Page 75 of Wolf Bound

“Reggie and he will be incarcerated. What did you think would happen once we caught you? You could just continue to do this and get away with it?” Kira was irate. These men had no conscience. They were destroying lives, impacting on them in a way that could never be undone.

Oscar didn’t say anything for a long time, just kept driving. They weren’t going to Houston, but someplace way out in the country. Then they finally arrived at a desolate cabin. “You’re going to call whoever has got my cousin and tell them that they have to drop him off with bus money to a place I designate.”

Then he parked Kira’s car and got out. He opened the door for Kira and told the boy to get out. “Kid, you’re not going anywhere. We’re too far out for anyone to ever find you. So you will stay here until they release my cousin and then you can go home to your parents.”

Then he opened the door for Fisher to exit the vehicle. “All of us are going inside.”

Once they were inside the dusty cabin, Oscar made Fisher sit on a chair, then he moved another one with its back to Fisher’s and made Kira sit there.

He brought out some rope and began to wrap it around the two of them.

Kira sure hoped they could get themselves out of this mess without anyone having to rescue them. Two times on one mission? Martin might want to fire her this time!

After Oscar had tied them up sufficiently, he made the boy sit on another chair. Then he got Kira’s phone and said, “Unlock it.”

“Hold it up to my face.” If she could just get a cryptic message to Demetria, maybe she would realize that they had been taken hostage.

Oscar did, and then he searched her contacts. “Who has my cousin?”

“Demetria Anderson,” she said.

“You tell her to put Royce on a bus at Trinidad and take it to Colorado City.”

“Alright.”

“You tell her I have you and your boyfriend and another kid, so don’t try any funny business.”

“Alright.”

He called the number and held the phone up to her face.

“Hello?” Demetria said.

“Hi, Oscar took Fisher and me and another boy hostage.” At least Kira didn’t have to be cryptic about it.

There was dead silence on the other end.

“Hello?” Kira knew Demetria was on Bluetooth and that Everett had heard what was going on. Royce too. He was probably grinning his fool head off. “He wants Royce put on a bus in Trinidad and sent to Colorado City.”

“How do we have any guarantee that the three of you will be alright?” Demetria asked.

“You don’t. If any of you meet at the bus station or follow him, I’ll end the three of them. Desperate men take desperate measures. You’ve probably heard of that before, right?” Oscar said.

“How will you know we’ve put Royce on a bus at the location you indicated?” Demetria asked.

“You give him a burner phone and he can call me when he leaves and when he reaches his destination.”

“And our people and the boy?” Demetria asked.

“Once I know my cousin is free and not in your custody again, I’ll tell you where your friends and the boy are, and you can come and get them. No one rides on the bus with Royce. I can smell you like you can smell me. And you know I’m armed with a couple of guns.”

“Alright. I’ve got to check the bus schedule for times of departure,” Demetria said.

“Call back when you have the information. And I want Royce to call me on the burner phone when you get him one.”

“Alright. Call you back as soon as we have the information.” Demetria sounded calm and Kira loved that about her.

It helped to keep a situation like this less emotional and keep the rogue shifter from getting more riled up. Then Oscar ended the call.

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