An Alpha's Pride [tribal bonds 2] (2 page)

Daniel rubbed the back of his neck as he waited for the elevator to take him to his top-floor penthouse. He was exhausted, and his day wasn’t over yet. Rowan was safe and back with Luca, but Daniel still had to deal with his anamchara. He just needed to decide how he was going to do it.

Alpha Carlton Gregory would not be easily swayed. The man was used to being in charge and setting his own rules. He was going to fight Daniel every step of the way.

There was a part of Daniel that looked forward to that fight. It would be invigorating and arousing. There was another part that just wanted to settle down with his anamchara and live happily ever after.

And that wasn’t likely to happen.
The elevator doors slid open, and Daniel stepped out into the entryway that led to his private penthouse. The bulk of the tribe’s residences were either on the two floors beneath him or in buildings surrounding The Grand Hotel, Daniel’s hotel.
“Report, Sadiki,” Daniel said the moment he spotted his secondin-command hovering by the doors.
“Alpha Gregory has been secured in your suite as you requested. I have two guards outside the door.”
“Has he woken yet?”
“No, Electus.”
Daniel nodded. He hated having to shoot Carlton with a dart, but he had seen no other avenue open to him. One, he needed to defuse the hostile situation before Luca attacked Carlton. Two, he needed to get Carlton out of his turf and into Daniel’s. It would not have been possible to claim a wolf shifter in the middle of a pack of wolves.
“I want all of the guards doubled until further notice.”
Sadiki nodded.
“And Alpha Gregory is not to be harmed. Anyone who touches a hair on his head will have to deal with me.”
“Yes, Electus.”
Daniel’s lips twisted together for a moment as he stared over at his lieutenant. Sadiki had been at his side for a long time. He trusted the man as much as he trusted anyone, and that wasn’t much.
“He’s my anamchara, Sadiki.”
“I am aware of this, Electus.”
But he didn’t sound happy about it.
“Despite him being a wolf shifter, the same rules apply, Sadiki.”
“Yes, Electus.”
“I will inform the tribe about my anamchara after I have claimed him.” Daniel arched an eyebrow when a slightly pained look came over Sadiki’s face for just a second, gone the next. He wondered if he had imagined it. “Sadiki?”
“I understand, Electus.”
Daniel stared at Sadiki for a moment then walked away. He didn’t need to explain himself to the man. Sadiki was his second-incommand, not the other way around. If he chose to claim a wolf shifter as his mate, then Sadiki had nothing to say about it. No one did.
Daniel walked down the hallway to his private rooms. Granted, the entire penthouse was his private residence, but tribe members tended to come and go, and the halls were patrolled by sentries. Only his private suite was off-limits to everyone unless Daniel chose otherwise.
He nodded to the guards outside of his door and walked inside. Only when the door had been firmly shut behind him did Daniel allow today’s events to show in the slight drop of his shoulders and the long exhale of breath.
Daniel was over a thousand years old. He had experienced a lot in those years. He thought he had seen everything, done everything. He was wrong. He didn’t think anything he had experienced had prepared him for a day like today.
Daniel tensed when he heard a muffled whimper come from the direction of his bedroom. Curiosity had always been one of Daniel’s downfalls. It had gotten him into more trouble over the years than he cared to admit.
It wasn’t helping him right now.
Daniel slowly made his way to his bedroom doorway and looked inside. His eyes nearly popped out of his head when he found his anamchara secured to his bed, each of his limbs chained to a bedpost so that he was totally spread out.
He looked like a feast, a very sexy, very tasty feast. Daniel felt his cock jerk in his slacks and harden almost to the point of pain as he walked closer. Alpha Carlton Gregory was a beautiful man. Tied down to Daniel’s bed, he was exquisite.
Daniel thought he just might have to keep Carlton chained to his bed for the rest of their years. One, it would keep Carlton from trying to kill him in his sleep because Daniel had no doubt if the man got loose, that was exactly what he would try to do. Two, it was erotic as hell.
It would be even better if Carlton was naked.
Daniel flicked out a sharp claw and proceeded to carefully slash at Carlton’s clothing until they were nothing but shredded pieces of fabric. It didn’t matter that Carlton didn’t have anything to change into later. He wouldn’t need clothes for quite some time if Daniel had anything to say about it.
And he did.
The big bad alpha wolf was about to find out who was in charge in their relationship, and it wasn’t Carlton. Daniel knew he needed to assert his dominance over Carlton from the very beginning. He was electus. He bowed down to no one, not even his anamchara.
Daniel groaned softly as he pulled the torn pieces of clothing from Carlton’s body, revealing inch after inch of gloriously golden tanned skin. He knew logically that fate would make his anamchara attractive to him, but even fate seemed to have gone above and beyond with Carlton.
He was a beautiful, strong man. Daniel knew from their first meeting that Carlton stood at six foot six with darkly tanned, chiseled muscles and miles of silky skin that Daniel felt a deep need to lick. The dark-golden hair that fell in waves around Carlton’s chiseled jaw made him look like an angel, something Daniel knew he was not.
Still, Daniel knew he needed to claim Carlton and make the man his anamchara. Once that was done, Carlton would be his, and no longer a threat to Luca and Rowan. Daniel just hoped that the mating need went both ways and Carlton accepted his new station in life. Because now that he was here, Daniel was never letting Carlton go.
Daniel’s eyes roamed over Carlton’s exposed skin as he stripped his clothes from his body. Claiming his anamchara was not going to be hard. Daniel could already feel drops of pre-cum dripping from the head of his cock. He was so hard he could have pounded through a cement wall.
Once he was naked, Daniel went to his nightstand and grabbed the supplies he would need to claim Carlton—a large bottle of lube, a cock ring, and a butt plug. His hand shook a little as he placed the items on the bed next to Carlton’s naked body. Anticipation of using the items on his anamchara made his hands tremble.
The mere thought of putting a plug in Carlton’s ass and keeping it there was enough that Daniel had to grab his cock and squeeze the base to keep from coming. He had originally thought to just keep a plug in Carlton’s ass until the man accepted their mating. Now, he was thinking he would keep it there always. It would drive them both crazy.
Daniel climbed up on the side of the bed and knelt between Carlton’s thighs. His breath caught in his throat at the sheer beauty laid out before him. He was one lucky bastard. He could stare at Carlton for hours. And he probably would have if the need to claim his anamchara wasn’t riding him so hard.
He wanted to fuck Carlton into the mattress, and he wanted to do it right now. But he also wanted Carlton awake when he claimed him. Fucking an unconscious man was not something Daniel had ever desired to do. But he could think of an interesting way to wake the man up, a way that would bend Carlton in his direction.
He hoped.
Daniel scooted back just a bit then leaned down and enveloped Carlton’s cock in his mouth. The thick organ started thickening almost instantly as if it knew that its mate was sucking him.
Daniel continued to suck and lick at Carlton’s cock until he felt the man’s body suddenly tense. He grinned around the hard shaft in his mouth at the swift inhale he heard and the hard jerk of Carlton’s hips.
He kept his lips wrapped around Carlton’s hard erection and reached for the bottle of lube. Once his fingers were sufficiently slicked up, he pushed them between Carlton’s ass cheeks. At the same time, he swallowed Carlton’s cock down until he felt the head press against the back of his throat.
Yep, he had a nonexistent gag reflex.
Soft pants started to fill the room. Carlton’s hips began moving, humping up into Daniel’s mouth. Daniel glanced up to see golden eyes staring down at him, dazed with lust. Carlton’s golden curls created a halo around his face.
Damn.
He was an angel in disguise.
Daniel was doomed.
He trailed his fingers over Carlton’s puckered entrance and felt the man shudder. He couldn’t help but growl at the thought of who else might have enjoyed that tight, little hole. He didn’t want to know, but he’d kill anyone that went there after him. Carlton was his now.
Carlton keened softly when Daniel pushed one finger into his ass. Daniel worked it around for a moment then started thrusting it in and out of Carlton’s ass. Carlton was tight, very tight. Daniel hoped that meant no one had claimed his anamchara before him.
Well, he could hope anyway.
Soon, Carlton was loose enough for Daniel to add another finger. Carlton stiffened, and there was a slight hiss, but he quickly started moving again, pushing his ass back onto Daniel’s fingers then thrusting forward, shoving his cock into Daniel’s mouth.
Daniel knew the twin pleasures had to be driving Carlton out of his mind or he never would have submitted the way he was. Granted, it could have been the chains keeping Carlton compliant, but Daniel didn’t think so.
His anamchara liked being on the receiving end, even if he couldn’t admit it to himself. If being chained down to the bed was what it took for Carlton to enjoy the pleasure Daniel was giving him, so be it. Daniel would keep Carlton chained to his bed for the rest of their days.
By the time Daniel thrust a third finger into Carlton’s ass, the man was arching and straining against the chains holding him down to the bed. His golden eyes had darkened, taking on a lust-filled, glazed look, and his mouth was slightly parted as he panted, his moans filling the room.
He looked fucking sexy as hell.
Daniel smirked when he heard Carlton cry out in protest as he sat up on his knees, dropping the man’s cock from his mouth and pulling his fingers free from Carlton’s ass. Daniel quickly grabbed the cock ring and snapped it snuggly around Carlton’s cock and balls. It would keep Carlton from coming until Daniel wanted him to.
He slicked up the medium-sized butt plug and then pressed it against Carlton’s tight entrance until it popped in and slid home. He would slowly work Carlton up to a bigger plug, one that allowed him to claim the man whenever the urge struck him.
Daniel watched Carlton as he moved the butt plug around a bit, sliding it part way out then slamming it back into place. He angled it up, grinning when it slid against Carlton’s prostate and the man’s eyes widened in surprise.
Carlton’s gaze begged Daniel to let him have release, but his lips remained firmly pressed together. That just wouldn’t do. As much as he desired Carlton, and that was a lot, Daniel refused to claim the man until he asked for it. He didn’t care how long it took.
He just hoped he could last that long.
Daniel smirked as he reached up and flicked one of Carlton’s swollen nipples with his fingertips, and Carlton cried out, arching into the small touch. Nothing said he couldn’t hurry things along.
He trailed his fingers up the vein in Carlton’s thigh until it met the juncture of his thighs. Carlton’s legs trembled and stiffened. Daniel groaned and leaned down to lick along the thick vein. He could hear the swift rush of blood pulsing just beneath the surface. He ached to taste Carlton.
Not one to deny himself when he wanted something, Daniel scraped his fangs along the vein then sank them in. Hot, sweet blood rushed across his tongue. Daniel groaned and buried his fangs deeper. Nothing had ever tasted as good as his anamchara’s blood. It was like the ambrosia of the gods.
The high-pitched scream that filled the room caught Daniel’s attention. He retracted his fangs and licked the twin pinpricks closed then looked up at his mate. Carlton was straining against his bonds, his large body arching into the air as need rode him hard.
Daniel knew Carlton couldn’t come with the cock ring around his balls and cock, no matter how badly he wanted it. But he could. The sight of Carlton on the edge of an orgasm was enough to take Daniel to the very edge himself.
He knelt up on his knees and grabbed his aching cock. He locked eyes with Carlton as he began stroking his burgeoning flesh, first slowly to draw the pleasure out then faster and faster as his need overtook him.
Carlton’s eyes dropped to Daniel’s cock, and his skin flushed. The heated look in his eyes was enough to send Daniel into the abyss. He cried out as he came, ropes of pearly-white cum shooting out of his cock and splattering all over Carlton’s chest and groin. The sight was enough to send a second wave of pleasure surging through Daniel and he found himself hardening back up even before he was completely done coming.
Daniel dropped forward and rested his head on Carlton’s abdomen as he drew in several deep breathes of air. He felt like he had just run a marathon. On the other hand, the feeling of Carlton’s toned body beneath him made him want to go again.
Daniel leaned back and trailed his fingers through the cum splattered on Carlton’s body. He rubbed it around, letting it sink into Carlton’s skin. Everyone would smell it on him, especially Carlton.
Daniel glanced down at Carlton’s cock and winced. The head was purple and angry looking. His balls were full and tight against his body. Carlton’s skin was flushed and heated to the touch.
Daniel knew that Carlton ached to come, but he also knew the man wasn’t quite ready to submit to him yet. He reached down between Carlton’s ass cheeks and jiggled the butt plug in his ass. Carlton cried out and shuddered.
Daniel swiped his thumb over the head of Carlton’s cock and then stuck his thumb into his mouth, sucking off the drops of pre-cum that he had wiped away. Daniel groaned and closed his eyes in ecstasy. The sweet, tangy taste of Carlton’s cum almost rivaled that of his blood.
“Please.”
Daniel’s eyes popped open at the softly whispered plea. He looked down at Carlton in surprise. He had been positive that it would take a lot more for Carlton to surrender. Could he have been wrong?
“Do you know who I am, Carlton?”
Carlton pressed his lips mutinously together and glanced away. Daniel growled and wiggled the plug again. Carlton cried out as his eyes snapped back to meet Daniel’s.
“I asked you a question, Carlton. I expect an answer.”
Carlton swallowed hard. His voice was husky and thick when he replied, “Electus Daniel Everson.”
Well, that part was true. However… “And?”
“M–My mate.”
“Good boy.” Daniel pulled the butt plug most of the way out then slammed it back into Carlton’s ass as a reward. Carlton screamed and arched into the air again. “Do you want to come, Carlton?”
“Yesss,” Carlton hissed.
“You know what I want.”
Carlton’s eyes widened, and he started shaking his head. “I can’t.”
Daniel started moving the plug in and out of Carlton’s ass, moving faster and faster, using his vampire abilities to increase his speed. “You can, Carlton, and it is the only way you will be allowed to come. I can keep this up all day long.”