Malcolm stared down at Melody even though they’d stopped arguing and been silent for quite sometime. “I will make you enjoy it.” He was talking about looking after herself. He said this like a cross between a threat and a promise. Melody couldn’t hide the shiver of excitement as the tension from their heated words turned into a heated excitement. An excitement created by the heat of their sexual attraction to each other. Emotions were high, and they were still building. Changing from hatred and anger to an angry passion burning deep within them both. Malcolm was prepared to make his point with a physical demonstration. He had every intention of taking her over his knee. Make her to the exercises the healer ordered and as the small device helped with that, he fully intended to spank her until the pleasure of the egg melded with the sting and burn of his palm landing on her bare bottom. If she apologized, he’d screw her until she couldn’t see straight. He had to. His
Ellie and Jordan returned to their condo a short time later. “What was that about? What couldn’t you say to him you couldn’t say in front of Melody and me?” “I wanted to express how worried I was about how Melody was acting. It was out of character for my liking.” “What did he say? Clearly, he said something because you aren’t a blood splatter on the door.” “Gee thanks. Ellie, I’m not sure what your reaction will be to this. But Malcolm forced her to get the first round of vaccines. He’s angry because he found out your birth den has a virus in it that can basically wipe it out, and Melody had it.” “Which virus?” “One Malcolm can’t pronounce. But it could have killed all of you. It still might kill your den before it’s gone.” Ellie didn’t respond for a moment. “We can’t give it to the pack, can we? I don’t feel sick.” She looked at herself as if she could see it. “Probably not, but there can be side effects. The healers can find out. They ca
“What do you mean, there’s a sewage leak?” Ellie got the call from the Market’s management staff. They were working on new products and training their staff. Management explained that the entire building is hard to be closed because of a health and safety issue. The aging sewer system was flooded and backed up be a severe rainstorm. Several buildings in the area incurred the same issue. They would call when it was safe again for them to enter the building. There was an investigation currently being run by the city why the blockage occurred. It is incident hit the news, and everyone watched in horror at the mess. In buildings and even the streets experienced the incident. “We’re going to need to find out how much we’ve lost and how much it will cost to clean up the shop for the insurance claim.” Melody said, sti
Malcolm sat in his office at the firm for the first time in what felt like forever. Only it was temporary. As the primary share owner of this firm, he’d have to move upstairs to a new office and into a corner office. He knew this day would eventually come and he could see everyone was on pins and needles as they waited for the axe to fall and who would get the boot? This was happening at the worst of times. However, it had to be done. Dang, he wanted Melody here. She could take some of the stress off. His mind went straight to the thought of her under the desk sucking him off, or bent over the desk as he pounded deep into her core. Neither of which was possible in this windowed office. There was no privacy to speak of. He was horny and missing Melody. Ma
Malcolm came home from the office to find Melody torn between playing with little David and his blocks. She was making towers, and he was knocking them down. Chatting happily with him. He noticed David was drooling quite a bit, and he worried for a moment before he remembered David probably was teething and would be off and on for many months. He’d read that in one book Jordan had found. This would be a messy time in their lives. He wasn’t sure how long the condo would survive David, his diaper, food, drool, learning to stand and walk. He decided he’d have to pack some of the art away so that it would survive until David was old enough to know better. Malcolm was attached to many of the pieces. He’d have to see about acquiring a couple more rooms from this floor. David needed a playroom where his toys could be scattered without becoming so much of a tripping hazard for his parents. Also, a room to store and display the art and such he took from the condo. Of course, a
Melody had been trying to work out what to do with the flooded shop. Pretty much she and Ellie needed to get down there to assess -the damage and lead the clean up. She had a list of things Malcolm needed for the firm done and there was little David. She was struggling to make it through the day sane. Melody hadn’t asked for her old job back, but she was afraid at the time to say anything. Now she was looking at adding pack duties to the list. She liked her job at the firm. Melody made promises to, and she was financially invested in their business. It was fun creating the recipes. She wouldn’t give up David if her life depended on it. Then there were pack duties. Duties Melody knew nothing about or what they needed or expected of her. Something had to give for her. It still scared her to say much of this to Malcolm as he swung hot and cold. She and Ellie had to go to the shop. No photo or video would do what their eyes could. They could le
“Jordan, I’m heading for the car now. We have twenty minutes to get to the meeting. So we’re preparing on the way to the meeting. There’s a lot.” Malcolm wasn’t on the way. He was sitting in the car waiting and going over everything he could. This was insane.Over forty-three incidents in the last three weeks. The Harbour Wolves lost three warehouses to fire right along the territorial line with the Don Valley Pack. The Don Valley Pack suffered several break-ins. Items taken were used or left behind during robberies in several businesses within the neutral zone. The Crimson Nights complained of someone stealing their protection racket payments by claiming they were Crimson Nights members.The fools didn’t understand that there were security cameras and other features they could use to identify the culprits. They may not know which pack they truly belonged to, but they could prove they didn’t belong to any of the packs on the council.As for the Parkside Pack, his pack, was hi
Jordan entered the private dining room of the Humber Valley Pack’s flagship restaurant, the Sentinel’s Feast. Situated in an old historic Toronto Dominion Bank building that dated to the beginning of the city. The private dining room was for Shifter use only and found in the building’s basement. The hardest part of the night was getting all the large shifters down the narrow staircase with no one’s fears of enclosed spaces being triggered. By the time everyone was in the spacious dining room, there were close to thirty people or more there. It was a meeting room only with all the Alphas and Betas from each pack. The way to get onto the council was to possess territory within the GTA, the Greater Toronto Area. Once upon a time, each city boasted one or two packs. As time went on, the cities grew larger and literally bled into each other. The council put an end to the slaughter for the command of the territory. The council usually met once or twice a month to
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