~AIDEN~
The past few weeks were demanding, both on my body and my mental capacity. Work just seemed to be getting busier and not to mention the hive of activity at the Packhouse. Every pack member was on high alert. Meetings followed by meetings, and more goddamn meetings took place almost daily. Combat drills, endurance exercise and weight training happened in between those fucking meetings. Thankfully, no more deaths had been reported however there had been two attacks which were close to the human borders. Once again, nothing was found at the scenes. With every day that passed, I grew more impatient by the lack of evidence and how these bastards were continuing to go unnoticed. I sighed frustratedly, as I removed my hands from the laptop and rocked back in my office chair.
I could hear the hustle and bustle of human life outside. The car engines, people’s footsteps, even their conversations. I could hear everything, yet I cannot catch these fucking hunters.
What am I missing…?
“Excuse me Mr Mulross, but Tia is on her way up. I told her you did not want to be disturbed but she… She didn’t listen.” My assistant Sara’s voice rang through the telecom distracting me from my thoughts.
Urgh no…
“Thank you for trying Sara,” I replied, knowing it wasn’t her fault.
“You’re welcome, Sir.”
Tia was a frosty bitch at the best of times, so I could imagine how she reacted to Sara’s attempts at refusing her entry.
I rubbed the back of my neck as I could hear her footsteps drawing closer to my office. I would much rather stick pins in my eyes that deal with this woman.
“Hello, my King. Can you believe your pathetic human tried to stop me from visiting you? Does she not know who I am?” Tia burst into my office and closed the large glass door shut with a crash. She sounded particularly irritated today. More than usual in fact.
Why the fuck is she here.
“Tia.” I acknowledged her without removing my eyes from my laptop. My best acting skills came into play as I tapped on the keyboard as though I had a mountain of work to complete as a matter of urgency.
I could sense her moving around the room. I could smell her scent. It wasn’t pleasing to me or my wolf.
I lifted my gaze to see her back facing me as she reached for the blinds on the door and windows adjacent which separates my office to the employee spaces outside.
She then propped her collar up which was covering her neck and flattened her skirt.
“Why are you closing the blinds, we don’t have a meeting scheduled?” I knew exactly what she was doing but part of me hoped I was wrong. Her attempts at seduction always failed.
She slowly turned to face me.
“Well, my King, I thought I would visit you to…You know… Ease your tension…”
Urgh, her words made us nauseous.
‘Nope! She better not!’ My wolf was cowering in the corner of my mind at the mere thought of her body touching ours.
“I’m busy Tia, now if you don’t mind…”
She took a step forward with a glowing lustful grin across her firm face.
Then it hit me. It hit me hard. Her scent. It was even stronger. It had changed! Oh fuck.
My wolf stood tall; his nose pointed to the air as he drew in a deep breath. ‘She’s in heat!’ He exclaimed. Oh, shit! His instinct started to kick in as I sensed his eyes turn black.
No-no-no. This is not happening!
She’s in fucking heat!
A wolf without his mate is attracted to any smell of heat. It is like a dangerous drug to us. Pack members, Rogues, Lone wolves, even humans. An unmated male will be driven crazy until he has satisfied his hunger by being deep inside the female, and now, the most loathed female was standing in my office… With that fucking smell oozing from her body.
I looked to the door to find my escape route as my body tensed up and my heart rate quickened.
Oh shit, how am I going to stop this? If I give in, she will get pregnant and I can’t have that.
How the fuck is she in heat like this? This type of smell is only for unmated wolves. Tia had a mate before I was forced to marry her, but he died. There is no way she can smell like this. Not now.
The human part of me was confused but also looking for a reason. The wolf part of me wanted to take over and fuck the living daylights out of her. Although he hated Tia, the smell was irresistible. It was an enticing drug he just had to have.
“I am sure I can tempt you to be busy with something else.” She toyed, stepping closer to me again, unbuttoning her shirt with every footstep.
I found myself locked into her stare. Her eyes flickered between her human green eyes to her wolf’s brown.
With her shirt now undone, she reached for her hair clip and tugged, releasing waves of jet-black hair to fall, covering her bra.
I swallow hard as she sat on the desk in front of me.
“Now, my King, I have needs. You have needs. Let us solve these issues together.” Tia grabbed my hand and lifted it to her lips. She placed one of my fingers into her mouth and sucked. Her sharp teeth graze my skin as her warm tongue circles around my fingertip. I smelled her arousal as she pulled my wet finger from her mouth before trailing it down her neck and onto her chest.
My dick reacted, getting harder underneath my trousers.
No! This cannot be happening. This is not meant to happen!
“Tia….” I withdrew my hand and looked away trying to regain my composure.
mind flooded with questions to explain this fucked up predicament. Is Elder Richard behind this? Is this some sort of trickery? How is she doing this?
I mind linked Kieran to help me, but he didn’t reply. FUCK!
Tia hitched her skirt up around her hips and straddled me taking me by surprise.
“Mmmm, so big, my King.” She cooed, sounding pleased with herself and her seduction skills.
My cock was rock hard and pushed against her sex.
She sat deeper onto me and gently rocked her hips back and forth, grinding herself on my bulging manhood. Her breathing changed as her arousal intensified. Oh, shit.
Her hands snaked around my neck and her fingers worked their way into the back of my hair.
She leaned in and kissed my neck. I felt her warm breath against my skin. It made me shudder with repulsion, but I couldn’t stop her. My body felt entrapped by her scent. Her alluring smell of need and provocation.
Tia pulled on my hair, forcing my head backwards, making me look up to her. My grip tightened around the arms of the chair to stop me from touching her.
I can’t…touch…her…
I felt my body losing this battle. My wolf was already mentally inside her even though I begged him to help me. I reminded him this is Tia. The bitch we cannot stand but he was not interested. He just wanted to feel her on him.
Her eyes still half green, half brown shows that she is half in control of herself and her wolf, meaning they both wanted me.
Shit.
With a carnivorous flash in her smile, she leant down and licked my ear, grazing it with her canines. “You are my King, my Alpha. The sooner you realize that the better for all of us. Now stop these games and fuck me.” She whispered.
Her lips crashed down on mine.
I succumbed. Surrendering into the kiss. I forced my tongue into her mouth as my hands left the chair and gripped her waist, pulling her hips deeper onto my groin. I could feel her sex against me. Rocking her back and forth over my throbbing cock, a moan seeped out of her mouth. Her clit was rubbing against me and the friction was getting her closer.
Her hands left my hair and made their way to my belt buckle. Mine followed as I fumbled with the buttons on my trousers to release my throbbing cock.
“ALPHA!! WE NEED YOU URGENTLY!” The door to my office swung open tearing the blinds off the wall in the process.
Letting go of Tia, I turned my head to see Kieran standing there in my office along with Bobby.
Thank fuck for that!
“I need to go, Tia!” I said aloofly as I pushed her off me. She tried to cover herself, but the boys had already seen most of her body. I didn’t give a shit.
“A-Alpha?” She looked disappointed and bewildered at my sudden coldness.
“I said I need to go!” I scorned, standing up, I reached for my phone.
Kieran coughed and signalled that I was still sporting a restricting trouser swell.
Fucking great.
We nearly fucking lost that one wolf! I was pissed off with him for not helping but was also angry at my own self-control. ‘You smelt her! How the fuck was I meant to help?’
Ignoring his reply, I grabbed my suit jacket and held it in place to hide my physical unfulfilled frustration.
“What the hell happened?” Kieran whispered as we walked out of my office and into the spacious workplace area.
“She’s in heat!” I exclaimed as I repeatedly punched the elevator call button at the end of the large open space office.
“I could smell her.” Bobby glanced at me with wide eyes. I could see his jowls moving with every clench of his jaws. He was unmated so I know how he was feeling.
The elevator doors open.
“Let’s just get the fuck out of here!”
~MILLIE~My fingers tapped forcefully onto the leather steering wheel of Megan’s car, as the music flooded through the speakers taking hold of me. Rock was my genre of choice today. I couldn’t help but sing at the top of my voice as the car practically vibrated with each deafening beat of the base. I didn’t care if pedestrians could hear my playlist, as I was in my happy place once again.The drive from the animal shelter, through our small town and into the city was long and, the quiet tranquil location surrounded by huge towering trees were now replaced by large deafening cro
~AIDEN~I stood by the side of the road, lost. Completely. Fucking. Lost. My wolf was pacing back and forth like a possessed wild animal, whilst I stood there dumbstruck. Her scent was fading fast and I didn’t know what the hell to do.“Aiden!” Kieran touched my arm sensing my exasperation.“I smelt her.” My wolf’s eyes were now my own as we both filtered through what was left of the large crowd with our tunnel v
~AIDEN~The past two hours seemed to have flown by. The tranquility of our lodge didn’t remove the uproar of what happened earlier, but at least for now, I knew we were on our own and could devise a str
~AIDEN~I pulled up outside The Wild Lounge and turned the ignition off on my Mercedes G-Class. Jake eagerly hopped out of the car before any of us had the chance to undo our seatbelts. He loved the attention and didn’t waste any time flirting with the ladies who stood lined up outside waiting for their turn to enter.Jesus Christ Jake!” Samuel shouted after his brother who hadn’t bothered to close the door behind him.Kieran chuc
~MILLIE~“Come on! We need a drink!” April and Megan grabbed my arms and pulled me inside. I coyly smiled at the doormen as our heels clicked past them. I was secretively thankful we were late. We didn’t need to hang around outside in any queues, getting cold and frustrated.“Wooooow!” I gasped. The inside of this place was insane.Megan had told me when we were in the taxi, that this place was a cocktail bar in the da
~MILLIE~Megan and April looked at me intensely, waiting for my next move. One that I didn’t even know. My eyes went from left, to right, pausing ever so slightly as I made eye contact with the 4 people that were around me. We sat in silence for what seemed like hours. Realistically, it was probably only a few minutes.I decided to break the awkwardness. “Werewolves… Like Twilight?” I said dryly, with a hint of sarcasm thrown in as I cocked my head to the side.
~TIA~I watched, silently and patiently. My long red fingernails drummed onto the dashboard of my car as I stalked the club’s entrance from my hiding spot. I’d seen Aiden leave the city early with his babysitters in tow, I watched him arrive at the club and I watched him leave. He was completely unaware that I was here… Watching his every single move…Foolish man... I thought he was more attentive to his senses.My mobile vibrated on the passenger seat. “Hello?” I answered the unknown number.
~MILLIE~He didn’t blink. Not even a teeny tiny wink. He just stared directly at me. He would most certainly smash a starting contest! I scoffed but regained composure as this situation was more than a little odd and I didn’t know how my internal joke would be received by everyone here. God, this felt awkward. Here I was, backed up against a cold wall, freezing my arse off, with two of my friends who were apparently witches, who may I add were not wearing a pointy hat or carrying a broom tucked under their arm, and let’s not forget being surrounded by werewolves who looked like humans… Not an ounce of doggy-ness, if that’s even a word… No excessive hair, no pointy ears, and no tail… I sniggered aga
Acknowledgements:Firstly, I would like to acknowledge a few people who have made this book possible.Lyv Aiken, my fellow author you were with me right from the start and truly helped me so much on my journey. You guided me through a process I knew nothing about and coached me when I needed it. moreover, you became a friend to me who understood my life. For that, I will forever be thankful.R L Dickinson, my fellow author, you are some whole lotta crazy, but in a good way. You are like me, but a northern version. Thank you for offering to be my beta, to begin with, but you quickly became my friend and one who I don’t think I could get rid of or want to for that matter. You have had my heartbreaking, my cheeks hurting and a few times, you’ve had me like “whaaaaat”, but obviously in a good way. Thank you for being you and believing in me.To my Beta ladies, Kemely, Missy and Rachel (and you Bec aka R L Di
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~TIA~“Pick up your phone, dammit! Why isn’t he picking up his phone?” I screeched, hurling my phone across the room. Dan hadn’t answered once again, in fact, he hadn’t accepted any of my phone calls since I arrived at the Dark witch’s house, who, for all the bitter and twisted DNA that made her, she had a relatively normal name. Miranda.No one answered me. Miranda continued to sway in her old and tatty rocking chair next to the fireplace and Elder Richard remained quiet as he sat at the head of the dining table.I raised one simple eyebrow in response to their ignorance. Do they not realise how important this all is? Dan could have killed Aiden for all we knew, and the unknown was now beginning to eat away at me.Miranda scowled and then moved her head with a patronising tilt.“Don’t Miranda, just don&rsq
~MILLIE~“Drop the fucking gun.” Dan hissed, the rounded metal pushing harder against my skull, I exhaled a breath I didn’t know I was holding, and a single salty tear escaped out of the corner of my eye and rolled down my chilled cheek, finding its way into the crease of my lip. My eyes fluttered unconsciously, clinging onto the vison of Aiden who was still being attacked and although he was holding his own, more men appeared to be jumping on his wolf as quickly as he was tossing them to the ground.With the safety still off and one bullet remaining in the chamber, I felt my way along the cold steel guard that protected the trigger, before placing my finger onto the piece of metal that would allow me to take out another hunter.I won’t let them kill Aiden, they won’t take him away from me.I felt possessed, my mind had been overtaken by an unstoppable fo
~MILLIE~The sight before me was nothing short of barbaric. I hadn't really looked properly when Dan attempted to encourage my view but now, with the shape side of a silver blade to my throat, I had no choice. It was as though I was watching a high-definition thriller movie on a big screen. Blood was literally spraying into the moonlit sky, limbs were being torn from the human hunters as though they were merely a rag doll held together by some flimsy stitching, and even though it appeared that the supernatural werewolves were the winning team, they weren't without injury.As much as I wanted to screw my eyes tight, blocking out the blood-filled rage, I couldn’t. I needed to see Aiden. I needed to know he was ok, and it wasn't long before my clouded vision spotted his overly large wolf.He howled, stilling the other wolves from their fight before all heads turned to face us.Come
~MILLIE~My eyes scanned over the lifeless body slumped on the floor, and even though her head was twisted in the wrong direction, there was a part of me that wanted confirmation that she was gone. “Shit,” I breathed, “I-is she dead?” I asked, my orbs still affixed. He hummed, validating my suspicions. I sighed, slightly relieved that I didn’t need to use the rifle that rested in my hands. My gaze lifted, passing the corpse to her executioner’s bare feet and shins.“Well, as far as introductions go, this is a first.” He said, a hint of humour in his tone.“Huh,” I mumbled, not really hearing what he said.“Errm, maybe this would be an easier encounter if you weren’t still pointing the gun in my direction? After all, I did just save your life,” He chuckled.“Oh, yeah, shit
~AIDEN~“For fucks sake,” I growled, looking down at my unresponsive phone. It must have turned off by accident when I nearly killed Jarrad. I found my gaze subconsciously lifting to see the side of his face and my blood instantly ran hot with anger. His heart rate increased, he knew I was boring a hole into his head and he sensed my rising fury, but he continued to focus on the blackened road around us. ‘Stop it Aiden,’ I thought to myself with a grunt as I forcefully pushed the power button on my phone, waiting for it to spring to life.“N-nearly there.” Jar
~MILLIE~The door scuffed against the floor as it closed, and just like that, she was gone. No, she can’t have just gone. “Come back! Come back you bitch!” I yelled against my restricted body, but the door remained shut. Where was she going? Who did she need to see? Panic began to race through my body as question upon question entered my mind. Everyone I cared for was now in danger and I needed to do something… Anything. Feeling empowered to save my loved ones, I pushed myself up. I felt strong. I felt galvanised.I felt Dan slam my body back down against the tabletop.
~MILLIE~His fist connected with the delicate skin on my cheek, stinging it in an instant. I shrieked and curled up into a tight foetal position, hiding my face from further impact. My eyes flushed with water, not from tears packed with misery, but from the throbbing pain radiating across the left side of my face. Yes, it hurt like a bitch, but what alarmed me the most was the surprise of his punch. He hardly ever hit me in the face.It would attract too much attention to you’,was his excuse, almost like he was doing me a favour. Instead, he would purple my torso and limbs in various shapes and sizes.