Emma's Alpha (5 page)

“I’ve heard he can be a brutal at times, he doesn’t like to lose. Do you remember the rumours that he killed a mate and a baby, years ago because he lost a challenge?” Scott said.

“I vaguely remember something about it, but it happened as we took over the pack so we were preoccupied getting the pack settled, do you remember the problems we had. I can remember thinking will things ever settle down. I think you had the hardest time, Scott, the elders unsure if a gay man was tough enough to be beta, you soon showed them, when you were challenged,” Paul said laughing.

“I said at the time it was ridiculous, the elders where just getting over the fact that gay men were coming out, it was all right till it happened in our pack. Thank God their less prejudice now, it took time, but we got them there. The next test for them will be when you meet your mate, Scott,” Mike said.

“Don’t remind me, do you remember them saying as long as he is the one doing the fucking I don’t suppose it matters, a hole’s a hole. Talk about bigoted, they better have improved their attitude because elders or not, I won’t stand for them giving my mate grief like they gave me,” Scott said.

Mike noticed this line of conversation was getting Scott worked up so he decided to change the subject.

“Now the weather is improving, when are we gonna have a pack barbecue? The pups will be ready to burn off some steam,” Mike said.

“Let’s do the games we did two years ago, they really enjoyed that. Wolf races and wrestling went down well,”

Paul said.

“Yeah great idea, and the five aside wolf football was hilarious, do you remember we ran out of balls. If I remember right, your team lost, Paul, didn’t they? The big hard enforcers guards lost to the women’s team,”

Scott said, whilst trying not to laugh.

Paul playfully punched him in the arm.

“They played dirty, they kept going for our dangly bits, it’s very distracting having someone clamp on to your dick and not in a nice way,” Paul said.

Scott pushed him on the floor, laughing.

“That’s no excuse, they did that to every team they played. Hey, Mike, next time the pack has to fight send the women, they’re tougher than the guards,” Scott said.

Paul grabbed Scott and they started wrestling on the office floor, Mike sat back and laughed at their antics.

They all froze when they heard a scream from upstairs and pounding feet.

* * * *

Emma entered the house and met up with Grams. Ascertaining that dinner was at six and she wasn’t needed for a few hours, she headed upstairs for a nap. She laid out on her bed and thought about how close she had come to kissing Mike, just thinking about it caused her panties to be soaked. This is getting out of hand she thought as she drifted off to sleep.

Emma was having a really good dream about Mike. She was kissing him in the car, their tongues rubbed and duelled with each other, Emma ended up straddling his lap with her hands buried in his hair. Mike’s hands where under her T-shirt and kneading her breasts, it felt so good and then all of a sudden the kneading became painful squeezing and Brian’s face appeared before her. It jolted her out of her dream, but in reality Brian was leaning over her with a hand squeezing her breast to the point she knew it would bruise. Emma went to scream and he put his other hand over her mouth.

“So, you thought you could get away from me you little bitch, imagine my surprise when I was heading up to my room and I picked up your scent, and here you are, all horny and waiting for me. I may just get to finish what I started.” He laughed.

He ripped her T-shirt down the front, exposing her white bra. He tried to undo his jeans, but struggled, so he released her mouth to use both hands. Emma knew this was her only chance to escape, she lifted her leg, kneed him in the face and rolled away. The kick had made him lose his balance and Emma had the precious seconds she needed to bolt out of the bedroom and down the stairs, screaming Mike’s name. As she ran down the last flight of stairs, she knew Brian was hot on her heels.

The relief of seeing Mike, Scott and another man, running out of the office nearly made her legs give way, she made it down the stairs and into Mike’s arms as Brian bellowed, “Get back here, you little bitch, I ain’t finished with you yet!”

He appeared at the top of the stairs with his cronies and Emma whimpered. Trying to get closer to Mike, who already had her plastered to him. Mike was growling and Emma could feel it vibrating through his chest, he loosened his hold on her and she whimpered even more.

Mike whispered to her, “Shh, Em, no one is going to hurt you, I need you to trust me. Okay?”

He passed her to Scott, who stood beside him. Scott stepped back with her in his arms, murmuring how everything was going to be fine. Even though Emma was terrified, she couldn’t take her eyes off Mike.

Watching him facing off with Brian was scary for a different reason, she didn’t want him to get hurt.

Mike was glaring at Brian. “What the fuck do you think you’re doing in my house, attacking a member of my pack?” Mike growled.

Brian sniggered. “Oh, I see you want the little chew toy. Well, I’m willing to share. She got away from me in London before I got a piece of that tight little snatch.”

Mike suddenly howled and dropped to hands and knees, but it wasn’t Mike on the floor, it was a huge black wolf. Then a big russet wolf landed in front of him and Emma screamed. The russet wolf was the one that had knocked her to the ground in London, a few nights after she told Brian she wouldn’t be seeing him anymore. At the time she had thought it was a large dog, now realisation hit her, werewolves were real!
Oh fuck
was her last thought as blackness overtook her.

Emma heard voices shouting, one closer called her name. She opened her eyes to find Grams sitting beside her and the shouting was coming from outside the room. She realised she was laid on the couch in Mike’s office.

“Just stay there, honey,” Grams said, watching through the doorway at what was happening in the hall. Emma looked around her to see the two wolves circling each other, and the men facing off.

“Get the fuck out of my town and don’t ever come back,” Scott said with steel in his voice.

Another man watched the proceedings beside Scott. He looked fierce and ready to jump on Brian’s friends at any moment. The wolves lunged at each other, Mike’s large wolf had the advantage in seconds and pinned Brian’s by the throat. Brian struggled for a few moments before lying still and bowing his head the best he could Mike released him and stepped back, next thing he was human again.

“Leave and never step foot in my territory again,” he intoned with deadly intent.

Brian got up from the floor and looked at Emma. “This isn’t the end, you will be mine,” he spat. Before turning and walking out the door, followed by his men.

Scott and the other man followed them out and Mike turned to Emma, it was only then she realised Mike was naked. She couldn’t take her eyes off him, broad shoulders, amazing pecs, with dusty colored nipples and a light splattering of hair. Moving her gaze down, she took in a six-pack that made her mouth water, narrow waist and his cock. Which seemed to harden under her scrutiny, it was thick and long, she didn’t think her fingers would meet if wrapped around him, his sack hung heavy between muscular thighs. Moisture pooled in her knickers, she resigned herself to the fact she was going to fuck Mike and she would love every minute of it.

“Go get some clothes on, Mike. I’m going to put the kettle on, I think we are all in need of a cuppa to go with this conversation,” Grams said before heading into the kitchen.

“Please don’t run off, Em, let me get dressed and I will explain everything, okay?” Mike said.

Emma just nodded her head before laying back down and trying to take in the fact werewolves were real, yeah her favourite books were about them, she and Craig always said if they could be any mystical creature it would be a werewolf, but holy shit, they were real! She then realised something else, she was totally cool with it and this made her laugh until tears ran down her face and her sides ached.

Chapter Four

Mike came back down the stairs dreading this conversation, he didn’t want Emma leaving him, which was a joke because they weren’t together. His wolf was restless because of the fight with Brian, he wasn’t happy he’d walked away, he’d threatened his mate and it should have been a death sentence. The sound of Emma’s laughter stopped him in his tracks,
what the hell
he thought and headed into the office. Emma lay on the sofa with tears running down her face from laughing.

“Are you okay, Em?” Mike asked, going to sit beside her.

Emma nodded her head and wiped her face on her ruined T-shirt.

“Yes, I’m fine, I just realised I am totally cool with the knowledge of werewolves and it made me laugh, that’s all,” she said.

Mike let out a breath he hadn’t realised he was holding.

“Well that will make explanations easier. You probably have loads of questions, and I will tell you anything, Emma, there is no point in secrets now,” Mike said.

Grams came in carrying a tray of mugs and placed them on the desk, she picked two up passing one to Emma and the other to Mike, before disappearing again. Mike watched as Emma cradled the mug in her hands and she suddenly spluttered.

“Is it true you have mates? One person that’s destined to spend their life with you and you don’t mate with huma ns? Do you have a mate?”

“Yes, we do have mates, no we don’t mate with humans and no, I’m not mated,” he answered.

Mike watched her face as what he could only describe as disappointment flashed across it. Before he could ask about it, Grams walked back in carrying a T-shirt.

“Here you go, hun, the boys won’t come back in till your covered up,” she said.

Emma looked down and blushed, she had forgotten her top was ripped. She pulled the T-shirt over her head.

Mike felt a moment of regret seeing her luscious breasts disappearing.

Scott and the other man came into the office, the man sat in a chair across from Emma and Scott came and sat beside her.

“Hey, Em, how you doing?” he asked.

“I’m surprisingly okay.” Emma smiled at him.

Mike moved to sit behind his desk and gestured to the man in the chair. “This is Paul, our cousin, and also the pack Enforcer,” he said.

“Enforcer?” Emma asked.

“This is the Derwent pack and we have lived in this area for hundreds of years, we are one of the oldest packs in England. Every pack has certain roles. There is the alpha, that’s me. I’m the boss man so to speak. Then there is a Beta, that’s Scott, he is my right hand man and if anything happens to me before an heir is born or the heir is not old enough to lead, he will step up, he also can represent me in my absence. Then we have an Enforcer, Paul, he is like a police officer for the pack, he has guards he works with, but he is in charge of all pack security and dealing with any law breakers.

Luckily, we have a good pack and most of our problems stem from kids being bored. We also have elders, there are three in our pack, Mary or Grams as we all call her, my Uncle Shane, Paul’s dad, and Patrick. Patrick was my grandfather’s beta. The elders make sure the history of the pack is passed down through the generations. Any questions so far?”

Emma appeared to be listening, deep in thought.

“I know about this stuff, thanks to my books. Its sounds mad, but everything you have told me so far I know about thanks to books that Craig introduced me to. So the only question is, what are you going to do with me?

I’m human and I know you don’t want to be discovered, not that I’d ever tell anyone. Can I carry on living here or will I have to leave?” she said.

“You don’t have to go anywhere, unless you want to and we trust you with our secret. There are humans in town that know about us and we treat them like part of the pack, they live by the pack laws and everything is fine,” Mike said.

“What are the pack’s rules?” Emma replied.

Paul spoke for the first time.

“Firstly, I’d like to say welcome and it’s a pleasure to meet you.”

He then went over to Emma took her and placed a kiss on it, Mike growled at him, not liking his flirty attitude.

Paul just smirked, returned to his seat and carried on talking.

“There are only three rules. Number one, keep the secret. Number two, mates are sacred, no one can come between them or harm a mate, it’s death to anyone who harms a mate. Number three is respect other packs and help out when needed. If you can live by these rules then everyone is happy.”

“I’m really coming to like it here and I have no concerns about your rules. So yes, I’d like to stay,” Emma replied whilst looking at Mike.

Mike looked at her and smiled.

“No problem, Em, you are now officially a member of the Derwent pack, I would like to know about your history with Brian, not just for me, but for the pack’s safety.”

Emma took a deep breath and began her tale.

“Two years ago I meet Brian for the first time, he came into the clinic where I was working. From that day on, he flirted and asked me out. I always said no, then about six months ago, I finally agreed, because I thought I’d go out with him and then he would leave me alone. We went for a meal, when he was walking me home he started talking about being together forever and how I was his. I realised then, he was a nut job, by this time we were outside my apartment and all of a sudden he had me pinned to the wall and his hands were everywhere. I was telling him no, but he just carried on ‘till I managed to knee him between the legs. After that, he still pestered me and everywhere I went, either him or his men were there. I got countless phone calls. He also sniffed me every time I saw him and was constantly asking who I’d been with. It was just creepy and until today, I didn’t know he was behind me getting attacked. A few days after the date and telling him I wouldn’t be going out with him ever again, a big dog knocked me down and tried to bite me. A gang of kids chased it away before it could. It was him, I know it after seeing him change today.”