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~~~ Unknown Location Three days before the current trial. POV Shift “Come on Savannah. We are going to be late.” I heard my brother yell as he knocked rather forcefully at my bedroom door. I was still lounging in bed, not ready to get up. Dad wanted us to run as a family before he, mom, and Denver headed to the Alpha Summit meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina. Denver was the Beta heir and I was the spare. Denver was turning eighteen next month and would start training with dad on running a pack and supporting Max, our Alpha. This trip to the summit was to be his first meeting with all the North American packs. “I will be down in a minute,” I yelled through the door as I plugged my cellphone in to charge. I loved running with my family. I always felt so free when we ran. I hurried down the stairs of our small home. Our pack was different from most, we didn’t live in a communal home. Most members had a house or lived in a set of cabins. The pack owned a lot of land
Later that evening one of my paws was in a leather-lined silver cuff and chained to the wall. Silver suppressed my abilities. I couldn’t shift or fully use my heightened senses. I also couldn’t fully communicate with my wolf. I could see I had enough room to move about the room but not leave it. I was placed in one of the guest bungalows on a massive dog bed. I was large for a female juvenile wolf, my shoulders were just three feet. I had a rust-colored coat with a white diamond on my chest. The tip of my right ear had a black patch. My blue-gray eyes were the only oddity. When human I had blue eyes and as a wolf gray took over. I was laying there on my side, resting. The last time I was used as a wolf, it took a week to recover from the numerous bites. There were two bowls set to the side of my bed, one filled with ice water and I was certain if I performed well, the other would be filled with meat. I looked around the room, realizing I had never been in this room before.
I whimpered under him and bared my neck. I was hoping he would accept my submission and just do whatever it was he came here to do. I heard his tail thumping on the bed and felt his mouth over my neck squeezing me. He had accepted my submission, but I was still terrified. I kept my head on the bed as he settled his body over me, crushing me under his weight as he held my neck in his mouth. I whined softly and licked the air, a further show of accepting his dominance over me. The tip of my tail wagged rapidly as he finally let my fur go. He sat panting with his tongue to the side. I was so distracted by my fear that I did not hear the door open or notice the three men entering until they were standing at the edge of the bed. My heart sank again when I recognized Charles standing there. “Sir, we finished the sweep of the compound. All the women have been freed and their captors killed, except for Zeke. He escaped when we attacked.” One of the men said. The third of the grou
“Dallas Henry,” he said with a smile. “We should get you cleaned up.” He added, motioning her in the direction of the main house. “I’m sure you have questions.” I nodded, but I spotted Charles and headed towards him. I wrapped my arms around him, ignoring the growling from behind me. I leaned up and kissed Charles on the cheek and hugged him again. “I can’t believe you are here,” I said, feeling my anxiety rising. Honestly, if I could cry I would have broken down, again. I noticed he was looking over my shoulder at Dallas, who was still growling under his breath. “We have so much to talk about, but I think Alpha Dallas would like to speak with you first. I promise you that I’m not going anywhere without you.” He leaned down and hugged me again. I closed my eyes and held onto him. He was my link to my past. But I knew I needed to wash up. And I’m sure holding him while I was naked was probably not comfortable for Dallas who was standing to my side. I glanced at him and
~~~ I could not believe my wolf. She was sitting in my head with a smug and satisfied look. “What the hell did you just do!” I demanded. “You claimed him!” I accused with a growl. “He is ours,” she wagged her tail and walked towards the back of my mind. “Alpha Dallas,” I gasped in fear if what just happened. “I- I-...” “Shush,” he whispered to my neck just above my mate mark. His voice sent an electric shock straight to my center. Molten heat pooled and I felt strange. I had fucked men and women as nothing more than a piece of meat for them but this man made me feel alive. I know part of what I felt was the mate bond. I tried to rationalize why he would complete the marking though we had not mated. I thought about what he said when we first met. He already knew about me and had accepted me as his mate. And now my wolf left me no choice. Dallas Henry was from this moment forward my mate. I felt his teeth and lips nip under my jaw as he worked his way to my mouth wher
~~~ Leesburg, Georgia The night before the trial Alpha Anthony Rossi sat in his private office looking at several reports. He was deep in thought reading the evidence his men gathered about a growing pack of rogue Were’s. It seemed a few wolves along with several cat breeds were hunting the northern states for Werebears and a rumored dragon. Anthony knew the whereabouts of a bear and a dragon. Three months ago, Colin Andrews along with Cullen Steiner had approached him with a request for sanctuary on his lands for two separate breeds of Weres. Jericho, a Werebear, along with his mate Josephine wanted to settle down and have kids. Bears are territorial and with so few shifting bears left, Jericho wanted a safe haven to start a family. He approached Colin who contacted Cullen. The trio sat down and looked at a map of the United States and Canada. They narrowed possible locations and contacted Anthony. In the end, he agreed for the couple to settle on his pack lands and made
Cullen paused mid-step and looked into Ivory’s eyes. “What is wrong, my love?” He said using their mate bond. He could tell she was concerned. Ivory leaned to her mate, interlocking her fingers with his as he led her out of the room. “I am not sure. But I saw Jerry give a woman a slight nod as if telling her something. It might not mean anything, but I have seen too many movies and TV shows not to say something.” Ivory conveyed the image of the redhead she spotted. “My love, there is nothing to be hesitant about. If you think or feel something is not right, it probably isn’t. You are my mate and Luna so I will always listen and trust your instincts.” Cullen kissed her knuckles as his eyes glazed over. Cullen didn’t need to look over his shoulder to know that three warriors were currently tracking the redhead and another two were instantly added to Alpha Jerry’s detail. Cullen had not lived as long as he had by not being prepared. Jerry had numerous charges and most likely
Cullen and Ivory were the last to leave the pole barn. Ivory who had been protected all of her life had never seen anything like Jerry’s death. She stood stoic, hiding her emotions, though Cullen would sense her unrest. Ivory interlocked her fingers and gave her mate a slight smile. “I’m okay,” she sighed softly. “I guess seeing torture and death in a movie didn’t prepare me for the true violence of what happened. I know he deserved far worse, but,” her voice trailed off.Cullen gave her the time she needed to get her thoughts together. He understood she was still very young and recovering from her own forced induction into womanhood. His hand tightened slightly, encouraging her to continue speaking. “I am here my love,