[Apple]
Taking up the entire door frame is Alpha Sly Sterling, his eyes wide with shock as he looks down at the tattered remains of the employee handbook.
“Ahh…Alpha,” I stutter. “I didn’t realize you were standing there.”
He looks down at the handbook now lying on the floor in three large chunks. Taking a bold step forward, he shuts the door behind him. In his hand is a manila envelope, which I am guessing must hold my new contract.
He came to discuss the job and I threw a book at him.
“I am so sorry,” I begin to cry, my makeup runs down my face.
He doesn’t say anything as he tilts his head upward, his nostrils flaring. I walk around the desk, trying to stay as far away from him as I can, but he flows my movements, moving in sync as he slowly closes the gap.
Reaching forward, he grabs my arm, places it on his face, and breathes deeply.
“Beta Rudy got the scent for me…um…do you like it?”
He walks me backwards, pressing me into a wall.
“No,” his eyes glow bright blue as they snap open, just inches from my own. “Not at all. Take off your clothing.”
“What?” I am hoping I misheard him.
“Take off everything you are wearing,” Alpha Sylvester repeats his demand. “You don’t smell right. It needs to come off. NOW!”
“No,” I protest. “ I refuse.”
He doesn’t give me a choice. Grabbing my dress he pulls it roughly up and over my head. A few bobby pins fall to the ground, ruining my hair.
“When your Alpha gives you a command,” he growls. “You follow it. Now do as I say and STRIP DOWN NOW!”
With shaking hands, I try to pull off my boots one by one, but he grows impatient. “Sit.”
I sit and watch in awe as he makes short work of the boots, and then removes my slip with a swift tug that leaves me bare-breasted, wearing nothing more than the statement jewelry, and my new lacy panties.
He pauses for a moment, looking at me as he sucks in his breath.
Pressing his body into mine, his eyes glow brighter. “Now stay still, Little Snack, this won’t hurt at all.”
Moving my hair out of the way, he rubs his neck against the spot on my body where I had placed the scent enhancer. The motion feels so sensual, so erotic, every inch of me flares to life as I inhale his aroma, like warm wood and salt, as tingles spread from where he touches me throughout my body.
Biting back a moan, I try to push him away. This is wrong. He is my boss. I do not want this.
“I cannot,” he groans as he pulls his shirt off in one quick swoop, “have you walking about,” he rubs his body against the other side of me, “Smelling like another wolf. You are mine. My scent is the only one you are allowed to wear.”
He begins pulling off his pants.
“What are you doing?!” I scream trying to push him off of me before he takes something precious that I am not willing to give. “I don’t want this,” I repeat over and over again as his pants hit the floor. “Please stop. Let me go!”
He begins to growl as my body starts to shake.
“Not until you smell right,” he growls. “You need to smell right.”
He then grabs my wrist and brings it to his face. “Not enough,” he declares as he pulls me down to the ground. “Not nearly enough.”
Wrapping his arms around me from behind, I cry quietly as he pulls me in close and rubs every inch of himself against every inch of me, my body raw with the dancing sensation like little jolts of lightning across my body. It feels so good that my body starts to arch, betraying me as I rock with the beginnings of pleasure.
He smells so good. Why does he smell so good?
After what seems forever, he eventually stops rubbing against me and simply holds me in his arms, his chest vibrating my back as he rests his face along the curve of my neck. “Better,” his wolf hums. “Much better.”
Holding my arms above my head, he sniffs my neck, my armpits, beneath my breasts, behind my knees, and the very sensitive space between my legs.
Standing, his inner wolf continues to peer out at me through his eyes as I huddle in a corner, grabbing the dress and using it to hide my nakedness.
“Nobody will question you are mine now, Little Snack,” he nods his head in approval, his lupine smile growing. “There isn’t a part of you that doesn’t carry my scent.”
I can’t move but eventually, I regain my voice.
“I said no,” I croak.
In a sudden rush, his eyes lose their glow and Sly looks over at me frowning. Taking a shaky step back, he grabs his coat.
“Go away, you monster,” I weep, clutching the dress even tighter around me. “Just leave me alone.”
Remembering himself, he stands a bit straighter.
“I… I’ll send the Beta to take care of you,” he turns, stalking out of the office.
As soon as his steps fade, I let the tears flow freely.
I was told I’d be safe here, that the Alpha and the Beta would keep me safe.
But who is going to keep me safe from the Alpha?
Curling my body into a tight ball, I rock back and forth until gentle hands wrap me in a large blanket. Looking up, I blink to see Beta Rudy’s kind face.
“Come on,” he grimaces as he helps me stand. ‘Let’s get you cleaned up.”
“Please, am I in trouble?” My eyes dart everywhere, unable to settle after the shock of the moment before. “Is he going to…is he going to hurt me?”
A look of deep sadness crosses his face. “I’m sorry I failed you. I should have prepared you better.” Helping me back into my sweater dress he moves my hair out of the way and promises me that something like this will never happen again. “I should have never left your side.
“Just take me home, please.” My body is still shaking. “I need to rest.”
While the Beta sends everyone out of the office on an early lunch break, and I stand in the corner of this massive office, a blanket wrapped tightly around me, I make a decision.
No amount of money is worth this.
But as I feel the Alpha’s warm gaze follow our retreat, I wonder if he’ll ever let me leave.
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[Sylvester]What have I done?Wrapped in what remains of her dress, her skin red and raw from where I rubbed myself against her, she is frozen, reeking of fear and the lingering smell of another wolf. If I stand here one minute longer, Rufus will take over again. And if he does, I can’t be sure he won’t try to claim her as his on the floor of her office, where everyone in the pack can hear us.“We need to get ourselves under control, Rufus!” My wolf, Rufus, growls in response as he paces back and forth through my mind, demanding we go back and finish what we started. “Don’t deny it,” he barks,” You felt it too.” I won’t consider what he is suggesting. It is impossible. Those were not tingles, that was simply the anticipation of the hunt, the desire to mark and claim every attractive female that crosses my path. Stupid Alpha male stuff. “Rudy,” I call over my shoulder to my Beta, who is waiting outside my office. “Take care of the new Luna she…she needs you more than I do.” Rudolp
[Apple]I don’t remember much of the rest of the day. Beta Rudy carried me out of the office and brought me back to the apartment. Somehow I ended up in borrowed pajamas underneath a large comforter on a small but cozy bed. The next morning I was almost my old self again, except for now I am stressed about signing up for classes. I haven’t paid yet, and I can’t sign up for classes until I pay. Ugh! “What am I going to do?” I ask Hazel as I eat some leftover pizza from the night before. “I need the money, but there is no way I can go back to that place. It was terrible.”“Think of it as a learning experience,” she places a cup of cool apple cider next to me and I take a long sip. The alcohol helps with my anxiety and I find myself open to listening to her advice. “What did you learn?”“I learned that I know nothing about werewolf society,” I groan. “And also that Alphas really don’t like it if you smell like anyone else.” “OK, that’s a start,” she nods encouragingly. “Anything else?
[Apple]The alpha, placing his hand near the small of my back, guides me out onto the street. As we pass his car, he tilts his head, “Are you sure you don’t want to try that breakfast spot I mentioned? They’re right along the coast with a beautiful view of …”“No!” I cut him off short and he laughs at my outburst. Eventually, he notices me glaring and I have to look away from his smoldering gaze. Damn it, why is he so sexy? I twist the edges of my sweater trying to think about anything other than how hot I am under the collar after just a glance. “About what happened at the office...That was one of my more challenging moments,” he admits as he takes a small drink and then wrinkles his nose in disgust before setting it down next to me. “It was wrong of me to…approach you in that way without explaining what was happening. Did…Did Beta Forrester explain…” I nod my head and tell him about the conversations I had with both his beta and my friend Hazel. “It’s okay,” I try to smile,“I und
[Apple]“Brother?” “One of our roommates,” Hazel confirms. “My evil twin.” He rolls his eye at her and she snorts. Seeing them side by side, the resemblance is uncanny. “Call me Thorne,” he holds out his hand for me to shake. His grip is as warm and firm as his gaze is gentle and kind. “So what’s this I hear about you being a prostitute?”The three of us argue for the next 30 minutes about whether or not Rental Lunas are prostitutes. Hawthorne brings up the point that he is not asking for sex. “Prostitutes get paid after having sex.”“You haven’t had sex with him,” Hazel leans in closely. “Right?”“Um, no.” I blush, a wanton image flashing through my mind. “All he’s done is ask me to work at his office and occasionally come to public events.”“So no sex, and he gives you a car AND pays for your schooling,” Thorne’s eyebrows shoot up. Just for being his employee?” “Technically I’m not even that,” I show picking up the contract on the table.”I haven’t agreed to anything.”“I wonder w
[Apple]Home."This card key, " Beta Rudy explained before leaving me alone to learn more about my new life, "Will allow you to access any room on any floor of the packhouse, except, of course, the Alpha's private bedroom." He then went on to explain that there are two doors to access the building, the one that leads to the main hall on the bottom floor, which he pointed out to me. It is painted blue and lies on the other side of this parking lot. "And this one," the door in front of me now painted red, "This one is for the Alpha and his family only. Even I'm not allowed on that floor without express advance permission.""This is the entrance I always recommend for you, Luna, since you do not have a scent of your own to announce your status," he put very delicately. "It wouldn't be safe for you to mingle with the other members of the pack without one of us with you." "I see," after my very brief solo encounters with wolves I don't need any more convincing. "But this key," he presse
[Apple]Shuffling away, I take the Alpha's offer for first dibs at the showers. How embarrassing. I bet he could smell how my body reacted to his. My body betrayed my better judgment. "He is a beastly man," I remind myself. "Getting involved with him would be a mistake." No matter how good it felt to be captured by his arms. Hearing his footsteps enter the open shower space, I decide to keep my swimsuit on as I wash my body clean. He, however, has different ideas. Even from across the room, I can hear the sound of his speedo hitting the floor. "So Apple, since you are here," he calls across the space. "I thought now might be a good time to discuss our social calendar." "Social calendar?" I turn around. Mistake! He is facing me as well, his full body on display. Even flaccid, his member is impressive. Closing my eyes, I turn back towards the wall. Casual nudity might be a part of werewolf society, but I'm a human. It isn't normal to stand around with one private part on display ha
[Sylvester][EARLIER TODAY] I didn’t expect to find her wet and almost naked in front of me. Apple. Sweet, juicy, Apple. She looks so delicious in that simple one-piece. I want to peel it off of her slowly, sampling her one bite at a time.“No sex,” I have to remind myself.“Can’t we taste her, just a little nibble,” Rufus pants in my mind and I have to brush the thought away. My wolf has a ravenous appetite, and lately, it has been for one very special redhead. She is still in her swimsuit when I enter the shower. She is so modest and a bit of a prude, but that is a pleasant change from the usual Lunas the agency sends me.I need to remember to have Rudy contact Rental Luna. She needs to have a file in their databank that looks official. Eventually, someone is going to go look into her background. I can’t have anyone suspect she is a human I found by mistake.Because if the truth came out, the Board would have reason to seize power and force me into decisions I do not want to mak
[Apple] The only warning we receive is the flash of his glowing blue eyes. Faster than I’ve ever seen any man run, Sylvester Sterling crosses the distance from his car to our apartment stoop as a gracefully dynamic force, grabbing Hawthorne by the collar and slamming him into the wall near the door. “She is MINE!” he growls, his eyes glowing brightly enough to cast my friend’s face in harsh relief, deepening the shadows and highlighting the fear in Thorne’s eyes. “Alpha stop!” I shout but it’s no use. Whoever is in charge, it isn’t Sylvester Sterling, even if he is dressed like him. “He’s my friend.”“He is an interloper,” his fangs elongate as he tilts his head to the side. “An invader. An enemy. You are MY Luna. MINE. He may not touch what is mine.”“I can touch whomever I want, Sylvester,” My anger is rising. How dare he think he can make out with some she-wolf and I can’t have an innocent conversation with a friend. Even if he and I were to become more than friends it is none o