Chapter Two

Conri…

As Conri woke up the next morning, he felt a naked body next to him and immediately knew it was Sheila. Without any words, he took his pants of and started touching her, running his hands all over her body and finding her soft breast. They immediately reacted to his touch, her nipples getting hard, and he could feel his own excitement growing. He could feel his wolf come alive and gave a low growl. Sheila turned around, pushed him back against the pillows and climbed on top of him. She started riding him, Conri groaned and grabbed her hips, pulling her down harder on him. They reached a climax and Sheila crashed down on him, breathing heavily.

“So, I see you changed your mind.” Conri said with a naughty tone in his voice as he picked her up and sat her beside him on the bed.

“I am not talking to you yet.” Sheila got of the bed and walked over to her clothes. Conri watched her as she got dressed and thought what was stopping him from marking her as his own. She was sexy, wild in bed, everything a wolf could want…

She walked out of his room without another word and Conri just shook his head. He went to take a shower and got dressed. He kept thinking about that scent…

He had the strangest feeling he needed to find it, as if it were calling to him. He was flying out tomorrow for a few days on a business trip, so he only had today. He decided the pile of papers on his desk can wait as he got dressed and went downstairs.

Every morning his kitchen were filled with hungry wolves as his very old beloved nanny knew how to feed them. She was not a wolf herself, but she was his nanny since he was a little boy. His family were very poor growing up and his parents had to work very hard to put food on the table. She was there for him when his parents passed away more than fifteen years ago and since then it was only him and his sister. Jones has lived with him ever since he could remember, she promised to never leave his side. Conri wanted to go and see his sister as well while he was away on business. She lived in Canada, and she almost never came to visit, he missed her and needed to know that she was ok.

“Morning Jones.” Conri greeted his childhood nanny as he took a few pieces of bacon before there was nothing left.

“Morning my boy” Jones smiled and pinched his cheek as she so often did, still thinking he is a little boy. That always brought a smile to Conri’s face.

“And what are you up to today my boy?” She asked as she made some more scrambled eggs and toast.

“I am going out a bit, leaving the estate. I need to find something.” Conri frowned as he heard himself say the words.

“You need to find something? Please don’t tell me you are going alone. You must never leave this place on your own again!” She sounded like an overreacting mother.

“I will take someone with, I promise.” He winked at her and went outside.

The sun was already beating down and Conri could feel it was going to be a hot day. He already felt the sweat running down his back. He already felt like taking all his clothes of and jumping naked into the pool, but that would not do anyone any good! He smiled at his own thoughts.

He walked over to the cottage where Marcus was playing outside with his pups.

“Morning Alpha.” Marcus greeted, teaching his pups the right way to address their Alpha.

“Morning” Conri smiled and greeted everyone.

“I need your help Marcus, I want to go beyond the borders, I need to see if I can pick up anything give me some sort of clue about that scent of last night.”

“Permission to talk freely?” Marcus asked before he said anything else.

“Permission granted.” Conri knew his Beta was going to say something he did not want to hear…

“I think you’re going on a wild goose chase. It could have been anything that you smelled. Some humans coming to far into the woods, anything like that.”

“You might be right, but I still want to go.” Conri felt adamant and knew what he wanted to do.

“Ok, then let’s go.” Marcus knew best than to argue with his best friend when he has already made up his mind.

“I’ll meet you at the tree line.” Conri started strolling over to where the tree line started, and he couldn’t wait to get rid of his clothes. His wolf has had a good start to the day, and he wanted to run, be in charge. Conri got undressed and gave up all self-control, letting his wolf free and giving over to the shift. His wolf growled and enjoyed being free again.

Conri immediately heard the thoughts of patrollers and they knew to be on high alert. Marcus joined him and they started running in the same direction as last night.

Close to the border, Conri came to a stop and came to his full form, his wolf was muscular and well-toned, his fur pitch black and his was always on alert. Sniffing the air and hoping to get the same scent, but there was nothing.

Conri decided to go over his border and Marcus’s wolf growled at him. Conri snapped back the other wolf obeyed. Conri decided to shift again, and his wolf complained. His beta did the same. 

“There should be a backpack with clothes here somewhere.” Marcus said as he started looking. They found it, as there is almost everywhere in the estate hidden spots with backpacks, being prepared, should anything happen. They got dressed and Marcus asked what the plan is.

“We walk, and look, maybe we find something out of the ordinary. My smell is not so heightened when in human form, but I will recognise that scent anywhere. I know it was faint, but I will never forget it.”

“Ok, then we walk.”

Tala…

Tala where out of bed early the next morning and asked her best friend to meet her behind the old shed.

“Why all the secrecy Tala?” Dolph asked

“You don’t know what happened last night?” Tala asked in disbelieve.

“No, what happened?”

“I found out my father promised me to Hemming” Tala could feel the tears of frustration and hurt running down her face again.

“HE DID WHAT?” Dolph could not help but raise his voice, he could not believe what he was hearing.

“Shhh, please, I need you to teach me how to fight, to be able to defend myself.”

“Tala, you have been my best friend, you are the most beautiful wolf I have ever seen, but a fighter is the last thing that you are. You are kind, you are not at all like any of your father’s pack of muds, sorry, I know I am one of them. But don’t change who you are.”

“If I don’t change, and learn to defend myself, how am I ever going to survive Hemming?” Tala looked at Dolph pleadingly.

“Tala, you are not even a strong wolf, don’t get me wrong! I am very sure if you put you r mind to it, you can do anything, but even your build, your feminine, your almost fragile.”

“That is NOT what I wanted to hear Dolph! Fragile or not, I am going to learn how to fight! I will train and become stronger; I need to!”

“Even with all the training, how are you ever planning on surviving Hemming? You are so much smaller than him Tala! I honestly don’t know what is wrong with your father!”

“I tried to run away last night, they caught up with me and he gave me another beating.” Tala looked away, feeling ashamed that she can’t fight back, can’t defend herself.

“Oh Tala, I am so sorry.” Tala could hear the sincerity in his voice.

“So, you see, running away is not an option. I need to be able to able to fight, learn how to defend myself. I won’t go down without a fight!” Tala gave herself a pep talk earlier this morning to make sure she does not back out. She needs to go ahead with this and see it through if she had any chance of surviving Hemming…

“Ok, let’s do it. But we can never get caught, then we are both dead. Your father will have my head it he ever found out I helped you.”

‘He won’t, I promise.” Tala could feel herself hoping again. She knew if she only had a fair chance. Her father never wanted to teach her how to fight, he said it’s not a women’s place. Well, screw that! Tala thought to herself…

“So where, and how?” Dolph asked

“Can we start now? My father and his beta left for the morning, so I know we will be fine.”

“Ok, let’s do this!”

Dolph showed Tala some basic self-defence moves and strikes. They spend most of the morning practising and Tala never took notice of the time. Before long it was lunch time and she heard someone calling her name.

It was Hemming…

“Tala! TALA!!” Came Hemmings deep voice

Tala thought of running in the other direction. But she knew she would never be able to outrun this man.

“Quick Dolph, start running and hide, please!” She whispered

Dolph started running in the opposite direction and Tala prayed that he had enough time to get away.

“TALA! I can smell you! Where are you?” Hemming was getting very impatient.

“Here I am, what is it?” Tala came walking around the old shed, giving Dolph more time to get further away.

"What are you doing here?” Hemming asked, looking around suspiciously.

“Nothing, and this is none of your business.” Tala said, keeping her head held high.

“None of my business, really? I can make it my business! YOU will be my business one of these days, I will sink my teeth so deep into you, I will make sure you know that you are mine… and you will be screaming my name so load, everyone will hear and know you are mine.” Hemming said with a smirk on his face as he took Tala’s small face in his big hands and turned her face roughly to look at him.

“Look at me when I am talking to you.” He demanded and Tala tried to pull away.

“I like a feisty wolf; this will be fun.” He grinned as he yanked her closer.

“Let go of me!” Tala said through gritted teeth as she tried to push him away.

“Hemming! This is not the time nor place.” Her father’s deep voice came from the distance. Tala could hear the warning in his voice as he looked at Hemming.

“She will be yours as soon as I give the command. But for now, she is still my daughter, so keep your hands to yourself.” The Alpha said in a very low voice.

“Yes Alpha.” And with that Hemming turned and walked away.

Tala stood frozen on the spot, she was glad her father turned up when he did, but why is he here…?

“What are you doing here Tala, so far from the camp and pack house?”

“I needed some alone time.” Tala lied

“Some alone time? Really? I can smell there was another wolf here. Who was it?” Her father demanded.

“There was no one here!” Tala knew her father’s senses was very good; he could smell just as good in human form as in wolf form…

“You lying to me Tala? You know what happens when you disobey your Alpha!” He turned around and slapped her.

Tala’s small body dropped to the ground, and she could already taste the blood in her mouth. She got back up and tried to get away.

“You are not going anywhere until I am done with you!” And the blows came, one after the other. Tala tried to block and move away, but everything was in vain, as her father was much bigger and stronger than she was.

Tala did not even know how many times he hit and kicked her. Everything became hazy around her, and she did not even try to get up. After he had left, she still laid on the ground, not moving. She just closed her eyes and gave herself some time to heal…  

Conri…

As Conri and Marcus walked, they were silent. They knew they might most probably be in another pack’s territory already. They tried to be as quite as possible, not to attract any attention to them.

It was very dangerous to be uninvited in another pack’s territory, but Conri did not care. He wanted, needed to find whomever that scent belonged too. They walked for the best of two hours before Conri came to a dead stand still, putting his hand in the air so that Marcus must also stop. He could smell it again! Whomever that scent belonged to, was not too far anymore. Conri could feel himself get excited and his wolf became restless. Conri walked very slowly in the direction of the smell, making very sure that he does not step on any twigs or anything that can make a sound. He saw a big, run-down warehouse in the distance and could hear some talk as they got closer.

He hit behind every tree and bush that he could, as to try and get as close as he could. The closer he got, the more intense the smell was, and it was heavenly. Him and Marcus stopped behind the old building and Conri could see two young people through some of the cracks.

He focused on the she-wolf; and he immediately knew it was her… She was like nothing he had ever seen before. The most beautiful creature, and he could feel his wolf wanting out, getting excited. She had the purest white skin, shoulder length black shiny hair and the most penetrating blue eyes. He could see her slim figure, her bare shoulders, her feminine hands. Her perfectly shaped buttocks, her long legs. He wanted to undress her with his eyes, right there and then. Her smell overwhelmed him, and he closed his eyes, breathing her in. He wanted to touch her, feel her… He NEEDED her…

Marcus tapped him on his shoulder and brought him out of his haze. They could here another male voice coming closer, and the other young wolf made a run for it.

Conri frowned as he watched what was going on. The other male wolf walked straight over to the she-wolf, and he could immediate pick something up in his body language. He was trying to dominate her and as soon as he laid his hands on her, Conri wanted to jump out and rip him to shreds!

Marcus held him back and Conri knew he was out of line; this was not his territory, and he had no right.

Not long after came another male’s voice and Conri knew it was an Alpha. He did not recognize the voice, but as soon as he saw who it was, he knew it was the Alpha of the Shadow Moon pack…

A pack Conri could not stand… As they were very well known for their brutality, they had no honour, not respect for anyone of anything… And that was something Conri despised. Their Alpha was the worst, and Conri could not believe that he still had a pack!

What happened next, made the hair on the back of his neck stand up. After having some sort of argument, he started hitting and kicking her. It took everything inside Conri not to jump out and tear him to pieces. Conri could feel the anger and frustration build inside him with every punch… After what felt like an eternity, he stopped and walked away, leaving her on the ground, bleeding. She was not moving and Conri felt like he is going to lose his mind!

After a few minutes, he knew it was safe to come out and he took very long strides to where her lifeless body was still laying, her eyes was closed and face swollen. He could see that she was already busy healing herself, but there were still traces of blood everywhere.

She jumped up as soon as he came near her.

“Who are you? What do you want?” was her immediate reaction as she took a few steps backwards.

“It’s ok, your fine. We won’t hurt you.” Conri talked in his most gentle voice and tried to make her feel safe.

“What are you doing here? You are not supposed to be here, this is Shadow Moon territory.” She said, looking Conri up and down. Conri could smell she was getting aroused, and he knew he had an effect on her.  He almost wanted to smile.

“We know. So why were you close to our border last night?” Conri knew she would not deny it, and he knew very well it was her. He would recognise her smell anywhere…

“I, I…” Her voice trailed off, and she looked away.

“I should get back to the pack house. And you should leave, before my father finds you.”

“Your father? The Alpha is your father?” Conri could not believe what he was hearing!

“Yes, why?”

“Why was he beating you?” Conri demanded.

“That is nothing new, I am used to it by now.” Conri could see the hurt in her eyes, and she looked at him, really looked at him for the first time. They’re eyes locked and he wanted to go to her, pull her to him. But he also did not want to frighten her. She still looked very young, and he must be careful…

“Nothing new?! How old are you?”

“Why? What does that have to do with anything?” She looked away and broke eye contact.

“Just answer the question.” He demanded

“I’m nineteen. I really need to go.” And with that she turned around and was gone.

Conri immediately felt empty as soon as she left, and he could not smell her anymore.

“We really need to go Alpha; we need to get away before someone realizes we are here.” Marcus broke through Conri’s deep thoughts, and they turned around to leave. He had to force himself to leave her there, he wanted to go find her, go into that pack house, and tore each one that ever hurt her to pieces…! 

Tala…

Tala was not sure for how long she laid there, she was already fully healed, she just did not want to get up. Something moved closer to her, and she jumped up. She turned around and saw one of the most gorgeous, powerful, muscled man she has ever laid eyes on. She did not know men like that existed… Her father never let her go anywhere...

He was tall, dark hair, she could see his veins in his forearms as his muscles flexed. When he looked at her, it felt like he was looking right through her. Tala gazed at him and felt overwhelmed by the compelling aura around him. She knew he was powerful, respected, in control, yet he had a gentle look in his eyes. Something Tala was not used to at all…

He asked her a few questions, not understanding why he was interested in her at all… The more she heard his voice, the more her body reacted. This feeling inside her was very new to her and she did not know how to control it. She felt herself become aroused and she was still a virgin! She wanted him, she found him very attractive, and her inner wolf was screaming to come out. There was something about this wolf, something that made Tala scared, yet excited all at the same time. 

She had to get away from him…  He would never be interested in someone like her anyway and she could not dare to think like that at all… She turned around and started walking very quickly back to the camp.

For she knew she was already promised to someone else…