***In the conference room the next evening, a serious meeting was taking place. The topic on board was Troy. Present were Philip, Jeremy, Joel, Stan, Paige, Ryan, and Deloris. The meeting had been called by the Alpha of Alphas.“I’m saying he’s a ticking time bomb,” Jeremy said quietly. “He can shift at any time…which is good. We just need to keep an eye on him. I had to explain to him that he wasn’t sick.”“That poor child,” Deloris murmured. “He must be so confused right now.”“Not just confused.” Philip rasped. “He’s in pain.” He stood and began to pace. The werewolves in the room knew how a first shift felt like. It wasn’t a pleasant experience.“My problem is that,” Jeremy went on, “I think mum is trying to suppress the shift because she thinks Troy is not ready.”“What?” Philip gasped.“What makes you say that?” Joel asked.“You all know Philip and I had to attend an alpha’s meeting today.” Jeremy glanced at the faces around the table. “We’ve been away from the pack house the w
***Troy went so quiet it almost seemed as if he was sleeping. Jeremy knew better. He could sense the tension inside his brother. Apart from the struggle his body was going through because of his premier-shift, Troy clearly had a lot on his mind. And as a werewolf, Jeremy could easily feel the anxiety pouring off of his brother. Since he hadn’t had his shift yet, Jeremy couldn’t link up their minds and read Troy’s thoughts. All he could therefore do was hope that his brother would trust him enough to tell him what was on his mind. He wished…“I’m sick.” Troy blurted out suddenly. Jeremy knew better. But he remained quiet. “I have been for years. It’s a monthly ailment. Does our father or mother have any such disease?” He raised his head and looked at Jeremy with eyes filled with curiosity.“No, they have no such…”“Then why do I...how about you?”“What you have is not a disease, Troy. It’s…”“Oh, it is.” Troy gave a short laugh devoid of humour. “It started when I was fifteen. It’s ne
***“Nitwits,” Paige murmured with an eye roll as Ryan shook his head in amusement.“Mum’s going to descend on you.” Ryan chuckled. “Brace yourselves.”“She should bring it.” Philip grinned. “I’ve already called her to join us.”“Lip come on, she can’t leave Troy alone at home.” Jeremy groaned. “It’s danger…”“Who said anything about leaving him home?” Philip snorted.“You dirty pervert.” Paige chuckled. “You just wanna see him, don’t you?”“I didn’t see him the whole of yesterday. Neither have I seen him the whole of today.” Philip drawled. “Do you blame me? Stan, please tell the guys to prepare the Jungle Room.”“Way ahead of you, boss.” Stan grinned as he relaxed into his seat. “Just sent them a message.”“Good.” Philip gave a thumbs-up sign.A young lady entered with some snacks for them. Everyone, but Philip helped themselves. The thought of seeing Troy again in the next few minutes was causing all sorts of warm feelings to course through him. Truth be told, he’d missed the annoy
***“You can’t tell me how to lead my life.” Troy’s voice raised. “I’ve been told what to do my whole life. I refuse to allow you people to tell me what to do with myself.” Sweat poured out of him as he trembled from sheer fury. “How dare you insist I turn into an animal?” His eyes locked on Philip’s. “Is my body yours? Do you even think?” Troy felt as if his intestines were trying to force their way out of him. The pain…it was too much. And the people in the room with him seemed to think it was okay to feel that way. Troy started a silent chant unconsciously. “I’ve had it with you people…”Troy felt an intense energy within that he’d never felt before. He didn’t have to chant for long at all. Just as Stan reached out to hold his arm, Troy felt the release. He was more shocked than anyone in the conference room when the fireball appeared in his hand. It had materialized in his hand just as he was snatching his arm from Stan. The ball flew… right at Ryan who had bent down to pick up hi
***Ryan watched Gloria go and sighed. It was obvious that Gloria had had a change of heart and Ryan was happy about that. Sometimes, parents had to be firm with their kids. For the very first time since he laid eyes on the regal, elegant woman who he’d come to love as a mother, Ryan thought Gloria looked old. It was as if she’d aged overnight. Worrying about her child had clearly taken its toll on the poor woman. Ryan rubbed his hand on his stomach, which surprisingly didn’t feel as flat as it had days earlier, and wondered whether his kid was going to give him such stress.“Don’t stress your daddies out, baby.” He whispered. “You did good today. You saved your daddy, grandma, your uncle Troy…who is a little confused at the moment, your uncle Philip,” he relaxed more into his seat, “your uncle Stan, auntie Paige, grandpa Jo, and grandma Del. That’s a lot of people. Thank you. Your daddy and uncle Philp are being dickheads right now.” His speech began to slow down. “The others are loo
***“Help me.”Philip heard someone asking for help in his sleep and slowly opened his eyes to see Troy on all fours, at his feet. He looked terrible.“Shit…” Philip groaned as he got off the couch and crouched beside Troy. “Tell me how you feel.” He asked as he pulled a whimpering Troy into his arms and looked up at the clock on the wall. It was a few minutes past four a.m. “Hey…”“Pain…” Troy moaned. “So much pain…. Help me please…”Philip got to his feet, carried Troy fireman style, and rushed out of his suite. As he went, he barked instructions through his mind-link to his aides to unlock the Jungle Room in the basement immediately. Then he sent messages to Jeremy and Stan to meet him in the basement.Philip got on the elevator and rode to the basement with a passed-out Troy hanging over his shoulder. When he got out, three of his aides were already there, holding open the door to the Jungle Room. The door was made of solid vertical iron bars, making it easy for anyone outside the
***It was important to remind his friend that it was his murderous Ojah spirit that had maltreated Ryan and not him. And Philip did exactly that;“The last thing you want is to remind Ryan of what he went through,” the alpha said fiercely.“Well, I think feeling guilt is in order.” Stan drawled. “I mean thanks to him, the poor guy doesn’t have any good memories of his first wolfy experien…”“Shut up, Stan.” Philip snapped. Then he turned his attention to Troy who had begun to groan beside him. “Hey, want some water?” He asked softly.“No.” Troy moaned. He didn’t think he could keep anything down. “Why did you take off my clothes?” He looked down at his boxer-clad body.“’Cause they’re going to come off anyway.” Philip shrugged. “Why ruin perfectly good clothes?”“Oh god…” Troy screamed suddenly and rolled onto his hands and knees. “You sure this is how it’s…aahhhhh…” He panted harshly until the pain passed. “Sure this is how it’s supposed to be?” He gasped.“Some go through worse, bu
***As soon as Troy’s wolf, a beautiful golden-furred wolf fully formed, Philip shifted into his big grey alpha wolf. The alpha wolf just stood over the clearly exhausted new wolf and stared at it. He’d never seen a more strikingly beautiful wolf. Gold was one of the rare and admired colours when it came to wolves. And Philip felt so proud that his mate was one of such. In fact, he felt so much joy and pride that he threw his head back and let out a howl that was so loud it could be heard from miles away. Anyone who heard the howl could tell the alpha had found something precious. Any smart person could easily crack the code…codes. Unfortunately, most werewolves were smart.“Son, please.” Joel groaned. “People will know…” The elder was worried about the attacks that were bound to come Troy’s way. Troy was no Ryan. Even Ryan, who was a powerful being had had his share of ex-attacks.But Philip’s wolf seemed not to hear his father’s warning. He was in a world of his own. All he could th
***Philip was lost in a sea of pleasure. The sensations that rolled through his body literally left him weak. Somehow, Troy had completely taken over. Throughout that passionate lip-lock, Troy’s hip never stopped moving. He bounced, squeezed, gyrated, and rocked mindlessly against Philip whilst whispering sweet nothings on their mind link. Troy told his man about how much he loved having him inside him, how much he loved the way his sweet shaft was massaging his pleasure button, and how much he wanted him to keep fucking him and never stop.Philip’s entire body began to quake. Troy’s words in his mind, his lips on his, and that sweet tight warmth on his cock felt so staggeringly good it was driving him insane. Philip was completely at the mercy of his sexy mate, near mindless with the need to climax. When he felt that familiar incredibly delicious slither along his spine, his hips surged up, thrusting deep…hitting Troy’s pleasure button with brutal force. Each man tore his mouth away
***Philip pulled down Troy’s pants together with his boxers. Then he crouched down to pull off Troy’s boots and socks, sucking on the head of Troy’s weeping hard cock as he took care of the boots. Troy couldn’t help his cries of pleasure. But immediately after he was free of his boots and pants, Philip was back on his feet.“Kneel on that chair, spread ’em, and arch that arse.” Philip rasped, pointing to a chair that faced the floor-to-ceiling window through which Troy had been admiring the outside view. They were on the top floor so couldn’t possibly be seen by anyone.The alpha grabbed a remote and pressed play, instantly filling the suite with Rihanna’s ‘Love On The Brain’.“Love that song,” Troy mumbled as he did as his mate had instructed, holding onto the back of the chair.“I know.” Philip pressed repeat and threw the remote onto the couch. Then he was on his knees behind Troy, flicking his wet tongue across Troy’s twitching hole.“Oh my god…” Troy gasped, his grip tightening
***“I can’t get over how beautiful this place is.” Troy breathed as he glanced around their sinfully sumptuous suite with its jaw-dropping decor.Their suite, which was supposed to be the most luxurious and expensive in the hotel spanned two full floors. It had its own private fitness room, sauna, steam bath and Jacuzzi, a formal dining room, and its own private elevator. They even had a specially assigned chef and butler. When Troy accidentally pressed a button on the wall and caused the drapes to part, he couldn’t stifle the gasp that tore out of him.“Oh my god, the view from here is incredible.”“It sure is.” Philip breathed from behind his mate, his gaze locked on his sexy adorable mate.“Are you seeing this, Philip?” Troy gushed, totally oblivious to the heated look his mate was giving him. “Wow! This is…” His breath hitched in his throat when he felt Philip’s arms going around him from behind. The intensity of the alpha’s hunger hit Troy like a ton of bricks. Arousal surged th
***Philip waited until the laughter died down before speaking more solemnly:“Being someone’s first love may be great. But to be their last is beyond perfect. It’s priceless. I’ve met thousands of people. But none of them really touched me here…” He laid a hand on his heart and then turned to face Troy. Then for the very first time since meeting his mate, the alpha let down his mind-barrier, allowing Troy into his mind. “…Until I laid eyes on you. Then my heart kinda went…‘oh there he is…I’ve been looking for you.’” The crowd laughed softly. “My life changed…forever. You awakened my soul and planted a fire in my heart that brings peace to my mind. Thank you.You are the very air that I breathe, Troy. I’d give up my soul for you in an instant, even if it means I have to spend eternity in torment.” He rasped in a voice filled with so much emotion. “I promise to live within the warmth of your heart and always call it home. I promise to speak when words are needed and to share the silenc
***When the announcer gave the signal, the two werewolves began to circle each other, both looking for an opening to pounce. The first clash was explosive, both clearly meant business. It was definitely not like any mating combat that had ever happened. Stan was bigger, taller, and had experience on his side but Troy had speed. The young in the crowd were impressed and inspired by the sheer power and skill that was being displayed whilst the grown-ups couldn’t help but appreciate and admire the beauty of the combat. Neither held back. It was definitely not an act. After about eight minutes of awesome display of strength and skill, Stan finally got the upper hand.A collective gasp went up when Stan pinned Troy and raised a hand to deliver his victory strike. What the crowd didn’t anticipate was the swift, brilliantly-executed move that Troy pulled. They did see the shock on the warrior’s face a split second before everything changed. One moment, a cocky Stan had his hand up ready to
***The energy in the brightly lit indoor arena of the Stanwood Pack was like never before. There were at least four thousand people in the arena which could easily accommodate ten thousand people. It was indeed a special day for the pack. Their alpha was finally having his mating ceremony. The pack had been looking forward to the ceremony for months. Every member of the pack, except for babies and toddlers who wouldn’t be comfortable with all the excited noise, was present. Before the revision of the ceremony, only wolves from age twenty-one going up were allowed to attend a mating ceremony.But since the x-rated parts had been taken out, every pack member could be part. Not only was every alpha present, there were invited guests from other packs and also, other supernatural beings. The dancing, drinking, and merry-making had begun in the morning when the group who had attended the Bachelor Soiree at Quain Islands got to the pack-house. Everyone was therefore already in the festive m
***“You know what I mean…” Troy snapped, thrusting up into Philip’s fist. “Just give me your cock already.”‘Shut up and feel.’ Philip whispered on their mind-link even as he increased his tempo. He loved to make his sexy mate come but he couldn’t deny how fun it was to tease the guy.“Oh shit, I’m gonna…what the fuck, Philip.” Troy gasped when Philip let go of not only his drooling cock but also his nipple. He broke out in a sweat. “Why?” Frustrated lust-glazed eyes stared up at Philip. “I really need to come, Philip.” He whispered shakily.“And you will...” Philip breathed. He thought the lust, frustration, irritation, and urgent appeal within his mate’s beautiful eyes made the man so hot. “…soon.” He murmured, getting to his feet. “I just want to give your other nipple some attention too.”“Bullshit, you’re just teasing me,” Troy growled. “That’s mean, Philip.” His eyes followed Philip as he moved to the opposite side of the dining table. “You want me…” He breathed, his eyes stuck
***“I owe your mate big.” Philip breathed. “But for him, I definitely wouldn’t be planning my mating ceremony right now. We’d have been in the middle of a war.”“Yeah, he did save the day didn’t he?” Jeremy chuckled.“And it’s clear that he actually likes Enzo,” Philip said. “I think you should make an effort to get to know him. Our ceremony is a fine opportunity to do that, Jer.” Philip said quietly. “He’s part of the family now, anyway. It’s about time we started treating him like one.”“Aright, alright invite him.” Jeremy groaned. “It’s your party.”“It sure is.”“Ryan will be happy.” Jeremy couldn’t hide his smile.“I know he will.” Philip beamed.***Troy threw his head back and drummed his fingers on the dining table. He was tired. He’d spent the day helping some of his mates complete their assessment courses which were due for submission. He therefore had a lot to cover before his paper the next day. He was sure the anxiety he felt was due to the fact that it was his first pap
***Everyone seemed to be in good spirits. Conversation flowed so easily it seemed as if they’d all known each other for years. Even when the door to the conference room opened later to reveal Jeremy, Ryan, and the three elders, the calm atmosphere remained. Ryan went to sit beside Enzo and picked up Sylver whose arms were stretched out towards him. The boy had clearly missed his dad. After a quick nod at Philip, Jeremy asked for everyone’s attention.“I apologize to all of you, especially our guests, for losing my temper out there.” He began in a quiet voice. “The thought of not seeing my child made me see red…literally. I’ve arranged for a chopper to take you to your…”“No need for that.” Piero cut in. “I’ve already called for another to pick us up.”Jeremy nodded. “I will replace or pay for the one that I destroyed.” He said. “Whichever you prefer.”“You don’t have to do that, Jeremy,” Enzo said. “What I said was wrong. Your reaction, although extreme, was only to be expected of an