Freya propped her bare feet onto the railing of her historical home’s wrap around front porch as she slumped back into her favorite Adirondack style chair. The sun was slowly creeping below the treetops, leaving in its wake a brilliant hue of reds and yellows that almost danced along the skyline.
“I love this time of day,” she said in a soft voice to Marcus who’d just pulled a chair up next to her and was mimicking her seating style.
“It has a certain ambiance,” he murmured as he lit a cigar. Tipping his head back and making smoke rings, he added, “I’ll give it that.”
“I am starting to feel the effects of the moon. It will be full in a few days,” she said. “Have you worked out a plan?”
“I’ve got Jasper on it,” he replied.
“Altering the genetics of the wolf so that we can turn at will instead of waiting for the full moon is a great long term solution, but it does nothing for the immediate,” she snipped. “We need to get that girl back before that baby is born.”
“He says the same thing,” Marcus mused. “It’s just not easy to get into that castle. They’ve got triple the army than us. If we can increase our speed and strength, it will help. I’m hoping he can produce some kind of formula for that.”
“What about that witch?” she impatiently asked. “I thought he was working on something.”
“He’s trying to get an idea of the state of the old witch they have there. If she’s with them, he’ll be detected right away,” Marcus said. “They won’t be taken by surprise so easily now.”
“Olivia’s intelligence reports are sorely missed,” Freya pouted.
“As is she,” Marcus added.
The old she-wolf raised a brow.
“I did not think you even knew that she was alive,” she said.
The pack leader shrugged.
“I’m aware of all of my wolves,” he informed her. “I just don’t have interaction with most of them. It’s a leader thing.”
“Hmmm. Time,” she mused.
“Time and the fact that it’s not good to get too close with them,” he explained. “They begin to know you too well. It’s better to be elusive and mysterious than to have them know your human weaknesses and possibly lose their respect because of it.”
Freya heaved a sigh as she pulled her shapely legs off the rail and stood up.
“I suppose so,” she said as she stretched in a cat-like manner. “I, for one, am glad for your humanity. Men like you are far and few between.”
“Men like me?” he said with an amused tone as his eyes focused on her firm looking breasts as they jutted forward during her stretch. It was clear that she wasn’t wearing a bra. Considering her age, this impressed him.
“You know what I mean,” she said with a grin.
Realizing that she was taunting him with her body, she held her stretch longer than was necessary. Pulling in her already tight stomach and abdomen to make them look as small as possible while filling her lungs so that her chest expanded to its maximum, she twisted and shifted in a way that best emphasized her breasts and buttocks to attract his eyes to them.
“I thought you had Jasper targeted for that stuff,” he said as he ground the embers of his cigar into a nearby ashtray, set it down, and then eagerly stood to face her.
He’d admired and longed for a taste of her shapely body since the first day she’d appeared in the crowd during a pack meeting and had secretly resented the fact that she’d taken Jasper as a lover and not him. Now, it looked like things might change.
“He makes a good lover, but sometimes he is too intellectual for my taste,” she boldly informed him.
Marcus didn’t hide his surprise over her remark about Jasper or the fact that she’d insulted him as he said, “And I’m not?”
Freya chuckled.
“You are not a scientist,” she said with humor. “As for what kind of a lover you are… that still remains to be seen. You work construction.” Moving to him, she rested her hand on his powerful upper arm. “I like that you do something that keeps your body strong and fit. I need a man who is strong in bed.”
“I’m not stupid,” he protested.
“You cannot be stupid and keep a pack running as efficiently as you do,” she said with a touch of defensiveness. “I was referring more to the fact that Jasper’s mind is focused on work twenty-four seven. Even during sex. Or, so it seems.”
Feeling aroused by the conversation, Marcus moved closer to the ancient she-wolf.
“I can’t imagine not being focused on enjoying your body,” he remarked as he looked down into eyes that echoed the mysteries of time. With a choked and husky whisper, he said, “You’re remarkable.”
Her form eased so close to his that they touched.
“In what way?” she asked with a lusty whisper.
“You’re as old as time, yet fit and supple,” he boldly said.
Throwing her head back in laughter, she said, “Thanks. I think.” Then, with a more serious tone, she asked, “Do you want to find out just how fit and supple I am?”
Instead of responding with a ‘yes,’ he lowered his lips to hers. An electrifying jolt shot to his groin almost immediately. With a deep throated growl, he swept her petite body into his powerful arms and carried her into the house. His strong legs took the stairs two at a time and he quickly found her bedroom.
Tossing her onto the bed, he rapidly slipped his feet from his work boots and removed his jeans while she pulled off her top to expose pert and eager nipples. She was half-way through the process of pulling her jeans off her lean legs when he roughly finished the job for her.
Laughing at his aggressive display of need, she opened her arms as a signal for him to come to her. Her eyes took in the size of his bulging package. It was larger than she’d ever had inside of her, giving her a mixture of apprehension and excitement.
Grabbing his manhood, he asked with pride, “Do you like?”
She smiled and nodded as she said in a voice that had an animal-like tone to it, “Bring it, baby.”
Spreading her legs wide, she laid back on the bed in anticipation.
“Not so fast, my beautiful she-wolf,” he said with a chuckle. “A little foreplay is in order, if you please. With the centuries you have under your belt, I imagine you’re an expert at it by now.”
When he straddled her shoulders and brought his manhood to her face, there was no guessing that he was referring to her performing oral sex on him.
She inwardly groaned. Oral sex wasn’t altogether foreign to her, but it was not an act that she enjoyed. Although it was a widespread practice among wolves in preparation for penetration, it was something she’d never developed a liking for. She’d been lucky enough to attract lovers who were willing to let her direct the way the sex was performed. Therefore, she was far more accustomed to being on the receiving end when it came to sex. Even so, she subdued the protest that longed to escape her lips. Instead, she wrapped her fingers around his thick and intimidating rod and slipped it into her mouth.
Over the centuries, she’d had sex with both men and women, but had managed to be the receiver and not the giver most of the time. Of the little she had been in the position of having to give, it had never been as enjoyable as she found it with Marcus.
She’d have thought that being positioned in such a way as to keep her head pinned down while he enjoyed her ministrations would have been uncomfortable and confining. Instead, she found the fact that he gave complete control to her as she grabbed his hips and moved him in and out of her mouth while she sucked and teased with her tongue a delightful experience. To her surprise, she actually reveled in his feel and taste. When he released his seed, she greedily took it in.
Not wanting to give up this surprising and easily addictive experience, it was her intention to continue to work on him until he was able to peak and release once more. Therefore, she was disappointed when he pulled away.
Laying back, she wiped at the corners of her mouth with her fingertips while she gathered her thoughts. Why was the experience with him so different? Oral sex with Marcus had changed her view of it completely. Why had it taken centuries of sex partners for her to finally have such a gratifying experience?
She had little time to contemplate it before his rough hands were spreading her legs wide and he was returning the favor to her. His strong tongue knew exactly what to do to repeatedly bring her to unimaginable heights of passion. Even with her hips bucking wildly with desire, he managed to stay on point.
When the need in her breasts became almost overwhelming, she relieved them with her own hands. Realizing what she was doing, he pushed her hands away so that he could take over while his expert tongue continued to bring her to unimaginable heights of passion. His strong, work calloused fingers kneaded her firm, rounded breasts, and pulled at her pert, rosy nipples in a way that both aroused and hurt so good.
For the first time in centuries, she was sure that she would go mad from passion.
Even in her erotic frenzy, she couldn’t help being impressed by his coordination and ease in keeping the flow at a steady pace no matter how wildly she twisted, arched, and bucked.
When he finally ceased with foreplay and she was sure that she was spent, he rammed his engorged manhood deep inside of her. The shock of his thick rod entering her with such a powerful force sent a surprising jolt of energy through her. Within seconds he’d managed to activate her g-spot. She went from feeling spent and satisfied to being greedy and in need of all that he had to offer.
When he’d finally satisfied them both, they lay spent and sweaty on the bed. Still fascinated by her timeless beauty, he traced her swollen nipples with his fingertips.
“I got a little rough, I see,” he said as he leaned over to kiss one of them.
“It felt marvelous,” she said as she arched her back to present her breast to his hot lips. “It just so happens that I like it a little bit rough.”
Chuckling, he wrapped his lips around her swollen rosebud and murmured, “Not done yet?”
Holding his head firmly to her breast, she whispered, “I am not sure I shall ever be done with you.”
Upon hearing her words, he intently suckled while his tongue played with her hardened nipple. The sensation had the effect he’d intended and she was soon begging for him to be inside of her again.
He teased her by moving from one breast to the other while his long fingers slid in and out of her in a way that his manhood would, had it been inside of her. When her hips jolted so high with need that he thought she’d fly from the bed, he laughed and flipped her onto her stomach. Cupping her breasts firmly with his oversized hands and making sure that he had her hardened nipples secured between his thumbs and forefingers, he firmly squeezed and pulled at them while ramming his manhood deep into her womanhood. The sensation was so unique that she cried out with a mixture of surprise, arousal, and mild yet pleasurable pain as he continued to tug at her nipples while pummeling her womanhood. When they finally peaked, it was as if they were one.
When he pulled out of her, she let her body fall to the mattress. Lying flat on her stomach, she thought back over all of the sex that she’d had over the centuries. Nothing had ever compared to this. Jasper had proven to be a strong lover, but he didn’t compare to Marcus. His animal-like method of satiating each of their needs was both satisfying and challenging as sex between wolves should be. It was then that she knew that she’d found a bed mate to keep.
Jasper popped the last of the roast beef sandwich he’d made for his lunch into his mouth and shuddered. The closer it got to the moon being full, the less he cared for the taste of cooked meat. Even the rare roast beef tasted off to him. This wasn’t a common complaint of the other werewolves with which he’d been associating. Therefore he assumed that it was either the zombie toxins or the vampire genetics in him that the moon was enhancing. Because the werewolf genetics had proven to have the strongest influence, he was surprised that they didn’t simply overpower the other traits instead of enhancing them. Since it only happened during the time of the full moon, he was confident that he was correct with his deduction.Coming to this realization filled him with dread and trepidation.His dislike for cooked meat was getting stronger with each full moon. That in itself was a serious matter. What made it worse was the fact that his craving
An expression of pure disgust consumed Samuel’s face as he and Oscar looked down at Cerie’s naked, sleeping form. Not only was her skin, dry, wrinkled, and grey from head to toe, but her ankles and wrists were tied to the bedposts. She’d struggled against the restraints so much that her flesh was raw almost to the bone.“She is damn gross,” Samuel spat.“She has lost a lot of magic,” Oscar said, “but there’s still some in her for the taking.”Visibly shuddering, the older vampire said with a grimace, “I’m not sure I can do it with the likes of that.”Raising a brow with surprise, Oscar said, “Really? You do not have to look at her. Just fuck her. Once you are doing it, keep your eyes closed and you will not know the difference. That is what I do.”“Damn,” Samuel hissed as he unfastened his pants and let them drop to his ankles. “I must be des
Cora sucked in air as she cautiously approached the bed where Cerie lay. Even though the restraints were strong enough to protect the vampires from an ancient witch’s retaliation, she was still fearful of what the notorious magic woman would do to her.She’d seen very few witches in her day with only a few glimpses of Cerie on the occasions she’d paid Rowan a visit. She remembered her as being young and beautiful. The pitiful creature, shackled spread eagle to the bed, was anything but that.Her dry, grey looking flesh was loose and severely wrinkled. If Cora had to describe it, she’d have to say it looked like it belonged to a body three times the size of this woman. Her face was gaunt with dark hollows for eyes and thin lips that were practically lost amongst the wrinkles.Saying she looked monstrous was putting it lightly.Gathering her courage, she said with a bold voice that sounded far more confident than she felt, “I a
Jasper entered the witch’s cave to find Ben pacing like a caged panther.“What’s wrong?” he asked with genuine concern.He’d come to see if Ben had learned anymore from Lila. The distraught look on the warlock’s face while he nervously moved about didn’t bode good news.“I still haven’t been able to figure out how to get her out of there,” Ben complained. “She’s not well. I’m worried there might be complications with the birth. Those fool vampires won’t have a clue what to do if there are.”“Would we?” Jasper asked.“At least we’re familiar with birth,” Ben replied. “I can’t imagine the birth of a vampire baby is much different than that of a human baby.”“Some of the female vampires had children before they were turned,” Jasper offered. “I imagine they will remember how it’s done.&
The moon hung in the sky like a brilliant, oversized flashlight. Lila leaned her forehead against the window pane. It felt cool and soothing.Peering into the illuminated night, she looked out onto the mountain in hopes of spotting Marcus and his pack approaching the castle. She’d had no word from Ben about the rescue Jasper and the werewolves were planning for her, but this would be the prime time for them to do it. She closed her eyes and tried to visualize Jasper in his wolf form as he raced through the woods with the pack, but the pain in her back wouldn’t allow her mind to focus.Fearful of what was happening to her, she sent a telepathic message to Ben.“Ben, can you hear me?”He immediately responded with, “I’ve been trying to connect with you. What’s happening?”“I feel funny,” she replied. “My back feels like someone is stabbing me with a butch
“This is probably the worst time to be out looking for witches,” Oscar grumbled as he and his small group of vampires followed Samuel into the forest. “The woods will be crawling with werewolves just itching for battle.”“That is true,” Samuel said with a slight nod as he stealthily moved forward. “This is also the time when the witches would not think us being out at all. It is an advantage that will get us a decent catch. Just keep alert.”“Do you know where to find this decent catch?” Oscar asked with a touch of sarcasm.Although Samuel was his maker and he was bound to serve him, Oscar resented that his superior had returned to take control of the den when he not only felt that he was more suited for the position, but he coveted the power and the glory that came with it.“I do,” Samuel informed him. “I learned of their location when I was held prisoner by the wolves. T
Jasper felt the effects of the moon more intensely than in the past. He wondered if it had anything to do with the zombie aspect of himself. Were zombies ruled by the moon? He had no idea. Ben seemed to know a great deal about them. He made a mental note to ask him about it when next they met.Concern that his zombie traits might surface while he was surrounded by a pack of werewolves under the full moon kept him more subdued than usual as they raced through the forest to expend their excess energy. He was stronger than the average werewolf even when he didn’t shift into a full wolf form, but stayed with a human body that had werewolf traits, but he wasn’t strong enough to fight off an entire pack of them should they decide to attack.Coming upon an unsuspecting deer, Joseph quickly took it down. With a long howl, he called for the rest of the pack to join him for the fresh kill. Worried that the zombie in him would take over upon the taste of the fresh mea
Following the tantalizing human captives proved excruciating for Jasper. He longed to push back the vampire in him and return to either simple human form or werewolf form. At least, then, he wouldn’t have to fight the unbelievable urge to suck each and every one of those poor women dry of their life’s blood. He was practically foaming at the mouth from desire.When they reached the portal that camouflaged the castle, he was actually relieved to witness them disappear through the huge boulder that seemed to give way to them as they walked through it.Taking a moment to compose himself, he shifted back into werewolf/man form and marked a nearby tree trunk with his razor sharp claws to assure that he’d be able to find the boulder again before racing back toward the location where he’d left the pack. He’d search for zombies another time. The information he had to share was far too crucial to wait. His only dilemma was who to tell. Should he te
Hank nodded a greeting to Jasper as he wrestled with an extremely large vampire. Both impressed and surprised that the zombie leader was able to deal with a supernatural creature whose stature was twice his own with such calm assurance, Jasper watched as Hank used a few martial arts moves to take the vampire down just long enough to sink his teeth into his arm. After immediately jumping back as far as he could, he watched and waited the few seconds it took for the venom to attack the vampire’s system. The enormous supernatural foe was able to get on his feet and, with hate filled eyes, charge toward Hank, but he never quite reached him before his legs buckled and he fell in a heap on the castle’s stone floor. In no time at all, the creature lay lifeless.“Where did you get those moves?” Jasper asked with obvious admiration.“Before I was infected, I was a martial arts instructor,” Hank informed him. “I thought that I might have
Time dragged to the point of standing still as the guards continued to use her body with deliberate brutality. Whenever darkness blissfully consumed her, she was brought back around by a slap on the face or ice water tossed over her body. On the few occasions when a bone was accidentally broken, the vampire would feed her his blood to heal it before continuing with the abuse. Worried for her sanity, she focused on the memories of holding little Roger in her arms. Although the stamina of a vampire was extreme, the guards eventually tired of abusing her and sent for replacements.The reprieve she had gave her an opportunity to ponder upon her foolishness in being overly confident in her position with Samuel. Has she realized that her vile outburst would have suffered such consequences, she would have held her tongue. It was just that she’d said such things to him in the past with no repercussions. Then, she’d never said them with such abundance and vehemency. Nor ha
Lila struggled against the guards as they presented her to Oscar. She’d had enough exposure to him during her time in the castle both with Jasper and now to realize the cruel streak he possessed. Even in her panicked state, it was impossible to miss the glint of excitement in his eyes as he listened to the guards pass on his king and maker’s instructions.After ordering them to tie her down on a nearby cot, he walked to the opposite side of the long and narrow room and disappeared through a door. Her head spun as she did her best to take in her surroundings. There were a dozen cots holding naked, handless, and legless females. Most of them sported bulging bellies from the life that grew in them. Had she not been so traumatized upon witnessing the mutilation that occurred to her fellow witches, she would have been mortified about the fact that they were afforded absolutely no modesty. It was as if they were nothing more than livestock to be handled and used in acco
Jasper flattened his body against the exterior wall of his lab. With Marcus and Freya just feet away from him, his faith in the invisible cloak that Ben spelled for him was lacking. Holding his breath, he listened intently to their conversation as they slowly passed by him.“Have you any clue on the whereabouts of our scientist?” Freya asked as she slipped her hand through the crook of Marcus’ arm.“We’ve searched high and low,” Marcus mused. “I can only think that the damn fool took it upon himself to try to rescue Lila on his own.”Freya pursed her lips with disapproval as she muttered, “We cannot have him rescuing that abomination. It and the witch need to die.”“The local witch coven was raided not too long ago,” Marcus informed her. “The warlocks were killed. We think they took the witches for breeding.”“That’s not good news, Marcus,” F
Lila nuzzled her nose against the cheek of the tiny creature that she cradled in her arms. It was a surreal experience to realize that this little body came out of her own not that long ago. She studied it’s fingers, toes, and ears before coaxing his mouth open. Expecting to see fangs, she was surprised to find only tender gums.“My son looks like a normal baby,” she said with awe.“He eats like one too,” Mirabella explained as she produced a bottle and handed it to Lila. “It’s mother’s milk with a hint of vampire blood mixed in. They tried several feeding types before this and almost killed the poor little tike before they settled on this.”“Mother’s milk?” Lila said with surprise. “They haven’t asked me for milk. Where are they getting it?”Scowling in thought, the maid said, “I’ve seen several strange women come and go. I’m not sure, but I believ
It was only because the vampires despised cleaning the castle that they allowed the few humans on their housekeeping staff to remain untouched in order for them to fulfill the task they abhorred. Mirabella was one of those humans. Since Lila was kept away from all humans and made to clean her own room to insure her solitude, it was pure chance that she collided into the woman who looked to be about her age a few weeks earlier while sneaking down the hall to see what she could learn about the goings on in the castle.“I’ve heard about you,” Mirabella whispered as she nervously backed away. “You’re the king’s witch lover.”“I’m his captive sex slave, not his lover,” Lila insisted. “I despise that monster.”With eyes wide with horror, the housekeeper quickly urged Lila to lower her voice and monitor her words.“The walls have ears,” she urged. “Be careful what you say a
Jasper’s jaw dropped with both surprise and joy when Hank approached him with a steady, manageable stride. He’d hoped that the serum he’d injected into the zombie leader would help him be more mobile, but what he saw far exceeded his expectations.Giving himself a mental pat on the back for the strides he was making with his research, he flashed a broad, toothy smile at his friend and said, “You walk almost as good as me.”“It’s a miracle,” Hank said with ease.A loud gasp escaped the scientist as he practically shouted, “You talk as good as me!”Hank smiled, nodded, and said with a joyful tone, “Like I said. It’s a miracle.”Rushing to Hank’s side, Jasper’s voice had an excited urgency as he added, “I need to check your vitals.” Placing his hand on the zombie leader’s upper arm, he guided him to the nearest chair and said, “Sit h
She was pregnant again. Lila didn’t need any werewolf to tell her this time. The symptoms that she’d explained away as stress from the events in her life before her first pregnancy was identified to her were back and unmistakable.The hate that she felt for Samuel was so intense that it practically consumed her.Her mind raced over what to do. She hadn’t carried the first vampire child inside of her long enough to bond with it. It might have happened after she’d delivered had the infant not been ripped from her arms almost immediately after his birth and was not seen since. As it was, that motherly instinct that she’d heard so much about simply wasn’t there. What was there was panic and an extreme desire not to have to go through it again.She lamented for the hundredth time over the weakness of her magic. Had she more if it intact, she’d be able to abort the child on her own. Instead, if she couldn’t get the aid o
Whether it was because he’d already been battling the zombism in himself, or he’d simply had a stroke of luck, Jasper wasn’t sure, but when he peered into the microscope at the blood sample he’d treated with the vaccine he’d been able to develop after a mere six hours, he sat back and smiled. He hadn’t killed the virus, but he’d definitely retarded it. He wouldn’t know its full impact until he’d administered the vaccine to an actual zombie.Night had fallen, making the windows act like a mirror as he passed by them. Seeing his reflection, he realized that his research had taken just a bit too long. The cloaking spell had worn off.Wishing that he had a bit of magic in him so that he could communicate with Ben and tell him that he needed help getting away from the lab, he closed his eyes and tried sending a telepathic message on the off chance Ben would be meditating and pick up on it. When five minutes passed with n