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Chapters (72)
  1. Dedication
  2. Prey Island Map
  3. PROLOGUE
  4. ONE
  5. TWO
  6. THREE
  7. FOUR
  8. FIVE
  9. CREED
  10. SIX
  11. BILLIE
  12. SEVEN
  13. EIGHT
  14. NINE
  15. TEN
  16. ELEVEN
  17. JIRO
  18. TWELVE
  19. BILLIE
  20. THIRTEEN
  21. FOURTEEN
  22. FIFTEEN
  23. SIXTEEN
  24. SEVENTEEN
  25. EIGHTEEN
  26. NINETEEN
  27. TWENTY
  28. TWENTY-ONE
  29. ROW
  30. TWENTY-TWO
  31. BILLIE
  32. TWENTY-THREE
  33. TWENTY-FOUR
  34. TWENTY-FIVE
  35. TWENTY-SIX
  36. TWENTY-SEVEN
  37. TWENTY-EIGHT
  38. TWENTY-NINE
  39. THIRTY
  40. THIRTY-ONE
  41. THIRTY-TWO
  42. THIRTY-THREE
  43. THIRTY-FOUR
  44. THIRTY-FIVE
  45. THIRTY-SIX
  46. THIRTY-SEVEN
  47. ACHILLES
  48. THIRTY-EIGHT
  49. CREED
  50. THIRTY-NINE
  51. BILLIE
  52. FORTY
  53. FORTY-ONE
  54. FORTY-TWO
  55. FORTY-THREE
  56. FORTY-FOUR
  57. FORTY-FIVE
  58. FORTY-SIX
  59. FORTY-SEVEN
  60. FORTY-EIGHT
  61. FORTY-NINE
  62. ROW
  63. FIFTY
  64. BILLIE
  65. FIFTY-ONE
  66. FIFTY-TWO
  67. FIFTY-THREE
  68. FIFTY-FOUR
  69. FIFTY-FIVE
  70. TO CONTINUE THE ADVENTURE…
  71. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  72. ALSO BY KENDRA

As the ship pulls away, the engines straining with not having been properly warmed up, I watch as the guards stop firing at us and back away, revealing a man in a suit and a mask. I know who he is instantly despite having never seen him before, the one Row spoke about. The Grand Master of the Hound Society. The mask is cut strangely, like a geometric wolfhound baring it’s teeth. As he watches us pull away from the port, I stand tall, making sure he can see me before I flip him the bird.

I can’t see his face, but it feels as if he smiles.

In response, he lifts his hand and blows me a kiss.

A warning, a threat, and a promise all wrapped into one.

FIFTY-ONE

They notified the boat guards. As we pull away from the port, the first one appears and tries to slam into us. Only because Jiro has some sort of superhuman skills when it comes to driving a boat do we avoid being sunk just off the coast of Predator Point. Creed and Row fire at them, sending the guards leaping from the boat, but it isn’t the end of our problems.

They come from everywhere and nowhere, appearing from around Prey Island on various types of boats. Some are just small boats men buy to go fishing. Some of them are larger speedboats that threaten to take us out, and as Jiro opens the engines all the way and speeds up, we whip past them, firing at those who get too close.

Creed is bleeding from his wound, the arm weak and held against him. He’s going to need help digging it out. Hopefully it’s not as bad as it looks. Achilles is bleeding too but not nearly as badly. I’m trying my best to hang on despite my aching feet and body as Jiro dives left and right, the big ship handling better than I expect. It isn’t until we go past Prey Island and enter open waters that things change.

The bullets stop. The boats pursuing us start to ease off. They watch us as we speed away.

Frowning, I call down to the others. “What are they doing?”

Row relaxes and eases his gun down to the side. “They’re calling them off.”

“Why?” Achilles asks, clearly untrusting.

“We’re in open waters. If they keep giving chase, it’ll draw too much attention from other islands.” Row meets my eyes. “We’re free now.”

“Are you so certain?” I ask, knowing this isn’t over. The Grand Master knows who we are, knows where we live. The Hound Society has unlimited resources to come hunt us into the real world. Are we really safe?