Chapter One Hundred and Seventy Six

CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SIX

I watch out the window as the stars rise in the sky and dust clouds billow from the trucks and all terrain vehicles all heading toward the location I’ve given them.

The spot where Barrett thinks he’ll be able to finally eliminate the Whismore family line. The spot where he intends to kill my beloved Jasper.

The spot where, if my plan has worked, my San Diego pack will be lying in wait to ambush the bear clan and rescue me.

I can hardly breathe.

Barrett pulls up at the spot, the rocky ridge I gave as a landmark rising high above us into the dark Montana sky.

He jumps heavily to the ground, then comes around to help me down out of the truck. I’ve played myself up as a weak, helpless, lost little girl, so I have to keep playing along for a while so he continues to trust me.