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Wolves at the Lycan's Door HONEST HEADWAY MADE
Kiera wasn’t expecting any of this, though she knew she should. Dean was determined to have things his way, though Kiera wasn’t sure what his way really looked like. She’d planned to find the answers and prove that the changes in Dean and James were false and this was all wrong. Now, as he kissed her and pulled her close, she wasn’t certain anymore. He’d brought up so many things from their past that brought a new light to this. Someone, possibly his father, their father, might have made what it has not happened? This was fated for them? Her thoughts became muddled as his kiss and hands became more insistent. Kiera felt her body respond to him. They were in a car with others. Kiera pushed back away from Dean just enough to say. “Dean, we aren’t alone in here now’s not the time.” He grumbled and went back to kissing her. “My car, my pack, my mate, and my rules.” “Your mate, as you insisted on telling everyone I am, isn’t comfortable ma
Wolves at the Lycan's Door News Finally
“Dean, what’s going on?” Dean ushered her into his study and was rummaging around a rather messy desk. Distractedly, he pulled out a page and frowned at it. “What do you mean?” “I’ve never seen so many people on the road here coming or going at any time of day or night. What’s going on? The way they were staring at us.” “Kiera it’s really bad time around here and you’re running away like that didn’t help. That guy claiming to be my father and James. Geez, is that a weird thing to think about? Anyway, I’m calling the investigator now to see if they have anything. But that Gingham wolf was selling his blood for something, and we need to know the reason. Or he was being forced to sell his blood. Now, Kiera, any idea you might have about why he did this?” This was a change from what he was like in the car. It took her a moment to catch up on what he was saying. “Well, if I had to guess, I would say it had to do with his plan and whatever the spell was for
Wolves at the Lycan's Door Kiera’s Turn To Talk
“Listen to me Dean. Please. Make me feel okay about this. I need to know you are aware of all the complications.”Kiera wanted him to know all the gory details. He’d have to back down for the pack’s comfort and continue. “Kiera, I know. I’ve read all there is and then some. Before they returned you here, they sent files, reports, and videos of you. I’ve seen you at your worst and I accept it.” Dean was trying to reassure her, but she was having none of it. Kiera shook her head and turned from him. “You don’t get it. There’s no information on if we can have pups, mates, or anything. You’re alpha line would end with you. Do you think the pack would want that? How about being led by a Lycan alpha pair? Seriously, Dean, that’s not considering the chances of you dying. This is part of the reason I left here on top of everything else. I’m trying to keep the pack safe from me and who knows who else. Right now, I look like a threat or a losing bet. Fated Mates or not. I’ll s
Wolves at the Lycan's Door Confrontation
Kiera ran through the forest pretty oblivious to the fact she was off trail, and she’d have a devil of a time finding her clothes. She didn’t care right now. She needed to think. Wrap her head around what was happening, she felt too much from this. It practically physically hurt to leave Dean, but she needed to hear her own thoughts. She couldn’t stop it this time. Kiera had to stop, she’d shifted, but she was too close to the pack. It wasn’t fair. Why did it have to be her? What did she do to deserve all of this? Then Dean wanted her to go through it all again? He completely floored her when he said he’d see videos of her. It felt like her private hell was on display for everyone at the movie theatre. Her thoughts broke off. It was all too movie cliche, with bones snapping and twisting. Muscles and ligaments realigning. No one ever talked about how you could feel your organs shift. This time she was glad Faye was on her side and she’d fully shifted int
Wolves at the Lycan's Door Dean Investigates
Dean got the message from the communications centre. They used satellite phones for reliability in the area. It was lucky for them they could afford it. Satellite towers were still sketchy, human politics and business. In their case, the Ruling Council would control the foundation equipment and then lease out access to it. But humans had a thing about government interference in their lives. Now, he, Oli, and a couple of enforcers were headed out to the location. When he got there, two bodies in wolf form, one far larger than the other, were being loaded up onto flatbed trailers pulled by an ATV. “What do you think happened?” Dean demanded as he stood there surveying the wreckage of the small clearing. Branches and leaves were down. There was very little they could go on or hide from the fact there’d been a fight. Wolf and Lycan fur dotted several broken branches. A few spots of blood lay on the ground where two must have lain. “Well, neither have shifted back, so we can’t tell, a
Wolves at the Lycan's Door In The Healing Centre
Dean entered the quiet healing centre. Around him, the space was clean and spacious. It was there to provide the pack with healthcare, not the entire community. In the past, it was open to the Jasper Springs Pack when the previous alphas ran the packs. But the noticeable sounds of a human hospital weren’t there and there were more wards because of a shifter’s injuries. It might not be possible to shift from their fur to their skin without incurring further damage. So they divided most wards into small wards where the wolves and humans got what they needed. There were a few cages. He couldn’t deny that. But that was for the safety of everyone if the wolf became too aggressive. Right now his mind wasn’t on the differences. He needed to know what was happening to Kiera right now. Why her run go so badly? How did Elder Evans find her, and why did he clash with her? He appeared afraid of her. Dean thought he would avoid her. He felt like a fool when it came to him. Someone might a
Wolves at the Lycan's Door No Turning Back on the Mating Issue Now
Oli got the text from Dean as he stood by the restrained elder. He hated to see the old wolf like this. Who wouldn’t? But trauma did bad things to every creature. His son wasn’t a young wolf, either. His son left a mate and six pups that were all in at least high school. The old wolf couldn’t get past his son’s death to help raise his grand pups. His son’s mate had her hands full with her little army of pups and her own grief. The pack helped where it was welcome. But he’d pushed aside any help. His moods and opinions changed noticeably, and the council struggled to work with him. But in his wolf form, if he awoke, he couldn’t shift to his skin to speak without risking further injury. Sure, shifters healed faster, but they needed magic for a miracle like some movies portrayed. It always got on his nerves by some weak woman telling a werewolf to just shift and heal. Annoying any mate would swear at their mate to shift, not pleading. They just didn’t have a clue about s
Wolves at the Lycan's Door Reflections
As the hours wracked up, Dean sat with Kiera and yet no one yet to his knowledge even checked on her. He was sure rumours would fly. He still needed to speak with those who were in charge of watching Elder EvansThe staff came to him at one point to ask if they could move her to a large more secure room so he would feel comfortable and nap when he wished close to her.A healing centre like this had many rooms created for mated pairs, because some would go without sleep or food if they weren’t with their mate. It became standard practice over the years. A healer can only trip so many times over a wolf sleeping on the floor beside their mate’s bed. Or climbing in the bed with them.The staff made quick work of a new room where he, too, could get some rest. There were so many reasons from safety to lifestyle that they’d found answers for. Not long ago at a dinner a healer told the table that when she toured a human hospital, they showed her an innovative space for spouses and pa
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Wolves at the Lycan's Door Epilogue
- One Year Later -Kiera stood watching a group of lone wolves returning to a pack. Many were raised for generations outside of pack life. But things change, situations change. These wolves are literally come in out of the cold, unprotected woods and their pack was opening their arms to them.It divided humans as always on what they thought about supernatural creatures. If nothing else, there were very few humans that didn’t care one way or the other.These wolves were coming in from other places in the world where the humans made it impossible for them to live. Now they were picking up everything they can and leaving everything they knew for a chance at a future.Their lycan members were now well established members, and the pack looked to them as the public faces of the pack. It wasn’t unusual to see one or more on the news as they work as a security team for various celebrities and figures of note. The pack now ran a small but lucrative security firm, because several of the lycans
Wolves at the Lycan's Door Welcome and the New Way of Living
Hours. They only had hours to get ready. With much of the pack working together to get things done and sooth disgruntled feelings, they pulled off a makeshift welcome for the thirty lost souls coming to stay with them. Dean struggled to get through thirty files on the different lycan. It was as if each one came with a warning label of their own. No two had the same difficulty. Some were complete loners who they’d have to work with to bring back into the pack and life within it. They bonded others, who had that’s why they had so many lycan arriving. They wanted bonded pairs together so that a community could grow from the families that would form. It meant that they’d not planned correctly, but that could be adjusted again. Dean agreed with Oli and Jerome that the Ruling Council screwed up sending the lycan to them. The order was off and there wasn’t enough time given to prepare for their arrival. Also, they’d agreed to a few new lycan members, not t
Wolves at the Lycan's Door New Lycans at the Door
Their mating went on after the cleanup and Kiera’s world was addressed. Dean ended up marked as well at some point by Kiera and, finally exhausted, they fell asleep hours later. With the sun coming up and the mating over, Kiera felt a disturbing calm between them. Like this took away the jittery need to find a stable footing. Kiera could swear she could feel Dean’s mood as he slept. He’d exhausted her so much that she’d not been bothered by any of her usual nightmares. Kiera felt delicious and loose-limbed. She couldn’t remember the last time she felt like this. If she were a cat, she’d be purring at this point. “Morning. Luna Jonas.” Dean stated with a proud grin like he’d accomplished something last night. Kiera wouldn’t tell him, but he had accomplished something. The jerk got his way. He had the pack and her permanently. It wasn’t fair. She wasn’t ready for this, but she didn’t know what she was ready for. She wasn’t sure if she should be unhapp
Wolves at the Lycan's Door Behind Closed Doors
In the bathroom, Dean had the shower running, and he was making sure they had everything they need within easy reach. He remembered to heat the towels and lay out the mat. Whoever built this bathroom put down super smooth tiles on the floor and it was like skating on ice when you stepped out if you weren’t careful. The mat had rubber grips to prevent that while drying your feet on it. Dean heard Kiera sigh as she settled under the spray of their large shower. A standard wolf could bath in this shower while in their fur. Now Dean wondered if he needed to remodel the bathroom to fit their new size. Kiera was smaller in her dire wolf form, and he didn’t think she’d fit in here. That was something for another day to think about. Right now, he had an eyeful of his mate and a promise to keep. There was no question for him if she was his mate. Just seeing her like this made everything right. Dean followed her into the shower and cornered her under
Wolves at the Lycan's Door No Stopping Now
It took another week before Dean managed to shift into his alternative forms. He’d noticed a lot of changes in him. He needed to get larger clothing because his entire body went up to two clothing sizes while he lay in bed. That surprised him quite a bit. Finally, he could hold Kiera and kiss her without feeling like he’d been hit by a steamroller. Once they were home, Kiera wouldn’t speak of their mating and she wouldn’t set a date for the mating or acknowledgement ceremony. So he surprised Kiera with an evening to mate with her. He didn’t need an acknowledgement ceremony. His daily pain was almost nonexistent now and he want to give her what she deserved. Dean wanted Kiera to love their new form and position within the pack. So this evening they’d start with a private dinner in his apartment and then enjoy the evening with his soon-to-be mate. His mind kept wandering to what was to come. By dawn, they’d be mated, and thi
Wolves at the Lycan's Door Priorities
Two days later, Kiera and Trisha waited outside Dean’s room as Dr Graves examined him and looked at the latest test results. James returned to his pack to manage a few things. “So what are you doing for your mating ceremony? When will it be?” Kiera asked Trisha to try to find a different subject that didn’t revolve around Dean’s or her recent decisions. “Oh, I have him waiting until we can have both packs in the same place without there be fighting. I figure in a few years. I mean, technically, we’re mated. It’s just the ceremony of recognition of the mating that’s not been done. It seems so old-fashioned to me.” Trisha tried to brush it off. “Hon, if that were true, then you’ll be waiting forever to have the ceremony. Why don’t you just have it, and we’ll threaten to string up anyone and post signs of what they did? Like those photos of cats in their harnesses. “I shredded all the toilet paper while my owner was pooping.” Or “I pooped in m
Wolves at the Lycan's Door Trisha to the Rescue
“That bastard. Dean’s a jerk. He knew he’d do this and didn’t tell anyone that he’d do it. Kiera went there to discuss if it were possible. I know Kiera. She’d want to plan for all the worst things before trying anything. I bet he pushed her to let him do it.” “Enough Trisha. I’ll get us the earliest possible portal to there if you just let me think and listen to the portal booking system.” The mages ran the portal system and with it’s high risks of danger, they kept a stranglehold on almost all portal travel. When, where, and how long it would take are just a few of the questions James needed to answer. “Crap. I forgot to ask Kiera if she needed me to bring her anything. I don’t know if she has a change of clothes.” “Well, I’ll leave you to create a care package for Kiera and Dean. Let me get this booked.” “With four bags, James. We’re taking four bags with us. We can carry them if we have two duffle bags and two packs.” “Fine, I’
Wolves at the Lycan's Door On Pins and Needles
At some point, Kiera looked up at Dean. “Did you call your sister and tell her you were doing this right now?” “Nope, because you know very well what Trisha would say and I wasn’t going to listen to it, because this is between you and me.” “Goddess save me. Fine, I’ll do it. But when she’s pissed, I’m laying all the blame at your door. So you better be prepared when you see her next, because you’re going to hear about it.” Kiera couldn’t take it. She needed to talk to someone other than Dean. Trisha was the first person she thought of. Her mind did flit to April and Mary, but right now they were too busy trying to impress her to be reliable. For two who claimed they wanted to help her part-time, that changed when they understood she wasn’t dreaming that Dean wanted her as his mate and Luna. Kiera wasn’t leaning toward either of them because right now she didn’t feel she could trust them to receive the unvarnished truth. She hoped that would change.
Wolves at the Lycan's Door Caving In For Peace
“Are you both in agreement with this? If so, I can get you admitted Alpha Jonas, Kiera. We’d only need permission to draw your blood. If all goes well, you could be home in a day or two. Free to mate in a more relaxed and traditional manner on your own timeline.” Dr Graves looked calm and understanding. He didn’t press them further than that. “I’m game if you are Kiera.” Dean knew he was taking risks with his life. If it meant his life would finally be on track and he could see a happily ever after, he’d do it. He knew it was risky, but something in the back of his head was pushing him to do it and he wasn’t strong like Kiera, and he couldn’t resist listening to it. “Fine. I will let them take some blood. As long as I don’t need to be admitted for this. How long will it take to know whether it’s working or not?” “Once your blood is within his body it, we can test his body to see if there’s any rejection or damage to his organs. But since you
