UNKNOWN POV
I'd been hiding in the bushes for over half an hour, watching the family laugh and play in the park.
For some reason, I felt strangely drawn to them all—as if part of me knew them.
No, I said, shaking my head and trying to focus. Focus on the target. Or they'll hurt you.
I knew that the men who were holding me captive weren't far away: they had stayed outside the territory of that pack, but it wouldn't take them long to find me and make me pay if I failed.
I sighed, looking at my target: the little boy I had to take to the Alpha was a cheerful child. He was playing with two other children, and he was clearly the leader of the group: the other two followed him happily, ready to join in whatever game or adventure he proposed, whether it was mud pies or the slide.
When he
