Whoa there, buddy. She wiggled away, jumping to her paws. Ranger’s wolf let out a deeper growl. This one gave major ‘bend the neck’ vibes.My wolf sat on her haunches and blinked. I know you’re not trying to boss me around.I giggled a little delusionally as Ranger’s wolf prowled forward. He really was a deadly looking beast with his jet-black fur and massive shoulder width. The way he puffed out his chest and held his tail in the air made it seem like he knew it too.My wolf nodded approvingly and checked him out as he circled around her. He made another pass, stopping to rub his body against hers, but she didn’t respond to his courting attempts.He came to a stop in front of her and sat back on his rear end, cocking his head to the side.My beast narrowed her eyes. If we mate, we’re equal partners.I don’t think he can understand.Ranger’s wolf lowered his snout to the ground and whined, pawing the dirt.That’s all I ask. My wolf nodded, pleased with herself.I was in shock as she s
“But…” She pouted and slowed her pace.I chuckled, sweeping her hair to the side so I could pay attention to her other ear. “I know what you want and I’ll give it to you, just as soon as you do what I say. You’re going to cum for me.”“Like this?” Aspen rolled her hips forward again, eager to please. I groaned at the feel of her giving into my demands. I liked bratty Aspen, but I adored this submissive side of her too.“Just like that,” I encouraged as I gathered more slick to coat her clit, keeping it wet as she rocked against my hand. With my other hand, I moved to her perfect breasts, testing the weight of each and rolling her nipples between my fingers, giving an appreciative tug.Aspen panted faster, closing her eyes as her legs began to shake.“Are you going to cum for me?”She moaned again, trying to slide her knees together as the friction built, but I kept her legs spread open to the cold night air and met her frantic pace with the solid base of my hand.“That’s it. Right the
23AspenI wanted it noted on my death certificate that I died by perfect dick. Every… freaking… inch was breaking me in half. I was impaled, filled to the brim, until Ranger lifted my hips like I was weightless and slid me back down on him again.Thankfully he still had control, because I couldn’t make myself move. It was so big. So wide. I was so full it burned. So, so good.“Look how gorgeous you are taking my cock.” He was half feral as he growled. I didn’t know how he had the executive function to talk. I could barely make incoherent sounds. My whole body was a live wire of need and sensation. I wanted this. Goddess help me. I wanted it deeper and faster.He delivered.“Going to ruin you for everyone else.” Ranger thrust as he slid me back down onto him again and again and again. “Gonna make you mine.”If I could speak, I’d tell him I already was. The tenderness and restraint he treated me with despite the raging masculine strength I could feel within him. This was the stuff of f
You knew things were going south when my beast tried to be rational. I took a steadying breath, keeping my muscles relaxed.“Aspen is a free woman. She can go wherever she pleases.” I smiled at the look of outrage on her face. It wasn’t like she was some delicate flower who needed saving. And she could decide who or what she wanted… dead that is.She was already mine. There was no room for discussion there. But if she wanted to stay by my side, I wanted her to know she was an equal in this conversation.“You hear that, sweetheart?” Chad called out. “Why don’t you come on over and let your wolf taste some different samples?”“No thanks. I don’t eat asshole,” Aspen shouted because my brat had claws and teeth.“Don’t knock it until you try it,” I whispered under my breath, causing her to gasp as her cheeks flushed. “Samples?” I glanced at Brett. He was awfully quiet during this little powwow of theirs.The southern gent looked back at his guards. I got the feeling this was not where he w
My breath hissed through clenched teeth.I don’t know how she orchestrated that so perfectly without knowing what was going on, but I wanted to sweep her off her feet and kiss her senseless.Aspen stepped closer to my side and I buried her under my arm, covering as much of her body as I could.But my mate wasn’t done yet. She laced her fingers through mine. “I think Tulia Pack is getting off easy after all they’ve done.”“For now.” I gripped her hand tight.Chad’s upper lip curled as he watched us together. “You’re the one picking the wrong side. Tulia is a heritage name. We have the bloodlines to survive hundreds of generations. Last chance before I walk away. Do you want to be a street trash whore or come be a royal queen?”Aspen’s nails dug into my arm as I let out a feral, bloodthirsty growl. The air charged with a predator’s threat. Someone was going to die tonight.“No,” Aspen whispered, pleading.“Cindy, don’t!” Brett yelled.Chad screamed like a banshee with his hands in the a
I ran my fingers over the swirl of black ink tattooed on his shoulder. It had to be magicked to survive the shift and probably hurt like hell to get. My touch was light as feathers as I traced the raven’s wings. The first rays of sun peeked through the window, casting a soft golden glow to his bronze skin.Shadows lined his sharp jaw and Grecian nose as the sun inched its way over his face. I kept tracing lightly, memorizing and studying each dip and divot of the muscles on his shoulders, his arms, and his chest. This was art. He was so beautiful it was scary.He’s mine. My wolf woke with a sleepy yawn.“What are you doing?” Ranger whispered, almost scaring the piss out of me.Seriously, he was lying on my bladder and it was uncomfortably full.“Um…” I’d been caught red-handed.He grabbed my fingers, pressing a soft kiss to the tips. “Words, Aspen.”“Fine,” I grumbled. “I was admiring.”“Admiring me?” His brow furrowed.I couldn’t help but laugh. “In case you haven’t looked in a mirro
Some of the other mated members of packs who came with their Alphas went with Foster and Jones to get food for the week. Either the show wanted us to be safer in a less gamey area or intended for us to starve if we didn’t have sponsors coming through. Knowing Molly, I suspected hunger was an easy way to increase ratings.There was no sure way to tell who had supplies and who didn’t without calling shifters out so Ranger made sure everyone was getting the same amount. I’m not sure the show considered how Ranger would react. Maybe they thought he’d be driven by the rut and cause some real drama on TV. I could only imagine a beast of his strength and caliber tearing apart everything in his way. But they didn’t know him. Not like I did. He was always in full control. Though the other Alphas’ teams were helping, Ranger took charge by doing things his way this season.Beau was pretty proud of himself as he explained the level of organization he’d planned throughout the night and how quickly
26RangerPerfection.I leaned against the doorframe, taking this picture in and memorizing it. I almost wished I had a camera to snap a photo and frame it, but I wouldn’t want anyone else to see what was mine.Wood dust danced in the soft beams of sunlight shining through the glass window in the back of the nest. Aspen was an hourglass silhouette, sitting on her knees naked with her ankles tucked under her perfect ass and long braid hanging down the middle of her back.I’d never seen a woman more beautiful.She looked like a submissive. But I knew better than to think she truly was.“Is my brat going to play as a good girl?” I folded my arms over my chest, just enjoying the sight. Something told me I wouldn’t see it very often.Aspen hummed a little moan in response. The sound went straight to my cock, making it twitch as if it could get any harder.Take her. Claim her.I yanked on my beast as he snarled and paced, retaining control of my urges. The rut had been riding us hard all da
I reached up and turned the TV off manually, scratching the back of my head as the room quieted and eight pairs of eyes looked my way. “Can someone tell me what’s going on?”“Wasn’t he on the show?” The coyote shifter looked at Aspen. “I swear I saw him there.”“You can be on the show and not have a clue what’s going on. Ask me how I know.” Aspen giggled, leaning back so her head rested against Ranger.He affectionately squeezed her shoulder as he pulled out his phone and scrolled. “It’s true. They finally got enough dirt to bring her in. Took them long enough. It’s been almost three months since our settlement against the network.”“Thank the Goddess.” Aspen sighed. “Wait, this doesn’t mean we have to go back to court, does it?”Ranger pocketed his phone. “No. They have her on a technicality and the feds are involved with the interstate gambling. Jesse’s testimony should be all they need. It’s bigger than us now.”We all glanced at the cheetah shifter. Jesse laid back on the leather
My beast thumped his tail as she smiled at me.“Are you ready to go?”I finished off my beer and tossed it into the trashcan, moving around Andrea as she tended the bar. Crossing the hardwood floors, I met the owner of the bar halfway, then scooped her up into my arms. “You missed my show.”I didn’t care if I sounded pathetic; Fallon was the one who insisted I put on a festive performance each Thursday night for the month of December. “We need more fun in this territory,” she’d said. “Make them want to stick around.”Fallon was a tough Luna, but she had a vision. It was something beautiful to watch it come alive. Because that’s what she’d done. Slowly but surely, she’d brought more life into this pack.A public playground sat by the new elementary school. She’d recruited some small businesses and created a boutique shopping center right outside the resort. Shifters were coming back and bringing their families with them. Especially now that Chase and Kimberly Williams were running the
“Well. I didn’t think…” Tim looked around the room as he stuttered. “She just…”“Come on, man.” Bryant laughed as he clapped the old man on the back. “Did you lose a nut or two back there?”“I need you to leave. Now.” John growled.Tim scrambled out the door.Bryant sighed as he followed him. “We’re going to have to burn this table.”“Out.” John’s Alpha strength washed over me, giving my wolf a heady rush as it mixed with my own power.I gave him a seductive smile, practically tasting his pheromones and desire pulsing in the air. “What seems to be the problem, Alpha?”“That was so fucking sexy.” He moved me over so I was standing in front of him, spreading my thighs apart with his knee. I was bare under the makeshift dress I’d made from his flannel shirt.Bare and already aching with need.His hand slid up between my legs and he groaned at what he found waiting there. “How did I get so lucky?”“Ask the Goddess,” I teased, gasping as he pushed me back so I lay flat on the table.He mad
I placed her scent as soon as I’d shifted and entered the lodge through the back door. The widowed Luna of Williams Pack. It was only a matter of time before she showed up. I pulled on one of John’s flannel shirts from the hooks in the mudroom and cinched it at the waist with one of his belts, grabbing my spare thigh-high black boots from the mat in the hall.Reminder to self:Leave more clothes easily accessible here.Especially if we’d be hosting representatives from the neighboring packs at random times.“Fallon.” John smiled at me as he came out of the bathroom. His eyes traveled hungrily up my thighs as I zipped my boots.“Later.” I put my hand in his. “Do we know what Janice Williams wants?”“Probably something about the debt from the show and my bargain with Chase.” A menacing aura pulsed around John that made my beast purr in delight. We hadn’t seen him in his dominant stance yet. He’d been mostly cinnamon roll around me and the pack. But this version of him was definitely get
“Are you going to let your Alpha in on these plans?” I asked as I tossed the towel into the laundry basket.“There will be signs,” she said mysteriously.And like a love-sick pup, my beast wagged his tail, ready to do whatever she asked.“Come on.” Fallon grabbed my hand and dragged me off the bed.“Where are we going?” I hobbled after her, realizing I’d probably be doing this for the rest of my life. Which didn’t sound all that bad.Fallon pulled open the front door as the cool spring breeze entered the warmth of the cottage, blowing a gust of her intoxicating scent around me. The morning sun shone down on her raven-black hair, giving her an ethereal glow. Her fangs descended through her smile.“My wolf needs her apology now.”11FallonBits of green sprouted through patches of muddy snow that crunched under my wolf’s paws as she raced through the quiet forest. The morning sun peeked down past the branches overhead. My beast’s lungs burned deliciously with the exertion. She was fast–
With my hands full of plastic bags, I jumped out of the truck onto the dirt road to the lakeside resort. I had a feeling she’d like it here. Her own little safe haven, especially when it was off-season and the pack stayed inland where the hunting was better and the air was less cold. Come summer, they’d all be out fishing and swimming and soaking up the sun. Fallon could have full range of the lodge then.I tapped into our mental connection, not wanting to disturb her if she was sleeping. Her emotions washed over me. The anger. The loneliness. It squeezed at my heart.My beast whined as I sat down on the front porch, putting the bags beside me.“What’s your favorite type of candy?” I rested my arms on my knees and waited. Back at the show, I’d gone through so many questions and she never answered. But maybe, just maybe…“Dark chocolate with salted caramel.”My beast howled his triumph as I looked into the plastic bag. Hopefully milk chocolate with caramel filling was a close second. O
“But you won’t because, despite your tough exterior, you aren’t a complete asshole.”“I…” I didn’t know what to say to that.“Listen, I know you and Ranger had a shit life. And we’re wolves. We’re used to fighting for what we get. But it’s different when it comes to you and your mate–especially one who is the Alpha. He’s going to protect you. It’s in his nature. You don’t have to fight every battle alone anymore.”“But–”“No buts. It’s biology, girl. Your wolf could only be tamed by the male strong enough to be an equal, but being equal doesn’t mean you do the same type of work all the time. He’s supposed to protect you in his way. You’re supposed to protect him in yours. He’ll take care of you when you’re sick and when you can’t do something. Just like you’ll do the same when he falls short. You don’t have to prove your worth anymore. If you did, then he wouldn’t be your perfect mate.”“What if fate got it wrong and he’s not perfect?” I swallowed down the lump of emotion in my throat
I shook my head. “How did you do it?”“Do what?”“One second everyone was talking shit. The next, they were eating out of the palm of your hand.”“Not everyone,” she huffed.“More than half the pack.” I started to unbutton my shirt, loving the hungry look in her eyes. “It was magic. Princess magic.”“I’m serious.” She licked her bottom lip as I dropped my shirt to the ground. “Don’t call me that.”“If you want me to stop, I’m going to need your passcode.”Her fingers traced the neckline of her shirt. “Passcode? I prefer the light system for safe words. Green to keep going. Yellow means slow down. Red is–”“Damn it, woman.” I groaned as I held my cock through my jeans with one hand and waved her phone with the other. “Your passcode.”Her eyes narrowed. “Give that to me.”“Are you hiding something?” I teased.She better not be.“It’s none of your business if I am.” A dismissive tilt of her chin had my beast growling.“I think everything about you is my business.” I caught her by the ank
“But the dams sure think so.” Aiden nodded.“It’s not your fault though.” Alice patted my hand. “You can’t help being a pampered city girl.”Did she just call us…I guess she did.I burst into laughter, laughing even harder at the horrified expressions on their faces. This was great. More than great.The O’Neil Pack thought I’d left my comfortable position in McCaw, with my own house where I made all my own rules and had more money than I knew what to do with, for a life like this?They were all high as a kite.8JohnIt took a massive amount of liquor for shifters to get and stay drunk, but that didn’t stop the O’Neil Clan from testing the limits. Pitchers of beer and jugs of homemade apple pie moonshine were passed around the picnic tables out front of the lodge. The far tables were laden with potluck casseroles and Shirley’s kitchen creations.Young pups came running through the maze of adults, causing chaos as I searched the crowd, looking for Fallon. My mate. It still had a ribbo