Arric arrived at the Easterners' headquarters with Bishop at his side, and Jarom following closely behind. The room was filled with humans, and with his heightened senses he could pick up on the distinct smell of fear all around him, whispers, and furtive glances followed them as they passed, but he paid them no mind, focusing his attention on the tall, bulky man ahead; the head of the Easterners, Zachary. "Welcome, Alpha Arric. Thank you for coming," the Eastern head, Zachary, said as he greeted them at the door. "I'm sorry about your father's passing. He was… a good… man." "Thank you," Arric replied, with an amused smirk. Jarom cleared his throat meaningfully. Bishop let out a derisive huff. "Please, follow me to my office." Arric nodded and followed Zachary, with Bishop and Jarom flanking him. They walked through the halls, with the sound of their footsteps echoing loudly. As they entered Zachary's office which was spacious enough to accommodate twenty people, Arric couldn't he
Eirika woke up to a masked figure bearing down on her with a knife to her throat. Her heart picked up speed as the sides of the man's cold eyes wrinkled in a smile. His eyes were dull green. He was a werewolf. "Glad you could finally join us, princess," the man said in a gruff voice behind a leather mask. "Eirika, I am so sorry," Eirika heard Toby's voice and wanted to jerk her face in that direction, and only got her skin nicked with the sharp edge of the knife as a result. "Careful now, I don't want you dead yet," her assailant said. Eirika could feel her own blood trickling down the sides of her neck. "What did you do, Toby?!" Eirika growled through clenched teeth. "They were going to hurt my parents, I had to do as they said!" he said with a whimper. "It's okay, Toby, it's okay," Eirika said. She felt hurt that her friend could put her and her pup in danger like this but understood he wouldn't have without due pressure. The man holding the knife to her throat beamed.
As Arric slowly opened his eyes, he felt a sharp pain in his head and a strong sensation of dizziness. His back felt raw and the pain was excruciating. He couldn't immediately recall where he was or what had happened, but as he took in his surroundings, it all started to come back to him. He remembered the meeting, the sudden gas leak that had caused chaos and panic, and his desperate efforts to lead the humans out of the building before the explosion had ripped through the air. The first thing he noticed was the steady hum of an aircraft engine and the gentle swaying of the cabin around him. He tried to sit up, but his muscles were weak, and his body felt heavy and sluggish. He looked around and saw that he was lying on a bed, surrounded by his team. Bishop was standing next to him, with a relieved smile on his face. "Bless the goddess! Boss, you're awake," Bishop said, placing a hand on Arric's shoulder. Arric tried to speak, but his throat was dry, and his voice came out as a h
"Let's go inside," Arric rasped. Bishop quickly came to stand by his side. Arric held on to Eirika, leaning on her a little as the three returned to the house. Toby and Nina were rushing out of the house as Eirika, Arric, and Bishop got to the porch. Relief gleamed in Toby's eyes and then guilt. Nina rushed forward to wrap her arms around Eirika's neck, sobbing quietly. "Are you okay?" Eirika asked. She nodded as she drew back. Her face was splashed with blood and there was a deep gash on her left arm. "Danny and Jett have gone to get doctors," Eirika assured. She nodded, giving Eirika a searching gaze. She nodded in reassurance which made more tears fall down the human girl's eyes. Toby too was wounded; the male human wrapped one of his arms around his middle and his face was a mask of bruises and cuts. He hung his head, not making any move to come close to Eirika. "Are you okay, Toby?" Eirika asked. He nodded without raising his head. Arric thought that was odd. "You can
When she was done she lowered her gaze to the fresh towel remaining in the bowl and picked it up and before she could stop herself, wrapped her fingers around his need. Arric took in a sharp breath. Eirika slowly used the towel to gently clean him up. Arric felt like she was tutoring him with pleasure. He loved the feel of her hands on him and the tender way she tended to him as if he was precious made his heart constrict. He felt her use the towel to dap his broad tip and then when she moved downward, working her way to his hilt her fingers were stroking the rest of him. His breathing grew gruff and loud. He was certain if she kept that up, he was going to spill all over her hands. Eirika watched as his cum pooled at the tip of his shaft. She knew she had already crossed the boundary of just cleaning him up. She was wet and aching for him too now. She licked her lips at the sight, took a deep breath, and lowered her face to take him in her mouth. "Eiry…" Arric groaned and bucked i
"Don't you dare lie to me. I can feel your emotions…. Did you try to leave again?" Arric asked, feeling his heart constrict at the possibility. Eirika jerked up, pulling away from him. She sat up in her beautiful naked glory, looking like a sculpture sculpted to perfection. The shock and confused gleam in her eyes made his heart constrict with emotions. "What, no! Why would I do that?" She said with feeling. "Tell me what happened then," Arric said as he sat up too, using his two hands to frame her face. He watched as her eyes darkened with concern and the lovely gems danced in their sockets as she struggled to form words. "Arric I-I know I haven't particularly acted like I had thought most things through since we met. And there were times I was outrightly childish and .. and an asshole to you right from when I first left but…" "Who is it? Who are you protecting?" Arric asked. Eirika grew agitated. "Eirika?" "Let me tell you. Okay? Please, remain calm. I'm begging you," she
Arric woke up to a gentle knock on the door. His eyes fluttered open and he fixed his gaze on the high ceiling and then lowered it to Eirika’s face that was tucked just at the nook of his neck. Craning his neck, he studied her features for about a minute, adoring her sunkissed skin, small nose, full lips, and long thick eyelashes, before pressing a kiss to her forehead. Gently withdrawing from her. He stood up and gathered her into his arms to carry her to the bed. Pulling the covers over her and up to her shoulders. 'I'll join you downstairs,' Arric said via mind-link and went into the bathroom. 'Yes, boss,' Bishop replied in his head. Arric quickly took a hot shower, threw something on, and left the room. Silently noting how the house now smelt of cleaning products and antiseptic. He followed the smell of the latter to the foyer. "Alpha," the medical personnel greeted him when they saw him. "Hey, thank you, guys," Arric replied, "how is everyone… and York? Jarom?" "I
Eirika followed Toby out of the kitchen and up to the room he was sharing with Nina. When they entered, Nina jerked up from the bed looking anxious. When she saw it was them, she let out a sigh of relief and threw Toby a glare then met Eirika's gaze. "You must hate us," she said. "I seriously doubt that," Eirika said with a smile. Nina took a shaky breath and her eyes moistened with tears. "Heavens, we could all have died," she said. "But we didn't," Eirika said and joined her friend on the bed to draw her into a hug. "We are safe. And as long as I draw breath, I will make sure you both stay safe too," Eirika said. "How can you be so calm? And bare to look at him after what he'd done?!" "Because I know about fear. I understand his fears. And if Arric can stand to look at me after what I did to his family…" "Don't forget what his father did to you!" "Yeah… yet, the two of us are still here… together," she replied. Nina directed her eyes from her to Toby who was still standi