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Chapter 5
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2020-11-13 02:39:46Chapter 5
I stare in shock as the man steps into the light. It´s Patrick! “You!” “Yes, Laura. It´s me.” “So, you really are a werewolf.” “I´m sorry I had to keep it from you.”
I stare at him as he moves across the alley, his sweaty naked body glistening against the streetlight. For a moment I am distracted by how sexy he looks. And he´s quite big. I bite my lower lip as he approaches me. “Well, you certainly had me fooled. Are you even a real doctor?” “Of course, I´m a real doctor. Look, back at the hospital. When I bit you.” That´s when I remember what he did. He marked me!
I give into the rage that suddenly overwhelms me, and slap Patrick across the face. He wipes away the blood from his lower lip. And smiles. “I like it when my girl plays rough.” I have no clue what comes over me in the following seconds. I punch Patrick in the face. “That´s for calling me a girl.” Patrick continues smiling. I simply feel an irresistible urge to wipe the smile off his face with a slap. Because I really desire his lips right now. I´m so confused. I´m unable to tell anymore. Patrick moves closer to me and his scent invades my nostrils. “Come on, Laura. I know you want it too. I can tell.” And boy, he´s right. “Yes, I want it too.” Yet I must resist him. I have to. My self-control is the only thing distinguishing us from becoming animals. “But I can´t, Patrick. Not tonight.” “I respect that.” “Why would you mark me, Patrick?” He didn´t respond, as he crosses the alley and returns with his own clothes.
“I marked you because I believe you are the perfect one for me.” “I don´t understand how it works, but don´t you think you should have asked me first?” “I figured it´s better to ask for forgiveness than permission.” I just stare at him. “Don´t you think it´s meant to be?” I wanted to respond that I don´t believe in this destiny bullshit. Yet looking into Patrick´s eyes, I realize that he believes it, and I don´t want to take that away from him.
I receive a text from Lucas asking me where I am, and explaining that we´re going to have a meeting in the war room tonight. “Perhaps you should come with me to Lucas´ house. We´re going to need your assistance.” “With the animal attack victims?” “You know about it?” “The bite wounds were a sort of a dead giveaway.” “We´re going to require your help if we´re going to find the victims. There´s been an attack at Lucas´s. We are seriously outnumbered.” “Whatever you need, Laura. I´ll do it for you.” I smile at that. Maybe Patrick isn´t so bad after all. I should give him a chance.
>Lucas´ house. War room. Night. <
Everyone is waiting for me in the war room when I arrive. They are surprised to see Patrick.
“Everyone, I´d like you to meet Patrick White. He´s a werewolf.” (Tank) “Good, we´re going to need some new blood around here.”
Liam is incredibly upset. “I don´t think that´s a good idea. I don´t trust this guy.” “Based on what reason, Liam?” Tank asked. “He marked Laura without even telling her.”
With the exception of Seven, who remains expressionless, everyone is surprised to hear this revelation. My mom looks at me with apprehension. Lucas turns to Patrick, his eyes flashing with fury. “You did what?” Lucas is about to attack, but Tank restrains him. “Let me go, Tank. That´s my best friend, he´s defiled.”
(Claire) “What you did was very wrong.” Patrick stands his ground. (Seven) “Why would you do that, young man?” “I believe it´s our destiny.” Seven doesn´t respond, rather she tilts her head, looking at Patrick with curiosity.
“That´s bullshit.” Liam, who´s been trying to restrain his temper, shoots Patrick a nasty look. Is Liam jealous? I know things have been good between me and Liam. And I don´t want to ruin that just because of Patrick. Nevertheless, I also really like Patrick. “What you did was unethical.” Lucas pointed out. “I stand by what I believe in. And I don´t regret anything. Have you people even considered what Laura wants?” “You are not welcomed here.”
“That´s enough, all of you!” Everyone falls silent. “The mark won't work if I haven´t marked him. And I haven´t marked him.” I glance at Liam; his expression remains hard, and he is attempting to avoid looking at me. “Right now, we have a situation on our hands. Robert has reason to believe that the animal attack victims are being held at Nexus Labs where they are being experimented on. He also believes that they are experimenting on wolves.” (Tank) “So, all these werewolves are attacking us because of an animal research lab?” “The information we have received seems to point in that direction.” (Tank) “Then we must infiltrate Nexus Labs as quickly as possible.” (Lucas) “We need to establish a more strategic plan.” “But before we do any strategic planning, I think we should first accept one truth.” Everyone looks at me expectantly. I guess this is how it feels to become a leader. When everyone around you hangs on to your every word. I feel like I´m in control right now. Is this what it feels to be an Alpha? I look at Liam, who finally returns my gaze. “I few are going to solve this problem with the werewolves, we need to work as a pack. At least temporarily.”
We all exchange glances, waiting in expectation that somebody is going to protest. I look at Liam and he simply nods. “I think we have the perfect Alpha for this pack.” Everyone turns to Seven, who´s smiling softly. “Laura is an Alpha. She´ll be the perfect Alpha for your pack.”
My mom looks nervous, and her eyes remain on me. Lucas is surprised. “So this explains why you were so strong against the fever.” (Tank) “That means that we have two potential Alphas in our midst.” “Make that three. I´m a potential Alpha, too.” Patrick spoke up. (Tank) “Therein lies a problem. Normally this must be settled through combat. We can´t just choose randomly.” (Laura) “If it comes to a fight, then give me time to be ready.” “No one has to fight anyone.” We are all surprised by Liam´s pronouncement. “I am willing to bow down to Laura, if she wants to be Alpha.” (Seven) “That´s right. The other potential Alphas only needs to submit themselves to the chosen Alpha.” “I will do the same” Patrick nods. “What do you think, Laura?” I looked at Liam, hesitate momentarily. This is all new to me. But I´m enjoying the feeling of being in charge. “I accept.” Liam walks over to me and bends on one knee before me. Patrick does the same. “I recognize Laura as my Alpha.” both of them said. Lucas and Tank genuflect as well. “Is there room for one more wolf?” We all turn to see Amelia standing by the door. “Amelia, you´re back!” “I can´t just abandon you guys. That was wrong of me. If you´ll have me, I´m willing to help.” “Of course we´ll have you. We need all the help we can get.” “Then you are my Alpha, Laura.” Amelia kneels down before me. This brings our pack to six. I´m more confident of our chances now.
>Lucas´ house, Guest bedroom. Day.<
The next morning, I hear a soft knock on my door. When I open it, I see Liam standing there. He´s shirtless. I swallow the lump that forms up in my throat, as I momentarily take in Liams´ sexiness. He´s sweating all over. He must have been running. “Good morning.” “Good morning.” “Are you ready for training?” I look at him, perplexed. “If you´re going to be the Alpha leading us into this mission, you must undergo combat training. You can´t just use brawn to fight off whatever it is that we might encounter.”
His body glistening with sweat makes him even hotter. He´s so damn hot. “Are you checking me out?” that seems to put me out of my funk. “So what if I am?” “I like it. Aren´t you going to let me in?” Liam´s scent has never been so powerful. And it overwhelms my senses. I take a deep breath to calm myself as I let Liam in.
“So, what's up with you and that guy Patrick?” “Nothing´s up. We´re just friends.” “look, I´d understand if you have a thing for him. Werewolves are notoriously polygamous.” It´s the first time I´m hearing about this. But then again, I have been having urges for these different men. “I´ll be sure to keep that in mind.”
Liam sits on my bed, leaning back on with his elbow; the bulge in his sweatpants is quite obvious. “You know what else are werewolves notorious for?” I stand right in front of him, giving the obvious erection under his pants a meaningful look. Liam smiles. “Werewolves are very territorial.” Liam suddenly grabs me and I fall on top of him. Liam kisses me on the lips and then stares into my eyes. “You´re mine, Laura. I´m not going to let that guy Patrick take you away from me.” Giving into the urge boiling up inside me, I kiss Liam on the lips. I climb on to the bed and straddle him. I can feel his male hardness against me. I sit up and begin to grind against him. “That´s it. Ride me.” “You like this?” “You bet I do.” I lean into him and push my tongue into his parted mouth. He welcomes it with a passionate suckle. His arms hold me tighter as his hunger for my kiss intensifies. I feel like he´s going to devour me right then and there. The head of his cock starts to peek through the garter of his sweatpants. I realize that he´s not wearing any underwear. “Someone wants to come out and play.” I smile at Liam mischievously. “It misses your warm mouth.” I let Liam taste my warm mouth as I kiss him again. Then I lick his ear and blow on it. “Do you really want to?” “Yes. Please.” I lick him down the length of his neck, down to his chest. Then, I start to kiss his abs, allowing my tongue to linger in his navel. I can feel his throbbing erection against my chin. It is wet with precum. Pulling down his sweatpants, I go down on him, anxious to taste him. His precum is sweet and I like it. I stroke the base of his phallus in sync with my mouth going up and down on his erection. He grows even harder and I feel the sensation of his cock throbbing inside my mouth. He tastes so good.
Liam aches to release the tension as he groans in satisfaction. The tip of my tongue brushes tiny circles around the head of his cock. It is pleasure for him. “You´re so good.” I take him inside my mouth again, forcing my throat to open wider as I suck him deeper. His sexy grunt makes me even more eager to pleasure him. My mouth moves up and down the length of his hard shaft. “I´m almost there, Laura.”
His body grows taut as the tension inside him builds up, nearing release. “I´m coming. Don´t stop.” Liam bucks as I feel his orgasm fill my mouth. I suck him harder, swallowing his juice. With a final moan of pleasure, I milk him to his final drop. “That was amazing.” I press my mouth against his, and he kisses me sensually. “That was some training.” I said and blushed. Liam smiles. “That was just the warm-up.”
>Lucas´ house. Garden. Day<
I meet Liam in the garden. He begins teaching me some basic moves in self-defense, which I learn rapidly. “You´re a natural at this, Laura. Keep it up.” Liam teaches me some complicated moves of attack, which I am able to replicate. “That´s meant to test your coordination. You´re good. For a girl.” Without a warning, Liam throws a punch at me, which I easily deflect. Using his own momentum against him, I manage to flip him over, where he lands on his back. I straddle him, placing one hand around his neck. “I yield.” I give Liam a smug smile. “Don´t you ever call me a girl.” Liam laughs. “I was only kidding. I was trying to piss you off so you can channel your rage. You can use it to your advantage.” Liam places his hands on my hips, and I feel his erection. “Well, right now, rage isn´t exactly what I´m feeling.” Liam smiles naughtily. “Too bad, we´ve got an audience.” I peer up at one of the balconies. Patrick is watching us from his room's balcony. I stand up and help Liam climb to his feet. “Do you think he can hear us?” “Not from this distance.” Liam and I start to spar. “How long have you known that guy again?” “Less than a month. He´s only just moved here. But he told me that we were classmates before, back at university. But I don´t remember him.” “He looks kind of familiar. But I can´t be sure.” I do a roundhouse kick which Liam blocks easily. I suddenly realize that I know little about Liam´s past. He´s so mysterious.
I think better of inquiring about his past. A little mystery won´t hurt. Actually, it adds to his sex appeal.
We continue to spar against each other. A dance of punches and kicks. Liam throws a right hook which I am able to dodge. “Good job.”
Patrick is suddenly standing a few yards away from us. “Mind if I cut in?” Liam and I stop sparring. “I´m just going to go take a break.” Liam moves to the side to drink water, as Patrick peels his shirt off. Yup, this isn´t distracting at all. These guys clearly hate wearing shirts.
“Show me what you got, Laura.” “You asked for it.” We both assume a fighting stance. I go on the offensive and deliver him a combination of punches, which he blocks and parries effortlessly. With a frustrated grunt, I do a roundhouse kick. Patrick ducks and sweep kicks my other foot, effectively knocking me to the ground. I groan in pain as I land on my butt. “Damn. I take back what I said.” “That fancy move you do that you see in movies, it´s going to get you killed in real life.”
Patrick offers a hand to help me up, but I don´t take it and stand up on my own. “Your moves have to be precise. You’re a doctor. Your attack must be surgical. You know the critical points. The anatomically weak parts of the body. Aim for those.” I nod in understanding.
Patrick throws a punch, which I evade, and I land a counter punch into his sternum, knocking him back. Gasping, Patrick struggles to keep himself upright. “That was good. You´re a swift learner.” Patrick and I do some more sparring until Liam intervenes. “All right, that´s enough. I think we´ve established that Laura is a natural fighter. You´re ready.” “Seriously, man, you´re happy to send her into enemy territory after just a few hours of training? That´s suicide.” Patrick is evidently upset. “Don´t underestimate her. She´s a lot stronger than you think.”
I try to come between them before the situation escalates. “Don´t worry about me, Patrick. I can handle myself.” “I suggest you listen to the lady, old dog.” “Who are you calling old dog?” “This is the twenty-first century, not all women are damsels in distress. Stop treating Laura like one.” “You know well that´s not what I meant.”
Both guys are now in each other's faces. I attempt to keep them apart, but they won´t let me. “Guys, that´s enough.” “You think you can just swoop in here and act like Laura´s hero?” Liam hissed. “I said that´s enough.”
Channeling my rage, I tap a reservoir of strength and put the two men away from each other. I send them flying several yards from each other, with both landing on their backs. I look at my hands in shock. I can´t believe I was able to do that!
Having the wind knocked out of them, they both try to sit upright, surprised at my strength. “Need I say more?” Liam said with a smile on his face.
Patrick climbs to his feet and storms off. Liam stands up and walks over to me. “I guess you wounded his pride more than anything else.” “He´ll come around.” I turn to take a look at Liam. “Are you all right?” “I´ll live. I wasn´t lying when I said you´re ready. It´s true.” I give Liam a peck on the cheek. “What was that for?” “For believing in me.” Liam smiles. “Now that you´re an Alpha, there´s one more thing that you should know. It is withing your abilities to hear our thoughts, even if we´re in our human form.” “I can?” “Try it. Just focus and concentrate. Will our minds to link.”
I close my eyes and attempt to communicate with Liam using my mind. “Can you hear me?” “Yes, I can hear you Laura. Understand that this is very limited. Only you can hear all of us. The rest of the pack cannot communicate psychically with each other while in human form. And we will only see or hear what you want us to see or hear.” “So always guide the pack. We´re counting on you, Laura.” “I´m ready.”
>Nexus Lab. Night.<
Following some strategic planning, we head for Nexus Lab that night. Tank and Amelia are on standby with two getaway cars. Disguising ourselves as lab employees, we are able to sneak into the building.
Liam and Lucas investigate the east wing of the building. Patrick and I move down to the building´s sub-levels. But which one is it? I look around nervously. This is the first time I trespassed into a research facility. I guess there´s a first time for everything.
Patrick suddenly pulls me inside a dark room, just in time to avoid being seen by two personnel emerging from another hall. I´m so nervous and distracted that I didn´t hear them.
Suddenly the door to the room bursts open. Patrick grabs me, pressing his lips against mine.
The lights turn on, and a Lab Technician is standing in the doorway. “Make out session´s over! We need people down on Sub-Level 4.” (Patrick) “Why? What happened?” “One of the wolves is out of control.” Patrick and I exchange glances. “Lead the way, man.” Just our luck. This is it. I try to communicate with Liam and Lucas. “We may have found the secret lab. It´s on Sub-level 4.” “We´re on our way.” Liam replied through the pack link.
The Lab Technician leads us to Sub-Level 4. He keys in the code, which I relay to Liam. “The code to the elevator is Alpha-9-6-5-3-Omega.”
As the elevator stops at Sub-Level 4, Patrick knocks the Lab Technician unconscious. When the doors part, we are greeted with the howls of giant wolves in glass cages. “Shit.” Down the line of cages, people are struggling to return a black werewolf to its cage. They are using taser poles on the unruly werewolf, and eventually manage to push it back inside. A guy in a lab coat spots us. “I haven´t seen you here previously? Are you authorized to be here?” Just then, Liam and Lucas step out of the elevator.
At that moment, the guy in the lab coat instantly realizes that we´re not supposed to be there. “We have a breach! Security!” There´s no turning back now. We have to fight.
The four of us easily disable the four security personnel who are present. Patrick moves towards the guy in the lab coat, grabbing his head. He looks at his ID badge. “Terry Williamson. I´m going to give you an opportunity to explain to me what´s going on here. What are you doing to these wolves?”
When Terry doesn´t respond, Patrick slams his face into the table. “Patrick!” This is the first time I´m seeing this side of Patrick. He is ruthless. “You´re one of them, aren´t you?” The guy in the lab coat asked in fear. “You bet I am.”
Just then, a warning shot is fired. A group of security personnel have just stepped out of the elevator. Lucas wolf´s out to attack. One of the security personnel fires at him, which Lucas dodges easily. However, Patrick is hit in the shoulder. He falls down to the floor.
Liam also shifts into werewolf form, as Lucas attacks the security guards. “Liam, help Patrick.” “I´m on it.” “We need an escape route.” “This circular door. I think this is a tunnel entrance that leads to the surface.” “Find a way to open it, then free the other werewolves. I´m going to assist Lucas.” I join the melee with Lucas. These people have been experimenting on my kind. They´re going to pay.
I tear through the cluster of security personnel. Disabling the remainder of the reinforcements that have arrived. It´s as if the rage consumes me, leaving me with only one goal: To make them pay for what they´ve done.
There is an explosion as one of the bullets hits a gas tank. Liam has managed to open the tunnel, and releases the other wolves from their captivity.
“Lucas, I need you to help Patrick. I´ll fend them off.” “There´s too many of them.” “Just do as I say!”
Lucas is unable to do anything but to obey his Alpha. He picks Patrick up by his snout, and runs out into the tunnel with the released werewolves.
(Liam) “Laura, we need to go!” “just go, Liam!” “Not without you!”
The entire laboratory is now consumed with fire, and the ceiling is on the verge of collapse. The security team starts to retreat, as part of the ceiling crumbles and falls to the ground. Suddenly, a section of the ceiling falls on top of me, trapping me underneath. “Laura!”
The final thing I see is Liam´s wolf visage, before everything descends into darkness.
