Free Josie's Miracle (White River Wolves Series, #1) by Dawn Sullivan

condition; nothing but small rundown shacks.  Leaving the families asleep in the first two houses, RARE surrounded the last one.  Two people inside, boss , Nico relayed.  A woman sitting on the floor in the corner of the bedroom.  A man passed out in the living room.  Everyone on the team had the ability to speak telepathically.  It was one of Angel’s requirements to be a part of the team, one that could make the difference between life or death on a mission. 
    I’m in position Rikki told the team.  She had found a tree to hide out in and her sniper rifle was trained on the man who sat in a chair in the living room, a beer can resting against his ample stomach.
    That fucker moves, you take him out, Angel ordered.  She was not messing around with Chloe’s mother’s life.  G ot it, Rikki responded.
    Jaxson and Nico, keep an eye on the other houses.  Flame, you are with me.  Flame followed Angel as she slipped silently around to the north side of the house.  Angel tested the bedroom window first.  Finding it nailed shut from the outside, she moved on to the next window.  Swearing softly when she realized they were all nailed shut she growled, Change of plans.  The bastard has nailed all of the windows shut.  There is no way we are getting in through one without waking him up.  That woman has been traumatized enough.  I don’t want her to watch her husband die, no matter how much of a jackass he is.  It will just cause more nightmares.  We are going to try going through the front door.  Nico, I need you with us. 
    Meeting Nico at the front of the house, Flame and Angel waited while he reached out and turned the doorknob, quietly pushing the door open.  The only sound that could be heard was the loud snoring from the man in front of the fire.  Shutting the door behind them, they silently moved through the house to the bedroom.  The woman gasped, crying out softly in fear when Nico opened the bedroom door.  She cowered in the corner, her arms covering her head. 
    Flame quickly moved to her, kneeling down and gently running a hand over her hair whispering, “Shhh, it’s okay.  Chloe sent us.  We came to take you to her.”
    Raising tear filled eyes to her, the woman grasped Flame’s hand tightly.  Her fear and disbelief showing, she whispered, “Chloe’s alive?  My baby is alive?” 
    Nodding, Flame stood and gently helped the woman to her feet.  Holding a finger to her lips, Flame guided her to the door.  Nico and Angel led the way out of the house, silently closing the front door behind them.  When it was obvious the woman was too weak to go far, Nico gathered her in his arms and they ran swiftly back to where they left the SUV.  When they were half a mile from Gentry’s, Angel ordered, Do it.
    There was the sound of glass breaking and then nothing.  After reaching the SUV, they waited for Jaxson and Rikki, then loaded up and headed to the small airport to retrieve their plane. 
    “He will find us,” Chloe’s mom whispered from where she sat huddled between Flame and Rikki in the middle of the SUV.  “He told me if I ever left him he would hunt me down and kill me.”
    “You don’t have to worry about Gentry Samson finding you,” Angel promised from the front passenger seat.  Turning around to face the woman, she told her, “That bastard will never bother you again.  I promise.”
    Her eyes widening in understanding, Chloe’s mom whispered, “He’s gone?”
    “He’s gone,” Angel confirmed.  Smiling gently, she said, “I’m Angel, and this is my team.  Your daughter, Chloe, sent us to bring you home.  You will have a new Alpha.  One that will protect you.  One that you can trust.”
    Tears slipped down the woman’s face as she whispered, “Layla.  My name is Layla.  Thank you all for helping us.”
    Flame slipped her hand in Layla’s and silently stared out the window.  RARE was a team, but they were also a family.  Flame had been through the fiery