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 climax, I was rudely awoken by the sound of my alarm. I sighed, stretching my legs out. I could definitely tell it was the day of the full moon. No other day would I wake up pissed because dream-Effie didn’t get an orgasm.
And I was extra-pissed knowing who it was that hadn’t let me reach orgasm in that dream. It was Nathaniel. Why did he have to smell so bloody good when I saw him yesterday?
Today was going to be rough. I planned to get to my club, Underworld, in just a couple of hours. At that point, I’d have to see Luke. And I did not want to be doing that whilst I felt like this. At this point, I could not trust myself around him. Apparently I couldn't be around Nathaniel either.
I stumbled around the kitchen, simultaneously pouring coffee and trying to call today’s donor, Caroline, to see if she could get here any earlier.
She answered on the second ring. “Effie, hi!” Her voice sounded a little breathless.
“Are you busy? Is there any chance you could get here early?”
She paused for a moment before replying.
“I can get to you in about half an hour?”
“That’s perfect… I’ll see you soon.”
“Looking forward to it!”
I smiled. Caroline was a sweet girl in her early twenties. I paid my donors quite well, and she was saving that money towards a deposit on a house for her and her partner.
Before I even knew it, she was knocking on the door. I welcomed her in, engaging in light small talk on the way to the living room.
Once she indicated that she was ready, I bit into her offered wrist.
I pulled away when she moaned, her heart rate increasing with desire.
“Caroline,” I whispered. “Are you okay?”
She opened her eyes again. “That was so good.” She pulled her dress down, tilting her head to the side and exposing her neck. “Please, bite me again. Please, Effie.”
Her eyes were begging.
Fuck.
“Caroline, I can’t. This isn’t you saying this.”
“It is, please. I’ve always wanted you.”
When I refused again, she burst into tears, running for the door before I could stop her.
Swearing under my breath, I called Luke. He didn’t live too far away and would be able to track Caroline down easily.
He was back at mine within half an hour.
“She’s safe at home, ma’am.”
I nodded my thanks, sinking into the armchair, and motioning for Luke to take a seat too.
“What happened, ma’am?”
“She reacted how you did. She wanted me to bite her again, it was as if it was orgasmic, and it shouldn’t have been.”
I closed my eyes, my head falling back.
“I didn’t want any of this to happen. I don’t know how this happened. I didn’t spend decades mastering perfect control to lose it now.”
“Ma’am,” he paused for a moment before continuing. “I think your power has suddenly grown. I think that’s what has happened.”
I glanced at him, my face sceptical.
“It’s your succubus, ma’am. It’s stronger. The pull is stronger.” He sighed. “I’ve always felt it, but it’s been getting stronger for a while. I thought it was just because…” He winced before continuing. “Because I’ve always wanted you. I’ve also been fighting off more unpleasant types from coming for you than I had previously been. You’re calling them, even if you don’t realise it.”
“Luke, I…”
“You don’t have to respond, ma’am. We just need to work out how to shield your pull at least a little to keep some of these unwanted suitors at bay.”
“Say this theory is correct. That explains Nathaniel’s behaviour, and we can assume Caroline’s too…”
He nodded. “It’s making existing attraction much more… potent.”
I let my head fall forward into my hands. I needed to get my shit back together before something happened that I’d come to regret.
Luke’s hands appeared, cupping my face. “Effie, just take this as it is, for a while anyway. At least with me. Please.”
I winced. His tone was begging, just like Caroline’s.
“Luke… I can’t. Not anymore. This isn’t you talking.”
“Oh it is, I can promise you that. I told you I wanted you, I wanted this before your power spiked. Just now… I need you, it’s like I’m not complete without you.”
“That doesn’t make me feel any better about this, Luke.”
He gave me a small smile. “Are you saying… you don’t feel anything for me at all, ma’am? Because if you are, I’m not sure I believe you.”
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
I promised Caroline I’d stop in and see her on the way to work, which usually wouldn’t have been until about 5pm. By the time 4pm rolled around, I just wanted to get this done. I don’t know what I was going to do, but I needed to try to do something.I sat in the car for a while just staring at the steering wheel, my fingertips tracing the matt black Maserati badge. I had absolutely no idea what I was going to say to her.My wolf was surprisingly quiet too. She was usually so opinionated, but now, she had no idea either. We both felt bad that Caroline had ended up in this position, but that doesn’t help either of us at all.I couldn’t keep doing this. We needed to talk to Caroline.She was waiting for us, apparently she’d seen that we were sitting outside trying to work out what to do. “Come in, Effie. Make yourself comfortable. Did you want a coffee?”“Please, Caroline. That’d be lovely, I’ve not exactly had much sleep.”She gave a small smile. “You do look rather tired, Effie. Get
We all lay in a pile of sated limbs, letting our bodies calm and breathing return to normal.Of course the joy of being in heat meant that I’d be incredibly horny and in pain again within an hour, but hey. What can you do?That’s why newly mated couples typically end up locking themselves away for a few days when she goes into heat for the first time after mating. It’s intense, really intense. And I mated with two wolves in quick succession. One of which is an alpha and the other probably could be.“How are you feeling, my Queen?” Luke asked, voice low.“Where has this whole my Queen thing come from, you two?”They both shrugged. “After the most recent power boost, it just felt right,” Luke replied, like it was the most natural thing in the world.“Do you agree, Nathaniel?”“Indeed I do, Effie.”Before I could think about it any more, a jolt of pain ran through me, pulsing through my core, leaving me soaked and ready to go again.As soon as they heard me whimper in pain, Luke and Nath
I couldn’t stop my core clenching around Luke at the thought of both of them taking me at the same time.Luke smirked. “I assume you’re on board then, my Queen?” I nodded, unable to stop squirming. I heard Nathaniel’s steps behind me, but they stopped again before he reached us.I could feel the question in the air before he even asked it. “Top drawer,” I whispered. That drawer was full of toys and lube. What more could a girl need?Luke set me back down on my feet, taking my hand and leading me towards the bed. He bent down, his mouth crashing into mine. I moaned into the kiss, feeling myself getting somehow even wetter.I suddenly could taste blood; apparently I needed to feed. I must have caught Luke’s lip with my teeth.He pulled back, staring at my eyes. “Have you fed?” he whispered. I shook my head. “Effie… you need to, especially now you’re in heat with two of us as your mates,” he continued, voice frustrated. I closed my eyes, letting my head fall back. I knew Luke was right.
I lay on the bed for what felt like an eternity letting my body come back down from that orgasm. By the time my body had calmed enough to talk, Nathaniel was standing over me, rolling a condom on, ready and raring to go.I grabbed his hands, pulling him down on top of me before he could react. He ended up on top of me, his hands pinning mine above my head, his cock pressing into my entrance.I couldn’t help but rotate my hips, begging him to sink inside me. He smirked, his mouth going to my neck to lick over his mark, my body squirming beneath him.He pressed harder against me, but kept on making a point of not letting even the head of his cock enter. I cried out beneath him, tilting my hips up towards him. “Nathaniel, please,” I moaned and squirmed, trying to break his hold on my hands, trying to get him inside me, anything. Anything to break the tension.He smirked, leaning down to whisper in my ear, still just letting the head of his cock rub against me. “Please what, my Queen?”Q
Both Nathaniel and Luke’s faces were tense. They were biting their lips, desire in their eyes as they watched my every move. They were both on edge and ready to pounce, like they would have me bent over the desk before I could even open my mouth, regardless of whether people were still in the room.This couldn’t be happening.Fives had started stalking towards me, but he just about stopped himself, leaning on the desk. His knuckles were going white as he tried to force himself to breathe through it. Fives wasn’t mated, and unmated wolves were always going to struggle when someone went into heat, regardless of who it was. It just happened to be especially problematic with higher ranking wolves… and I was now their alpha.Even Chris felt it. His jaw was tight, his vampire bleeding into his eyes as he stared at me. His normally stoic expression was full of lust, and I wouldn’t have been surprised if there was a tent in his trousers too.Having noticed their expressions, Luke and Nathanie
True to her word, Dr Bauer had got as many hands on deck as she could find by the time we got back, but I’m sure six naked wolves and a vampire carrying another six naked but unconscious wolves between them was a sight to behold.Once our five unconscious friends that needed to stay that way were in beds and handcuffed to stop them escaping, Dr Bauer went around setting up an IV for each of them giving them something to keep them under, whilst also hopefully staving off starvation. Ali was settled in a bed being checked over by three of Dr Bauer’s assistants, looking for any immediately noticeable problems, and setting him up with an IV to combat the wolfsbane in his system.Within no time at all, she had Nathaniel stitched up and Lyla dosed up with an oral antidote for wolfsbane poisoning. Once the two of them were done, Dr Bauer shooed us all out of her lab, with the promise that she’d give me a call when she had any updates on any of our unconscious people.We all trudged back up
Chris and I burst through the door at the same time as Nathaniel, Luke and Fives on the other side of the complex.I had one hand on the gun at the small of my back, the other hovering over the sheath at my thigh. I’d rather not shift unless I had to, I’d left in too much of a hurry to bring spare clothes.“Well, well, well, Ophelia,” Edward’s voice came from around the corner. “It’s good to see you.”“No it’s not, Edward. Now, you can either give me all of my people back, or, I can force your hand. Which is it?”“I’m afraid I can’t allow that, Ophelia,” Maximillian growled as he came around the corner.“Try to stop me.”“I’m not going to try to stop you, but there are a couple individuals that will, ones you might recognise.”Aaron and Scarlett, call signs sierra three and four. Edward and Maximillian had apparently got their filthy hands on the two of them.The two of them stepped out of the shadows, their eyes glassy. They were both covered in blood, their clothes torn. They must h
On the way to the garage, I rounded up Fives and Chris. Both were nearly ready to go, as they always were, Fives even had a bag in the garage with spare clothes. No birthday suit adventures for Fives.Credit where it’s due, Nathaniel and Luke were actually there ready to go when Fives, Chris and I reached the garage. The four of them nodded their greetings, jumping into the passenger seats whilst I settled in the driver’s side. There was a fight for the front passenger, because apparently both Luke and Nathaniel wanted it.“We don’t have time for this!” The power was crackling in the air again, Fives and Chris both winced against it. “Fives, you’re up front. The rest of you in the back.”I parked up a mile away from the packhouse. “We’re on foot from here. Nathaniel, Luke and Fives, go through the tunnel under the packhouse. Wait for my signal before coming through into the basement. Chris, you’re with me. We’re going in the front door.”“You can’t go in the front door, Effie.”“I ca
Hours passed and still no updates from Lyla. Whether that was good news or not depended on who you were talking to.I was sceptical; Lyla has always been very good at checking in, and I expected she would have done once reinforcements reached her. We’d heard from the reinforcements once they reached the forest, but that had been nearly two hours ago.Luke and Nathaniel, however, believed it was good. If they were in trouble, we’d know about it already, so they probably just wanted to get the job done and come home.Out loud, Luke may have been agreeing with Nathaniel, but I could feel through the mate bond that he didn’t believe that for a second. My usually stubborn, strong-willed and confident head of security was nervous, and it took a lot for him to be nervous. He’d worked with Lyla for years, so he agreed that normally, she would have checked in by now.I was going to have to try to reach her, that was all there is for it. “Sierra one, how are we doing?”Radio silence. Not even a
I sent Luke and Nathaniel straight down to the gym and shooting range when we hit HQ, before calling the rest of Sierra and Dr Bauer up to meet me. “Okay people. So, sierra one, two, three and alpha six are all staking out the centre of the territory. We’re trying to find out what the hell Edward and Maximillian are up to, and what we can do to fix it. Two members of the team are incapacitated and currently MIA. At the moment, we don’t know if they’ve been killed or are under Maximillian’s control, both are possible. All we know at the moment is Lyla has lost contact with two of her people. I need you all to head out there as backup for Lyla. Dr Bauer, can you please brief these guys on the samples you need?”I called Lyla back on the radio whilst Dr Bauer was briefing the team. “Sierra one, how are we doing?”“No change, alpha one.”“Roger that. Sierra four through six are currently being briefed and will be out of the door in a couple of minutes. Let me know if anything changes.” I