Picking up the faint familiar scent she raced off her long powerful legs eating up the miles before coming to a skidding stop when she reached her destination.Pain tore at her heart, the ranch was still standing but the vegetation was reclaiming it, like she had seen before it had crept up the walls and across the roof unchecked. Jumping onto the porch she had to use all her new strength to push open the jammed front door and then moving through the house she headed for her bedroom and shifted. She was not surprised to find her clothes still hanging in the wardrobe completely untouched and pulled on a pale green tracksuit with dark green trainers. Sitting on her bed with a soft moan,‘How stupid she had been caring that her clothes colour matched’She sobbed to herself,‘What had it mattered if her footwear was a different colour to her outfit’She thought angrily,‘It was all so trivial yet it had seemed so desperately important to her and her school friends’She remembered as the t
‘Enough’His Alpha command made them freeze with its power, the four young males, bleeding profusely bowed their heads in submission backing away from her. The female, however, did not submit, he was not her Alpha, she turned on him snarling‘So you are not going to let your little boys do all your dirty work?’She spoke to him with her mind the way all animals communicated her lip curled over her canines in a snarl,‘Hello Daddy’Her voice was full of hate as she approached him‘You had your fun nineteen years ago now it is time to pay for it’She bunched her hind legs and leaped catching his flank as she flew over his head leaving a long deep scratch. For a big guy he was surprisingly quick and agile spinning after her he caught her hind legs and sent her tumbling over her tail then placed his huge paw on her neck,‘When I say enough, you obey me Lioness. I am the King of the Beasts’He pressed down on her throat and she could not breathe,‘Shift’He commanded and as she lost consci
She managed a giggle resting her head against his chest,‘I think it is a little late for that but thank you’He licked her ears and looked down at her,‘I know it is early days for us but I promise to step up and be a Father to you now. I cannot make up the time I have lost but I can make our future if you will let me?’Atalanta leaned her body against his feeling the power and strength in his solid body, she felt safe and for the first time in her life she felt validated. This was who she was, this was where she belonged resting her head against his chest she listened to his great heart beating steadily,‘I love you Papa’Her voice melted his soul,‘I love you to my daughter’They stayed like that finally united as the sun set and the world stilled settling for the night, an hour later the great King stood up and led his sleepy daughter into his den. They shifted and he picked her up and laid her on his bed covering her gently then sat in the chair beside her and watched her sleep.
The sunshine glinted off his snow white coat his golden eyes scanned the area, he was ready. Atalanta lay down beside him, equally magnificent her golden coat shimmered as she followed his lead, to her surprise he threw back his head and roared. It echoed around the valley, loud and strong, a challenge to the coming threat. She lifted her head and joined him, letting them know he was not alone, her roar matching his.Sirius and Nero stopped at the sound, it was terrifying in its power, all the prey animals scurried into their dens to hunker down, whatever was coming they did not want to be a part of it.‘What the fuck was that?’Sirius looked at Nero who knew the area well,‘That is the mighty King of the Beasts and I have never heard that roar before. I would say it is a challenge from the loud timbre’Then Atalanta’s roar matched the King’s,‘Fuck no’Sirius turned to Nero,‘That is my Mate’s roar I would know it anywhere. Something is very wrong here, we must hurry’Nero really wan
Atalanta, who had sat up to watch what her Father was doing, spluttered angrily,‘Mating Ceremony? What the fuck are you talking about Wolf? I have agreed to nothing.’Aslan looked at the Lycanthrope, everything he heard about the English Leader was true, for a man he was incredibly beautiful, a perfect male, everything about him was exactly right. He was not just good looking though, he was smart, intelligent, kind, and warm-hearted, he was also strong and brave he had fought beside them willingly. He was the consummate Mate for his precious daughter and he smiled across to him‘I believe you have some convincing to do Lycanthrope but should you be successful in your quest then send word to me and I will happily attend’‘Excuse me, I’m still fucking lying here you two when you are done discussing my future’She snapped at them and her Father admonished her,‘Atalanta, you are my Princess, it is time you spoke as one, I forbid you to use profanities in my presence’Sirius hid a smile
Haven’t seen her Boss’They all said and the two men looked at each other,‘Fuck’Sirius slapped his head,‘It was her’Aslan frowned‘Did you not speak to her, ask her what she wanted to do. I mean, if she had wanted to stay with us for a while it would have been understandable’Sirius shook his head,‘No, she was coming back to Wales with me, she is my Mate, her place is by my side, I should not need to remind her of that’The other man stiffened and turned his strange golden eyes on the Lycanthrope, all trace of friendliness gone,‘Are you really that stupid Wolf? Have you learned nothing over these past few days? My daughter is her own woman, she is headstrong and independent and will do as she chooses. Her ‘place’ is wherever she wants to be and you would do well to remember that.’Sirius knew he was in the wrong and immediately apologized to the King,‘Forgive me, Your Highness, when the Goddess Mated me to a Lioness she really should have given me instructions on how to her han
‘Are you fit enough for the run home?’They looked at each other and then nodded,‘Yes of course’‘Lead the way, let’s see if there is any more of your Pack still alive’She shifted and they followed her, then the first one took the lead heading back across the desert.An hour later Sirius and his Wolves reached the lake and the trackers circled quickly establishing the facts,‘Three adolescent Wolves Sir, not sure what happened seems she attacked them, splashes of blood here you see. Didn’t kill them, all four headed off in that direction.’Sirius told them to drink their fill and ten minutes later they set off in pursuit at a fast run, he knew they were close and he believed the young Wolves had somehow captured Atalanta. Fear knotted in his stomach,‘If they hurt her he would kill them’ He thought and if she wasn’t hurt he would put her across his knee and spank her so ha
‘My Intel tells me the Rogues own the town, it is where their Mates and families are based. It is well hidden and well fortified as you can imagine but it is not impenetrable’‘Your men are ready?’Sirius asked and when Nero nodded he boarded the helicopter,‘Let’s wipe these Rogues out for good’He snarled and tapped the pilot on the shoulder pulling on the headphones as it rose into the air.Atalanta came to in a cage she lay still assessing her situation she knew enough not to give herself away, glancing around she noted that at least she was not being held in a laboratory. There did not seem to be anyone around so she slowly sat up, then stood shakily taking deep breaths she steadied herself. Looking around she saw she was in what looked like a barn, there were a couple of trucks some machinery, and bales of hay she paced the cage testing it for any weakness. It was made of silver but she was not a Werewolf so it did not affect her,‘They did not know that?’She thought to herself