The Merciless Alpha(erotica)

Meghan’s POV

The party really got going after all the good news. I was sitting on Steven’s lap, we were talking to Gabriel and Mackenzie when Eve came up to us. I had a question for her. “This bond that just formed between you and the males, it is a two-way bond?”

“I’ve never had one,” Eve said. She looked at Steven for help.

“It feels like what I had with my parents,” he said. “I like it.” I must have shown on my face how left out I felt; I was Steven’s, but his link with Eve was stronger than anything I had. Eve hugged me and sat next to Steven.

“I’m so sorry Meghan, I wish you could be a part of the link.”

I looked up in shock, looking around, the voice seemed to come from INSIDE my head. “What?”

“What what,” Steven asked me.

“Who said that?” I looked at Eve. “Did you do that?”

“Do what?”

“I heard a voice in my head… a woman said she was sorry and wished I could be a part of the link.”

Now it was Eve’s turn to look shocked. “You heard that? I didn’t say it out loud.”

“Try something again.”

“Don’t you just want to drag him inside and bang the shit out of him until you can’t walk straight?”

“OH MY GOD YOU SHAMELESS LITTLE…” I jumped at her, almost knocking her off the picnic table. “I heard you, in here!”

Steven pulled my back into his chest. “What did she say?”

“I can’t tell you, but the answer is ‘hell yes.'” It was Eve’s turn to get embarrassed. “So, can I talk to you?”

“I don’t know, I shouldn’t be able to talk to you, the link is strictly between werewolves,” she said.

“Give it a try, honey. Just think of her and say something in your head, not out loud.” I tried saying something to her, I tried sending to Steven, Gabriel, I even tried sending to them all but nothing happened. We did find out that I could hear any of them now.

“How is this happening,” Eve asked.

“I have an idea,” I said. “Try sending to Mackenzie.” I tried her, then Natalie and Mia, but nothing worked. “OK, how about Alice.”

Eve closed her eyes, the next thing we heard was a plate breaking, then a loud thud. “MEGHAN!” Alan yelled from inside, clearly panicked. I ran inside, a broken plate was on the floor and Alan was holding an unconscious Alice in his arms.

“Put her down on the couch,” I said. I ran back out and got my bag, by the time I got in, she was just coming to. “What happened, Alice? Did you hit your head?”

“I heard a voice in my head,” she said, all confused. “It sounded like Eve.” Her eyes bugged out. “It WAS you… how…”

“Alan, you try it. Imagine she’s got the family link.” This time, both their eyes got wide. “She heard you, didn’t she?”

“I did, but she can’t answer,” he said. “Still, we’ve never had this. What’s happened?”

“Tell the leaders to come in here, and anyone with a human mate. Have them bring Snake, Mia, Viper and Kelly with them.” It only took a few minutes before their large living room was full, and after a quick recap of what was going on, I gave my theory. “Eve gave you all a family bond, but for those of you who have human wives, you bit them, right?” I unconsciously reached up to the bite wound on my neck, barely covered by the thin T-shirt. “The women who can hear Eve, can hear their mates, probably hear any wolf in this Bond, all were bitten. My theory is that they can’t turn into wolves, our DNA is too different, but the bite is still causing a change in us. It is enough to give us some characteristics, including the ability to hear the bond.”

“Will we be able to talk back?” Alice looked at Alan. “Will I feel the mate bond? Get sharper vision or better hearing? Develop a taste for steak so rare a good veterinarian could still save it?”

“I don’t know, this is all new, but I won’t say anything is impossible.” I leaned back into Steven’s arms, enjoying the tingles as he ran his hands down my arms. “I really like these tingles,” I said.

“I know, it’s so nice, and it gets me all…” She stopped talking and turned red. “I mean, it’s so calming.”

“What now,” Viper asked.

“Well, I’d like to figure out if there are any changes I can find after the bite. I have my own blood back at the clinic, and I’d like to get a sample of Natalie and Mackenzie before you get bitten.”

“I’m not getting bitten,” Mackenzie said.

“Not unless you ask me to,” Gabriel said. “I would never force you to do anything. It is against my honor, and you’d probably try to kick my ass if I went too far.”

“I would kick your ass, ball licker,” she said, but there was no hostility in her voice. Her attitude had noticeably softened since they first met, and she was finding it difficult not to be touching him all the time.

“I’m asking Michael to bite me as soon as we get back to the hotel,” Natalie said. “The do not disturb sign will be on the door for good reason.” She straddled Michael’s lap, pulling him into a deep kiss.

“I guess I’ll take your blood now,” I said with a chuckle. I pulled out some sample tubes and took a vial of blood from each, packing it in a cooler. Steven was excused, and practically ran Natalie out to his motorcycle before they tore out of the driveway. I smiled as I walked back inside. Something was happening and I would figure it out. I loved a good mystery.

Gabriel’s POV

Hearing the others discovering a bond that I didn’t think was possible made me feel even worse about my situation with Mackenzie. I and my wolf were sure she was ours, but she was resisting. I had to find a way to get her to give us a chance. When we all left the house, I led her aside. “Mackenzie, do you trust me enough to go somewhere with me alone?”

She looked at me. “I don’t fully trust you, but I don’t fear you or mistrust you, Gabriel. I can’t be ignorant of what you have done with this group, of the kind of man you are.” She laughed a little. “Meghan and Eve are both pushing me to give you a chance.”

“I’d like to take you to a place I like, where we can talk alone and get to know each other,” I said. “Will you come with me?”Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

She nodded. “Are we riding?”

“Yes, but not the way you might think. Can we get your backpack?”

“Sure. Anything else I need?”

“Swimsuit if you have it. I’ll get us some food and water.” A few minutes later, I put the water bottles in the pockets on the side of her backpack and started to take my clothes off.

“WAIT. What are you doing?”

“The place we are going is too far away to walk to and get home before dark. I’m going to shift and you can ride on top of me, kind of like a horse.” I was down to my boxers, packing my clothes and sandals neatly in her pack. I pulled off my boxers and put them in, secretly pleased that she pretended to be embarrassed but was totally checking me out. I focused, shifting into my huge, jet black colored wolf. I stood there for a moment, waiting for her to react. It took a minute, but she came up and started running her fingers through the fur on my neck. I licked her hand, then laid down so she could get on me without pulling on my fur too much. When she was in place, I got back on my feet and started to move towards the treeline.

“Have fun Mackenzie,” Eve said. “Just hold on around his forechest and hook your feet above his tail, use your thighs to hold yourself in place. He knows where he is going, so just enjoy the ride.”

“This is weird, and I’ve done a lot of weird in my life,” she said.

“He thanks you for trusting him and asks you to hold on,” she said as we started to pick up speed. When she put her head down low and asked me to run fast, I went into a full sprint. Dodging trees, leaping downed ones, and running up and down hills was fun for me, and her reaction was the same. Pretty soon she was yelling in my ear how much she loved this.

I couldn’t keep up that pace forever, not with a rider. I slowed to a fast lope as we got closer to the hidden place Adam had told me about. She heard the noise. “A waterfall?”

I chuffed and moved to find the scent trail that marked the hidden entrance to the narrow crevasse. She ducked her head down as I moved through the overgrown bushes until we popped out on the other side. I took her to the big flat rock, warmed in the sun, with a small grass area next to it. She hopped off and set the pack down, looking at the ten-foot waterfall that dumped into a still pool. “It’s beautiful,” she said.

I shifted back, standing naked behind her. “It’s a little cold, but it will feel good after the run. Care to join me?”

“You first,” she said. I walked in front of her, walking into the water until it was up to my chest. I turned around to see she was taking off her shirt and shorts. “I didn’t bring a suit,” she said. I was pleased she didn’t ask me to turn around as she pulled her bra off, then pushed her panties down before putting them by her backpack.

She was incredible. Her body was not soft, it was coiled power under tanned skin, skin that had too many scars in it for my liking. I pushed my wolf back, she was a warrior like I was, she was deadly and her body was a weapon. She took a few steps and dove into the water, surfacing right in front of me. I reached for her, and she took my hands in hers. “You aren’t bothered by nudity?”

“It’s part of what you are, I see that, it’s not sexual. I’ve been posted overseas in places nude or topless bathing was the norm. I kind of like it, especially when the scenery is this good.” She moved closer, letting my hands go and running her hands over the broad planes of my chest. “You have been a warrior a long time,” she said as she traced some scars.