  RIKA POV
  &quot;Sasha, seriously, that was incredible. Did you have all that back story made up beforehand, or did you improvise it on the spot?&quot; Zoe gushes as we load ourselves, our feline comrade, and our necessary supplies into the SUV.
  &quot;I was developing it on the drive back from Sherwood forest,&quot; Sasha mutters. &quot;Please, leave it. I don t want to be congratulated for being a terrible person.&quot;
  &quot;No one is congratulating you for being a terrible person,&quot; I huff. &quot;I m congratulating you for being damn good at your job and for helping me make sure that wire-tap virus works the way I intended it to.&quot;
  &quot;And does it ever!&quot; Zoe chirps, hopping into the driver s seat. I won t set up my whole kit again until we get into our plane, but I have a souped-up tablet on my lap to keep an eye on the lycans and one earbud in. &quot;I m always

  SASHA POV
  &quot;All right, ladies, our target s cave is in that mountain,&quot; Zoe announces, pointing out her window. &quot;I m going to put us down in that cute little runway-shaped valley the next mountain over. Make sure you re properly strapped in and you re wearing your parachutes.&quot;
  I groan and curl more tightly into my seat, tucking my head to prevent view of the windows. I can t bear to watch when Zoe makes daredevil landings like this.
  &quot;Zoe, you know I trust you with my life, but is there any chance we could land somewhere less…scary looking?&quot; Rika inquires. From the sound of her voice, she s more anxious than I am.
  &quot;Nope. This place is perfect. Just make sure you ve got our stealth cloaking mechanism ready to go, and keep tabs on our lycan friends.&quot;
  &quot;They haven t done anything remotely exciting for a couple of hours. It s like 2am ther

  DRAKE POV
  &quot;I still can t believe that you haven t kissed her yet,&quot; Xander fumes. He s barely talked about anything else since we left Sherwood Forest a couple hours ago, and I m getting real sick of it.
  &quot;Not all of us feel the need to shove our tongues down a babe s throat at the first meeting, all right? Leave it,&quot; I growl, trying and failing to focus on my game of Skyrim.
  &quot;What makes you think he got any interest in havin  their first kiss in front o  you?&quot; Callum adds, raising a very valid point.
  &quot;That s exactly it. I want it to be…more private.&quot;
  Xander rolls his eyes. &quot;Oh, please. Cut it with all the romantic crap, will you? Fucks  sake, man, it s bad enough we all had to watch and listen to your cutesy bullshit with her all afternoon—&quot;
  &quot;Not everyone wantin  the same stuff in relationships,&quot; Callum interjects. 

RIKA POV
  &quot;Sasha, seriously, that was incredible. Did you have all that back story made up beforehand, or did you improvise it on the spot?&quot; Zoe gushes as we load ourselves, our feline comrade, and our necessary supplies into the SUV.
  &quot;I was developing it on the drive back from Sherwood forest,&quot; Sasha mutters. &quot;Please, leave it. I don t want to be congratulated for being a terrible person.&quot;
  &quot;No one is congratulating you for being a terrible person,&quot; I huff. &quot;I m congratulating you for being damn good at your job and for helping me make sure that wire-tap virus works the way I intended it to.&quot;
  &quot;And does it ever!&quot; Zoe chirps, hopping into the driver s seat. I won t set up my whole kit again until we get into our plane, but I have a souped-up tablet on my lap to keep an eye on the lycans and one earbud in. &quot;I m always just amazed by what you come up with, Rika! We could hear their whole conversation clear as a bel

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