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his arrogance, Rick had thought he could take him. He was wrong. He could not afford to make another judgment error.
    Grumbling, he returned for the bag. “I don’t know what’s so bloody important in this bag. But if it’s essential to her survival, then I’ll get it.” He slipped the long drawstring over his head and left shoulder and positioned the large bag behind his back. “I have it. Now let’s go.” Rick paused in front of the main door. He first pointed with his digit finger to the man then to himself. “Remember, from now on
you
will do as
I
say.”
    Rick could hear the feline growling as they traveled along the corridors. It made him move faster. With two-thirds of the building behind them, victory was too close at hand to care. When he paused at an intersection, the feline intentionally bumped into his back. Rick’s lips pulled over his teeth.
    “The exit is this way.” The male’s striped head pointed in the opposite direction they headed.
    “No, it’s this way,” Rick corrected, pointing with his gloved finger. “Follow me.”
    “No, it is this way. I remember it from when they brought us to this nightmarish place.”
    Rick spared a glance at his watch. His tight hold on his patience was slipping fast. “We have no time to argue, okay. So let’s go!” He continued onward with no signs of stopping, unaware that the tiger had stopped following.
    He was about to explain how they had to be extremely cautious in this portion of the building because of the infrared beams and the motion detectors hidden throughout, when the alarms began to blare.
    What the…
? Rick searched for what had triggered the alarms. He spotted the tiger down the hall, frozen in place. His head whipping from side to side looking for unseen attackers.
    “You bloody idiot! You broke the stream!” Rick rudely grabbed the cat by his ripped collar. “You stupid cat! Now look what you’ve done.”
    Wild-eyed and frightened, the cat tried to apologize.
    “Keep your bloody apologies to yourself!” Rick yelled above the alarm, pointing to the stirring lioness. “It won’t be me you will need to apologize to, but to her if we get caught, you stupid idiot!” Rick released the cat, pulled out his Glock 18, and rushed off in the direction he had intended to go from the beginning.
    Utilizing his combat skills and weaponry, Rick lived up to his codename Predator by quickly taking out his prey. He tried desperately not to kill anyone, only crippled the soldiers long enough for them to escape. It was not easy. The entire squad stationed at the facility was after them.
    Christ, you would think the world would come to an end with the disappearance of these aliens
, Rick grumbled silently, as he led the way through the wilderness.
    He was grateful the alien at least lived up to his lineage, surefooted and fast. They made it to his car in record time. Rick opened the passenger door and slammed it shut once the two felines were inside. He jumped across the hood, slid off the opposite side, and hurried to his seat behind the wheel. Before the soldiers reached the road, they had screeched out of sight.

    The blue sedan raced along the highway. There were a few cars and trucks on the road. Tigif watched the human remove his mask and rub his face. The tiger’s vision blurred as he regarded each sharp angle of the human’s profile. The male’s long yellow hair, tied in a ponytail, repulsed him.
    He passed the cup of his hand over his mouth. “So…are you
Predator
?” He made certain the human could read his disgust on his face and hear it in his voice.
    Rick nodded once. “My actual name is Rick McCall. You’ve heard of me?”
    “I have.” Tigif blinked several times to help focus on the lovely feline in his arms. “Leonora spoke of a
human
who fought to protect her. She called him Predator.” He bared his teeth and said, “That is as far as my gratitude will go.”
    It pleased Tigif to see Rick clench his jaw. He wanted the