by Joyee Flynn
“Yes,” he hissed, his hands squeezing my ass. In a flash we were inside the house and then what I guessed was his room. He laid me down on the bed, his large frame surrounding me. I yanked off his clothes as he pulled off mine. Then a bottle of slick appeared in his hand from somewhere and I felt a thrill of anticipation like never before.
“Hands and knees?” I asked, my cock hard, leaking, and wanting. “Do you want me to submit to you?”
“Yes,” he snarled and I saw his eyes flash the amber of his wolf. He moved off me enough to flip me over, spreading my legs wide. “Fuck, you’re so hot.”
“Yours,” I mewled as his slicked-up fingers rubbed my hole. “I’m all yours now.”
“Damn straight.” He thrust two in to start and I gasped at the burn, but still pushed back on them. I wanted this and I really wanted it now. He pumped them fast inside of me and moments later I was stretched out enough.
“Take me. Fuck me. Please us both with that fat cock I saw,” I begged. I felt a flare of lust go through him and I knew I’d said the right thing. He pulled out his fingers and pushed his cock about halfway inside of me.
“Shit,” he hissed, freezing. “I breached you.”
“Yes, that’s needed for sex.” I glanced at him over my shoulder, completely confused.
“No, Wes, I breached you. The trial’s over now.”
“Yeah, and?” I was still missing the point.
“That wasn’t just my decision to make. I should have talked to Harkin and Bay first.”
“It’s done and I have no regrets. Can we just put that to the side until we’re done?” I bitched, annoyed that he’d brought this up like Harkin. It was horrible pillow talk and all. “I’m going to lose my hard-on.”
“Fine,” he growled and thrust the rest of the way into me. I cried out at the pleasure and slight pain. He took me hard and fast, his mood changing. It took me a minute to figure out what he was feeling with all the sensations I was experiencing. He was pissed.
Why the hell was he pissed?
“Is this what you wanted?” he taunted, picking up the pace.
“Yes,” I moaned, meeting him thrust for thrust.
“Hope it’s what you really wanted because there’s no going back now.”
I didn’t put together what that meant, enjoying the sex too much to think. He bit me roughly on my shoulder and I screamed out his name as I shot my load all over his bedspread. Then he came as well, filling me with his seed. When we were spent he turned us in time so he didn’t collapse on me, removing his teeth from my skin. But he didn’t lick the wound. I thought that was odd.
“You tricked me,” he panted as he pulled out of me and pushed me away.
“What?” I gasped, turning so I could see him. “How did I do that exactly?”
“The trial period’s over now. You seduced me to get what you want and now I’ve got to go tell Bay and Harkin that we have to keep you.” He rolled out of bed and cleaned himself up with his shirt. “That was wrong and you know it, Wes.”
“I seduced one of the inner circle who signed my contract,” I growled, getting up as well and finding my clothes. “I did nothing wrong, Levey. But thanks for ruining our first time together.”
“Why, Wes? Why would you trick me like this?” I glanced at him in shock, feeling the hurt that was coming off of him.
“Oh fuck you. You’re a grown man who knew exactly what he was doing. You wanted me.” I saw my words weren’t having any effect on him and threw my arms in the air. “You’re fucking kidding me. Great, this is just fucking great.”
I stormed out of his room, ignoring when he called me to come back. I headed towards the back of the house. That way no one could see me since the front faced the lake and cabins, even if a big portion of it was blocked by the barn. The moment the back door was open I shifted and took off. I was probably going to get in more trouble for this but I could give a shit about that right then.
They could all kiss my ass. One minute they were so excited to have me because I helped their beloved lake, but then we had sex and I was the bad guy? And what was so damn wrong with ending the trial period? It was put into place to protect me! I knew what I wanted and they had agreed to wanting me the moment they signed that contract.
Fuck. Them. That’s all I kept thinking as I ran.
But about ten minutes into my run something else distracted me. I smelled real wolves. I headed in that direction, curious, and caught a few other scents. One of which was death and then I heard crying. I picked up the pace, scared that humans had stumbled across natural, wild wolves and had gotten hurt.
I couldn’t have been more wrong.
I checked out the scene from the tree line, ready to bolt if it was dangerous for me. I saw there was a small service road and the crying was coming from right next to it. Creeping closer, I wanted to sob at what I found. Two wolf pups were whimpering and crying as they pushed against their mother… Who was clearly dead.
It looked as if she’d been hit by a vehicle and either the pups had been with her or found her afterwards. But one look at her and I knew there was no way that she was alive. I also couldn’t hear her heartbeat and she reeked of death. I wasn’t sure what to do but I couldn’t just leave the pups there!
I glanced around and made sure we were alone before trotting over there. They turned and gave me growls that told me they were more scared than anything. I got down low and crept forward, letting them see that I meant them no harm. It wasn’t any use. They could smell I wasn’t a wolf like them, probably still smelling human to them as well. They pushed against their mother even more, yelping as if they knew I was going to eat them.
There was nothing I could do for the mother and the pups were too young to be on their own. If I had to guess they were only a little over a month old. I moved in quickly, snatching the scruffs of their necks together in my teeth. They whimpered but didn’t fight me. Then I gave them a chance to take one last look at their mother and headed back towards the house.
I obviously couldn’t run with two pups hanging from my mouth, but I wasn’t just strolling either. For one, I didn’t want anyone to happen upon us or catch me. As luck would have it, during my run I’d lapped the property so I wasn’t all that far from the house. Well, it was luck and fences on the edge of the ranch. The last thing I needed was to get shot because I’d crossed onto someone else’s land.
The second I was back by the door I dropped the pups and shifted. Quickly scooping them back up before they could run off, I opened the door and stepped inside… Only to find three very pissed-off men giving me death looks.
“Oh fuck you all,” I said before they could even talk. I yanked on my shorts with one hand and slipped on my flip-flops.
“We need to talk, Wesley,” Bay informed me in his most “Alpha” voice.
“I’m sure we do but these pups need help more than you guys need to hear you’re idiots,” I snapped back, amazed they could ignore what was right in my hands.
“Are those wolves?” Harkin asked me as he got to his feet and moved closer. They had been hanging in the kitchen, sitting at the counter when I walked through the back doors which technically was the dining room. So they were a whole room away I guess.
“Yeah, their mother’s dead and I found them.” I didn’t want to talk to them. I headed to the front door and opened it.
“What are you doing now?” Levey asked, his tone pissed.
“Finding out if the pack knows what to do with pup wolves and maybe get some formula you give to the calves.” I slammed the door closed behind me, knowing full well they were following me. If that wasn’t a clear indication I didn’t want their help or anything to do with them, then I didn’t know what was.
But I still heard the door open and footsteps on the porch moments later. I ignored them. I whispered to the cubs, assuring them that everything was going to be okay even if I didn’t have a clue if that was true. I searched for Adam since he was the only other person I would
recognize and unlike my men… He liked me right then.
I found him walking out of the stable and called out his name. He jogged over to me with a smile, skidding to a halt when he saw the cubs.
“What’s going on, Wes?”
“I found them whimpering next to their dead mother when I took a run. It looked like she got hit with a truck and they’re too young to survive on their own. Do you have a formula like you give the calves or something? I don’t know how long she’d been gone but they must be hungry.”
“I can do you one better,” he chuckled, shaking his head. “We have a vet in the pack. It made sense to have one or we’d be spending all our earnings on hiring one with all the animals we raised. It’s never going to be boring around here now with you, is it?”
“I try,” I drawled, rolling my eyes.
“Just hang tight and I’ll bring Stacy.” I nodded and plopped down on the ground as he took off.
“We were talking to you,” Bay growled as they stormed towards me.
“Asshole,” I bitched as the pups started crying again. “I just got them to calm down and accepting they were safe. Then you come over here growling.” I heard him sigh as I talked with the pups again, smiling when they settled down on my lap and went to sleep.
“Now can we talk?” Harkin whispered, his tone clearly annoyed.
“Sure,” I said quietly and in my best fake happy voice so the pups didn’t sense any distress. “You’re all idiots. That trial run was for my protection. Only I could change my mind on the contract. The moment you signed you guys said you wanted me. I did nothing wrong.” I paused and watched my words sink in and their expressions change some. Then I focused on Levey. “Did it ever occur to you that us having sex was the first time I chose to sleep with someone?”
“No.” His eyes went wide and filled with shame.
“Yeah, it was and you ruined it. So, thanks for that. And I did seduce you. I had planned on doing it from the moment I signed the contract because I knew none of you would with the trial run. Not because I wanted to trick you into keeping me as you put it, but because I knew you’d give me the full time to decide if this was what I wanted. I knew it was. I knew since I kissed you guys after my vision.
“But even if it wasn’t for that reason and the one you accused me of. You’re a grown-ass man. I didn’t drug you or hold you hostage. I told you what I wanted and you got me naked and prepared. So don’t you dare try to turn this shit around. I didn’t fuck you while you were sleeping or something devious. You wanted it as much as I did.”
“Wes, I’m—” he started to say but I shot him an evil look and interrupted him.
“Save it. I don’t want to hear it. You guys were so happy with me when I helped your lake and then look how fast you turn on me. All of you, pissed and judging me. Just go the fuck away and let me take care of these pups. They need me, and actually want me around now. So I like them better than you guys anyways.”
“I told you this morning that I shouldn’t make the decision for all of us. You knew that’s how we felt,” Harkin defended as the other two just stood there looking sad.
“And I thought I made it clear you were being an idiot then too. The only thing you did was deny my decision since I tried to give myself to you. You had a choice if you wanted this, me, and to be together. You made it and signed the contract. The only decision left was whether I accepted you after getting to know you better.” I stared at them, sadness overwhelming me. “Maybe I was wrong. I don’t think the men I saw in my vision would have acted like this.”
“You can’t change your mind now,” Levey blurted out, looking panicked.
“Yes I can,” I growled, flinching when I heard the cubs whimper. I changed my tone then. “The new contracts all have a clause in them that if at any point the Omega thinks his safety is in jeopardy he can go right back to sanctuary.”
“We’ve not done anything to make you worry about your safety,” Bay practically spat at me. Good, now he was pissed again. Swell.
“Really? Levey didn’t shove me away from him after taking me roughly and throwing all kinds of heinous accusations at me? You three didn’t just gang up on me, all pissed off, and say I was trying to trap you? Most Omegas would be cowering in the corner at this point. But I know I’m stronger than all of you and what I can do.”
“You know we would never hurt you,” Harkin whispered, looking as if I’d just slapped him across the face.
“Uh-huh, and you knew that I’d never try to trick you into something or be such a devious little shit, right? Apparently not. I trusted you guys and you didn’t me. You know what I trust now?”
“No, what?” Bay asked, his anger gone.
I stared each of them down, letting them see how serious I was. “None of you. Now leave me the fuck alone.”
“Wesley, it was a valid concern, okay?” Levey said quietly as he knelt down in front of me. It was childish but I scooted so I could turn my back on him without jarring the pups. It was also shitty of them to not leave when I asked them to, had a valid reason to be upset with them, and they knew I couldn’t walk away because I was waiting for the vet.
“We’re sorry. We should have come to another conclusion,” Bay tried. I ignored their comments and pleas to talk to me, only reacting when Harkin touched my shoulder.
“Don’t ever touch me again,” I hissed and pulled away. “You don’t trust me and now you won’t respect my wishes to give me space. I’m sorry, why do you think pushing me now will help your case? Because you guys want to feel better from the guilt of what you’ve done. Yeah, that just screams all about me since I’m the one you hurt. Take your guilt and your drama and shove them up your asses. I want to be left alone.”
They didn’t get a chance to answer if they were going to because Adam came running over with a woman I couldn’t really see.
“Sorry it took so long. The doc said it would be better to get human baby formula since wolves need the extra protein like we do as carnivores versus veggie eaters like cows.”
“I need to read her energy before I trust her with the pups,” I said cautiously, picking them up into my arms and holding them close to me.
“Adam explained to me how that worked for you. I’m okay with it,” the stranger replied. She knelt in front of me with a bag of supplies and leaned in, giving me a quick kiss.
“Mike’s a lucky guy,” I giggled as she came into focus visually and with my powers. “You’re gorgeous and you’re a very moral, well-rounded person.” She really was. Long black hair that was so thick and full, with big, soft blue eyes that almost changed color as you looked at them. She was familiar to me as if I’d felt her mind before when I heard her thoughts.
“You’re not so bad yourself.” She opened the bag and started handing things to Adam with instructions. Then she reached for one of the pups and I held him out. “I’m going to give them a quick look over to make sure they weren’t injured when the mom was killed.”
“Sister. You’re Harkin’s sister. That’s why your energy threw me.” I glanced over to the man I already cared about more than I should, especially given how much they’d all hurt me. Sure enough he had the same thick hair, though much shorter, and light blue eyes. Same nose too.
“Yup, I claim relation to the big lug. I’m a few years younger and much better looking though.”
“Of course,” I agreed immediately with a smirk. She finished her exam on one and we traded pups. Then Adam finished whatever with the formula and handed me the bottle.
“Okay, they’re both healthy, scared and shaking but that’s understandable given what they’ve been through. Now we need to talk options,” she said gently. I raised an eyebrow at her. “This isn’t like keeping a puppy, Wesley.”
“I know that,” I replied, rolling my eyes to let her know I fully knew it was a duh statement. “Besides not being able to lactate for them to eat I know a lot about wolves, Stacy.”
“Right, but knowing and being able to do it
are two very different things. You can’t just feed them even when they’re off the formula unless you’re going to keep them as domesticated pets or something. You have to teach them how to hunt.”
“Then good thing I can turn into a wolf.” I gave her a wink. “I know this won’t be easy. I’ll need your help for sure and probably Adam’s if he’s willing at times since he can help them in wolf form.”
“Ours but not theirs?” she asked, nodding to the three men I knew were still behind me.
“No, they suck and I don’t trust them with the pups since apparently I’m not trustworthy to them.”
“Okay then,” she drawled, shaking her head. “I’m going to write down instructions for you about feeding them to start with. They’re old enough to not need constant care, but pretty close. And good luck trying to potty train them. They’re wild animals after all.”
“Nah, I figured I’d feed them and then fence a small area behind the house where I could lay some blankets down, shift, and let them get used to me as if I was their dad in the wild.”
“Good plan,” she agreed. She explained a few more things to me, handing me what she’d already written out. “That’s the only formula we could find from a guest who left it behind. You’re going to have to get more sometime tomorrow.”
“I can’t drive,” I sighed, realizing I’d have to ask the idiots I was pissed at.
“Actually, Susie and I were going to head into Spokane tomorrow now that we know the baby is going to be a boy. We could pick some up for you,” Adam offered.
“That would be great, thanks.” I made sure my relief and gratitude was apparent in my voice. I thanked Stacy who was in a rush to get to a sick cow before she darted away. “I’ll get you my debit card. Can you follow me back to the house?”
“Sure, I’ll help you set the pen up. It’s the least I can do. My wife is over-the-moon thrilled by what you said. I was going to find you later and ask if she could come talk to you.”
“Yeah, of course. Even if you come later, I can shift back and talk.”
“Thanks, Wes. You’re a really good guy,” he said with a bright smile. “I’m glad you picked this pack.”