Fates Hands by Lori Ameling

Chapter 85

Chapter 20–Book 2

##WARNING VIOLENCE##

Nova sat in her room in the bow window looking out at the night sky. She wasn’t sure what she was

feeling. She was someone who was always regulated to the shadows and now she finds she is

standing in the bright sunlight.

She loves the light at the same time she is a little scared. This is so new to her, there is so much to

take in. It is all wonderful, especially Jack. She wasn’t sure of anything else. She was sure of Jack.

It is just one of those things really, she knew that they just met, and yet at the same time she felt like

she had known him forever. She had known his touch, his scent everything about him. It was

comforting he was her

rock and she was his.

Just think a short time ago she was running for her life into the unknown trying to get justice for

someone she didn’t even know their name. Maybe it was one of those things where the spirit of that

person was not only getting help from her but also giving her help as well. 2

She leaned her head on the window, this train of thinking was getting on the weird side and she was

too tired to control the direction.

She heard a click as their bedroom door opened, she didn’t have to look to know who it was. She

smiled because she could sense Jack. It was then that something incredible happened. She heard a

voice inside her mind that was not hers.

Her first thought was ok time for bed, going a bit cray-cray here. Then the

voice started to laugh.

She looked at Jack alarmed, he came over to her.

“What is wrong my goddess?”

Duncan and Archer were in Jack’s office, discussing what should be done. They both decided that the

shed needed checking out as well as checking out the area around the property and the forest as well.

There has to be more out there than what is suspected.

A serial Werebear, not as bad as the last crap we had to deal with but just as bad in its way. One crazy

Werebear can do a lot of damage. With the local Sheriff helping out or directing the actions of the bear,

it is twice as bad.

They decided that it was time to do a anlaamthanainanananana

stakeout of the Springer property. Do a little watching. For that Archer volunteered he was the best

suited for the job. He could stay hidden and watch close without anyone picking up on his presence.

He was to watch for a couple of days and then report back his findings. He was only allowed to interact

with any of them if an innocent life was in danger.

Once they establish a pattern or at least a schedule of sorts then they will place cameras where ever

they find potential areas of interest. Thus hoping to catch them in the act red handed.

They had special cameras that can’t be detected by scent or sight. The Werebears were a crafty

bunch, they invented a bunch of useful things. Their surveillance toys were top of

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the line, none were better.

Duncan was glad that they were not only friends but allies as well. It made for a very tight-knit

community. They helped each other out, Jacks Clan had strength and abilities that were useful to

Duncan’s Pack. The same for Jack would call upon Duncan’s pack for their abilities as well.

They have connected their territories thus making both stronger. It was the first of its kind. They were

hoping that it wasn’t the last.

Archer stood up and with a wave, he was off to find a spot to sleep, he was leaving before sun up to

get into position.

Duncan was off to his room to inform Adira of all that was going on and to see how she was liking her

little vacation. Duncan knew she wouldn’t

want to be away from little Alex for long. Still, it was good for her to be out and about again.

Duncan liked what they called the main house, it reminded him of the old Viking halls. Huge and

spacious yet warm with a sense of community. Also a sense of will and strength. Still, he preferred his

packhouse. Should he ever have to rebuild though he would consider doing this design?

Agent David Whitmore found himself knocking back another piece of apple pie. Say what you want,

Maggi is a bit rough around the edges but the woman makes a mean apple pie.

Not only that she makes a great pot roast too. He felt like he could put his feet up in this overstuffed

chair by the fireplace and sleep for days. He

had told his fellow agents to find lodgings at the next town. He felt that anything might happen at this

point.

Keeping everyone safe was his goal, he even told the motel clerk to clear out for a couple of days. He

never said he would or not but, he appreciated the heads up.

He contacted everyone he could get a hold of. He did leave his car parked by cabin 3 and borrowed

one of the few vehicles that Jack’s clan owned.

He is going to be staying with Maggi, he told himself it was for her protection after all they came after

her. So it was best she was not alone So he is now staying in the spare bedroom. Right now though he

thought he would marry Maggi so he could have some more of that pie.

James had a plan to get Nova back. He thought of himself as clever. He just needed Sheriff Avery to do

his d*rty work for him. That way those asshole bears won’t know of his existence yet. Other than Avery

and Kathy no one knew of his bear.

It has helped him get away with murder before and it will do so again. His bear was sleeping, that is all

his bear ever did unless he was allowed out to kill. He didn’t even know his bear’s real name. Perhaps

that is why James loved to kill from an early age.

James’ first real kill was his father, his mother was a real piece of work, she was a b*tch of the highest

order. When she died his father tried to straighten him out but James wasn’t having any of it and waited

one night for dear old dad to fall asleep.

James grabbed the keys to the truck

James had a plan to get Nova back. He thought of himself as clever. He just needed Sheriff Avery to do

his d*rty work for him. That way those asshole bears won’t know of his existence yet. Other than Avery

and Kathy no one knew of his bear.

It has helped him get away with murder before and it will do so again. His bear was sleeping, that is all

his bear ever did unless he was allowed out to kill. He didn’t even know his bear’s real name. Perhaps

that is why James loved to kill from an early age.

James’ first real kill was his father, his mother was a real piece of work, she was a b*tch of the highest

order. When she died his father tried to straighten him out but James wasn’t having any of it and waited

one night for dear old dad to fall asleep.

James grabbed the keys to the truck

and his father’s wallet. He dumped gasoline all over the inside and outside of the house, lit the match,

and never looked back.

When he learned later in the newspaper that his dad had burned alive, James didn’t feel anything at all.

He had emptied the bank account and tossed everything into a dumpster in a town he was passing

through.

The money didn’t last long, it did get him to his next place. Where he met a young woman by the name

of Sally Henderson, she was one of those naive girls that were easy to manipulate to his will. They

were married and he took out a life

insurance policy on her, two long years he waited while working a crappy job.

Sally was found in a lake she lost

control of her car and drowned in the lake. James pretended it was heartbreaking for him. In truth, he

had drowned Sally in the lake first when he drove her and the car to the cliff where she went over.

The police tried to pin it on him but he had a solid alibi, some witnesses knew that James was home.

What they didn’t know was that James snuck out in his bear form and sl*pped back in the same way.

No one saw him and the police dropped the investigation.

He moved out of that town three weeks later and didn’t look back. The insurance policy was for 1.5

million so he didn’t have to worry about money for a while.

His second wife was only his wife for three days, they went on a camping trip for their honeymoon, he

was

pissed at his bear for weeks after. James didn’t have time to set up the insurance policy yet. She had a

couple of thousand in the bank which his name was added to but it wasn’t much.

His bear hated Connie after they had S*x she went out to pee and his bear took him over, he stalked

her, chased her, and then mauled her to death, it was the first time his bear ate a kill.

Just before he allowed James to have control he rammed his head into a tree, when James was back

in his human form he had a terrible concussion. It was his alibi. The bear attacked them and he was

thrown into a tree.

They moved on after that and the rest of the wives were just one big blur. Still, he made enough money

to have some fun and buy the stupid house thave live in now That was when he

they live in now. That was when he met Kathy and her daughter. He thought at the time that Kathy

would be an easy mark and his bear wanted

Nova.

Turned out that he was getting older and decided for the time to just live with Kathy and her daughter to

make a cozy little home. Of course, it didn’t curb the urges he and his bear had for the kill.

He found that having a side family was a good cover, he and his bear could do their hobby while the

little woman and daughter were at home waiting.

He did take a couple of life insurance policies out on Kathy they together made a nice little nest egg

should he get tired of her. D

He had another beer and fell asleep on the old raggy green couch while

He had another beer and fell asleep on the old raggy green couch while the TV blared in the

background.