An Alpha's Pride [tribal bonds 2]
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Authors: Stormy Glenn
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An Alpha’s Pride
Carlton Gregory is the alpha of his wolf pack. Daniel Everson is the electus of a vampire tribe. Wolf shifters and vampires do not mix— ever. There is a deep hatred between their two people going back centuries.
So, when Daniel discovers that Carlton is his anamchara, he can think of only one thing to do. Make the powerful alpha submit to him. But tying Carlton down to his bed doesn't turn out quite like Daniel expects. He doesn't want to break the strong alpha, but the more time he spends with Carlton, the more Daniel finds he's willing to submit to the alpha.
When danger starts to come at them from every direction, Daniel and Carlton learn that they have to rely on each other to survive. There's a traitor in their midst and hunters trying to kill them. Add in the pride deeply ingrained in both of them, and learning to compromise is almost as impossible as bringing their people together.
Genre:
Alternative (M/M or F/F), Paranormal, Vampires/Werewolves
Length:
45,426 words
Tribal Bonds 2
Stormy Glenn
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Here's the next one, Helen. Hope you like it.
AN ALPHA’S PRIDE
Tribal Bonds 2
STORMY GLENN
Copyright © 2012
Chapter 1
Electus Daniel Everson stared across the room in shock, his entire world dropping out from under him as he watched Electus Luca Ucathya fight with Alpha Carlton Gregory. They were supposed to be rescuing Rowan, the anamchara of Electus Ucathya. They suspected that Alpha Gregory had him.
Discovering that the man Electus Luca was fighting was his anamchara was enough to stun Daniel into silence. For centuries, Daniel had searched for his anamchara. To find out that the man he had dreamed of most of his life was a wolf shifter wasn’t something Daniel had been prepared for.
The alpha growled and lunged at Luca, but Luca seemed to be ready for him. He caught Carlton by the arms and tossed the man over his head. Luca swung around and crouched down, his claws extended, before Carlton even hit to the hard wooden floor.
Daniel was impressed when Carlton rolled over onto his hands and knees then sprang forward, a long growl falling from his lips. He winced when the men collided like two immovable mountains and then both went crashing to the floor. That looked like it hurt…for both of them.
“Where is Rowan, Alpha Gregory?” Luca snapped, his fangs bared. “Where is my mate?”
“Rowan is mine,” Carlton snarled as he fought Luca. “He has always been mine.”
Daniel tensed at those words.
Fuck
. Claiming Carlton was not going to be easy if the man was obsessed with Rowan. He would just have to give Carlton someone else to become obsessed with.
Himself.
Daniel stayed out of the fight until he saw Luca raise a clawed hand into the air. Despite the fact that his mate was a wolf shifter and could more than likely take care of himself, Daniel knew he couldn’t allow Luca to hurt him. He quickly walked across the room and caught Luca’s hand.
Luca bared his teeth and snapped his head around. “Everson?” Luca frowned, some of the anger leaving his face, being replaced by confusion. “What in the hell are you doing?”
“Luca,” Everson said as evenly as he could, “you need to get off of him.”
“Don’t be ridiculous, Everson,” Luca said as he stared back down at Gregory. “He knows something about Rowan, and I want to know what. I’ll beat it out of him if I have to.”
Daniel snarled when Luca went to raise his hand into the air again. If Luca didn’t stop, he’d have to step in and stop him, and Daniel would rather not fight Luca. They were trying very hard to have peace between their tribes, but Daniel would forgo the peace in order to keep his mate from being harmed.
“Are you out of your mind?” Luca asked.
“Get off of him, Luca, now.”
Luca slowly stood up and stepped away from Gregory. “What’s going on here, Everson?”
Daniel looked from Luca down at the alpha wolf still lying on the floor. He sighed deeply, and his shoulders drooped as the weight of the world settled on them. “He’s my mate.”
“He still knows something about Rowan,” Luca said as he quickly masked the surprise of Daniel’s claim. “I need to know what he knows.”
Daniel nodded. “I’ll get your answers.”
Daniel snapped his fingers and four vampire soldiers walked over and hauled Carlton to his feet. When the alpha started to struggle, Everson pulled a black gun out of his suit jacket and shot him with a red-feather-tipped dart. The man almost instantly slumped, his head dropping forward. Daniel hated to do it, but he needed Carlton under control at the moment. It might be the only way to keep Luca from killing him.
Daniel stepped forward and plucked the dart from Carlton’s neck then smoothed his hand down the alpha wolf’s cheek before nodding to his men. The vampire soldiers carried the unconscious man out the front door.
Luca turned to growl at Daniel, waving his hand toward the door. “How in the hell are you going to get any answers out of him when he’s unconscious?”
Daniel arched an eyebrow and turned to look at the three wolves kneeling on the ground by the door. He snapped his fingers again then pointed to the floor. The three wolves were hauled to their feet and pushed across the room, then shoved back to their knees right in front of Daniel.
Luca’s jaw dropped. “I have got to learn how to do that,” he whispered to himself.
Daniel smirked at Luca before turning to face the wolves. “You know who I am?” He folded his hands together in front of him. He was the very picture of calm, cool, and collected. He hoped. He felt totally out of control and anxious at the moment, but no one needed to know that but him.
Two of the wolves nodded. The third had apparently lost his mind because he leaned forward and spit on Daniel’s shoes. The vampire holding onto him started to jerk him back when Daniel shook his head.
“That wasn’t very smart of you, now was it?” Daniel asked as he stepped over to stand in front of the wolf that had spit on his shoe. “Because you are a member of Carlton’s pack, I am now bound not to kill you. That does not mean, however, I can’t make you wish you were dead.”
Daniel nodded to his soldiers. One of his soldiers produced an iron collar and clipped it around the wolf’s neck. It was locked into place, and then the key was handed over to Daniel.
“Do you know what this is?” Daniel smirked as he held up the key. “This iron was discovered on a Spanish galleon off the coast of Jamaica about ten years ago. I wouldn’t have known about if I hadn’t been one of the investors of the salvage expedition.”
“So?” The wolf snickered at Daniel, his eyes still holding an air of defiance. “It’s iron, old iron at that.”
“True.” Daniel nodded. “But this is special iron. It was part of a horde of precious gems and metals that the Spanish were smuggling to the New World from the Middle East.”
Daniel suddenly squatted down in front of the wolf and reached out to grab the iron, yanking the wolf’s face close to his. “This iron is cursed. Once it is cast into its mold, it can never be broken.”
“S–So.” The resolute defiance in the wolf’s eyes began to waver, as if unsure whether Daniel was telling the truth or not.
“Unless I remove the collar from your neck, you cannot shift. Ever. It was meant to keep your kind under control during the sixteenth century, a way of controlling shifters. I funded that expedition after discovering the existence of these collars. At first, I was merely curious, but now…now I have a better use for them.”
Daniel pushed the wolf back and stood to his feet. “Go ahead. Try and shift. See how far you get.”
The wolf growled. Hair spurted along his arms then faded away. Claws tried to extend then retracted. The wolf began to howl as his attempt to shift came and went. Finally, the wolf slumped and his head dropped down to his chest.
“What do you want to know?” the wolf asked, sounding defeated.
Daniel smiled over at Luca and waved his hand at the wolf. “Ask your questions.”
Luca grinned and turned to look down at the wolf. “Where’s Rowan?”
“I don’t know.”
Luca growled.
The wolf’s head snapped up. “No, I swear. I don’t know where Rowan is. That’s what Alpha Carlton and I were arguing about when you attacked us. He wanted to send some of our soldiers out to search for Rowan, and I was telling him to let it go.”
“Let what go?”
“His damned obsession with Rowan.”
Daniel’s jaw tightened to the point of pain. For a moment there he had forgotten that Alpha Gregory was obsessed with mating Luca’s anamchara. That could prove to be a problem when Daniel claimed the alpha for himself.
He didn’t share. Ever.
“You do understand that Rowan is my mate, my anamchara,” Luca said. “I will never give him up.”
The wolf rolled his eyes. “Please, Rowan no more wants to be Alpha Carlton’s mate than I do. The alpha just won’t give up on bringing Rowan’s bloodline into our pack.”
“He had Rowan’s bloodline in the pack,” Seth snapped from across the room. “Carlton is the one that banished him.”
The wolf’s head snapped around to Seth. There was venom in his voice when he replied to him. “Rowan should have followed the orders of his alpha. Then maybe none of us would be in this position.”
“He was supposed to submit to Carlton just because Carlton says so?” Seth shouted as he stormed across the room. “Carlton is not Rowan’s mate. He cannot force Rowan to mate with him.” “He is your alpha!”
“He
was
my alpha.” Seth snickered, crossing his arms over his chest. “I no longer have to listen to Alpha Carlton, or you.”
The wolf growled and lunged. Daniel almost burst out laughing when Seth calmly kicked the wolf right in the face. The wolf flew back, landing on the floor on his back. Blood dribbled down his chin when he raised his face and stared at Seth.
“Okay, look, this isn’t getting us anywhere.” Luca stepped between Seth and the fallen wolf. “I simply want to know where my mate is.”
“I don’t know.”
“What do you know?”
“Alpha Carlton came home and ordered me to round up a group of guards. He said he had been at Rowan’s parents’ house when he smelled a vampire. He went racing outside just in time to see a limo with Rowan inside take off down the road. He wanted us to go after Rowan.”
Luca frowned. “Did Carlton say who took Rowan?”
The wolf nodded. “Some vampire named Darius.”
Daniel frowned when Luca cursed and started pacing. He did not know who this Darius person was, but he suspected that Luca did. The hairs on the back of Daniel’s neck stood up when Luca suddenly stopped pacing and stared off into space. He started to walk toward him to make sure the man was okay when Luca turned toward him, his face agonized.
“I know where Rowan is.”