To Love an Alpha (Paranormal Werewolf Shifter Romance) (2 page)

He pumped into her fast
, fingers clinging to her hips. She thought he was big before but now she was full to almost bursting.

She looked behind her and saw that he had shifted into his hybrid. He was so big, his face a mixture of wolf and human at once. His eyes were the same however, and as he looked at her, she was reassured.

It was time. She tilted her head to the left and gave him access to her neck.

***

Kenny didn’t waste any time. The bite was swift and deep. Her blood flowed into his mouth and lit his on fire. She tasted of cherry wood and ginger. He could feast here for the rest of his life.

Her blood was like an aphrodisiac. His orgasm hit him hard and he pumped fast into her, gripping her hips and growling his pleasure.

He spent himself inside her, not missing that she had had another released herself.

He took one more pull of her blood and released his bite, licking the wound to close the tear in her skin.

Grabbing her around the waist, he turned, settling her astride his lap. Her hips began to move as if she knew what he wanted. He looked up at her as her blond hair fell down her back in waves, her head tilted back in her pleasure.

His mating bite showed proudly on her shoulder. She moved faster, grinding her hips in a downward motion, and sliding back up. When she opened her eyes, her wolf was there, the gold showing through a beautiful contrast to the green of her eyes.

He turned his head. She was at his throat in a second, never breaking the motion of her hips. She bit hard, and he felt her pulling on his blood.

He knew the moment she had hit home. He no longer felt just his own pleasure, but hers as well. Felt how he was sliding in and out of her. Felt the orgasm about to take her over the edge once more.

“Was this…” She wondered more to herself.

“Mated. We are mated.” His voice was against her forehead. “Forever. I can feel you, Clarissa, I can feel your heart beating in mine.”

“Me too.”

She felt her pleasure once more. His name left her lips on a moan.

He sat up and wrapped his arms around her and enjoyed the feeling of her pulsing around him. His own release was not far behind. He brought his lips to hers as his seed flowed into her, surge after surge.

He thought it would never end. He felt weak as the last of his pulses came and his knot settled in place.

“We’re going be here for a while love, just until my knot goes down.”

He doubted that she heard him. She was already fast asleep.

***

Dominic paced his study. He could barely contain his anger. “Why won't he just step down? He knows the Alpha was to choose me as his successor."

Veronica watched her mate pace back and forth, his wolf close to the surface. She sent him a wave of support down their bond just to calm him a bit. She was rewarded by him sending love back to her.

"Thank you, love." Her mate replied as he took a deep breath and sat down behind his desk.

Veronica rose and went to her mate. She looked down at his bent head and sat in his lap.

“It will work out. You've known Joseph all your life. You two will figure this out."

Dominic looked at his mate and smiled. He knew there was a reason he had mated this woman.

He grabbed her around her waist and pulled her into a kiss. He took a deep breath and inhaled her scent; his beast stopped raging, and basked in the smell of their mate, accepting the support and loves the felt down their bond.

“So what's the plan?"

Dominic shook his head, "I don't know. We're supposed to have a meeting in front of the Elders soon. We will find out then what happens next.

***

Joseph sipped his brandy. It was late and he needed to relax. His Alpha and mentor was gone, and what was left was chaos. The pack should be his. He knew it and so did Dominic.

Why the man was causing trouble was beyond him. They both had studied under DeMarcus, learning the methods to running a pack. But the Alpha had always favored him. Taking extra time with him, showing him things he had not shown Dominic.

Rubbing his hands over his face, Joseph tossed back the rest of his drink. He was frustrated and torn.

This mess was causing a divide in the pack. He never wanted that to happen but he would not back down. The pack belonged to him and he would have it.

“Honey, are you coming to bed?"

Joseph looked up into the most beautiful grey eyes he had ever seen. His mate stood in the doorway of the study. She wore a lace nightgown, her hair tumbled in lose black waves around her shoulders and back. Her feet were bare.

Standing he walked to her. “You know you still are the only wolf that can sneak up on me."

“It’s because I'm quieter than you." She said laughing, " Come on let's go to bed."

***

Kenny found that he could not sleep.
He looked down at his new mate as she slept. Beautiful. It was the only word he could think of to come close to describing her. A few locks of her hair fell across her face. He raised his hand and tucked it behind her ear.

He knew the morning would come too soon and they would have to answer for what they did. But he didn't regret it. He would do anything to stay with his mate, and he would kill to protect her.

Chapter 2

Clarissa dried herself after her shower. She looked in the mirror and grabbed her brush and ran it through her hair. Her eyes went to the wound on her neck. Her mate’s bite, one that everyone would see when she and Kenny left her home.

Her father would be furious. She didn't care. She would stand by her mate no matter what.

“Are you almost ready?" Kenny called from the bedroom.

“Yes, I'll be right out." She replied.

Clarissa rushed to finish dressing and came out of the bathroom. Kenny was waiting for her when she entered the room.

“You ready for this?" He said.

“As ready as I'll ever be."

Kenny nodded his head and walked up to her. He rubbed her shoulders and let his hand linger at her glowing birthmark.

“I know you're nervous, but it’s going to be okay. There's nothing they can do now. We've mated; we're tied to each other for life. They can’t separate as snow.”

“But he’ll be furious Kenny.” She said looking nervous.

“I know, but they will have to listen. It’s going to be okay.”

He kissed her on her head once more, “Come on. Let’s go face the music.”

***

Veronica was at the stove refilling her coffee when she heard the door open.

“I was wondering when you would come to breakfast." She said without turning around. She could feel the nervousness coming down the bond she shared with her daughter.

Turning, she looked Clarissa in her eyes. “Are you okay, Clarissa?"

"Um...yes. Just hungry is all."

Veronica knew there was more to it than that, but decided to let it go. She walked back to the stove to prepare a plate for her mate. Humming to herself, she piled his plate high with sausage, pancakes, eggs and toast.

"Morning ladies." Dominic said as he walked in and kissed his mate on the cheek. He grabbed a cup of coffee and sat down at the table.

“Clarissa, how are you this..."

He never finished his sentence. “What the hell is that?" He nearly growled. Slamming his cup down on the table, he rose from his chair and walked to his daughter.

Veronica turned from the stove to see what had her mate so angry. Dominic stood over his daughter not believing his eyes.

Clarissa stead slowly and faced your father. "Kenny and I are mates now."

She looked her father in the eyes, defiance in her own.

"If you and beta Joseph didn’t cause the mess in the pack, then we wouldn't have been forced to do this now. I love him, father. That will never change. You may be angry now, but there's nothing you can do."

Clarissa stared at her father trying to read his emotions, but he had blocked their bond. She wished Kenny was here, but she had sent him to his own family to break the news to them.

He had wanted to stay, had he been tried to assert his dominance in the matter, but she had begged him, pleaded with him to let her tell her parents on her own.

“You have gone against tradition. No Elders present." His tone was deathly quiet.

“You gave me no choice. I couldn’t lose him."

Veronica walked to her daughter and wrapped a protective arm around her. She turned to Dominic and quietly said. “Dom, please, down."

But Dominic’s angry was implacable. He stared Clarissa dead in the eyes. “I will not acknowledge this mating. You defied my wishes and mated that boy before it was time, ignoring pack law and tradition."

As he spoke, his wolf flashed in his pupils, snarling for release.

"You have disappointed me Clarissa, took from me the honor of giving my daughter to her mate. Customs ignored. You gave him say so over mine and he allowed you to do so. You know the punishment for that.”

Clarissa’s heart stopped. There was only one punishment for this: death.

“Father please, I love him. We're destined to be together."

Her father was already at the door.

“Run Kenny." She reached for her link to him. “My father’s coming to kill you."

Clarissa took off after her father, her mother close behind her. She knew her father would be angry, but the look on his face was one she’d never seen before and it scared her. As she made it outside, she saw her father’s clothes scattered on the ground. She began to remove her own, her mother doing the same.

Her father was one of the fastest wolves in the pack. The only wolf faster was Kenny’s father. She prayed as she shifted but she would make it to her mate’s side before father did something she would never forgive him for.

***

Kenny felt Clarissa’s fear as if they were his own. She was frantic and scared out of her mind.

“What the hell is going on?" He asked in his mind. “Clarissa, are you okay? I'm coming to you now."

“Run Kenny. My father is coming to kill you."

Kenny heard his mates were just as he stepped into the clearing of his father's home. His father Joseph was pacing the front deck with a worried expression on his face. Beside him was Kenny’s mother.

 “Kenny are you alright son?” His father looked at him with concern. “You're sending so many emotions down your bond; we thought you had been hurt."

"What’s wrong Kenny?" His mother asked as she approached him.

She hugged his neck briefly and drew a sharp intake of breath when she saw his mating bite.

"Oh no, Kenny, tell me you didn't." She searched his eyes.

“We’re mated mother, last night."

“Kenny, do you know what you've done?” Horror filled his mother’s eyes. “Dominic will want your head."

“Then I’ll face him! I don't regret what we did and I'm not going to back down from this." Kenny said angrily.

“Calm down son." His father stood next to him. "Let me handle this."

They heard of rustling in the trees before Dominic appeared. His wolf was impressive.

He was larger than most beta wolves. His fur was a dark brown with highlights of white and blonde. His paws were the size of saucers with long and sharp claws.

Dominique entered a clearing in came to a stop about twenty feet from where Kenny stood. His teeth were bared, and a low growl was coming from his throat.

Kenny’s father spoke up. “Dominic, wait. I’m sure we can figure this out without any bloodshed.”

Dominique turned his gaze to Joseph. “Your son will answer for what he’s done. I will have his blood.” He snarled into Joseph’s mind

“You will have no such thing.” Joseph said.

Kenny stepped up to his father’s side.

“I know Clarissa and I didn’t follow customs, but we are mated. There’s really nothing you can do to change that.”

Dominique growled loudly, and stepped closer to Kenny.

“You allow your son to speak so freely? Another reason you’re not fit to run this pack.” He barked.

Kenny’s father shifted so suddenly that it was a blur. “Mind your tongue Dominique, before I take offense to your words.”

The two wolves faced off against one another, snarling and growling.

Kenny stood to his father’s left, ready to shift if he needed to.

As the two wolves circled each other, Kenny saw movement to his right. A white wolf burst through the trees heading straight for them.

Kenny recognized Clarissa. Knowing the danger of the wolves in front of him, he shifted and ran to his mate protecting her.

“Stay back!” He urged her through their link.

“Kenny, I’m scared. My father won’t stop. He’s out for blood.”

“I know. I’ll fight him if I have to, but I hope it won’t come to that.”

Kenny looked behind him at the two most powerful wolves in the pack. His father matched Dominic in size and strength, his wolf a sleek black like Kenny’s but there were too many uncertainties in a fight that could tilt the favor in either way.

The fight was inevitable. Kenny knew that this scene in front of his eyes would play out eventually. There were issues much bigger than him mating Clarissa.

Dominic made the first move. He lunged at Joseph, teeth bared, going for his neck. Joseph evaded the blow and rolled to his side. He came up and swiped his paw across Dominic’s hind leg. Growling loud, Dominic came at Joseph again, this time hitting home with a swipe across the face, his long claws slicing flesh.

Kenny rushed beside his mother. “Mother, hurry, go get the council, this won’t end without them.”

She nodded and took off at a run, shifting as she went.

“Stay here.” He told to Clarissa.

“Be careful Kenny.” Her voice was full of worry.

Kenny knew it was dangerous to approach these wolves, but he felt to blame for the fight.

“Father please, stop this.” Kenny said, trying to reach his father.

“Listen to your son Joseph, before I take your life instead of his.”

“You can try Dominic, but the life lost will be your own.”

Joseph leaped into the air and landed on Dominic. Both wolves fell but Joseph came out on top. He went for Dominic’s throat, biting down hard. Dominic yelped and rolled away, snapping at Joseph’s snout as he regained his footing.

The fight dragged on and Kenny could not find an opening. Blood was everywhere. Both Joseph and Dominic moved slower from their injuries. But neither showed signs of backing down.

Kenny shifted and was now shouting at the men to stop. His relief was evident when his mother returned with three members of the council along with several enforcers—wolves who killed on command and who would die fighting if needed.

The head of the council, an old wolf, shifted and howled in spite of her age. “Beta Dominic, Beta Joseph, you have five seconds to cease this madness or the enforcers will show you no mercy.”

The two fighting betas were too embroiled in their own fight to heed the warning.

With a single look, the Old Wolf nodded at the two enforcers beside her. Both walked up to the fighting wolves.

As Joseph charged Dominic once more, an enforcer reached out and grabbed him by the scruff on his neck, halting his attack. The other enforcer placed himself in front of Dominic to make sure he didn’t charge.

“Shift. Now.” The Old Wolf ordered.

Until a new Alpha was appointed, the council was in charge of the pack. Dominic was the first to comply.

His body was beat and bruised, but he was already healing.

The Old Wolf turned to Kenny’s father, who was still held by his neck. His anger was still evident by the way he was still growing and trying to get at Dominic.

“I suggest you calm down and shift beta. I want to know what is going on here, and you two will tell me.”

Joseph snatched himself away from the enforcer and shifted. His body was just as beaten as Dominic’s, but he seemed not to care.

“Come inside everyone. I’ll get clothes, and we can talk.” Ophelia said.