?”
Ben held up his hands. “Wait just a minute—first things first. Before we start talking shop, does anyone want a beer?”
Neal and Ryker said they’d love a beer, and Ace said he didn’t want to be left out if everyone else was drinking. After a few minutes of gathering beers and snacks, the group finally settled in around Ben’s coffee table to get down to business.
“We haven’t necessarily made any big progress,” Ryker said, rubbing his forehead with the back of his palm. “But we did discover some interesting information. Our clan member, Eric, has been keeping an eye on the old warehouse near us that the scientists used to use as a headquarters, before they realized the location had been compromised. Things there had been pretty quiet for some time, but over the last couple of weeks, several people have been coming through. From what Eric can tell, they’re new hires that the scientists are putting to work in labs.”
Ben leaned forward in his armchair. “So, you think if we could track one of these new hires, they might lead us to the scientists?”
“It’s not quite that simple,” Neal said. “The scientists are being very careful to move the new hires around in a random pattern. They’re bouncing them around from city to city, and moving them at night so it’s harder to keep an eye on things. They’ve taken great pains to keep the new hires away from wherever their main hub is, as far as we can tell.”
“Right,” Ryker agreed. “We’ve been trying to follow the new hires, but we always seem to lose them at one point or another. The scientists know they’re being watched, and they’re very good at eliminating any clues to where they are. The good news, though, is that the stream of new hires seems to be fairly steady. So if we keep trying, and can figure out their game, there’s a possibility that we’ll eventually be able to actually track one of these people to their end workstation.”
Ace frowned. “Are they really that hard to track? Surely with all of the bear shifters in Alaska, we should be able to keep tabs on at least one or two of these employees.”
Neal shrugged. “Well, to answer your question—yes, they are really that hard to track. The scientists are good at this game, and they have a lot of technology at their disposal to help erase any trail they leave behind. But, you’re also right that we’ve got pretty much all the bear shifters in Alaska on our side with this endeavor. We all want to see the threat of the scientists ended. Ryker and I have been discussing this, and we think our best shot at following one of these new employees is to somehow get an organized network of shifters keeping an eye out throughout the entire state. Eric will do his best to get a
“Come on in, guys. Nice to see you, Neal and Ryker. It’s been a while,” Ben said.
Neal reached out to give Ben a hearty one-armed hug, adding a few slaps on the back in for good measure. Ryker followed suit moments later. Neal was the alpha of the Northern Lights Clan, and he was no stranger to dealing with threats to his clan. A few years ago, he had won the respect of all the Arctic Clans when he defeated the Blizzards, a clan that had been on the warpath with the intent to completely take over any bear shifters standing in their way. Ryker was Neal’s right-hand man, and had been the main point of contact between the panda shifters and the Northern Lights Clan.
“Good to see you, too, Ben,” Neal said, looking around. “Good to see all of you. I can’t thank you enough for agreeing to meet with us on such short notice.”
“Our pleasure,” Ace said, settling into the couch and kicking off his shoes. “I just wish the meeting was for happier reasons. Does anyone have any new information?”
Ben held up his hands. “Wait just a minute—first things first. Before we start talking shop, does anyone want a beer?”
Neal and Ryker said they’d love a beer, and Ace said he didn’t want to be left out if everyone else was drinking. After a few minutes of gathering beers and snacks, the group finally settled in around Ben’s coffee table to get down to business.
“We haven’t necessarily made any big progress,” Ryker said, rubbing his forehead with the back of his palm. “But we did discover some interesting information. Our clan member, Eric, has been keeping an eye on the old warehouse near us that the scientists used to use as a headquarters, before they realized the location had been compromised. Things there had been pretty quiet for some time, but over the last couple of weeks, several people have been coming through. From what Eric can tell, they’re new hires that the scientists are putting to work in labs.”
Ben leaned forward in his armchair. “So, you think if we could track one of these new hires, they might lead us to the scientists?”
“It’s not quite that simple,” Neal said. “The scientists are being very careful to move the new hires around in a random pattern. They’re bouncing them around from city to city, and moving them at night so it’s harder to keep an eye on things. They’ve taken great pains to keep the new hires away from wherever their main hub is, as far as we can tell.”
“Right,” Ryker agreed. “We’ve been trying to follow the new hires, but we always seem to lose them at one point or another. The scientists know they’re being watched, and they’re very good at eliminating any clues to where they are. The good news, though, is that the stream of new hires seems to be fairly steady. So if we keep trying, and can figure out their game, there’s a possibility that we’ll eventually be able to actually track one of these people to their end workstation.”
Ace frowned. “Are they really that hard to track? Surely with all of the bear shifters in Alaska, we should be able to keep tabs on at least one or two of these employees.”
Neal shrugged. “Well, to answer your question—yes, they are really that hard to track. The scientists are good at this game, and they have a lot of technology at their disposal to help erase any trail they leave behind. But, you’re also right that we’ve got pretty much all the bear shifters in Alaska on our side with this endeavor. We all want to see the threat of the scientists ended. Ryker and I have been discussing this, and we think our best shot at following one of these new employees is to somehow get an organized network of shifters keeping an eye out throughout the entire state. Eric will do his best to get a
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