Jacob checked his rear view mirror, shaking his head in disbelief. 'The Professor is going to hear it for this one. I should have known this assignment was going to be a bitch; she's getting me back for that damned prank last summer. My hand is killin' me!' He buckled his seat belt, frowning as his newly bandaged hand throbbed. 'I can't believe this shit.'
The girl was still soundly asleep in his back seat, curled next to the cage holding her wolf. 'Just what was a girl like her doing in the middle of a wolf-infested forest without any clothes anyway? And I wonder what kind of powers she has... that made her so important to the Professor...'
Starting the engine of his old Bronco, he smiled as it roared to life. Now there was something he understood: the growl of an engine. Cars were uncomplicated, and didn't hate you for being a little different.
Checking his side mirrors, Jacob rolled out into the road. He had to be careful, take the back roads. He had a good idea of the kind of trouble he could get in, having a naked woman and a wild wolf drugged and caged in the back of his truck. 'And that would be the icing on top of this shitty day.'
