Alex felt the loss of his Alpha deep in his soul and his wolf cries out for vengeance. But one sexy-as-sin darkling partner distracts him to no end. Now he must bring justice to his alpha and convince JJ that she belongs to him—even if his wolf isn’t quite sure. Then the game changes…things are not what they seem.
Excerpt!
The beat of the music reverberated in her ears as her hips picked up its tantalizing rhythm. The smell of human sweat mixed with the overpowering scent of cologne, perfume and body spray surrounded her as she looked around the crowded night club. The dance floor was crowded, the blue and pink spotlights glancing off of the mass of bodies swaying to the captivating beat. Her nostrils filtered each scent, and a smile curved her lips. Her target was here, she could sense him. She could smell him and it was only a matter of time before she saw him.
Her old partner who had been reassigned nodded in her direction. Daniel had been her partner for a couple of centuries, but recent changes in the way things worked had separated them. She trusted him like a brother, a very sexy and utterly delicious brother. Standing six foot three inches with delectable muscles for days and green eyes you could stare into for hours. His jet black hair framed his chiseled facial features. Yeah he was good looking, most vampires were, but he didn’t have that special something Jessica “JJ” Johnson felt when she met a potential lover, that zing that caused her breath to catch, her heart rate to speed up and her girly parts to go all tingly. Good old fashioned lust.
His unique woodsy scent invaded her nostrils, right before his body heat bathed her back as he placed his hands on her hips and molded her to his frame. That zing traveled through her like a lightning bolt bent on destruction. Only years and years of acting unaffected kept her from melting into a pool of goo at his feet. Only her pride kept her from climbing up his six foot two delicious frame of muscle and having her wicked way with the impressive bulge that now pressed against her denim clad backside. Her mouth watered at the idea of taking his dick into her mouth and tasting the evidence of his arousal. His breath tickled her ear as he whispered, “Subject is on the move taking the rear entrance. Are you ready to have a little fun, JJ?”
She turned into his embrace and pulled his face down to hers, almost drowning in his bright blue eyes trimmed with dark lashes. His dark brown hair fell in a shaggy mess on his head, making it look like he just took a tumble between the sheets. His full lips just begged to be kissed, licked, and nibbled. He smiled his wolfish smile, his sharp canines inciting lust that she never would have thought she would feel for one of his kind. She clasped his hair into her fist and smiled seductively up at him letting her own small fangs show before responding breathlessly, “Alex, I think the question is are you ready for a little fun?” He chuckled in her ear before taking her by the hand and leading her through the sea of humanity.
JJ nodded at the small caramel skinned lynx changeling sitting at the bar watching their progress toward the rear exit, her golden brown eyes nearly glowing in the darkened club as she accepted Daniel’s hand. While she had yet to get to know her, Daniel seemed to like Wren well enough and Alex, her previous partner had never spoken badly of her. JJ thought it was time for a little girl’s night out.
Their species weren’t at war anymore. A stupid war if you asked JJ. They were all immortal or close to it¸ anyways. Someone had decided that to call themselves immortal was technically incorrect, since they were able to die, but they did enjoy a very long lifespan-thus they considered themselves, Everlasting. Whatever. There had been a state of unrest between the different species for as long as JJ had been alive. The vampires and darklings had always seemed to get along well while they didn’t play so well with changelings and witches and vice versa. JJ didn’t understand it. She was never really off put with the differences between their species or factions. She just did her job and played hard when she was off. It wasn’t her style to get all political.
The status quo had changed after a vampire fell in love with a changeling. JJ was sure that it had happened before, what with the whole Romeo and Juliet thing a sure recipe for romance, but never had two important people in the immortal realm fallen in love and defied everyone just to be together. It was so sweet that it gagged JJ and although she would never let anyone know, made her jealous and wish for someone to love her enough to say, “Fuck you world this is my woman and we are going to be together no matter what you think. By the way, bitches, things are gonna change around here.” That’s what the vamp prince did when he fell in love with the changeling princess, how cliché. This brings us back to the present after around two hundred years of policy changes, the Darkling and Vampire Alliance and the United Changeling and Witch Coalition, like the FBI for each faction was united into one organization, Alliance of Everlasting Matters that helped to enforce those new policies and maintain the safety for each faction. And tonight, some elitist Vamp was trying to make a statement against the changelings and witches. Unfortunately, he was going to get his ass handed to him - JJ style.
JJ smiled as she caught the vamp’s scent. Her nails lengthened into the cat like claws of her species. The darklings were once worshipped in Egypt, being closely aligned with cats. They possessed heightened sense of sight, hearing and smell. Sometimes that could be a curse, especially when she was out and the stench of unwashed human reached up and smacked her in the face, like right now. Add that to urine and rotting food and you had a smorgasbord of ewww!
JJ’s nose twitched as the vamp came into range. Alex let out a growl, his wolf causing his blue eyes to glow in the darkened alley. JJ ran toward the man who stood at the end of a dead end, her hackles rising as she cornered her prey. JJ’s blood lust surged at the thought of tasting her prey’s blood, reminding her of why darklings and vamps seemed to get along, the craving for blood. Her prey just smiled at her, his fangs lengthening in preparation for battle. She couldn’t shake the feeling that this chase had been too easy, that they were missing something. “Looks like you’ve reached a dead end. Why don’t you play nice and I’ll think about doing the same.” JJ hissed between her teeth.
The vamp chuckled, as if she had said something amusing, as if he wasn’t trapped. That could only mean one thing. They were the ones who were trapped and this damn vamp had led them there. JJ senses went into overdrive as she filtered the scents around her, and she smiled in victory as she singled out the telltale scent of vamp and darkling, six to be exact besides the one staring at her, waiting for her move. “You didn’t come to the party alone. I don’t remember you saying anything about guests.” She said chancing a glance at her new partner. His blue eyes glowed as he nodded, letting her know that he smelled them also. She heard the click that signified Wren had drawn her guns. Alex gave them his feral smile, before advancing the vamp slowly, never letting his gaze waver from the vamp before them. A low growl rumbled from his chest as his body seemed to become more wolf than man. JJ pushed aside her lust and suspicions and focused on the vamp in front of her.
“What do you think to prove, Vamp? Times are changing, you of all people who lived through the humans own civil rights should know it is futile to resist. Prince Matthew loves his bound, Abigail so there’s really nothing you can do about it. What makes you think we as vamps and darklings are any better than changelings or witches?” she asked, true curiosity making her question instead of answer the blood lust call and attack.
The vamp had the audacity to laugh and it angered her. Alex growled at his amusement. “You are still quite young darkling, but mark my words after tonight that changelings and witches will know their place.” The vamp said as he lunged for Alex. JJ let instinct guide her as she dodged the coward who had thought to sneak up on her, dropping to the ground on her hands and knees she used her foot to kick him in the sweet spot before pulling her guns from the holsters she had strapped to her chest. She rolled to her feet and turned to shoot the cheeky darkling in the chest. He groaned as he hit the ground. Although the bullets wouldn’t kill him, it still
hurt like a bitch and would subdue him enough for her to finish this bullshit.
She looked over at Alex, whose muzzle was covered in blood from the throat of the vamp he had just dispatched. She heard three more shots and smiled as she heard the satisfactory sound of Daniel ripping into someone’s throat. Wren’s prey hit the pavement with an equally satisfying thud. Four down, two to go. JJ scented the next vamp just on the fire escape one floor up. She ran toward the end of the alley and used the building to propel her jump right onto the unsuspecting vamp. She punched him in the face, her inner beast purring at the sound of breaking bone as blood coated her hand from his broken nose. His blood caused her throat to itch with the need to taste her prey. Alex’s howl signified the last of their enemies had been dispatched. Looking down at the pale visage of the vamp she had taken down she pushed his face aside, exposing his neck to her view. Unlike vamps she didn’t need blood to survive, but the metallic taste as it slid down her throat, calmed her beast.
JJ bit into his flesh and groaned as the unique flavor of vamp blood teased her taste buds. After a few pulls from his neck she sat up, knowledge making her understand the now dead vamp’s earlier cryptic statement. This was a diversion, one that they had all fallen victim to.
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[O1]Should this be where the scene between Elias and Caleb take place? Let them have their say, then cut to this in a different scent.
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