The following three days were uneventful. I didn’t skip meals, my wolf didn’t act out and I hadn’t needed to spend time alone with just Luke. I kept thinking about him and what we did, so it was probably for the best that we hadn’t been in a room alone.
No matter what else I thought about or tried to do, I just couldn’t get the memory out of my mind. I ended up reliving it so many times a day that by the end of the Sunday, I was a horny mess.
I spent Sunday night after the club closed hiding in my office, under the pretence of getting work done. I knew the only other person still working was Luke, the rest of the security and bar staff had left an hour ago.
I hadn’t plucked up the courage to talk to him yet, and I really should.
I yawned. Definitely time to call it a night. Even ultra-awesome succubus-werewolves need their beauty sleep. I giggled.
Giggled… like a schoolgirl.
Oh the full moon was very definitely starting to play havoc with my body and hormones. In less than 24 hours, the moon would be full. I’d end up in heat, and normally I’d stay at home for the three or so days until it started to ease so I didn’t have to deal with all the little wolves who can’t keep it in their pants around the full moon. Needing to be at the club, however, meant I wouldn’t be able to do that.
It sounded like I needed to keep an eye out for Nathaniel this time around too, and knowing him as I did, he wouldn’t be subtle about it. I fully expected that he’d be turning up at the club tomorrow pawing at the ground.
I sighed, letting my head drop forwards, resting on my folded arms on the desk in front of me. I could just get Luke to act as my personal bodyguard for those first few days to keep them (mainly Nathaniel) away… but I could no longer guarantee he wouldn’t just try to get in my pants, or that I wouldn’t be trying to get in his.
Maybe my succubus would keep them at bay…
Ha… I snorted. That would make it worse if anything. A succubus always smelled like sex, at least to some degree.
I jumped at the sudden knock at my door.
Luke’s head peaked around the corner. “Ma’am, I’m just wrapping up for the day. Are you ready to head out?”
“I’ll lock up, Luke. You can head home.”
“I don’t like the sound of you being here alone, ma’am, not this close to the full moon.”
I ran my hand through my hair. “I’ll be fine, Luke. I’ll see you tomorrow.”
He looked like he was going to argue, but then just nodded, turning to head back downstairs. Once I heard the door shut behind him, I let out the breath I hadn’t realised I was holding.
Apparently the Sunday night crowd hadn’t been enough to sate me, I was going to have to feed again, I couldn’t risk not feeding at this point. Not with whatever was going on with Luke, and definitely not with the full moon approaching either.
I was outside locking up the doors when hands appeared on my waist. “Luke, I thought I told you to go home.”
A laugh growled from behind me. “Oh, I’m not Luke.”
I spun, my hand going to the knife hidden at my hip. Nathaniel.
There’s a surprise.
“For fucks sake, Nathaniel. Go home. Stop loitering around here.”
He stepped forwards, leaning in to whisper in my ear. “I can’t stay away from you.”
I pulled the knife out, holding it to his throat.
“You will not touch me. You will not come anywhere near my club. You need to go home.”
“You can’t force me, buttercup.”
“Try me.”
He stepped forward again, pressing his throat into the knife edge. It cut into his skin, leaving a small trail of blood in its wake. It wasn’t a deep cut, normally he’d heal within a minute or two. But… the blade was silver, he was going to need help to heal that one, otherwise it would just keep bleeding.
He lifted his fingers, running them along the edge of the cut, the blood smearing. He stared at me whilst I watched his fingers intently, apparently I needed to feed more than I thought. And oh, he smelled so good right now.
He smirked, his eyes sparkling. “Oh Ophelia,” he whispered. “I knew you’d start wanting me eventually.”
“I don’t, Nathaniel,” I snapped. He smelled good, yes. Did I want him anywhere near me? Absolutely not.
His hands and mouth were everywhere.Kissing along the edge of my bra.Under my dress, his hands were fighting with the clasp.My body quivered and I moaned; he was driving me crazy. “Quiet,” he whispered in my ear, “we don’t want to be interrupted”.Under his hands, I was putty.As I thought I couldn’t take it, he dropped to his knees in front of me.The feeling of him settling in between my thighs was enough to send my body into a frenzy.I needed him, and I needed him now.The first kiss to the inside of my thigh was gentle, soft. The next was far from that. He held my legs as far apart as he could; punishingly wide. Before I could even think, his mouth was on me.He licked around my clit, the movement unforgiving. He licked up and down, again and again whilst I moaned above him, my hands tangled in his hair, nails scraping along his scalp. I cried out, seeing stars, as he thrust two fingers inside me, never once letting up the onslaught on my clit.Just before I could reach my c
Of course I felt something for him.How could I not feel something for him?I groaned, sinking back into my chair. We needed to head to the club to get going on the day’s to-do list, but I could tell work was the furthest thing from Luke’s mind. To be fair, it wasn’t particularly high up my priority list either.The delicious man in front of me, however, that was a different story entirely.Before I even knew what was happening, he ended up on his knees in front of me, hands still cupping my face. He leaned in, lips brushing against mine in the chastest of kisses. I don’t do chaste.I wove my fingers into his hair, pulling him in for a deeper, harder kiss. He groaned against me, his hands sliding down my sides, fingers digging into my hips.Breaking the kiss, I stood, taking his hand and leading him towards my bedroom. I have to say, it’s nice having an actual bed this time.Immediately after stepping foot in my bedroom, I turned to face him, undoing the buttons of my blouse, pushing
Luke had tried to get in my pants another three times before we made it to the club, including once in his car, which made us even later.By the time we did eventually get there, the rest of the team were waiting outside the doors for us to open up. The two keyholders ending up late because they were too busy screwing each other isn’t really an ideal situation, or one that I particularly wanted to explain…Fortunately, no one questioned it. They possibly didn’t want to know either. A lot of the team was supernatural in one way or another, so a good chunk of them probably would recognise the smell of sex.Oops.Tonight’s team was on it, they were prepped and ready to go for opening time, even though Luke and I were nearly an hour late.The club was roaring within ten minutes of the doors opening. Mondays were a strange night. Once upon a time, they were deathly quiet. Then we launched the Monday night shots specials, and suddenly they were as busy as most other days. It was mainly stu
Nathaniel was still sitting across from me in my office sipping another whiskey and I was halfway through my third mojito when Edward called.“Ed, what can I do for you at this late hour?”“My apologies, Ophelia, I’m sure you’re busy, but I have some concerns about something going on in my territory.”I held my finger up to my lips, telling Nathaniel not to say anything. I needed to hear where this was going to go.“Carry on,” I replied.“There seems to be a couple rogue wolves that have been hanging around, we’re concerned that they may pose a threat.”“What kind of threat?”“They’ve been loitering predominantly around my house and Nathaniel’s house, I’m concerned someone is planning a takeover.”“Ed, you know I can’t get involved with any challenge attempts. Has anyone threatened you, your son or anyone else?”The door opened. Luke was back, finally. I gave him a small smile, before turning my attention back to Ed.“No, but rogues are always a concern.”“They should be, yes. Have th
We parked a mile away from the location of the sighting. We’d go the rest of the way on foot, the cars are too obvious. On foot, we could all slip through the trees, and hopefully not draw too much attention to ourselves.Hopefully being the operant word.“Alpha, in position,” I called over the radio.“Beta, ready to go,” came Luke’s voice over the radio.Once teams Charlie and Delta called in, we all got going.“Call in any trouble, people. We need to keep this tidy and above board. Beta, please be subtle, there are probably civilians on the beach, even at this time of night.”“Always, alpha one.” I stifled a chuckle. Luke wouldn’t recognise subtlety if it bit him on the backside.My team fell into step behind me, fanned out, ready to go at a moment’s notice.We moved through the woods, over tree roots, around bushes and under branches. The woods were cold, misty, and visibility wasn’t very good. Not the best conditions for this kind of trip.The full moon added a whole new layer of
The rest of the team finally caught up and I’d changed back into my own clothes. Fingers crossed I wouldn't need to shift quickly, I liked these leggings. I also would rather not rip another holster, but that’s just inconvenient. Maybe I should just start stocking spares.Fortunately, I had my radio and earpiece back now. I should really commission something custom so I had access to it even in wolf form… but that’s a problem for another day.Rather than filling Nathaniel’s house with all 28 of us, I sent Beta, Charlie and Delta (excluding Luke) off to carry on searching the woods for any hint as to what was going on. The rest of Alpha was close by, hiding in the trees. Fives, Luke and I sat down in Nathaniel’s living room.“So,” I said, voice firm. “We know there are at least thirty, if not more, and there’s something or someone very old and powerful with them. Would you agree, Fives?”He nodded. “The air is thick with it.”“What else do we know?”“Ma’am, one of the scents we found e
“FUCK!” I kicked the wall on the way into HQ. Possibly broke a couple toes, but that’s an inconsequential detail, it’d heal within a matter of minutes.“Ma’am, are you okay?” Luke asked, hanging behind me, ever the diligent shadow.“I swore to take care of those people, Luke. A long time ago, before many of them were actually born. I protected their parents and some of their grandparents, and I’m going to continue to do so. Right now, I’m just not sure how.”I sighed. “Let’s just debrief, try to work out what we’re dealing with, and go home for the night.”The leaders had already debriefed their individual teams and sent them home for the night. Just Luke, Julienne, and Grayson remained. “Right,” I said, leaning on the table in the middle of the room, my head tilted down. “What do we know?”“We know Edward was with the rogues and likely Maximillian at the beach, and that there are a minimum of 30 wolves, plus Maximillian.”I nodded to Luke. “Julienne, did Charlie find anything?”“The
“What the fuck?”Luke looked sheepish.“You marked me? I’m not your mate! What the fuck were you thinking?”“Effie, I… let me explain.”“This had better be good, Luke.”“I panicked, Effie. I don’t want to lose you.”My head was in my hands. How the fuck did this go so wrong.“You wouldn’t have lost me. But now, you’ve bound me to you without even mentioning it first, so now you’re going to lose me.”“Effie, I…”“Get out of my house, Lucas.”“Effie, please…”“Lucas. Leave.” The power behind those two little words gave him no choice.Once the door shut behind him, I sat on the floor in the hallway and cried. I couldn’t believe he’d marked me. My wolf couldn’t believe he’d done it. She was absolutely furious.Really, my kicking Luke out was probably the least-worst outcome.If my wolf had been left to deal with it, his mark wouldn’t have mattered anymore. He might not be my mate, but he is my oldest friend and confidant. I don’t want to hurt him, of course I don’t.But with this new span