Page 34 of Wolf Bound

“Right.”

“You know, I should call Heath, and get his approval before I take you with me. It’ll take us two hours to get there.”

“Alright.”

She called Heath and put it on speakerphone. “I’m taking Fisher with me on a trip to try and catch the kidnappers. Will you okay it?”

“Yes, but if he’s feeling any pain, call me about it and Shawn can return him home. He’ll take his own vehicle for that reason.”

“Okay, that sounds good.”

Fisher smiled and headed into the kitchen. “I’m going to make us a couple of thermoses of coffee.”

She joined him and picked up his phone off the dining table. “I’m going to add a tracking app between our phones since you’re going with me and I’m responsible for you.”

He smiled, so glad he was going with her. He thought what better way to learn how they handled a mission than to be with them when they did it. He was determined to prove he had what it took to be a special agent too.

“If you have trouble and start feeling any pain because of your injuries, Shawn will take you home. He’s driving his own vehicle just in case. Everett and Demetria have their own vehicle also,” Kira said. “Demetria just texted me that Brock and Aaron are going with Tanner in his pickup truck. They’re meeting us at the gas station. I’ll be leading the way because I was in charge of the case even though I’m newer at the job than Everett and Demetria who had been two of the first special agents on the force. I just hope we can capture the kidnappers and not have to deal with the local law enforcement in the small Colorado town.”

“Yeah, I agree.” Then he grabbed their bags, and they headed out to her car. He loaded them in the trunk, while she brought the thermoses of coffee out with her and then he locked up the house.

“So what made you join the USF?” Fisher asked as they got into her car and drove to Yuma Town.

“Well, I was nearly kidnapped as a young girl.”

“Vaughn mentioned it to me. He said the men paid the consequences for their actions.”

“They did. I…bit the one. It was the only way for me to get away from them.”

“So they were human.”

“Yes.” She explained in more detail how it had happened.

“So the men hanged themselves.”

“Yes, and when the police learned of it, they were glad to finally discover that they were the ones who had perpetrated so many child abductions. I…I was the only one who ever managed to escape them.”

“Then what you did was the right thing to do. And the men who went after the kidnappers did the right thing. Is that why you joined the USF?”

“I was a homicide detective for years, but when I ran into Demetria and Everett on a job they were doing that had to do with a murder case I was investigating, they told me about the USF. They convinced me to apply to Martin for a job and I was thrilled to be hired on to help our kind and at the same time take down rogues who could hurt anyone—humans or shifters alike.”

“I understand. So if we catch the kidnappers, then what?” Fisher asked.

“We’ll take them into custody, and they’ll either be terminated or imprisoned. Which is a good thing for the safety of any child they might kidnap. You never know when one of these incidents could result in the death of the child. The JAG headquarters is in Houston, so they’ll be transported there where the jaguars will determine their fate.”

“Okay good. Thanks for taking me with you.”

She smiled at him. “I knew you wanted to work with me to take these guys down. Not because you want revenge, but because you want to be with me. No way did I want to leave you behind, unless you begin to hurt too much. Besides, this way you can learn the ropes, like on-the-job training. And we can get to know each other better.”

“That sure works for me. Do you have any siblings?”

“No. But my parents live in Loveland, Colorado, which is north of Denver.”

“Are you going to see them for the holidays?”

“If we can capture these guys, then yes, for Thanksgiving. Christmas too, if I don’t have another emergency case to handle. If we’re still chasing after them, I probably won’t have a chance.”

“What do your parents think of the job you’re doing now?”

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