Текст книги "True"
Автор книги: Laurann Dohner
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“More details are coming in.” She used her free hand to point to her earpiece. “We think they came from Fuller Prison. We had two human males from there who checked in at the gate and they are the only strangers. We located their van but not them. The human you caught…” She paused and glanced down at Jeanie before lowering her voice. “Um, he was impossible to identify easily from the photo taken at the scene and sent to Security, with so much facial damage. We have footage from surveillance we need you to see, of those males entering Homeland, since you saw both of them.”
“Darkness allowed the other male to escape?”
Breeze winced. “I wouldn’t say he allowed to him. He’s kind of pissed, judging from the ranting I heard in my ear. One second he had the scent and was closing ground, the next it just seemed to disappear after the male crossed one of our roads. He and the other males who came to assist couldn’t pick up the scent again.”
A killing rage tightened his chest again as he glanced down at Jeanie. She blinked up at him but some of her fear had eased. He bent closer, staring into her pretty eyes.
“Are you okay?”
She blinked once.
“Tell me again so I can be sure. Blink twice now if you’re really all right.”
She blinked twice.
“I need to do something but I’ll be back soon. Is that okay? One for yes, two for no.”
She blinked once.
He didn’t want to leave her. It went against his instincts but the blond was out there free. He needed to be found. Jeanie would be at risk until he was captured.
“I have dozens of males flooding Medical.” Breeze seemed to read his mind. “They are concerned about Slash and horrified this happened. She’s totally safe here, True. That human would be torn apart if he dared enter this building in an attempt to get to her. This is the safest place at Homeland right now. Midnight is right here too.”
He lifted his gaze to seek out the other female. She gave him a tight smile. “I won’t leave her side. Like glue, okay? I know how much she means to you. I’ll piss down my leg before I even take a potty break. Swear.”
“Geez,” Dr. Harris muttered. “I’ll hand you a bedpan if you need to go.” He studied the monitor. “She appears stable. I need a full blood panel.”
True gazed down at Jeanie. “I’ll be back soon.” He brushed a kiss on her forehead and she closed her eyes. He spun away before he could change his mind, shooting Midnight a worried look.
“Like superglue,” she swore. “The strong shit that sticks your fingers together when you aren’t careful and tears off skin when you force them apart.”
Chapter Fifteen
“Calm down,” Fury demanded, grabbing True’s arms and forcing him to hold his gaze. “We’ll find the human who got away and we’ll discover why they tried to take her.”
Justice entered the room in just a pair of boxers and his hair wasn’t brushed. He snarled, “How the hell did this happen?”
True jerked out of Fury’s hold. “Tim is behind this. I’ll kill him for what they did to her.”
“I didn’t do this!” Tim stormed into the room in just a pair of sweats, his boots untied as if he’d just shoved them on. “I’ve been here the entire time. I didn’t bother to drive home but instead just crashed on my couch in the office we use. I got woken when Flame rushed in to tell me what was going on. I had dinner with him and I had a few too many drinks so I planned to stay at Homeland. I don’t drive drunk.”
True tried to reach the male to hit him for lying but Fury got between them. “Stop.”
“Tim is telling the truth.” Flame stood behind the human. “I offered to allow him to sleep on my couch but he insisted on sleeping it off in the office. He had four bourbons with dinner and was unsteady on his feet. I escorted him there and he hasn’t left. I decided to work out in the gym before bed and that’s when I heard the security alert. Tim was exactly where I’d left him.”
True stared at Flame, knowing he spoke honestly. He turned his focus on Tim. The male looked unusually untidy and his eyes were red. The smell of strong alcohol reached him. He tried to think rationally. “You didn’t order any of the task force members to take Jeanie?”
“No.” Tim half stumbled over to a couch and collapsed on it, cursing. “I told you I wouldn’t try to take her and I keep my word.” He rubbed his head. “Someone please get me coffee. Tons of it.” He looked at Justice. “It wasn’t my men who did this. How the hell did someone get past Security?”
Breeze rushed into the room. “Two human guards from Fuller signed in at the front gate at eight o’clock, stating they were here to pick up medical supplies for their clinic. No one wanted to call Dr. Harris at that hour just to verify the order. They do come once a month to resupply. They were just a week early and the hour was later than normal but Smiley didn’t think anything of it. They had the right paperwork. The guards inspected the van but didn’t see anything out of order. That was the only traffic in or out this evening.”
“No one escorted them to Medical?” Fury growled.
Breeze shook her head. “We trusted them, being from Fuller. The human guards weren’t ones Smiley knew but he figured they were just night-shift workers. He knows the day-shift ones. They didn’t act suspicious.”
“Son of a bitch,” Justice cursed. “Are we sure the other human is not hiding somewhere on Homeland? Why hasn’t he been located yet?”
“Every Species is still searching but have found no trace of him. The van is still parked at Medical so he couldn’t have gotten far,” Flame announced. “We woke up everyone to alert them to what happened. None of ours are injured or missing. All Species have been accounted for.”
“There’s no way that human can get off Homeland without being detected,” Justice declared.
“Are we even sure they were from Fuller? What if they stole a van and uniforms?” Tim got up, almost tripped on his loose shoelaces on his way to Justice’s desk, and yanked up the phone. “I’ll call them to check if they are missing anything.”
“They were from Fuller.” Smiley kept by the door. “I inspected the paperwork myself. The van was the one they always use too. It has an oil leak and I know it well.”
“The paperwork could have been forged.” Tim dialed.
“Scents can’t be,” Smiley protested. “We supply the paper and ink they use. It’s specially treated and that’s classified just for that purpose. They were from Fuller Prison with authentic paperwork that was recently printed. The ink was fresh.”
Tim gawked at him. “Does that go for the task team paper and ink too?”
“Yes,” Justice sighed, running a hand through his hair. “Why would Fuller send two males to kidnap the female?”
Tim slammed the phone down. “They aren’t answering. They should be.”
True wanted to howl in rage and barely refrained.
“Tim?” Fury glared at him. “Are you sure you didn’t order them to pick her up?”
“I didn’t. I mean, I did at first, but I canceled it.”
“What if they didn’t get the cancel order?” Breeze shifted her stance. “This could be a mistake.”
“They didn’t say they were here to pick up a prisoner,” Smiley reiterated. “Just medical supplies. If it was a miscommunication regarding Tim’s order, they would have shown different paperwork at the gate and stated they were here for a prisoner transfer.”
“Perhaps they’ve captured the other human.” Fury reached for one of the Security radios. “I’ll get an update on the search.”
Darkness stormed into the room. “It wasn’t one of ours.” He lifted a hand, showing blood on his knuckles. “I thought of our males at first, when I heard someone tried to take her. They caused a little trouble with True over the female. None of our males are involved in this.”
“Who did you suspect?” Breeze inched closer to him.
“Our numbers,” Darkness repeated. “The ones who have refused to take names.”
“It was two human males, Darkness,” True snarled. “They touched her, hurt her. They were inside my home. Only one escaped.”
Tim straightened his shoulders. “I’m going to be the asshole again and suggest that maybe this was some kind of escape attempt on her part.” He backed up behind Fury, staring at True from around him. “Don’t attack me but it needs to be said. What if she is guilty of using New Species for ransom and her partner bribed two males from Fuller to break into Homeland to get her free? There were other officers living down the hallway and they didn’t hear shit. In my experience women make a hell of a ruckus if they are being kidnapped.”
“It is something to consider,” Justice calmly stated, holding True’s glare. “We don’t know—”
True snarled. “No. You’re wrong. She was drugged too. She will tell us what happened when she is able. I did not want to leave her but Doc Harris said it will be hours until the drugs wear off and I am needed here. We must find those who mean her harm.”
The phone rang and Justice answered. He listened, thanked someone, and hung up. “Slash will be fine. The doctors gave him something to counteract the sedative. He was able to tell them that the two humans arrived at the dorm to transfer Shiver to Fuller. They had paperwork for it, wore the uniforms, and seemed legitimate.” His gaze slid to True. “She protested and repeatedly asked him to call you. They tranquilized him as he reached for his phone.”
Justice turned his head to pin Tim with a direct stare. “Forget your rescue attempt scenario. True is right. She was not a willing participant. They came to take her by force and we won’t know what happened after Slash went down until Jeanie can tell us. Maybe she overheard something they said and it will point to who is behind this.”
Breeze cleared her throat and frowned at Tim. “Did you verify that Fuller Prison got your cancel order? Perhaps they don’t know she is to stay here. That fits. If they came here to get a prisoner, too, of course they’d want her alive. I don’t understand why they’d knock Slash out but maybe our male frightened them when the female put up a protest. I can’t see him just standing there meekly if she began to struggle and the humans turned too aggressive. The Fuller guards do carry dart guns to handle unruly prisoners.”
“The darts used at Fuller aren’t strong enough to take down a Species male.” Darkness faced off against her.
She didn’t back down. “Obviously, they are now. You didn’t spend a lot of time at Mercile once you reached maturity and they sent you away but some of the technicians they hired were as big as our males. Many of those males are imprisoned at Fuller now. The guards keep strong darts for use on those captured humans when they become aggressive. They must have a new formula that is strong enough to disable us as well.”
“She has a point,” Flame agreed. “As we grew stronger the technicians they used to control us were changed out for males similar in size to the ones hired by the task force. They might need to be as heavily dosed as our people to keep them down. Whatever Fuller now has access to, it was strong enough to take down Slash.”
Tim jerked up the phone and placed another call. Seconds ticked by. “Fuller still isn’t answering. What the hell? They should pick up.” He disconnected and placed another call. “I’m assembling two teams to go over there.”
“I’m coming with you,” True stated.
“No.” Tim shook his head then spoke into the phone. “Trey? Assemble two teams ASAP and pick me up at Homeland. It looks as though Fuller Prison guards tried to grab Shiver and everyone here is up in arms. Fuller has gone dark. I can’t raise them for confirmation about any of this.” He slammed the receiver into the cradle and turned. “I’m going to put on my uniform and wait for them at the gate. We’ll call as soon as we know something.”
True blocked the door and fought the urge to punch the human in the face. “I’m going with you. I will know the other human when I see him. I will make him pay for touching Jeanie.”
“No.”
Justice got between them before violence could erupt. “We’re all going, Tim. That’s final. True won’t calm down until we know why his female was targeted and I want to know what the hell is going on at Fuller. They told the gate they were here for medical supplies but then darted one of my males and injected the female as well. Something is seriously wrong and I’m going to find out how this could be deemed acceptable by them because we all know it’s not.”
Breeze gripped True’s arm. “Breathe in and out. I’m sure you’ll get answers at Fuller. Jeanie will be well guarded and well cared for until you get back.”
“There are bad humans at Fuller. Why did they want to take my Jeanie? A female died there,” he reminded her.
Her mouth pursed in a tight line. “I’d forgotten about that.”
“It’s all I’m thinking of. I just want to kill all the humans responsible for harming my female and get back to Jeanie as fast as possible.”
Breeze released him. “You heard the man. Move your asses but get them covered first if you rushed from bed to make this meeting. We’ll assemble in ten minutes at the main gate.” Her voice lowered as she glanced down True’s body. “Grab a spare uniform and boots from your locker. We’ll scare the shit out those humans so they never forget proper protocols again.”
Chapter Sixteen
True couldn’t exit the SUV fast enough after it stopped at the front gates of Fuller Prison. No signs identified the location but tall concrete walls surrounded the property with barbed wire running along the top to add an additional five feet of height. Security cameras and bright lights made certain their presence was known.
Justice and Tim walked up to the camera directly in front of the double gates and Tim pressed a button to speak to the guard in charge. The camera moved, zooming in on them.
“What do you want?” It was a male voice that came out of the speaker.
“This is Tim Oberto with Justice North,” Tim declared. “Open up.”
“I’m sorry but I can’t do that. The warden ordered a full lockdown of the facility, sir. We’re not permitted to allow anyone entry.”
“Tell him we’re here, you idiot!” Tim shouted. He turned his head toward Justice. “Sorry. He must be new.”
“The warden is currently in DC at a conference until tomorrow, sir. You will need to call his cell phone and he’ll have to send me a message to void the lockdown if he agrees to let you inside.”
“Un…fucking…believable,” Trey muttered. He stepped closer. “Hey, moron, this is Justice North out here in case you aren’t looking at your monitor or lost the ability to hear my boss when he speaks. That means he’s higher ranking than the warden. Open the damn gates or losing your job is going to be the least of your troubles. I’ll personally kick your ass if you make us wait out here any longer.”
They didn’t open.
Justice snarled. “I demand you allow us inside right now or we’ll drive through the gates.” He motioned and the team of New Species surrounded him. They all glowered at the camera. “You don’t want that to happen. It will anger us even more.”
The buzz was loud as the locks disengaged. True rushed forward as soon as they opened wide enough to fit his body through. The teams followed him, staying closely grouped together. The courtyard was empty but a side door to the large building opened and a human in uniform rushed outside. Within seconds another human male followed. That one wore slacks, a dress shirt and was quite a bit older than the guard.
“Stop right there,” the gray-haired human called out.
“What is the meaning of this, Jeff?” Justice took the lead, facing off against the shorter male.
“We’re under lockdown, Mr. North. I apologize for Dill’s rudeness but we weren’t expecting you.”
“Why wasn’t someone answering the phone and what caused the lockdown order?”
The human remained quiet.
“Answer him,” Tim grunted.
The human looked ill at ease. “I’m not sure. That order came directly from the warden. It’s standard procedure to shut off the phones and cut contact with the outside world.” He patted his front pocket. “We’re only allowed to stand down from the alert when the warden calls me directly on my cell.”
True was impatient. “Why did your guards come after Jeanie?”
The male paled, glancing at him. “Um, who?”
“Jeanie Shiver,” Tim elaborated. “I placed a pick-up order on her but then canceled it. It seems two of your men entered Homeland under false pretenses and tried to take her by force. It was a big mistake and now the only guard we have in custody is dead and unable to answer questions. We’ve come to take the other one into custody and to find out why they deceived the gate guards at Homeland and discover who sent them.”
Jeff paled even more. “Um, well…”
“This is where the vehicle they drove was parked,” Smiley yelled from across the courtyard where he stood in an empty parking space. “This area scents of the same human males who were at Homeland. The oil on the ground scents of the same van that brought them to Medical.”
“We did send a team to pick up medical supplies,” Jeff admitted, “and a woman prisoner. I didn’t know her name. She didn’t have a file with her name.”
“Why the hell would your men lie to the gate guards at Homeland by saying they’d just come for medical supplies but then break into the men’s dorms to retrieve a prisoner?” Tim yelled. “They tranq’ed a New Species to nab her.”
Jeff backed up a few feet. “I didn’t know. I didn’t order that. I’m just the assistant warden.” He raised his hands in a defensive gesture. “We received official orders to print paperwork for the transport of a high-priority prisoner and to go into lockdown in preparation for receiving that transfer.”
True snarled, ready to tear the building and everyone in it apart. He’d sworn to keep her safe. He should have been there to protect her, yet he’d failed.
“That’s her male and he’s highly agitated. Your guards tried to take her from his home. One of them died during that attempt. Now, we’re here for the other one. Take us to him,” Justice demanded.
“The warden said—”
“I don’t give shit what the warden said,” Tim ground out. “Justice North just gave you an order. Lead us to the other man who was at Homeland or we’ll go in there ourselves and get him. It was a major fuckup. I’m personally going to come down here tomorrow and go over how you train your damn staff. You’re a bunch of idiots. I canceled the request for her transfer.”
Jeff sputtered. “This isn’t my fault.”
True grabbed the male before he could kill the impulse but he managed not to shake the life out of him. “Where is the human? Stop stalling!”
“True,” Fury growled. “Stop.”
He released the human with a shove and spun on the Species. “Why did they want Jeanie? Do you know a female died here?”
A motion in his peripheral vision drew his attention. Trey Roberts reacted faster than he did when the human guard pulled a weapon from the back of his waistband and pointed it at True. The task force team leader kicked out, slamming a boot into the man’s arm. The Fuller guard yelled as bone snapped.
“FUCK!” the guy screamed. “Why’d you do that? Ouch. Mother son of a fucker!”
“You were going to shoot him,” Trey accused.
“The warden said no one goes inside.” He dropped to his knees, cradling his damaged arm with his other hand. “My men won’t let you in. I told them to shoot if anyone attempted it.”
“Why would you do that, Dill?” Jeff gaped at him. “This is Justice North and the task force team. There is a group of New Species with them. Tell your men to stand down. They can’t shoot at them.”
The injured human glared at the assistant warden. “We’ve been ordered to keep the building secured. No offense, sir, but fuck you.”
“There was no high-priority prisoner transfer. There is no prisoner! This prison belongs to New Species. The lockdown is over when Justice North says it’s over!” Jeff turned his head and stared at Tim. He looked shaken. “Dill is in control of the other guards. I’ll tell them to stand down but I don’t know if they’ll listen to me.”
“They won’t do anything you say. You’re nothing but a pencil pusher and an ass kisser,” Dill wheezed. He glared at Trey. “You snapped my arm, asswipe.”
True growled. “They wouldn’t shoot us. It’s our prison.” He advanced on the building. He was going in there to get the guard who’d attacked Jeanie, even if he had to go through the humans who worked there to find him.
“Hold,” Justice demanded.
True ignored him, increasing his pace.
“Cover him!” Tim yelled.
The task force team spread out behind True. He heard the assistant warden issuing orders for the guards inside to stand down. He reached the closed door but it was locked. He snarled and shook the handle but it didn’t turn.
“Move,” Trey insisted.
He glanced back as Trey pulled his gun and pointed it at the lock. True stepped aside. The blast was loud as the male shot the lock three times. He reached for it but Trey shook his head.
“Let me go first. I’m wearing Kevlar.”
Darkness pushed his way forward. “So am I.” He didn’t ask before grabbing an assault rifle from one of the task force members. “We’ll go in together.”
Trey glanced at the weapon. “You know how to use that? I didn’t think you ever went on missions.”
Darkness grimly nodded. “Unfortunately I do know how to use it. I never miss what I aim at. I gave my word I’d take responsibility for the female and that also means assuring her safety by retrieving the male who tried to steal her.”
“There should be two more guards on duty.” Trey exchanged his clip for a new one. “That’s protocol to have three guards and one administrator each shift but who knows what the hell is going on. I think they tossed the damn rule book out the window today.” He made a hand motion to his team. “They’ll spread out behind us and encircle the building.”
Darkness held True’s gaze. “Stay behind me. Hit the ground if we end up in a battle. Remember your female will expect you to be there when she wakes and you need to be alive to do that.”
True didn’t like them going in first but the Species had a point. “Okay.”
“On the count,” Trey urged. “Three, two, one.”
He yanked open the door and rushed inside with Darkness on his heels. True followed and so did the rest of the task force team. The interior was a long hallway that led to a room where prisoners were processed. They passed a few locked doors, which were offices and supply closets. The double metal doors that led to the interior of the prison loomed ahead.
One guard faced off against them, blocking access to the doors. He was pale and his gun shook in his hand. “Stop!”
“Stand down,” Trey ordered, his gun aimed at the human’s head.
The guard lowered the weapon. “I’m not dying because of Dill.”
“How many others are there?” Darkness used his scary voice.
“Just Paul. He disappeared, saying something was seriously screwed, the second we realized the entire task force team had showed up here.”
Trey tore the gun from the guard’s hand. “No shit. What the hell is going on here?”
“That’s not one of the males who came to Homeland,” Smiley called out from behind them. “I haven’t seen him yet.”
“Where is the male?” Darkness grabbed the guard by his throat with a one-handed grip and lifted him until he gasped for breath. The tip of the assault rifle dug into the side of the man’s face. “You have four seconds before I have to decide to strangle you or blow a hole through your head. One of those things will happen if you don’t answer to my satisfaction.”
“I don’t know,” the guard choked out. “Only one came back. He got their money and left without explaining why he didn’t have the prisoner. We were told to just pay him. He didn’t stay more than five minutes. They were hired to bring the prisoner here. I don’t even know their names and have never seen them before.”
“What the hell?” Trey sounded baffled. “They were subcontractors?”
“Yeah. I think.”
“Here.” Darkness lowered the male and shoved him at one of the task force team members. “Watch him.”
True inched away from the group and opened the doors, staring at the cages in the long room.
Humans were locked inside. He strode forward, looking down the rows, searching for the scent of the male who had been in his home.
“Is that you, 710?” Dean Polanitis yelled from his cell.
True spun and snarled as he stared at the human who had caused him so much pain and misery. He was pushed up against the bars of his cage, glaring at True with a cold smile.
“It is you. I fucking knew it. You’re still alive. Did you finally get your paws on that little bitch who worked at Drackwood? I know you had a soft spot for her,” Polanitis smirked. “You growled and snarled at everybody until she walked into your cell. Then you were as tame as a puppy, making eyes at her.”
True growled. “Polanitis.”
“Why don’t you come a little closer? I want to take a good look at an animal wearing a uniform. The whites looked better on you.”
“You look better locked inside a cage wearing orange,” True responded.
Dean Polanitis hesitated. “Things might have turned out better for you than for me but at least I’m not an animal.” He laughed.
True’s hands clawed and he snarled but he turned his head away and got his anger under control. He looked up and calmly watched Dean Polanitis but didn’t attempt to go after him.
“I’ll tell you the breeding formula we finally settled on if you get me out of here,” Polanitis promised. “I emailed a copy of it to an online account when we sold it to some holy roller with a hard-on. He really wanted access to that drug after he read about it. He was obsessed with a drug that would work on regular women. You can give it to any bitch you’re attracted to and they’ll beg you to fuck them.” He abruptly grew angry. “I planned to use it myself until I ended up here.”
Darkness advanced a little. “You have the exact formula of the breeding drug that targets human females?”
“Human females,” Polanitis mimicked, snorting. “I hate the way you fuckers talk. They are all bitches, aren’t they? I told everyone here I was willing to make a deal to get out but they didn’t give a fuck because they were too stupid to understand what I was offering. You know, though, since you’ve probably taken it. We managed to regulate the formula enough that there’s no pain for the bitch who takes it but she gets so horny she’ll hump your leg while begging to be fucked.”
His expression changed from angry to something almost jovial. “You want to deal, lion man? Get me out of here and you can have the formula. I want a total pardon and a million dollars sent to the country of my choice. One without extradition, of course. I bet you want proof. And, as part of the deal, once your chemist puts it together, I want to watch your animal friend mount the shit out of some woman because it pisses me off that he didn’t do it when I wanted him to. Give it to that bitch, Shiver. I know you wanted her and I know she’s the cunt who blabbed our location to you assholes. She’s not here, so you must have her locked up somewhere else. I want to watch you fuck her until she bleeds.”
“Never,” True swore.
“You know you want that bitch.” Polanitis laughed. “You could nail her. Your lion-man friend could too. Hell, all of your buddies with you.” He glanced at the task force team members. “She wouldn’t exactly say no. The drug would take care of that. You should have seen her on the drug. The only reason I didn’t fuck her back then was because Brask said he didn’t want to risk killing her for no good reason. Her heart rate was already too high and he wasn’t sure she would survive a good fucking. He wanted to fix that and he only wanted a Species to fuck her. Once he found the right dosage and made sure it was possible that she could get pregnant, he wanted to do some breeding studies. He asked me to find an animal that would do her willingly, without trying to kill her, when he reached that stage of the project. We finally perfected our formula and started dosing her with drugs to regulate her ovulation cycle so we could inject her but we were shut down before that happened. We were so close.”
Polanitis glared at True and continued to taunt him. “You lied about her, didn’t you? I should have shoved her into your room and let you loose from those chains. You would have fucked her, right? Just tell me.”
“I never would have harmed her.”
“I fucking knew it.” Polanitis threw back his head and screamed in frustration. “Fucking animals! I hate you all.” He looked at Darkness. “Make a deal with me. The formula works and I know you bastards want it.”
True was sickened. The man was nuts.
“I don’t have to make a deal with you,” Darkness calmly stated. “I just need to spend a little time with you inside an interrogation room.” He glanced at Trey. “Make that happen.”
“Done,” Trey agreed. “Find out who they sold it to.”
“That is a given,” the Species replied.
“You can’t do that!” Polanitis screamed. “You’ll only get what you want from me if I get all my terms met.”
“Go, your female needs you,” Darkness quietly ordered True. “We’ll stay until I know what he knows.”
“Fuck that! Stop them, Tony! Do your damn job or I’ll tell them what you do to the women here,” Polanitis raged.
True stopped abruptly and glared at Polanitis, then the guard. “What did you say?”
Polanitis smirked. “The guards like to fuck the women inmates.”
True snarled and his gaze locked with Darkness’.
“The guards should have worked for Drackwood. They raped and killed the last woman inmate. I—”
“I’ve got this. Go home to your female.”
“Did you hear what he said?”
“I did.” Darkness lowered his voice. “I have no tolerance for males who harm females. Allow me to make him and the others bleed. I’ll get them to confess all their crimes.”
True growled at the shaking guard but backed up, spun around and strode down the long passage between cages and then through the double doors. He didn’t stop until he kicked open an already-damaged door and exited the building.
Justice and Tim Oberto were still talking with Jeff.
“This place is hellish,” True growled. “The guards killed the last female prisoner.”
“What?” The human guy gasped. “No. Her cell door somehow didn’t lock and the prisoners got to her during exercise break. The guards were taking lunch and didn’t hear her screams. They came in to lock up the men again and found her dead in her cell.”
