Melody couldn’t have walked if she wanted to. Malcolm enjoyed playing with her. She knew this wasn’t true torture or punishment. If it was she didn’t care. Melody loved the ache of he created in her for what appeared only he could satisfy. She could feel his shaft against her hip, hard and slick. Melody wanted him to take her and pleasure himself. Just let go and take her with a wild abandonment. Melody craved it. The door was built into the master bedroom beside a closet door. He carried her over his shoulder with one hand holding her there by her thigh. He’d slapped her backside when she tried to see how to open the door. Inside though, his fingers rubbed her lips and nub. As he closed and locked the door, the click of the lock triggered a rush of desire from her core. Melody got her first look at the room. It was a storage room for his kinky toy. But he’s set up certain pieces of furniture in here for use. A horse with straps to tie her down for display or other ent
Ellie couldn’t believe the size of the rooftop. It had tiers and paths through trees and grass. She couldn’t remember the last time she could run free like this in her fur. Though she still looked over her shoulder, half expecting Jordan to be stalking her for some nefarious reason. He was so intense and dominating. Her mind and body just kept wanting more. Even now, she had the urge to give in and experience what he wanted to do to her. The thought of him touching her, as if driving deep into her, made her forget he took other things from her. That was the part she didn’t like. Ellie was waiting for the other shoe to drop, but she felt there was an entire closet full of them to come. Did she trust him? If she didn’t how would she be there for Melody and David like she promised? He’d made it clear. In writing, she obeyed, or she would have no access to her only friend in the world. Ellie knew half the problem was actually her and her resistance to authority.
Malcolm stood panting. It was done. He now had a mate and there she was laid out and secured before him, also panting from their last intimate encounter. He could see the evidence of his climax between her thighs and the bandage that covered his bite. She’d screamed as he’d bitten her, but that was normal and there was nothing to worry about people interfering or investigating the scream. This room was soundproof. “You look so good, Melody. My sweet just looking at you excites me again.” His shaft twitched in a demonstration of his words. The emergency phone in this room went off. Security was the only people to have the number. This took Malcolm’s eyes off Melody, and it took his mind off what they were doing. He picked up a vibrator, and he secured it quickly to the apex of Melody’s thighs. He wanted her distracted when he picked up the phone. “Malcolm!” “Focus, darling, of the good between your legs. I’ll be but a moment.” He took several steps to the c
Jordan received notification of the attack on some of their pack while they were out at a club for shifters and supernatural beings. It was crazy. Why would they want or care about two fox shifters and a lone wolf pup? There had to be something they didn’t know about. Some power move the Crimson Nights needed them for. This didn’t sit well with Jordan at all. The entire pack wallowed in the criminal. He and Malcolm had their kinks, but they didn’t make a business out of trading in it. The Crimson Nights ran a private club for supernaturals and catered to their kinks. Anything from blood dolls, women who enjoyed being fed off of. To those searching for pain and torture. Those were extremes, but the club specialized in milder things as well. Jordan frequented the club’s milder side in the past. He had no problem with that. What he had an issue with was the rumours the people serving were trafficked, and it wasn’t their choice. Jordan put two and two together. Did t
Melody was glad the daycare was available. She felt like she was abandoning David. They promised to fetch her if David needed her. But what if she needed him? Malcolm left her at her new shop with a warning. “Try to leave here alone and when I find you, I will Now here she was, directing the setup of a new store and production area. Explaining to others the basics of the business. Making notes for a manual, of all things. “Where does this go, Melody?” “Production area with the moulds. Those are the tools we use for working on the melted product.” “Got it. Thanks.” The wolf moved off to put the box of utensils away. It felt odd telling wolves what to do, and they were doing it willingly and without complaints so far. It was annoying when Ellie tried to go to a store. Security wouldn’t let them leave the area. She had to ask Jordan for permission like a naughty teenager. But at least he had the grace to tell her why and that everything wasn
Malcolm was getting work done when the alarm on his phone went off. It was finally time for him to fetch Melody and David for a visit with the pack healer. There was no way that she was getting out of it. Malcolm wouldn’t allow her to ignore or avoid her health. They’d just mated, and they had a pup to think about. Malcolm locked his laptop up. He’d made sure everything was off his computer that could show them off in a poor light. HR already contacted him about registering them as a married couple. The judgement and disapproval were annoying to the extreme. Malcolm left a message for the pack lawyer to prepare for a lawsuit about discrimination against a married couple. There should be no reason at all that they couldn’t work together. There was no information on the firm losing money or productivity. This was all a load of hypocritical crap. Now that Ellie was in the shop, she could take over. Malcolm would go with Melody and David to the appointment with
“Well, isn’t that a kick in the teeth? She left before I could if everything was okay.” “Why would something be wrong?” Henry the website specialist asked. “We’ve never used a healer. In fact, Melody was the healer for our den.” “What will they do now that she’s gone?” “It’s more. What are they going to do without me? I was their backup plan. But I left with her, and the elders’ pride and egos wouldn’t allow them to change their minds.” “Their loss and our gain, I guess. So, new Luna is a cosmetician, financial expert, and a healer. No wonder the Alpha snapped her up.” “Oh, she’s trained, but she’s not a nature or innate healer, and she isn’t all that interested in it. But her mother was, and the pack expected that she’d take over when her mother died. I was only the backup and assistant to her. Wait, what? What do you mean that’s he snapped her up? He didn’t know any of that until after he found her.” “Oh, my bad. I figured he
“Is this really necessary, Malcolm?” Melody couldn’t see why this was necessary. Neither she nor David were ill. “Why are we wasting the healer’s time?” “I’ve told you. This is too easy on my mind. You haven’t seen a healer, nor has David. I want you both examined to ensure there’s nothing wrong. We’ll have your records set up at the same time.” “So you don’t think I can look after David or myself properly?” Melody was now annoyed and offended by Malcolm’s high-handed actions. Along with his complete disregard for all her efforts. “Melody, I am concerned. They limited your resources to begin with, then they kicked you out of the only home you had left. I’d be remiss not giving you and David access to this. You’re mine and, as I’ve said, I look after what is mine. There’s nothing you can say to change this.” Malcolm was tiring of her resistance. She was resisting any kind of help he gave and was all but cutting her nose off to spite her face. He could see
The investigation took weeks, and by then they’d moved into the packhouse. Life slowly got back to normal. The pack warmed up to Melody and Ellie. When they realized they were the minds behind their products. The she-wolves embraced them readily. Malcolm and Jordan split their time between the city and the Muskoka territory. Even the various construction projects were progressing well, with no more interference. The Fae were nowhere to be seen. But there were new rogues in the shadows of the neutral zones, and they weren’t living there quietly. The council of alphas were making plans to deal with them along with an ever pending war between the Toronto packs, the Scarborough Grove, and the Don Valley. It was something that cropped up again and again. They had history and family conflict. No one could blame them for the father they had. Now there’s a girl driving a wedge between them again, with her mere existence. Ellie was concerned about Jordan. He’d have to come to terms wi
“When I stepped into leadership of this pack, I made it clear we wouldn’t hold on to old prejudices. This might not be a message that got to some of the most recent pack members. This is a historic time and events have been fast and furious. So, I will state this again without naming names or telling tales out of school, as the humans say.” He paused and looked about. Several uneasy people were now relaxed. “That’s not to say those people will avoid the appropriate punishments later. Now, we are a wolf pack who recognizes fate can grant us mates who aren’t wolves. We don’t punish a person for their species, race, lack of magic, or anything like that. If you have a problem with another, you seek to resolve it without harming each other. Yes, I know for some that is a tough thing to do. But we do that within this pack. I have heard that someone has used their station and position of responsibility to force their political beliefs onto the pack as a whole. The reports I rece
“Now you’re sure we have everything. I’d hate to get there and find out we’re missing something.” Melody was checking her bags again. Malcolm could see her anxiety in her actions. Normally, she would never reveal it. Now he figured it was her motherly instincts kicking in to protect and care for her pups. “Melody, there will be other families there. I’m sure if you’ve forgotten something, someone will have it.” If looks could kill, Malcolm would need a healer, at least if not an undertaker, as the humans would say. Melody didn’t appreciate his assurances. As Jordan passed him with another car seat. They had to install three of them and that was the last. Jordan made eye contact with Malcolm, and they exchanged a sense of commiseration. Malcolm figured it was because Jordan just escaped a similar situation upstairs. “Ellie, let me get the base in the car and then I’ll come get the pups for you. I don’t want you to carry two of those heavy car seats. Just
Malcolm didn’t stay long after that at the meeting. The elders clearly had a lot to chew on and get straight. He’d gone on to remind them their job wasn’t to run the pack or tell people what and how to do things. They weren’t to threaten the pack members if they said or did anything. Their job was to advise and give council. Use their experience and list, assist in finding answers. Guide the next generation. Someone had lost their way and Malcolm would keep an eye on them. So this wouldn’t happen again. They were getting ready to settle down for the rest of the evening when the elders appeared at their door. This time they requested if we could introduce them to the new pack members. A far cry from the morning. Malcolm noticed the speaker wasn’t there, but Cathleen was. “I’m sorry about all of this, Alpha. I truly didn’t believe it. Gisselle was sent by the others. However, I spoke with her about how unreasonable the horrible words were. She agreed with me. I just ask that you
Malcolm was unhappy when he entered the elder’s meeting room to hear this information. What were they thinking, pulling this? Running on rumours and speculation. That wasn’t how he or how he expected his pack to run. Malcolm waiting rather impatiently for a response that didn’t appear to come fast enough for his liking. “Tight lipped, are we? Anyone else like to step up to the speaker’s spot and inform me of exactly what my mate, they accused your Luna of what and by whom?” “I can’t tell you who reported this to us, but I would love to fill you in on this. It’s rather disgraceful, over-the-top, and factually unbelievable.” Cathleen stood up from her seat, a look of sour disapproval on her face. “To make matters worse, they kept me out of the loop on the births that happened at the cottage. This, I gather, was to ensure that I didn’t spill the beans about what they were doing.” “Madam, if you’d please state the accusations that they forced m
Gisselle found herself basically being escorted to the elders. She was sure they weren’t pleased with her right now after the subtle stance she took. Now she’s having to tell them their information about the Luna was full of misleading or outright false information. That wouldn’t go down well either. She entered the building that the elders used for their private meeting. Cathleen was there this time. She’d been missing when the elders stopped in to see the Luna and recognize the pups. “I hear they left me out of the loop in being told the pup was born early this morning.” Cathleen cornered Gisselle about this as soon as she got there. “For that, I’m sorry. I left a message with someone, and they were supposed to contact everyone. Whatever happened, it wasn’t on my part, I had my hands full at the time.” “Tell me you found these fools were acting out of ignorance and that none of this is true.” “Truthfully, none of it was true. Not
When Malcolm woke up, his phone was inundated with messages, wanting to know about everything. From where was he, to be everyone alright, even a few inquiries about complaints from a couple of elders about him throwing tradition to the wind? Business seemed to be well contained, with only a few reassurances that he takes his time, and it would be managed for him. That meant he would need to deal with several things here at home, make several decisions, and find his footing in this new dynamic. If someone told him he’d be mated and a father of two right now, three years ago, he’d have laughed at them and asked them what they were smoking. Now he had one almost running. They needed to get some safety items set up in the cottage. Malcolm was there to catch David this time before he fell down the stairs. No one told him pups moved that fast. Now there were four! He thought he’d let Melody look after this. But with the mess in how people were communicati
Malcolm was more than annoyed with the elders. This was his family and his pack. That meant his word was law and what they did was overstep their place. He didn’t have to listen to their advice, and that’s all their words should be. A voice of experience or a different perspective. They shouldn’t be demanding anything. “What is going on out there?” “Insensitive, self-important ninnies every one of them. The elders were downstairs. They expected you to give birth and then get up and walk down to them so we can present the boys to them officially.” “Is that what it was?” Melody sighed and kissed David’s head as he cuddled. He was still trying to wake up after being woken up several times during the night. “I would have thought you’d want to get it over with.” “We don’t have a name for this little one. I’m not leaving anything to chance. They make me worry that if we don’t have a name, then they’ll select one themselves to expedite things. Are they still giving yo
Three hours after returning to the cottage, Malcolm saw his pup come into the world. It wasn’t at all what he’d expected and if they had any more, he’d gladly wait elsewhere. Gisselle believed the little male would be another pup. So, Malcolm finally made a list of the information he needed to add to the pack’s registry. He couldn’t believe that he’d not added Melody or David to the registry. They’d added Ellie along with the twins. He hoped that’s why no one was respecting them before this. Once things quieted down, it was late enough in the morning for the elders to make their appearance and demands clear. They wanted to be introduced to both pups and do it all official. Malcolm was more than annoyed by this. They expected to be catered to without thought to Melody’s health or anyone else. Why did it even have to be today at all? “Alpha, could you let me handle this as the Luna’s healer? It’s my duty to ensure she recovers. I know you haven’t said anyth