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2025-03-27 05:00:59No one knew about the secrets of the lake. Not even Reyland’s father, Alpha Dax.
Reyland had kept it to himself, as he did most things that could cause people to ask questions or take an interest in him.
With Alpha Corien’s blood running in his system, he could hear and feel every sound, every movement of the breeze above the trees.
I hate this feeling.
It’s so…alien.
It’s not my power.
It’s fake.
I don’t want it.
I don’t want to use it.
He mused, as his heart raced, pushing the alpha’s blood to every cell in his body.
But he could not get in his precious lake. Not yet. He had tried it once, when he had first ingested Corien’s blood, not long after the battle where Corien lost his position.
It had felt as if the lake waters were ripping off his skin, pulling out the hairs on his body, few as th
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Marian woke up in her room. Alone.She sat up slowly, reaching into her mind space for Dinka.Still nothing. She mused, her heart heavy.She recalled her father's face just before she fell asleep for the second time and immediately straightened her shoulders.She closed her eyes, reminding herself of why she had returned.Regaining the feeling of the night before, at the mistletoe party.I am my father's daughter.I am not bound to or by anyone in this place.I am my own wolf.Her shoulders drooped as she thought the word ‘wolf’.She hung her head, shaking it slowly, fighting back tears.She swallowed and licked her dry lips.Her head snapped up as her mind carried her through everything that had happened since her return.“Reyland,” she whispered, jumping out of bed.Marian stretched and glanced down at her body.&ldquo
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Marian spun around in the water, using her arms to turn her body. She opened her eyes wide to see further into the dark water, but it seemed as if a light had been switched off. Instead of a clearer view, things became hazy.It was dim in the lake. But the lake was not murky.As she spun and strained her eyes, she was tempted to call out to him, but they were underwater.She wanted to link with him, but he did not have the power to share the pack link.Her mind and heart started racing.Where is he?Have I lost him?No! He just fell in! He’s in here!What if I can't find him?What do I do?Should I link Dax? She pushed that thought away immediately.No. Never. Not after what happened earlier. I’ll call Uncle Gravan.Yes, I’ll – as she started to reach for her uncle in her mind, a pale object caught her eye.She twisted around, holding herself in the same spot, kicking her feet and moving her arms.Her green eyes shone in the dimness of the frigid water.The first thing she noticed once
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“Marian!” Reyland choked, his pitch an octave higher than he expected, making him flush. The tips of his ears turned the same color as Marian’s cheeks.“What?” She whispered sultry against his lips as he held his face above the water, balancing her up, away from his increasingly hardening member, which seemed to be reaching for her.“Marian, what…look…I’m…you…” he complained, his voice gruff as his eyes fixed on her soft, pale lips.“Hmmm? I can't hear you,” she breathed, her right hand sliding down his left arm under the water.Pale lips? Reyland thought. Alarm bells went off in his head.He released his grip on her waist and pulled himself higher out of the water, pulling her flat against the side of his body, keeping her away from his front.Her eyes widened, moving from his lips to take in his full face. He was staring down at her, holding he
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Reyland leaned Marian backward, into the crook of his shoulder, and her head lolled back. Her eyes were closed. Reyland pursed his lips.Fainted?An alpha she-wolf?How come?Why?Is it the lake?No. It can't be.She was shaken up by my father, but that was hours ago.And…why is she so…light?Is it the cold?Other bodies of water are frozen right now. Could it be the chill?I should get her warm…and dry.He thought, his heart now pounding for a different reason.Dry! Gotta get out of the water!With that thought, he pushed for the bank of the lake, holding Marian in his arms, keeping her head above water.==========Reyland’s feet found the lake floor and he trudged forward, quickly at first, but as he left the water, his body began to drag.He ended up dragging Marian’s soaked, heavy, limp body out of the water and falling with her on the lake’s edge.He was the long way around from his clothes so he lay Marian on her back, quickly checked her pulse and breathing, and lumbered over
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Despite all Reyland’s efforts to keep an open mind, to accept that the she-wolf on top of him did not know what she was doing, his mind was losing the battle to the supple skin pressing and rubbing against his prone body.He had never been this close to anyone in his life, let alone a full-flesh female.Not only was his temperature rising, but his pole, with her leg against it, was also starting to rise.She shifted her left leg against the mounting pressure, rubbing against him, and this time, Reyland could not hold back.He moved, attempting to roll her off him, but she clung to him, one hand grabbing his left breast, while the other, under his right arm squeezed his fleshy side.He groaned, grimacing as her rough palm grazed his nipple.He bit his lip to hold back his voice, breaking the skin inside his mouth.He struggled underneath her as he felt her warm breath on his ear again, his pupils dilating.“Where are you going? I thought you were warming me up?” Marian whispered coyly.
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“I…I wanted to get you warm, but…listen, we should get inside. Okay? You can go ahead of me. I’ll come in after.” Reyland stated carefully, still standing at a distance.“There are blankets in the living room, at the house. Take one. You can –” he explained, but Marian cut in.“I’m not leaving you.” She breathed, staring at Reyland openly, her eyes roving over his exposed torso.She had seen it before, but she had not been this close.His skin was fair. Very fair. During the party, she had not noticed this, and in the dark, outside his home, it had not stood out.But here, under the bright, almost noon sun, even with the green hue the leaves cast over everything, it was evident.It was probably no more than five shades of pigmentation that kept his skin from being translucent.There was no mark on his body, and he had very little body hair. If Marian had been a different kind of wolf, she would have felt jealous.Many, if not most, werewolves had significant chest hair, some even to t
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Reyland tilted his head to the side, his brow furrowed.“You said that before. You don’t have to wait with me. I’ll…I’ll only slow you down. Your legs must either be freezing or numb. It’s worse if they’re numb.”“They’re numb,” Marian replied flatly.“Wha-What?! Why didn’t you –” Reyland stared at her, his tiny eyes wide, his cheeks wobbling as his lips shook.He closed his eyes and aspirated, again.“Go inside. I’ll be right behind you. Go through the back, the guards –”“No.”“I’ll slow you down!” Reyland pressed, a slight edge in his voice.“I’ll carry you.” She said flatly.Reyland gaped at her.“Wha– No.”“Why not? You’re cold too, right?”“No. I’m not. I’m fine.”“But.”“Look at me, Marian. Do I seem cold to you?” He asked exasperatedly.She looked closely and eyed him up and down.“No…” she stated slowly, “you don’t seem cold at all.”“That’s because I’m not. Okay? Go in. Warm up. I’ll be right behind you. I promise.” He stated firmly.“But, take the back, okay?” He added.Mar
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A word that had hit Marian the first time she had been at Reyland’s home, pulled at her heart again as her eyes glimmered at her giant – ‘adorable’.Reyland’s smile widened.“You’d be the first person to think that,” he droned nonchalantly.“Huh? What?” Marian asked, still smiling up at him with a silly expression.“‘Adorable,’ you’re probably the only person who has used that word to describe ANYTHING about me.” He explained.Marian’s mouth formed a silent O.She had not realized that she had said the word that was in her heart out loud.She flushed, covered her mouth, and rushed into his house.Reyland laughed lightly before glancing around and following Marian inside.Not that I’d know if anyone was around…he chided himself sarcastically.==========Within the hour, after a fast meal pulled together from a bunch of leftovers in Reyland’s fridge, Marian was in the living room of Reyland’s two-story home, sitting before a blazing fire, wrapped in a thick blanket.Just as Reyland had
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Any concerns or requests could be brought to the Elders; however, they would never actively involve themselves in resolving any issues.Their presence was intimidating and could be hard to bear.Many meetings were not done face-to-face, but rather, through intermediaries – younger, but still elderly, shifters who lived with the Elders and presented cases to them for their input.Their rule was simple – they did not interfere in pack politics or battles. They had all had enough of these during their individual reigns and had no taste for such things in their old age.All of them had been around during the time of the previous Alpha, the one before Corien, the one who loved wars, battles, and blood, the one who used his people as objects and pawns for his schemes and conquests.And they had done nothing.They had been there when Corien had taken over from that Alpha, by force of arms, and they had done nothing.
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Corien was in Dax’s office. He had been with him for the past hour, letting the Alpha seethe and rage.Dorien and the Luna had been present as well, but they had left earlier, leaving only the two brothers, the two enemies, together.Dax sat in his chair, his back to Corien, staring out the large window behind his desk.“Once the Alpha King hears of this from Anna, he will come for her,” Dax droned. Finally calm after his last outbursts with his family.“Not if we claim her,” Corien replied calmly.Dax did not respond.Corien continued.“We don’t have to do so immediately. We can plan for it, as we do for everything,” he stated firmly as he approached the large desk and stopped at the edge, adjacent to Dax’s wide shoulders.“If you put everything aside, you will know that what Dorien has suggested is the best solution,” he continued carefully.Silence.
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“If he banishes me…” Marian whispered hoarsely, her voice catching. She shifted her eyes to Gravan, “Will you and Dad come with me?” she whispered, her eyes filling.“Just us? No one else?” Gravan replied with a soft smile, his bright eyes shining in his handsome face.Marian shifted her head against her pillow as she gazed up at her uncle.“I won’t have any hope there, if I’m banished,” she croaked.Gravan shook his head gently, stroking her forehead, the smile still on his face.“First of all, princess, we don’t dwell on ‘what-ifs’, hmmm? What’s done is done. All that matters is where we are now, and what we can do about it,” he stated matter-of-factly.“Your father will not let anything happen to you. Rest assured, nothing as drastic as banishment will happen,” he droned.“But, what if he – Alpha Dax &ndash
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Is he in heat?Am I?Marian mused.Dinka chuffed at her in their mind space.“What? I’m bored!” Marian tossed at her wolf, “If I can’t go out tomorrow, let me have a little fun today.”“It’s been too hard these past few days,” she complained to Dinka, “I need a distraction!”“This is not a distraction, Marian, this is torture,” Dinka replied, her teeth bared as if she were laughing.“We’ve seen torture, D. We’re just playing with him,” Marian replied with a smile.With her eyes directing Zepher and a few sounds chipped in here and there, she made the young omega feed her every bite of food and every drop of water and light wine that had been brought to her as she breathed him in.Thirty long minutes later, Gravan walked in to find a very distraught Zepher feeding a very contented Marian.========
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At the mention of Reyland, Marian had sniffed and nodded lightly.Her father smiled as footsteps were heard in the sitting area.Before she could blink, Corien was out the door, closing it gently behind him as he began to speak with the Alpha of Lightmoon pack.Marian’s eyes narrowed. She pushed her senses to listen, but both men were warriors; she could not hear them unless they didn’t mind being heard.There was silence.She could not even feel them.Their presence had been blocked.A few minutes later, she heard footsteps leaving her dorm.Two sets.She rested her back on the bed and stared up at the ceiling, mulling over her conversation with her father.She went over everything one by one, step by step, with Dinka.As she recounted it, certain things stood out to her, but she kept her counsel.Instead, her mind turned to the past, before the darkest time in her life.==========The pack had been a home then.Her father, mother, and her younger brother had lived in the Alpha mansi
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“He ordered the rest of us out – me, Dax, Dorien,” Corien continued, maintaining his fluid pace.Marian smiled lightly, but remained focused, keeping the meld firmly intact.“Byron gave you pint after pint of blood from the blood bank. He would not let me give any because of the impending full moon.”Corien paused and smiled widely when the meld did not waver.My daughter is a true alpha warrior, he mused.Marian’s breathing remained steady. Her brow had twitched, but she had no other reaction.“We stayed in the sitting area of your dorm until you woke up the next day.”“You know the gist of things from there.”“Dax has been gone since the early hours of this morning. No one has seen him or heard from him. Physical or link-wise.”“We locked down the pack grounds. Some news might have gotten out, but no one will be able to understand things. Not for a while, not until more details come to light, and not…unless they are old enough or versed enough in wolf history to guess anything.”“An
