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Chapter 18: Alpha Rising
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Bull Creek Chronicles Chapter 19: Alpha Rising
Dimitri drove east to Melbourne to get the supplies he would need for the night's bonfire REO Speedwagon blaring from the speakers about how she doesn't like the tough guys. The problem with being out in the middle of nowhere was that you needed to drive thirty minutes in any direction just to hit a grocery store. Or a drug store. Hardware store. Decent restaurant. Well, just about anything really. Of course, the upside was that it cut down on traffic jams in the immediate area as well as loud neighbors. Plus, he wouldn't need a burn permit for his bonfire. He chuckled to himself. There's always a silver lining if you look hard enough.Josh offered to remain behind and clear out the area they had spotted their first day in Bull Creek to ensure there would be nothing burning except the wood they intended to torch. Of course, Josh continued to mutter about what a stupid idea it was to have a giant blaze going during the hottest—and driest—part of the year, but Dimitri had grown used to h
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Josh pulled the rake across the leaf-strewn ground, mumbling the entire time about the stupidity of having a bonfire in the middle of summer and raking the woods. He stood, staring at the ground. I'm actually raking the forest floor. This is nuts. Yet, he kept raking the leaves into a pile off to the side, making sure there was a cleared area where Dimitri could have his silly fire. Even in the heat, it beat the thick sulfur smell of the pulp mill he had to endure every day back in Draven Falls.After a while, he heard shuffling off to the side behind a small set of birch trees. He had been so focused on his grumbling, he almost missed it. He stood straight, holding the rake with both hands as he wondered about the sanity of being alone in an area filled with coyotes who wanted him gone. He took a sniff of the air, trying to detect…a wolf? He only knew of one wolf in the area so far. Alanna. His panther purred within, and Josh felt a stirring in his groin.With a deep breath, Josh rela
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Dimitri could tell there was something going on with Josh by the way his friend kept avoiding his gaze. Of course, Dimitri just assumed it had something to do with the wolf scent he detected on his friend, as well as the musty scent of sex in the air, which made Dimitri keep his mouth shut. If Josh wanted to tell him, he would. In the meantime, Dimitri had enough to figure out with his bonfire tonight and Tina's words echoing in his mind.Down the street from Publix was a Home Depot, and Dimitri had swung in there to purchase some folding tables and a few camp chairs, a couple of bins to use for trash, a couple of coolers for beer and ice, and some decorative rocks to surround the firepit. If things went the way he hoped, these fires would be a normal occurrence, and he would need the supplies, anyway. Might as well make a good first impression if at all possible.When Dimitri finally arrived back in Bull Creek, Josh had the designated area cleared and a nice-sized hole in the center w
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Neal couldn't believe what Tina told him. "Why would you do that? It wasn't your place to say anything to Dimitri, especially about what Bane expects me to do." Neal knew Tina was only trying to help, perhaps warn Dimitri off, but all she really did was prove to the new guy that Neal was just not alpha material.She leaned back against the kitchen island, her arms crossed over her chest as she stared at him—glared would be a better word for it. "Whose place was it? Yours? You've already said you have no intention of standing up to Dimitri, of maintaining your position as alpha. What do you want me to do? Just stand here and wait for Bane to show up and keep his promise? This isn't just about the humans any more, Neal. This is about my life. Your life. You should be thinking about how to protect your mate."Neal took a deep breath, running his hand through his light brown hair. Tina would not be satisfied until she caused total chaos. "Bane isn't going to kill you. He's just hoping to m
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The flames flickered up into the warm night air as Dimitri stood at the fire's edge, a beer in one hand, his other hand in his front pocket. So far, only Josh and himself filled the small clearing, and while Dimitri was disappointed, he wasn't surprised. The residents of Bull Creek were leery and for good reason.Josh shrugged as he lifted his beer bottle to his lips. "It's not like we actually invited people. You should have made fliers or something. We could have posted them on doors. Besides, it's still in the upper eighties even with night closing in on us. Most people probably think this fire proves you're nuts." He chuckled. "They wouldn't be wrong."Dimitri glanced over at his friend with a soft laugh and a shake of his head. "True. I guess I hoped people would scent the fire and wander over to see what was happening, just to tell me how stupid I was. I guess the residents of Bull Creek just aren't that curious.""They're skeptical and for good reason," a male's voice sounded fr
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Dimitri took a deep breath as he braced for the fight rushing his way. This was about to be the shortest period any alpha ever held the position. He could hear his father mocking him at his funeral now. I told him not to go. He should have remained in Draven Falls to help carry out the family business. This is what happens to those who break from tradition, who don't obey their alpha.Screw you, Dad, Dimitri thought as he shifted to face the men coming at him, his arms still at his sides as he hoped for a miracle. Neal and Josh stood behind him, the three of them forming a small circle, their backs to each other. Dimitri knew there was no way he would win this fight, but he would sure as hell take some of them with him. He clenched his fists and braced himself for the battle ahead."He's not as alone as you think he is," a female's voice came from behind Bane.Everyone paused, turning to face the newcomer as Alanna walked out of the darkness toward the fire, a camp chair dangling from
Bull Creek Chronicles Chapter 25: Alpha Rising
Three days after the fight at the clearing, Dimitri stared at the two graves. Not even alpha of Bull Creek a week and already he had two deaths on his hands. He sighed as he slid his hands into his front pockets. Not a very good start to my leadership.Bane and his pack of coyotes had disappeared, crawling back into the darkness of the woods from whence they oozed. Dimitri had no doubt they'd be back. That kind of hatred didn't just disappear once it found something to focus on, and Dimitri had thwarted Bane's goals, which he knew would not go over well. No, Bane would return, and he would probably be worse the next time around.Dimitri took a deep breath as he glanced around the Bull Creek Graveyard. The oldest grave was from 1894, the most recent, yesterday. Some were families that had lived in the area since Bull Creek was founded as a lumbering town, before politics ruined it and the Paranormal Council bought it. Some were more recent, paranormals who carved out an existence turnin
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Lainie Everest couldn't believe her brother was thinking of having a bonfire in one-hundred-degree weather. "They'll come out to see you hauled to the loony bin," she said with a small laugh. "I think you're crazy, but then, that's never stopped you from carrying out one of your crazy schemes, yet." She took a sip of her coffee as she sat on the edge of her bed—Josh's bed, really—listening to how her brother intended to bring the backwater community of Bull Creek together against Bane Kastner."I just love the confidence and support I hear," Dimitri said with a chuckle. She could imagine her brother shaking his shaggy blond head. "I'll let you know how it goes. Just hurry up and get your ass down here."They hung up, Lainie shaking her head. Her brothers were both in odd situations. Fitzgerald, the eldest of the Everest siblings, was in a marriage—mated even, from what she heard—with someone who was not his destined mate thanks to their father, a father who only wanted his children to
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