Chapter 16

"We have arrived at the final hours that brought me to this point in time. Even now, everything is as clear as if it had just happened, the haunting conversation with Fang and Shadow, the pain, Hope's tears, and the screaming.

After I came around from the initial shock and my brain was again functional, we restarted our mental conversation with the wolves. They relayed a story of torment and abuse beyond anything we had ever known. They told of how they had discovered their powers around the age of 14 and how they had stupidly flaunted those powers. Soon after, they were discovered by an unknown government agency calling themselves "Grey Ops". This shadow agency convinced them that the government was enlisting the help of people with special talents for top secrete operations. They were recruited, so to speak, after somehow convincing both sets of parents to sign over their parental rights.

On their way to the military base, they learned their file was code named "Pandora's Box". The base was under a mountain in northern Pennsylvania. Once there, they found they had been lied to from the very beginning. They were caged like wild animals and eventually they were separated as their new powers began to awaken. Not only could Lauren (Shadow) and Charlie (Fang) mind-speak but also both had learned they could shape-shift. Lauren and Charlie mind-spoke regularly and decided they should try shape-shifting into wolves to see if this might scare their captives and aid in their escape.