Katya grew up among the humans unaware of who she truly was, the human family she was placed with showered her with love, she had two much older brothers and they were very protective. She grew up into a precocious child, far more intelligent than her peers and stunningly beautiful, like her mother but with a wild temper that belied her angelic looks. At school, she excelled in every subject her bright inquiring mind held a photographic memory and she climbed through the years of schooling quickly, they never held her back, always encouraging her to reach beyond herself. The humans could not hope to compete with her she had no idea who she truly was, even her adoptive parents did not know her birth parents, the pretty older lady who had brought their little angel to them had asked nothing of them. They had longed for a daughter but after two boys it was impossible for their human mother to birth another child. She was heartbroken as she longed for a daughter, so when offered the gift of a newborn girl child she saw it was a huge blessing for her family and asked no questions about the baby's origin. She did not find it strange that no one else asked any of the questions flowing through her mind. Thanks to the intervention of the Goddess Katya was accepted by her human family as if she had been born to their mother. The whole community believed she had been born to her adoptive parents naturally, a wonderful gift to her mother who had thought she was starting the menopause. By the time Katya had grown up enough to leave home for college she was a stunningly beautiful young woman, with waist-length platinum blonde hair and the most incredible unusual silver-grey eyes. She was nearing full maturity and her whole life was about to change forever.
Katya woke up in a cold sweat, her heart-pounding eyes wild with fear as she sat up quickly glancing around her bedroom, it was the same nightmare and had the same ending, every time she closed her eyes to sleep. What on earth did it mean? Could her unconscious mind be trying to warn her of something and if it was why was she always so afraid? Taking several deep breaths to still her racing heart she switched on her bedside lamp and then lay back against her pillows trying to recapture what had happened. It was always the same theme, she was running very fast through the forest at night, trees and shrubs a blur as she pounded past them. Something or someone was chasing her staying close by but not attempting to stop her and she wasn’t afraid of it for some reason, her brain told her whatever it was would not hurt her. It was no match for her now how could she possibly know that? She jumped as the howling wind rattled her windows, a storm was brewing, thunder rumbled nearby and a flash of lightning told her it wasn't far away, yawning widely her eyelids felt heavy as she tried to analyse her nightmare more deeply.
Why did she keep running if her pursuers could not hurt her? She thought wearily turning off the light and snuggling down under her quilt already drifting back to sleep as her mind threw up more questions but she was so damn exhausted………
Instantly she was back racing through the same woods yet again her heart pounding as she dodged this way and that, in a vain attempt to avoid her pursuers.
‘Stop running and face whatever it is that is chasing you’.
She told herself angrily and forced herself to skid to a stop almost somersaulting over herself in her haste to face them.
The four huge wolves leapt out of the trees into the clearing and stopped when they saw her waiting for them, she watched wide-eyed with terror as they paced in a circle around her. The largest wolf stepped forward he was huge, much bigger than any normal wolf she had ever seen in a zoo, his blue/black fur was thick and glossy and his eyes deepest cerulean blue. To her surprise, he stopped in front of her and looked straight into her eyes startling her when she heard its deep masculine voice,
‘About time you stopped fucking running.’
He spoke in her mind and she shook her head as if that would make his words go away then she backed up putting a little distance between her and them,
‘What the fuck?’
Spinning around she thought there would be someone behind her controlling the huge canines but the forest was deserted save for her and the wolves then she heard his rich sexy chuckle,
‘I am mind-linking you little Wolf do not be afraid you will soon get used to speaking this way’
It said and she shook her head again wondering how her mind was conjuring up talking wolves, she frowned and admonished her overactive imagination, this was just a nightmare any minute now she would wake up in her bed,
‘Who are you? Get out of my head.’
She snarled at the huge creature with the razor-sharp teeth,
'Oh God, its teeth were huge why on earth was she trying to antagonise it?' Attempting to back away further a low growl stopped her from one of the other wolves who had circled behind her to prevent her escape, stopping abruptly she sat down with a jolt and then noticed she had paws.
‘What the fuck is this? What have you done to me? What the fucking hell am I?’
She was hyperventilating, scrabbling backwards away from them in full-blown panic mode, her heart was racing so fast she felt sure it would burst through her chest, and she could not breathe as her fear escalated and her fight or flight mode kicked in. 'Could this nightmare get any worse?'
Her head swung from side to side as she tried to find an escape route, her breath coming out in sharp painful rasps,
‘Get away from me’
She screamed at them then spun away quickly running off back into the forest unsighted by her own irrational terror and unable to process what had happened to her she kept up her headlong dash through the trees. Crashing into them blindly and stumbling over roots and rocks she was so desperate to escape the chasing wolves she could not see where she was going but ran on anyway. The wolves followed her closely but keeping their distance so as not to spook her any more than she was already spooked, they kept her in sight at all times talking to each other through the Pack link. Katya knew she had to stop running, her lungs were bursting from the effort and she could not go any further but the wolves were close and she was so scared,
‘Why can’t I wake up?’
She thought almost crying with fear she wanted to pinch herself but she had fucking paws not fingers for God's sake shaking her head in her desperate attempt to escape her nightmare. Her running stopped abruptly as she stumbled forward through the shrubs into nothing, her feet scrabbling on fresh air as she tried to find purchase but found only empty air. She let out a startled howl as the ground beneath her had disappeared and she was falling into emptiness crying out as she struck tree branches and shrubs. Her body twisted and turned as she tumbled helplessly through the undergrowth, the four chasing Wolves stopped their pursuit at the sound of her frightened howls,‘Fuck, the ravine, she does not know the area, she's gone over the edge, she won't have seen it.’The huge blue/black Wolf veered to the right and raced towards the ravine praying she had not fallen to the bottom, the silence following that mournful howl was deafening and he felt panic rising in his chest, he could not l
She was pacing in frantic circles, her head down as she shook it over and over again, her breath huffing out in short panicked puffs and the four wolves could hear her thoughts through the mind-link,'Not real, not real, this is not real, wake up Katya, wake up.'Carrick looked at Lucas worriedly, they both sensed her extreme distress she was very close to breaking point. They had to get her somewhere safe until she calmed down enough to listen.‘What are we going to do with her Alpha she is very close to breaking?’Carrick asked desperately,‘We are not far from the Pack House. We have to drive her towards it but we must make sure she does not go off on a tangent. Ben, Harry keep close on either side of her and if she tries to bolt head her off. We will keep her running for as long as we can she is very close to exhaustion. When we get her to the house I will take over and sedate her so we can get her inside the house into the room I have prepared for her. I have fixed locks to the d
Lucas commanded and Carrick jumped forward growling at her, the Silver Wolf turned to face the Beta snarling and snapping at him, she was so tired she had gone beyond her fear. If they were going to attack her then she would go down fighting, she was not a coward, lifting her head she glared at the three wolves snarling at her and growled a warning her beautiful silver fur stood on end. She flattened her ears and bunched her hind legs ready to pounce backed against the wall she was ready to fight. Lucas saw his chance her whole attention was on the other three he nodded at Carrick who drew her attention again by darting forward throwing his weight against her and the two Patrollers moved in. Katya was like a whirlwind snapping at each of them as they approached her, swerving between them salvia dripped from her exhausted mouth giving her a rabid look as she squashed herself against the wall determined to fight until the end. Lucas knew he had to act quickly before any of them got hurt
It was hours later when Katya finally stirred and opened her eyes, disorientated, with flashes of her crazy run through the forest at the forefront of her memories she sat up hastily and looked down at her body. Thank God she was human, naked but very definitely a human she had never been so pleased to see her hands and feet instead of paws,‘What a strange nightmare.’She thought a shudder go through her, it had gone so much further this time, the reoccurring chase had morphed into her being captured by Werewolves of all things! She lay back against her pillows chuckling wryly to herself,‘How ridiculous of me, of course, I am not a Werewolf for fucks sake they don’t exist except in the imaginations of movie makers.’ They were something her overactive imagination had plucked out of her irrational fears and belonged in horror films, not real life as if those huge beasts could exist alongside humans and no one knew about it she told herself. ‘They definitely were not real’She told h
Young Werewolves who shifted for the first time always headed out for a run and when they returned they would be exhausted and starving, needing rest first and then lots of red meat to replace the energy they had expelled. Katya had been forced into her shift, a very dangerous thing to happen to a half-breed like her, and then she had been panicked into running for much longer than she should have. Her fall into the ravine and then the sedation had taken its toll on her body so they did not know how long she would sleep but they did know she would wake up ravenous.'Yes. Alpha it is all prepared and the Chef will cook it as she likes it, I seriously doubt she will eat it raw as we would.'Carrick grinned, the little Wolf had not even accepted her Lupine side eating raw meat was probably a step too far right at this moment even though it was the best thing for her. Lucas chuckled as he left out some clothes for her so that when she did wake up she would feel more comfortable, he was mo
He commanded and the word was sent out to the nearest Patrollers to bring the Luna back any way they had to. Katya had stopped running, her lungs demanded she rested and took in oxygen, she was weak from lack of food and her stomach growled right on cue as she panted hard. The snap of a twig nearby brought her head up sharply and she held her breath,'How the fuck had she heard that?'He mind asked even as she prepared to run again, then the huge wolves stepped out from the trees surrounding her, 'There must have been ten of the huge creatures at least .'Her eyes jumped between them not surprised when one of them shifted into human form, a naked human form, making her blush and turn away in embarrassment, Werewolves are brought up completely at ease with their bodies and being naked did not faze them like it did a human. 'You must come with us.'The naked man told her and she backed away,'No, no, I just want to go home,'She looked around wildly praying for help to appear from som
Artemis had run and ran eventually getting them back to Katya's apartment where she had shifted painfully back into her human form and locked the door behind her collapsing onto her bed and crying herself to sleep. When she woke up she showered and put on her clothes, well a pair of soft cuddly pjs anyway, then she raided her cupboards and threw together a delicious omelette before snuggling back under her duvet and sleeping again. Katya spent the next day eating and recovering, ignoring all the strange thoughts that invaded her mind, she heard the voices but ignored them, she was not a Werewolf. To keep herself sane she returned to college and her studies not noticing the strange looks she got from the 'Jocks' who ruled the campus. She was totally unaware of her scent, a powerful aphrodisiac that was sending an invitation to every available male who could smell it. Most of the college football and ice hockey teams were made of young wolves who attended the college so they could be on
She knew it but kept on going letting her temper rise through her body, all her senses sharpened so sharply she could hear him breathing and knew the second he decided to leap and bring her down. Artemis reacted in a split second shifting her into her Wolf and side-stepping him so he landed in front of her. He spun around to face her his eyes glowing so dark they were almost black,'This is going to be fun.'He mind-linked her and she let out a growl somehow she needed to learn to keep them out of her head, 'Fuck you.'His deep chuckle sent shivers to her core,'Oh dear, even his laugh was sexy.'She thought finding herself irresistibly drawn to this stranger,'That's right my pretty little Wolf defy me, fight me, it will be so much more fun if you do.'His voice was so soft and commanding, hypnotic as he padded around her keeping his eyes locked onto hers as he spoke to her mind and her body,'Look at how your body is responding little Wolf, you want me.'She was falling into those
He carried her out of the hospital and placed her in the waiting SUV, 'Follow us Alpha, you are needed for this ceremony.' The SUV set off and without thinking of the watching humans Lucas shifted into his Wolf and raced after them following the car easily with his long loping strides, they took her to the Stone Henge that ancient circle of stones in Salisbury, England. It was quite a distance from the Packlands in Wales, over one hundred miles but Lucas was barely out of breath when they pulled up nearby just as the moon began to rise. The Warlock carried the unconscious Katya through the circle of stones placing her on the ‘lode’ stone in the centre and then he called his Coven to form a circle around her.‘We have only one shot at this Alpha and it all rests on how badly she wants to return to you.’Lucas looked anguished,‘That is the reason she is in this condition, Warlock. We argued, really argued and she left me. She even shifted knowing how deadly it was in her condition. If
Lucas was haunted by what he had said as the days passed and there was no sight of her, his Patrollers had searched every acre of their land, and all they had found was the place where she had been sick. When he told the Consultant she had not been found he said earnestly,‘You must find her Alpha this is not looking good’It was a week later when the Patrollers found the disturbed rocks and the missing clothes reporting it quickly back to their Alpha and he called a meeting,‘It would appear the Luna has headed back into the human city again, we have no choice now, I have no interest in hurting those humans that we have allowed to live there but if they get in my way they will be killed. All of you, no hiding I don’t care if you tear that city to pieces, you will find the Luna and bring her home.’Some of the smaller cities had been used to house the breeders and the slaves that the Immortals had kept, it had seemed the easiest solution to a difficult problem, but it would have taken
Katya nodded,‘I know, are you going to do a scan?’Athena nodded and went to get the machine bringing the Consultant Obstetrician back with her. Lucas frowned when they wheeled in the scanner,‘What the fuck?’He looked from his Mate to Athena as she set up the machine,Katya took his hand and smiled,‘Surprise’She whispered as the loud sound of the pup's heartbeat echoed around the room and the blurry picture appeared on the screen.‘Katya?’Lucas stared at the screen,‘There’s something wrong’He pointed at the screen and the Consultant checked and then double checked and just to make sure called in a colleague,‘Well, I think this may come as a surprise to you both’The Consultant looked up from the screen and pressed a button,‘Your Highnesses, you are expecting twins’There was silence as they took in what he had just said,‘Twins?’Katya recovered first,‘No’The Consultant smiled again,‘In about three or four weeks’‘There is still so much to do’She said quietly and Lucas p
‘You will all sign a waiver to the effect that anything you leave behind will become the property of the Crown. It is a one-way trip, if you choose to go there is no coming back. What you do on that continent to rid yourselves of the parasites is your problem. The continent is yours to live how you choose. We will not interfere but be aware any if you try to return to the mainland will be eliminated without fear or favour.’He drew himself up to his full height his snow-white coat fluffed out to make him look huge,‘I, King Alpha Lucas of the Sun & Moon Pack, do hereby decree that all who undertake this option will be expelled from all Immortal Packs, their links to said Packs broken making them Rogues.’He let his gaze wander around the Packs,‘All those who wish to join with Alpha Tylix step forward’There were about ten thousand of them from different Packs and Species, big cats, bears and Wolves an unholy Alliance he turned to Carrick,‘Give them the contracts and mark them’Each
It was not really a war and not many actual battles took place, the humans had arrogantly believed that they were entitled to win because they outnumbered the Immortals by at least five to one. They were given a harsh lesson on how far down the food chain they were, some of them did manage to escape on secretly designed spaceships that took the very top scientists, medical experts and other assorted professionals to start a new life elsewhere. Their number was a mere five thousand, divided equally between males and females, young enough to breed whenever they found a new host planet, of the remaining humans five million females were placed in breeding camps around the world and ten million males were placed in the slave camps, the eight billion humans that remained were eliminated, it was a necessary evil to prevent a recurrence of the damage they had caused with their exploding population. The earth was a peaceful place once more and the earth rested and recovered slowly from the par
He nuzzled her neck raining hot kisses down to the valley between her breasts,‘Mmmmm tell me Silver Wolf what are you wearing underneath?’Before she could stop him he pushed his fingers inside her,‘Of course my sexy mate, you wear nothing underneath, just as I like it.’He picked her up and pinned her against the wall and she wrapped her legs around him as he thrust his hard cock into her hot wet pussy fucking her hard,‘Yes Lucas, yes, harder, please harder’He was pounding her so hard she bounced against the wall but still he went in deeper and harder, she lost track of her orgasms and when he finally shot his seed inside her it felt so good she was practically purring. Putting her down they re-arranged their clothes and straightened themselves up,‘I think, the Royal couple are going to be late for this celebration’He pulled her back into his arms,‘It is all your fault little Wolf, you smell divine I cannot resist you’He pushed the straps of her dress over her shoulders grinn
She felt his warmth suffusing her and took a step towards him,‘But my blood is tainted, you rejected me’She looked at the floor her pain evident, and then she felt his arms wrap around her,‘I was wrong Katya. I spoke in anger, without thinking. Forgive me, Silver Wolf, it is I who am not worthy of you. I will understand if you truly wish to break our bond. Just know that I love you, I have always loved you and I will love you until the day I die.’Shifting back to Apollo he lay down at her feet, this huge white wolf, Alpha of the most powerful Pack in the world and he bared his neck submitting to her again completely. Katya felt the tears running down her cheeks, ‘How had they come to this? They loved each other, why had it gone so wrong?’ She closed her eyes and sought her power drawing it close she surrounded them in an intense white light,‘Lucas, we must forgive each other. I love you, no one else my Alpha. I belong to you as your Luna and we belong to the Sun & Moon Pack. Thi
The pressure inside her was so intense he was forcing her into a Haze and the Darkness. She could see what he would do to her, he would dominate her completely, keeping her so Hazed she would let him do anything he wanted to her. The worst of it was she wanted it, she wanted to be his willing sex slave.‘Please’She begged pathetically,‘Please let me come, Master,’He howled his pleasure and Lucas heard it as he rushed to find her stopping he listened for her but all he could sense was the Darkness then he could smell her pheromones, and his anger grew,‘Damon’He snarled and began to run, he knew exactly what Damon would be doing to her and she would not be strong enough to repel him,‘Goddess help her’He prayed and then found he could mind-link her 'Katya, I love you with all my heart, forgive me, you are my life, without you I cannot exist so please hold on little Wolf, please, I beg you, hold on for me.’She shuddered as Lucas’ voice poured into her mind,‘I’m here my love, I a
‘Thank you, my brother’He linked his Beta,‘Take care of my Pack, tell the other Packs to return to the battle camp, I will bring Katya back’He looked into his Beta’s eyes and whispered,‘Or I will die trying.’He raced through the woods, across the mountains and valleys running and running for days and nights stopping only to rest and recharge. He followed her scent until it was so faint it was barely detectable. Katya did not know where she was, she had been running for days and now she was exhausted. It was a quiet serene place but it was empty, nothing else existed here. All her senses were on high alert but nothing stirred. She rested her head on her paws and closed her eyes. It did not matter that she was alone now, nothing mattered because soon it would all be over it was why she did not attempt to move, to break the silence that shrouded her. She had committed the ultimate Werewolf sin by breaking her Mate bond and abandoning her Pack Lucas had been right her bloodline was t