You Will Bow Down

by Nicholas Bella

  That wasn’t good news at all, and I swallowed the lump in my throat. The only good thing I could surmise from the details given to me was that I would be immune to their venom and have some of my own that would hurt his dragons and wolves. They weren’t all immune to dual venoms and one of them would take the other down. So, that was working on our side. Meanwhile, all of Josef’s wolves would be immune to both venoms and their fire. If they came for us, they would get one hell of a battle according to Wei Xian.

  “It’s almost nightfall.”

  “In a few more hours, yeah,” Wei Xian said. “That’s when the vampires will join us.”

  “What if we’re attacked before that happens?”

  “Then we fight our asses off, that’s what. You do know how to scrapple I hope?”

  I scoffed. “I have survived on the streets since I was a child. Of course, I know how to fight. Had to kick a lot of grown men’s asses who thought they could take me or Dante.”

  “You’ve always looked out for him, I see. It’s his time to look out for you. Cut him some slack, he brought you on his journey, wanted to share his world with you. Would you rather he had let you die? So you could never truly experience all the great things you already have?”

  “Can you just drive or maybe give me some pointers on how to fight wolves and dragons?” I asked, wanting to avoid talking about Dante. The more Wei Xian brought him up and forced me to reevaluate my life, the harder it was becoming to hold on to my grudge against the bastard.

  “I’ll get back to that in a minute. For now, I want an answer to my question.”

  Ugh, god, why didn’t this motherfucker come with a damned off switch? “Why do you want me to answer?”

  He laughed. “Because you’re trying hard to avoid doing so.”

  “Fuck you.”

  “If that’s what you want, I’ll be happy to fuck you when we get to the park.” He winked at me through the rearview mirror and I turned away to let the wind whip my face. I needed the coolness to calm me. Just the thought of fucking Wei Xian made my cock hard. I instantly remembered how great his mouth had felt on my dick when he sucked me off. I’d felt like my entire body was my cock as every sensation flooded through me and I came so damn hard.

  Again, he laughed. “Yeah, you need to be fucked. I can tell.”

  I turned to him sharply. “No, I don’t!” I shot back

  “Yeah, you do. I can smell the lust coming off of you like cheap fucking cologne. Don’t worry, I’ll take care of you, Sir. It’s a part of my duty that I look forward to.” He cleared his throat, then arched an eyebrow as he continued to toss glances back at me through the mirror. “Now, back to my question. Answer it. I will not ask again before you earn yourself a punishment.”

  “You’ll punish me for that? Will Dante approve?”

  “He will. It’s part of your discipline. Should I tell you what your punishment will be?”

  “No, I’ll answer you,” I said. I was stubborn, but not that damned stubborn or stupid. “No, I’m glad I’m alive. Is that what you wanted to hear?”

  “Part of it, yes. Now, where’s the rest?”

  I rolled my eyes and sighed. “I know Dante was looking out for me when he embraced me, okay?”

  “Are you grateful?”

  “I’m not there yet, and that’s my honest answer. Take it or leave it.”

  He smiled, bright teeth glowing. “I’ll take it… for now.” Dropping the subject, he began to give me pointers on how to fight supes.

  “This battle sounds like it’s going to be terrifying,” I said after listening to him.

  “I’m not going to say it doesn’t have me fired up. Of course, this isn’t my first rodeo. I’m over four hundred years old, I’ve been in some battles and survived every one of them. I plan on surviving this and if I don’t… then at least I went out fighting for my pack and my Alphas.” Wei Xian pulled the car over amongst a bunch of other cars. “We’re here, let’s go.”

  I climbed out and let him lead me to the thick of the pack where everyone was gathered. Some of the wolves had swords and daggers, some wore silver and leather knuckles with spikes. The leather part protected their skin and made it one dangerous looking weapon. They all looked like they were ready, well, except for those who were having sex. Maybe that was their way of getting ready. Some were sleeping and I knew the ones who were awake were keeping watch. I immediately sensed a connection to all of them and I couldn’t deny that I was wolf. That connection was rooted deeply within me, too. Made me feel drawn to them even when I didn’t want to be. Maybe this was the reason why Dante gave in to Théoden so quickly. Once changed, nature becomes something completely metaphysical and unexplainable.

  Some of the wolves parted as we drew closer to Dante and Josef. The two Alphas were fucking and as they did, I could actually feel the connection they shared grow stronger inside of me. My knees grew weak as the sensation ran through me and I felt dizzy. Wei Xian caught me before I hit the grass.

  “Easy there. Have a seat, young pup,” he said, then gently guided me to the grass and leaned me up against a tree. “Gather your strength, you’ll need it.”

  “What is that?” I asked breathlessly.

  He smiled. “The power I told you about. The power we made our sacrifice for. The longer our Alphas remain together, the more they fuck and bond, the stronger we grow as a pack. And any wolf who pledges his loyalty to this pack will also share in our gifts, our power. Now you see just how special you are. Enjoy that feeling flowing through you. Oooh, what do we have here? He lowered himself onto his knees, then grabbed my ankles, pulling me closer. “Someone’s got a lovely hard-on.”

  “Don’t…” was all I could manage to say before Wei Xian pulled my pants down, underwear included, exposing my throbbing cock.

  “You already know I can’t let this stand… up as it is,” he said, then smiled. But something was different this time. He began undoing his pants and he pulled his own erection free. Then he spit on his palm and smeared it all over his dick. I knew what he was planning.

  “Just suck it if you gotta do something,” I said, wanting to avoid being fucked in front of everyone, especially Dante. Although, I doubted he was paying me any attention by how hard his focus was on Josef as the kid-looking, grown-ass Alpha rode his cock. I wouldn’t have thought Josef would have been someone Dante would be attracted to, but I guessed I was wrong. Or maybe because they were mated, it transcended age, race, and whatever else.

  “I’m horny too, and I won’t always suck your dick, Sir,” Wei Xian said, bringing my attention back to him. With that, he pushed my legs apart wider and he moved faster than I expected. Before I knew it, I was gasping as his cock entered me.

  “Fuck!” I gripped his shoulder as he pushed deeper and I’d be damned if it didn’t feel good. My prostate was so sensitive to his cock gliding along it and I trembled in pleasure when he pulled back.

  “Yeah, that’s it. Just enjoy this fuck, Sir. I know I am,” Wei Xian said. It was the first time he had done this, and I knew it wouldn’t be the last.

  My body responded to every stroke of his dick inside of me and I felt helpless as he took me to heaven with his cock. My toes were curled to the extreme as he fucked me and all I could do was lay there and moan like a bitch. I wanted to feel embarrassed, but the pleasure wouldn’t let me think about anything except how good all of this felt. It was just too much, and I was drowning in all of it. I didn’t know how long he had fucked me, but I was about to cum hard. I bit my bottom lip as the pleasure intensified.

  “Oooh yeah, you look so sexy when you do that,” Wei Xian said, then he leaned down, licking my bottom lip and teeth. When I opened my mouth, he pressed his to mine and his tongue did the rest. God, he was a great kisser! No one was even touching my cock, but I felt it get harder and before I knew it, I came. I roared and moaned inside Wei Xian’s mouth as I rocked hard. I could feel my hot cum splashing all over my stomach and chest, his too, probably because he was grindi
ng all over me. He continued to kiss me as I came and only pulled away when his own orgasm struck him. I felt his load fill me, searing and powerful, and he growled like a beast as he released everything he had to give. Jesus, this couldn’t be happening to me. It just couldn’t, but I wanted it. A part of me loved being fucked by one of the most gorgeous men I’d ever laid my eyes on. I watched as the muscles in his arms twitched and flexed beneath my fingers and I could feel the strength in his limbs. He was a very formidable wolf, this much I could sense.

  He blew out the last breath and collapsed on top of me, his chest heaving against mine, and I wanted to push him off me, but then I didn’t. I liked how he felt still buried in my ass, his dick growing softer with each breath he took. This was what sex was, this was how it could make you feel. I was beginning to understand why so many people seemed to live for it. For a little while… or a long while, it could make all of your troubles go away and whisk you off to Pleasureville. Who wouldn’t want more of that? God, sex was going to be my downfall.

  Wei Xian finally sat up and pulled his cock from my ass. He looked down at his shirt, which was covered in my cum, and smiled. “I love the way your spunk smells and tastes, Sir.”

  I damn near choked on the spit I was swallowing when he said that. It was so shocking. People never said shit like that to me before. Okay, now the embarrassment was settling in. I scrambled to my feet and snatched my underwear and pants from the ground and put them on.

  Wei Xian laughed as he rose to his feet, putting his wet dick back inside his own jeans. “One day, you’ll get over your shyness. There’s really no place for such emotion among wolves, Sir.”

  “Well, I’m not there yet, I guess.”

  “You’ll get there.” This came from Dante, and I turned to see him walking towards me. He was naked still and I was in my right mind seeing him fully nude for the first time in ages. He was all man, no doubt, something I knew Romeo enjoyed often. From what I knew, Romeo was a vampire, too. Family, as he was my cousin. All of this shit was still twisted to me. “You look good, well fed.”

  I looked away. I didn’t like to think about feeding and how I had to do it. When I just had to drink blood, that wasn’t too bad. At least the people I was feeding from enjoyed it too. But when I had to kill, that savage part of me… I had a hard time accepting that.

  “Did you explain everything to him, Wei Xian?” Josef asked.

  “Yes, Sirs… he knows about the current threat.”

  “Good,” Dante replied.

  I turned to look back at the man who was now so much more to me than just my best friend. It was undeniable the connection we shared. I could feel if flowing through me, making me want to be closer to him. To touch him and even fuck him. This damned link was really making it difficult to hate him for turning me into a monster. Was this what he went through when Théoden had turned him? Was that why he gave in? Was giving in inevitable? Was there ever a fledgling who overcame the control of their sire?

  Some have, but they don’t live long.

  My eyes widened when I realized that voice wasn’t spoken out loud, but rather penetrated my mind. It was Dante. “How did you do that?”

  “It is something I will teach you, or if I can’t, Omari will. There are many gifts you’ve been given with my bite and blood, Dominic. For now, I want you to train with Wei Xian, learn some physical combat pointers to help you out if the battle comes our way,” Dante said.

  “I’ll be happy to put him through the ringer, Sir,” Wei Xian said as he clapped a large hand on my shoulder. “Let’s do this.”

  I turned to face him and was immediately punched square in the face. The impact was so painful and blinding, all I saw was a flash of white light before I fell backward—hard—on the ground. “What the fuck?!” I dabbed my busted lip and looked at the fresh blood coating my thumb. I glared back up at Wei Xian, who was smiling.

  He shrugged. “First lesson, don’t let your guard down. Now, get up.”

  Ahh, shit… when would I get a fucking break?

  CHAPTER TEN

  Kendrick

  I stirred in the bed, which was actually more comfortable than my own back in Kansas. I wasn’t rich when I was just a Beta Capo under my old Alpha. But when I killed him, I took over his income. I did the same when I killed the dragon King, so I was learning what a life of luxury could really feel like. By our supe law, everything in the lands that I’d conquered belonged to me. Deeds would be written over in my name from both Laurent and Akio’s ownings. Bank accounts… well, Akio’s, because I had killed his mate. But Darla would get to keep Laurent’s money. The house was mine, though. That was good enough for me.

  I grabbed my cell phone from the nightstand, noticing I had missed two calls. It was exactly four hours from the time I’d said I wanted to rest. Hopefully, my army was ready to leave, because I was. I checked my call log to see who I’d missed. My human spy. I called him back immediately.

  “What’s going on?” I asked, skipping past all pleasantries.

  “We’re at Deacon’s Forrest Grove territory. He’s gathered all of his pack at that location.”

  “So, you’re telling me there’s no point in going to Selena’s old territory because I won’t find any of his pack there?” I wanted clarification.

  “Exactly. I’m in a motel now, my boy---mark—”

  “I don’t give a shit if you’ve grown attached to him. For your service, I’ll let him live and he can join my pack. Go on.”

  “Thank you, Sir. You are a generous King and Alpha. I’m at a motel room now waiting for my boyfriend to return. He went to pledge his loyalty to Deacon now that Akio is dead.”

  “Is that everything?”

  “That’s all I know for now, Sir. When he returns, I’ll call with more information.”

  “Very well. Good job.” I ended the call. He didn’t have a lot of information for me, but just knowing Deacon was no longer in Selena’s territory was worth enough. Wasting time wasn’t in my game plan. I walked out of the bedroom to see the house was empty. I made my way to the backyard and that was where I found my army all ready to go. Those who wanted to travel by car were already inside their vehicles and the dragons who chose to fly were ready to take off at my command. Their wings expanded for faster travel.

  “Everyone is ready, my King,” Giancarlo said as he approached me with a bow.

  I nodded my approval. I felt revived after having fucked him earlier, then had taken another nap. “We’re heading toward Forrest Grove, southeast from here.”

  With that, my army took off; engines revved, dragon soared. Me, I was going to take full advantage of that gorgeous fucking Harley Davidson I’d spotted in the garage. The engine purred like the horniest dragon between my legs and the horsepower was exceptional. I was speeding down the road, passing my pack in their cars with the wind whipping past me. Such exhilaration! It would take us about two hours at this speed to get to Deacon’s location. I already had the address and coordinates. I wondered if he knew I was coming. Or did he just gather his pack together because his fight with Selena was over? Knowing I had let Darla live, I was sure it was the former. He knew I was coming for that ass, baby.

  It wouldn’t do him a bit of good. I wasn’t even concerned about Deacon, really. He was less than five hundred years old with the smallest pack in the region. Josef, now he was going to be formidable, especially if the rumors circulating around him were real. That meant his pack would give mine the most trouble. Best I take Deacon out first, offer those who survived a chance to join me. Grow my army, then it’d be the dragons. Once they were out of the picture, the vampires were no threat at all. I was still sticking to my plan like glue.

  ~*~

  We reached the border of Forrest Grove. It was at this point, I had my army pull over. We’d fly the rest of the way, charging in like we had on Akio. I took to the skies, getting the best view of the land. Like all the other wolf territories, it was vast and beautiful. And full of lush greenery. Great l
and to hunt on. He had a lot of city space as well. All the skyscrapers and industrial buildings proved that his land was profitable. Whatever belonged to him would soon be mine.

  I smiled when I saw his home in my view. They were waiting, his entire pack. Most were in their half-beast forms, others were still in their human forms and fully loaded with guns and other weapons. I saw this Alpha wasn’t taking any chances. Also, he wasn’t beneath the use of guns and, no doubt, silver bullets. I didn’t know if I respected him more for going all out, or thought less of him for resorting to such tactics. Then again, I was bringing a fight to him that was unheard of. A pack of hybrid wolves and at least three dragons that he might know are immune to wolf venom. If I were in his place, I might have done the same thing. Might.

  No matter. Let’s begin. He gave the order for his pack to attack and the night filled with the sound of yelling and gunfire. I watched as my dragons dropped my wolves so they could attack on foot. They also had to dodge the silver bullets that were flying at them at great speeds. I managed to dodge a few bullets, but one lodged in my thigh. The silver burned like a motherfucker and I could feel the wolf venom flowing through me. Of course, the venom had no effect, but those bullets were doing some damage to my dragons.

  I landed hard on one knee. “Avoid the bullets, wolf venom!” I yelled to my army, warning them. I looked down at my injured leg and saw that it was smoldering from where the silver bullet was still embedded in my flesh. Son of a bitch! Yeah, it made up my mind, I hated that bastard for resorting to silver ammunition.

  I dug my nails deeply into my wound, searching for the bullet. I found it and ripped it out. I didn’t care that I’d caused more damage to my flesh, getting that bullet out was imperative. I looked around and saw my dragons and wolves using fire to take out his gunmen. They were the biggest threat to us. Already, I noticed many of mine dead, killed by silver, wolf venom-laced bullets. I saw one of my wolves dead. His veins were thick, silver in color and raised on his flesh, a sign of silver nitrate. Sweet Jesus, if one of those hit me and got into my bloodstream, I was as good as dead. At least, I might be. Had no idea if my half-dragon heart would save me. In any case, it would take me out of the fight for sure while I healed. Okay, I had a little bit more respect for this devious bastard. I could see why he was the youngest Alpha, yet managed to hold his own. Deacon didn’t play by the rules. He made them up as he went along.