“I’m glad you took over,” I said while reaching over and taking her hand in mine. “I’m still surprised you would become one of my Tua and risk giving me power over you.”
“I was at the party at Arnold’s house,” Andrea said. “I’ve been watching you ever since. It didn’t take long to see the kind of man you were or the way your pack grew in power. I couldn’t get close in the woods, but what I heard was an epic battle. If the smells I picked up were right, you had to be outnumbered a hundred to one, if not more. I needed to take the risk if I will stop Arnold from taking me down and absorbing my pack.”
“He would do that?” I asked surprised. Though I don’t really know why I was surprised. Seems like something he would do.
“Yeah, he has already done it with four other packs. Mine is the last in the territory he considers his.”
“We won’t let that happen. I have a bone to pick with the man and I aim to leave him a corpse when we’re done,” I spat.
Andrea slid back like she had been struck. “Where did that come from?” She asked.
The scent of fear radiated off of my wolf. I took a deep breath to regain control. “Arnold hurt my Tua. More than that, he hurt so many people, and a lot of them teens or younger. I can’t forgive him for hurting mine. But for hurting kids, I’m going to fucking murder him.”
Chapter 21
It took a couple hours for Andrea to not look at me like I was a monster. The ride up to that point was quiet. The stink of fear permeated the car and made me wish I hadn’t been so candid with her.
“Look, I’m sorry,” Andrea blurted out. “It’s just that I felt so much rage from you. It was intense and yeah, it scared me. I don’t really know what happened between you and Arnold, but know that I am in your corner. When you face him, you do so with me and mine at your back.”
“Thanks, Andrea, that means a lot.” A chuckle left me. “This is all so funny in that Greek comedy sort of way,” I said.
“What do you mean?” Andrea sounded confused by my statement.
“Last month, I was a loser, a nobody. I had a shitty life, shitty job and a girlfriend that treated me like shit. Then, in the blink of an eye, my life changed. Every time I turn around I meet the most amazing women, and they want to be a part of my life. I can’t help but feel like I don’t deserve this and I’m living someone else’s life.”
“I will give you the first bit of advice as one alpha to another. You ready for it?”
“I’m ready.”
“Normal people live lives full of fear and regret and wondering if they are enough. As alphas responsible for leading a pack, we can’t. We don’t have time to sit back and wonder if we are doing it wrong, or deserve it. That is why most alphas are what they are, how the douchbags stay in power. They don’t dwell on the past or question themselves. They understand that they have to live for now and later. Then, doesn’t mean shit. It doesn’t matter if the guy you were before deserved to get this. All that matters is what you do now and what you want for the future of your pack and yourself. You focus on that staying the way you are. You do that and you can’t go wrong.”
“That’s… wow.”
“Deep right? I had someone give me the talk once upon a time.” Andrea laughed. “Never thought I would give the talk to someone else.”
Everything went black.
Dragon stood before me fully transformed. Her limbs trembled, and she screamed a roar so loud I thought my brain would break. She blew a gout of flame that was a pathetic shadow of the flames she let loose before. As the flicker of fire died down, she whimpered a word. Eyes that sparkled like many faceted jewels rolled back and Dragon fell.
I came back and felt like I was flying.
Andrea screamed my name over and over. The car tumbled through the air. A cell phone, a pack of gum, and a copper-colored spent nine-millimeter shell seemed to float in the air below me. Then all items smacked me in the face as time took on her normal cadence.
The nose of the Vette hit the ground flinging the ass end up and slamming the hood onto the ground. The explosion of sound hurt just as much as the impact my body made into the crushed ceiling.
While we lay there broken and bleeding all I could think about was Dragon. The pain I felt from her. The fear that fell from her in sheets. My Dragon needed me.
My head came up, and I saw feet kicking up clouds of dust as they ran toward us. A breeze came through the opening where the door window used to be carrying the sweet fragrance of wildflowers. A constant ring threatened to drive me insane.
Metal shrieked as someone yanked the door off its hinges. Hands reached in and pulled me out. They set me aside as the big man Andrea called Dris reached in and pulled her out of the car. One of her legs bent outward at an unintended joint in the center of her thigh. She jerked coming awake and screamed. Her eyes took on a yellow color, and she shifted. Her leg straightened violently prompting another scream. Andrea’s head fell back to the ground, and she shifted back.
Standing was difficult as my head felt like it was going one way while the rest of me went the other. Somehow, I got to my feet and leaned against the car. It took a few deep breaths for the world to stop spinning. Once my head was clear, and I didn’t hurt too much I took a step. Dragon was ahead of me and I had to get to her.
“Wow,” Andrea said while she stepped in front of me. She sounded like she was a million miles away. Dris took up a position next to her and just as much in my path. “Are you all right, Terry? What happened?”
“Dragon. Needs. Me.”
“I know, that’s why we were going this way. What happened back there on the road that led to Sasha being turned into scrap metal?”
“Saw Dragon. Came to me, in pain.”
“Oh. In that case…” She stood and did the pointer finger in the air thing before shouting. “We ride!”
The thunder of a bunch of motorcycles starting rumbled in my chest. I took another step. My arm came up and met the big man’s chest. I pushed, but he didn’t budge. With my senses still dull instinct took over, and I pulled from the only gate that worked. Ten percent was all I dared.
Power flooded my body igniting every nerve ending. My hunched form shot up straight as clarity swept the cobwebs from my mind. The ringing stopped and my aches vanished.
I looked around seeing my surroundings for the first time. The Vette was trashed, which broke my heart a little. Every biker sat still on their machines looking at me. Roo and Riley, still on the back of motorcycles looked around at the stone like figures of the wolf pack.
“Was that you?” Andrea asked.
“Yeah, I’m sorry, I borrowed energy to recover. I didn’t mean to hurt you.” I replied.
My grip on the ten percent of the pack’s power coming through Andrea loosened. She grabbed my arm. “No, take it, be stronger and heal,” she said.
“You’re sure?” I asked.
“Abso-fucking-lutely.”
A grin spread on my face. If that’s what ten percent felt like, what did twenty-five percent feel like? I pulled and found out. My body hummed from the amount of energy coursing through me. I paced back-and-forth breathing in deep. If I didn’t move, I would explode.
I took off running in the direction my dragon Tua was. A movement to my side caught my attention and when I looked the shifted form of Andrea ran next to me. She looked at me long enough to grin at me. She whooped and ran faster. My stride increased and so did my speed. It was incredible. I felt so alive at that moment and even though I was running faster than I ever had I felt no pain or fatigue.
Looking back, I saw the group of motorcycles behind us cutting through the desert sand and leave a dust cloud in their wake. We ran for miles. At one point we passed a police car on the interstate. His lights flashed, and he raced along the interstate at full speed. He passed the bikes and pulled up even to Andrea and me. The guy looked at us with wide eyes. He looked down to his speedometer and back to us several times. He should have been paying attention t
o the road though because he drifted and his front tire hit a ditch. His car was sucked in and flipped a couple times.
“Should we stop and help him?” I sent the thought to my wolf Tua.
“I’ll have him helped. We keep running.” Andrea raised her hand up high. She flashed two fingers then pointed off to the right. When I looked back I saw two bikes peel away from the rest and go back. “They will catch up.”
The wild run continued. No more police cars tried to interfere, but we scared one family in an SUV as we passed. It made me wonder just how fast we were going. I guessed that the SUV had been doing highway speeds, or close to it, and we flew by them. Still, I didn’t feel tired as energy continued to flow. A worry settled in me that the pack would tire.
Opening my skills I saw that the wolf sphere could now open. Once open I saw that I still had the Connection skill. I hoped that meant they were feeling less of a power drain then I was taking.
A buzzing sound from above caught my attention. Looking up, I saw the large drone descend and stop a few feet above me.
“You have left your glasses behind,” Amy said from the drone speakers. “I have been attempting to get in contact with you. There is a matter that demands immediate attention.”
“What is it?”
“I have spotted a large number of strange looking lycanthropes at a compound a few miles ahead. When I attempted to get a better look I was fired upon. I thought it best to report back to you.”
I slowed and moved farther away from the highway. Andrea kept pace and altered her course to match mine as did her pack.
“What’s wrong?” Andrea asked me.
“The AI has spotted something up ahead we need to address,” I replied.
Andrea’s eye moved up and locked on the hover drone. “Did you say, AI?”
“Yeah, call her Amy.”
“Just when I think I’ve seen it all, you come up with something new. What’s the issue we need to address?”
“Amy says there are a bunch of strange Lycans up ahead in a compound. I am willing to bet that is where they’re keeping Dragon. Which means we are in for a huge fight.”
“What does Amy mean by, strange Lycan creatures?”
“I’m guessing we’re dealing with the same hybrid creations from before. They were fairly easy to beat with just my first two Tua and me. We should be okay with everyone here. My only real concern is fighting without hurting them. Avoiding a fight would be ideal,” I replied.
“Hang on a sec,” Andrea said. She walked away for two steps and stopped She looked around for a second then waved. I saw a large guy on a motorcycle wave back and recognized Dris. She waved for him to come over then returned. “Three minds are better than two.”
“What’s up?” Dris asked as he got close.
“We have a situation we need some help to plan,” Andrea said then waved a hand in my direction.
I took a few minutes to describe the situation and tell Dris about the hybrid Lycans. Once finished we all remained quiet while we thought of a plan. Dris asked a few clarifying questions which I answered, then all was quiet again.
“Okay, I think I have a plan, but we need to make preparations,” Dris said.
We huddled up and heard the man out. For an hour Andrea and I tore apart the plan coming up with new ideas. Once we worked out the details we split. Andrea and I continued on while Dris took the pack, Roo, and Riley to do their part.
Chapter 22
Andrea and I lay on a hill overlooking the compound where Dragon was.
The compound was a group of three large buildings surrounded by a cement wall fifteen feet tall. From what we could see there were Lycans chained to the wall at even intervals.
Groups of Lycans patrolled around the inside with a man or woman holding leashes. Two leash handlers Andrea recognized as pack members belonging to Arnold.
“This will be rough,” Andrea said.
“Yeah, they really stepped up their game from the last time.”
“You said the last encounter was bad. How is this different?”
“They’re organized now. Before they released the hybrids into the woods to deal with us. Now they have patrols and guards and who knows what else. This will be harder than I thought.”
“Yeah, it’s going to be hell,” Andrea replied.
The second of my wolves did something wholly unexpected. She unfastened her pants and pulled then down to her knees revealing her perfect ass. Then she raised her pelvis and looked over at me. “I don’t know how much more of an invitation I can offer,” she said.
“Is this the right time?” I asked. Even though I had my doubts about having sex at that moment my hand slid across the smooth skin of her ass.
Andrea responded with a small moan. The feel of her skin and the sound of pleasure at my touch woke up my desire and my shaft hardened. My hand kept going until I found her sweet warmth and was surprised to feel the heat and wet caused by her want of me.
“Fuck it,” I said. Her wet pussy practically called to me. It didn’t help that I felt her lust through our connection.
My pants were off in record time. I rolled over until I was on top of her with my sex pressed against hers. My head being so close to entering her sent chills across my skin, but I wasn’t about to just give in to my base desire. I wanted to make sure she knew I wanted her, and I wanted to be in charge.
Pushing down with my hips I pressed Adrea to the ground without sliding in. I positioned her head, so she was looking to the right then leaned over and kissed her. She pushed her hips back as we kissed urging me. Her need became a beacon through our link calling to me and drowning out all outside distractions.
The world seemed to melt away as I slid my tip into her. In that moment there was Andrea and I and no care given for anything else. Slowly I slid inside. Andrea tried pushing up and forcing me in faster but I pulled back enough to not go in any farther. She kept her rear up as much as I would allow. So I kept going from the slightly elevated position. Centimeter by centimeter I slid inside listening to my wolf moan. She sounded so damn sexy I was close to madness with lust. I remained steady.
I had to tame this wolf; it was something I felt deep down. Whether it was instinct or from our connection, I don’t know. The knowledge that an alpha needed taming to truly be mine came regardless of its origin.
Once I was fully in, I pushed her pelvis back to the ground. The feel of Andrea tight around me was amazing. The sounds she made were a sweet sonnet I never wanted to stop. Her scent was sex, and feminine, and sweet. She was close to being in charge without putting up a fight. But that wasn’t who Andrea was. She thrust her hips back, and I let her. It was a selfish move on my part as I wanted to feel what it would be like to give in. It was the last time I would allow the indulgence.
I leaned back and placed my hand on her lower back driving her to the ground. I thrust until my hips met her ass. For a long while I fucked her while I pinned her under me. I thrust with varying pressure and she pushed back attempting to gain control. She didn’t get it.
As much as I loved being in her from behind I wanted to see her face to face. My shaft slide free and I used my hands to flip her onto her back. Andrea reached down for her pants but I grabbed her hand stopping her. As I held her hand down, I leaned forward and kissed my wolf filling the kiss with my desire and need.
“Don’t move,” I growled.
Andrea’s eyes went wide, but she did as I told her. I pulled her pants off then slid up her shirt revealing her small breasts and hard nipples. Teasing one of her nipples with my tongue I cupped her other breast. I took her nipple in my mouth and sucked. Realization dawned on me I could have spent all day playing with those beautiful little tits, but I didn’t have all day. Besides, I still had a wolf to tame.
I rose then kissed her once more as my right hand guided my sex to hers. I moved it up and down along her folds teasing her swollen clit before entering her.
My wolf moaned and bucked. My back arched as
I slammed my hips forward. Over and over I thrusted into her hard. My mind focused on my mission which kept back the need to explode. I kept going harder and harder.
Claws racked my back entwining pain with pleasure and waking a primal desire. My hips moved faster, slamming against her harder. Andrea’s moans grew in pitch and she squeezed her arms around me. Her legs came up and wrapped around my waste.
“No,” she moaned. “Oh god. Feels so good. It’s not fair, I’m supposed to.. oh god! I’m… I’m…”
Her magnificent body tensed. Her arms and legs squeezed me tighter. Her sex pulsed around me. It took every ounce of my willpower to not release as she came. I slowed to a stop as her orgasm died down.
I lay on top of my wolf giving her small kisses as she recovered, but I remained inside of her. I remained hard, not yet finished.
After a few minutes passed I slowly moved my hips in a circle while keeping my pelvis pressed against hers.
“What are you doing, Terry?”
My responses was to pull out a couple inches and slide back in.
“Oh. That’s…”
I pulled back out and slid back in.
“Oh, god. Terry, I’m going to cum again.”
Her words were like a switch. My need to cum with her was turned on and I pulled back and slammed myself back home. Andrea cried out, and I did it again. I pumped in and out like a machine filling her with my sex. Andrea quickly reached her second climax, and I responded. My sex throbbed as I sent spurt after spurt of seed into her. All of my muscles tensed as pleasure hit me like a truck.
After a few seconds I collapsed on top of my wolf, spent and tired. She wrapped her arms around me and kissed my ear gently.
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