Deacon

by Nicholas Bella

  However, she did have something I wanted. The one thing I felt like my life was missing, and that was a legacy. Having children raised your status within the pack, earned you extra favor from the Alpha. I was already a Capo, but I had loftier goals. I wanted to become a Beta Capo, and if I could produce children, natural-born wolves, which the pack so desperately needed and wanted, it would make me an even more valued member. Charlene might present such an opportunity. She did have some great child-bearing hips.

  I sighed and sat back in my chair, gently pulling my hand free of her grip. She leaned back in her chair, both of their eyes on me. “Whether or not you can stay is not left to me to decide. I must take you to my Alpha and he will make that decision. If he somehow sees a value in you and inducts you into our pack, I will not hire you as a courtesan for my brothel.”

  “Why not? I will earn my place here,” Charlene said.

  “No wolf in his pack will ever go without. He will find someplace for you.”

  “Do you not hire women from the pack?” she asked.

  “Oh, I do. But they love sex, they enjoy the selection of patrons. They are not here out of necessity, only for their desire,” I said. “Besides, I’d rather not have to share you with another male.”

  She looked at me, her brow frowning. “I… I don’t understand, Sir.”

  “I find you ravishing, sweet Charlene. If you were to stay, I’d not have you soiled with the seed of another man.”

  “You… you would take me?” she asked, as if she felt she wasn’t good enough.

  I nodded. “I want you to stay with me, for you see… I have plenty of wealth, a beautiful home, yet no one to share it with.”

  “You also have the prettiest dimples I’ve ever seen,” Charlene flirted.

  I smiled, because I couldn’t help myself. “Thank you. So, will you come with me?”

  “If you would have me,” she said.

  “Then, let us hope our Alpha grants us this blessing,” I said. I knew in order for him to do so, I would have to marry Charlene. If my plan was to start a family, that was something Connor would demand, for me to make an honest woman out of any who’d bear my seed. “I will take you to my Alpha tomorrow evening.”

  “I will go with her,” said Julie.

  I scoffed. “You will not.”

  “If her fate is to be banished, then we will both be banished together. It is how we have survived,” Julie said.

  I cocked an eyebrow. “And if her fate is to be slaughtered by the pack for her blatant trespass, will you then be slaughtered along with her?”

  “Yes. She is my sister,” Julie said, her head turned up in her defiance.

  I laughed. I couldn’t help it. I didn’t know if the woman was just boasting her bravado or if she truly meant the words she’d just spoken. Either way, to say that I wasn’t intrigued would be a lie. “Very well, you may join and if she is accepted, I wonder what our Alpha will do with you. Perhaps, he will order the pack to feast on you.”

  “Or maybe he will turn me too?” she speculated.

  I pursed my lips. “It is a possibility, especially if your cunt is virgin.”

  She gasped. “Such vulgarity.”

  “Such is the nature of wolves,” Charlene said.

  I shrugged. “Am I supposed to be insulted?” I asked.

  Charlene shook her head. “Such is the nature of men as well.”

  Something about Charlene really enticed me and I wanted to pull her from the chair, throw her across my desk, and plunge my cock deeply inside her cunt and rut until I came hard enough to pass out. I realized I wanted to claim her. To mark her as my territory, and that was the intense arousal I’d been feeling since she walked into my office. I would indeed do my best to convince my Alpha to let me have her.

  “It is late, ladies. Please return to your inn and tomorrow, I will come for you and take you to meet my Alpha,” I said. They thanked me, then left. The aroma in the room was evidence Charlene was close to her season. A perfect time for me to plant my seed.

  ~*~

  We arrived at my Alpha’s home in less than two hours, which was why I had wanted to begin our travels early. I hoped he wouldn’t be too upset with me bringing two women, both strangers, and one a lone wolf to his home with so little notice. I had sent a messenger to let him know I was coming, but I was sure he’d probably received it not later than an hour before my arrival.

  We climbed out of the carriage with me assisting the two women. Both stared up in awe at my Alpha’s luxurious, three-story stone home. It had been built over two-hundred years ago and was as beautiful and majestic on the inside as it was on the outside with its huge fireplaces, big enough to walk into. Large rooms were filled with art and furnishings of the highest grade and from the most talented crafters. He lived with such finery that I envied. I had some, but nowhere near his level. His butler, another wolf, an omega, opened the door. He was new, turned about maybe a year ago. Pretty little thing, and I took in his luscious lips as I walked past him. I wondered if I’d be able to have them wrapped around my cock later.

  I stepped closer to him, grabbing a handful of his arse. “Where’s our Alpha?” I asked with a nice squeeze. Oooh yeah, that was a sweet arse and one I wanted to see my cock sliding into. One thing I loved about being a Capo was the privilege. A wolf with this one’s status couldn’t deny me, but unlike how Winston took me, I’d make sure this pretty filly would enjoy every inch of my cock inside of him.

  He gasped, and I could scent his arousal as I squeezed his arse again, giving him the promise of more to come. “He… He’s in the… garden, Sir,” the butler managed to say.

  “What’s your name, boy?”

  “Oliver Henry, Sir,” he replied.

  I pressed my thigh against his crotch and he moaned from the friction. I smiled at his hardness. Ahhh, yes, the boy was eager and thirsty for some cock. “When was the last time you had a proper fuck, boy?”

  His eyes glazed over and he smirked. “Two months ago, Sir, the Alpha.”

  “So, you desire him as well?” I heard Charlene say.

  I turned to her to see the frown on both her and Julie’s faces. I slapped Oliver’s arse and he jerked from the sting, but I could tell he liked it. Most wolves liked it rough. “My cock has a ravishing appetite, my dear, and I desire a great many things and people,” I said, then walked off toward the garden. “Come.”

  We passed by several wolves, some growled at the intruding wolf, but no one stopped us and once we were out in the garden, I located Connor right away. His back was turned toward us and he was sitting among so many pretty flowers with his wife and the arsehole Bernard. “Alpha, I am sorry for this short notice.”

  “Very short and I’m not in the mo—" his words cut off and he leaped from his seat, spinning around to face us. The expression on his face was one of awe and very predatory.

  “Alpha? Is everything all right?” I asked as I took a step back.

  Connor walked over to Julie and she stiffened as he drew closer to inhale her scent. “My God, you are she?”

  I was standing there confused, not sure what to say or do. Connor was ignoring everyone who was now taking an interest in Julie. “Alpha, these two seek sanctuary within our pack,” I said, trying to explain why I was in his home.

  “Deacon,” Connor said, though he didn’t take his eyes off Julie as he spoke to me.

  “Yes, Alpha?”

  “How did they come to you?” he asked, the tone of his voice was thick with lust as well as underlying rage, which unnerved me a great deal.

  “Looking for a position in one of my brothels, Sir.”

  What happened next, I wasn’t prepared for. He lunged at me, knocking me to the ground, his teeth sharp and snarling as he growled at me. No one moved to stop him, they didn’t dare. “Did you touch her!” he roared.

  I shook my head. “No, Alpha. I swear, I never touched her,” I protested, telling the absolute truth, and thank the gods I hadn’t touched her. For
fuck’s sake, what was going on?

  “Did any other? I smell another male on her.” His growl was more threatening than any other growl that ever came from him before. I knew my life was in danger.

  “I did not hire them, Sir. I don’t know of the other scent you smell. I told both ladies to wait until we met with you. One of them is wolf and needs sanctuary and her friend refused to leave her side, Alpha.”

  The rage in Connor’s expression died down just a little as he rose off me. He didn’t bother to help me to my feet. I did so on my own. “Alpha, I don’t understand, why are you so angry with me?”

  “I’m not… now that I know you did not touch what belongs to me.”

  “Can someone explain to me what is going on?” Julie asked.

  “You are his mate, Julie,” Charlene said, having put all the pieces of the puzzle together.

  “I am his mate?” Julie asked, both eyebrows raised in shock.

  “Yes,” Connor replied and stepped over to her again.

  “What male was around you tonight?”

  “J--just the innkeeper, who we paid. I--I swear, he didn’t h--hurt me,” Julie stammered.

  “Then his life will be spared,” Connor said as he reached out to caress her face. It didn’t matter that his wife of eight hundred years was standing there watching her husband fawn over another woman. Julie was his mate, which put her above all others. “My mate, who I have been waiting for since I first turned over a millennia ago.” With that, he grabbed Julie by the back of her head and kissed her with as much passion as any man could kiss the one they loved.

  Me, I was left stunned. It was the first time I’d ever witnessed a wolf finding their mate. Some wolves in the pack already had their mates, most didn’t. Most never would, but I was seeing history in the making and I was happy for Connor that he had lived to see his true mate come to him. More importantly still, I was the wolf who’d united them. Regardless of my ignorance to who she really was, I could have killed them both, as per my right as a Capo protecting our territory from unwanted wolves. Instead, I had saved our pack. Just one more achievement that would make me worthy in our Alpha’s eyes. I was certain, he would soon elevate me to Beta Capo after this.

  “I had thought it wise to bring them to you, Alpha, rather than kill them. I felt they would benefit the pack if you inducted them,” I said.

  Connor turned to me, smiling. “Wise indeed. Had you acted instinctively on pack rule, I would have forever lost the chance to meet my mate and the pack would have forever lost the chance to become whole. Really, Deacon, you never cease to amaze me. Your intuition has elevated this pack once more.”

  I smiled and lowered my head. “You honor me, Alpha. However, the decision to spare the women doesn’t come without a request that I may ask of you.”

  “Anything,” Connor said, and he was still gazing at Julie as he spoke. Lightly stroking her cheek.

  I wanted to ask for the position of Beta Capo, but that would have been too offensive. Only the Alpha could determine if a wolf was worthy of such ascension. And if I were to be respected in the role, I had to let it be the Alpha’s decision and not my request. So, I decided to stick with my original plan.

  “I desire Charlene, Sir. I would like to have her as my wife,” I said.

  “Your wife?” Charlene blurted out.

  “You should be so lucky,” Connor snapped. “You insult my pack and my Capo with your tone, lone wolf. Had you not been so desired by him and friend to my mate, I would see no reason to keep you.”

  Charlene lowered her head. “I beg your forgiveness, Alpha.”

  “I’m not your Alpha yet,” Connor said, then he nodded at me. “But I will be. Do you still want this woman?”

  I nodded. “I like them with spirit, Sir.”

  Connor chuckled. “Be careful what you ask for.” He then turned to Julie. “I will turn you wolf and Claim you in front of our pack. We will be whole.”

  “What if I don’t want to be your mate?” Julie asked.

  Connor smiled. “It has already been decided by fate, my love. That is why I can smell it through every inch of your body. And once you’ve been turned wolf, you will be able to sense me as your mate more acutely. Even now, you sense something between us. You can’t understand it, but you know that I speak the truth.”

  “And my friend, what if she does not want to be married to him?” Julie asked, nodding at me.

  Connor turned to Charlene. “I have no use for you for my pack. However, my Capo wants you. Will you accept his marriage proposal?”

  Charlene looked at me. I could tell that she did desire me, even if she didn’t like the fact that I had flirted with another wolf in front of her. My marriage proposal flattered her, and I knew what her answer would be. “Yes, I accept, Sir.”

  “Good, it is all settled then.” Connor turned to Bernard. “Gather the pack, I want everyone who can attend to be here. There is celebration to be had.”

  “Yes, Alpha,” Bernard said, then walked off.

  “Deacon, you may take Charlene home, but make sure you are both here for the Claiming ceremony,” Connor said.

  “Most certainly, Sir,” I said. I held my hand out to Charlene. “My dear.”

  She slipped her hand into mine and didn’t offer any resistance when I led her out of the mansion. I eyed the butler on the way out, giving him a wink. But he would have to wait, I had a future wife to romance. I helped Charlene into the carriage, then climbed in beside her. My stage coachman began our travel back to my home.

  “Why are we not staying for the celebration?” Charlene asked.

  I smirked. “Because you are not welcome. As a lone wolf, your presence is an insult and will not be tolerated by the other wolves. You need to have our Alpha’s blood in your scent in order for the pack to accept you. I could stay, but then, what kind of gentleman would I be if I left you alone?”

  “One who also flirts with men in front of me, then asks for my hand in marriage,” she shot back.

  I laughed, because I really did like the fire in her spirit. It turned me on to be challenged… to a point. Even I had my limits. “At least you know who you’re marrying.”

  She looked out of the window and nodded. “I do.”

  “Does that disappoint you?”

  She turned back to me, then slid closer. My cock stirred to life as she slipped her delicate fingers between my thighs to brush against its hardness and I moaned. “So, you’d have me share this with whomever you fancy?”

  She pulled her hand away, but I caught it and kissed the back of her fingers. “I would and you will. Soon, my darling, you will have a pack. Does this please you?” I asked.

  “That I no longer have to fear for my life, yes, I am happy. That my friend has found her mate, yes, I am happy. That I am to be your wife… I am uncertain of if I should be happy,” she said.

  I liked her honesty. “Charlene, I will make you one promise. I will make sure you have everything you want and need within reason.”

  “What if I want my husband to myself?” she asked.

  “That is something I will never promise you.”

  “What if I want to be with someone else then?”

  “That is something I will never allow.”

  She pulled her hand from mine and I allowed it. She didn’t say anything for a while and again, I allowed the silence to go on between us. Before long, she did speak. “I will be your wife, but I never want to be ignored or replaced.”

  I turned to her. “The only wolf who could ever replace you would be my true mate. Surely, you understand that. But no one else will ever replace you.”

  “I accept those terms.”

  With that, we were a couple. Two nights later, we returned to our Alpha’s home where he performed the blood oath through Induction for Charlene. I watched as my future wife drank Connor’s blood as I had once done, and gave the oath to be loyal to our pack until death. Next, I watched Julie enter the garden wearing a flowing white gown. Conno
r had already turned her, she was full wolf now, but, he still had to Claim her. To solidify the bond that bound them through fate. Once it was done, our pack would be the strongest it’d ever been.

  Charlene was at my side as we watched Connor fuck Julie among the cheers of the pack. I clapped the moment his seed entered her and as they mated, I could actually feel power flowing through me. It was working and I couldn’t wait until it was complete. Another hour passed before Connor took Julie again, in their beast forms. Then, once the moon was full and bright in the sky, we all transformed into our wolf forms and he took Julie for the final time in this form. The moment they both climaxed, I felt a burst of energy flow through me. My cock was hard as a rock and I took my pleasure with Charlene. I was stronger and now, we all were. Yes, surely, I would be made Beta Capo soon.

  Three months after our Alpha mates’ bonding ceremony, Charlene and I were married. The pack celebrated as only wolves could do. I finally got a chance to enjoy Oliver’s firm, round arse and he was quite the treat. Afterward, I took Charlene home to further consummate my marriage. Soon, at least I hoped, we would be able to start a family.

  CHAPTER TWELVE

  A Friendship is Formed

  Charlene and I were what I considered to be happily married. She understood my nature, the one where I also enjoyed the pleasure of men. She was the only female I did fuck. On rare occasions, she would express her disappointment if I had spent more time with a young man over her, but all it took was for me to remind her that she was my wife and she would settle down. As long as she was in control of my house, she was satisfied. I didn’t interfere with her wanting to decorate a certain way, as it was a good way for her to feel as though she was contributing. I also enjoy spoiling her, as her happiness did make me happy as well.

  In addition to my duties as a husband, I was also in charge of recruitment for the pack. We had grown twice as large, and for good reason. The dragons were inching closer to our borders and we knew a war was going to be inevitable. My Alpha wanted to attack first, but in order to do that, we needed to have enough wolves, so we could outnumber the dragons. They were extremely hard to kill and their fire was as much of a threat to us as their venom.