by Tigertalez
“You found a cure for the shifting blocker?”
Seamus offered a gentle smile. “Yes. We figured out a safe counter. If you would like to step behind that divider, we can get started.”
Max did as directed, placing his beloved on the examination bed. He continued to pet her soft pelt as the doctor arrived with a syringe all ready to go.
“Will there be any side effects?” Max calmly asked, but inside he was battling a barrage of emotions.
“There shouldn’t be any problems. We discovered a natural ingredient that is the key to the cure. We haven’t seen any problems so far, and we have vaccinated everyone except for the rhino. Are you two ready?”
Max looked down at his beloved, and she nodded her head to him in silent response. Looking back to the doc, and with butterflies so strong in his stomach that they nearly clogged his throat, he answered Seamus. “Ready as we’ll ever be.”
Seamus grabbed the little rabbit gently by the scruff of her neck and pricked the needle into her skin. After he pulled the needle out, he placed a cap on the needle as he backed up a little way, giving them room.
“Give it just a minute to take effect. I’ll send Katie in here with some clothes.”
“Wait, how do you know the clothes will fit?”
“Because of our constant surprise need for clothes, Alphy had Gale and Havana shop online for some clothes, like shorts and sweats and such. They bought everything in several sizes. I’m sure we have whatever you need until you two can get some more.”
Seamus left around the corner giving Max and his beloved a slight bit of privacy. The minute that passed felt like the longest minute of his life. Max held his mate and continued to stroke her until he felt a shift taking over the soft body in his arms.
Elated she was finally shifting, Max nearly held his breath as he stood still and witnessed the transformation. Her tendons and joints popped, and her muscles realigned. Soft, light brown hair went long down the back of her slim body. Her long ears receded into delicate round human shell ones. Her pale white skin slightly contrasted to his slightly tanned, darker skin. Soft, angelic pink lips pulled up into a warm smile as she gazed up at him through her lush dark brown eyes. Max’s lungs squeezed out the air in his lungs in a heavy whoosh that ruffled her bangs.
“Oh, my beloved, you are beautiful.”
She blinked her eyes at him. “Brita.”
“Hi, Brita.”
After she was given a full check-up and clothes, Max quickly carried Brita back to their park model home.
“You don’t have to carry me if you don’t want,” she said shyly, but kept her arms firmly secured around his neck.
He looked down at her. “I enjoy carrying you around.”
Steps had been made for them, so his footing was firm as he climbed them and entered the small temporary dwelling. Only after he closed the door, did he place her back on her feet. But he kept his arms firmly around her and looked down her.
He watched her pink tongue moisten her lips and couldn’t resist tasting them. Going slowly, so to give her time to pull away, he bent down, and when he was close enough to feel her breath warming his mouth, he gently skimmed his lips across hers.
Max’s dick gave a hard jolt, and he could feel pre-cum seeping from the tip. His heart pounded in his ears as he pressed their lips closer together. Suddenly, as the taste saturated his senses, the dam holding him back broke. He used his free hand to cup her face as he feasted on her equally eager lips. Her flavor tasted like a warm sunny summer’s day to him, and he couldn’t get enough of it. He swallowed her down as if his next breath depended on it, and in a sense, it probably did. He just knew she was his beloved, and he didn’t want any other. His mouth craved to taste her. He could sense her blood filled with her own want, racing like a speedway though her veins. Max pulled away and pinched his face, trying to regain control. He growled out a heavy exhale.
“Brita, I am losing control. Tell me ‘no’ if you don’t want me to taste you. I need to hear it.”
He heard nothing, so he relaxed his face and looked down at her. She was looking back up at him, but when she saw him open his eyes, she tilted her head, silently inviting him to drink from her. Need roared through his ears, and he swore he felt his eyeballs throbbing with the heavy pounding of his blood that pumped though his veins.
Smashing his lips to her mouth, he seared his desire for her into her mouth as he used both hands to rip his clothes off. His control was mostly gone, save for just enough to hold back enough not to hurt her. Even that was a challenge. Fully naked, his heavy and throbbing dick rubbed against her warm flesh. His balls rolled in their sack, tugging to release with just that much touch. Max wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her hard against him, lifting her up and carrying her to the tiny bedroom.
He followed her down as he gently laid her on the bed, not letting her flesh to depart from his for an instant. He felt the heat from her core radiate into his dick, and her pubic hair tickled across it as he lined it to fall between the silken skin of her thighs.
Max pulled his lips away and gazed down at the beauty beneath him. Her pink lips darkened to a bright red and were so plump. Her deep-set brown eyes were glazed, and he noticed she had little tiny canines poking through her gums. His smile turned feral. They only come down to attack, or to mate. With that look on her face, I’m her mate.
He rubbed his mushroomed head up and down her folds coating it with her fragrant juices, drawing out a moan that nearly made him lose his control. With one arm bent next to her, keeping the majority of his weight off of her, he reached the other hand down and lined up his cock with her hole. Carefully watching her, he slowly pushed his dick head into her tight and moist channel, then drew it out again, repeating the process until he was able to go all the way in. His body shook with the effort to control himself. He didn’t want to hurt her. He had yet to learn everything they had done to her.
Her walls convulsed around him, and his dick leaked into her. He felt the tingle in his balls and knew he couldn’t hold off his release any longer. Leaning down, he kissed the spot on her neck he was going to bite, as he pushed and pulled his rod in and out of her. He felt her legs wrap around him, opening herself up even more, which allowed his dick to sink further. He felt the head of his dick bumping into her cervix. His heavy balls pressed against her with every thrust.
His release imminent, he couldn’t hold off any longer. The walls of her pussy convulsed around his rigid cock just as he sank his fangs in her. A sharp pain pierced his neck, and pleasure swamped him. Max sucked on his bite, swallowing her blood. His body tensed in an explosive orgasm, as hers did under him. They both refused to let go of the bite each had on the other. With every pull of their sucking, they would both shudder in another tremor of their release.
He felt their bond snap into place. Just as he felt blackness push at his eyes, his release ebbed just a bit, giving him enough presence of mind to lick his bite on her neck, sealing it. Her body did another shudder, and she repeated the process on him. His balls pulsed one more shot of his essence into her.
Max rested his dampened forehead on the pillow next to her head, breathing heavily, trying to catch his breath. He savored the feel of his mating bond. “My sweet beloved, you are mine now, and I am yours,” he said through their newly formed mating link.
“Did you just speak into my mind?” she asked.
“Yes, vampires can mind-speak with their beloved once their bonding is complete. Does it bother you?” Max continued to mind-speak to her, hoping to get her used to it.
“Uh, n-no, I don’t think I mind.”
Max grimaced as his deflated dick slid from her warm body. He pulled back and smiled down at his beloved. “You will be able to do it, too. You will just need practice. We will also be able to sense each other’s emotions through our link, even if we are apart. Though, I believe I will be able to more so than you.”
Max leaned down and placed a soft kiss on her tender lip
s. He let one of his hands graze up from her knee, her thigh, her hip, and her ribs. His dick grew hard the further up her body he went. When he got to her small breasts, he let a finger rim around and over the soft mound, circling her hardened nipple. “Mmm, you are so beautiful, my beloved. You are mine. Mine to love. Mind to protect.”
Max would have continued, but he heard Brita’s stomach give a loud growl. He smiled against her lips before pulling back. “We should get you something to eat.” Max helped his mate up and gave her, her new clothes, then started putting on some of his own.
After she was done, she sat down on the side of the bed. “I’m so sorry,” Brita said.
He gave her a confused look. “For what? You haven’t done anything wrong.”
Her eyes were downcast, and he could feel, through their link, she felt guilty and afraid. “You left your coven for me. I couldn’t, you know? I couldn’t live there after what happened.”
Max, in only his pants, knelt down in front of her. He took both of her hands in his. “Look at me, beloved,” he gently commanded. Watery brown eyes met his. “You are everything to me, and you will always be. I will always have your best interests in mind. I won’t always know what that is, so you will need to help me, but I will always care for you. I do not mind moving. I may have loved my coven, and they will always be a family to me, but here we will make new friends and a new life that we can build together, on even ground.” Before he could speak further, her stomach grumbled again. “Let’s go get something for you to eat.” he said as he chuckled. “How about, after we come back here, we get on my tablet and do some shopping?”
Again, guilt bled through their newly-formed link.
“Hey, stop that. I’m looking forward to spoiling you.” He shot her a reassuring smile. Lifting her up into his arms, he asked her, “Now, are you ready to face our new pack?” With a small nod from her, he carried her out of their tiny domicile, towards the pack house.
Just as Max sat her down at the breakfast bar, Alphy and his mate approached. “Congratulations to you both,” Alphy said.
“Thank you, alpha,” Max responded. “I’d like to introduce you to my beloved, Brita. Brita, this is our new alpha, Alphy.”
Gale sent a smile to Brita and held out her hand. “Hi, I’m Gale.”
Max watched his beloved carefully, ready to give her whatever support she might need. Brita shook the offered hand. “Brita,” she said in a small voice.
“Welcome to our pack, Brita,” Alphy added. Alphy looked back at Max. “I just received a call from Aaric. When you get a moment, come to my office.”
“Yes, alpha.”
Alphy nodded, and he and Gale walked away, down the hall to the office. Since the room was full, mostly with other survivors, Max turned back to his beloved and ate, standing up, behind her. Another young woman approached.
“Are you the bunny?” the young woman asked Brita.
Brita nodded, and the woman smiled at her, holding out her hand. “Cool. I’m Havana.” Brita shook the offered hand as Havana continued. “Congratulations on your mating. I only just mated myself about two weeks ago.”
A loud crash caused Brita to nearly jump out of her seat. Max crowded her back and rubbed his hands up and down her arms as he watched Havana rush over to help another woman who had accidently dropped her bowl on the floor. “Shh, it’s okay, beloved. I’m here. See? It was just an accident.” He felt Brita relax and was pleased to see her continue to drink her soup. After they were both done, he saw her eyes start to droop. Picking her up, he carried her back to their tiny home.
“I’m going to curl up next to you until you fall asleep. Then, if you don’t mind, I’ll quickly run back into the main house to see what it is Alphy wants. Okay?”
“M’k,” she mumbled sleepily.
Max kissed the top of her head and held her close, running his fingers in her hair for a little bit after he lay down with her. He felt so comfortable and didn’t want to leave his beloved, but he had things he wanted to discuss with Alphy as well. Once she was in a deep enough sleep, he carefully removed himself from around her, and headed back into the pack house. After knocking, he waited for the muffled summons through the office door.
“Enter.”
When he opened the door, he saw the alpha sitting at a desk in a room that was crowded with monitors, and computers and a bed. As he understood it, the room was being used for several purposes. He also recognized Gale, who sat in Alphy’s lap. Slate and Enzo sat nearby. Alphy signaled for him to come in. After shutting the door, he took the offered seat.
“I’m glad to see her able to shift again. How’s she doing?” Alphy asked.
“I’m not certain, but I believe, in time, she should be fine. We should have gone during the day.” He let his anger show on his face. Alphy raised his eye and gave him a look that had Max remembering who he was talking to. “Sorry, alpha.”
“I have my own mate so I can easily understand how you must feel. I figured the worst of the offenders were on during the day, but that would have put us at greater risk. And it was a big enough risk with not knowing what we were going in to. In doing so, we were able to spend more energy on helping the victims, which they needed.”
Max understood this, and agreed, but it didn’t make the rage he felt inside any less.
Alphy continued. “I’ve been talking with Aaric. That’s part of why I wanted to talk to you. He’s got a small team heading up an investigation coinciding with ours, looking into who all worked there so we can take them down. And I promise you, Maximus, they will pay.”
When Max looked at the Alphy, he read the anger that burned in his eyes. It matched his own. Slightly appeased, he relaxed. “What did you want to see me about?”
“I wanted to ask if you would be our liaison with your former coven. Aaric has promised us a great deal of help and resources to aid us in this, what we are now calling, war.”
Max hesitated. He loved his former coven, and still considered them family, but he had a beloved to think about, and she wasn’t in a strong enough state of mind.
Enzo spoke to him. “Think about it. Talk it over with your mate. I’m sure her opinion matters, and this is something big.”
Max nodded. “Yes, sir, it is. I will talk it over with her. I will try to give you an answer by tomorrow. Is that okay?”
“That will be fine,” Alphy answered with a smile. “Also, I wanted to ask you if you have had enough time to discuss any more with her. Where she’s from, how she was captured, family, friends, or an alpha to contact?”
Max shook his head. “No, sir. I don’t even know her last name.”
“Well, don’t wait too long to ask. We’ve found some who have looked for their bank accounts, only to find out that their alphas had declared them dead and absorbed their funds into their own. Also, some have had all of their possessions thrown out. We are currently working on taking the steps to get the funds back, and even recompense for what was thrown out, but it’s a lengthy process through the council.”
“I’ll get you the information you require. That’s disturbing that their alphas have done that. How long were they missing?”
Slate spoke up for the first time since he arrived, answering the question. “The timeframes have varied, and many were brought in from other countries. Some have only been missing a week or two, and we know some were at least six months. We believe others, who have yet to shift and talk to us, have been there longer.”
“I realize, after knowing some of what she’s been through, that you don’t want to push your beloved,” Alphy continued. “But we can use whatever information she’s willing to give us. You have a lot of heavy talking to do. If there’s anything you need, let us know. We’ll support both of you.”
“Thank you, alpha.”
As Max left the office and headed back out to his beloved, he indeed had a lot of weight to carry. Taking on a liaison with his old coven would be something he would welcome. He had grown up in the Buffalo
coven. However, his mate was dealing with some pretty bad experiences right now, and this was a lot of change she might not welcome. He’d promised her he would always keep her best interests in mind, but what would be in her best interest? It was indeed, something he could only answer by talking to her about it. And he didn’t know what all to expect from this new position.
As for the other things, it was something that he’d been wanting to know and worried about himself. One thing was for sure. The damage those bastards did to these shifters had had a large rippling effect. This is probably only the beginning of what they started. War indeed.
When he crawled back into bed with his beloved, she jolted awake. He could sense the fear coming off of her, and he cradled her in his arms and rocked her.
“Shh, I’m sorry, my beloved. I did not mean to frighten you.”
“It wasn’t you. I was having a bad dream.”
“What was the dream about?” Max stroked her hair as he continued to rock her.
“You went away, and you never came back. I looked, and looked for you, but it was like you were always just out of my reach.” He briefly stopped what he was doing. “If I’m able, I will always return to you, my beloved. The best thing about being mated to a vampire is when we are apart, and you suddenly need me, you can just tell me in your mind. It is our constant connection. You never have to be alone again.”
The End
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