It was hard for Rhys to see his old friend like this. He was used to Alistair always being in control of his emotions. "Maybe your wolf needs a good long run. It might do you both good."
"Would you come with me Rhys? I'm not sure what my wolf might do on his own. I don't know if I could control him. He wants to find her. He doesn't want to wait for Carr's report.""May I go with you and just watch? I've never actually seen a wolf in person before." Katy had a childlike excitement at the idea of running in the woods with a wolf, a werewolf."Of course little one, that is if Alistair is alright with it." They both turned to Alistair who nodded his assent.Katy clapped her hands and jumped up and down like a child. "I can't wait. Let me get a coat."The threesome walked to the edge of the woods. Everyone who saw them tried not to stare at the two tall Weres and the small human who was obviously excited about something. The white haired maleNiklas watched the compound from his window in the main house. He saw Rhys and his little human walking together to the Omega quarters. He was always interfering with Niklas' plans. He wished for a way to take Rhys out of his position. The Chief Archivist was a very powerful post, almost as much so as the head of the Council. When his mate had died those many years ago he had almost stepped down. He'd sequestered himself for months. Niklas wondered, if his human were to die, would that be enough to weaken him?He'd forgotten Cheryl was in the room until her arms snaked around his waist. He smiled wickedly. "So tell me, what would you be willing to do for me, hmm?" He turned to look at the female fawning over him.She almost purred as she spoke. "Anything Niklas, anything you asked of me." She'd be his mate no matter what. She'd do whatever it took, whatever he wanted.He stroked her face gently but with malice close at hand. "Would you kill someone if I as
Niklas tried to mask his face but all could see the slight change in flesh tone, the twitch of his eye and the corner of his mouth. He had gambled and lost. Now he would have to set other plans in motion. "Alright, I just suggested it for the good of the Council. I will admit defeat and stand down." He smiled and sat, folding his hands in front of him."Please ask the Alphas to return." Alistair nodded at Xylon who stepped out the door.Carr walked in first and directly to Alistair. "Brett's back and he has confirmation. Do you want to talk about this later?""No, I think we need to let everyone hear at once. Have him come in." Alistair spoke in a quiet voice. Only Rhys was close enough to hear.Carr left the room and returned a few minutes later with Brett in tow. There were questioning looks from Council and Alphas alike. What in the world would a Beta be doing in a high level meeting such as this? He didn't belong here."The Beta has n
Jenna woke up and wished she was sleeping again. Luckily, until they'd mated she couldn't get pregnant. At least that's what Gary had told her. She didn't know much about Werewolves but she was learning fast. Thankfully, her beautiful white wolf visited her in every sleeping moment. Sometimes she even felt like he was real, like she could reach out and touch him. She took every second possible to look into his glorious blue eyes. She felt so at home when she was with him. She wished it was for real. But at least he was her escape.When Gary would rape her she would pretend it was her wonderful white wolf making love to her instead. She would retreat in her mind and she could almost hear him telling her to hold on, that he was coming for her, that he would save her. Whenever she thought she couldn't go on, he came into her mind and she felt such a rush of love inside her, she knew she had to continue. There had to be a reason she was having these dreams. There had to be some
The auburn colored wolf laid on the bed, her head resting on her paws. She was so tired of being locked up in this room and hidden. Her tail thumped on the bed when her mate returned to the room with dinner. She could smell the raw meat. She licked her lips, her whiskers tickling her tongue. There was certainly a lot to get used to being a wolf.Cole gently closed the door and put the plate of meat on the counter. He sat on the bed and stroked his mate's soft fur as she put her head in his lap. "Still can't change back pet? It's OK, sometimes it just takes a while the first time." She was such a beautiful wolf, he couldn't take his eyes off her. She was bigger than he'd thought she'd be considering that her human self was only five foot two. She was as big a wolf as Lila."Will I ever be able to turn back into a human? It's been three days!" Her dark brown eyes had tears in them.He could feel the fear in her words when they reached him through their bond.
Sarah and Katy looked up when they saw James running across the compound. He had the silliest grin on his face."Sarah, we need to talk." James looked like he was going to explode with good news, but it was obvious he didn't want to talk in front of Katy.Sarah looked at Katy with a grin, "Guess I'll see you later Katy." She looked at James with i quizzical look. "What's up?"James grabbed her hand and practically dragged her with him towards the forest.Katy was watching them when she felt Rhys close to her. For some reason she could tell when he was nearby. It was a feeling that she had that she couldn't explain to even herself. She looked up into his beaming face. She felt a warm flush climbing up her face. Why did she feel like a silly school girl when she was around him? She liked it."I don't embarrass you, do I little one? You blush so much when I see you." He reached down to gently stroke her face. Actually he loved when she blush
The next morning:Brett spread out the maps of the cave system in front of Adam and Jackson.Adam leaned forward and scanned the maps. "Wow, if we'd had these it would have saved us a lot of time learning all these tunnels." He smiled up at Carr's stone cold stare and then back at the maps, all serious business. "The supplies are kept here." He pointed at the area on the map. "The Omegas stay in the forward caves, the Betas towards the back. Paul has his own quarters on the eastern side of the cave system. Sometimes he has a woman with him." Adam's face looked haunted as he mentioned the woman.Carr and Brett exchanged glances. What was Paul doing to the women that Adam could look so horrified?"Gary stays in this farthest back cave. He always has his woman with him. She lives in a cage he keeps locked. The only time we've seen her is when..." His voice trailed off. He didn't want to say it. He looked up at Carr, and at his own Alpha standing near
Xylon and Jeff were making the final preparations as Carr entered with his Betas. Alistair and Rhys followed a few minutes later. The remainder of the Council were close behind. Once all were assembled Xylon nodded to the security guards who brought Kyle into the observation room. He was still in the specially made straightjacket that could contain him in either of his forms. He was no more compliant than at the beginning, throwing himself against the walls and fighting every step of the way."You know I heard some of the Wilson Betas talking, and they said Kyle had always been the quiet type. Guess they haven't seen him lately." Cole couldn't imagine having a friend who turned into one of these things. He really hoped Kyle would be able to go home."If this works, maybe he'll return to his old self. Just pray we get it right the first time." Xylon didn't look forward to multiple test trials. He hoped his laboratory's results were correct and repeatable. If not, it
"Trina, anything I should know about our patients?" Jeff hadn't been disturbed during the night so the assumption was that all was well. His staff was good. He knew he could depend on them, but he had to ask.Trina looked up from the chart she was writing in. "Nothing much. Cheryl doesn't seem to need as much pain medication. She's having some phantom pain, but I think Kyle sitting with her is helping." Trina smiled brightly. She and Cheryl had been friends when they were cubs. She'd pretty much stopped associating with her as they got older. But now she just felt sorry for her. She hoped she and Kyle would be happy with the Wilson pack."Kyle has had normal vitals all night. He hasn't reverted at all, thank God. I was glad to have the security detail there with him last night even though it seemed like overkill. But better safe than sorry. If there's nothing else then I'm off to bed." Trina waited a second, but noting no further questions, waved and went on her wa