The Merciless Alpha(erotica)

Eve’s POV

“Nervous?” Kelly was picking fuzz off my dress and obsessing over my hair as I stood in my gown in the hotel suite. The room was chosen for security; a back door led to a service corridor and an elevator that was guarded by Knights. An armored SUV waited in the garage below, ready to leave with heavily armed escorts at a moment’s notice. The hotel security staff was using the same kind of plans they did when the Secret Service was here, and Abaddon’s security plans were detailed and practiced.

“That some guy I don’t know is going to grab me and carry me off to bed? Yeah, I’m nervous.”

She took my hand. “Your mother Jessica had a choice mate, but she was happy. They were such a nice couple, so in love. I just know that when you find your true mate, it will be all that she had and more.”

I nodded, I had heard the stories while growing up, I had seen the photos and the love in their eyes. “Is it more than Vivian had with Dad?”

“It’s different, but the same in some ways,” Michael said as he looked up from his phone. “The love is there, but a werewolf bond is soul deep. You are so tied together, it is difficult to go on without the other.”

“I’ll see,” I said. “I just hope it isn’t some old guy with bad teeth or something.” They laughed, and I walked back and forth over the carpeting in my heels with all my nervous energy.

“The first ones will be here in five minutes,” Michael said as he looked at his phone. The process was simple; we had sole control of one of the elevators, security not allowing the others to stop at this floor. We had rented the entire floor, some of the senior wolves had rooms here, but they were all downstairs. The small groups of men would be brought up in the elevator, brought to the room, introduced to me, and if not my fated would be escorted back downstairs and the next group would come up.

Abaddon was running everything from the hotel security room. There were armed Knights at the stairways, outside my room and in the service corridor, plus I had Michael and four other Knights in the room with me. Kelly left through the door to the adjoining room where she joined Viper and Snake, who would be watching the festivities via camera. “Do you remember your panic word?”

“Daisies,” I said. If I said the word, the plan would go into effect and I’d be offsite in minutes.

“Don’t panic, this is going to be a good thing,” Michael told me.

I stood nervously, until finally there was a light knock on the door. “Come in,” I said nervously.

Two large, handsome men walked in, their eyes getting wide as they saw me and took in my scent. “By Luna,” the older one said, “It is true.”

The second man walked to me, stopping and offering me his hand. “I am Alpha Keith Jenkins of Colorado,” he said as my hand went to his, “and I am at your service.” He brought my hand up to his lips, taking a sniff before he kissed my knuckles.

I had been told about what it was like to find your true mate by Gabriel; the tingles from the touch, the unstoppable attraction, how you would lose yourself in his eyes. I let a breath out when I realized I had none of these symptoms, this man was NOT my Fated. “Eve Hardigan,” I said as I gave a curtsy. The second Alpha came over and offered his hand, again I felt nothing. I could tell they were crushed, as the only never-mated Alphas they had been confident I was to be mated to one or the other, and it didn’t happen.

“This way, gentlemen,” Michael said as he escorted them out.

“I’m sorry, but I have a lot of people to meet tonight,” I said.

“Perhaps we will see each other again,” Keith said as he reached the door. They went out, the next group of five Betas already coming up the elevator. The night continued on; I went through Betas, Gammas, other ranked Pack members, and ninety minutes later there was still nothing. They were now bringing up unranked males in groups of twenty, basically making Michael and I into a reception line.

My feet were killing me from standing so long in my heels by the time the final man left. “Come on,” Michael said, “We’re leaving.” He started pushing me towards the back door.NôvelDrama.Org © 2024.

“What’s going on? I thought we would be socializing,” I said.

The connecting door opened, and Snake, Viper and Kelly joined the group of us heading for the private elevator. “Our men didn’t like some of the chatter downstairs. Some of the Alphas and Betas are upset at not being your mate, and things could get out of hand. Better to get you out of here.” We entered the freight elevator, going straight to the parking garage where the armored SUV was already waiting. I was almost pushed into the seat, the Knights surrounding me to the point where I couldn’t see anything except the car. Dad got in next to me, right before the doors closed and the motorcade took off. The men had their guns out and ready, and a Chicago Police motorcycle led the way out of the ramp and onto the street.

I didn’t know how he pulled it off, but Abaddon’s escort allowed us to speed to the freeway in record time. Once we were satisfied that no one was following, the police escort left and we blended into the traffic heading to Wisconsin. I looked behind us, seeing Viper and Kelly in the trail vehicle. I gave them a quick wave. “Can I change now?”

“Of course, Eve.” Michael handed her the bag that had been left in the car for her, before pulling out a blanket.

Michael and Dad held it up after Dad unzipped my gown, and I quickly pulled the dress off and put on my favorite Harley shirt, jean shorts and sandals. I folded the gown and put it, the heels and the jewelry in the bag. “Well, that was a waste of time,” I said to no one in particular.

“Not really,” Michael said. “We ruled out the vast majority of candidates in one evening, and now the Packs know about you and the prophecy. Gabriel is already working on establishing alliances, or at least understandings, so the Packs protect you. It’s the one thing that he hopes to get them all to agree to, that you need to be protected until you find your one. Without that, we’re all doomed.”

“I’m a little relieved,” Dad said as he leaned back in the seat, rubbing his temples. “I don’t know if I was ready to see you married off tonight.”

I gave him a hug. “Good, because I don’t know if I was ready to be mated either.” I leaned against him, tucking my head onto his shoulder. “It doesn’t seem as scary now that I know more what to expect. Plus, there were some prime cuts of beef on parade there.” He stiffened as I giggled a little. “What, I’m allowed to look!”

“I didn’t like the way they were looking at you,” he said. “If a human undressed you with his eyes like that, I’d beat the shit out of him.”

I rolled my eyes. “Dad, I’m eighteen, you have to let me live my life sometime. I’m not going to be mated this summer, and I still want to go to college. I don’t want to drop my life while I wait for Mr. Right to show up.”

“We’ll see,” he said. “Let’s get you home, being out here makes me nervous.”

Alpha Keith Jenkin’s POV

“Are the men in place?”

“Yes, Alpha. Per your instructions, they are just waiting for you to arrive.”

“Good.” I looked out at the group of werewolves, they were weak. The open bar tab was going to be enormous tonight, there were a whole bunch who were planning to drown their disappointment. “Make your way to the cars, quietly.” I smiled as I walked out, pretending to go to the bathroom but instead going down the stairway to the waiting car. I walked in, my Gamma holding the door before he climbed in after me.

“Are we a go, sir?”

I nodded. “She’s more than I dreamed she would be, Donovan. She needs to be in our Pack, these wolves have no idea what she is worth.” We left the garage, a smile on my face as I thought about her face and body. She would be mine.

Alpha Jenkin’s POV

Private aircraft over Wisconsin

“Is everyone in place?” I looked across at my Beta, Charles, and my Delta, Donovan.

“Yes sir, your father contacted me just before you boarded,” Charles said. “Our warriors are in position, waiting for your signal. They report only two werewolves in the area, both at the Knight Pack building. The clubhouse has about thirty people in it now, but the crowd is thinning out as the night goes on.”

I looked at my watch, it was past midnight. The best the motorcade could do from Chicago was a little over five hours, even after landing and driving to the site, we’d still be waiting. “Good, I don’t want to go in until just before they arrive. The fewer humans we have to deal with, the better. Is her mother there?”