The Alpha's Toy (17 page)

“
Both, baby. Don’t you
forget who’s the boss here.”

“
As if I could ever forget. I’ll
be there for you on Friday. It’s the least I could
do
, and it’s
not like my time with you is over yet.”

“
Bitch, our time together has
only just begun.” He claimed her lips knowing in his heart that
everything was going to be okay.

Chapter Twelve

The following Friday Mary stared
across the field at the oncoming pack approaching. There were so
many of them yet so few on William’s and Zeke’s side. If anything
bad was about to happen she knew they were outnumbered and trapped.
There would be no safety for any of them.
Tightening her hand around Zeke’s she
felt him tense beside her. Over the last week the bond between them
had tightened. During their time together she found out they
actually worked in the same building. Where she stayed close to the
ground floor never venturing upwards, Zeke spent most of his time
on the top floors never really leaving them. By the time he would
have crossed her scent it would have disappeared, given how many
people worked in the company.

He was the CEO of the firm she
worked in. She learned a lot of wolves actually owned some of the
more profitable companies out there
, so they could control their breaks
around the full moon.

“
There’s my sister,” he
said.

“
Where?” She looked at the
array of people approaching them and couldn’t find a single
person.

“
There.” He pointed to the woman
beside a large, muscular man.

“
Come on, boys, we’re not getting
any younger,” William shouted at all of them. There were not many
on her side, and she was starting to wish she’d turned down the
request to accompany them.

“
Everything will be all
right,” he said.

“
How do you know? I feel like I’m
in some historic movie about to walk into battle.” They were
dragging something along with them. Across the distance she saw the
rope wrapped around a man’s neck. The man in question was bleeding
and bruised.

In no time at all they were less than
few feet away from each other.

“
Father, brother, Alphas,” Debbie
said, walking close. The scent coming off Debbie was the same as
the big giant holding the string. “This is George. He’s an escapee
like me, but he’s been surviving a lot longer than I have. They
took him over ten years ago and kept him for five years before he
was strong enough to break free.” Debbie looked back longingly. “He
saved me, and he’s my mate.”

“
Honey, congratulations. I’m so
happy to see you’re alive.” William stopped. Mary heard the emotion
in his voice. He was struggling to keep himself together. “Why
didn’t you come to us sooner?”

“
With Roger and Dani alive I
couldn’t risk it. They were dangerous. When the news of their
slaughter came to us, we knew we needed to wait. It was never about
hiding, Dad. We’re a pack all together. Some of us are half breeds,
others full breeds. We’re mixed but bound together by what they did
to us. I smell one of us amongst you, and I know she’s covered in
Zeke’s smell,” Debbie said.

Mary raised her hand in greeting,
thinking about Jessica.

“
What the hell happened out
there, Debs?” Zeke asked.

“
I went out to find information
on the missing bodies. There were too many to count. Roger and Dani
didn’t keep documents of the people they killed. Some of the bodies
they dumped out were not dead.” Debbie stopped to look behind her.
“All of these people survived what they did. This man.” Debbie
pointed at the one who was bleeding. George pulled him in front,
presenting him to them. “He’s the one responsible for the
experiments. His name is Luther Dale. He’s a scientist and a half
breed.”

George grabbed Luther around the neck.
“He’s the one who encouraged Roger and Dani to capture others like
us,” George said, snarling in the man’s face.

Mary watched unable to speak
out.

Debbie threw a bag onto the
ground. “He’s a half breed. He was turned by a full breed
female
, and
he hated his condition so much he started to experiment on himself.
Binding himself up so the wolf within was trapped unable to get
out.”

“
It worked,” Luther said, glaring
at all of them. “You’re all fucking monsters. I showed that bitch
who turned me not to mess with me. Fucking turning me against my
will, the furry disgusting whore. I killed her, and then I went to
Dani and Roger. They were going to be my next victims. I’m going to
rid this world of you evil fuckers, and I’m going to swim in the
blood I spill. I’ll tear you all apart, limb from fucking
limb.”

The venom pouring from his mouth startled
Mary. Taking a step back, she felt her body tightening, ready to
strike out and kill him.

“
He promised them complete power
over the wolves. With the injections and experiments he hoped
to
kill every
last breed out there,” Debbie said. Tears were leaking from her
eyes showing her pain.

“
I would have succeeded as
well until they discovered what I was doing,” Luther
said.

“
What were you doing?”
William asked.

“
I was killing off their
projects. They thought I was helping them to build a better race. I
would never help some fucking dogs.” Luther spat on the ground.
“You’re fucking animals, and the sooner you’re all dead and gone,
the happier I’ll be.”

Forcing her way forward, Mary
glared at him. “I was newly turned
, and you experimented on me?”

“
No, I was far gone by
then. When they found out what I was up to I escaped,” Luther said,
glaring at her. The look in his eyes scared her. The evil lurking
in his depths was so pure, so filled with hatred.

“
But Dani and Roger continued
their experiments. He planted the seed in their
heads
, and
they were going to kill everyone just like he imagined,” Debbie
said, wrapping her arms around George.

“
These are my people, and they
want him dead. I will give it to them. Debbie, my love, requested
you got the chance to see the evidence before we kill him,” George
said, holding onto his mate tightly.

Mary recognized the bond as she felt
it with Zeke.

“
This man is of no use to us. I
would never condone taking a life
, but seeing as this man has taken many of
ours and there is no human law that can keep him bound, I think
it’s only best you deal with him in your own way,” William said. He
turned to the rest of the Alphas. “If any of you dispute my
statement then I suggest you stand here and now and vouch for this
murderer.”

Going to Zeke’s side,
Mary snuggled
against his warm heat, inhaling his comforting scent. “I love you,”
she said.

“
This will all be over
soon. When it is, you and I are going to have some fun away from
all of this shit.”

She liked the sound of
that.

No one stepped forward. George released
the string around the man’s neck. Luther ran off the moment he was
free. Mary watched as the pack Luther had tested and used, turned
into their wolves and charged after the man trying to
escape.

Mary turned away the moment they
caught him. She didn’t need to see more than necessary. The screams
were enough for her to know that the man was indeed
dead.

Debbie ran to her father,
hugging him tightly. Zeke stepped up, with her attached to his
side
, to
glare at George.

The large man glared back with equal
measure.

“
I don’t know who you are, and I
really don’t care. You hurt my sister, and I’ll kill you,” Zeke
said.

“
Is this your mate?” George
asked.

“
Yes, Mary, this is George.
George, this is Mary.” As quickly as the tensions rose they were
defused. She stood with her man as he talked with George and the
other Alphas. Mary was taken aback by how quickly they all accepted
her as Zeke’s mate.

Debbie hugged her
close
, and
while the men were talking, they were getting to know each other.
“I’m pleased my brother finally found you,” Debbie said.

“
I am, too. I didn’t know he was
my mate.” Mary looked behind to see Zeke staring at her ass. Heat
filled her cheeks as she looked at Debbie.

“
Don’t be embarrassed. It’s the
wolf way to let their woman know what’s coming to them. My brother
is in love with you. Anyone who knew what love was can see
it.”

Smiling, Mary tucked some hair behind
her ears. “You’re mated as well?”

“
Yeah, George saved me. I was in
the river about fifty miles from where Roger and Dani held me. I
was dying. I could smell death on me. He helped me out of the
water. I was freezing to death. George and the pack nursed me back
to health.”

“
He didn’t keep you against
your will?” Mary asked.

“
No, I could have left at any
time. I didn’t want to. Why leave someone you know you’re going to
love for the rest of your life? He’s my soul mate,” Debbie
said.

“
I know exactly what you
mean.”

Afterward, she took Zeke’s hand, and
together they headed off into the night. Nothing else could go
wrong as far as she was concerned.

****

“
My pack love and adore
you, Mary. This is your final time to be able to run wild. Come on
out of the bathroom and stop being a big baby,” Zeke said. Over a
week had passed since he’d seen his sister. He visited her
regularly and was helping the pack acclimate since their capture
and torture.

“
I’m coming out. I’m not
used to being naked, you know?”

“
It’s not like you have to get
dressed, baby. Get your clothes on, and come on. We’ve got to go.
Jessica is already out there in wolf form.” He wasn’t going to tell
her that Jessica had gotten the chance to hide behind a bush to
change. The pack had adopted little Jessica as their own wolf, and
she lived with him and Mary. He liked having the young girl around.
Jessica had a way about her that meant Mary gave her everything she
wanted. He was using the girl to adopt the skill. So far he’d not
been successful, but it had only been a week.

“
Whatever. I’m coming
out.”

The door to the bathroom opened, and his
shining star stared back at him. Her hands cupped her stomach. She
wasn’t even showing yet, and she was making excuses about being
fat.

“
You’re beautiful, baby,”
he said.

“
I’m fat.”

“
I will smack that ass if you say
such a thing. You’re a beautiful, sexy, desirable woman. I love
you, and my pack will love you. We’re your family.” He took her
hands leading her outside to the cool air. “This is going to be
your last chance to shift with the baby on the way.”

She pouted, and he found it the most
adorable thing in the world.

“
I love you,” he said,
kissing her lips.

“
I hate you.”

“
No, you don’t. Stop trying to
lie.” He led her down the hall then the stairs until they were at
the front door.

Mary dug her heals in refusing to budge.
“I will throw you over my shoulder and take you out there either
way. It’s up to you,” he said.

“
Fine. I’m coming, but you’re not
being fair at all.” She tried to pull out of his arms.

He wouldn’t release her. Opening the door,
he led the way out to the full moon sky. His pack was all around
basking in the glow of the final full moon. Zeke was happier when
her saw Jane and Max were the closest of all of his pack. Mary was
closest to Jane as the two women were half breeds
together.

“
Can I turn now?” she
asked.

“
No, not yet. Stop being
impatient with me.” Leading her out as far as he dared Zeke faced
the men and women of his pack. “I would like to present to you all
my mate, Mary. This will be her last shift as she’s carrying my
baby.” Pressing a hand to her stomach, Zeke was happy when she
didn’t slap his hand.

The wolves all howled together showing him
their acceptance of what he’d declared.

“
Take care of her. She’s
your Alpha’s queen.” Another waves of howls greeted
them.

“
Is it good that they’re
howling?” she asked.

“
Yes, they accept you,
baby. They’re going to take care of you like I am. Nothing is ever
going to harm you again.”

Jessica approached in wolf form. Zeke
tensed as she sat back on her hindquarters. For some reason he
expected her to pounce, but she bowed down in submission accepting
her new pack.

“
Easy, girl,” Zeke said, touching
her head.

The girl whimpered before walking
off.

“
You’re not going to get rid of
her, are you?” Mary asked.

“
She’s ours now, baby.”
Kissing on the lips he released her hand and slowly turned into the
form of a wolf.