Julia’s alarm clock starts buzzing. She reaches over and smacks it. She gets up and starts getting dressed. Halfway getting dressed, she remembers she was suspended for three days. She stops putting her uniform on and takes it off.

“Why are you getting undress, sweetie?” Christmas had woken up and noticed Julia taken her uniform off.

“I just remembered I’m on a three-day suspension.” Julia puts on the Native American-made shirt Chayton’s grandfather gave her.

She pulls a pair of her favorite pair of blue jeans out of the dresser and puts them on. Once she was dressed, she looks at Christmas as she gets dress.

“I’ll take the kids to school today and go shopping afterward.” Julia figures she could do their Saturday shopping today.

“Are you going to be alright, grocery shopping on your own? I know how much you hate it.” A sly smile appears on Christmas’s face. She loved teasing Julia.

“I only hate it, when I forget something.” Julia didn’t like forgetting anything they needed.

“Alright, you go and do the shopping. Try to stay out of trouble, today.” Christmas walks over to Julia and places a kiss on her cheek.

Julia shivers from Christmas kiss. She loves when her wife kisses her. It was still a shock to her that all the time they spent in school together. She never knew Christmas was a lesbian.

Julia watches as Christmas walks out of their bedroom. She goes and starts knocking on the bedroom door of her children.

“Come on sleepy heads, it's time to get up and ready for school.” When she checks on Haylee, she was already up.

She was so proud of Haylee and how dedicated she was to her duties. Haylee took her duties of feeding and caring for the animals on her
father’s ranch seriously. Julia walks downstairs and heads into the kitchen to get breakfast ready for all three children.

She hears the front door open and closes, as Haylee runs into the house and upstairs to her bedroom. Julia just shakes her head as her other two kids come running into the kitchen.

“Sorry, mom.” Chayton sits down at the table.

Catori sits at her favorite spot and pours some cereal into her bowl. She had her favorite cereal, just like her brother. She knew Haylee had her favorite as well.

While the kids are eating breakfast, Julia works on their lunches. Each of her children had foods they liked eating. She makes sure, as she is fixing their lunches, she puts the right foods in their lunch bags and lunch boxes.

“Sorry, mom.” Haylee comes running into the kitchen and sits at the kitchen table.

She had hurried to change her clothes. She had her school uniform on, like her brother and younger sister. She thought it was unfair that the boys could wear pants, but the girls couldn’t.

Once the kids are done eating, Julia rinses their cereal bowls and puts them in the dishwasher. She hands each child their lunch.

“Alright, kids, time to get you to school.”

“Which car are we taking?” Chayton looks at his mother.

“The pickup truck.” Julia grabs the keys to the truck.

“I call shotgun.” Haylee was rushing towards the front door.

“Hey, it's my turn.” Catori rushes past Haylee.

Chayton just shakes his head, as he watches his little sister. Julia makes sure she has her weapon with her. She grabs her purse and follows all three kids outside. She presses the remote to unlock the truck.

Catori hops into the passenger seat. Chayton gets in behind her and Haylee gets into the truck behind her mother. The truck was an extended cab.

Julia gets into the truck and puts her purse into the armrest compartment. She was glad it was big enough to hold her purse. She checks to make sure all the kids are buckled in, before backing up and start heading towards the kids’ school.

When Julia arrives, she gets into the line of parents dropping their kids off. She spots members of the basketball team waiting for Chayton. When it was Julia’s turn to pull up to the curb “all alright kids, behave yourself and learn something today.”

“We will mommy.” Catori unbuckles her seat belt and places a kiss on Julia’s cheek.

A warm feeling comes over Julia as she watches Catori, and her children exit from the truck. Once the kids were away from their mother, they
split up. Catori and Haylee stay together as they meet up with their classmates.

Julia pulls away from the curb and follows the road out to the street. The kids were going to the same private school she, and Gina went to.
She spots her other sisters pulling into the school parking lot.

Their father bought Alyona a black Jeep Wrangler. It was her sixteenth birthday present. Jack got a good deal on it, from the local Jeep dealer. Julia blows her horn at her sister as she passes them.

Alyona and Silvia spot Julia’s extended cab pickup truck. They wave at her when they hear the truck's horn. Alyona honks her horn at her sister.

Alyona parks her Jeep next to her friend’s car. As she gets out of the Wrangler, she watches as Julia drives off. She figures Julia was dropping off her nephew and nieces. She does wonder why Julia isn’t in her police cruiser. Normally, she dropped the kids off in her SUV.

Arabella spotted Julia’s pickup truck leaving the schools grounds. She looks at her aunt “why isn’t Julia in her police cruiser?”

“Don’t know, you’ll have to ask Haylee or Chayton that question.” Silvia was wondering the same thing.

The three girls start walking towards the school entrance. Arabella wonders how her mother and father were doing in Washington D.C. She
talked with them last night and wishes she could have gone with them.

Julia tunes the radio to her favorite station and listens to the music playing. She had her police radio turned down. She heads to her and Christmas's favorite grocery store. It wasn’t as big as Walmart, but it had a selection of items that her family loved. It also had a butcher shop inside of it. She loved the fresh meats she could get.

She pulls into the parking lot and parks. The place wasn’t as busy as it normally was on Saturday morning. She grabs her purse, after parking and cutting the engine off. She makes sure her gun is hidden on her, before exiting the truck. She didn’t need to take it with her, however, the one thing her father drilled into her, and Gina was to always be prepared for trouble.

She makes sure she has a quarter to put into the shopping cart lock. The owners of the grocery store were following some of the new ideas some of the other stores were doing. Julia walks into the store and notices a new cashier was working.

As she starts heading down an aisle, she brings up the shopping list on her cellphone. She and Christmas always put it on their phones. Normally, Catori was with her and Christmas as they shopped. Julia walks down the first aisle looking for the special bread she wanted.

The kids loved it and it was better than the name brands everyone else carries. According to her sister Silvia. The company was new and built
a bakery right here in Caldwell. They tried recruiting Silvia, but she loved the little bakery shop she worked at.

Julia walks up and down the aisles looking for what she needed. When she comes to the butcher area, she notices Joe was working “they got you on the morning shift, this morning Joe?”

Joe was putting out some fresh product when he hears a familiar voice. He looks up and notices one of his favorite customers was standing before his counter “Yeah, the normal guy called out sick. No one knows what he got.”

“I heard there was a new virus going around. It is supposed to be deadly.” Julia hopes it doesn’t strike Montana.

“That’s what I heard as well. It’s hitting New York bad right now.” Joe caught the news on his way to work.

“I hope it doesn’t hit us. I don’t know what would happen.” Julia was concerned about her family being affected.

“Knowing your family, you guys would more than likely brush it off.” Joe knew how strong the Bounty family immune system was. It was extremely rare for them to get sick.

“There’s a first time for everything.”

“True, so what can I get for you today?” Joe grabs his pencil and a piece of butcher paper to write Julia’s order down.

“Let’s start with….” Julia reads off her list to Joe.

“On the roast beef, do you want a twenty-pound one or smaller?” Joe had both in stock.

“Give me the larger one. My son loves roast beef.”

“How about your wolves? Do they love roast beef as well?” Joe knew Julia had two wolves, a border collie, and a coyote.

“My father has a special diet the wolves are on, but to answer your question. They are big meat lovers. There’s nothing they won’t eat and that includes Roxy as well.”

Joe just shakes his head. He’s met the little border collie at the dog show. Julia's youngest Haylee had entered her, and she won first place. All the judges thought Haylee was going to enter a wolf like Gina did one year. All the other dogs were afraid of the wolf.

Joe works getting Julia’s order ready. He wonders why she wasn’t in uniform and why she was in the store on a Tuesday, instead of Saturday with her wife and daughter. After a while, he has her order completed.

“Here you go, Julia.” Joe hands several wrapped packages to Julia.

“Thanks, Joe.” Julia accepts them and puts them in her cart. She places two twenty-dollar bills up on the counter for Joe.

Joe notices the two twenty-dollar bills. He places his hand over it “thanks.”

“You’re welcome.” Julia smiles at him before she turns and starts walking off.

Julia stops halfway down an aisle and checks what she has so far. Everything that is on her list, she has. She goes by the ice cream section and selects some pints of ice cream for her and Christmas. She picks out a variety pack for the kids. It had chocolate cones with nuts, ice cream sandwiches, and ice cream pops.

She also grab some microwave popcorn that everyone likes. By the time she is done shopping. She notices she was going to have to make several trips from the truck to the house. Julia gets in line behind a woman a little older than her.

Something about the woman didn’t sit well with her. The cashier she spotted coming in was a young black woman. The woman in front of her moves ahead and she could tell from the woman’s tone, she was condescending to the young cashier.

“Hey, I would be nicer to the young lady, before I take offense with your attitude towards her.” Julia made sure the woman heard the anger in her voice.

The woman turns around and looks at Julia “what are you going to do if I don’t? Are you going to punch me or something?” The woman looks at Julia with a smug look on her face.

An evil smile appears on Julia’s face “actually, I can think of a lot worst things I could do to you.” Julia shows her badge.

She brought it with her just in case she needed it. Even though she was on suspension, she still felt naked without it.

“What are you going to give me a ticket for being rude?” The woman had a smug look on her face.

“I can think of several things I can charge you with.” Julia steps closer to the woman.

The woman saw the look in Julia’s eyes and gulped. She was afraid of what she saw there. The woman may look like the actress Charisma Carpenter but had the look of a person who would kill you.

“I think I’ll be on my way.”

“I think that’s a good idea, ma’am.” Julia kept watching the woman as she gathers her stuff and quickly left the store.

The cashier looks at Julia “thank you.”

“There’s no need to thank me. There’s no excuse for bad manners.” Julia wonders what has gotten into people lately.

“Still, thank you.”

The cashier starts to ring up Julia's purchases. As she rings the items up, she watches as Julia packages everything.

“Your total comes to two hundred and fifty dollars, ma’am.” The cashier looks at Julia.

Julia pulls her purse out and pulls out three one-hundred-dollar bills. She hands them to the cashier.

The cashier accepts them and gives her the change. She looks at Julia “you have a nice day, ma’am.”

“You too.”

Julia heads out to her pick-up truck and loads her groceries into the cab part of her truck. Once everything is loaded, she gets in and starts the truck and back-up out of the parking space, and starts driving back to her house.

Julia enjoys the ride back to her house. She is careful when she pulls up her long driveway because the wolves sometimes like darting out of the woods. She still couldn’t believe that the new captain put her on suspension for three days. As she parks her pick-up truck, she spots Sphinx coming around the corner of the house.

“Hey, boy.” As Julia exists from the pick-up truck.

Sphinx walks over to Julia, happy to see his human. He stops near her and wags his tail when she starts scratching him between his ears. He loves when she scratching him between his ears.

Julia smiles as she watches her best friend enjoy having his favorite spot scratched. She couldn’t believe that after all the years her father rescued her and Gina. That he has been her protector and best friend. If it wasn’t for Sphinx and Cadmus, she doesn’t know how she, and Gina would have recovered from their ordeal.

“I got you a treat while I was at the store, boy.” Julia pulls out a Slim Jim with Tabasco sauce gives it to him, after removing it from the package it was in.

Julia holds it out to Sphinx as he removes it from her fingers carefully. She knew Sphinx loved Slim Jim’s. It was one of his favorite treats. She has another one in her pocket for Roxy as well. Roxy loved Slim Jim’s as well. Waffle, on the other hand, didn’t like the tabasco ones, but the normal ones.

Julia starts unloading the pick-up truck and carries the groceries into the house. She had to make several trips, but once she has everything inside. She starts putting everything away. She pulls what meat they were going to use for dinner out of the freezer to defrost.

Once the groceries are put away, and she gives Roxy and Waffles a treat. She heads towards her and Christmas home office and logs onto her computer. She starts going through the bills and pay them online. Julia transfers some money from her trust account into a household account. Her father set up the trust account for her when he rescued her and Gina.

She only taps into it, when the household account goes below a certain level. Most of the time, the money she makes as a police officer and what Christmas makes as a teacher pays the bills and whatever the kids need. The mortgage on the house and property was low. Once she is done paying the bills and moving some money around from her various accounts.

She checks her email and answers some of them. One of them was from Tizzy and it showed her with her new daughter and husband in Florida visiting Disney World and Sea World. They were planning on going to Universal Studios in a few days.

Tizzy’s adopted daughter looked cute in the swimsuit she was wearing. Julia knew Cheshire must be proud to have a granddaughter. She knew her father was happy having grandchildren and her grandmother in Ireland was happy having great-grandchildren.

Julia continues to look at the pictures Tizzy sent. Once she was done, she heads into the kitchen to fix herself some lunch. While she is sitting at the counter, eating her lunch. She figures she’ll go over to her mother’s and father’s house to see if her mother has heard from her father.
Julia cleans up her lunch mess and whistle for Roxy. Sphinx stayed outside, so Roxy was the only animal in the house.

“Come on Roxy, let's go and visit grandma.” Julia looks down at Roxy.

Julia walks out of her house and follows the path that leads from her house to her father’s place. She could take her ATV, but she didn’t mind walking. She pats her side for Roxy to stay near her as she walks towards her father’s place.

Gina’s place was on one side of her father’s property and her place was on the other side. Between all three of their properties, they had a lot of acres. Gina had a hundred and sixty acres. She had hundred and forty acres of land.

The wolves had the run of all their properties. She follows a path that has been created from the ATVs they owned. She spots the ranch hands out on the back acres herding the cattle and bison her father was raising.

Julia finally makes it to her father’s place. She noticed her mother’s pickup truck was in its normal parking spot and Selina’s brand-new Land Rover was parked in its normal spot. She walks up the steps going up the back deck. She knew Chaos 2 and another wolf was nearby. Roxy had stopped and looked towards the woods.

“Mom, Selina it's me.” Julia enters the kitchen area as she walks through the back patio sliding doors.

“We’re in the living room, sweetie.”

Julia walks towards the living room and spots her mother and Selina folding clothes. They were watching a movie on the big screen television set her father just bought.

“Looks like you have a lot of laundries today.” Julia sits down in her favorite recliner.

“Arabella is staying with us, while Gina and Arnold are in Washington D.C.” Debbie didn’t mind babysitting her granddaughter.

Selina looks at Julia “why aren’t you at work right now?”

“I was given a three-day suspension for punching a fellow officer.”

“Why did you do that?” Selina knew Julia took her oath as a police officer seriously.

“Because he was planting evidence and falsely arresting an older black man.”

“He was planting evidence. What type of evidence?” Debbie looks at her oldest daughter.

“He was planting drugs after I had searched the vehicle and found none. He said Terror missed where they were hidden.”

“That’s a bunch of bull crap.Those wolves don’t miss anything. Your father has trained them to sniff out all sorts of things.” Selina reaches down and pets Roxy.

“I know, so I sent Terror through the vehicle again and he still didn’t find anything. So, I punched the officer for lying and accusing an innocent man of a made-up crime. I told the officer he was training to report his actions and went on my way. When I got back to my precinct, I was called to the new Captain’s office and given a three-day suspension for what I did. He said I should have reported him, instead of slugging him.”

“Doesn’t your new Captain know, that isn’t how this family work? We respond when something isn’t right.” Debbie knew all her children had a strong sense of right and wrong.

“He doesn’t. He isn’t from here.”

“What is his name?” Selina takes her cellphone out to record his name.

“Selina you don’t need to do a background check on him.” Julia knew what Selina was going to do.

“Julia, I want to know who your new Captain is. He should know that you don’t question a Bounty. Now give me his name.” Selina looks at Julia the way she did when Julia did something wrong.

“Fine, his name is Thomas Floyd Wheeler and he’s from Texas. He might be a former Texas Ranger.” Julia spotted his name on the certificates and awards hanging in his office.

“I wonder why they hired someone from out of town?” Debbie looks towards her daughter.

“Beats me, they didn’t consult me.” Julia wonders why her mother asked her.

“I know you wouldn’t know, sweetie. Did you talk to your uncle Dereck about your new Captain?” Debbie wonders if her uncle knew what was going on.

“No ma’am. I was thinking about going and seeing him tomorrow.” Julia didn’t like asking her relatives to intervene for her.

She found out that he had recommended her for active duty right out of training. Normally, a police cadet is on probation for a year right out of the academy. She was assigned right out of the academy to Precinct Five and taken off probation and made a full police officer.

“While you talk to your great uncle, I’m going to have a full background check done on your Captain.” Selina had skills and connections that she uses for Mr. Bounty.

“Has anyone heard from dad, lately?” Julia looks at her mother and Selina for an answer.

Debbie was afraid of this question. Only her, Selina, and Cheshire knew what has happened to Jack.

“Sweetie, your father has been through some changes.”

“What do you mean some changes, mom?” Julia’s cop instincts were kicking in.

Selina sat quietly by Debbie. She wanted to help explain things, but it was best if the explanation came from Debbie.

“It’s best that I show you.” Debbie picks up the remote on the coffee table and switches the screen to the house computer system.

She accesses the house server and plays the video of what happened after Julia and everyone left Sanctuary ranch. She and Jack had spoken about the best way to explained what happened to him. So, they put together the video showing what happened after they left Jack at the ranch.

Julia watches as her father fought off four attackers. She gasps when she saw her father shot and fall to the ground. She doesn’t know who the woman was that showed up to take care of her father. Julia continues to watch and notices another guy that showed that changes from a wolf to a human.

Julia pauses the video and looks at her mother “did I just see, what I just saw?”

“Yes sweetie, you just saw something that we all thought were myths.” Debbie was surprised as well.

Julia presses play again and watch as her father undergoes a physical change. She couldn’t believe how young he was looking. She had seen pictures of what her father had looked like in his younger days.

At the end of the video, her father appears on the screen. Julia could see how much her father had changed. His eyes were no longer the same color that they had been. They were more like how Chaos and the rest of the wolves were “girls if you are watching this video, then your mother felt it was time for you to know what happened to me. During the time Angel patched me up, my spirit had gone to another plane of existence. While I was there, I was given a choice to either pass on to heaven or come back and continue doing what I have always done. Plus, I couldn’t go on leaving you girls and your mother by yourselves. I chose to come back and continue to do what I have always done. As a result of that choice, I was given a second chance. There is more I want to tell you, but I want to do it in person with the whole family present. Just for now know I’ll be home in a week or so and I’ll explain everything to you. Remember that I love all of you.”

The video ends.

Julia was stunned as she looks at the screen with her father’s face looking back at her. She doesn’t know what to make of what she just saw. She looks at her mother “is this for real?”

“I’m afraid it is, sweetie. Your father has changed. Also, he isn’t the only one that has changed.” Debbie brings up the picture she had of Cheshire.

Julia looks at Cheshire’s image and noticed her eyes have changed as well. She also looked younger, like her father.

“I wonder if Tizzy knows?” The last time she saw Tizzy, was when she went with her mother.

“I would have to say, yes,” Debbie remembers everyone being at the ranch with her.

“This is too weird even for me.” Julia thought her life difficult before.

“I know what you mean, sweetie. Look, let's concentrate on your problem first. Go and see your uncle and find out why they hired Thomas Wheeler.”

“And while you talk with your uncle, I’m going to run him through the computer system. Also, doesn’t Bart live in Texas?” Selina couldn’t remember if he did or not.

“He does and I think Rex and Sandra Oakley live in Texas as well. Sandra works for her father on their family horse and cattle ranch.” Debbie
personally knew Rex and Sandra.

Sandra was like her girls and was supported by her parents. Rex was a Female-to-Male and worked as a trash collector. He was trained by
Jack to collect information since his job allowed him access to a lot of different areas.

“Give me their contact numbers and I’ll ask them as well.” Selina figures it wouldn’t hurt.

Julia notices the time “well, let me know what you find out, Selina.”

“I will.”

Julia stands up and looks at her mother “sorry to run off, mom. But if I’m going to have dinner ready by the time the kids and Christmas get home. I need to head home now and get it going.”

“Well, why don’t you come by tomorrow.” Debbie liked when Gina and Julia stop by.

“I will mom.” Julia hugs her mother.

She also hugs Selina as well. She was like a second mother to her.

“Thanks for everything, Selina.”

“Any time, sweetie.” Selina returns Julia’s hug.

Julia heads back out the back door with Roxy beside her and walks back to her house.

Julia and Kelly were getting dress when they hear a knocking on their bedroom door.

“Enter.”

Chayton walks in when he hears Julia’s voice. He spots both his mothers in their panties and bra. He has gotten used to seeing his mother’s and his sisters in their underwear.

Julia had her back to her bedroom door. She turns around to see who had knocked on the door. She spots Chayton walking into hers and Kelly’s bedroom “what’s wrong sweetie?”

“I was wondering if it would be okay if I ride home with Terrance after practice today?” Chayton wanted to spend some time with his teammates after practice.

“I don’t see why not. What do you think, Christmas?” Julia looks at Christmas.

“As long as you are home by dinner, I don’t have a problem with it.” Christmas liked for all the children to be home for dinner.

“Can I be a little late, please?” Chayton looks at both his mothers.

“Give me a reason why?” Julia trusted her son, but she wanted to know why he wanted to stay out longer.

“Because I and the guys were talking about getting pizza and maybe going to Arron’s afterward to play video games.”

“As long as you call me when you get there. I don’t mind you hanging with your teammates. That makes for a stronger bond. We want you home by ten o’clock or I’m going to send Chaos out to find you.” A smile appears on Julia’s face.

“I promise, but could it be a little later? Say, maybe eleven?” Chayton looks at his mothers with pleading eyes.

“Alright, we’ll give you until eleven o’clock. If you’re not home by then, I’m coming to look for you.” Julia makes sure her son understood her.

“Thanks, Mom.” Chayton heads downstairs to get breakfast.

A smile appears on Christmas and Julia’s face. The two of them finish getting dress and head downstairs with the kids. Julia gives each kid a twenty-dollar bill.

“That’s for your lunches and snacks. You’ll get your allowance on Saturday.” Julia looks at her children.

“Okay, mommy.” Haylee didn’t mind. Her allowance came from her grandfather and grandmother for taking care of the animals.

She shares it with her little sister and her big brother. They help her out occasionally with her responsibilities.

“You’re riding with me today, so grab your school bags.” Christmas looks at her children.

Julia watches as the kids finish their breakfast and grab their school bags. She gives each of them a kiss on the cheek. She watches as they leave with Christmas.

Julia cleans the kitchen up, before setting out some meat to slowly defrost. She grabs her keys and heads out to the pick-up truck. She was planning on talking to her Uncle Dereck about her new captain.

She starts the truck up and starts heading down the driveway towards the highway that runs in front of their property. She selects her favorite playlist and listens to it. She wonders why the police force hired a new captain out of state instead of promoting someone from the ranks.

The drive to the main police headquarters was a little longer than to the precinct she worked at. It takes her forty-five minutes to drive to the main headquarters. As she pulls into the parking lot. She finds a parking space close to the front. She pulls into the space and cuts the engine off.

Julia looks at the building and couldn’t believe how long it has been since she has been here. The last time she was here, was when she signed up to become a cop. She came here with her father to go through the process of becoming a cop.

Julia exits from her pickup truck and starts walking towards the main entrance. Since she was on suspension, she couldn’t use the police entrance. She walks into the building through the revolving doors.

She knew what floor her uncle’s office was on. So Julia takes the elevator up to the fourth floor. When she exits from the elevator, she walks straight ahead and through a set of double glass doors. She stops at the receptionist desk, where a young woman with short black hair was sitting.

Lori was taking care of some emails when she spots a woman who looks like the actress Charisma Carpenter walking up to her desk. She wonders who the woman is? When the woman stops at her desk.

“How can I help you, ma’am?” Lori watches the woman.

“Yes, I would speak to Commander Marsters, please.”

“And your name, ma’am?” Lori knew Commander Marsters was in his office.

“Julia Bounty, his niece.”

“Why does your name sound so familiar to me?” Lori knew she has heard that name around the office.

“Because she doesn’t know how to follow regulations or use animals normally issued to a K9 officer.” Lt. Boreanaz spotted Julia Bounty at the receptionist desk.

He knew she was nothing but trouble. Everything he has heard about her and the stuff he has observed himself about her wasn’t good. He knew the only reason she was on the force was because of her damn uncle.

Julia looks at the weathered black hair guy standing near the receptionist's desk. He was wearing a standard-issued Montana police uniform.
He looked like he was in his late thirties, maybe early forties.

“Excuse me, but do I know you?” Julia looks at the man standing near her.

“No, but I know a lot about you, Mrs. Bounty. How you feel that the rules and regulations of this police force don’t apply to you.” Lt. Boreanaz looks directly into Julia’s hazel eyes.

Julia could tell Lt. Boreanaz's eyes were brown.

A smirk appears on her face as she thinks about how he must be full of crap for his eyes to be so brown. She notices some of his ribbons and how he carried himself.

“I have no idea what you are talking about, sir. I follow the rules and my wolf has proven that he is more than capable of doing whatever is required of him.”

“You still don’t get it, Mrs. Bounty. You’re a K9 officer who uses a wolf, instead of the standard trained dogs we normally use.”

“That’s because my wolf is trained beyond your standard K9 training. Also, he is faster, smarter, stronger, and fearless. There is nothing that scares him or will cause him to back down. He has proven himself constantly since I have been on the force.”

“Still, we have gotten complaints about him and of you as well. Hell, on your first day of patrol you killed four people.”

“And it was all in self-defense. They came after me and I returned the favor. If you don’t like how I do things, then leave the force.” Julia wasn’t
going to back down or take crap from this man.

Lt. Boreanaz kept his gaze on Julia “you think your better than everyone, don’t you?”

“Only those who think they are better than everyone else. Also, who think with their small head, instead of their big head.” An evil grin appears on Julia’s face.

Lori just smirks at Mrs. Bounty’s comment. She wonders why Lt. Boreanaz hates Mrs. Bounty so much. She sends a quick message to
Commander Marsters letting him know his niece was here to see him.

“Aren’t you currently on suspension?”

“What of it?”

“It just proves what several people think of you, Mrs. Bounty. You’re a reckless officer that doesn’t know how to follow the rules and regulations.”

“You mean striking a corrupt and racist officer? He deserved what he got from me and I would do it all over again. When one of us put this badge on. We take a pledge to serve and protect the citizens. If an officer has a problem with how someone’s skin tone or religion is. Then they don’t deserve to wear the badge.”

“And who are you to determine who is fit to wear the badge?”

“Someone who was brought up the right way and can kick your ass.” Julia knew she was slowly losing her temper.

“Is that your answer to everything? Beat or kill anyone who disagrees with you?”

“No, but in your case, I’ll make an exception.” An evil smile appears on Julia’s face.

Commander Masters had seen the message from Lori and decided to go and greet his niece. As he was walking from his office, towards the entrance. He spotted Lt. Boreanaz talking to his niece. He knew Lt. Boreanaz didn’t like his niece very much. He also knew there were other officers in the force that didn’t care for her either.

The problem was, they were protected by people higher than he was and there wasn’t much he could do. He has managed to shield Julia as much as he can, but there wasn’t much more he could do for her.

“You know Lt. You’re lucky I’m not like my father. Because if I was, you would be laid out on the floor right now.” Julia knew what her father would do to him.

“You mean that killer you call a father?” Lt. Boreanaz knew a lot about Mr. Bounty and what he has done. The problem was, he was protected and there wasn’t much he or any of the higher-ups could do about it.

“The man you call a killer has done more for this country and others than you have ever done. If anyone is a coward, it is you.” Julia loved her father a lot.

Lt. Boreanaz was about to respond when he spots Commander Masters walking towards them. He just glares at Julia, before he turns and walks away. As he is walking away, he thinks about how he can make her life miserable.

Commander Masters caught the last part of the conversation between Lt. Boreanaz and Julia. He knew how much his niece loved her father. He had to admit, that he liked Mr. Bounty and the whole Bounty clan a lot as well. He watches as Lt. Boreanaz walks off.

Julia spots her uncle walking towards her. She figures he must be the reason Lt. Boreanaz walked off all of sudden. She just smiles as her Uncle Masters gets closer.

“Julia, it's been a while. What brings you to my office today?” Commander Masters hugs his niece.

“I thought I would come by and see how you are doing uncle. Also, I would like to talk to you about something.” Julia returns her uncle’s hug.

“Why don’t we head to my office and talk in private.”

“Okay, uncle.”

Commander Masters leads Julia back towards his office. As they are walking towards his office “how are your sisters doing?”

“Well, Alyona just made the chess rank of International Masters. Silvia is enjoying her job at the bakery and is dating a firefighter recruit. Gina is in Washington D.C. with her husband about providing some bodyguards to senators and congressmen. The secret service and US Marshals don’t have enough men to spare for the job.”

“Sounds like you guys are staying busy. How are the kids doing?”

“They are doing fine. Chayton made the basketball team and is one of their star players. Haylee is helping Doctor Crank down at his veterinarian clinic on the weekends. She wants to be a vet. As for Catori, she doesn’t know what she wants to be. However, according to her teachers and what I hear from Christmas, Catori likes helping her teachers.”

“Maybe, she’ll become a teacher.” Commander Masters has always known Julia wanted to be a cop.

“That would be nice. I think she would make a good teacher.” Julia was proud of her children.

“How is Arabella doing?”

A smirk appears on Julia’s face “she wants to be a professional gamer. Her computer skills are unbelievable and she belongs to a group of local hackers.”

“I know the group you're talking about. They have done some computer work for the department. We had a computer breach a few months back. They managed to track down who penetrated our computers and remove the ransomware that had been left behind.”

“Arabella is extremely good with computers and I know Gina keeps a close eye on her computer usage.”

“That is good. Arabella is a good kid.” Masters leads Julia into his office.

“That she is. So, what is it you want to talk to me about?” Dereck looks at his niece.

“My new captain, Thomas Floyd Wheeler. I want to know why he was placed in charge of my precinct?”

“I wish I could tell you, Julia. I had nothing to do with his placement at your precinct. Why are you asking about him?” Dereck was curious.

“Because he gave me three days suspension for punching another officer.”

“Why did you punch another officer?” Dereck wonders what his niece did.

“He was trying to frame an older black guy with a drug charge. He said that Terror missed finding them.”

“Okay, one, I know that wouldn’t happen and two, it sounds like this officer had it out for the suspect.”

“I agree. When I told my new captain what happened. He put me on a three-day suspension. Also, I think he doesn’t like me very much. He went over my personnel file and questioned everything in it, including me using my wolf, instead of a normal police dog.”

A thoughtful look appears on Dereck’s face as he listens to Julia. He didn’t know much about Captain Wheeler, except that he came from Texas.

“Julia, I don’t know much about your new captain or why the commissioner hired an outsider to fill the spot. I also don’t know why he seems to have it in for you, but I will find out. I suggest you try to keep your head down until I find out more about him.”

“He doesn’t have the authority to fire me.”

“No, he doesn’t, but he can transfer you or suspend you again.”

“If he does, I can always work under my security badge from my father’s company.” Julia still had the badge that her father gave her.

“But that’s why you became a police officer, sweetie. You wanted to do your own thing.”

“I know. Well, it's been nice talking with you uncle.” Julia stands up to leave.

“Just lay low for a while, Julia. I’ll look into your captain and get back to you.” Commander Masters wanted to know what Julia’s new captain had against his niece.

“Thanks, Uncle Dereck.”

“You’re welcome, Julia.”

“I’ll see myself out, uncle.” Julia turns and leaves her uncle’s office and head outside to her truck.

Debbie walks out of the doctor's office with the twins. She was driving Jack’s Hummer while he was away. It wasn’t her type of car, but it was well armored and had several of Jack’s hidden weapons. It also had the second set of child safety seats in it as well.

She looks at the twins “well kids, you are in good health and have gotten all your shots now.”

Debbie was glad the twins were in good health and they have their shots. She makes sure their shot records are in her purse as she climbs into the driver's seat. She fastens the seatbelt and pulls out of the doctor’s parking lot. A playful smile appears on her face, as she changes her husband’s radio station. She loved country music and Jack likes listening to Irish music or British band music.

As she is driving down the state route that intersects with the highway that ran in front of their property. She spots a set of police lights flashing in her rearview mirror. She pulls over onto the shoulder and wonders why she was being pulled over. She was only going five miles over the speed limit.

She waits until the police officer walks up to the Hummer. She lowers her window down and looks at the middle age officer. She makes sure to memorize his badge number and name.

“What can I do for you, officer?”

“Do you know how fast you were going, ma’am?” Officer Butler looks at the middle-aged woman sitting in a military-style hummer.

He knew right away who the hummer belonged to because he ran the plates while he was behind it. He was expecting Mr. Bounty, but when he approached the driver's side. He saw a dark hair woman driving the big hummer.

“I believe I was going only five miles over, officer.” Debbie glances at the dash and it was showing five miles over the speed limit.

“Actually ma’am, you were going fifteen miles over the speed limit.” Officer Butler figures he could pull the wool over the driver.

“I think you need to have your equipment checked officer. Because I know for a fact, I was going five miles over.” Debbie was looking at the speed recorded on the dash.

“My equipment is working correctly, ma’am.”

Debbie looks at Officer Butler like she does her children “really? So, you don’t mind if I take a picture of your radar gun reading?”

“I’m sorry ma’am, but you can’t.” A smile appears on Officer Butler’s face.

“Fine, Officer Butler. However, I will be requesting a calibration of your equipment when this goes to court.” Debbie reaches over to the passenger seat and grabs her driver's license.

She opens the center console where she knows Jack keeps the registration of the Hummer. She moves his spare gun out of the way.

“Ma’am, I’ll need for you to put your hands on the steering wheel.” He had his gun pulled and pointed at Debbie.

“Put your gun away, officer. I have a concealed and carry permit for the gun.” Debbie pulls her permit out of her purse.

She looks at Officer Butler, but he hasn’t put his gun away. She gives him the same look she gives all her children. “I said put your weapon away.”

Officer Butler just watches the woman. He slowly puts his gun away, as he reaches for her driver's license and permits. Once he has them in his hand, he walks back to his cruiser.

He checks the permit first and finds out it is current. He also finds out that she is licensed to carry all sorts of firearms. He runs her driver's license and finds out it is current. He writes the ticket up and gets out of his cruiser. He walks back up to Mrs. Bounty to have her sign the ticket.

Debbie was glad that Jack had hidden cameras on the Hummer. She was recording the stop and she didn’t have to inform the officer that he was being recorded either. She watches in her mirror as he comes walking back up to her.

“Here you go, Mrs. Bounty.” He hands the driver's license and carry permit back to her.

“Thank you, officer.” Debbie accepts her license and permit back.

“I’ll need you to sign this. By signing, you’re not admitting guilt.” He holds the clipboard out to Debbie.

She signs the traffic ticket and looks at Officer Butler “I expect that you’ll have the certification of your radar unit with you.”

Debbie accepts the ticket and waits until the police officer gets back to his cruiser. She waits for an opening in traffic, before pulling into traffic. She keeps an eye out as she heads home. As she turns onto the highway that runs in front of the ranch. Another police car pulls behind her with its lights flashing.

“So, you want to play that game.” Debbie has experienced this before when she was in the rodeo.

She ignores the police officer and continues driving. She hears the officer beep his siren. She exists off the highway and onto the road that leads to the ranch driveway. Once she pulls into the driveway, she stops a little down the driveway.

Officer Farber couldn’t believe the person in the Hummer not stopping. He follows the Hummer from the highway onto the road that ran next to the highway. He beeps his siren to let the driver know he wants them to stop. He continues to follow the driver onto a private driveway that had three mailboxes at the entrance. He spots the driver stopping once they get past the mailboxes.

He gets out of his cruiser and walks up to the hummer. When he approaches the hummer, he notices the driver's window already down.

“You mind telling me why you’re pulling me over, officer?” Debbie wasn’t in a good mood.

“I got word that a vehicle matching the description of this hummer was transporting drugs and weapons.” Officer Farber looks at the woman sitting behind the steering wheel.

A smirk appears on Debbie’s face “Officer Farber, do you know who I am and who this hummer is registered to?”

“No ma’am.” Officer Farber wonders who this woman is.

“Well, since you have no idea who I am. Let me tell you.” Debbie was about to say something when she hears more sirens coming towards her property.

Officer Farber turns around and saw three more police cars pulling in behind his car. One of the cars was a K9 unit.

“Ma’am, I’m going to have to ask you to exit your vehicle.”

Debbie gets out of the hummer “I would advise you and your fellow officers not to pull your guns or bring your drug dog out of the SUV.”

“And why is that?” Officer Farber looks at the woman.

“Because you’re on my property and you’re surrounded by twelve wolves.” Debbie spotted several of Jack’s wolves coming out of the woods near the driveway.

Officer Farber goes to pull his weapon.

“I wouldn’t pull your weapon, officers. These wolves are trained to protect me and this property.”

“Call them off.” All the officers that arrived were nervous.

“I will, once you explain why I’m being harass.” Debbie looks at all the cops present.

“I have no idea about what you are talking about, ma’am.” Officer Farber looks at the woman.

“You don’t know that you’re on the Bounty ranch and you’re talking to Julia’s Bounty’s mother?” Debbie couldn’t believe this officer didn’t know who she was or where he was.

“No ma’am.” Officer Farber had no idea who Julia Bounty was or the fact he and the other officers were on the Bounty Ranch.

He spots several wolves walking towards the woman. One of them was really huge. Next to him were two more wolves that were almost as big as he was. He watches as they walk up to the woman. One sits down next to the woman, while the other two took up a protective stance near her.

The other wolves that had come out of the woods were keeping their distance but were ready to attack.

“Those are some huge wolves. Where did you get them?” Officer Farber was keeping his eyes on the three near the woman.

Debbie reaches down and stretches Chaos between his ears. She knew it was his favorite spot, along with Dallas and Miscreant.

“They were bred by my husband and trained by him and my oldest daughter.” Debbie knew Julia has been helping her father train the new wolves.

“Excuse me for a second, please.” Officer Farber noticed that the K9 officer that was there, was motioning to him.

Debbie watches as Officer Farber walks over towards the K9 officer SUV. There seemed to be a discussion going on between the two officers. She spots the K9 officer point towards the direction of Sphinx and Cadmus. If you didn’t know what Sphinx looked like, you could mistake Cadmus for him. The two of them shared the same fur coloration and pattern.

“I think they are having an argument, boy.” Debbie knew Chaos wouldn’t allow anyone to hurt her or the twins. If Dallas and Miscreant did kill
them first, Chaos would.

After a few minutes, Officer Farber walks back to the woman. He was informed by the K9 officer that Julia Bounty was a K9 officer and the wolf she normally uses was watching them. He had pointed at two wolves that looked the same. He was also informed that the older woman he was talking to is Debbie Bounty and that her husband was a lethal assassin, and they were on his land.

“I’m sorry for any inconvenience I have caused you, ma’am.”

“I won’t hold it against you, Officer Farber, but I do want to know who told you I was transporting drugs and weapons?” Debbie Wanted to know the person’s name.

“I’m sorry ma’am, but I can’t give you that information.”

“You would be better off giving me the information, than my husband coming after you to get it.” Debbie knew what Jack would do.

“Are you threatening me, ma’am?” Officer Farber didn’t like being threatening.

“No, I’m just telling you the truth.” Debbie knew what Jack would do.

“I’m sorry ma’am, but I can’t tell you that information.”

“Fine! Since you can’t tell me anything, I suggest you leave, before the wolves get hungry.” An evil smile appears on Debbie’s face. She’ll ask Julia to find out.

Officer Farber heads back to his patrol car and backs out of the driveway. He couldn’t turn around or go forward either. He still couldn’t believe
that someone had sent them after Julia Bounty’s mother.

Debbie watches as the patrol car backs up and leaves the property. She looks at the wolves and snaps her fingers twice. Dallas and Miscreant jump into the back of the hummer, as Chaos runs off with the others.

Debbie wants to know who was playing these games and why? She doesn’t bother to put her seat belt on, as she heads towards the house.
She spots Selina standing out on the front porch with her hunting rifle. She could have picked off any of the police officers from where she was standing.

“What was that all about?” Selina looks at Debbie.

“They thought I was transporting drugs and weapons. On top of that, I got pulled over for speeding and I was only going five over the posted speed limit.” Debbie was starting to get upset.

“You got pulled over for five miles over the speed limit? That doesn’t make any sense.” Selina looked confused.

“I know, but here’s the thing. I asked the police officer how fast he was clocking me and he said I was going fifteen miles over the speed limit.” Debbie unfastens the straps holding the twins in.

“What? What did the dash show?” Selina knew Jack’s hummer records all the speeds.

“The dash showed I was only five miles over. I’m going to call Robert and have him request a certification of the radar gun used on me.” Debbie takes the twins up the steps and into the house.

Selina follows behind her. She closes the front door and puts her rifle in the weapon cabinet in the den.

“You said the cops at the entrance were told you were transporting drugs and weapons?” Selina couldn’t believe that.

“Yeah, someone called and told them that I was transporting drugs and weapons. They said that Jack’s hummer matched what they were given.”

“They were lucky it was you and not Jack.” Selina knew what Jack would have done.

“I know. I asked the officer who called them, but he wouldn’t tell me. I’ll get Julia to check it out.” Debbie wanted answers.

Debbie checks the twins to see if they need to be changed. She wants to know who was playing games with them.

“Hopefully, she can find out. I was about to fix some tea. Would you like some?” Selina knew Debbie liked fresh-brewed tea.

“Yes, please.” Debbie puts the twins in their playpen.

Selina heads towards the kitchen to start the water. She was just as curious about these matters as well.

Julia was back home and in the process of getting dinner ready. She hears her front door open and watches on the monitor as Alyona, Silvia, and Arabella come walking into her house.

“I’m in the kitchen, ladies.” Julia wonders what her sisters and niece wanted.

Alyona was hot from what just happened to her and Silvia. She knew if she told her mother, all hell would break out or her father would get involved. She hears Julia’s voice coming from deeper in the house.

Alyona walks into the kitchen followed by Silvia and Arabella. Julia wonders why all three girls were at her house.

“Okay, what brings you, girls, to my house this afternoon?” Julia looks at her sisters and niece.

“I was pulled over by a state trooper and searched. He groped me while he was doing it. So, I did what dad said to do when someone gropes me. I flattened the officer and left him on the side of the interstate.” Alyona was still pissed that she had been groped.

“And what happened to you?” Julia looks at Silvia.

“I was assaulted by two ICE agents. They came into the bakery and tried to arrest me.” Silvia was embarrassed by that incident.

“Okay, what did you do about it?” Julia wonders what her younger sister did to them.

“Oh, I just mentioned daddy's name and told them I was his daughter. Both their faces went pale and apologized for the mistake.” Silvia loved
when she mentioned her father’s name to them.

“And you?” Julia looks at Arabella.

“Nothing, Aunt Julia. I just recorded what the State Trooper did to Aunt Alyona.” Arabella shows the recording to Julia.

Julia watches as the State Trooper pulls Alyona over and asked for her driver license. He walked back to his patrol car tochecked her license out. When he came back, he asked Alyona to get out of the jeep. It also shows him patting her down and groping her. It was so obvious about what he was doing. You could see from the video the State Trooper squeezing her breasts and such.

Then it shows, Alyona beating the daylights out of the State Police. A smile appears on Julia’s face as she watches her sister take a six-foot, four-inch guy down with skills she learned from their father. She could have taken his gun and everything, but she left him lying on the ground.

The groping took place after he wrote her a speeding ticket. Julia looks down at the name on the speeding ticket. She’ll make a call to a Trooper she trusts.

“Did you talk to mom, yet?”

“Do I look stupid, sis? You know what mom would do to these men or dad for that matter. I figure you could talk law enforcement officer to law
enforcement officer.” Alyona looks at her sister.

“I’ll see what I can do. Why don’t you call mom and tell her you’re over here with me, so she doesn’t get worried?” Julia knew how their mother worried about her children.

“I’ve already sent grandma a text informing her that were over here.” Arabella had sent a text to her grandma.

“Sis, is there something going on with you and these events?” Silvia was wondering if there was a connection.

“I don’t know, sis. I do know there are a few people at headquarters that don’t like me, and we might be facing a problem of White Supremacist in the police force.” Julia had a bad feeling that some of the cops in the force were members of a white supremacist group.

"Has there been a lot of problems lately?" Silvia was curious.

“Some. You all know, your welcome to stay for dinner, if you want to.” Julia could make enough food for everyone.

“Grandma wants us home.” Arabella had received a text while listening to Julia.

“Well, I guess you better head home, before mom gets upset.” Julia knows what they could do.

“Let me know if you can fix this ticket, sis.” Alyona didn’t like having tickets.

“I will sis. Just leave it on the counter and I’ll handle it. Also, send me the video so I can send it to my friend.” Julia wanted her friend to see it.

“Alright, sis.” Alyona leaves the ticket on the counter.

“See you later, Aunt Julia.” Arabella waves goodbye to Julia.

Julia watches as her sisters and niece leave and head home. This feud going on with people at work is starting to get out of hand. She finishes making meatloaf, surrounded by bacon, and was about to put it in the oven when her cellphone rings. She looks at who was calling and notices it was her son.

She press accept “hey sweetie, what’s wrong?”

“Mom, you need to get down here right away.” Chayton watches as several police officers try to subdue several of his teammates.

“What’s going on, sweetie.” Julia was concerned that her son called her.

“Mom, you need to see this.” Chayton switches over to video so his mother could see what was going on.

It showed several police officers harassing his teammates. One of the police officers’ spots him pointing his camera at them.

“Hey! You can’t record us. Give me that phone!” One of the police officers starts coming for Chayton.

Julia recognizes where her son and his teammates were. She takes her apron off “sweetie, I’m on my way.”

“Hurry, mom.” As Chayton fights to keep his cellphone.

Julia puts the meatloaf in the refrigerator and runs towards the front door. She grabs her keys on her way out the door.

“Sphinx, Terror, Chaos!” Julia yells out for her wolves.

Chaos, Sphinx, and Terror come running towards her. Julia opens the doors on the SUV for them to get in. Once all three wolves are inside the SUV. She climbs in and turns her lights and siren on as she speeds towards her son’s location.

Julia spots her son fighting off three police officers. She recognized his fighting styles, which were based on her father’s style. One of the policemen manages to grab Chayton and wrestle him down to the ground.

He had Chayton’s arm in an armbar hold and had his knee on Chayton’s neck. Julia slams on the brake and opens the driver-side passenger door on the SUV “COSAINT!”

Chaos jumps out of the SUV and charges towards the police officer kneeling on Chayton’s neck. Sphinx and Terror follow behind him. Chaos leaps and knocks the officer kneeling on Chayton’s neck off him. He sinks his teeth into the police officer’s shoulder.

The other two officers there go for their guns, but before they could draw them from their holster. Sphinx leaps and bites down on the officer’s arm. He snaps the bones in the officer’s arm. Terror does the same thing to the officer he attacked.

The officer being attacked by Chaos was surprised when an animal bigger than anything he has ever seen attacked him. He tries to get the animal off his shoulder, but it wouldn’t let go. On top of that, the weight of the beast was pressing on his chest. He felt the creature’s teeth going through his crushed shoulder.

Chayton stands up off the ground and dusts himself off. He spots his mother walking towards him, and she was pissed. He spots Chaos standing on top of the police officer who had his knee on his neck.

He walks over to the police officer and stumps on his leg, breaking both bones in his leg. He looks down at the officer “that’s for kneeling on my neck.”

Officer O’Neil was in pain from the huge animal sickening his teeth through his crushed shoulder. Plus, the weight of the animal standing on his chest. Now, his right leg was hurting where the Native American brat broke his leg.

Julia looks at the two police officers who were on the ground, thanks to Sphinx and Terror. She walks over to them and takes their guns “I should let my wolves kill you, but I want to know why you are harassing innocent teenage boys.”

“Those brats aren’t innocent. They were carrying drugs on them.” Officer Donovan knew who Julia Bounty was.

“Sphinx, sniff for drugaí.”

Sphinx starts sniffing the boys and the car they were in. He finds no drugs on them or in the car. Julia looks at Officer Donovan “there are no
drugs in their vehicle or on them. So, why don’t you tell me the truth, before I let my wolves finish the job.”

“Don’t tell that bitch anything, Bruce.” Officer O’Neil didn’t want Julia Bounty to know anything yet.

A smirk appears on Julia’s face “don’t tell me anything, Bruce. I’ll let you tell my father. I promise you he won’t be as nice as I am.”

“Your father isn’t in town.” Officer O’Neil knew Mr. Bounty wasn’t in town.

“My father gives you what he wants you to believe. You never know truly what he is up to. However, I promise you, when he hears his grandson has been roughed up. Well, I feel sorry for you.” Julia takes her cellphone out and calls the paramedics to come and get the injured officers.

Julia looks at Chaos “Tar!”

Chaos didn’t want to remove his mouth from O’Neil. He bites down harder and yanks.

Officer O’Neil screams at the top of his lungs. He looks at the huge animal that just yanked on his shoulder.

“Make this beast get off me.” Officer O’Neil could take the pain anymore.

“Chaos, Tar!” Julia looks at Chaos and puts her anger behind the command. She needed to show him she was in charge and the top Alpha.

Chaos growls one more time and lets go of O’Neil. He turns and walks over to Chayton. Chayton reaches down and scratches Chaos between his ears.

“Chayton, go and release your friends.” Julia tosses the handcuff keys to her son.

“Okay, mom.” Chayton catches the keys and starts unlocking his friend’s handcuffs.

“Terror, Scaoileadh!” Julia watches as Terror lets go of the second officer.

While they are waiting for the paramedics to show up. Julia places a call to a person she knew in internal affairs.

Internal Affairs:
Sergeant Alice Bishop was going over a file she just got finish closing when her landline starts ringing. She picks the receiver up “Hello, internal affairs. Bishop speaking.”

“Hey, Bishop it’s your favorite pain in the ass K9 officer,” Julia remembered being investigated by Bishop over the incident involving Sgt. Bronx.

“What can I do for you, Julia?” Bishop knew Julia’s reputation.

“I need your help.” Julia knew she could trust Bishop.

“Okay? What do you need my help with?” Bishop wonders what Mrs. Bounty has gotten herself involved in?

“It’s better if I come in and talk to you face to face.” Julia knew her SUV cam recorded everything.

“Alright, can you be here tomorrow morning?”

“Sure, what time would be good for you?” Julia watches as her son and his friends dust themselves off.

“How about 8:00 a.m.? Is that too early for you?” Bishop knew Mrs. Bounty had children.

“That’s no problem, I’ll see you then.” Julia ends the phone call.

She looks towards the boys “boys, I think whatever you have planned for today is going to have to cancel. Why don’t you go ahead and head
home for now?”

“Alright, Mr. Bounty.” Sammy looks at Mrs. Bounty and knew she was one woman you didn’t want to mess with.

Chayton looks at his teammates “I’ll see you guys tomorrow.”

“Sounds good man and thanks for calling your mom.” Larry was glad they had allowed Chayton to join the basketball team.

Chayton walks over to Julia with Chaos walking next to him. Sphinx and Terror were guarding the other two police officers.

“Mom, what is this about?” Chayton looks at his mother.

“Sweetie I don’t know, but this has gone too far. How is your neck?” Julia was concerned about her son.

“It’s sore, but I’ll be okay. Do you think grandpa will find out about this?” Chayton knew his grandfather had connections and informants all over.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if he didn’t. your grandfather tends to find out about things affecting the family before we do.” Julia knew her father was well connected.

Chayton looks over towards the officer that had been kneeling on his neck “I feel sorry for him if grandpa finds out.”

Julia looks at officer O’Neil “I don’t. He broke his oath to his badge and the people of Caldwell.”

Chayton looks at his mother and could tell she was pissed and concerned. He knew when his mother was pissed about something, it was a good thing to stay out of her way.

“It will be okay, Mom.” Chayton grabs Julia’s hand and holds it.

“I know it will, sweetie.” She gives Chayton's hand a little squeeze.

The paramedics show up at the location and load officer O’Neil into their vehicle. Chaos was watching and growl when the paramedics brought O’Neil close by him. One of the paramedics looks at him “what type of animal is that?”

“He’s a wolf.” Chayton pets Chaos.

“There is no way in hell, that is a wolf. He’s too freaking big and his fur is too dark.” EMT Butler has seen wolves and has been around them.
There was no way the huge animal standing next to the Native American boy was a wolf.

“He’s a hell hound that thinks he’s a wolf. If you have done something bad, he’ll sniff it out and take your soul to hell.” Julia smiles at the EMT.

Once the paramedics have left. Julia looks at her son “let’s go home.”

The two of them start walking towards Julia’s SUV when a black unmarked police car pulls up behind Julia’s SUV. Julia looks at the driver and notices it was her Captain. She watches as he gets out of his car and walks towards her.

“What are you doing out here and in your patrol car?” Captain Thomas looks at Julia Bounty and the two wolves and whatever the huge animal that was with her and her son was.

“Handling a problem, Captain. As for my patrol vehicle, I own it. It’s on loan to the police department.”

“What do you mean, you own it? That’s police property and you’re on suspension.” Captain Thomas heard a growl coming from the biggest dog he has ever seen.

“Sir. Chaos armor owns the SUV and it’s on loan to our department for me to use. It is a replacement for the one I lost when I first became a police officer.” A smile appears on Julia’s face.

“Why are you so fucking special? Also, why are you and those creatures out here as well.” Thomas points towards Sphinx and Terror.

“Because some cops on the force were abusing me and my friends. I called my mom because she is the only one, I trust.” Chayton looks at his mother’s Captain.

“Is this true, Mrs. Bounty?” Captain Thomas looks at Julia.

“Yes sir. The officers involved are currently on their way to the hospital.”

Captain Thomas looks at Sphinx and Terror. He recognizes them. He looks at the third dog that was standing next to Julia’s son. He saw blood dripping from his jaws “what is that thing and why does it have blood dripping from its muzzle?”

“That is Chaos and he belongs to my father and is also the sire of Sphinx and Terror. As for the blood dripping from his muzzle, one of the officers made the mistake of having his knee on the back of my son’s neck. Chaos saw it and attacked him.”

“That can’t be a wolf.” Captain Thomas looks at Chaos carefully and couldn’t get over how fucking big he was.

“He is and Chaos isn’t a trained police dog. He’s my father’s wolf and he’s trained to kill people.” Julia knew she could never use Chaos for police work.

“What do you mean, he’s trained to kill?”

“I mean, that he can’t be used for police work. Chaos is trained to kill people you wouldn’t stand a chance against. He goes after Cartel kingpins, highly trained murders, and assassins. Where Sphinx and Terror are trained for police work and being around people, he isn’t. Large crowds of people he doesn’t know, he will attack. Also, he’s been trained to protect the family as well.” Julia knew why her father trained Chaos that way.

“He’s a killer and you brought him here? What were you thinking, officer Bounty?”

Julia steps forward until she is face to face with Captain Thomas “I was thinking about my son’s safety. No one messes with my children
unless they want to die. Your lucky it was me and not my father. If it had been him, there would be three police officers in body bags.”

“Step back, Officer Bounty.” Captain Thomas tries to stare down Julia.

Sphinx and Terror move slowly towards Julia. They could sense she was ready to attack the captain.

“Mom, please step back.” Chayton knew his mother could take her captain.

“I’m going home. If you have any more questions for me. Ask them tomorrow.” Julia backs up and heads towards her SUV.

Captain Thomas watches as Julia walks away from him. He saw that her eyes had gone empty. He knew if he pushed her much further, he would have been dead. He was going to request a psychological evaluation of her before she comes back to active duty.

Julia whistles for the wolves to get into the SUV. Before Chaos gets in, she cleans his muzzle.

“Get in the SUV, boy.”

Chaos jumps into the SUV. He sits next to his sons and watches as Julia gets in. Once Julia is in the driver's seat. She starts the SUV and heads home.

Caldwell Medical Center:
Cecil adjust the glasses she was wearing as she gets off the elevator. She glances down at the fake medical chart in her hands. The three officers that attacked Jack’s grandson and his friends were on this floor. She heads towards the first officer’s hospital room. His name was Bruce Donovan.

According to his medical record, he was one of the officers the wolves broke his arm bones in. He and Officer Terry Hoselton were the officer's Terror and Sphinx had broken their arms. The other officer, officer O’Neil was the one that Chaos had broken his collar bone.

She was amazed at how lax everyone was on the floor. There were only two nurses on duty, and both were busy playing on their cellphone. The hospital she used to work at before her life changed wouldn’t have allowed that to happen.

She walks into Officer Donovan’s hospital room and noticed he was asleep. She walks over to the Iv drip going into his arm and pulls out a needle. The drug inside the needle wasn’t lethal, but it would make him wish he was dead. She inserts the needle into the nipple on the Iv bag and pushes the plunger down.

Officer Donovan opens his eyes and spots a young woman with short brown hair standing next to his bed. He notices she was wearing a doctor’s coat.

“Who are you?” Bruce watches her.

Cecil turns around to look down at Mr. Donovan “I’m your fairy godmother.”

“What the fuck are you doing in here?” Bruce tries to move but couldn’t.

“I’m delivering a message to you. You’re going to be able to move after twenty minutes. After that, you’re going to start feeling a little warm, then an itching feeling. After that, every nerve in your body is going to be on fire. That sensation will last for several hours and nothing the nurse will give you will stop the pain. It’s a little nasty nerve toxin produce by a jellyfish found near Australia.”

“Why are you doing this?” Bruce could already feel his body not responding to him.

Cecil leans down to Bruce’s face “you fucked with the Big Bad Wolf’s grandson. This is his message to you, that next time you decide to be stupid. He will make the experience even worse for you.” She places a kiss on his forehead.

“You can’t do this. I’m a police officer.”

“And I’m crazy. So, have a nice night.” Cecil turns and leaves officer Donovan’s hospital room.

Just as she closes the hospital room door, she hears the first screams of pain. She heads to officer Hoselton’s hospital room next and does the same thing to him. She kisses his forehead to mark him as she leaves the hospital room.

Another smile appears on her face as she closes the hospital door behind her. The next room she heads to is officer O’Neil’s hospital room. Jack said to give him a very special message.

She walks into officer O’Neil’s hospital room and notices he was awake. A smile appears on her face as she walks over to him.

“Who are you?’ Officer O’Neil knew everyone that worked on the floor he was on.

“A messenger for the Big Bad Wolf. He wants you to realize your mistake of going after his grandson. He didn’t appreciate you hurting his grandson or for your fellow officers harassing his wife or squeezing his daughter’s breasts.” There was excitement in Cecil’s eyes.

“I’m a police officer. If you kill me, you’ll have the whole Montana police department coming after you.” Officer O’Neil several officers would avenge him.

“Who said anything about killing you? I have a very special gift to give you, that keeps on giving.” Cecil pulls a bigger needle out of her coat pocket.

She stabs the needle right into O’Neil’s heart and injects him with it. She removes the needle and smiles down at officer O’Neil.

“I just injected you with a very nasty toxin that comes from the jungles of Brazil. Now, there is no known cure for it, and the effects vary depending on the health of the person. You might experience a numbing effect, or your testis might shrink and shrivel up. Or your immune system will become compromised. You never know. However, there is one effect you will experience and that is muscle loss. You’ll never be able to build your muscles up ever again. So, Mr. O’Neil, you better get used to living on disability. Oh! One more thing. If you think about getting revenge on the Bounty family. I’ll be back to see you and I won’t be nice.” Cecil kisses O’Neil’s forehead.

“You can’t do this to me!” O’Neil couldn’t believe what that bitch just did.

Cecil stops and turns around to look at O’Neil “you could always take your own life. That’s one way of ending it.”

Cecil makes sure no one spots her as she takes the emergency stairs out of the hospital. There was one more stop she needed to do and that was the State Trooper who molested Alyona. His punishment was going to be special.

She had his address and visits him after her stop at the hospital. His house had a pretty decent security system, but it was nothing compared to what she was use to disabling. She breaks into his place without setting anything off or waking him. Which was a good thing, since he lived alone.

According to the information she had gathered in the short time she had. He was going steady with an alimony and child support check. She makes it to his bedroom and notices he was in bed with some teenage girl.

She sticks the state trooper first with the knockout drug she brought with her. Once she was sure he wasn’t going to wake up. She shakes the young girl’s shoulder “get dressed.”

Emily was sound to sleep when she is gently woken up. She looks at the short-haired woman standing near the bed she was in with trooper Kingsley. The first thing that entered her mind was she was going to kill her, but when she heard the woman say, get dress. She did what she said.

“Who are you and why are you here?” Emily puts on the short skirt and top that barely covered her big breasts.

“I’m Cecil and this man has been a very bad person. Did he make you sleep with him?” Cecil looks at the young teenage girl and notices she
was only a few years older than her dead daughter.

“Yes! He said if I didn’t sleep with him, he’ll throw me in jail.” Emily knew she was going to be short on money to give her pimp.

“Do you have a pimp?” Cecil figures the way the girl was dressed she was a prostitute.

“Yes, and I am going to be short on the money he collects from me and the other girls.” Emily saw what happened to the last girl who was short.

“Don’t worry. I’ll deal with your pimp after this.” Cecil goes back to what she has planned for trooper Kingsley.

Between Cecil and Emily, they managed to attach a pair of the biggest fake breasts Cecil could buy on short notice. She used a medical adhesive to glue them to his chest. She also put a pair of sexy panties on him as well.

Between the two women, they carried his unconscious body out to the truck Cecil had stolen. Emily gets in on the passenger side of the truck. She looks at Cecil “what are you going to do with him?”

“I’m going to leave him in a very bad neighborhood and let the perverts have fun with him. You don’t have a problem with that, do you?” Cecil looks at Emily to see what she thought.

“If I said I do, are you going to hurt me?” Emily looked at Cecil.

“No, you have been hurt enough. However, I will drop you off somewhere safe.”

“All I want to do is go back home. I should have never run away as I did.” Emily missed her folks and friends.

“That is the best thing you can do. First, let's drop trooper asshole off and then get whatever you want to take with you. I’ll pay for you to go home. Also, I’ll make your pimp pay as well.” Cecil hated pimps and drug dealers.

“Thank you.” Emily leans over and hugs Cecil.

“Any time.”

Christmas looks down at her wife as she laid under her. She was straddling her waist and massaging her breasts. She knew Julia was upset that their son had been harassed and handcuff by people she trusted.

She decided to give Julia a massage to calm her down. She didn’t like what Julia told her, but she was better at remaining calm than her wife was.

“Are you feeling better, sweetie?” Christmas looks into Julia’s brown eyes as she stared into them.

“I’ve calmed down. I’m just wondering why these officers are acting like assholes and going after minorities.” Julia knew most of the officers she works with are decent people.

“I have a feeling that a lot of this has to do with the current environment in Washington D.C. and the fact that a virus from China is loose in the United States.” Christmas has been following the news lately.

“What do you mean the current environment in Washington D.C. and what virus?” Julie looks at her wife with a confused look on her face.

“You haven’t heard yet?” Christmas could see Julia was confused.

“No. What haven’t I heard?”

“There’s been an uptick of white supremacist groups coming out of the woodwork. Most of it is due to our current president not doing anything to stop it and senator Lewis Tester and our governor not stopping these groups forming in our state. As for the virus, it’s called COVID 19, and it's affecting New York and several other big cities hard right now.”

“How so?” Julia heard a little bit about the virus, but nothing else.

“It’s killing people. There’s no cure or effective treatment for it.” Christmas was scared.

“Has it hit our state?” Julia saw how scared Christmas was.

“Yes, but the governor isn’t going to close us down yet. However, I’ve been told by the director of the school, we might have to close the school.” Christmas doesn’t know what she was going to do if they close the school.

Julia saw the concern in her wife’s eyes. She reaches for her oily hands and holds them “look if it happens. We’ll arrange something so you can keep on teaching your students.”

“What would I do without you?” Christmas leans down and kisses Julia.

Christmas and Julia finally fall asleep. Before they do, Julia sets her alarm clock to wake her for her meeting with Sergeant Alice Bishop tomorrow morning. Sphinx jumps up on the bed and curls up at Julia’s feet.

Julia smacks her phone when the alarm goes off. She felt Christmas holding her and didn’t want to leave the safety of her wife’s arms. The alarm goes off a second time.

“Fine, I’m up.” Julia gets up and heads towards the bathroom.

While she is in the shower, she thinks about everything her wife said to her last night. Why hasn’t a bulletin been issued at work about the uptick of groups forming in Montana? Also, what was with her new Captain?

Julia finishes her shower and walks back into her bedroom and starts getting dressed. She notices her wife was still asleep. Once Julia is dressed, she places a kiss on Christmas cheek and heads downstairs.

Before Julia leaves the house, she fixes a cup of coffee and grabs a banana to eat. As she is about to leave the house, Sphinx comes walking downstairs and into the kitchen.

“Sorry, boy. You can’t come with me today.” Julia knew how protective Sphinx was of her.

Sphinx just looks at his human. He has protected her since she was younger. He walks over and nudges her “I know, I wish you could come with me, sweetie.”

Julia hugs him and walks out of the house with the keys to her truck and her purse. Her gun was tucked in a holster behind her back and her other gun was in her purse. She gets in her truck and heads towards Sergeant Bishop’s office.

While she is on the highway heading towards the exit she needs to take. A box truck passes her and then pulls right in front of her. The back door of the truck lifts and several men with rifles start riddling the front of her truck. She tries to make herself as small as possible as bullets penetrate her windshield.

The next thing Julia knows is her truck blowing a tire from being struck by a bullet and sending her sideways into the path of an eighteen-wheeler. The eighteen-wheeler tries to stop but hits the front of Julia’s pick-up head-on. She flips upside down as the front of her truck is ripped off.

Julia feels several bullets hit her body before the box truck speeds off. She manages to squeeze the wolf head on her necklace that looks like Sphinx before she passes out from the trauma.

The Bounty’s House:
Debbie had gotten up and took care of the twins and sent her other daughters off to school. Alyona had taken her sister and niece with her. Selina was in the kitchen fixing breakfast for herself and Debbie.

Debbie and Selina are sitting in the kitchen eating breakfast and watching the morning news. The television switches over to the computer screen and the lights start flashing red. Both women are caught off guard, as Selina gets up and rushes over to the television set in the kitchen. She notices that Julia’s emergency signal had been activated and she wasn’t too far from the property.

“What has happened?” Debbie rushes towards the front door and grabs her rifle from the hidden gun rack and her truck keys.

“Chaos! Cowboy! Come!”

Chaos and Cowboy come running from the back of the house. Both wolves jump up and into the back of Debbie’s pick-up.

“Selina, can you get in touch with Julia?” Debbie was worried about her daughter.

“No, I can’t remote into her cellphone.” Selina was trying to remote into Julia’s cellphone, but nothing was happening. She was also frustrated because there wasn’t a satellite overhead that she could use her access to access.

She does spot Alex and Robert heading towards Julia’s location. She watches as their indicators change direction towards Julia’s. They were closer than Debbie.

“Deb, Alex, and Robert are on their way to Julia. They will get to her before you do.”

“Alright, find out from them what is going on.” Debbie was turning down the side road that ran parallel with the highway near their home.

Alex and Robert had left at the same time after dropping their daughter off at the babysitter. Alex had gotten the emergency signal from Julia, and he knew so had Robert. Both of them arrive at the same time on the opposite side of the highway. They pull over on the shoulder and run across the median to see what happened.

They spot Julia’s normal pick-up upside down. There was an eighteen-wheeler pulled onto the shoulder of the road as well. The front of it looked smashed in.

“I’ll check the driver.” Robert runs towards the eighteen-wheeler to check on the driver and find out what happened.

“Alright, I’ll check on Julia.” Alex runs towards Julia’s truck and finds her sitting upside down in what was left of the front of her truck.

Her face and the front of her body were covered in blood. The front windshield was smashed and looked like a bunch of bullets had gone through it.

“Oh, please don’t be dead.” Alex carefully crawls in through the driver-side broken window and check for a pulse.

He manages to find one, but it was very weak. He tries not to move Julia, just in case she has neck or spinal injuries. He hears his cellphone beep and knows it was Selina.

He presses accept “how is she, Alex?”

Selina was worried about Julia. She didn’t have any way of seeing how she was.

“She’s in bad shape, Selina. She needs to be flown out of here right away.” Alex knew it was going to take the paramedics too long to get to
their location.

“Alright, I’m contacting Air Medical right now.”

Air Medical:
Kathlyn had just started her shift when an emergency call comes over the company’s private line. She presses the accept button on her console “Air Medical, Kathlyn speaking, what is your emergency.”

“I need for you to send a medivac to these coordinates.” Selina starts rattling off the GPS coordinates she had for Julia.

Kathlyn punches the coordinates into her system and notices she could get a medivac to the location right away. She transfers the information to the pilots waiting out on the airfield. She also sends the emergency signal to the medical team as well.

“What is your membership account name, ma’am?” Kathlyn had to enter the information into the system for billing purposes.

“Jack Bounty.” Selina knew Air Medical was one of the companies Jack owns.

He bought the company when the girls were little just in case, they were out somewhere horseback riding and got injured. He also leased the company out to the hospitals as well. The company made a medium profit after all the expenses.

Kathlyn saw the billing information that was in the system. It had Jack Bounty down as the owner of the company.

“The chopper is on the way, ma’am.” Kathlyn saw the call log and he has only used them a few times, but nothing lately.

“Thank you.” Selina relays that information to Alex and Robert.

Crash Site:
Two Montana Highway Patrol vehicles had been dispatched to the crash location. They arrived a few minutes before Debbie did. They were rushing towards the crash site but were passed by two huge dogs. Alex turns to see who was coming towards him and Julia.

He recognizes Chaos, but the other wolf he had no idea who it was. They stop when they get close to him “she’s hurt, Chaos.”

Alex recognizes the two Montana Highway officers. He helped train one of them.

“What, happened?” Sgt. Walker recognized Alex. He had been a Montana Highway Patrol officer but retired.

“It looks like someone attacked my niece.” Alex stands up.

“How do you know that?” Sgt. Walker wonders how he knew that.

“Look at the damage to the vehicle. Someone shot at my niece with an assault gun.”

“He’s right about that.” Robert comes walking back to everyone. He spots Chaos and the other wolf.

He looks past everyone and notices Debbie running towards them. He could tell she looked worried.

“You gentlemen might want to move. The she-wolf is here, and she doesn’t look happy.” Robert intercepts Debbie before she could get closer.

“Robert, get out of my way. I want to see Julia now.” Debbie wanted to see how badly her daughter was hurt.

“Debbie, she’s in critical condition right now. She needs to get to a hospital right away.” Robert knew how deeply Debbie felt for the girls. She may not have given birth to them, but they were her babies.

“What happened to her, Robert?” Debbie wanted to see Julia for herself.

“According to what the truck driver told me. He spotted a dirty box truck pull in front of her and several guys in the back of the truck opened fire on Julia. She lost control of her truck and came right into his lane. He had no time to stop and ripped the front of her truck off after it had
flipped.”

“What happened to the box truck?” Debbie wanted those bastards.

“It sped away. Robert and I were the first ones here.”

“Is anyone else hurt?” Debbie looks at all the cars that had stopped.

“A few cars got damage from stray bullets, but no one else was hurt. The truck driver might have been whiplashed from hitting Julia’s truck.”

“How bad is she, Alex?” Debbie wanted to see her baby.

“She’s been shot several times and she has a nasty gash on her head. I don’t know if she has any spinal or neck injuries.” Alex is worried about Julia as well. He also knows this will get Jack’s attention.

As they are standing around, they hear fire trucks and more police cars. After they show up, the Medical Vac shows up to transport Julia to the nearest hospital. Debbie and Alex trade vehicles, so she can be by Julia’s side and he can take the wolves home.

Holly Grove Private School, Christmas Classroom:
Christmas had her back to the class as she wrote some notes on the whiteboards. As she is writing the information on the whiteboard. There is a knock on her classroom door. She looks at who it was and noticed it was assistant principal Thorton.

“Excuse me, class.” Christmas puts her marker down and walks out into the hallway.

“What can I do for you, Mr. Thorton?” Christmas was wondering why he was in her class.

Mr. Thorton didn’t know how he should tell Christmas about Julia. He looks at Christmas's face “Julia has been seriously hurt and is currently on her way to O’Conner General.”

“What happened?” Christmas was worried about her wife.

“I don’t know. Your Uncle Robert didn’t go into details. All he did say was that it was very serious. Mrs. Chang is going to come in and cover your classes for as long as you need.” Assistant Thorton knew how important Julia Bounty was to the school and the community.

“Does Julia sister’s, her niece’s, daughters, and son know?” Christmas was worried about her and Julia's children.

“Not yet. I thought I would inform you first before I pulled them from their classes.”

“Thank you, Mr. Thorton. Go ahead and pull everyone. Have them wait for me in the library.” Christmas knew her and Julia’s kids were going to wonder what was going on.

Government Class, Third Bell Class, Chayton:
Chayton was taking a test that their teacher had sprung on them. It was a good thing that his mothers made him reread several back chapters and some of the chapters ahead. He spots Elizabeth knock on the door to his classroom. He knew she worked in the office during this period.
He watches as Mrs. Williams walks over to the door and steps out into the hallway. He spots Elizabeth hand a note to Mrs. Williams.

“Hey Chayton, what did you do now?” Robert looks at his friend, from his desk.

“I didn’t do anything. It’s probably about you and that prank you pulled on Jersey Mike.” Chayton hated Jersey Mike. The boy was a bully and thought he ran the High School wing.

“Hey, he had it coming to him. The jerk popped Lisa’s bra strap and it broke.” Robert liked Lisa and didn’t like seeing her being picked on.

“Well, you know how Principal Massie feels about revenge pranks and bullying.” Chayton knew she didn’t tolerate it.

“Well, I don’t care. He deserved it and I stand by what I did. I just hope Lisa is okay.” Robert was worried about her.

“She’s fine. Her mother came and picked her up.” Chayton knew his aunt Silvia was friends with her.

As Chayton and Robert go back to finish their test. Mrs. Massie walks back into the classroom and looks over towards Chayton’s direction “Mr. Bounty, please report to the main library and take your books with you and turn your test into me on the way out.”

“Mrs. Massie knew Chayton’s mother. Julia had been one of her students way back when she and her sister Gina went to school at Holly Grove.

“Yes ma’am.” Chayton finishes his test and grabs his backpack. He wonders what he did now.

“Call me later and let me know what’s up.” Robert looks at Chayton.

“Alright.” Chayton walks up to the front of the class and turns in his test.

He walks out of the classroom and spots Elizabeth waiting for him. “Hey, Liza what’s going on?”

“Don’t know, but I was told to get all of you and have you, report to the main library.” Elizabeth didn’t know what was going on.

“All of us? You don’t mean my aunt’s and sisters as well?” Chayton looks at Elizabeth with a puzzled look on his face.

“Yep! All of you Bounty. Your aunts should be in gym class right now.” Elizabeth heads towards the main gym.

Chayton wonders why all of them were being called to the library. He walks side by side with Elizabeth. While they are walking towards the gym “hey, has anyone asked you to the dance yet?”

“No, not yet. Are you asking?” Elizabeth looks at Chayton and his Native American looks.

“If you wouldn’t mind going with me.” Chayton felt a little awkward asking Elizabeth to the dance.

“I thought you and Sanako were seeing each other?” Elizabeth heard that she had her sights set on Chayton.

“She was using me to get to Aroon since he is on the basketball team.” When Chayton found out what she was doing. He was extremely mad, but his grandfather gave him a better idea to get even with her.

“Well, since you and Sanako aren’t seeing each other. I wouldn’t mind going to the dance with you. However, before we go. You have to meet my parents.” Elizabeth knew her parents wanted to meet whoever was taking her to the dance.

“Sure, I don’t mind.” Chayton figures it couldn’t be that bad meeting Elizabeth’s parents.

They stop by the gym and watch as Alyona spike the volleyball on the other team. Chayton knew his aunt was very competitive when it came
to sports and chess. He spots Silvia blocking the ball and sending it back over the net. She was a good player.

Elizabeth and he walked up to coach Carter. He watches as Elizabeth hands the note from the office to coach Carter. He watches as coach Carter hands the note back to Elizabeth.

Coach Carter blows his whistle, afterward when everyone has stopped “Alyona, Silvia hit the showers and grabs your books. You’re to go with Elizabeth here to the main library.”

Alyona and Silvia stop and look towards coach Carter. They notice their nephew Chayton standing with some girl. Silvia walks over to her older
sister “I wonder what is up?”

“I don’t know. Mom didn’t say anything this morning before we left.” Alyona heads towards the girl’s locker room to shower and change.

Elizabeth and Chayton wait outside the girl’s locker room for his aunt’s. While they were waiting, Elizabeth gives Chayton her home address and asked him to call her later. Several minutes later, Alyona and Silvia come walking out of the locker room in their school uniform. Both girls look at Chayton “what’s going on?”

“Don’t know. Elizabeth was told to gather all of us and take us to the main library.”

“That means something has happened to one of the grownups.”

“I wouldn’t say Julia or Gina are grownups.” Silvia likes teasing her older sisters.

“Aunt Gina can be a little silly at times and so can mom.” Chayton liked his mother and aunt.

When everyone gets to the main library, Chayton’s sisters and cousin were waiting for them. There was another student in the library with them. Chayton didn’t know who it was.

Arabella spots her aunts and cousin walking into the main library with a girl from the office. She wonders what was going on as well.

“Hey, aunt Alyona. What is going on?” Arabella looks at her oldest aunt.

“Don’t know, we were told to report to the main library as well.” Alyona knew the only reason all of them were called to the library if someone in the family had been attacked or injured.

Fifteen minutes later, Christmas shows up and saw everyone with confused looks on their faces. She walks over to them “Alyona, I need for you to take everyone back to your father’s place. Haylee, you’re not to feed the animals unless someone is with you.”

“What’s going on, mom?” Chayton looks at his mother.

“Julia is in the hospital and I’m heading there now. I want you and your sisters to stay at your grandfather’s house until I came home. Arabella,
your parents are due in later today.”

“Mom, is coming home?” Arabella was excited that her parents were coming home.

“Yes.” Christmas had been informed that Gina and her Aunt Basset and cousin were flying in today.

“I’ll make sure everyone is safe, sis. You go and check on Julia.” Alyona could see that Christmas was worried.

“Thank you, Alyona.”

Chayton and the girls hug their mother. They always worry when their other mother ended up in the hospital.

“I’ll call you later kids.” Christmas hugs her children and kisses them goodbye.

Bounty Ranch:
Bella couldn’t believe how long it took her to get to the Bounty ranch. She drives up the long driveway and comes to a fork in the driveway. One driveway led to the left and the third one led to the right. There was one right in front of her. She looks at Lobo “so, which way do we go, Lobo?”

As if to answer her question, she spots Sphinx walking towards her from the middle one. She hasn’t seen him since Julia came to L.A. She rolls her window down and sticks her head out “thanks, Sphinx.”

Sphinx turns around and starts running up the middle driveway. She starts following him. As she got further up the driveway, she spots several more wolves standing around watching her. She could see a huge mansion of a house at the end of the driveway.

“This must be Julia’s house.” She spots a black military Hummer and parks her Rubicon next to it.

“Lobo, you better stay here until it's safe.” Bella could see over six huge wolves only a few feet from her Jeep.

Some of them were bigger than Sphinx and some were a little smaller. She opens her door and gets out slowly. Just as she walks to the huge house, the front door opens and an older woman with shoulder-length black hair, dressed in black dress slacks and a light grey blouse that went with the slacks comes walking out. She had on a pair of black cowboy boots.

“Can I help?” Selina saw the ash grey color jeep rubicon coming up the main driveway.

“Yes, I’m Bella Killjoy and I’m here to see Julia Bounty’s parents.” Bella wonders who the Spanish-looking woman was.

“What for?” Selina wonders who this Latino-looking woman was.

“I have information on who attacked Julia this morning on the highway.”

“Where did you acquire this information?” Selina knew Debbie and Jack would want to know who attacked their daughter.

“I’ve been tracking a gang from Oakland, California that has set up house in her backyard. The man who put the hit out on her. I managed to capture on video giving the order to eliminate her and her family.” Bella watches as the wolves surround her Jeep. She spots the biggest one looking right at her like she was dinner.

Selina looks at Chaos “Sàil!”

Bella has heard Julia give that command to Sphinx before. So, she knew what it meant.

“Bring your evidence to me, so I can see it.” Selina hopes this girl is telling the truth.

“Okay. Oh, one more thing. Can I bring my German Shepherd with me, instead of leaving him in my Jeep, please?” Bella didn’t want to leave Lobo in the Rubicon by himself.

“As long as he behaves himself. You might want to put him on a leash.” Selina knew Trigger could handle a German Shepherd.
“Thanks.” Bella opens the door of the jeep to let Lobo out and to grab her laptop that had everything she already backed up in the cloud.

She grabs Lobo’s leash and puts it on his collar. She rubs his head as she grabs her laptop bag.

“Come on boy, let’s go inside.”

Lobo jumps out of the Rubicon and spots several huge wolves looking at him. He growls at them, warning them to stay away from his human. He especially, looked at Chaos when he growls.

“Let it go, Lobo. He won’t hurt us unless he is order too.” Bella knew how protective Lobo was towards her.

Selina watches from the porch as a young German Shepherd growls towards Chaos. A smile appears on her face because she knew Chaos could chew him up and spit him out like he was nothing. She feels Trigger walk out of the house and stand next to her.

“It’s alright, girl.” Selina reaches down and scratches her between her ears.

When Bella starts walking towards the steps of the huge house. She spots a smaller wolf standing near the woman. It appeared to be an ordinary wolf. In the doorway were a coyote and a black and white color border collie.

Julia never said anything about her father owning a border collie or a coyote. Bella walks up the steps towards the porch.

“Julia never said you guys had so many animals.”

A smile appears on Selina’s face “they belong to Julia’s daughter.”

“Oh! I didn’t know she had children.” When Bella met her, Julia didn’t have any kids.

“At the time she went to L.A. Julia didn’t. Why didn’t you call Julia to tell her she was in danger?” Selina was curious about that.

“I lost the business card she gave me with her number on it. Well, not lost it exactly. It was destroyed in a fire that consumed the van I had been living out of at the time.” Bella misses her van.

“How did that start?” Selina gives Bella a puzzled look.

“I pissed off the wrong people. They thought they would burn me alive, trapped in my van. I barely made it out of the van, alive.” Bella remembered that night clearly.

“Sorry to hear that. Let’s go inside and take a look at what you have.” Selina escorts Bella and Lobo inside the house.

Half an Hour Later:
Alyona spotted a Jeep she hadn’t seen before parked next to her father’s Hummer. She pulls in on the other side of it.

“I wonder who that car belongs to?” Silvia was curious.

“I don’t know.” Alyona gets out of her jeep and walks around the Rubicon. It had Washington state license plates on it.

“Could it be someone dad knows?” Silvia looks towards her sister.

“Why don’t we go inside and ask, Silvia?” Arabella looks at her aunts.

“Sounds like a plan.”

Everyone grabs their backpack and head inside the house. They spot Selina and a Latino girl sitting in the living room and looking at a small laptop.

“I wonder who that is?” Haylee was curious.

Haylee gets surrounded by Roxie and her coyote. She pets them as she wonders who the woman was.

“Kids, go into the dining room and have a seat, please. I have some bad news for you.” Selina looks at all the kids that came into the house.

“Yes ma’am.”

All the kids do as Selina asks them to. They sit down at the dining room table. They wonder what was so important.

Selina gets up and walks into the dining room and looks at all the kids. She wishes she didn’t have to tell them the bad news about Julia.

“Girls and Chayton, the reason you are home right now instead of in school. Is because your aunt Julia has been attacked and is in the hospital in critical condition.”

“Is mom going to pull through, Selina?” Haylee was worried about her mother.

“I don’t know right now, Haylee. Your mother is in pretty bad shape.” Selina wishes Jack was here to reassure the kids.

“Does, grandfather know, Selina?” Chayton looks at Selina.

“I don’t think he does, Chayton. We’ve been trying to get in touch with him but were unable to. Also, your aunt Basset and aunt Gina are on
their way home as we speak. So, when they get here Alyona. I want you and the girls to go down and bring them up to the house. If they ask what is going on, don’t tell them anything. I’ll explain everything when they are here. Until then, I want all of you to change out of your school clothes and into your normal clothes. Chayton, there are clothes laid out for you in your mother’s old bedroom.”

“Thanks, Selina.”

“You’re welcome. Now go and change. I’ll fix you some lunch in a little while.”

“Yes ma’am.”

All the kids get up and head upstairs to change. They knew better than to disobey Selina.

“Which ones are Julia kids?” Bella watches as the kids walk by her.

“The young man and the two youngest girls.” Selina watches them as they head upstairs.

“Boy, she’s been busy since I last saw her.” Bella was impressed.

“Julia wants a big family. She has always loved children.” Selina knew family meant a lot to Julia.

“I guess that was why she saved me, from myself.” Bella knew she was heading down the wrong path. That was until Julia straighten her out and showed her what would happen if she continued down that path.

Cecil’s Safe House:
Cecil was listening to the police band the day that Julia was attacked. Jack told her to keep an eye on his family while he was gone. So, she found a nice townhouse that was for rent and arranged to rent it for a few months. The landlord was a little hesitant at first until she offered to pay cash for six months in advance. After that, he didn’t care.

Once she paid him for the place, she went to the storage unit Jack kept and took what equipment she was going to need. She knew Julia was a police officer, so she would be the easiest to monitor. Jack’s wife and the housekeeper would be a little more difficult. That was until Jack gave her access to their cellphones.

She was to keep her presence quiet and not let his family know she was monitoring them. While she was hanging upside down exercising, she hears the report about Julia Bounty being shot at and taken to the hospital. She Keeps listening to find out which hospital she was taken to. When she hears the name of the hospital, she stops what she is doing and changes clothes.

She grabs her satellite phone, and the emergency signal device Jack gave her to reach him. She was instructed to only use it if members of his family were in mortal danger. She races to the hospital Julia had been taken to and manages to get in without any problems. She makes it to the floor Julia was on and watches as she is brought into emergency.

One of the doctors on duty working on Julia orders her to help out. It was a good thing she use to be a doctor and works with him in trying to stabilize Julia. A few times, while they are trying to stabilize Julia, her heart stops two times.

The second time, they had a hard time bringing her back, until she suggests massaging the heart to get it going again. The doctor she was standing next to performs the procedure and gets Julia’s heart going again. For the next few hours, they work frantically to stabilize Julia and fix the damage the bullets had done to her.

By the time they finish operating on Julia, she looked like something out of a Frankenstein movie. Dr. Cornelious looks at Cecil “where did you learn that technique from?”

“My grandfather. He was a doctor in a MASH unit in the Korean War. I learned a few secrets and techniques from him.” Cecil was telling the truth. Her grandfather had been a doctor. He was the reason she became one.

“Well, that old school technique saved that woman’s life. You did well.”

“Thanks.” Cecil watches as Dr. Cornelious walks out of the operating room.

Once Cecil was cleaned up, she walks out of the operating room and finds a quiet spot to contact Jack. She pulls the emergency device he gave her out of her pocket and presses it. She hopes he gets the message.

Meeting Room, Council House, Lake County, Minnesota:
Jack was listening to the arguments from one of the pack leaders when his watch starts blinking red. He gets up and doesn’t bother to excuse himself and heads towards the door of the meeting room. As he is about to walk out of the room.

“Why are you leaving Mr. Bounty?” The pack leader from Florida wanted to know why the so called Devil’s Bounty Hunter was leaving during a council meeting.

“I would watch you say to him, Mr. Penn or you’ll find yourself nail to the wall behind you.” The Pack Leader from New York has heard rumors of what Jack Bounty was capable of.

“He doesn’t scare me. He’s just a normal human trying to stick his nose into Were business.”

The next thing Ben Penn feels is a piece of his ear being shot off. The other Were leaders in the room look in the direction of Mr. Bounty and notices he had a gun in his hand.

“That’s just a piece of your ear. Next time it will be your head.” Jack puts his gun back in its holster.

“Why you.” Mr. Penn started to stand up.

He feels a hand put on his arm and freezes in mid-motion. The woman from Kentucky sitting next to him held him in place.

“Mr. Penn, do you have a death wish? He is death touched and controls wolves. Which means he can control you. He will kill you before you get two steps to him.” Gloria had done her research on Mr. Bounty. She had a person who could see the future working for her.

“He’s death touched?” Mr. Penn looks at Gloria with disbelief on his face.

“Yes, he is death touched and can make you do anything he wants. Wolves are his animals to command.”

Mr. Penn sits back down and watches as Jack walks out of the meeting room. He looks over towards Lorcan “you never said he was death touched.”

“It’s in his nickname, Ben. The Devil’s Bounty Hunter. He’s died and was brought back by death himself.” Lorcan was there the day Mr. Bounty died and came back to life.

Jack walks out of the meeting room and towards the outside porch. He pulls his satellite phone out and calls Cecil.

Cecil was watching Debbie, Jack’s brothers-in-law, and his daughter-in-law. Christmas had arrived a few minutes ago, while she was in the operating room. She hears her cellphone start howling. A smile appears on her face as she pulls it out of her pocket.

“Hi, Jack. I hope I wasn’t interrupting anything important.” Cecil liked teasing Jack.

“Why did you push the emergency beacon?” Jack wasn’t in a good mood.

“I hope you are sitting down Jack. Because I have some bad news for you.” Cecil takes a breath.

“Tell me, Cecil.” Jack looks out at the snow-covered landscape.

“Julia’s in the hospital in serious condition. She died twice on the operating table.”

“Who’s there with her and how did it happen?” Jack wanted to know who he was going to kill.

“Your wife, daughter-in-law, and your brothers-in-law as well. As for who is responsible for her being here, all I can tell you is that she was shot at. Your wife or housekeeper might know more. What are your orders?”

“Stay with my family. I’ll call Selina to find out the rest.” Jack knew if anyone knew it would be Selina.

“You might want to call your wife, Jack. She’s about ready to kill someone.” Cecil saw the look on Debbie’s face, and she wanted revenge for whoever hurt her daughter.

“I’ll call her after I speak with Selina.” Jack knew how Debbie felt about the girls. Especially Julia and Gina. She helped the girls recover from what was done to them when they were little.

“Alright, Boss. Good hunting.” Cecil ends the call.

“What has happened, Jack?” Cheshire had felt Jack’s concern and then his anger.

All the new gifts she was given to her by the cat goddess were weird to her. The only reason she could feel Jack. Is because they have been friends for so long and consider each other family. Also, because she loved him as well.

“Julia has been attacked and died twice on the operating table.” Jack turns around to face Cheshire. His eyes showed the wolf essence in him.

“Do we know who or why she was targeted?” Cheshire could see Jack was angry.

“No, I’m about to call Selina to find out more.”

“Okay. I’ll stay here with you.” Cheshire lays her hand on his shoulder and calms him down some.

Bounty’s House, Montana:
Selina was fixing lunch for the kids, herself, and Bella. While she is cooking, her cellphone starts ringing. She looks at the number and notices it was Jack.

She picks it up and presses accept “it’s about time you called me back. We have a situation, Jack.”

“I know. My agent just called me. Who tried to kill Julia?”

“A person by the name of Pierre Soghanalian gave the order to have Julia killed. A gang by the name of Los Zetas was hired to do the job.”

“How did you find out this information?” Jack was suspicious of how Selina knew so much already.

“A friend of Julia’s from LA had them under surveillance and she recorded everything. I suggest you get home as soon as you can because your sister and her daughters are on the way here. Also, Gina called and informed me, you have a new granddaughter as well.”

“Cheshire and I will be there by midnight.” Jack was going to head home to handle the situation.

“Well, you better hurry. It sounds like Mr. Soghanalian isn’t sticking around long.”

“See what Barbara can find out about him through her contacts in MI5.” Jack figures his younger sister would want to help.

“Alright, just get home as soon as possible.” Selina knew everyone would feel better with Jack's home.

“I will.” Jack ends the call.

“I won’t be able to join you right away. Tizzy and her family and my younger daughter are heading this way.” Cheshire finally called her daughter.

“Just join me when you can.” Jack smiles at Cheshire.

“I will. I wouldn’t miss the fun.” Cheshire’s famous smile appears on her face. The Cheshire was going to have something new to play with.
Jack heads back into the mansion. He was going to have to finish these arrangements by video conference after he handle the current problem.

“Julia will be okay, Jack. She’s your daughter and has your blood in her.” Cheshire knew Jack did a blood oath with Gina and Julia. He shared a little bit of his blood with them.

“I know.” Jack knew how tough Julia was.

Later in the Evening at the Bounty Ranch:
Patricia lands the Lear Jet on the runway. She slows down as she approaches the hangar. Once the plane comes to a stop. She hears Gina open the door and step outside of the plane. She begins to file her new flight path when she hears Gina’s voice saying she was spending the night.

“Okay.”

She and Arnold prepare the plane for the night. They pull it into the hangar and turn it around to be pulled out when she needs to. She wonders why she was spending the night. She looks at Arnold “go join your wife. I’ll finish up.”

“Okay.” Arnold runs to catch up with his wife and Rebecca.

He could already see Arabella being friendly to Rebecca. He was happy they had another daughter and someone for Arabella to bound to. Maybe it will help her feel safer having a younger sister.

Rebecca follows her new mom and new big sister. She stays near them as they walk from the landing strip. She spots a huge wolf and a smaller one running towards them. She grips Gina’s hand. She was getting scared.

Gina looks at Rebecca “that’s Cadmus and Trigger. Cadmus is my wolf and Trigger is Arabella’s wolf.”

“Why is it smaller than the other one?” Rebecca was curious.

“Because Trigger is a North Carolina wolf. Cadmus was bred by my father. All the wolves on this ranch were raised and bred by him. See that one over there?” Gina points towards Sphinx.

Rebecca looks in the direction and spots a wolf that looked similar to Cadmus. She wonders who he was “who is he or is it her?”

“All the wolves on this ranch are males, except for Trigger. She is the only female wolf on the ranch. My dad doesn’t allow any unauthorized breeding on the ranch. As for the other wolf I pointed at, that’s Cadmus's litter brother. His name is Sphinx, and he is my older sister’s wolf and a police wolf as well. The other wolf standing next to him with the collar around his neck is Terror and he is a police wolf as well.”

“Who’s that really big one?” Rebecca spots Chaos looking at them.

“That is my father’s wolf and the sire to all the wolves on this ranch. There're about twelve wolves that roam the property and all of them are trained to military standards. Meaning, if you’re not family or are carrying drugs. They will know it.” Gina knew they could do more.

Rebecca watches as the smaller wolf jumps up on Arabella. She could tell Arabella loved the wolf. She watches like the one named as Chaos comes walking down to Barbara.

A smile appears on Barbara’s face when Chaos stops in front of her and her daughters. She saw that Zoey and Ashley were fascinated with him.

“Girl’s this is the meanest, nastiness and dangerous wolf you will ever meet. He is the sire to all the wolves here, except the smaller wolf over there with Arabella.”

“What’s his name, mom?” Ashley looks at her new mother.

“This is the demon dog named Chaos and he belongs to your uncle Jack.” Barbara looks at Chaos. She could tell this one wasn’t the original, but a clone her brother had bred. The original had a scar that went across his right eye.

“He doesn’t look like a demon dog.” Zoey wanted to touch him, but something was warning her not to.

“He’s not, but most people that have met him and felt those teeth of his around their body parts. Have called him a demon. Isn’t that right, Chaos?” Barbara reaches forward and scratches him between his ears.

Chaos lets the countess scratch him in his favorite spot. He steps forward and nudges the two young girls with her.

“Does he want us to pet him?” Ashley looks at her mother.

“Yes, he does. Chaos is very protective when it comes to children or people who have been abused.” Barbara knew how much all of Jack’s wolves felt about children and abused people.

Zoey and Ashley pet Chaos. They liked how his fur felt under their fingers. They pet him for a while, before heading to the house. They noticed that Chaos stayed with them to the house. When they step into the house, they spot Haylee petting a coyote and a border collie. There was a German Shepard as well.

Lobo had smelled the wolves and then several people come into the house. He went to investigate and spotted a small young girl petting the coyote and border collie. He walked over to her and she started paying attention to him and talking to him.

Bella stood nearby and couldn’t believe Lobo let another person touch him. He normally doesn’t allow anyone to touch him.

“I don’t believe it. Lobo never lets anyone touch him, except me.” Bella couldn’t believe it.

“You haven’t encountered anyone like Haylee before. All animals like her. She has a way with animals.” Selina watches as Haylee makes a new friend. She also spotted Sphinx and Terror standing nearby to protect her.

Barbara spots Selina watching Haylee petting an unfamiliar dog. She walks around them and over to Selina. “Selina, it’s been so long.” She hugs Selina.

“That it has, Countess.” Selina returns the hug.

“None of that, Selina. Just Barbara, you know that. Your family and..” as Barbara leans forward to whisper to Selina “higher rank than I am.”

“I gave all that up to take care of Jack and his family.” Selina was happy she gave that part of her life up.

Selina looks at the two young girls that were standing with Mouse and the new girl standing with Gina “who are these lovely young ladies?”

“This is my new daughter Zoey and her sister Ashley.” Barbara motions for them to step forward.

“Well, it's nice to meet you two. My name is Selina and if you need anything, feel free to ask me.” Selina looks at both girls.

“Selina, Zoey can’t talk. I’m sorry I forgot to tell you that.” Barbara forgot to tell Selina.

“That’s fine. I noticed she was listening carefully and was watching my lips.” Selina smiles at Zoey.

Zoey steps forward and hugs Selina. She liked this woman a lot.

“I think you have made a new friend, Selina.” Mouse had a smile on her face.

“I’ve made two new friends. Isn’t that right, Ashley?” Selina holds Zoey as she looks at Ashley.

“Yes ma’am.” Ashley smiles at Selina. She liked Selina as well.

“Don’t forget about my new sister, Selina.” Arabella pulls Jennifer over to Selina.

Jennifer tries to resist, but Arabella had a good grip on her. She was nervous and didn’t want to leave Gina’s side.

“I haven’t forgotten anyone Arabella, but you might want to be a little gentler to your little sister.” Selina could see how scared Rebecca and overwhelmed she was.

“Oop's! Sorry, sis.” Arabella lets go of Rebecca.

Rebecca looks at Selina “it’s nice to meet you, ma’am.” She holds her hand out to shake.

“We’re huggers in this family, Rebecca.” Selina steps closer to Rebecca and hugs her.

Rebecca returns the hug. She was starting to like this woman.

“Why don’t I and Silvia make dinner for everyone. That way Selina can catch the adults up on everything.” Alyona looks at everyone.

“I’ll help you, auntie.” Chayton figures he could pitch in.

“Just remember to not make a mess in my kitchen.” Selina looks at the three of them.

“We promise.” Silvia had a smile on her face.

“As for everyone else, except the kids. Let’s go to the den so I can catch you up on everything. You kids can stay here in the kitchen and help Chayton, Silvia, and your aunt Alyona.”

“Yes ma’am. Can I still feed the animals?” Haylee looks at Selina.

“Yes, but take someone with you.”

“Come on Zoey. You look like you want to play with everyone.” Haylee saw Ashley and Zoey watching the animals.

“Do you mind if I come?” Ashley wanted to stay near Zoey.

“Nope, come on.” Haylee leads the way to the food bin with Zoey and Ashley following her.

Arabella looks at Rebecca “come on, let’s help our aunts.”

“Who are our aunts?” Rebecca was confused.

“We are.” Alyona and Silvia raise their hands.

“Oh! Okay.” Rebecca follows Arabella’s lead.

0100 hrs. Julia’s Hospital Room, Montana General Hospital:
Jack walks into Julia’s hospital room and spots his wife and his daughter-in-law. His wife was sitting next to Julia’s hospital bed and holding her hand. He spotted Christmas sleeping in the other chair.

He walks up behind his wife and places his hand on her right shoulder “how is she doing?”

Debbie turns her head and looks at her husband when she hears his voice. She was relieved that he finally showed up.

“She’s doing better, but she is still in critical condition. The doctor has Julia in a medically induced coma.” Debbie was still holding Julia’s hand.

“How serious are her injuries?” Jack wanted to know how bad his baby was.

“If she recovers from her physical injuries. She’ll still have the mental trauma of what happened to her.” Debbie saw the accident and that was going to leave a mental scar on Julia.

Jack walks over to Julia’s unconscious form and places a kiss on her forehead. He leans in close to her ear “daddy’s here sweetie and I’m going to punish everyone that hurt you.”

Jack hated seeing his oldest injured. He never wanted his two oldest to follow in his footsteps, but he knew Julia has always wanted to be a cop.

“I want the bastards that hurt our daughter. I want their heads on a platter.” Julia meant a lot to Debbie. She watched as Julia and Gina went from being two scared abused girls to becoming two strong women.

“You’ll get more than that.” Jack looks over towards Christmas.

“Sometimes I wonder if Julia should have ever become a cop.”

“It’s what she has always wanted to do. I couldn’t talk her out of it. How are Christmas and the kids handling this?”

“The kids are concerned about their mother and are staying at our house, while Christmas is here. As for Christmas, she’s handling this situation better than I thought she would.” Debbie saw how strong Christmas is trying to be.

“How long are you going to stay here?” Jack looks into Debbie’s eyes.

“Until I know Julia is going to be okay. I don’t want to leave her side.” Debbie wasn’t going to leave her daughter’s side.

“I’ll have Selina bring you and Christmas some clean clothes.”

“Thanks, sweetie.” Debbie stands up and kisses Jack.

Jack returns the kiss and slips Debbie his .45. He knew if the assassin tried once, they would try again.

“Take it for protection.”

Debbie tucks the gun behind her back. No one was going to hurt her family. She’ll die before she allowed that to happen.

Jack walks out of the hospital room. He was going to find the person who gave the order to kill his daughter. But first, he needed to go by the house to see his sister and his new granddaughter.

Captain Thomas’s House, Around Midnight:
“Wakey, Wakey Captain Thomas.” Gina had her handgun pointed at Captain Thomas’s forehead. Sphinx was standing near her.

Captain Thomas wakes up and spots a gun pointed at his forehead. An orential woman was looking down at him, dressed in black.

“Who are you and what are you doing in my house?” Captain Thomas also noticed a set of glowing eyes standing near his bed.

“I’m Gina Bounty and I want to know why you have been so hard on my sister, lately.” Gina had gotten word from Bart that Captain Thomas had been transferred from Texas because of his association with known drug cartel members.

According to the information he attained, Captain Thomas was hired by someone in the higher ranks of the Montana police force. He was put there to replace Julia’s former captain. His job was to force Julia to quit the force.

“What is it with you Bounty’s? Do you think you have the right to break the law?” Thomas looks at Gina as she pointed her gun at his forehead.

“You haven’t answered my question, Mister Thomas.” Gina presses the barrel of her gun harder against Mr. Thomas’s forehead.

“Go ahead and shoot me. You’ll never get your answers.”

“Oh, I’m not going to shoot you. I have something better.” Gina yanks captain Thomas out of his bed.

Thomas lands on the floor and spots his handgun. He goes for his gun and brings it up to point it at Gina. Just as his arm came up, Sphinx grabs it and squeezes hard. Thomas yells as he feels the sharp teeth sink into his arm.

“Now, let’s try this again. Why are you after my sister?” Gina still had her gun out but was letting Sphinx enjoy himself.

Thomas looks at Gina “GO TO HELL, BITCH!”

“I was hoping you would be this stupid. Sphinx Spòrsail!”

Sphinx starts shaking Thomas’s arm violently. He was trying to pull it out of the socket. Blood was flying everywhere as he shakes his head.
Captain Thomas yells as he feels Sphinx yank on his arm, violently. He could feel it being pulled out of his shoulder socket.

“Sàil!”

Sphinx stops shaking Captain Thomas’s arm. There was blood on the floor. Gina looks at Captain Thomas “now, I would tell me what you know, or I’m going to let him finish. After that, I’ll start on another limb.” Gina wasn’t playing.

Captain Thomas looks at into gina’s dark eyes and could tell there were anger there and blackness. The same blackness he saw in Julia’s when he pissed her off.

“She’s sticking her nose into things that don’t concern her. What else do you think is going on.” Captain Thomas was doing everything he could to keep from passing out from the pain.

“Her job.” Gina pulls the trigger, shooting Captain Thomas between the eyes.

Sphinx lets go and had blood dripping from his muzzle. Gina walks into Captain Thomas’s bathroom and grabs a towel to clean Sphinx’s
muzzle. She was pissed that someone Julia trusted was trying to kill her.

She sticks the special thumb drive Mouse gave her into Captain Thomas’s computer and taps her earbud “it’s all yours Mouse.”

Gina’s House, Arabella’s Computer Room:
Mouse was impressed with the setup Arabella had. She could tell it had some of Gina’s handy work in the design of the computers and server. The computer setup at Jack’s house was still in the stone age. When Gina told her that she could use Arabella’s setup. She wasn’t expecting what she saw.

Once she connected with her computer at work, she ran Pierre Soghanalian's name through the system. She also searched everyone that Bella managed to get a picture of. She loved the access she had. While she was researching everyone, she used the Eruptions satellite system to use the new software that could locate anyone they were looking for. The software was based on the same type used in the Fast and Furious movies.

Her superiors had approached her to develop the software to use the camera system in England. But thanks to the fact that Eruptions communications were a telecommunication company. She could use the software to access every cellphone around her.

She sets the software up to locate the person who ordered Julia’s death and the gang leader that was hired to do the job. While the system was doing that, she gets a hit from Interpol on Pierre Soghanalian. He was the son of Lord of War Viktor Bout. He delt in weapon trafficking and blood diamonds. He also had connections among the Cartel and several governments.

One of those Cartels was the Los Zetas who Julia had cost them millions of dollars in California. Arabella’s computer beeps, letting Mouse know it has located the people she was looking for. She knew her uncle Jack was supposed to be home sometime tonight. She covers up a yawn as she walks downstairs to the kitchen to fix herself some coffee. Gina had gone off to question Julia’s Captain. She wanted to know why he has been so hard on her.

“Hey, Cadmus.” Mouse spots Cadmus patrolling the house.

She walks by him and heads into the kitchen. She knew he was making sure everyone in the house was safe. Gina’s new daughter was upstairs in the spare bedroom, sound asleep. Arabella was in her bedroom asleep as well. Trigger was asleep on Arabella’s bed. Her new sisters were at uncle Jack’s place asleep.

Julia’s children were at Jack’s as well, along with Waffles, Roxy, and Terror. Roxy and Waffles were Haylee’s pets. Chayton was forming abond with Terror and his little sister Catori had a little kitten she found at school. The poor little thing was tiny and needed help. So, she and Haylee begged their mother to keep it.

Sphinx and Waffles weren’t too thrilled about having a cat in the house, but Roxy protected it and treated it like one of her pups. The kitten was curled up with Catori on her bed. How the other wolves are going to handle having a cat around is going to be a good question.

When Mouse arrives back in Arabella’s game room. She notices that Gina wanted her to access Captain Thomas's computer, laptop, and cellphone.

Montana General Hospital Parking Lot:
Jack walks out to the rental car he got when he flew in. He spots Cecil leaning against the car. She was still dressed as a nurse.
“What do you want, Cecil?” He stops a few feet from her.

“I left you a present in the trunk. It seems whoever wants your daughter dead, sent a person to try to kill her again. I spotted them sneaking around at one of the nurse's stations.” Cecil has memorized every nurse, doctor, and janitorial staff member in the hospital.

“Thanks. I’ll send someone to relieve you.” Jack knew Cecil has been watching after his family since Julia arrived at the hospital.

“I don’t mind. How is Julia doing?” Cecil was curious because she was trying to limit her exposer to Jack’s family.

“She’s still unconscious. You should know better than I do, with your medical training.” Jack rescued Cecil from an African warlord who had captured her and her medical team.

The warlord forced Cecil to use her medical training to keep his men alive, no matter what. Even if that meant taking organs from people still living. To force her to comply. He would have his men rape any female staff she had or cut body parts off any male staff member she had. He didn’t want to hurt her, because of her skills, but her staff was a different story.

One night warlord Mohammed Koroma was so high from the drugs he had been taking, that he raped her. He didn’t stop there either, he shot her up with some of the same drugs he was taking. He also gave her several other drugs that messed up her mind. By the time the warlord was finished with her. She was completely driven crazy. She would do whatever he told her to do. Even if that meant killing a child. She didn’t care because of what he did to her.

By the time Jack’s team found her. She was nothing but skin and bones covered in filthy, blood-stained clothes. There were skeleton remains of her staff surrounding her. She had been treated like a wild animal.

When Jack went to free her, she attacked him. He managed to knock her out and strip her of the clothes she was wearing. He covered her filthy body and bind her. When he got back to England, he put her into a private mental hospital he trusted and they managed to bring her back from the darkness she had fallen into from everything done to her.

When she was determined to be safe to live on her own again. Jack had some retired MI 5 agents look after her. He told them why she needed them to look after her. He made sure to check in on her and when he had jobs that required someone with medical skills, he either called her or another one of his agents.

“I do. According to the doctor that worked on her. Julia might not be able to return to active duty. The bullets that were used against her, were the scatter type. It turns your insides to mush. The nerves that control her hands were damaged.” Cecil felt sorry for Julia. She was surprised she even managed to survive those bullets.

Jack takes a deep breath and slowly lets it out. Julia has always wanted to be a cop, but now her career might end.

“Boss, why don’t you let someone else go after the person responsible for hurting your little girl. I know what you will do and it might be better to not let the wolf out of his cage tonight.” Cecil knows how deadly her boss can be.

Jack looks at Cecil and could see the concern on her face. If there was anyone who understood him. It would be her and Cheshire. She lost her daughter to the warlord, which drove her crazy.

“Thanks, Cecil. I’ll let my sister go after the man responsible or Cheshire.” Jack knew his sister or Cheshire could find the person easily.

“Okay, so who should I expect to be my relief?”

“Thomas from Alpha squad. I’m going to send him to relieve you.” Jack knew Thomas was on his mandatory time off period. Jack made every member of the Alpha squad take time off.

“Cool, I like Thomas.” Cecil liked Thomas a lot.

The last time the two of them worked together. They played a trivia game while on the job and he nearly beat her in points. He had bronze and brains.

Jack puts his hand on Cecil’s shoulder “thanks for everyone.”

“I owe you my life, Jack. I’ll always be there for you.” Cecil hugs Jack, before walking off.

Jack watches as Cecil walks off. He knew she still moan her daughter's death. Her daughter wanted to follow in her footsteps, just like Julia and Gina have in his.

He gets in his car and heads home. He’ll interrogate the person in his trunk, at home. An evil smile appears on his face, as he thinks about letting Chaos have some fun.

Gina’s House:
Mouse takes another sip of her coffee as she looks over everything on Julia’s Captain computer. There were some files on his laptop that were encrypted. The captain’s desktop had nothing but porn and pictures of naked teenage girls. Some of them looked like they had been taken from a secret camera.

The other pictures looked to be from the women’s locker room at the police station and in the bathrooms there. She couldn’t believe how perverted the guy was. The information on his cellphone was a different story, however. He was in contact with some guy and gave that person information on Julia. Where she lived, what she drove, and who her family members were.

“Oh, boy! This guy is digging his grave.” She keeps going through his emails and finds out who he has been in contact with.

She runs the other emails and some of the phone numbers. Some of them were burner phones and were offline. However, the last three were actual phones. She breaks into them and turns the camera on.

The first one shows her a picture of a sleeping person. His face was facing the camera. She takes a picture of it and runs it through the Montana police records. It comes back being Lt. Tony Boreanaz. She notices that there was a female arm draped over his side.

“Let’s see if I can identify the woman?” Mouse goes through the Lt.’s cellphone logs and spots her number.

It was his girlfriend, according to what she was seeing. The woman has sent him some naked pictures of herself.

“Let’s do a background check on you.”

Mouse finds the person. She was Sonja Chapman and she worked in human resources. Which made sense, since it would give him access to any police officer's information.

Mouse notices what the time was. An alert appears on her screen as it switches to one of the outside cameras. She watches as Gina’s SUV pulls into the driveway. She watches as Gina lets Sphinx out of the SUV and heads towards the front door.

Mouse gets up and walks downstairs, just as Gina comes walking in. She looks at her cousin “any luck?”

“Some, but I think there is more going on.” Gina was pissed that she let her anger get the best of her.

Her father always told her, to never let her emotions get in the way of business. Which, she knew he always did to a certain degree.

“Oh, there is a lot more going on. One of those numbers went to a Lt. at police headquarters.”

“Really? I wonder who and what their connection is to my sister.” Gina was puzzled as she looks at Mouse.

“I’m already digging into his file along with the other numbers I found. I have Arabella’s computer set to let me know when the search is done.” Mouse was ready to hit the hay.

“Do you want to sleep in the computer room or downstairs on the sofa?” Gina didn’t know what Mouse wanted to do.

“I’ll sleep in the computer room.” Mouse wanted to be there when the computer let her know what it found.

“Let me, get the fold away for you.” Gina heads upstairs to the linen storage closet and pulls out the fold away.

She grabs some clean sheets, pillows, and blankets. She walks it across the hallway to Arabella’s game room and sets it up for Mouse.

“Here let me help you, cousin.” Mouse helps Gina with making up the bed.

“Thanks.”

Between the two of them, they get the fold-away setup. Gina looks at Mouse “ I don’t know about you, but I’m going to take a shower and head to bed.”

“I’ll be right behind you, Gina.” Mouse hugs her cousin.

Gina returns the hug “sweet dreams.” As she walks out of the room.

She checks on her girls first, before heading to bed. She’s going to have to let Rebecca pick out a pet herself. As she walks out of Rebecca’s bedroom, she spots Cadmus.

“Come on boy, let’s get some sleep.” Gina heads towards her bedroom with Cadmus following behind her.

Jack’s House:
Haylee turns her alarm clock off, so she doesn’t wake her little sister. She and Catori had slept in Gina’s old bedroom. She puts on a pair of coveralls and her work boots. She walks across the hallway and knocks on her mother’s old bedroom door, before entering.

“Chayton, are you up?” Peeks into the room to see if her big brother was awake.

“I’m up, Haylee.” Chayton was putting his belt on. He notices Roxy and Waffle as they stick their heads into the room.

“Okay, I’ll be downstairs in the kitchen.” Haylee turns around and heads downstairs with Waffle and Roxy following her.

When she steps into the kitchen, she spots her grandfather sitting at the counter drinking a cup of coffee.

“Grandpa!” Haylee runs over to Jack.

A smile appears on Jack’s face when he hears Haylee’s voice. He turns around and puts his coffee mug on the counter.

“Come here and give your grandfather a hug.” Jack holds his arms open for Haylee.

Haylee runs over to Jack and hugs him. She missed her grandfather and was happy he was back home. She steps back and looks at her grandfather “why do your eyes look strange, grandpa?”

“It’s a long story, pumpkin. I’ll tell you and the family later.” Jack knew he had to tell all his family about his rebirth.

Haylee just looks at her grandfather and wonders why he looks so young and had wolf eyes. She knew she could trust him.

“Okay, I have to go and feed everyone.”

“I’ve already done it, Haylee. Besides, isn’t someone supposed to go outside with you?” Jack looks at Haylee.

“I was going outside with her, grandpa.” Chayton comes walking into the kitchen.

Chayton heard his grandfather’s deep voice when he walked into the kitchen. He stops and looks at his grandfather and couldn’t believe what he was seeing. His grandfather looked different.

Jack looks over towards Chayton and smiles. He was proud of the way his grandson handled himself with those police officers. He was going to need to increase his training, so he couldn’t be taken down again.

“That’s good, but your kids don’t need to feed the animals this morning. I took care of them.” When Jack got back to the house. He locked the other assassin Cecil captured in the jail cells under the horse barn.

“Grandpa, what is going on?” Chayton looks at his grandfather for an answer.

Jack looks at Chayton and knew he was no longer a child and would be eighteen years old in two more years. He looks at Haylee “why don’t you go over to your aunt’s house and tell her I want to meet my new child, Haylee.”

“Okay, grandpa.” She feeds Roxy and Waffle before she leaves.

Chayton was about to follow Haylee.

“She’ll be alright by herself, Chayton. I want to talk to you.” Jack watches as Haylee leaves through the back door. He knew Chaos and Sphinx were following her.

“What’s up grandpa?” Chayton looks at his grandfather and wonders what he wanted to talk about.

Jack takes a deep breath and looks at Chayton. He could sense that Chayton was wondering what was going on.

“Chayton, do you know what is going on with the family?”

“I know everyone has been harassed by the police and that mom has been attacked. Why? What is going on, grandpa?” Chayton knew when his grandfather gets involved, heads were going to roll.

“Someone has it out for your mother. They have connections inside the police force. Some people want to see your mother dead, all because
of how good of a cop she is.”

“People are trying to kill mom because she is a good cop?”

“Yes, and by harassing the family. They are hoping to force your mother to quit.” Jack figures that were why they were attacking the family.

“Don’t they know what you will do to them, grandpa?” Chayton knows how vengeful his grandfather can be.

“Some people are slow learners and are hoping I won’t do anything to them.” Jack figures they were underestimating what he would do.

“Why do people keep attacking this family, when they know it will sign their death warrant?” Chayton figures word would spread.

“Because they figure they can take on this family without suffering the consequences.” Barbara had walked into the kitchen and heard the question Chayton had asked.

She looks at Jack and wonders what happened to him. He didn’t look like she remembered.

“Okay, spill big brother. What has happened to you?” Barbara looks at her big brother for an answer.

Jack looks at his younger sister “I’ll explain everything to everyone at the same time, Barbara.”

“Okay, but it better be good.” Barbara wants whatever Jack took.

Chayton looks at his grandfather “looks like you’re in trouble with Aunt Barbara now, now grandpa.”

“Your grandfather is always in trouble with me, Chayton.” Barbara looks at Jack with a smirk on her face.

Chayton just shakes his head. He knew his aunt was a director in the British Secret Service. He walks past his grandfather and fixes himself a glass of orange juice.

Jack looks at his sister “I heard you adopted two new girls.”

“Yeah, one is capable of predicting the future and my other daughter is like your daughters.” Barbara didn’t mind raising a transgender daughter. Mouse had been transgender before she had the surgery.

“Are you sure, about raising two more girls?” Jack knew Mouse just turned twenty.

“I’m sure. These girls need me, and I can help them.” Barbara walks over to the coffee machine and brews a cup of coffee.

“Are they both American citizens?” Jack knew there might be some complications because of it.

“Yes, but I already made arrangements with D.C.’s Child Protective Services.”

“That must have been fun.” Jack takes a sip of his coffee.

Chayton spots his aunt Gina and her family coming up the back way from her house. Haylee and Arabella and the new girl were chasing after Trigger. It looked like Trigger had something in her mouth.

“Grandpa, Aunt Gina, and her family are approaching.” Chayton looks at Jack and his Aunt Barbara.

“Okay.” Jack takes another sip of his coffee.

Spare Bedroom, Jack’s House:
Bella is woken up by Lobo jumping onto the bed she was asleep on. He had heard people moving around outside the bedroom door. He licks Bella on the face.

“Uugghh! Doggy breath.” Bella wakes up and saw Lobo looking down at her.

She reaches up and scratches him under his muzzle. She loved her German Shepard/Wolf hybrid.

“Do you need to use the bathroom?”

Lobo just barks and jumps down off the bed. He had slept at the foot of the bed last night.

“Alright, let me get up and grab your leash.” Bella gets up out of bed and slips on a pair of worn blue jeans and an Alice Cooper t-shirt she bought at a thrift store.

She puts her tennis shoes on and grabs Lobo’s leash. Selina said she didn’t need to use a leash, but Bella didn’t want Lobo to run off and get attacked by all the wolves on the ranch. She was still amazed that they didn’t attack the coyote or the border collie she met last night.

“Come on boy, let's go potty.” Bella attaches Lobo’s leash to his collar and walks out of the bedroom.

Bella covers up a yawn as she walks down the stairs and to the front door. She opens the front door and walk outside onto the front porch and saw Roxy and Waffle running around. She didn’t see any of the wolves “I guess I can let you play with them, Lobo.”

Bella lets Lobo off his leash and watches as he jumps off the porch and runs out into the huge yard. He starts playing with Waffle and Roxy. Bella watches from the porch as the three of them play.

The front door opens behind Bella and Haylee comes walking out with Trigger trailing behind her. Trigger runs and jumps off the porch and starts playing with the other animals. Bella turns and spots Haylee watching them play.

“You’re up early, Haylee.”

“I’m always up before anyone else, except Selina and my grandpa.” Haylee watches as Trigger nips Lobo and runs off.

“Why are you always up before everyone?” Bella was curious.

“Because I feed the animals before I go to school. Besides, Aunt Barbara, grandpa, and my big brother Chayton is up right now with Aunt
Gina, Uncle Arnold, and my cousins in the kitchen.” Haylee smiled when she noticed how Waffle was chasing Trigger.

“Your grandfather is here now?” Bella was surprised that Julia’s father was back.

“Yep, and the men who hurt my mother are going to feel grandpa’s anger.” Haylee knew what her grandpa was capable of.

Bella thinks about what Haylee just said. She remembered Julia telling her one time that her father was a very dangerous man.

“Is there any word about your mother, yet?”

“You’ll have to ask my grandpa. He would know since Selina isn’t here.” Haylee watches the four animals play.

“I’ll do that. Well, I better feed Lobo, before he decides to chase after a rabbit.” Bella starts walking down the step and over to her jeep. She opens it and pulls Lobo’s dish out. She puts his food in it.

Bella turns around and whistles for Lobo. She spots him stopping and running over to her.

“You can feed him up here, next time.” Haylee looks over towards Bella.

“Thanks, Haylee.”

Jack’s Private Lear Jet:
Bree was asleep and had her head on Aylin’s lap as they enter Montana airspace. They had been woken up in the middle of the night and driven to a private airfield. Even Jester was contacted and brought to the airfield.

When they boarded the plane, Tizzy, Lien, Ikaika, and Omphile had been on the plane. After a few hours of flying, they landed again and picked up Cheshire. Lien had been excited that her grandmother was coming with them. She was asleep on Cheshire’s lap as well.

Jamie looks at Cheshire “can someone tell me what is going on here?” She was curious.

Cheshire looks at the young blonde woman and wonders who she is? She was already on the plane when she got on.

“Uncle Jack is calling in the cavalry.” Tizzy looks at Jamie.

Tizzy already figured out that she was working with Shade and Hatter. She heard Bree call her auntie Jamie.

“Okay, who is Uncle Jack?” Jamie looks at Aylin for an answer.

“He’s my mother’s older brother and the guy we work for.” Aylin hadn’t gotten around to telling Jamie about who they worked for yet.

“Okay, that’s good to know. Still, why are we being called in?” Jamie didn’t mind, but she wanted to know why they were called in.

“Because Jack’s oldest daughter was almost killed, young lady. Family looks after family.” Cheshire spoke and tried not to wake her granddaughter.

“Oh!” An evil smile appears on Jamie’s face.

That meant she gets to have some fun. She was enjoying working with Hatter and Shade.

Mark leans next to Aylin “I told you, your blood made her crazy.”

Aylin just elbows, Mark. There was a smile on her face when she does it. She was trying not to move too much because Bree was asleep.

“We’ll be landing soon, Mrs. Patel,” Larry informs Cheshire they were close to the Bounty Ranch.

Bounty Ranch, Jack’s House 1300 hrs.:
Rebecca was looking at everyone as they sat at the huge dining room table. Her mother was sitting next to her. She looks at the big man that was her new grandfather. He was sitting at the head of the table. She spent the morning getting to know him. She also got to know her aunt from England and her cousins from England as well. Well, one of them was from England and the other two were from Washington D.C.

She looks across the table at the Latino woman sitting next to her cousin Chayton. She was helping her grandfather find the people responsible for almost killing her mother’s sister in the hospital.

Selina had come home after dropping off clean clothes for Debbie and Christmas. She checked on them and Julia while she was there. Julia was still in critical condition. She loves Julia like a daughter and hopes she gets better.

On the way back to the ranch, she contacted Larry to see where he was and if he had everyone. Larry informed her he should be landing around 1400hrs. their time. After that, she arrived home and started making lunch for everyone. The girls and Jack had made breakfast for everyone and left the kitchen spotless.

Around 1300hrs. lunch was ready. She and the girls take everything out to the dining room table. While everyone is eating lunch, she goes back into the kitchen and switches the television over to monitor. She accesses the radar feed and looks for the transponder code for the Lear Jet carrying Cheshire and Hatter.

She spots the plane at the outer edge of the radar. Calculating how fast they are moving she figures they will be at the ranch by 1430hrs. She leaves the screen up and goes to inform Jack.

1430hrs. Ranches Landing Strip, Bounty Ranch:
Jack, Gina, Selina, and Arnold watch as a white and blue Lear Jet lands on the airstrip. It comes to a complete stop in front of them. Everybody watches as the door opens and the Cheshire comes walking out first. She helps her granddaughter down the steps.

Following behind Cheshire was her second oldest daughter Omphile, then Tizzy, and her husband. After them were Mark, Aylin, Bree and finally Jamie. Jack notices the young girl holding Aylin’s hand the artificial leg she had. Anika had informed him that she had a new granddaughter and that Aylin and Mark had adopted a young handicapped girl.

Bree saw all the people waiting for them. She steps close to Aylin as they stood on the tarmac. She wonders which of the three guys was her uncle Jack.

Aylin looks down at Bree “it’s okay, sweetie. No one here will hurt you. You’re Uncle Jack and Aunt Cheshire won’t allow it.”

“Which one is Uncle Jack?” Bree looks up at her mother.

“Uncle Jack is the big guy with black hair.” Aylin points towards Jack.

Bree looks at the guy her mother pointed at and couldn’t believe how big he looks. He looked like one of the wrestlers that Mark liked.

“That’s Uncle Jack?”

“Yes, and see those wolves behind him.” Aylin points towards three wolves that were walking towards them.

“Yes ma’am.” Bree watches as the wolves come closer to them.

“He raised them. Those are his wolves and will protect this family. That includes you now.” Aylin taps Bree lightly on the nose.
Jamie leans close to Mark “is she sure about that with the wolves?”

A smirk appears on Mark’s face “yes, she’s sure. Those wolves won’t attack us.”

Jamie looks one more time at the wolves. She has never seen wolves that big before. She turns back around and starts walking with Aylin and Mark.

Tizzy and her husband walk up to Jack. She was informed about Julia by her mother. Her mother also didn’t know why the family have been given the chokers and the bracelets.

“How is Julia, Uncle Jack?” Tizzy noticed that Jack’s eyes look like wolf eyes.

“She’s still in critical condition, Tizzy.”

“Do you know who did this to her?”

“Yes, let’s head towards the house and talk about this.” Jack turns to lead everyone back to the house.

“Come on monkey, let’s head towards the house.” Ikaika picks Lien up so he could give her a piggyback ride.

Cheshire catches up with Jack “do we know who is responsible for hurting Julia?”

“Yes. Thanks to information recorded by Julia’s friend Bella Killjoy. We know who put the contract out on Julia and the gang that was hired to
kill her. I even have the second assassin who went to the hospital and tried to kill Julia a second time.” Jack checked on him before he sat down to have lunch with his family.

“How do you want to play this?” Cheshire was surprised Jack hasn’t done anything yet.

“I have Mouse tracking the person who put the contract out. She put him on the no-fly list and all private airfields in this state have been warned as well.”

“Don’t most of the private airfields know you?” Cheshire looks at Jack as they walk towards his house.

“Yes, but there are a few that don’t like taking orders from anyone. So, I have dispatched some of my agents to watch those airfields.” Jack was going to make sure Pierre Soghanalian pays for trying to kill his daughter and threatening his family.

“Who put the hit out on Julia, Jack?” Cheshire wants to know who is dumb enough to poke the wolf.

“Pierre Soghanalian. According to the information, Mouse found. He is the son of Viktor Bout.”

“Did you say, Viktor Bout?” Cheshire was surprised Jack mentioned that name.

“Yes, do you know him?” Jack was surprised Cheshire knew that name.

“Oh, yeah. I know him very well. He has a permanent limp to his right leg where I shot him.” Cheshire remembered shooting him when she went after the bastard back in Ukraine.

“I can’t believe you missed him.” Jack knew Cheshire very rarely missed who she was shooting at.

“I missed because the bastard dropped a wall on me. I was lucky it didn’t crush me.” Cheshire hated the fact she was pinned under a section of a wall.

“Well, his son is following in his footsteps.”

“Then, I guess I need to shoot him in his leg, so father and son have something in common.” Cheshire wouldn’t mind making his life miserable.

“I’m leaving him to my sister. MI5 and Interpol want him. So, I’m going to let her go after him. Because, if I do.”

“He’ll be brought back here to the ranch and Chaos and the boys will have fun.” Cheshire knew what Jack would do.

“Exactly.”

“Why did you want Hatter and her family here?”

“I’m sending her, whoever the girl is with them, Bella and Mark to deliver a message. A message so loud and clear that the cartel that they work for, understands what it will cost them.” Jack wanted them to know who they were messing with.

“Oh, you know that is going to make Hatter’s day. As for who the new girl is, her name is Jamie and I think she is Hatter’s and Mark’s new
partner.” Cheshire had paid attention to the three of them on the flight down.

The two of them walk up to the house, with everyone else following them.

Earlier in the morning before Cheshire’s Arrival:
Sophia looks at the clothes her wife laid out on the bed. She notices that Naeun didn’t lay out any panties for her to wear. She goes over to the dresser drawer in the bedroom they were sleeping in at her uncle’s place to get some. When she opens the dresser drawer they should be in, she notices all her panties were missing.

She wonders what Naeun had done with her panties. She knows she packed them. She hears the door to their bedroom open as her wife comes walking in.

“Sweetie, what did you do with the panties I packed?” Sophia looks at her wife for an answer.

“I burned them. You aren’t allowed to wear any more panties or pants until I give you the okay.” Naeun walks over to Sophia and kisses her.

“You do know, it’s hard to move around and fight in a dress or skirt.” Sophia looks into Naeun’s eyes when she says that.

“You’re not going to be doing any fighting while in your condition. You are only halfway through the first month of your pregnancy. Plus, you’re still adjusting to your new form. Once you have adjusted to your new body, I’ll consider letting you go out into the field.”

“You do know I’m a grown woman, don’t you?” Sophia knew she still needed to train in her new form.

“Yes, but I’m not going to risk my mate’s life or our unborn kids yet.”

“Kids?” That comment caught Sophia off guard.

“Yes, kids.” A smile appears on Naeun’s elven face.

She drops her towel and walks over to the bed, where she laid out her clothes, before her shower. She glances over her shoulder towards her wife Sophia. She noticed Sophia had a stunning look on her face.

“Your Uncle Jack didn’t seem startled when we revealed what we were to him.” Naeun had been surprised by Jack’s reaction.
Sophia shakes her head to clear it “you did notice that he has been changed, didn’t you?”

“Yes, I noticed, and I also noticed he has been touched by Death as well. It’s rare for someone to meet Death himself and still be alive.” Naeun removes her towel and starts getting dressed.

“I still have a lot to learn.” Sophia starts getting dressed in the clothes her wife laid out for her.

“Your uncle did say, we could go around in our natural forms.” Naeun walks over and helps tighten the laces on Sophia’s corset. The corset helps support Sophia’s big breasts.

After the two of them are dressed. They go downstairs to join everyone for breakfast. They couldn’t believe how many children there were in the house.

Naeun leans close to Sophia “this is how many children Sunny, and I are hoping you and Becky will give us.”

“When will you be able to have children?” Sophia looks at her wife.

“Not for another twenty years.” Naeun knew her heat cycle came around every twenty years.

They join everyone at the dining room table for breakfast. After breakfast, they help clean up and take a tour of the property, with Haylee and her pets being their guide.

After Cheshire’s family Arrival:
Jack looks at all the grown-ups gathered in the living room. The kids were with Sophia, Alyona, and Silvia in the den watching movies. Jack looks at his children, nieces, and family members.

“As most of you might have noticed, Cheshire and I have undergone some changes. To give you the short version of the changes done to me.
I died from a lethal wound given to me after all of you left Sanctuary Ranch. A four-man hit team had been sent to kill me. I managed to kill all four people, but one of them managed to deliver a lethal blow to me.”

“Okay, so you died. How did that change you?” Gina wanted to know what happened to her father.

“I met death, sweetheart and he gave me two choices. The first choice was I could continue to finally rest or come back and continue doing what I have been doing for years.”

“And you decided to come back to us.” Alyona had come into the living room to hear what her father was going to say.

Jack looks at Alyona “yes, I couldn’t leave any of you. Also, there is still too much work for me to do. So, I was sent back in better shape than I
have ever been. I also was given a gift as well.”

“What’s that gift, Uncle Jack?” Aylin was curious.

“I can summon and control wolves, Aylin.” Jack looks at his niece.

“So, something boring.” Aylin was hoping it was something amazing.

Mark looks at Aylin with a disappointed and surprised look on his face. He couldn’t believe his girlfriend would say that to her uncle.
Aylin noticed the look on Mark’s face “what? Uncle Jack can already control wolves.”

Mark just shakes his head at her comment. He needs to talk with her later.

“So, Death himself sent you back, like you are now, big brother?” Charlotte looks at Jack and couldn’t believe how young and strong he looked now.

“Yes.” Jack looks at his younger sister.

“Next time you meet with him. Can you ask him to make me young again as well?” Charlotte was jealous that her brother got a second chance.

“Mom!” Mouse looks at her mother with a surprised look on her face.

“What?”

“Mrs. Basset, Death is not someone you want to be indebted to.” Naeun had stayed to hear what Sophia’s uncle had to say.

Charlotte looks at Naeun and wonders who she was and what she meant. She had been surprised when Sophia told her, that Naeun was her wife.”

“I guess it's my turn to explain myself.” Cheshire stands up and puts Lin onto Tizzy’s lap.

Lin didn’t want to leave her grandmother, so she was allowed to stay. She watches her grandmother as she stood next to her Uncle Jack.

“For those of you that were at the ranch when I was stabbed, protecting Jack. You remember that me, Tizzy, and those two ladies that were
there took me back to their place to heal me. Well, while I was being healed. I died and was drifting up to heaven when I was stopped by a cat-headed Egyptian goddess. I can’t remember her name right now, but she said it wasn’t my time yet and sent me back to my body.”

“So, let me get this straight.” Gina stands up and walks over to her father and Cheshire. She could tell that Cheshire’s eyes were cat-like and so were her movements as well.

Jack looks at Gina as she examines him and Cheshire. He could tell she was being inquisitive about the two of them.

“Why would Death and an ancient cat goddess be interested in you two?” Gina was puzzled.

“Who knows, sweetie. All Death said is that my work here isn’t done yet. I could have passed on, but I could leave the family or your mother
yet.” Jack loved his family a lot.

“As for me, I was told the same thing, Gina. The Cat goddess said it wasn’t my time yet. So, whatever she has planned for me, I don’t know yet.” Cheshire was puzzled as well, but she didn’t want to leave her family either.

“So, you guys were giving a second chance on life?” Gina looks at her aunt and father.

“Yes.” Jack and Cheshire answer at the same time.

“That’s just creepy.” Jester shivers from that statement.

“Your niece and your cousin, Mrs. Bounty was given a second chance as well.” Naeun looks at Gina.

“What do you mean?” Then it dawns on Gina what Naeun meant.

Naeun concentrates on Sophia to communicate telepathy to Sophia. She feels Sophia answer her as she starts walking towards the living room.

“You wanted me, sweetie?” Sophia walks over to her wife.

“Yes, I think it's time we reveal ourselves to the rest of your family.” Naeun had stood up next to Sophia.

“Are you sure?” Sophia looks into her wife’s eyes.

“Yes.” Naeun drops the glimmer hiding Sophia and herself.

Sophia and Naeun look identical, except Sophia was wearing a gaze dress and corset that supported her torpedo-shaped breasts. She also had geometric silver tattoos that covered some of her body. Her skin was a dark blue color with long platinum white hair. Both women have lavender eye color as well.

Naeun was dressed in buckskin pants, white blouse and had several earrings in her elf-shaped ears. Naeun looks at all the stun looks on everyone’s faces.

“I’m I seeing things or are there two Dark Elves standing in the living room?” Shade couldn’t believe what he was seeing. He knew people in New York that would pay plastic surgeons to make them over like the two women standing in front of him.

“You have now entered the Twilight Zone!” Jester couldn’t resist as she starts humming the theme song to the Twilight zone.

“Okay, that explains a few things.” Charlotte looks at Sophia.

“Sorry, auntie. Naeun and I are mates. She saved my life but to do it. She had to perform a spell and share her blood with me. That’s why I look identical to my wife.” Sophia was looking directly at her aunt.

“Wow!” Mouse was surprised.

“Okay, does anyone else have any surprises that they need to share?” Tizzy looks at everyone when she asks that question.

“I think I’ll go back and check on the kids.” Sophia lets the glimmer she used before mask her again.

“I want to learn how to do that.” Hatter could think of a few useful ways to use that ability.

Jester looks at Aylin and could see she was getting some wicked ideas. She knew when Hatter did that, something bad was going to happen.

“It takes training, Aylin.” Naeun could feel that Aylin was a dangerous person.

“Can we get back on subject here?” Gina looks at everyone.

She turns towards her dad and aunt “how are we going to help Julia, dad?”

Jack looks at his daughter “Bella, Hatter, Jester, and Shade. I want you four to go after the gang that took the contract to kill Julia. Bella, you know where they live and are hiding. That’s why I want you to work with Hatter and her group. Also, I want you to leave a loud clear message on what happens when you attack this family. Tizzy, I want you to work with the Countess to apprehend Pierre Soghanalian. I want him brought in alive at all cost.”

“No offense Countess, but wouldn’t mom be a better choice to go after him?” Tizzy was curious why her uncle wouldn’t send her mom.

A smile appears on Cheshire’s face “sweetie if I go. I’ll end up hurting him so badly. That he might not make it back here for interrogation.” The last words from Cheshire’s mouth dripped with venom.

“Oh!” Tizzy knew what her mother was capable of.

“How about me and Mouse, daddy?” Gina looks at her father.

“You are coming with me and Cheshire down to Police Headquarters and were going to clean house. I already know a few people who are behind the harassment of our family. As for Mouse, she is going to coordinate everything from your house, Gina, since Arabella has a top-notch computer system.” Jack was going to use his authority to clean house.

“How about us, Jack?” Alex looks towards his brother-in-law for an answer.

Alex and Robert had come to the ranch at Jack’s request with their daughter. Arnold and Tizzy’s husband Ikaika were all sitting near each other.

“You four and Naeun will protect the house with the wolves. Naeun, I can assume you know how to fight and use offense magic?” He looks at Sophia’s wife.

An evil grin appears on her face “Oh, I have been known to be a vicious person in combat.”

“Well, I better make room in my Jeep for the three of you.” Bella was about to stand up.

“Here’s the keys to my Hummer. Take it instead.” Gina tosses her car keys to Bella.

“But I wanted to drive the hummer.” Hatter pouts as she watches as Bella catches the car keys.

“You can take my hummer, sis.” Jack hands the keys to his hummer to his sister.

“What are you going to drive?” Charlotte looks at her brother.

“Julia’s patrol car. It belongs to me anyway.” Jack had the spare keys to Julia’s SUV.

“Is there anything off-limits to us, Mr. Bounty?” Jester looks towards Jack.

“No! Use your imagination on leaving the message.”

“Oh, goodie! I get to roast some nuts!” A smile appears on Hatter’s face.

Shade just shakes his head at Hatter’s comment.

“It’s not Christmas time yet.” Jester knew what Hatter was planning.

“I don’t care. I like roasted nuts over an opened flame.” A wicked smile appears on Hatter’s face.

“You two are going to put me in the grave early.” Shade looks at Jester and Hatter when he says that.

“How are you two, related?” Bella looks at Hatter and Jester.

“She’s my blood sister.” Hatter points towards Jester.

“They both are crazy.” Shade loved both of them and care for Jester like a sister.

“Bella, does Lobo have any body armor?” Jack looks at the German Shepard mix.

“Yes sir. I have a military-grade body armor for him.” Bella picked it up at an Army surplus store.

Tizzy noticed Lin was sound asleep on her lap. She knew it was unusual for her to be napping.

Naeun saw the puzzled look on Tizzy’s face “I put her to sleep. No child should have to hear what we are about to do.”

“I don’t know if I should thank you or kick your ass for using a spell on my daughter.” Tizzy was as protected of Lin as Julia was of her children.

“I’m sorry I upset you, but what we were talking about is not for children’s ears.” Naeun knew that was why the other children were in the den.

“She’s right, Tizzy.” Alyona walks over to Tizzy and picks Lin up from her.

“I know, it’s we have experienced someone doing the same thing to us in Florida.” Tizzy releases Lin. She knew she could trust Alyona.

“She’ll be safe here with me and Uncle Robert and everyone else.”

Alyona carries Lin upstairs to her bedroom and lays her down on her bed. Sphinx had followed the two of them.

“Sphinx, protect Lin.”

Sphinx jumps up on the bed and lay down near Lin.

“Good boy!” Alyona scratches between his ears before she leaves.

Los Zetas leader’s Mansion, Colombia, South America
Osiel Quintero was asleep in his huge bed with several naked women. One of the women sleeping with him was a blonde-haired woman that looked like she had been beaten and was drooling from the drugs he gave her.

Three figures dressed in form-fitting black bodysuits move about the mansion, slitting the throats of cartel members. All three members were
wearing a strange-looking masks and they all had red eyes. One mask looked like a coyote, another one looked like a jaguar, and the last one was a white skull with an eagle covering the head.

They move throughout the mansion like mice as they kill all the members there. When they arrive at Osiel’s bedroom. The person wearing the eagle covering a white skull mask touches each girl and causes all their injuries to heal. The figure also causes all the drugs that were in their system to leak out of their pores.

“Take them out of here. They are innocent, also take all the money and jewels and anything of value as well.” The figure wearing the jaguar mask looks at the coyote person.

Coyote picks two of the girls up like they weigh nothing and carries them down to the armor Range Rover Osiel owned. They go back upstairs and get the last girl two girls and carry them downstairs and put them in the Range Rover. The other two figures were removing anything of value and once they had everything, they put it in the Range Rover as well.

Osiel wakes up hanging from a tree. He spots three figures wearing animal shape masks and with glowing red eyes standing before him.

“Who the fuck are you three?”

“We are the spirits of the jungle. You went after the Devil’s Bounty Hunter’s family. This is his message to you.” Coyote snaps his fingers, and
the mansion blows sky-high, leaving a deep cater. The fields of Coca plants that Osiel owned burst into fire and the processing homes, buildings, and everything the Los Zetas owned or operated in Colombia and South America burst into flames.

The figure wearing the eagle/ skull mask snaps its fingers. Members that worked for the Los Zetas in Colombia dropped dead.

“All your members in Colombia are now dead. You’ll be joining them, but instead of leaving your head for people to see. I’m going to give you a special gift from him.” Coyote looks at the Jaguar.

The person wearing the Jaguar mask steps up to Osiel and extends their claws from their covered hand. They rake the claws across Osiel’s chest, digging deep into his flesh. They claw his chest a second time, tearing into his flesh.

Osiel screams as the person claws cut into his chest. His chest felt like it was on fire from both strikes.

“You are going to be dead in two days and it won’t be pleasant, either. Your body will decay, and you will feel it as you die.”

“I will have my revenge on that Gringo.” Osiel looks at the three figures.

“No, you won’t because your kids will never remember who you are. Their minds will be wiped cleaned and given new memories. They will also be placed with parents who will show them a better life.” Coyote had gotten his orders from Don Juan Carlos and recruited the others like himself.

He never knew there were others like him. It was after he got back from helping Hatter and her people, that he met others like him.

“Goodbye, Mr. Quintero” Coyote extends his claws and cut Mr. Quintero down.

Coyote and his other friends walk into the jungle and disappear.

Jack’s Ranch, Caldwell, Montana:
“Oh, I think I have died and gone to heaven.” Shade looks at all the weapons available in the armory to them.

Jester walks into the armory and starts selecting a bunch of weapons, explosives, and other things they were going to need. Bella was right behind her selecting weapons as well. Shade picks out one of the newest sniping rifles, he has been training with Anika on. It was the same make and model as hers. He also selects a few weapons as well. He looks over towards Hatter “aren’t you going to select anything?”

“Nope, I have everything I need.” Hatter was going to use the new weapons she got when she went to South America.

She’s been dying to use the lethal needles in her new rifle to see what they do. She also had her other weapons as well.

“Are you guys finished?” Hatter looks at Jester and Shade.

“We’re ready.” Shade had everything he wanted.

“I agree.” Jester had her selection of weapons.

Bella had her weapons out in her Jeep. She did pick up some experimental ammo for her guns.

“I’m ready. Let’s go.” Bella had everything she needed.

The four of them leave the armory and head out to Gina’s hummer. They load their weapons in the back of it and get it. Bella drives since she knows where they are going.

It takes them at least forty-five minutes to arrive at one of the stash houses, Bella located. She parks the hummer a few blocks away from the house. Everyone grabs their gear and heads towards the house.

“Oh, I have this.” Jester takes one of the round explosive disks she took from the armory and place it on the wall of the stash house.

Stash House:
Alonso looks at his men “can’t any of you kill that bitch?”

“She’s too well protected, Alonso.” Miguel looks at his boss.

Every person they sent to kill Julia Bounty, her mother, and Julia’s wife in the hospital have gone missing. The thing was, they didn’t know who was doing it. One minute they were in contact with them and the next, there was no answer.

“Our job is to kill that bitch. As long as she is alive, we won’t get paid. Now, I want her dead!” Alonso stands up off his throne.

Just as he says those words, a nearby wall explodes inwards. As the dust and smoke clear, a female figure appears wearing a black top hat.

“Hello boys, it’s party time.” An evil smile appears on Jester’s face.

Stash House:
“Hello boys, it’s party time.” An evil smile appears on Jester’s face.

She tosses two softball-size balls into the room. They explode, just before hitting the floor showering everyone in a thick cloud of glitter. Jester moves fast through the falling glitter towards the nearest guy.

Right behind her, is Hatter with her dart rifle. She fires at several nearby guys, hitting them with the specially coated darts from her rifle. The men that get hit with the darts, start convulsing from the chemical that the darts injected into them. They start forming at the mouth and shaking violently.

Shade jumps past Hatter with his sword drawn and slices through another guy. The gang members were still disoriented from the explosion and from the glitter that was covering everything. Just as some of them tried to fire their weapon, they get hit by one of Hatter’s darts and start shaking.

If it wasn’t Hatter hitting them with her darts. It was Jester swinging her cane like a bat and hitting them on the side of their heads. Sometimes she would swing and hit them in their crouch area with a sadist smile on her face.

Bella watches as Hatter, Jester, and Shade fight or cut down gang members. She looks around and spots the leader running towards the back of the place. She chases after him along with Lobo. Jack wanted to have a word with him and she couldn’t blame him either.

Alonso runs as fast as he can. He glances over his shoulder and spots an angry tan and black german shepherd chasing after him. He notices the dog was covered in body armor. Behind him were a Latino woman wearing a bulletproof vest, chasing after him and the dog.

Bree watches as Lobo chases after Alonso. Every time Alonso threw something in Lobo’s path, he either jumped over it or dodge around it.

“¡Atrápalo, Lobo!” Bree watches as Lobo jumps over a chair Alonso threw in his way.

Lobo leaps and knocks Alonso down onto the ground, face first. He spins around and growls at Alonso as he laid on the ground.

“I wouldn’t move if I was you or he’ll rip your throat out.” Bree stopped and had her gun pointed at Alonso.

“Who the fuck are you?” Alonso wanted to know who the people were that attacked his stash house.

“Friends of Julia Bounty, asshole!” Bree walks over and cuffs Alonso’s hands behind his back.

Bree isn’t gentle when she cuffs Alonso. She picks Alonso up off the ground by the plastic cuffs.

“Hey, bitch be careful. I have rights you know.” Alonso looked at the dog standing in front of him.

“You forfeited your rights when you went after Mrs. Bounty. The only thing you have now is whatever Mr. Bounty gives you.” Bree starts walking Alonso back towards the house.

When she arrives, she spots Hatter, Jester, and Shade cuffing a few people. Others were laying on the ground and floor. Some of them looked like they had met the point of a sword. She spotted blood trickling down Jester’s right arm.

“Are you okay, Jester?” Bree was concerned as she looks at Jester.

“I’m fine. It’s only a flesh wound.” Jester’s arm had been grazed by a bullet.

“Take all the money, weapons, and blow the rest up.” Hatter knew what her uncle wanted to do to the place.

“Ladies, the hummer isn’t going to be able to support everyone we need to take back to the ranch.” Shade knew they couldn’t take everyone.

“Give me a few minutes.” Hatter puts her rifle away and runs away from the group.

“Where is she going?” Bree looks at Shade since he was her boyfriend.

“To get us a ride.” Shade knew what Hatter was doing.

“Does she even know how to drive?” Bree didn’t know much about Hatter, except what she has observed so far.

“She knows how to drive.” Shade knows Hatter has been driving since she was thirteen years old.

Jester drags out some more prisoners they didn’t kill or seriously injured. She puts them with the rest. As for the injured ones, she looks over towards Shade “what do we do with these punks?”

Shade looks over towards them “call the paramedics to come and pick them up. It’s more than they deserve.”

“Are you sure?” Jester wanted to make sure.

“Yes, I’m sure.” Shade wouldn’t kill unarmed or injured people.

“Okay, you’re the boss.” Jester calls 911 to come and take care of the injured.

While she is on the phone, a white cargo van approaches and stops at their location. Hatter was sitting in the driver's seat.

“Told you she knew how to drive.” Shade walks over to the van and starts tossing their prisoners into it.

Bree looks at Alonso “just because you’re in this van, doesn’t mean I and my pet won’t be joining you.”

Bree takes over driving duties from Hatter. She follows behind Shade as he drives the Hummer back towards the ranch. She wonders what Mr. Bounty and his partner is going to do to these men?

“Boss, we have a problem.” Liam looks at the rearview monitor as a black military hummer came towards them.

He just noticed it a few miles back, when they left the safe house his boss had spent the night at. He hadn’t spotted it until they were heading towards the private airfield where a plane was waiting for them. His boss had gotten word that Mr. Bounty was back from wherever he had been and was looking for the people responsible for trying to kill his daughter.

Pierre Soghanalian looks upfront towards the monitor mounted in the dash and saw a black military hummer coming towards them. It was approaching fast, and they were still a good distance out from the plane waiting for them.

“Get rid of them, Liam.” Soghanalian had a bad feeling about who was in that hummer.

“You got it, boss.” Liam touches a button on the dash.

Several hidden panels open, displaying several switches. He flicks one as oil starts spraying from underneath the trunk. The town car Liam was driving was equipped with several hidden gadgets.

Tizzy and Charlotte had learned the location where Pierre Soghanalian had been hiding out. Mouse had used the satellites in orbit and hacked all the traffic cameras Montana had. She also used her uncle’s communication satellites to search for Pierre Soghanalian's cellphone. She spent the early morning setting up a program she uses for MI 6 to track down criminals and government leaders.

Once Mouse got the location, she gave it to her mother and Tizzy. She was monitoring her mom and Tizzy as they went after Pierre Soghanalian. Her uncle Jack’s hummer was equipped with a GPS tracker and hidden cameras.

Tizzy spotted the town car they were chasing start spraying something from underneath it. She braces herself as she feels the tires of the hummer hit the slick surface.

“Oh, he wants to play dirty.” Tizzy keeps the hummer from spinning out of control.

Tizzy presses a button on the dash of the hummer and tiny spikes pop out of the tire. She couldn’t believe how well equipped her uncle’s hummer was.

“Is uncle Jack always this prepared?” Tizzy continues after Mr. Soghanalian.

“Yes, he is.” Charlotte knew her brother was always prepared. Most of it was from his SRS training and when he used to work for MI6.

Liam saw that the oil slick didn’t do anything to slow his pursuers down. He flicks another switch, and the trunk lid opens. A swarm of small drones exists from the trunk and head towards the hummer. Once they surround the hummer, they start exploding.

Tizzy and Charlotte feel the hummer rock as explosions go off around them. Charlotte couldn’t believe this person was doing everything they could to stop them.

“Does this hummer have any onboard weapons?” Charlotte wonders if her brother had anything helpful built into this hummer.

“Yeah, it does.” Tizzy switches on the HUDs display.

Charlotte spots that right under the hummer were some missiles and grappling line. She arms the mini-missiles and targets the back of the town car with them.

“Fire in the hole.” Charlotte presses the blinking red button.

Both women watch as four mini-missiles launch from the side of, the hummer and strike the back of the town car. It sends the town car spinning out of control and causes it to come to a complete stop.

Tizzy stops near the damaged town car and exits the hummer. Charlotte exists from the passenger side. Both women were wearing full body armor as they approach the damaged town car. Tizzy spots the driver's unconscious form slump against the steering wheel. Charlotte spots Pierre Soghanalian lying unconscious in the back seat of the town car.

Tizzy tries the doors, but they were locked. She looks towards Charlotte “we're going to need to cut them out of the car.”

Charlotte pulls her cellphone out and dials Jack's number.

Montana Police Headquarters:
Jack, Cheshire, and Gina were heading towards Police Headquarters when Jack’s cellphone starts ringing. He pulls it out and notices it was his sister. He presses accept “what can I do for you, sis?”

“We need a tow truck and a way to get into an armored car.” Charlotte watches as Tizzy tries several different ways to break into the town car.

“I’ll send Thomas from Lazy Dog Towing. He’ll be able to tow the vehicle and break into it.” Jack knew it took specialized equipment to break into an armored vehicle.

“Thanks, big brother.”

“You’re welcome. Tell Thomas he can have the car and whatever is in it.”

“Will do.” Charlotte ends the phone call.

Charlotte looks over towards Tizzy “Jack is sending a person he trusts to break into the car and tow it away.”

“Cool!” Tizzy noticed the driveshaft and rear axle were damaged and weren’t going anywhere.

Charlotte looks through the spider-webbed glass at Pierre Soghanalian's unconscious form. She couldn’t believe this man was the reason her niece was in critical condition. She wants this man to receive the punishment he deserved for hurting his niece.

Thirty minutes go by as Charlotte and Tizzy wait for the tow truck to show up. Tizzy wonders if this guy was ever going to show up. She looks at charlotte “are you sure Uncle Jack said he would send the guy?”

“I’m sure because here he comes.” Charlotte spots a vehicle coming towards them.

Thomas covers up a yawn as he approaches the location Mr. Bounty gave him. He spots a black military hummer and two figures wearing full body armor. They were standing near a damaged town car that Mr. Bounty told him about.

He turns the flatbed truck around, so he can pull the town car onto the back of the truck. He gets out and walks over to the two figures.

“Which one of you is Charlotte Basset?” Thomas looks at the two women.

“I am. Let me guess, my brother sent you.” Charlotte looks at Thomas.

He had a rough rugged look about him. He had a nice muscular body from what she could see. He had short black hair and a strong jaw. The uniform he was wearing didn’t do him justice. She could see him wearing a good tailor suit. Hell, he would make a nice person to recruit.

“Yeah, it's hard to believe Mr. Bounty is your brother.” Thomas couldn’t believe this British woman standing in front of him was related to Jack.

“Well, he is. Do you think you can get the occupants out of this car?” Charlotte taps the town car.

Thomas could tell that the woman he was talking to, was admiring him. A smile appears on his face. He had to admit that she wasn’t bad-looking. She looked to maybe be in her early fifties and spoke with a British accent.

“I have the perfect tool for it.” Thomas turns and walks back to his truck.

He grabs the plasma cutter, gas tank, welding mask, and a pair of heavy-duty gloves. He walks over to the armored car and starts setting everything up. He plugs into an outlet on his truck and starts cutting.

Tizzy and Charlotte stand nearby and watches as Thomas cuts the doors off the town car. Tizzy leans next to Charlotte “you know, he doesn’t look half bad.”

Charlotte just gives Tizzy the look she gives her daughter when she does something bad. She does wonder how old Thomas was. She continues to watch as Thomas works.

“Alright ladies, they are all yours.” Thomas cuts the plasma cutter off.

“Thanks, Thomas.” Tizzy pulls out her quick cuffs and cuff both men’s hands behind their backs.

Tizzy hands the driver to Charlotte first. After Charlotte removes the driver from the town car. She goes to remove Pierre Soghanalian from the car. She makes sure to remove any weapons he had concealed on him. She wasn’t going to let this bastard break free from them.

“Let’s take him back to the ranch.” Tizzy secured both men in the back of the hummer.

Charlotte looks at Thomas “it’s been nice meeting you, sir.”

“And you ma’am.” He pulls a business card out of his pocket and hands it to Charlotte.

Charlotte accepts it “thanks.”

A smile appears on his face “if you ever need my services or just want to talk.”

“I’ll do that.” Charlotte gets into the hummer.

A smirk appears on Tizzy’s face as she gets into the hummer as well.

Montana Police Headquarters:
Jack parks Julia’s SUV as he, Cheshire, Chaos, Cadmus, and Gina exit from it. A few spaces down from him, three black vans waited. As soon as the occupants from those vehicles spot Jack exiting from the SUV. They all get out and walk over to their boss.

Gina spotted the vans that belonged to Alpha squad as soon as they pulled into the parking lot. They had to make a stop at the Federal courthouse to pick up several arrest warrants. The information Mouse had managed to gather from several burn phones, Julia’s boss’s laptop, and his home computer gave them clues to what was going on.

The information Bella provided and the cells phones from Pierre Soghanalian gave them the evidence they needed to get warrants for several people inside the Montana Police force. That wasn’t counting the evidence Jack’s brother-in-law had gathered on his own.

Jack knew several judges at the Federal courthouse that owed him favors and that thought the same as he did about people who betrayed their oath to their badge. The final straw had been when they went after Julia and tried to kill her. A smile appears on her face because she is hoping some of the police are going to trying something. Alpha Squad was her father’s elite assault squad and she trained with them.

“Dad, do you think they are going to give you a hard time?” Gina was wearing a business suit like Cheshire’s.

“Oh, I do hope they do.” Jack reaches down and stretches Chaos between the ears. He knew Chaos was itching for some action today.

Jack enters into police headquarters first with Cheshire, Gina, Cadmus, and Chaos. Behind him were members of Alpha Squad in full body armor. Four members of Alpha Squad break off to block the front door. Two members were outside and two members were inside the building.

“Alright people, we do this by the book. You know who we are here for and if they give you any lip or any problems. You have my permission to use whatever force you deemed necessary.” Jack knew that covered a lot of choices, but his people knew what he wanted.

Jack walks up to the receptionist desk “good morning, Sergeant Flick. As of this moment, this place is on lockdown. No one is to leave or enter.”

Sergeant Flick looks at the man standing before him. He also noticed the other people standing near him and the two huge wolves as well. One wolf looked like it could be the twin of Julia’s wolf Sphinx. However, the other wolf was huge and black as night. It stood next to the man standing before him.

“What gives you the authority to lock this place down?” Sergeant Flick looks at the dark haired man wearing dark sunglasses standing before him for an answer.

“This does.” Jack lays his old silver US Marshal badge down on the counter.

Sergeant Flick looks at the badge and could tell it was really old. It had a star in the middle of a circle. Written along the surface of the circle, were the words Special Operations US Marshal. The badge itself was made of silver and was an older design.

Sergeant Flick looks at the badge and then back at the man and the huge wolf standing next to him. He presses a button under the counter and the headquarters goes into lockdown. All doors controlled by electronic locks are locked.

“I want the location of all the people on this list.” Gina places a list of people’s names on the counter.

Sergeant Flicks looks at the list notices some of the names were of importance to the Montana police force. All of them were in the building, currently, except two. He looks at the oriental woman that laid the list in front of them.

“Two of those people aren’t here right now.”

“Where are they?” Gina wanted everyone who tried to hurt her sister.

“I don’t know. I can try to locate them for you.” Sergeant wonders what these people did.

“Do it.” Gina wanted the last two.

Cheshire looks at the members of Alpha Squad “go and arrest the ones that are here.”

The members of Alpha squad go to retrieve the people they had been assigned. Jack had already given the list to Captain Lindor to assign to each member. As for himself and Cheshire, they had two people they were after.

Cheshire was assigned, Deputy Chief Cornelius. According to the information, Mouse had uncovered. He didn’t like the fact that Julia had been given special permission to use her wolf, instead of a standard police dog. Also, he had ruined several other police officers’ careers when they disagree with.

Lt. Boreanaz had been warned that Headquarters was on lockdown. He managed to destroy several files so they couldn’t be recovered. As he was in the process of backing up accounts and contacts. He hears a female voice from the doorway.

“Hello, Mr. Boreanaz. I’m Gina Bounty, you might know my sister and her wolf.” Gina looks at Mr. Boreanaz with a predator look in her eyes.

Mr. Boreanaz looks up towards the unfamiliar voice. He spots an Asian-looking woman standing in the doorway of his office. Standing next to her, was a wolf that reminded him of Julia’s wolf. The thing looked to be an identical twin to it. Except for the coloration around the eyes was different and the tips of his ear were darker.

He pulls his gun and points it at Gina. He watches as an evil smile appears on her face.

“That was a mistake, Mr. Boreanaz.” Gina palms a throwing star into her hand.

“Well, it won’t be my first mistake.” Mr. Boreanaz squeezes the trigger.

“But it will be your last.” Gina throws the star, just as Mr. Boreanaz squeezes the trigger.

Mr. Boreanaz feels a sharp object hit his wrist and his bullet misses Gina. The next thing he sees is the wolf lunging for him. He tries to shoot the damn thing, but it moved fast and knock him backward. Its sharp teeth penetrate his skin, as it locks its mouth around his arm. He feels the bones in his arm break, as its teeth go all the way through his arm.

Cadmus breaks the arm in his mouth, as he starts to shakes Mr. Boreanaz’s arm. He stood on the man’s chest and tries to get to his throat. He was going for blood.

“Called your damn wolf off me.” Mr. Boreanaz was doing everything he could to keep it from getting to his throat.

Gina walks to retrieve her throwing star from Mr. Boreanaz’s arm. She looks down at Mr. Boreanaz “I should let him kill you for your hand in the assassination attempt on my sister.”

“I have information that could be important to you.”

“Such as?” Gina wasn’t about to stop Cadmus from having his fun.

“Who is really behind the attack on your sister.” Mr. Boreanaz was hoping he could bluff his way out.

“We already know, who is really behind the attack.” Gina knew her father had Mouse do a deep dive on the internet and several black sites as well.

“You still need me to testify.” Mr. Boreanaz was doing everything he could to keep the damn wolf at bay.

“Sàil, Cadmus!”

Cadmus lets go and step away. He growls at Mr. Boreanaz. He wanted to kill this person.

“Thank you.”

“Don’t thank me, yet. I might change my mind.” Gina was willing to let Cadmus finish the job.

Mr. Boreanaz stands up off the floor, cradling his bloody ruined arm. He looks at Gina “I need a medical assistant.

“So? That’s minor compared to what was done to my sister.” Gina walks over to Mr. Boreanaz and tends to his arm.

Cheshire went looking for Deputy Chief Penn. According to the information Mouse uncovered, he was on the payroll of several drug dealers in Montana.

She finds his office door and could hear movement inside. She approaches the door to his office carefully and knocks on it.

“Enter.” Chief Penn heard what was going on and he wasn’t going to allow himself to go to jail.

He knew the drug dealers he did business with, could reach him in there. He watches as the door opens and an Asian woman enters. She was wearing a black business suit that was cut to fit her and show off her curves. In his opinion, she didn’t look dangerous.

Cheshire enters Deputy Chief Penn’s office. She immediately took in everything around her. The office was nicely decorated. As for the Deputy Chief, he was a little overweight and had a military-style haircut. He had a few scars that stood out. She figures in his prime he was a man you didn’t want to get in a fight with.

“Good morning Mr. Penn. I’m here to arrest you.” A smile appears on Cheshire’s face.

“On what charges are you arresting me and what authority do you have?” Mr. Penn wonders who this woman worked for.

“This authority.” Cheshire lays down a badge similar to the one Jack has.

It had US Deputy Marshal Special Operations in big black letters and had a star surrounded by a thin ring encircling it. In the middle of the star, there was an Eagle with its wings spread.

“As for the charges, well you’ll hear what those are when you are in court.” The smile on Cheshire’s face changes to the one that she was famous for.

“And if I don’t want to cooperate with you?” Deputy Penn figures he should be able to overpower this woman.

“That would be a mistake you would greatly regret.” Cheshire prepares herself. She could already tell this man was going to be stupid.

Deputy Penn lunges towards Cheshire but misses her as she sidesteps him. He spins around to strike at her again, but his arm is deflected away. He goes to strike her again but is thrown backward from a palm strike to his chest. He tries to keep from falling backward on his back.
He looks at her as she stood before him with a smirk on her face. She looked pleased with herself.

“Do you want to try that again?” Cheshire was enjoying herself. It has been a long time since she has used her martial arts training.

Deputy Penn goes to strike at her again, but his arm is grabbed and put in bar hold. The next thing that is heard is a popping sound as
Cheshire pops his arm out of its socket. She kicks his leg out from behind him as he drops to the floor in pain.

“I told you, you would regret it, Mr. Penn.” Cheshire takes out her quick cuffs and handcuffs him.

Police Commissioner’s Office:
Jack takes the private elevator up to the floor the Police Commissioner’s office was located at. This hasn’t been the first time he has been here and it won’t be the last time either. When the doors of the elevator open, he is greeted by several police officers wearing tactical armor and guns drawn.

“Hello, boys!” Chaos jumps out first and attacks the nearest police officers.

Jack takes several shots at his body as he exists and starts punching people. He snatches the guns from a few officers, before knocking them unconscious. He shoots a few others in their leg as he moves through them.

He heard screams as Chaos attacked a few more. He could feel that Chaos was enjoying himself. The shots he took to his body, felt like bee stings. They didn’t hurt like they use to. Several guys try to pin him down, but he tosses them like they weighed nothing. Even he is amazed at how strong he felt. He manages to subdue all the police officers that were trying to stop him from reaching the commissioner’s office.

When Jack reaches the office door, it was locked. He turns around and gives it a good mule kick and the doors go flying off their hinges. A smile appears on Jack’s face as he walks into the office. He spots John Hallaway standing at the window with his back to him looking out towards the parking lot.

“Hello, John.” Jack walks towards him. He could still feel Chaos enjoying himself.

“Hello, Jack. Can I offer you a drink?” John turns around to face Jack.

He was shocked to discover that Jack didn’t look as old as he remembered. If nothing else, Jack looked like he did back in his prime.

“I’ll have some of that Scotch whisky you’re drinking.” Jack was amazed that he could smell it like he does.

John walks over to the liquor cabinet and pours Jack a glass. He knew trying to resist Jack was feudal. The man was a trained killer and could easily kill him. He pours the drink and turns around to give it to Jack.

“Thanks.” Jack accepts the drink and takes a sip from it.

“I had nothing to do with the attack on your daughter. I knew that would enrage you.” John knew attacking Jack’s family was suicide.

“I know, I’m here because of the other things you’re involved in.” Jack takes another sip from his whisky.

“How long have you known?” John knew someone had been keeping an eye on him.

“For a while. Ever since you were a deputy.” Jack has been monitoring John for a long time.

John finishes his whisky and puts the glass down. He looks at Jack “how do you want to do this?”

Jack finishes his drink and pulls out his handcuffs. He hasn’t used his handcuffs in a long time. He walks up to John “hands behind your back.”

John puts his hands behind his back and feels Jack put on a pair of cuffs. He knew this time was going to come sooner or later. It took the attack on Jack’s daughter for him to come for him.

Chaos comes walking into the office. He had blood dripping from his muzzle. He had blood covering his fur.

“Did you have fun, my friend?” Jack could tell Chaos was happy after sinking his teeth into several people.

“I thought he would be dead by now.” John looks at Chaos.

“The original is dead. He’s a clone of the original.” Jack misses the original Chaos but knew he had another job to do.

Jack walks by the down police officers as he escorts John to the elevator. He knew a lot of them were going to need medical assistant after what Chaos did to them. When Jack arrives back downstairs in the main lobby with his prisoner.

He notices that Cheshire had her person and Gina had hers as well. Her prisoner looked like Cadmus had had fun with him.

“He resisted?” Jack looks at his daughter.

“Oh, he resisted and Cadmus had fun.”

“Looks like you had a successful hunt, Jack.” Commander Masters looks at Jack.

“I’m missing two people.” Jack knew they didn’t get everyone yet.

“Don’t worry, my boy. They will turn up.” Commander Masters knew the two people missing will turn up one way or another.

“Alpha team, secure them in the vans.” Gina looks at Captain Lindor as she gives the order.

“Yes ma’am.”

Julia’s Hospital Room:
Haylee, Chayton, Catori stands next to Julia’s hospital bed. Christmas and Debbie were standing behind them. The kids wanted to see their mother, so Jack sent two members from Alpha team to protect his grandchildren.

Haylee looks up at Christmas “is mom going to be, okay?”

“Yes, your mom will be fine.” Debbie knew how much Julia’s kids love her.

“Are you sure, grandma?” Chayton turns to look at his grandmother.

“Chayton, if there is one thing your mother is, is that she never gives up. She’ll fight tooth and nail to remain here for you kids.” Debbie knew Julia will never give up on anything. Her children meant the world to her.

“They wouldn’t let Sphinx into the hospital.” Haylee knew Sphinx wanted to come in.

“He scares the staff, sweetie. They don’t know him like you.” Christmas knows how close Haylee is to all the animals on the ranch.

Sphinx was extremely close to Julia, and he didn’t like being separated from her. He has been her protector since the beginning. If there was anyone that could help and protect Julia besides Jack, was Sphinx.

Haylee and Catori hug their mother. Both girls wanted their mother to wake up. Chayton grabs Julia’s hand and gives it a little squeeze “mom, please wake up.”

Julia squeezes Chayton’s hand. She didn’t want to let go of her son and could feel her daughters holding her.

“Grandma, mom is squeezing my hand.” Chayton looks at Debbie with tears sliding down his cheeks.

Debbie notices Julia squeezing her son’s hand. She looks at Julia’s eyes and notices they were trying to open. After a few seconds’ Julia’s eyes open.

“Nurse!” Debbie calls for the nurse that has been looking after her little girl.

“Mom!” Chayton squeezes Julia’s hand as the girls hug Julia tighter.

Cecil comes into the room and notices Julia’s children gathered around her. Her two girls and her son. None of Julia’s children look anything like her or Christmas. She figures Julia must have followed in her father’s footsteps by adopting children.

“Excuse me, kids. I need to help your mother.” Cecil notices that Julia was waking up from her coma.

She takes the tube that was going down Julia’s throat out and calms her down. She notices that there was panic in Julia’s eyes. She works quickly to calm Julia down and do what she needs to do.

“There, you should be fine now, Mrs. Bounty.” Cecil steps back and looks at Julia.

She was going to have a long road to recovery ahead of her. But knowing her father, she’ll have support from what she sees of her children and wife. She’ll have them as well.

“Why don’t I give you guys some privacy.” Cecil turns and walks out of the room.

Jack’s Interrogation Room:
Hatter presses the button on her cattle prod as she touches it to the groin area of the gang leader that went after Julia. She was told to get answers and she was going to get them.

“Now, I have some questions and I want answers.” Hatter touches Alonso’s groin area with her cattle prod.

Jester and Shade were watching Hatter as she tortured the poor guy. Jester never saw this side of Hatter before, and it was interesting watching her work. She wonders where Hatter learned to torture people.

After a while, Hatter had Alonso spilling his guts about everything. Also, whatever was in his stomach as well.

“You should had confess to us from the beginning.” Shade knew they weren’t done.

More screams could be heard from another area of the torture area. Jester was curious and decides to see what was going on. She follows the scream back to its source and notices Naeun and Sophia torturing a few gang members.

She stands there and watches as Naeun fingertip glows and touches the skin of the person. When her finger touches the skin, it causes the skin to turn red as she starts making a design. She’ll stop and ask the person a question and when they don’t answer, she starts up again.
It takes Naeun a few more tries, but the person starts talking. He tells her everything he knows.

“Okay, how did you do that?” Jester was curious.

“You wouldn’t believe her if she told you, Jester.” Sophia was still figuring everything out.

“Let me guess, Magic?” Jester looks at Sophia and Sophia’s wife.

“Bingo.” Sophia just smiles at Jester.

Jester just shakes her head and heads back to Hatter. She knew Hatter wanted to try out liquid nitrogen on one of the guys. She got a new toy and wanted to use it.

Pierre Soghanalian Jail Cell:
Pierre could hear the screaming coming from beyond the metal door separating where he was the others that had been taken. He could see the metal door open and the woman with the British accent comes walking in. She had a huge black and grey dog walking next to her.

Charlotte spots Mr. Soghanalian looking out from the jail cell he was in. She didn’t know her brother had jail cells hidden under the barn on his property.

“You look alive and alert, Mr. Soghanalian.” Charlotte stops in front of his cell.

“Where am I?” Pierre looks at Charlotte.

“You’re a guest at my brother’s ranch.”

“If I’m a guest, why am I in a jail cell?” Pierre looks at the blonde hair woman.

“Because you tried to kill his daughter. You’re lucky I want you alive, because other wised. You would be wolf chow right now. Isn’t that right, Texas?” Charlotte rubs Texas fur.

Pierre looks at the huge dog standing next to Charlotte and couldn’t believe that it was a wolf. There was no way that it was a wolf. He has seen wolves before, and they were not as big as this one.

“Oh, don’t worry. I’m not going to let him eat you. You’re going back to England to stand trial for what you did.” A smile appears on Charlotte’s face.

“You can’t do that. I’m not a citizen of England.”

“Oh, trust me. We can and we will. Now, before we head back, I have some questions for you. If you refuse to answer me. I’m going to let Texas into your cell and you’ll get to see how powerful his jaws are.” Charlotte wasn’t above using her brother’s technique.

“You can’t do that.” Pierre looks at Charlotte.

“Oh, I can, and I will.” An evil smile appears on Charlotte’s face.

Mr. Soghanalian’s face goes pale as the look on Charlotte’s face turns sinister. He couldn’t believe she would do it.

“Now, shall we begin?” Charlotte takes her cellphone out to record her conversation.

Outside On Jack’s Property:
Bella was walking around outside with Lobo exploring Mr. Bounty’s property. All the other members of Mr. Bounty’s family were busy interrogating the prisoners they brought back to the ranch. She’s never been on a working ranch before. She loved seeing the cows, and buffaloes she spotted out grazing. She also noticed that Mr. Bounty has horses as well.

As she is walking around exploring Mr. Bounty’s property. One of the farmhands comes walking up to her. He was a big man and had a rugged look about him. He had a slight limp to his walk. She noticed he was as big as Jack himself.

Mat spotted a young Latino woman walking around the ranch. He has seen her here the past few days since Julia was attacked. He saw how amazed she was with how the ranch was and the animals on it. He also knew she had a German Shepard/ Wolf hybrid.

“Never been on a ranch before?” Mat watches the woman.

“Nope, I’m from the city. All of this is new to me.” A smile appears on Bella’s face.

“What do you think about the place?”

“I like it. I now know why Julia was in a hurry to come back here.” Bella knew Julia missed being home and around her family.

“How did you meet Julia?” Mat was curious about this woman.

“She saved me from making a stupid mistake. If she hadn’t intervened when she did. I would probably be in jail right now or dead.” Bella was glad she listened to Julia’s advice.

“If you don’t mind me asking. What exactly were you involved with?” Mat wonders what would cause a girl that he was looking to be involved with.

“I was involved with a really bad gang. We were as bad as MS13 and were planning on having a big payday. Julia found out and tracked me down. She realize I wasn’t completely indoctrinated into the gang mentality and decided to save me from myself.” Bella remembered the talk and what Julia showed what she would do to her if she decided to ignore her advice.

“That sounds like her. I’m glad you took her advice because this family doesn’t tell you twice to do something.”

“I’ve noticed. How long have you worked for Mr. Bounty?” Bella was curious about this guy.

“Since I injured myself in the rodeo. I was recovering and needed a job. I heard from a friend that worked here, that Mr. Bounty was looking for a new ranch hand. I applied and impressed him. I’ve been here ever since.” Mat was shocked that Mr. Bounty hired him.

“Did you give the rodeo up?”

“No, I still do it, but not as much as I use to. I’m getting too old to do bronco bucking anymore.” Mat knew his bones and body couldn’t take it anymore.

“Is there a problem with me looking around?” Bella figures that were why this guy sought her out.

“No, no problem at all. I was just curious about you and if Julia trust you and the wolves do. Then you must be a good person. Because the wolves on this ranch are very protective about their territory. By the way, my name is Matt Woods.” Mat holds his hand out to Bella.

“Mine is Bella Killjoy.” Bella shakes Mat’s hand.

“Well, it's nice to meet you Mrs. Killjoy. Why don’t I show you around some.”

One Week Later:
Zoey and Ashley give Jack and Debbie a hug before they board the Lear Jet that was going to take them to England. They had fun while they were in Montana and visiting their uncle and aunt. Mouse gives Jack and Debbie a hug as well.

“Sorry to see you go back to England, Mouse.” Debbie holds Mouses hands.

“My vocation time is up and I can’t get an extension. My boss needs me back, because there isn’t anyone who can do what I do.” Mouse knew she was irreplaceable.

“Well, don’t stay away too long.”

“I won’t.” Mouse hugs Debbie, before getting on the Lear Jet.

She spots Pierre Soghanalian shackled and sitting in one of the chairs on the jet. The one they were taking back to England, belonged to the British Secret Service. A smile appears on Mouse’s face as she looks at the youngest wolf among Jack’s pack watching him.

Jack insisted that she take Apollo with her to keep Pierre Soghanalian under control. Afterward, Charlotte could either keep apollo with her or drop him off at their Uncle Sheamus place he’ll come and get him later.

Mouse saw how Mr. Soghanalian was looking at Apollo. An evil idea pops into her head “don’t worry Mr. Soghanalian. Apollo won’t do anything to you unless you're stupid.”

“He’s a sweetie.” Zoey and Ashley hug Apollo.

Charlotte looks at her brother and Debbie. It was nice that she got a chance to visit them, but wishes it was under better circumstances. She hugs both of them “you guys need to come to England for a while.”

“We’ll come this summer when the girls come and visit you.” Debbie had already planned on going with the girls this summer to England.

“Good. I know mom will be thrilled to see and you’ll have MI 5 watching you.” Charlotte knew that headquarters always assigned someone to watch Jack whenever he stepped onto English soil.

He was a legend among the department and whenever he came to England. They always had two agents monitoring him. They knew it was impossible to follow him. Jack knew England and the location of the many secret passages that weren’t used anymore.

“Keep me up to date on how Julia is doing.” Charlotte loved all her nieces.

“We will.” Debbie gives Charlotte one last hug.

Charlotte returns the hug, before getting onto the Lear Jet. Everyone steps back as the Lear Jet powers up and starts moving down the runway. They watch as it lifts into the sky.

“Well, there goes Charlotte and her family.” Debbie watches as the plane gets further and further away from the ranch.

“Patricia is going to take everyone else home tomorrow and the ranch will be back to semi-normal.” Jack knew the two people he missed when he went to police headquarters were in custody and jail.

They thought they could escape from Jack and his family, but didn’t count on Jack having agents among the State Troopers. The two guys were captured and taken to Federal jail.

“I’m glad Julia is awake.” Debbie was worried about her oldest daughter.

“Me too, I don’t know how much more damage she can take.” Debbie knew Julia has suffered a lot in the past few years.

“She’ll be okay. Maybe, she can get transferred from the K-9 division to the detective division?” Jack has been thinking that Julia might be safer in another division.

“I would be happy if she was in a safer occupation or division. She’s got kids that need her.” Debbie didn’t want Julia to be killed or end up in the hospital again.

“You know she would be bored doing menial tasks around the office.” Jack knew his oldest daughter and knew Julia would be bored with an office job. She wasn’t cut out to be a paper pusher.

“You’re right. She’s too much like you. She needs to feel useful and wanted.” Debbie knew how Julia was.

“Hey, she’s her father’s daughter.” Jack smiles as he and Debbie walk back to the house.

Julia’s Hospital Room:
Julia couldn’t believe how bad she felt. She took a lot of damage from all those bullets fired at her and from her truck flipping upside down. She looks down on either side of her and notices her girls were sound asleep. Both of them had their arms wrapped around her.

Her son was in the chair her wife normally sat in when she stayed with her. Today, the children wanted to be with her. That included Sphinx as well. The kids managed to sneak him inside and up to her hospital room.

Well, the kids had help. The nurse that has been looking after her was an agent of her father’s. Sphinx was laying down by her bed and didn’t want to leave Julia’s side.

Chayton looks over towards his mother “are you feeling okay, mom?”

“Just very sore, sweetie.” Julia knew it was going to take time for her to recover.

“Well, let me know if you want anything, mom.” Chayton was willing to help his mother.

“That’s sweet of you, sweetie.” Julia reaches over to squeeze Chayton’s hand.

Chayton reaches for his mother’s hand and squeezes her hand. He wanted to be here for her and his little sisters. He knew the girl's wishes that their mother was at home.

He reaches down and scratches Sphinx. Sphinx looks up at Chayton as he enjoys the affection he was getting. He was protective of his pack and wouldn’t allow anything to hurt them.

Cecil comes into the room and spot Julia with her two girls laying next to her. She notices Chayton scratching Sphinx between his ears. She still couldn’t get over how big Jack’s wolves are.

She walks over to Julia “how are you feeling today, Mrs. Bounty?”

“Sore, very sore.” Julia was feeling every ache from where the bullets went into her body.

“You got to shoot up pretty good. It’s going to take time for you to recover.” Cecil figures Julia should be able to go back to work in a month or so.

She checks Julia over, being careful not to wake the girls. After Cecil is done checking Julia over, she writes her notes down and leaves the hospital room. She’ll send an update to Jack later. She was just happy that Julia survived the attack.

Jack’s Ranch:
Jack and Debbie walk into the house and find Hatter and Alyona playing chess. Aylin was doing pretty good against Alyona. She has only lost a few pawns and one knight, so far.

Jack and Debbie watch as the two women play against each other. Jester and Mark were in the gym practicing against each other. Tizzy and her family were spending time with Cheshire. They had gone into town to pick up a few items for dinner tonight. Cheshire was going to cook and give Selina a chance to relax.

She’s been cooking for everyone. The girls helped her out in the kitchen. Bree loved helping and tasting everything. She was standing behind her mother and watching as she played against her cousin Alyona.

Alyona looks at Hatter “ready to give up now?”

“Never.” Aylin makes her move.

Alyona makes her move and knew she has Aylin beat in a few more moves. She does give credit to Aylin. She was pretty good at chess.

Early Morning, Jack’s Ranch:
“Are you sure about this Mark?” Jack looks at Mark, Jester, Aylin, and Bree as they stood next to a black Subaru Forester Wilderness.

Mark and Aylin had talked about it and they wanted to drive back to New York instead of taking the Lear Jet. It would be a family vacation for them and they knew Bree would enjoy it. Jamie didn’t mind, she enjoyed the time she spent with Jack and Debbie.

“Well, if you're sure about this. I went ahead and informed your mother, Aylin. She wants you to check in with her while you’re on the road. Also, before you leave. I got a present for you, Bree.” Jack hands a light blue doggy carrier to Bree.

Bree accepts it and opens the door to see what was inside. She spots a little tan puppy with a bow around his neck.

“Oh! He’s so cute.” Bree pulls the puppy out to show her mother, Jamie, and her father.

Aylin, Mark, and Jamie look at the puppy and wonder what breed he was. He was tiny with big paws. Aylin looks at her uncle “what breed is he, uncle?”

“He’s a Bullmastiff. They are family-oriented and the runt of the litter. I know the breeder and they breed healthy Bullmastiff. Also, hears a name of a trainer I know that will train him to be almost as good as my wolves.” Jack hands a business card to Mark.

Mark looks at the name on it and notices the person trained dogs for the FBI and the disabled. He hands the card to Aylin so she could see it. He notices that Bree has already fallen in love with the puppy.

“What’s his name, Uncle Jack?” Bree looks towards Jack for an answer.

“Whatever you want to name him, sweetie.” Jack thought Bree should name the puppy since he was giving him to her.

Bree looks at the puppy she was holding. She tries to think of a good name for him. She knew her mom was named Mad Hatter, Jamie was named Jester and her father was named Shade.

“How about, Bear?” She figures Bear was a good name for the puppy.

“If that’s what you want, sweetie.” Aylin looks at the puppy and saw how big his paws are.

Bree looks at her mother and shakes her head yes. She wanted to name him Bear.

“Then he’ll be known as Bear.” Mark liked the name.

“Is there a vet in New York you trust, Mr. Bounty?” Mark knew they were going to need to find a vet for Bear to get his shots.

“He’s already had his first round of shots, Mark. However, there’s a vet a trust in New York. She’s former Special Forces and can be trusted. I’ll get her number from my Rolodex and text you.” Jack knew and trusted Dr. Potter.

“Thanks, Mr. Bounty.” Mark wanted to make sure the puppy was taken care of.

“Don’t worry about the cost of taking care of the puppy, guys. We have you covered for it.” Debbie knew the vet, the training, and whatever else Aylin and Mark needed for the puppy can be expensive. So, they were going to cover the cost.

“Thanks, Aunt Debbie.” Aylin looks at Debbie with a smile on her face.

“Well, we better get on the road and get some miles under us.” Mark knew they needed to get going.

“Be careful and remember to call your mother, Aylin. Also, you too Jamie.” Debbie looks at Jamie as well.

“I will Mrs. Bounty.” She gets in the back with Bree and the new puppy.

Mark gets in on the driver's side and buckles in. He watches as Aylin gets in on the passenger side. Once everyone is in the SUV, he starts the SUV and drives down the long driveway. He notices the wolves watching him as they leave.

“Well, that’s four down.” Debbie knew Cheshire and her family were going to visit the Montana Werecat pride. After that, she didn’t say what she going to do.

“True. I’m just happy Julia is home safe and sound. She’s got a rough road ahead of her.” Jack was happy his oldest was home but sorry that she was going to have a rough road ahead of her.

“She’s a strong woman and has her family to help her.” Debbie knew Selina was going to stay over at Julia’s place to care for her.

“True, I just don’t think this is over yet.” Jack had a feeling that this might be the calm before the storm.

“Well, if someone thinks they can hurt us. They will regret it. This family is strong and we can handle anything that comes our way.” Debbie places a kiss on Jack’s cheek.

A smile appears on Jack’s face “that is true. Let’s go inside and see how our other girls are doing.”

“Sounds like a plan to me.” Debbie holds Jack’s hand as they walk towards the house.

Chaos was standing on the porch like a guardian protecting his place. He was daring anyone foolish to attack his pack and family.