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In the Chains of the Alpha Going After Elmwood
With everyone ready for battle, and more than a little warmed up. Cal and the others from the Toronto Council of Alphas agreed time was of the essence. They needed to get Elmwood in custody or dead. Those were the only options for Elmwood and what was left of his pack.The Ruling Council made sure the paperwork was fast tracked. If the humans had a problem with this, then the paper trail was there, and NARC would take the heat rather than the Toronto Council of Alphas. The Alphas were pretty much there to bear witness again to the fact that justice was done properly and no one innocent took the punishment who wasn’t named in the writ.The last part irked Cal to no end. This was personal for him. The scum did some many things that affected Cal’s pack and mate on a personal level he was itching to rip Elmwood apart limb from limb. Just tear into him until there was no way to identify him except by DNA.That’s why the other alphas were there. To rein him in and make sure that he di
Last Updated : 2023-02-13In the Chains of the Alpha Going in Search of the Fight
“How are we supposed to observe anything if we’re stuck out here with the humans? Shouldn’t we be in there to ensure everything goes as planned?” Cal finally said after everything he’d done today to get this far. He felt like the Ruling Council was neutering him. “I agree. Anything could happen in there and it appears like we’ve got some serious over kill in numbers. With everyone standing around here like this. Eli, this is your territory and even the Ruling Council can’t say a thing if you decide to go in there.” “What you say is true. This is my pack’s land, and that scum is hiding out in my territory without my leave. I say we go in there and find out what crap this fool thinks he’s pulling. Also, it would be nice to know exactly how the Ruling Council is interfering with what happens in my territory.” An alpha’s territory was, in fact, the pack’s territory. It was one and the same and some alpha’s like Eli used the terms almost interchangeably. To mess wit
Last Updated : 2023-02-14In the Chains of the Alpha Finding Evidence of the Battle
“I only hear fighting. I thought they planned to come in here and haul them out after negotiating with them.” Gregory didn’t look happy. Clearly, whatever was going on wasn’t what he’d been briefed on, and he’d ensure heads rolled later when this was all done. “Yeah, well, it sounds like plans changed and something didn’t go how they expected. Eli’s probably correct about this being planned by someone with a few more brain cells than Elmwood. He’s an old codger with old ideas full of greed and selfishness.” Cal wasn’t sure where he was going with this, but he felt the need to confide in this wolf. He was one of those who didn’t make snap decisions and looked at the reasoning behind everything from the angle of the people who had to live through it and beyond it. “I received the Ruling Council’s file on him. I’m still trying to figure out how he conned anyone into following him. He’d do anything to get what he wanted, and he’s an honour less dog.” Cal was ple
Last Updated : 2023-02-14In the Chains of the Alpha An Outside View and Opinion
Tara finally got to the end of the line of wolves at her office door. Most of the issues were odd to say the least, but they affected these people’s lives, she guessed. Then there were a few wolves that came into her office, and she noticed how uncomfortable they were with Jaxon in the room. One tried to let her know she could talk to them at anytime about anything. Now she was wondering about what they were hinting at. Did they think she was in trouble somehow? Or did they think Cal was angry with her and she should expect him to punish her for yet another thing? Well, that would probably change once this was all over.Once Alpha Elmwood and the rogues were dealt with, she’d find out what’s truly going on in Cal’s mind where it concerned her. Every time something changed around them, his rules would change, and she figured that would happen again. “I think that’s everyone. You can relax now.” Jaxon said when he entered again and returned t
Last Updated : 2023-02-15In the Chains of the Alpha A Mess Discovered
Cal and the wolves with him finally found where the fight was happening on one of the upper floors. It was insane to see the enclosed fighting. This brought back memories of the battles between NARC and the Liche’s patchwork monstrosities. That was horrific. Cal and his enforcers were there, but so were so many others.Now, NARC enforcer teams were made up of different species of supernatural creatures. This was in response to a need that war brought forward.The Fae here were used to managing groups of a single supernatural species. Like wolf shifters or mages. A coterie of vampires, or a coven of druids. Another thing the Fae would not expect was the dragon shifter in their midst.It was bloody, and that wasn’t good. Some Fae had acidic or poisonous blood. Others spit or bit with venom. The Fae always coated their claws within this stuff, or so Cal learned when it became obvious that the Fae were back. The Fae and the discovery of the creation of Lycans by illegal means by
Last Updated : 2023-02-15In the Chains of the Alpha The Cleanup Begins
The NARC enforcers came out of the building with two Fae captives, and the Toronto Alphas waited for assistance from the vampiric enforcers of NARC to come in and figure out if either the mages or druids could recover the shifters within the basement storage room. There were eleven wolf shifters caged within the room. The Fae forced them into their fur and fixed shifter silver collars on them. They know by how the collars were fashioned that they could only have been placed there by the Fae. The Fae used their magic to form the collars around the shifters’ throats. There were no joins, latches, or locks. Intricate designs told a story of who owned the wolf and their place within their army. In the end, the Vampires forced Elmwood and those with him back within the room so that they could come in and tranquilize them. Every single one wouldn’t or couldn’t calm down. Nor did they respond to reasoning or words. It was like they’d been turned into guard
Last Updated : 2023-02-16In the Chains of the Alpha Do You Believe
Tara really hated when other people pointed out the defects in how she saw reality. Now, not only did she see an entirely frightening side to Cal. A side she was pretty sure that she didn’t want anything to do with. But now she saw how his words and actions toward her didn’t match. She’d grown up never seeing how a fate pairing worked. The stories about fate and the Moon Goddess were just that, tales of fantasy with nothing grounded in reality. Yet everyone around her right now expected her to follow every detail of that fantasy to the letter. Tara feared what would happen when there was nothing holding Cal back. Would he really still want her like Rachel and Jaxon kept telling her? Or would his feelings change along with his rules, and this all fall apart like a house made of cards? Her mind told her she wasn’t being unreasonable, but her heart hurt, like she’d already been betrayed by everyone around her. Tara heard the noise of the club
Last Updated : 2023-02-17In the Chains of the Alpha Cal’s Realization
Cal finally could settle into one vehicle that came with him, and he had the brain cells still to remember to pull out his phone finally.He’d finished changing out of his messed up gear and into a set of spare clothing the go bags always carried. They often kept several go bags in the trunks of their vehicles just in case a wolf did exactly what he stupidly did. Shifted without removing his clothes.At least, at this time of year, they didn’t need several layers of clothing to survive in their flesh. Nothing like shifting in a down filled parka. The song line may have been ‘It’s Raining Men.’ But there’s something about watching it rain down feathers at the beginning of a particularly bloody battle. Cal scrolled through his texts, and voice mails he’d deal with emails later. The complaints about the violence at his club and there was no warning about it from patrons were leading the way. But what caught his notice, though, were the three concerned messages from diff
Last Updated : 2023-02-17
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In the Chains of the Alpha Conclusion
One Year Later —Tara sat out on the poach behind the packhouse with a laptop open to a spreadsheet. She and Emily were working out the next year’s budget and the projects they’d tackle.With Emily looking after the club while they were up here. It was interesting, to say the least.Tara gave birth on schedule. It was about the only thing that was on schedule these days, and Cal was sitting on a blanket on the grass with one-year-old Natalie Nichols. The apple of her daddy’s eye. She had him wrapped around her little finger and he’d have it no other way.Eddie and his Lycan girlfriend were now running the kitchens here for Rachel. They’d mated and, well… Tara expected to hear that they’d have pups soon enough.Jaxon, well, he was back in the city. Tara wasn’t sure what was happening with him. Cal wouldn’t speak of it. But Jaxon took a leave of absence from his position for a bit. Tara wasn’t receiving the full story. But as far as she could tell. Jaxon may have two mates. One wasn’t d
In the Chains of the Alpha New Territory New Commitment
Five Months Later —Tara felt like the size of a house. She propped her ankles up on her desk and she had to eat her fries with no salt. It wasn’t the same, nothing tasted the same. The poking from inside was regular now and she couldn’t wait for the last six weeks to go by. She’d been six weeks pregnant when her symptoms started and since then, if it wasn’t one symptom, it was another. Tara would be more than happy for these little monsters to enter the world.Cal was everywhere and nowhere, it seemed. He told her to clear her calendar today because he wanted to show her their new territory. The thought of trudging out there was exhausting to her. But she’d do it because he was just so insistent. He promised they’d stay the night out there and come back the next day at a leisurely pace.“You ready to go?”“Yes, I just don’t understand why we have to do this now. When all I want to do is take a nap.”“You can nap in the vehicle on the way. Don’t worry, I’ve packed everything we need a
In the Chains of the Alpha Telling Cal
Tara could feel the ball of conflicting emotions rolling about in her head and her belly. She had a new life inside her. No matter what, she’d never be alone again. But how did she explain all of this to them when the time came?How should she explain this to Cal? He had to be expecting this. Look at the second floor. She didn’t like it necessarily. Their pups living completely separately from us with someone else looking after them. Why hadn’t they spoken about this before?Tara’s eyes closed as the elevator dinged and opened. She’d not thought that it was important before this because she wasn’t pregnant, and they didn’t have any pups. Now she thought of it.This morning, Cal was gone before she got out of bed. This was a day she didn’t train, because there were other things she needed to get done. Which, of course, didn’t get done? A few steps brought her to Cal’s office over the club.She knocked and entered when she received the okay to enter. Tara lucked out because Cal was alon
In the Chains of the Alpha The Verdict is
David Monroe struggle with the enforcer training. His heart wasn’t in it and his skills lay in other places, but everyone lumped him in with the other male Lycans because he was a Lycan. He’d exhausted almost every avenue trying to explain to them he’d rather be patching people up and treating pups with fevers. While he was moping during a break, his phone rang, and it surprised him to see that Emily’s name came up on his phone. “Hello, Emily. What’s wrong? Why are you calling?” He couldn’t think of a reason she could be calling him for, but any chance he got to speak with her was better than nothing. “I’ll tell you, but you have to be very careful with what you say. No one can know why you’re about to be ordered to the Luna’s office. What we need you to do, is slip out of the packhouse. If anyone asks, you’re running an errand for the Luna. That’s it nothing more. What you need to do is go to the closest pharmacy and pick up a pregnancy kit. Come back here
In the Chains of the Alpha No One Prepared Her for a Morning Like This
Again, Tara was up late the next morning. Cal was determined he wouldn’t let her feel like he neglected anything about her. From sympathizing with her, to how her emotions were toward absolutely everything, and he didn’t forget to include planning their future together.Well, he talked, and she mostly listened. What he said wasn’t bad. Tara didn’t have a problem with any of his ideas. She didn’t have much to add or at this time have an emotional connection to any of it.Now, though, Tara needed to get her day going, and she felt like something that had been dredged from a swampy pond. It took only minutes for Emily, her newest staff member, to realize there was something wrong with Tara.“If we had a cat, I’d say you look like the latest thing it dragged home. When will we see you going to a healer?” Emily eagerly asked Tara as she returned from her latest flight to the bathroom. Tara looked at her with an expression of exhaustion.“I’m fine and I’m not planning ongoing to see one.” S
In the Chains of the Alpha A Clue to Follow
“Stone dear, you know I love you. I’m your mate and partner in life. I have always advised you about everything honestly and in your best interest.” Elaine still quietly sat in the sitting room and calmly spoke to Stone. The others had slowly filtered out to go on with their day or to watch their guests leave. “Of course you are, and you have.” Stone looked out the window and watched the vehicles leave. Elaine could see he was distracted by what was going on and his own thoughts. “Then why are you being an ass and not listening to anything I say now?” She let her irritation slip into her voice and she dryly responded to him. Her annoyance was obvious. Stone’s instincts instantly alerted him to the fact that not all was good between himself and his mate. Over the years, that instinct helped him avoid many different disasters from exploding in his face when it came to their relationship. “I’m listening Ellie. I’ve always listened.” “Then explain to me if you listened to me, then why
In the Chains of the Alpha The Trip Home
No one said much of anything on the way home. The privacy divider between the front of the vehicle and the back raised then never went down. Cal pulled Tara to him and sat her in his lap. He didn’t do anything more but let her soak up his warmth and strength. He buried his head into her neck and hair. The smell of the wool sweater mixed with the natural spice of her scent. He instantly felt his aggressive feelings smooth out and gentle. It’d been difficult watching her get so wound up from it all. Tara sat there, and all but purred. As their vehicle made slow progress through traffic, it’s darkened windows gave them the privacy that Cal didn’t care, Tara turned and straddled his lap instead. She didn’t do anything more than that. But his body felt her skirt hike up and he groaned, knowing how naughty she was instinctively gravitating to for comfort. That wasn’t what their mating would ever be based on. He’d never satisfy his needs while she was seek
In the Chains of the Alpha Parting Words
Kole wanted to get back to the gathering as quickly as possible. He didn’t want any misunderstandings between anyone, let alone the two packs. There was no way he’d explain to the pack that their beloved elder and ex-alpha alienated his first born grand pup with blind stubbornness, hateful questions, and fear. That wouldn’t be happening today or any day. Kole wouldn’t risk fighting with Cal. How would it look when the Council of Alphas met? His father always forgot about that. Though the council of alphas didn’t exist during his time in control of the pack. He’d been a forward thinker of his time and moved his pack to a territory that was being noticed by the local humans. It meant he could settle their businesses in, and those humans would see those businesses as founding members of the business community. “Let’s go back down now and please be nice to her. She’s so much like Heather and you wouldn’t talk to Heather that way. Just apologize and let mother do
In the Chains of the Alpha Making Things Clear as Stone to Stone
“That’s my third pup there and his mate. Your uncle, Stephen, and his mate, Ariel. Their grown pups, Erin, and Eric. That about covers your living family here, dear. Everyone sit please. Stone has created enough excitement and drama for one day. She has a sweet soul. Stephen, treat her like you would your sister and don’t act like your father if you know what’s good for you. As for the doghouse, it’s an old guard shack that’s been turned into a bunkhouse for single wolves who, for one reason or another, don’t want to make the trip all the way back to their homes to sleep. It’s affectionately called the doghouse because often there’s trouble between the few mated wolves that stay there.” “Oh, good grief. That’s horrible.” “Oh, don’t think your grandfather hasn’t stayed there a time or two. Though these days he’s more likely to use a guest apartment.” Tara looked over the tissue at Elaine with a shocked expression. “You’re joking.” “No, I’m n
