The Alpha's Toy (4 page)

Zeke listened as she
talked.
He
liked the sound of her voice and knew he could listen to her all
day without a problem. Pulling toward the gate where he and his
pack lived during the days of the full moon, he turned to look at
her.

“
Where are we?” she
asked.

“
I come from a long line of
wolves. Over time we’ve bought property to help build our packs.
This is mine. You’ll meet some of my pack. Be warned, they’re all
men. I can’t stand bitches around me during the moon.”

Climbing out of the car he heard her
mutter, “sexist pig”. Smiling, Zeke loved the bark within her.
Taming her would be a challenge he looked forward to.

Pressing the intercom button he asked
who was there.

“
It’s Dave,
sir.”

“
Dave, let me in. Has Max
settled the girl?” he asked.

“
Yes. She’s been fed and
walked as well.”

Chuckling, Zeke headed back to the car.
The electric gates opened, and he drove through. His home was his
pride and joy. It had once belonged to his great grandfather and
now it belonged to him. Alphas who were born into a pack had the
option of staying and learning to submit to the current Alpha. They
could fight for the position, but then a problem occurred if the
pack didn’t agree with you or you could leave the pack as a friend
and start your own. Zeke had gone for the latter. He’d never been
the kind of man to take orders. His father had prepared him to
leave the pack at an early age. Zeke could never fight his father,
who was still the Alpha. This way helped keep the packs strong.
When the time was right, his father would step down and the pack
would vote for a new alpha, but until that time, his father stood
as the leader.

Parking the car he climbed out, going
around to Mary. She was already opening her door and getting out.
His night was looking up.

Chapter Three

Staring up at the house in front of
her, Mary wondered how she was going to handle the coming month.
Her job was secure as she had vacation time coming up. This man who
owned her for the next month clearly had plenty of money to back
his pack.

He wiped out your
pack.

Jessica was safe. Mary could
cope knowing she’d saved the young girl. What was she going to do
when the month came to an end? With no pack she wasn’t welcome to
just any pack. Several would hurt her at the very least, or even
kill her.
Crap
.
She didn’t even know if she wanted to join another pack. Life as a
half breed was already hard seeing as she couldn’t talk with anyone
about the problems she encountered, like the heat she
suffered.

Reaching out, she touched Zeke’s naked
arm. His flesh was firm and hard to the touch. Taking her arm away,
she felt like her fingers were on fire.

He looked at his arm and then at
her fingers, smirking. “Baby, I’m going to be buried balls deep
inside you. You better get used to my touch
, or you’re in big
trouble.”

She took a breath and looked him in
the eye. Her cheeks felt hot from his words.

“
I’ve got no pack
and nowhere else to
run,” she said.

Zeke raised a brow, staring at
her.

“
Erm, I was wondering if
you could teach me some of those skills to keep my wolf at
bay.”

He folded his arms, observing
her.

Mary started to squirm under his
scrutiny.

“
Yeah, I’ll help you with
one condition.”

Rolling her eyes, she stared behind
her wishing she could escape.

“
What’s the condition?” she
asked.

Zeke moved in closer, and she took a step
back. He wrapped an arm around her back, drawing her back in close.
“You tell me here and now, are you a virgin?”

“
That’s not a condition.
You want an answer to a question.”

“
Either way, answer
me.”

What the hell was going on? Why
did he want to know about her being a virgin? Shit, she was too
embarrassed. Staring up and down the length of his body, she
couldn’t bring herself to tell him the truth. He would have been
with lots of women. Surely no one would notice a small little
detail
such
as a hymen.

“
No, I’m not a virgin.” She lied
to his face, and the moment the words left her lips, Mary wished
she could take them back. He stared into her eyes, and she couldn’t
say a word.

“
Good.” He led her toward
the front door where Max stood.

“
Take her to the kitchen for
food. Make sure she eats some food.” Zeke moved away, leaving her
in the hands of Max.

“
Wait, what about Jessica?
Is she safe?” Mary asked, concerned about the young
girl.

“
She’s been fed, watered, and
walked.”

Jerking out of his arm she glared at
him. “She’s not a dog.”

Max chuckled. “I never said she was.
Jessica, the blonde, is resting. It has been a long night for
her.”

They walked past several men. All of them
inhaled as she passed.

“
Do I smell or something?”
she asked.

“
Or something.” Max opened
the far door where a woman was stood over a stove. Mary
frowned.

“
I thought he said there
were no women in his pack.” Mary was confused as the dark haired
woman turned to smile at her.

“
Zeke doesn’t allow women
into the pack. I’m Max’s half breed mate.” The woman moved toward
Max with a smile. “I’m Jane.”

Taking the woman’s hand, she smiled.
“I’m Mary.”

“
It’s a pleasure to meet you,
Mary. I’m sure you’re hungry. Please, sit.” The woman had curves,
which gave away her half breed status. Sitting at the table, Mary
saw several men looking at them from the corner.

A bowl with three chunks of bread was
placed in front of her. “I’m allowed to stay because I’m a half
breed, and I don’t want anything to do with the other men. Don’t
get me wrong. They’re like family, but I love Max.”

Max had left through the far door to
the outside air. She saw Zeke through the glass window on the
phone. Mary couldn’t hear a word they were saying to each
other.

“
Why would other women be a
problem?” she asked.

“
Haven’t you ever been to a pack
with bitches trying to get your man? I tell you, in the human world
men are the horn dogs, but in this world, women are the worst. They
cannot leave a man alone. It’s fucking infuriating.” Jane sat
opposite her, eating some food. “We visited a pack up north in the
Rocky Mountains. I went with Max, and the women of the pack were
trying to fuck him right in front of me.” Jane stopped eating and
fisted her hand. “They think because we’re half breed we’re not
worth the male’s time. Those women with their slender hips piss me
off.”

Mary smiled. “It was, erm, the men in the
pack I was with didn’t like me. I was too fat.” Heat filled her
cheeks at the sympathy in Jane’s eyes.

“
Honey, there are men out there
who like a bit of meat on their women. Max doesn’t even allow me to
go on a diet anymore. He banned diets and all healthy food from the
house. Max considers his passions the best kind of
exercise.”

It was Jane’s turn to grow red in the
face.

Smiling, Mary found herself liking Max
from Jane’s description.

Glancing to the far wall she saw the
men were still watching them. “Why are they staring?” she
asked.

“
The men stare, Mary. When I tell
you men like their women with meat, well, some of the men in Zeke’s
pack are the ones who love us women with curves.” Jane started
eating.

Feeling their stares, Mary
struggled to eat. With only half
of it eaten she stood,
finished.

Jane stopped her. “Zeke has orders, and
I’m not in the dark, Mary. Sit, eat, you need to keep your strength
up.”

Sitting back down,
Mary picked her
spoon up like a scolded child.

“
She giving you trouble?”
Zeke asked, entering the kitchen with Max behind him. Keeping her
head bowed over her food, Mary tried to ignore the warmth his voice
created in her body. No man should have that kind of
power.

“
Not at all. I like her,
Zeke. You better be keeping her.”

Mary couldn’t believe they were talking
about her as if she wasn’t there. Max seemed to take pity on her as
he took Jane in his arms. “Stop matchmaking, woman. You’ve got me
to take care of.”

“
Baby, I want others to
find the kind of happiness that we have.”

Max slapped Jane on the ass. “Come on, you
can show me some lovin’.”

The two disappeared out of the door.
She noticed the men who’d been staring at her had disappeared as
well.

Zeke served himself some soup. Mary
ate her own and was surprised as Zeke took two more bowls and ate a
loaf of bread with his food.

When he was finished, he stood, did the
dishes, and then moved to her. She’d never known another man to be
able to eat more than her.

There’s not any man to
compare it to.

“
Come on.” He took her hand
and led her upstairs. Zeke stopped on the third floor, opening a
door.

One aspect
of her turning was that she was
now able to see in the dark well. Jessica lay on her side, fast
asleep. “She’ll be cared for.”

Nodding, she followed him upstairs.
There were not many people around. “Where is everyone?”

“
After a run some stay
behind until the morning. Others leave after a run. This is not a
prison, Mary. This house is for my pack to run and be
free.”

Not saying anything she walked into his
bedroom, which was dominated by a square bed at the far wall. She
saw the four posts surrounded it and what had her gasping were the
silk ties wrapped around each post. Mary had watched enough bondage
videos to know what they were.

Turning around, she jumped as the door
shut and locked.

“
Take your clothes off,” Zeke
said. He was leaning against the door. She watched him pocket the
key. “You’re my toy, Mary. I think I’ve been very nice, and now I
want payment.”

He took a step into the
room.

She moved back as he advanced toward her.
There was nowhere for her to run. Facing him, Mary knew this was
what she signed up for.

Think about the need. The
burning fire and the ache you’ve been having. Give in.

For one month she could be his
toy
, and
she’d be able to walk away.

Tugging on the damp shirt, she
pulled it over her head. Her thick stomach embarrassed
her
, and she
covered her hand over it. Shit, how could she do this? He was a
Greek god while she was a tubby half breed.

****

Moving forward Zeke grabbed her
hands, pushing them out of the way. He wasn’t going to give her
chance to hide from him. All night he’d been holding this
off
, but he
could wait no longer. She was his, and he intended to take full
advantage of her body. Women were too slender in the packs he’d
visited. He screwed them even though he found little to no
satisfaction with them.

Mary was all woman. Her curves
were driving him crazy
, and knowing the scent of innocence had nothing
to do with her being a virgin, Zeke couldn’t wait to slam inside
her.

“
You will not cover
yourself up. I want to see every part of you.” He lifted her face
up to see him with a finger underneath her chin. “Do you
understand?”

“
Yes.” Tears shone in her
eyes. She kept them at bay, pulling out of his arms.

She unbuttoned the top button of her
jeans, lowering the zipper.

Zeke watched her wriggle out of her jeans.
Holy fuck, look at those thighs. He couldn’t wait to have them
wrapped around his hips. They were firm and fleshy. She would mark
easily, as her skin was so pale.

When she was stood in her
underwear, Zeke pulled her into the center of the room. He circled
around her
body. The plain white cotton underwear did nothing for her
figure. Zeke stood close inhaling her sweet, fresh fragrance. From
her smell alone he was ready to come.

“
I like the way you smell,”
he said, breathing her in.

Her body shook. Reaching around, he placed
his palm against her stomach. Her arousal was building even though
she clearly didn’t want it to. The sounds in the room were from her
deeply indrawn breaths. Pushing her hair out of the way, he laid
kisses along the back of her neck. Drawing her back, he felt her
skin next to his. He felt covered in loads of a little pulses as
they touched.

What was it about her that drew
him in? He’d never responded to a woman the way he was to
Mary
. The
half breed was infecting his mind.

Fuck her, take her, claim
her.