Alphy's Challenge (13 page)

This time
Alphy’s
brother
was the one to interrupt with an exclamation. “Awesome! Hey bro, you never said
you were friends with a snake. That’s totally awesome. Can I see you shift?”

Alphy shook his head. “As for other
paranormals, we’ll discuss that later.”

“Subject change question.”
Ryker turned to Alphy and waited for him to
nod his head before he continued. “Is this the alpha house, or is that
somewhere else? Or are you planning on building an alpha house?”

Alphy looked over at Betty. He didn’t know
the answer to that, and even though his bear growled and snapped at him with
the idea of moving, he had to remember this was Betty’s home.

She got the hint that he wanted her to answer
that. “This has always been the alpha house, and now that we have an alpha
again, I won’t change it. If you all help me, there’s a place where I would
like to build my own little cabin.”

“With the alpha’s consent, I can help with that,
Betty. I’m a building contractor,” answered
Kace
.

Alphy didn’t let anyone sense his immense relief
as he turned to
Kace
. “Thank you,
Kace
.
I was hoping you would put your skills to use here. We’re going to need more
living space with everyone here for anyone who wants their own private place. Betty,”
he turned to her, “I was hoping you could point out where those other houses are,
so we can possibly rebuild there.”

She nodded her response, and everyone began
to talk about what kind of home they wanted, and who would get their home built
next, after Betty’s.

Seamus got
Alphy’s
attention. “Alphy, are we keeping the garage apartment as the medical office
for the pack?”

Everyone seemed to quiet down and listen to
what Alphy had to say. “I wanted that apartment for Enzo or Nix, but if you
wanted it…”

“No, no. I was hoping for something a bit
more available. The stairs to that apartment aren’t ideal for taking the
injured.”

Kace
grumbled, “Not to mention crowded with all
that equipment.”

Seamus ignored the wolf shifter and kept his
attentions on Alphy for his answer.

“I think it would be nice to build something
specifically for your needs then. We can keep it close to the alpha house
maybe?” Alphy tried to think about what was needed.

Kace
had gotten a pad and pen and was writing
notes down on everyone’s homes, so he started writing the
preferences
Sea had for the doctor’s office. It sounded like it was going to be more like a
mini-hospital.

Kace
looked up. “Uh, Alphy, unless you have the
funds for all of this, we’ll need to figure out a budget.”

Betty interrupted, “The pack has plenty of
money, so you can get anything you want.”

Alphy raised a brow at her. She didn’t seem
at all concerned. “Betty?”

She lightly shrugged one shoulder. “I kept
the pack account open and have only used my own money all these years. I’ve got
enough of it from inheritances, loads more than I could ever spend. So the pack
account has been gathering interest all this time. I check it every year so
they know the owners of it are still active. Last I saw, which was six months
ago, it had enough to make the queen envious.”

Everyone around the room was struck into
silence. Most shifters, because they lived for so long, could usually
accumulate a lot, so by the time they were in their mid-two hundreds, they were
comfortable or well off. Alphy was still very young, but he had a small amount
from the few lives he already lived, and adding in his inheritance from his
parents, he could say he was a small millionaire. He had expected to be the one
to have to pay for everything.

“Uh, Betty, how much was it?”

“It just reached ten figures.” She said it
matter-of-factly, as if it were no big deal, but even in the shifter world,
that was more money than most other shifters, or packs even.

Gale spoke up. “I guess Seamus gets his
hospital then.”

Ryker’s hand shot up, and he started bouncing
in his chair. Alphy appreciated the distraction from the awkwardness the
shocking news had given them.
“Yes, Rye.”

“Then can I get some new equipment? I could
use my own office, too. And I have some great ideas on security systems, so can
I get those, too?”

Alphy liked the idea about a security system.
“You know what, Rye? I’d like you to work with Matteo and
Kace
,
to make a security room complete with your own office and a panic room.” He
looked Matteo. “I want the best security we can afford.”

Matteo nodded.

“Ok, does anyone need help moving their
stuff?”

Alphy wasn’t surprised at how little
Kace
had. He was from a big family so didn’t start out with
a lot, and he was so family oriented that he had refused to settle down
wherever he moved until he had his own family, which he clearly considered
Alphy to be. Matteo had never made friends with the packs he was a part of, so
all he had was his bag that he brought. Alphy was shocked to learn Matteo had
already given his current alpha notice of transfer before he flew out. It was a
lot more trust and loyalty than he would have believed he had earned, and it
touched him greatly.

Alphy was saddened to hear how little Ryker
really had. He knew the little vamp loved his family, but he just didn’t fit in
with them. He just had his computers and a box of personal effects and a bag of
clothes, so he had brought everything else well.

Everyone else made a note to contact someone
or other, to have their stuff moved. Alphy reminded himself he would have to do
the same. Alpha Berry had offered to send it.

“All right, final order of
business.
Ryker, I need
you to find out everything you can on this alpha who is a threat to us.” He
went on to tell everyone details. He let Tom and Paul tell their stories, and
then Alphy added his altercation with the enforcers outside the hotel. He could
tell his new pack was furious about everything done to Paul and the new threat
to Gale. Alphy really couldn’t describe how proud and happy he was to see this
new pack form and come together to rally behind each other.

Phoenix was sent to scout, and the rest
started on their very long list of things to do.

Alphy was very excited over the new pack. They
called it the
Kaska
pack. His bear gave a happy groan
of approval.

Chapter Nine

Gale could only hold onto Alphy as he carried
her up to their room. She appreciated his patience through her breakdown and
panic attack.
Vampires?
Wow! That is a big bite to swallow ...
er
, maybe not to be used with that expression, ever.
She was very glad she had been in
Alphy’s
lap with
his arms protectively around her when she’d heard that.

Alphy used his foot to close the door behind
them and proceeded to carry her to their bed. She expected him to toss her down
and ravish her, but instead, he gently laid her on the bed and followed her
down, covering her with his body.

He buried his nose in her neck and took a
deep breath. She felt his sculpted chest push into her twin mounds as his lungs
expanded, and at the same time a solid hardness rubbed in between her thighs.
He groaned as he exhaled, his breath tickling her neck.

Electric zings shot down to her core as he
ghosted his lips across her skin on an imaginary trail up her neck and over her
jaw until he reached her open and panting mouth, and then he sucked and suckled
her bottom lip just a little. Gale ground her hips into his hardened mass. That
seemed to break his control because he tilted his head and drove his tongue
into her mouth.

Gale felt one of his hands roaming up her
thigh, over her stomach, settling around her breast. He gave it a gentle
squeeze and rubbed at her nipple until it hardened. He pulled his mouth off,
laying his forehead against hers, so they breathed each other’s air as they
both panted.

Gliding her fingers over the planes of his
muscles, Gale thrilled at the feel of his strength. He pulled back and sat on
his heels, wedging his knees under her thighs, bringing them up to bracket
around his waist. She watched him strip off his shirt. Then fanning his fingers
wide on her thighs, he piloted them up her body, under her shirt and exposed
her torso. When he leaned over her exposed chest, hot wet heat seeped through
her peaks as he kissed her exposed breasts through the fabric of her bra while
his hands finished removing her shirt.

Gale ran her fingers through his hair and
held on as he assaulted her body with his lips and tongue. Roving hands slid under
her back and grabbed her bra strap and pulled, ripping it off. He tossed it
aside and inhaled a nipple and part of her breast into his mouth.

“Hey,” she panted. “You
gotta
stop killing my bras.” She spoke between gasps and moans. “They did nothing to
you.”

“Mm.”
The vibrations from his hum shot through
her, but it was cut short when he popped off her nipple. “Yes, they did,” he
argued. His kissing trajectory was on a course for her other breast. “They’re
in between me and my mate.” He quickly sucked in her perky nub and popped off. “And
nothing,” he licked around the areola, “gets,” he nipped lightly, “in between,”
he sucked in one nipple while skilled fingers his tweaked her other, “an alpha,”
he blew cold air over the moistened
skinand
ground
his cock against her entrance, “and his mate.”

Gale tried to remain coherent. “I don’t have
that many bras.” She gasped when his hand cupped her pussy.

“Then order more.” He unsnapped his pants and
pushed down the zipper, releasing his fervent cock, then reached up and
unbuttoned her pants. He leaned back and worked her pants off her legs then threw
them aside. He rubbed his hands in circles on her thighs. “Let’s add to that
shopping list.” He grabbed her undies and ripped them off. She was too
mesmerized by his muscles bunching to register what he did until he dove down
between her legs and sucked in her nub.

Gale gave a startled squeak, arched her back,
and automatically closed her thighs, but
Alphy’s
shoulders kept them from boxing his ears. She writhed under the onslaught of
sexual euphoria. Her hands didn’t know where to go, so she grabbed the
comforter and fisted it.

“Hold on to your tits, honey-bear. Squeeze them.”
Her heightened nerves sent zings through her from the buffet of breath from his
words. She quickly obeyed, spreading her hands over each sensitive breast and
squeezed them like he had earlier.
Alphy’s
eyes
watched, and the growl of approval vibrated against her slickened pink pussy as
he continued his oral ministrations. In her heightened pleasure, Gale couldn’t
stop her shouts, which escaped with every exhale.

A knock on the door interrupted them. Alphy
continued his mission, but Gale kept her voice down, which brought a growl from
her mate, causing more pleasant tingles that pushed her closer to her release.

The knock on the door interrupted again. “Alphy,”
came
a southern drawl. “I
really
hate to interrupt. I personally like breathing, but that
alpha
who’s
after Gale and her family is on the phone.”
Gale whined considerably when
Alphy
pulled away, but
the accented voice through the door didn’t stop talking. “Perhaps you can just
kill him instead of me? It would solve everyone’s problems.”

Gale, seeing her mate kneeling on the bed and
wiping his mouth, gave a painful groan. “What happened to ‘no one gets between
an alpha and his mate’? Can’t you just let him wait? I’m so close.”

The angry looking Alphy suddenly threw his
head back and laughed. He leaned forward and gave her a slight succulent kiss, then
hopped off the bed. “That is very true, honey-bear. He won’t like this phone
call, but I’d better answer it.” He finished fastening his pants and leaned forward
to plant another kiss on her lips and started heading out the door. His hand
stopped on the handle, and he looked back. “Don’t touch yourself, love. I’ll be
back soon enough, and I promise to make it up to you.” He winked at her then
turned and walked out the door, making sure to close it behind him.

Gale huffed out an irritated breath. If Alphy
didn’t kill that guy soon, she just might do it for him.

****

Alphy had decades in the military perfecting
his control over his emotions, so he didn’t take his frustrations out on
Kace
, nor was he going to let the other alpha hear anything
that would indicate he was at all perturbed. However, he wasn’t going to let
the alpha walk all over him either.

There was a room downstairs that was supposed
to be the alpha’s office, but right now it served as Ryker’s room and office. Nix
and Slate were out patrolling, but Enzo,
Kace
, and
Matteo joined Alphy as he entered the room. Ryker was sitting down with his
cell held a little ways from his ear, and using the other hand to click his
mouse on something or other. He looked up when Alphy stepped in.