by Sam Crescent
Rock Wood Pack
Bound to Be Mated
Rock Wood is not like many towns. In the darkness lurks a dark secret as the town houses one of the fiercest wolf packs.
Charlotte is forced into going to a party on the outskirts of town. She doesn’t expect it to turn into a nightmare.
Leader of the pack Micah must do everything in his power to keep the people of his town safe. The only solution is to mate with the young woman who had been thrust into his care. Four years pass and Micah can’t control his beast. He needs his mate and intends to claim her.
However, danger still lurks in every corner. A woman from his past refuses to accept Charlotte as her queen. Micah must fight for the love of his queen, for her protection, and for the future of his pack, but will it be too late to save her?
Genre: Contemporary, Paranormal, Vampires/Werewolves
Length: 33,470 words
BOUND TO BE MATED
Rock Wood Pack
Sam Crescent
EROTIC ROMANCE
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BOUND TO BE MATED
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BOUND TO BE MATED
Rock Wood Pack
SAM CRESCENT
Copyright © 2012
Chapter One
“Come on, Charlotte. Come out with me. You can study another time. I mean, you’re twenty years old, and you should be out partying.”
Charlotte Griffin glanced at her older sister, biting her lip.
“You know you could go out if you wanted.” Charlotte knew she didn’t need a babysitter. It wasn’t her fault their parents thought Kimberly—Kim—needed to stay at home.
“Yeah, right. And let the parents give more of a reason to kick my ass out of this shit hole. Not that Rock Wood is a great town anyway. We’re stuck in the middle of nowhere with nothing to do to keep us occupied.” Kim shook her head and kicked the coffee table. Charlotte winced as it cut into her fleshy stomach. She was sitting on the floor studying. “What’s wrong, fatty, too much pressure?”
She smiled at her sister even as the nasty remarks cut deep. Charlotte picked up her school bag as she got up from the table. The baggy shirt she wore covered most of her body. Kim wouldn’t have anything else to ridicule.
“Mom and Dad won’t find out. I can stay here, and if you’re back before ten—”
“You really think that will happen? Once I look for a guy, I’m staying until I get fucked—”
“Kim, don’t say stuff like that.” Charlotte walked out of the room and up the stairs to the far end of the hall to her bedroom.
Finals were coming up at college, another year almost finished, and she really needed to concentrate on passing so she could get a good job. Her parents promised to help pay for everything provided she got the grades to get into college and then maintained them throughout. So far so good and she only had two years left.
“You know, you could come with me. Be some fresh meat,” Kim said, coming up behind her.
“I’ve told you before I don’t do that.”
“You’re twenty for fuck’s sake. You’re going to need someone to pop that cherry while you’re young.”
Charlotte pulled a face, grossed out.
“You selfish little bitch,” Kim yelled. “I’ve had to listen to all the good deeds little Charlotte has achieved all my life. No one ever cares about me, and all I ask is for you to come to my stupid fucking club, and you shun it.” You can bring your fucking school work. It’s not like anyone would want you anyway.”
She hung her head, listening to the constant assault her sister dished out. Out of all the things Kim could throw at her, her size and the way she looked hurt the most. A buzzing sounded in her ears, and she agreed to go with her before she gave it some thought.
Kim jumped up and down and hugged her. Her elder sister was twenty-three with a bad attitude but a body of sin all the men drooled over. The boys in her year at college were constantly asking for her to try to get them a date with the hot sister.
Their parents might think she was the better daughter, but Kim was the one with the social life and friends. Men adored Kim, and every other day a new guy was knocking on the door wanting to ask her out. Charlotte didn’t have anyone but her parents to keep her company. Once, just once, she wished someone would look at her with something other than disdain. For years she’d tried to be invisible, only wanting to answer when directly spoken to.
“Come on, grab your stuff.” Kim transformed into the bubbly young woman and pulled her out of the room. Charlotte picked up her bag and walked with Kim to the car her last boyfriend had
bought her as a parting gift.
“I owe you,” Kim said, turning into a sweet older sister the moment she got her way. She leaned over and kissed Charlotte on the cheek.
Thirty minutes later, Charlotte regretted her choice when they pulled up to the bar. Crowds of people drinking and yelling stood outside in the parking lot. Fires were alight in old barrels. Couples, men, and women were making out, and Charlotte blushed when she saw one woman on her knees, her head bobbing up and down.
“Don’t be a child. That’s tame. Come on.” Kim pulled her from the car, and they moved through the herd of bodies pulsing to the loud banging disguised as music.
Charlotte stuck out like a sore thumb, wearing a pair of baggy blue jeans and gray shirt, while Kim and the others wore miniskirts and short tops that allowed their tits to pop out.
She followed her sister like a lifeline.
“Kim, girl. It’s about time you showed up.” One the men stopped her sister, hugged her, and kissed her on the forehead.
“Sorry, sitter duty. Charlotte, meet Wilson. Wilson, this is my younger sister, Charlotte.” Wilson shook hands with her in greeting. She smiled and pulled away as soon as possible.
“A younger sister?”
“Don’t worry. She’ll be fine, she doesn’t drink and she won’t cause trouble.”
“Better be. Otherwise, Micah will hit the roof. You know how he is with our secret.” Kim laughed, and Charlotte could tell her sister was nervous by the sharp tone to her laughter. Why would Kim be nervous? She knew these people, didn’t she?
“I wouldn’t want to upset the alpha, now would I?” she said.
“Come on. I’ll put her at the bar, and Pete will watch over her.” Charlotte followed the couple, averting her gaze when Wilson grasped Kim’s ass. One of his fingers went under her sister’s short skirt. Charlotte couldn’t believe Kim had wanted to go to what looked like an orgy fest.
Most of the couples that had danced together had been almost naked, but when they walked into the bar, the couples were, in fact, naked. Strippers danced on the tables, and men feasted on the women with legs splayed open.
Kim laughed, clapping her hands, and Charlotte wanted to go home. They got to the bar, and Wilson pushed some people away who were sitting at the end. He cleared a section right next to the exit.
“Yo, Pete,” Wilson called and gestured a tall, hairy man over. She tensed, and Kim seated her, pulling her head back so she hovered over her.
“Be a good girl and stay here.”
“Watch her and make sure no one takes her. She’s a human from the local town,” Wilson ordered the man named Pete.
Charlotte frowned. What did it matter that she was human? So was everyone else.
“No problem. You want a drink, sweetheart?” he asked.
She smiled at him and shook her head.
“How about some fries? We serve food as well.”
“Get her some water and fries. Trust me. She’ll eat it.” Kim touched her belly, and she couldn’t help but blush. Why did Kim have to do this to her?
Pete gave her a beaming smile as soon as they left and went to serve more customers. Running her fingers through her hair, Charlotte tied her hair in a band and pulled her course books out. Math, English, and psychology, all dull courses but the most necessary ones to pass if she wanted to get a decent paying job. These were the ones causing her problems.
She opened the first two books up with a highlighter pen in hand. With all the distractions around her, she plugged in her music to drown out all the activity. She turned her music up to full blast and started studying.
Being able to get great grades meant she’d get out of Rock Wood for good. Strange things happened in this town. Fights, disappearances, and strange howling sounds happened around a full moon. In fact, every night during a full moon her parents locked and bolted the door minutes before the sun went down. Apparently their parents used to do it before them, and the tradition simply passed on.
Pete brought back her water and a basket full of fries, and Charlotte smiled her thanks to him. In between fries and water, she highlighted important points. An earbud was taken out of her ear, and Charlotte tensed turning to the large man standing over her.
“Hey, pretty lady. You want some company?” A bulky man with large muscles, a shaved head, and a beard stared down at her.
Charlotte shook her head and made to take the earpiece from him.
“Now, now. Why would a pretty girl like yourself be sitting here all alone?”
“Please, can I have it back?” she asked, licking her lips in a nervous gesture.
“Not until we talk.”
He moved his hand out to push a loose strand of hair that had escaped her ponytail behind her ear. She caught sight of a wolf tattoo on his forearm. Charlotte was intrigued by the design and allowed her gaze to follow it. The wolf stood alone in shadow with the full moon rising behind a load of rocks. The tattoo covered the entire right arm.
“You like my ink?”
Charlotte nodded, not looking him in the eye. “It’s an interesting design. Beautiful.”
His other arm was not as picturesque. It displayed a blonde woman bent over a chair being fucked from behind. More effort went in the detail of the large cock penetrating her. “What do you think of this one?”
“It’s a little explicit.”
The other man chuckled. “I’m Cade, second-in-command of the Rock Wood Clan.”
Charlotte shook his hand and smiled. He suddenly didn’t seem so threatening. “I’m Charlotte Griffin, er, younger sister to Kim. I think she comes here on a regular basis.”
“She left you here alone?”
“Yeah. But that’s okay. She just needed to sort something out with a guy named Wilson. Shouldn’t be long.” Charlotte didn’t bother adding the, I hope.
“Yeah, well, Wilson will probably keep her all night.”
Suddenly, Cade tensed and glanced behind her. Charlotte looked behind her but saw nothing.
“What’s going on, Cade?” Pete joined them.
“Get Micah now.”
Cade grabbed Charlotte and pushed her behind him. “Stay quiet.”
“What’s going on?” The bruising grip he had on her scared her.
“Just be quiet.”
A loud crash sounded around the room, and silence met the sound. Six hard-muscled men charged past where Charlotte had been sitting moments before.
The leader, a large man, stepped forward. He looked terrifying and ready for the kill.
Charlotte gasped and hid behind her newfound friend.
“Cade.”
“Brandon.” She heard him say.
“Seems you guys are throwing quite a party, and we’re not invited.” Brandon moved to the nearest table where three women sat. He upended the table, beer bottles and cards spewing everywhere when the table broke in two.
“No one from any other packs was invited. You need to leave, now.”
Charlotte gasped as the muscles in his back started to ripple, his shirt visibly moving when he flexed.
“But the thing is, friend, we’re not just any pack, but the Eagles. We’re your neighbours.” Brandon took hold of one of the women and thrust her toward the group of men. “We share everything with our friends, after all.”
“Let the girl go.”
“She’s not mated, and she’s human. Nothing important. Send her out to the other boys. I’m in the mood for some entertainment when I get back.” The men laughed, and Charlotte heard the fading screams.
“You’re making a big mistake, Brandon.”
“Where’s the big guy? I want to see Micah.”
“He’s coming.”
“Well, now. While we wait, why don’t we have a little chat? Oh look. Your little cavalry has arrived.”
Charlotte choked back a sob when Cade was joined by three more men. None of them was carrying a weapon.
“What do you want, Brandon?”
“Answers.”
“Answers to what?” The men let Cade do all the talking.
You’re going to have to leave slowly, Charlotte.
Charlotte gazed left and right, trying to see who was talking to her.
You don’t have the first clue what is about to go down, so I suggest you move through the crowds and leave.
Shocked and disturbed, Charlotte slowly began to walk away. The men at Cade’s side bunched together, covering her from them. Whatever was going on, she wanted no part in it.
“Where is the delightful Miss Kim Griffin?” She stopped and waited. The whole room buzzed with energy.
“Kimberley Griffin is one of ours. What do you want with her?”
“You see, Kimberley and I have an understanding, and I’ve given her part of the bargain, and now, I want the next part.”
“Kim struck a deal with you?”
“Yes, a rather pleasing one. In fact I believe you’re letting her sister leave as we speak.”
Charlotte froze.
All eyes turned to her, and she didn’t have the first clue what to do.
“She’s not a part of this. She’s an innocent.”
“Exactly, and that is part of the deal. Come here, little girl.”
Cade turned to glance at her.
Run.
She needed no further warning. She charged through the crowds. A fight broke out behind her, but she didn’t look back. She couldn’t. Following his orders to the letter, she got out of the front door and ran to the truck. Kim was notorious for leaving the keys in the ignition. All she needed to do was get there and get out before they noticed.
Her fingers curled around the handle, and she jerked the car door. A hand curved around her waist as another went over her mouth, pulling her away from the car.