Look At Your Future

by Whittaker, Lucy J.

  The guard was nodding and let him by as he talked to him. He told him he would take him up to her floor right away. When they got there everything was eerily quiet and the lights were still on in her office. Her purse was by her desk and there were papers scattered all over the floor.

  Max knew something was seriously wrong, he could smell her scent and also the man that took her. He could smell his lust lingering in the air, and he felt his wolf come to the surface when he smelled her fear mixed in. He turned back to the guard who was standing in the doorway, not quite understanding what was going on. “Is there another way out of this building?”

  “There is another way down to the parking garage that isn’t on camera, but she never goes down that way.”

  “Show me,” Max said gesturing to the guard and making his tone harsh so he would comply quickly.

  He showed him the other way down to the garage. Max walked around and found a very dark area in the corner that still held her scent, it was faint, but at least he knew she had been there. “Someone took her, do you know of anyone else that was still in the building?”

  “I think Mr. Wilson was here late, but he left about a half hour ago.”

  “Luke Wilson?” Max asked angrily.

  “Yes, do you know him?”

  “Not well, but I’ve heard of him before.” Max shook his head; he had a feeling he knew where they were going. He ran to his car, and he jammed the gears into reverse, his tires sliding as they tried to find purchase as he cut the wheel hard to turn around. He was glad he had left the sedan at home today and taken the Ferrari instead. He needed speed; he just hoped that he wasn’t too late.

  Lily opened her eyes and saw only darkness; she realized that she had something over her eyes. She tried to move her hands, but they were bound in front of her and her ankles were bound together too. She felt a rush of goose bumps rise on her arm when a harsh wind howled past her. She remembered only getting the sweater on one arm, leaving the other arm and shoulder bare. She took a couple of deep breaths as she tried to register the noises around her. She could hear voices arguing, they were all men, she didn’t know how many. She felt bile rise in her throat when she finally understood that they were fighting over who would rape her first.

  How could she fight them? If Max could find her, he would keep her safe, but how could she think like that? There were too many of them, she couldn’t bear the thought of him getting hurt because of her. She knew for sure now that she loved him, even though she had only known him for a few days. She knew deep down she fell for him that first night she had met him, before he had even touched her. Just looking into his grey eyes had been all it took.

  She reached her hands up and was able to pull the blind fold from her eyes, the tie in the back had a few hairs in it, but she bit her lip and pulled it off. She looked around and noticed the woods around her. The men were still too busy arguing to notice that she was moving around. Her ankles were tied too tightly for her to crawl away, not that it would do her much good. She bent a little and tried to untie her ankles, if she could run, she might have a chance to hide from them.

  Luke turned towards her when he saw her moving around. “Well hello Lily, you are finally awake, I’m so happy you could join us.” His comment was followed by a nasty smile and laughter from his friends. He gave her a dark look as he moved closer to her. “We smelled you the other night, but we couldn’t find you. Imagine my surprise when I realized yesterday that you were the one we had been looking for. We don’t usually fight over bitches, but for some reason you’ve got us all riled up. Do you have any idea why that is?”

  Lily frowned as she looked up at him, smelled her, what the hell was he talking about? She cringed as he knelt down beside her and he stuck his nose in her hair. Then he nuzzled her neck slowly moving down her chest, like he was sucking her scent off her skin. Revulsion shuddered through her body.

  “Please don’t do this.”

  “Its basic animal instinct Lily, the way of the pack, I can honestly say that you are the best thing I’ve ever smelled before. Why I just want to eat you up.” More laughter came from behind him, as well as more fighting, bone meeting flesh and loud cursing. “Knock it off you guys, I’m going first, I found her, but you’ll all have to wait your turn. I’m the alpha in our little pack.”

  Lily frowned again as she tried to understand what he was talking about. Alpha, the way of the pack, he talked like they were a wild dogs or something. Luke suddenly stood up and the others tilted their noses in the air, becoming very alert. Then she heard a menacing growl from the darkness behind her. She felt the hairs on the back of her neck stand up. Oh dear Lord, what now?

  “I don’t believe it, no fucking way.” Luke said as he backed away from Lily. He watched, horrified as a huge white wolf steadily stepped into the clearing, baring its sharp teeth. Its glowing silver eyes tracking them all, “go now,” he yelled as he turned toward the others.

  Lily watched, paralyzed as they scattered in different directions, like they were being chased by demons. She couldn’t even begin to imagine the animal that was behind her. Max, she thought, I think I’m going to die, I’m sorry I didn’t tell you that I love you, she thought. Lily whimpered as she felt soft fur brush past her legs. She squeezed her eyes shut and tried to stay as still as possible. She had no idea what kind of animal had just shown up. She took a deep breath and hesitantly opened her eyes to peak up at the beast. Her mouth hung open in shock as she looked up at a huge pure white wolf, its gaze sharp and intelligent.

  She watched with awe as he moved closer to her, then his massive head leaned down and sniffed her hair and stuck his cold nose into her neck. She shivered as he blew his warm breath in and out against her skin. She held as still as possible as he continued to sniff her. His white head slowly moved down her chest to her belly, and then he moved lower, sticking his nose between her legs. She’d had a friend’s dog sniff her before, but never like this. He finally finished and he sat back on its haunches. He looked down at her with glowing gray eyes, funny the first thing she thought was how Max’s eyes looked like that sometimes.

  The wolf came closer once more and opened his mouth, baring sharp white teeth, she closed her eyes again. It would do no good to scream. He could kill her instantly if he wanted to, was he just playing with her? Her eyes popped open in shock when she felt his teeth on the ropes binding her hands, starting to gnaw on them. Lily held as still as she could, she watched the sharp teeth work at her bindings. This had to be the strangest thing that had ever happened to her. She knew now that he wouldn’t hurt her, was in fact trying to help her somehow. He had already saved her from a crazy man and his friends. Was she dreaming right now? This was all so surreal. Suddenly the wolf’s sharp teeth punctured her tender skin, she gasped, ouch that had hurt, so much for thinking she was dreaming. The wolf stopped when she gasped as if knowing that he had hurt her. When she made no further protests he continued to work on the rope. Once her hands were free, he moved back so she could tackle the ropes at her feet. After she was free she looked around noticing how dark it had gotten and she had no idea where she was. She shivered and tugged her sweater over her bare shoulder, smearing blood on it, but she didn’t care, she shivered again as she buttoned it up to her throat.

  Lily sighed, she would probably end up with hypothermia from being outside all night. She had absolutely no survival skills and it would easily get down into the fifties tonight. She tucked her legs up and put her head on her knees, her dress didn’t offer much warmth, and her teeth started to chatter. She scooted back against a large tree that was nearby, it wouldn’t give her much warmth either, but at least she would be shielded from the wind by its huge trunk. The wolf moved around a bit, he would stop every so many feet and look at her. Then as if he was satisfied that there was no danger he came back beside her. Lily looked into his eyes; she felt so safe right now. She soon couldn’t control the shivers that wracked her body. She lay down and curled into a ball at the base of th
e tree, she tried to make herself as small as possible. The wolf lowered his large body down beside her, he moved closer until he covered the front of her body, wedging her in between him and the tree. He let out a low rumble as he offered her his warmth. She reached out one hand and stuck her chilled fingers into his thick coat. Slowly stroking his sensitive ears, amazed at how soft his fur was. He let out another rumble, almost in appreciation of her petting, and then he laid his head against her chest.

  Lily felt like she was either dreaming or going crazy, here she was in the middle of a dark forest cuddling with a wild animal. She heard words begin to form inside her mind telling her to close her eyes and sleep. She tried to stay awake as long as she could, she knew the voice she was hearing, it was Max talking to her, but how could that be? Fatigue finally set in and with a heavy sigh she relaxed into the warmth of the wolf and dreamed of Max.

  Lily walked through the forest without fear, it was day time, but the area she was in was so dark. The canopy of leaves blocked out the sunlight, but it still filtered in from time to time as she walked. She finally came to a spot that looked familiar to her. Where had she seen it before? She glanced around and saw several pairs of eyes glowing from the darkness around her. She wasn’t frightened though, everything just felt so right.

  She looked up from a small clearing to an area where the ground rose suddenly; it was a steep bank that led to a cliff. As she watched a pure white wolf came to the edge. It was huge and powerful, with glowing silver eyes. Eerily its head raised back and it howled long and steady, answered by many other howls around her. Was she supposed to answer him? She felt like she was, somehow. Then he looked down at her, meeting her gaze, and the wolf transformed into a man as she watched. Max stood where the wolf had been, his gaze on her fierce and possessive; she shivered with arousal as he smiled at her. She heard his voice inside her head, telling her that she belonged to him. He wouldn’t get any arguments from her about that, she wanted to belong to him, needed to be his. He said something, very softly, too quietly for her to hear. She tried to speak, but was unable to make any sounds. She tried to move towards him, but her limbs refused to move. He turned away from her and she cried out to him, but he couldn’t hear her silent sobs, begging him not to leave her.

  Max put another cool cloth on Lily’s forehead; she had slept for so long already. He could feel her body calling to him. She thrashed her head as she had another dream. He saw what she saw in her dream, it was the same dream she kept having over and over. He tried to call out to her, but for some reason she couldn’t hear everything that he said. He pulled her close to him again as sobs wracked her body. He just prayed that she would wake up, he needed her, he loved her.

  Lily woke up suddenly and sat up in bed and looked around, the last thing she could remember was being in the forest with the white wolf. She was in Max’s bed, but he wasn’t here with her. How did she get her? She looked at the clock on the bedside table and saw that it was close to nine pm. What day was it?

  She slowly got out of the bed and went into the bathroom. She splashed some cool water on her face, hoping to clear away the last dregs of sleep. She brushed her teeth and found her robe on the door; she was still wearing her chemise and panties from earlier. She slipped the robe on as she walked into the bedroom.

  “Lily.” She heard a voice call her name, but she didn’t see anyone. Her brow creased as she tried to understand where the sound came from. It was more like it was in her head, rather than hearing it with her ears.

  She went to the sliding doors that led to the private deck. She put her hand to her throat when she saw the white wolf loping across the grass from the woods. He stopped at the steps to the deck, waiting patiently for her.

  ‘Lily,’ she heard it again, maybe it was coming from the wolf, his mouth didn’t move, but how could she hear him unless he was talking in her head. She must still be dreaming none of this made any sense. She looked into the grey eyes staring back at her and somehow she knew he was calling to her. She felt no fear as she opened the door and stepped out barefoot onto the deck.

  ‘Open your robe Lily’, she heard in her head. She slowly untied the bow at her waist. She watched with wide eyes as the wolf steadily approached her, prowling as he circled around her. He had a dangerous energy and strength just below the surface of muscles that rippled in his back and legs as he moved. All she could think of was how beautiful he was. He stood just a bit taller than her, man he was big. She thought that she should be afraid of him, but she wasn’t, she stood still as she scented her. He sniffed the back of her head and under her hair, his whiskers ticked the nape of her neck and he let out a soft growl when she shivered. As he moved around her he sniffed every inch of her body, and then he turned and lowered his head and pressed it to her belly.

  She reached up tentatively to hold his head to her, slowly caressing his soft ears, and the delicate fur around his eyes and muzzle. She heard a low rumbling sound as she scratched his ear in just the right place. She sighed as she looked down into his eyes, why did she feel like she knew him?

  He back up a few steps and he looked into her eyes. Lily held her hand out to him. “Please don’t go.”

  He stopped and then she watched as his fur started to ripple across his large body. She saw what seemed like an aura around him, and heard a few popping noises, and then suddenly Max was crouched naked in front of her.

  He stood and moved towards her; steadily backing her up until the wall of the house met her back. He reached up to touch her face, gently rubbing his thumbs along her jaw and cheeks, as she looked into his eyes.

  ‘You are mine Lily.’ She heard in her head, but his lips didn’t move. “Max,” she said breathlessly, “I don’t understand… am I dreaming?”

  “Not anymore baby, this is no dream.” He said out loud. “Do you fear me Lily?” He smiled as she shook her head no.

  Lily reached up and touched his face, he had saved her yesterday. He had kept her safe all night in the woods. He was both man and the white wolf. She didn’t understand how, but she chose not to question it and went with her heart.

  “I love you Max.” Lily said softly as she met his gaze again. “I think you know that already, you can read my mind can’t you?” She smiled at him as she saw his eyes begin to glow fiercely. She put a hand up to her mouth as she remembered what she had been thinking when they first met. “You read my mind that night in your study, didn’t you? You knew that I wanted you.” She laughed when he growled and then he kissed her. He pulled off the flimsy pieces of clothing she still wore. She grabbed onto him gasping into his mouth and moaning with pleasure.

  “I love you Lily, you were made for me.” Max reached down and gently touched her, he growled low in his throat when he found her wet for him. She was so ready. He turned her around and grabbed her hips, raising her onto her toes; he hunched his much larger body over her and mounted her from behind. Once he was deep inside her he stopped and moved his hands around to caress her belly and her breasts. She moaned as she pressed back, tilting her head to the side to offer her neck.

  He kept her up on her toes, forcing her to keep her balance by holding onto the wall. Max let a long low rumble out when she offered him her neck; he didn’t need any further encouragement from her. He steadily thrust into her, nuzzling her neck with his lips. He talked roughly into her ear. “You’re mine Lily, wolves mate for life, you are my life mate.” He set a steady rhythm and she met him stroke for stroke, tuning into the animalist instinct she now shared with him. He straightened and grabbed her hips, lifting her up off her toes as her legs spread around him and he impaled her with his shaft. He heard her cry out; he stopped as he bottomed out inside her and he bit into the side of her neck. Her body clamped down on him as he felt his teeth sink into her tender flesh. Then he continued powering up into her, she gasped and shuddered around him as she came. He slowly thrust into her once more and felt his hot seed pulsing up inside her. Gently he licked the bite he had just given her, this one h
ad been deep, but it was intended to be, since it was the last one needed to change her. He slowly caressed her body, soothing her with both his mind and his hands; he pulled out of her slick body and carried her into the house to his bed. They lay together, watching the room get darker, kissing and touching to soothe each other.

  “Are you okay Lily”

  “Yes… Max…I’ve never felt so alive before, it’s like all my senses are heightened. What did you do to me?”

  “I made you mine; do you think you are ready?”

  “Ready for what?”

  “To take your true form.”

  Lily felt her eyes open wider as she looked at him, suddenly becoming very still. “My true form?”

  “Yes, close your eyes Lily and listen to me. Listen to your heart beat, listen to your body. Your body knows what to do, your heart beat will slow down, but it will beat stronger.” He quit speaking out loud and then spoke with his mind, he watched as her expression turned from apprehension to wonder. ‘Lily it will hurt a bit the first time, but you will get used to it, sometime soon you will welcome the change whole heartedly.’

  Lily felt an odd calm come over her, her heart slowed but each beat reverberated through her body. She felt tingles rush over her skin, the she felt her muscles ripple and her teeth and gums sort of went numb, like when you go to the dentist. She had the sensation of floating and then a wave moved over her from her head to her toes. Some popping noises were followed by a pinching sensation, not unlike when she pulled a muscle, then nothing.

  “Open your eyes Lily,” Max demanded.

  Lily slowly opened her eyes and looked up at Max, something must be wrong, he looked so fierce. But wait, her vision was different; she could see little specks of color in his gray eyes. He was so beautiful, and oh boy, she sniffed, he smelled so yummy! She leaned forward to get a better whiff of his delicious scent, but her limbs felt funny. She looked down and was shocked to see a new body, where she had pale skin before she now had a reddish silky coat. She stretched out on the bed and she heard Max chuckle as she moved her new limbs gracefully. She closed her eyes and heard a soft rumble rise from her throat when Max ran his hands through her fur.