I look straight ahead again, and my heart is suddenly beating twice with a combination of fury and terror.
"What's going on? This was supposed to be a rescue mission! I yell. "You can't seriously consider trying to capture an alpha!"
In the driver's seat, Bishop is checking the magazine and chamber of his gun. He ignores my outburst and shouts an order to his men in the backseat.
Deakon. Chappel. Helmets. He turns to Dr. Lucian at her side. "You too, Doc."
"Wait!" I yell again, trying to hide the tremor in my voice. "I'm not going there until you tell me what's going on! That's completely insane if you think-
Dr. Lucian, helmet in hand, gives me another smile, but this time there's a hint of malice behind it.
"You have to understand," he says coldly. "These alphas are a valuable comm
