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and clocked the dirty old buzzard in the face.
    “Help me! Someone, please help!” She screamed out to absolutely no one. Her voice echoed in the darkness.
    “You stupid little human!” He cursed under his breath, lifted a thin metal syringe filled with liquid in the air then jabbed it into her shoulder.
    She screamed from both the shock and the pain of the needle, but she could no longer fight as a dizzying sensation overtook her and her vision became blurry.

CHAPTER FIVE
    A woman’s scream pierced right through Thane’s soul. His shoulders stiffened and he jerked upright, pulling himself fully off the rock. His nostrils flared as he lifted his nose into the air. His senses heightened and he forced himself to understand what he could not see.
    “You hear that?” David asked, looking around.
    Thane didn’t understand why this woman’s screams and cries for help sparked instant anxiety in him. There were a number of female inmates here, so if this woman was a new prisoner, she wasn’t the first and likely wouldn’t be the last. Everyone was fearful when they came here, but the women were more frightened than the men, and usually caused a scene once learning of their plight.
    “Yeah,” Thane replied. The howls that followed signified that the trucks had arrived. “They’re making the drop, but I can’t see the trucks from here.”
    Another high-pitched scream sent Thane’s heartbeat into overdrive. There was no denying now that the person in trouble was a woman.
    “Sounds like we’ve got a new female prisoner,” David commented.
    A long chorus of howls carried throughout the forest. The sound clashed with the stillness of the night. Thane interpreted the message loud and clear. Several wolves were already testing the waters with regards to their intent to lay claim to the woman. Female prisoners were one in a million here. He could count on two hands the number of inmates of the opposite sex sentenced to serve time at Area S2. Whenever one came, Nolan always ensured that he had first right to her, whether it be to claim or refuse. He had claimed three women of his own already, and Thane was sure that number was more than any one man or wolf could handle. There were limited resources out here, and most women required a lot of resources.
    Just like Thane had refused to bow down to Nolan, he’d also kept his urge to lay claim and mate at bay. So why did he all of a sudden feel the urge to respond to this woman’s plea for help?
    Thane willed his wolf to settle down, but he rose to a full standing position with his nerves on edge. A quick breeze flowed under his nose and he took a deep breath. He didn’t smell anything out of the ordinary.
    “I’ve got to get closer to see what’s going on,” he said. “I’m too far out, and I can’t see shit beyond the fighting rings. But we both hear the woman. She’s out there. And in trouble.”
    “You’ll get caught, “ David said. “What if it’s a trick?”
    David sounded more nervous than usual, and it surprised Thane. David didn’t usually come across as the type to give a shit about anybody, let alone a member of the species that had caused his incarceration here in the first place. Ultimately, however, most of the inmates had a common goal: to survive, or to die on their own terms and not someone else’s.
    Thane turned and began to climb the boulder in an attempt to decipher all the scents. “I’ll be fine.”
    “Don’t blow your cover over this. Nolen will get the woman just like he’s laid claim to most of the others that’ve been thrown in here,” David added.
    Thane cringed at that thought, but he ignored David’s warning and continued to climb the boulder. His palms stung against the grainy rock and his ankles strained to keep his balance as he ascended.
    From the higher position, he was able to glance through the dense foliage a little better. As usual, a crowd of inmates surrounded the hut where the food and supplies were left to