Dominant Species

Josi stood by Reggie’s side as they watched the hot coals. An hour ago, it had been a blazing pyre that consumed his parents. The Pack had left, along with the humans, each with words of comfort or a wolf rub of support.

Reggie remained in his place. The tears streaking his face were not considered weak; no Alpha would ever be considered that. Josi stayed at his side, her arm around him as she tried to share the pain she felt over the bond. Marcus had taken Rachel home soon after the pyre collapsed, she needed to rest and recover, but she was doing it at Tom and Mary’s house because Marcus had to head back to the clinic.

Finally, Reggie turned towards their house with his hand in hers. Josi could tell it wasn’t easy for him to be here as they entered through the sliding door to the kitchen; their scents were everywhere. He started to break down. Josi half led, half carried him to his bedroom, and closed the door. Her mate fell to his knees and let out an anguished sob. Josi stayed next to him, holding him as he cried on her shoulder and let all the pain out.

“It should have been me.” He looked up at her. “I would have stopped him; Mom should have let me do it.”

“Your Mom was courageous, Reggie. She did what was best for the Pack and you. It worked, too. Your father’s plan didn’t go forward. There was going to be peace with the humans. Neither of us got hurt, and you are Alpha. We can’t dwell on what might have been.” She stood up and walked with him to the bed. “We have to live on, Reggie. It is your destiny. You are Alpha, I am at your Luna, and together we will save this town and this Pack.”

He closed his eyes, then looked at her. His love could be seen clearly in his eyes. “You’re amazing; you know that?” He closed them again. “I dreamed for years about what my mate would be like when I found her. I expected some things, and you are nothing like I imagined. You are better than my dreams, Josi, and I love that.” He brought her down and kissed her tenderly as she leaned over him. “You can’t imagine how proud I am of you.”

She leaned down and captured his mouth, their tongues battling for supremacy as their hands explored each other. Their need for each other inexorably built, their hands bringing them higher and higher. She broke loose from his arms. Leaning back, she pulled her shirt off and tossed it on the floor. He growled as he looked over her tight young body, then pulled his shirt off before pulling her back down to him. She was running her fingers over the hard planes of his chest as his hands worked down her sides. Reaching her shorts, he pushed them down. He groaned again when he realized she wasn’t wearing panties.

She broke the kiss and rocked on her knees. An impish smile came to her face as she stood up. She turned around, wiggling her butt as she let her shorts fall to her knees, then her feet. Josi kicked them aside and looked back over her shoulder. Reggie shed his shorts and underwear quickly. He was panting, painfully ready for her, his beautiful cock reaching up for her with the promise of ecstasy. “Reggie?” She near whispered her words in her newly found bedroom voice. “Are you ready?”

He reached his hand out for her, his eyes darkened with lust, and his wolf was close to the surface. “For you, I am always ready, my love.”

“Good. We have to get dressed and get back to the clinic. Marcus needs me.” She started moving away, a little extra sway in her hips as she walked quickly towards the bathroom. She felt the air move just before she was caught and pressed hard against the door, her breasts flattening as his chest pushed against her back. His groin pressed to her lower back and the top of her ass, a burning hot rod that she couldn’t ignore.

“Baby, you should know never to run from a wolf. I’ll.” He nipped at her ear. “Always.” His lips moved down the side of her neck. “Catch.” He sucked on the scars of his mating bite, causing pleasurable tingles to run down her body to her swollen sex. “You.” He moved his hips to align his swollen tip with her sex, then slammed forward and sheathed himself fully into her.

The sudden penetration caused her to scream in pleasure. She might have fallen if strong arms hadn’t grabbed her around the waist. Reggie backed out almost all the way, then slammed forward again. Pleasure overcame her mind; she moaned as her eyes rolled back in her head. She felt him move his hands down to her legs. He grabbed her thighs, pulling her left leg back and catching her right leg up and out on his elbow. Her back arched as her hips moved back and tilted. Josi had to hold on to the door with her hands to keep her balance.

The new position allowed Reggie to straighten his legs and go deeper. He took advantage, slamming his big cock into her as she grunted each time his hips slammed into hers. Josi couldn’t focus on anything but the pleasure he was giving her. It wasn’t gentle lovemaking; it was hard and fast and primal. He was dominating her, and she loved it. The smack of their flesh echoed through the room as he drilled her.

Reggie was enjoying every second. His little minx of a mate had poked the bear once too often, and he’d make her pay for her teasing. His hips worked fast, and Josi was cumming hard and often. He moved forward, pinning her to the door so she could do nothing but take his cock deep inside. His wolf came forward with his knot. His animal side held back their first time. Now, his wolf knew she was strong enough to take him.

Reggie dropped her right leg, pulling her hips back until she was bent over ninety degrees to the door. The new position allowed his spongy tip to rub against her G-spot with every stroke. She loved it as she came again. “REGGIE!!” He sped up, the widening knot pounding her opening with each forward stroke. Josi was breathing hard, and the sensations were overwhelming her.

It was time for the knot. “Relax, love. You’ll love this. It might hurt for a moment.” She looked down to see the baseball-sized knot pushing where they joined. She was about to ask him to be gentle when he leaned into her, holding her hips in place.

She slid down over his knot. “FUCK! OH GOD, OH GOD, OH GOD!” It felt like it was ripping her in half as it stretched her wide. Once it was in, the sensation changed. Josi moaned as a wave of pleasure made her forget the pain. The knot stimulated her on the inside, pressing against her G-spot. It caused tremors to go off inside her with every two-inch stroke.

“My wolf loves to knot you up. You’ll be fertile, and that knot will ensure it takes.” Reggie started to move again. The tip of his cock reached her cervix, and his knot rubbed her g-spot and pulled against the front of her vagina. She orgasmed again. Josi’s moans turned to screams, only stopping as she came so hard she lost control of her body. He felt her stiffen as her mouth opened wide, but she no longer had air in her lungs to make noise. He felt wetness spray against his thighs, pulses he wanted to match. Burying himself deep inside her, he filled her with his potent seed.

The sensations were more than she could take. Her eyes rolled back into her head, and she went limp in his arms.

Reggie had stopped moving, but his balls were still pumping load after load inside his mate. He pulled her limp body back into his chest, holding her weight as he remained lodged inside her. Reggie had to penguin walk back to the bed. He held her to his chest as he rolled to his side.

Josi made little noises as he did so, but she was totally out of it. He had time; it would take a while for his knot to go down. Reggie pulled the blanket over them and rested his head behind hers as they spooned. His nose filled with her scent as he thought about how blessed he was to have her. Everything in his life had changed. Still, this bond they had was everything to him. She was perfect for him in every way; strong enough to defend the Pack and stubborn enough to stand up to him. With that mouth of hers, his life would never be boring.

She was right about the clinic; it was time to get some work done. The humans would start their fevers soon. As Alphas, they needed to be there to help them through the change. He contacted his Betas over the bond, letting them know his plans and what he needed from them- to keep things running and to prepare to accept and train the new wolves. They would need everyone, as there would be almost three new wolves for every adult in their Pack. They would need to contact other Packs soon about the leadership changes and the humans. They needed to send people to North Fork to tell Silvia and Abigail it was safe to return. He needed to help Josi through her change and hold the acceptance ceremony as the Pack Luna. Josi and her friends had to find and save their families.

So much to do. So many thoughts ran through his head. Finally, his knot went down, and he slipped out.

Josi woke up to the feeling of juices gushing onto her thighs. It took her a second to figure out where she was. She relaxed, knowing she was being held and kissed by her mate. “Did you learn anything, my mate,” he teased.

“Yes.” She shifted, rolling him onto his back with her on top. “Always run from your Wolf.”

“Hmmm…” He smacked her ass loudly. “I’d say someone needs to repeat the lesson.”

“I’m hoping.” She knelt up, looking down at the semi-hard cock glistening with their juices. Sliding down his body, she bent down and sucked at the tip. Reggie’s cock was oversensitized, so the sensation made him jump. Josi sucked him down to the root, her tongue cleaning him up. It felt like she was sucking the bedsheet up through his ass. Reggie swung her around into a sixty-nine and returned the cleaning favor. Finally, Josi swirled her tongue around the head as she rolled off the bed. “Come on, baby. We need to go. We have to get back to the clinic before sunrise.”

She moved towards the bathroom, but Reggie pulled her back. “You smell like me,” he said. “Stay that way for me.”

She quickly packed a backpack with a few days of clothes for them both, then led him out the front door. Reggie didn’t bother getting dressed, nor had he showered or allowed her to. His wolf wanted his scent strong on her, knowing there would be dozens of unmated wolves and humans. All males were protective of their mates, Alphas even more so. If they were newly mated or pregnant, it was even more pronounced.

Josi got on his back, and they raced through the woods and streets until the first glow of dawn was coming over the mountains. She was becoming uncomfortable and sweating and light-headed; when they arrived, he had to shift and catch her as she almost fainted when she stood up. “Reggie?”

“It’s the change fever, baby. Don’t worry; I’ll take care of you.”

“Reggie?”

“Yes, love?” He was carrying her into the loading dock area, reaching for the door when she said it.

“Why do you eat poop?”

Knowing what those men did to his mate from the scene was bad enough.

Hearing her describe what happened was more than Donald could take. He leaped up with a furious growl and shifted, ripping the shorts and shirt as he turned into his tan and grey wolf. He looked at Silvia, then turned away and ran for the hills.

Silvia screamed as he turned, but Abigail held on to her until she calmed down. Kelly came over as well. In a minute, they had her sitting at the table again. “What the hell was that?”

Calvin was about to answer when a howl echoed through the canyon. They all listened to a sound filled with rage and sorrow. Silvia knew that it was Donald.

Calvin looked back at the trembling woman. “He isn’t mad at you. Donald’s the head of our security. Even though the attack happened on the road, it was on our Pack territory. He takes that personally.” He reached across and placed his hand over hers. “It’s also because of what those men did. You see, Donald dreams of his mate. He tries to hide it, but he can’t hide the longing to find her, have a family, and have little ones to love and protect. Donald gave up the search years ago, thinking he was too old. He considers every female and child to be under his protection. It’s one reason he is so dedicated to his job, but this story pushed him over the edge.” He closed his eyes for a moment. “Donald sends his apologies for scaring you. He will return shortly.”

Kelly was still sitting next to her, encouraging and comforting her. “Can you tell us what happened after Marcus and Josi came to your rescue?”

“We continued to Salmon after he treated me,” she started. Once she had them in town, she and Abigail brought them up to date on what had happened in the Salmon Pack. Donald returned during the story; his Alpha had linked him in, so he was up to date on what was said. Donald and a few other Pack members brought plates of lunch over for the group.

They ate as they talked.

You could see the shock and anger on the Alpha’s faces as they heard about what Richard had ordered; it was nothing less than mass murder in their eyes. “And the Pack is going along with this?”

Abigail nodded. “We barely made it out of there in the morning, Rachel had to break her Pack bond, so she is on her own with Marcus at the clinic. The warriors were already gathering for the attack when we left. We stopped to pick up Josi, but she wouldn’t leave until she found out if Reggie would be able to challenge his father. Rachel decided to stay with Marcus; he was staying with the people at the clinic who were being turned. We agreed to wait at the north end of town; Rachel said that if an attack came, it meant Reggie lost and couldn’t stop it. She told us to head for you. We heard gunshots and howls, so we got out of there.”

“We had to protect our children,” Silvia added. “We all know about werewolves now, and Autumn is changing. If Richard was willing to kill them to keep the secret, we knew he wouldn’t hesitate with us.”

Calvin put his head in his hands, not believing things had gotten that bad that fast. “This changes everything. Donald, we must protect our southern border. We can’t allow their warriors to come here. We’re too vulnerable right now with all the humans going through the change.”

“I’ll take care of it, Alpha. We’ll get more eyes on the road and the mountains, and I’ve got a few ideas to slow them down if they come.”

The table was quiet when one of the servers came over. “Alpha, now that the meal is over, you have the changing ceremony to perform.” She took the plates as the Alpha couple got up and held hands.

Calvin looked at the ladies and smiled. “Two of Josi’s friends have decided to become werewolves. Would you like to join us for the ceremony? It’s over there by the river.”

The two looked at each other, then nodded. “We’ll get our children first if that’s all right.”

Beta Candice handed them two room keys. “We’ve given you adjoining rooms in the motel, and your suitcases are already there. If you want, we can put the kids to bed and have someone watch them.”

Abigail shook her head. “No, it would be good for Autumn to see this. If she is going to be a werewolf, she needs to start learning about it.” Silvia agreed, and they walked over to where the kids played. Baby Michelle was in the lap of an older woman, who handed the rambunctious girl up to her Mom.

The two families followed everyone down towards a platform by the river. Almost all Pack members were there, the rest tending to the humans who were in the middle of their fevers. Alpha Calvin and Luna Kelly took the stage and faced his Pack.

“Amid tragedy, we can find hope and new life,” he said. “Tonight, we gather to celebrate the transformation of two young ladies who came to us in crisis and now choose to become one of us. Cheyenne, Willow, please join us here.” The two girls were helped on the stage as the Pack cheered and howled. The Alphas stood behind them, each with a hand on their shoulder as he continued. “The solar event has changed us all. These two have lived with us, talked with us, and decided to take the bite that will make them Werewolves in our Pack. It is not a decision to take lightly. I have accepted their request, as I believe they will make fine additions to our Pack.” He stepped back and shifted into his large wolf.

They turned the girls around, and Kelly held Cheyenne’s hands. “Do you, Cheyenne, accept the bite of your own free will and desire?”

“I do, Alphas.” Calvin came forward and grasped her left forearm in his teeth. His eyes looked up at her one last time, and she nodded, so he bit down just hard enough to break her dark skin. Her hand clenched Kelly’s in pain, but as quickly as he bit, he released her. His long tongue cleaned the blood from the punctures and stopped the bleeding. Willow was bitten next.

Kelly turned them around and raised their arms to the Pack. Calvin stepped forward and let out a loud howl of celebration. On his next, the rest of the Pack joined him. The echoes off the canyon walls continued until the night was silent again.

The silence didn’t last. There was a scream from the grass above, then the sound of bones popping. They sounded like rifle shots, but every wolf knew what it was. The first change was always slow and painful as the body reformed and adjusted, and Britney was screaming her agony as her forearm bent and twisted unnaturally. The Pack moved to surround and encourage their newest wolf as she endured the pain.

Britney was lying on the ground, clad only in a T-shirt that belonged to her mate Eric. He was by her side, whispering in her ear, when another scream came forward, this time from Bethany. She reached for her twin’s hand as her arms bent and bones moved and changed, Derek by her side.

The twin girls had always done everything together, including this. Over the next twenty minutes, each changed into their wolf form. The pace of the change had picked up as it went, and finally, it was over.

“By Luna, you’re beautiful!” Derek moved his hands through Bethany’s light golden coat as she lay panting on her side. She was a pale white mixed in with hairs the color of beach sand. It gave it a three-dimensional quality that he found fascinating. Derek quickly shifted into his dark brown wolf with black patches. They all noticed how complimentary the colors were. Moments later, Britney completed her change. Her wolf had the same colors but a different pattern. Eric loved his mate’s wolf.

The pain quickly abated. With encouragement, the girls rolled onto their stomachs and shakily stood on four legs. They stood there, looking about in wonder, as the boys rubbed their scent onto them and inspected their new bodies. When they were ready, both took tentative steps, their wolf part guiding them as they learned to share their bodies.

The girls stood together with their mates on the outside as the Alphas approached in wolf form. It was the first time they had truly felt their Alpha power, and recognizing their dominance, they all bowed their heads to them. Calvin sniffed them both, then licked their necks before placing his teeth around them and gently squeezing. By accepting his dominance, they joined the Pack officially. Calvin spoke inside their heads for the first time. “Britney, Bethany, as your Alphas, we welcome you to the North Fork pack.” When the new wolves joined the Pack link, there was a celebration.

The four wolves stayed together as the rest of the Pack filed past, greeting the two and smelling their neck and butt to learn their unique scent. A few minutes later, it was over. “Love, we still have an hour until dinner. Would you like to run with me?” Derek was nudging his mate; he had included both girls, and their wolf heads nodded.

“Take it slow. This is totes weird,” Britney replied.

“Freaky deak,” said Bethany as they started to follow. The boys led them to a well-used, flat trail running along the river and through the forests. It didn’t take long for the girls to get comfortable moving, so their pace continued to increase until the four were racing along.

The boys let their mates run ahead, which had predictable results for their wolf nature- they wanted to chase, dominate, and procreate. The girl’s first time should be special. Rutting on the riverbank in wolf form was not what they deserved. “Brother, it’s time to get them home,” said Eric.

“I know. I can barely hold my wolf back watching that in front of me.” They caught up and steered the girls towards the town. There were yips and howls as they returned, and the dinner feast was underway. The boys guided them to their house, where extra clothes waited, and they changed back together.

“Is this your room?” Britney looked around; it was a large basement room with queen beds on each side and desks in the middle. She had followed her nose to Eric’s side, and he followed her to the bed.

“Yes,” Eric said, “We’ve always shared a room. The bond between litter mates is stronger than a normal family bond, stronger than anything except the mate bond we now feel. Just like with you, we always want to be together.”

“We felt the same way,” Bethany said as she cuddled with Derek. “We’ve always done everything together. I’m so glad our mates are the same way.”

“Won’t it be weird with us sharing a room? I mean, we’re going to… you know…” Derek looked down at her.

“Fuck like bunnies,” she replied.

“Oh yeah, I plan to ride him hard and put him away wet,” said Britney.

“And we do things together, although I won’t share my man. I don’t mind what you do, Brit, but his body is for me only.”

She shivered and quickly agreed. “Should we?” She batted her eyelashes at Eric, tossing her long blonde locks behind her shoulder.

“EAT! Great idea, baby.” Eric jumped up and threw her over his shoulder as she squealed.

Derek followed suit. “Yeah, you don’t want to miss dinner as a werewolf. You two need the nutrition after the change. Don’t worry, though; we’ll bring you back.”

Eric spanked her butt. “Then we’ll make you ours.”

Derek laughed. “And we’ll love you until you beg us to stop, then a little more.” They carried the girls out the door to the laughter of their Pack mates sitting at the tables.

Derek kicked the door shut. Dawn was fast approaching, and their wolves were impatient. The Pack dinner had been fun as people welcomed their new wolves. The food had been great, but their wolves were hungry for more.

Britney and Bethany had a devilish side. They liked to push their mates close to the edge without going over. It wasn’t much; a glance, a light brush of a hand, or a teasing mental communication. They had kept their men aroused all evening, and the men finally had enough. The Alphas had laughed when Britney had backed up and wiggled her tight young butt on Eric’s obvious arousal while they were in line for dessert, and when Bethany tried the same thing, Derek broke.

He bent down and wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her towards him as he spun around and put his shoulder into her stomach. He lifted her like she weighed nothing; her long legs kicked to no avail, and her long blond hair moved around as she struggled to loosen his hold. “Sorry, Alphas, but it’s time we finished this.”

Eric had grabbed Britney the same way, and as he ran for home, he broadcasted to the Pack. “Sorry if we keep you awake.”

“You know how new mates are.” Derek finished. The rest of the Pack was laughing as they ran for their home, their women bouncing on their broad shoulders as they carried them inside. Now, safe inside their bedroom, their wolves were forward in their minds, and their eyes glowed with barely restrained lust. They set the girls down, they could smell both their arousal and their fear, and this fear is what pushed their wolves back.

“Eric? We are, you know,” Britney started, but she blushed and looked at the ground.

“We’re virgins.” Bethany moved to her sister’s side, holding hands as they looked down. “We need you to be gentle; I’m afraid it will hurt.”

The boys rushed to their sides, taking their mates in their arms. “We would never hurt you,” Eric said. “We’ve talked to our parents and others. We know what will happen, but we’ve never done this either.”

Derek gently kissed Bethany. “And we will take as much time as you need to make you comfortable. You are our mates; we want you to be happy.” They started to kiss deeply, their actions mirrored by their twins. Derek’s hands moved down her side, then worked back up as he found the bottom of her shirt. He caught it with his fingers and moved it up slowly, his thumbs rubbing the sides of her breasts and flicking over her erect nipples. He lifted until the shirt came between their faces, and he broke the kiss only long enough to toss it aside as she moaned in approval. Her hands were also busy, but she grabbed his T-shirt in her hands and tore it apart, then pushed it off his shoulders to the ground.

His hands were everywhere on her torso, but they made their way down to the basketball shorts she was wearing and found their way inside. He cupped her ass with his hands, then moved the shorts down until they fell to her feet. Bethany was busy as well, and his shorts followed. Naked now, she looked up at him after their kiss broke, then looked down between them. “You’re kidding me. THAT is supposed to fit in here?” His erection was an iron bar between them, and since he was taller, the base was just below her belly button while the tip was poking the underside of her breasts.

“I don’t know how it will,” Britney said. She had gotten Eric naked and had pushed him back on the bed; she was standing between his legs, her hands wrapped around his staff. Her fingers couldn’t surround the whole thing, and her two hands together left a tip protruding from the top.

Bethany pushed Derek down next to her brother, then hugged her sister. “We’ll have to take our time,” she said.

“And make sure we are WELL lubricated,” Britney giggled. “Now put your hands behind your heads, and leave them there. If you bring them out, we’re going to stop.” The boys looked at their mates in awe; moving their hands back, they interlocked their fingers and trembled in anticipation. The girls knelt at the edge of the bed, bringing them up close and personal with their mate’s equipment. Hands gently stroked the shafts and cupped their full ball sacks, causing the boys to tense and moan.

The girls looked at each other and giggled before looking into their mate’s eyes. “Whatever happens, you keep looking at us,” Britney said.

“And don’t move your hands. You got to touch us when we were unconscious, and now it’s our turn.” Bethany leaned forward, grasping the base of Derek’s cock with her left hand and pulling it towards her mouth. Her tongue extended out, softly licking the tip. She smiled as she sat back a little, the string of pre-cum stretching tight as she did so. “Tasty.”

Britney swirled her tongue around his tip, then put her mouth over him and swirled her tongue around his head. He groaned in pleasure as she sucked gently. Britney leaned back, and there was a soft pop as the suction broke. “Oh yeah, I like this.” She took him in her mouth again, going farther down until she felt him at the back of her throat. Gaining confidence, she bobbed up and down a few times on him before coming off and licking him from base to tip.

Derek’s stomach muscles clenched as Bethany dropped her mouth around him, taking him into her mouth. The girls were taking advantage of their ability to communicate mentally; when one found something that worked, the other girl gave it a shot. They tried stuff they had seen in movies or read about in Cosmopolitan. The girls enjoyed complete control over their mates, smiling at each other. They didn’t have to worry about technique or experience; they could sense their feelings and adjust until they squirmed in pleasure. Attitude and enthusiasm, Bethany thought, really were more important to a good blowjob than anything else.

And the enthusiasm they had. Britney popped off Eric and used her hands to slowly jack him off while her mouth sucked one of his nuts in, and her tongue bathed it. “Oh fuck,” Eric said, “Don’t stop. Don’t ever stop.” Britney moved one hand up and down on his shaft while the other worked in a corkscrew motion over his helmet. She alternated the jacking with her mouth and tongue.

Bethany had worked up a good rhythm of her own. She could take about four inches before it hit the back of her throat, so she jacked the base of his shaft with her hands. She could feel him swell inside her mouth. “Baby, don’t stop! By Luna, I’m going to explode!” She moved her hands faster until she felt him clench up, then Bethany pushed her head down as far as it would go. She felt his hot cum jet to the back of her mouth. Bethany pulled back slightly as spurt after spurt of man gravy hit her tongue. Like everything about him, it had an addicting taste to her wolf senses. She swallowed over and over until it stopped flooding her mouth.

Britney’s cheeks filled until she looked like a chipmunk. Eric yelled out as his orgasm hit, and her eyes showed her shock at just how much he had. Swallowing quickly, she recovered, then reached out her tongue and flicked it across his tip again. Eric’s head fell back; he was breathing fast and sweating a little as his body tried to process the pleasure she had just given him. “Baby, that was amazing.” He sat up, pulling her up to his chest until he kissed her deeply, tasting his essence as their tongues battled. He finally pulled away. “Our turn now, right brother?”

Derek got Bethany to squeal as he twisted until he was above her on the bed. “Turnabout is fair play, right?” He put her hands behind her head. “Don’t move then, or I’ll stop.” He grinned as he looked at his brother, who had just put Britney in the same position but from the other side of the bed. The brothers adjusted them until their bikini tan lines met the edge of the bed. Moving their legs out and back, their virginal sexes spread open before their kneeling mates. The girls scooted over until their heads were touching each other.

As one, the boys leaned forward and took a deep smell of their mate’s centers. The scent called them on a primal level; they had to taste it, and they did. The girls gasped as their faces buried in them, their tongues taking a deep lick from bottom to top before circling and going back down. The boys had decided to make this like synchronized swimming, so the girls got the same actions at the same times with the same results.

It didn’t take more than thirty seconds before the girls felt their insides coiling up as the pleasure built higher and higher. They moaned unreservedly as the boys made a feast of their sodden sexes, lapping up the juices like a dog finding water after a hard run. The image made Derek laugh, and together they partially shifted, their tongues lengthening until they were inside them. The dextrous wolf tongue swirled around and curved into the upper walls, causing the girls to spasm in pleasure and come hard again. They kept going, driving them higher and higher until they screamed in pleasure. The girls collapsed back onto the bed, begging them for a break.

Eric and Derek stood facing each other from across the bed, looking down with satisfaction as their mates panted and shook from the pleasure they had given them. They palmed their proud flesh, ready to finish the mating process. The girls looked at them with love and lust; the fear was gone, their men had given them pleasure after pleasure, and they didn’t want the night to stop until they were theirs in all ways.

“This may hurt at first, love, but it will be but a moment, and I’ll make you forget it all.” Britney nodded at him as Bethany used her legs to pull Derek closer to her. They lined up their cocks with them, rubbing their copious juices on the head and shaft before pushing slowly but inexorably into them.

The girls groaned and rolled their eyes as their shafts pushed into their virgin sexes. The boys leaned forward and kissed them, supporting their weight on their elbows. Moving back and forth, they waited until the girls started to move with them. Together, the boys plunged their hips forward and fully seated themselves.

“FUCK!”

“OH, GOD!”

The girls screamed in pain and pleasure as their maidenheads tore. They felt like they were splitting apart as the hard cocks bottomed out. They could feel it all the way up into their stomachs. The screams didn’t last; the boys stilled and kissed them to distraction as their bodies adjusted to the invasion. It took a minute before they started to move against them, the pain diminishing. Slowly they pulled out until only the tips were still in, then they pushed forward as the girls moaned in pleasure.

Their passion built, the pairs moving together as they learned the motions of love. Both wrapped their legs around the waists of their mates, using their heels to urge them forward as the thrusts came harder and faster. As they built towards their climaxes, their wolves came forward to finish the job. Their eyes started to glow, and their teeth lengthened and sharpened. When the girls climaxed, they pulled their man’s neck down and bit deeply into the junction between neck and shoulder, marking him as their mate. As the pain of the bite hit, their sex squeezed their cocks, causing the men to climax with them. As soon as the girls released their bites, the boys bit back. The girls screamed before going quiet; the pleasure was enough to make them pass out.

As their wolves receded, both boys licked the wounds on their mate’s necks. Eric pulled the blanket down and carefully tucked Britney in before he crawled in beside her. Derek picked up Bethany and took her to his bed, where they fell asleep together, fully mated and sated.

Reggie hovered over Josi on the cot at the clinic, a cold washcloth wiping away the sweat from her brow as she slept uncomfortably. The fever had hit in earnest shortly after sunrise, and she would be out of it for about a day. His wolf wanted to curl up with her, but there was way too much work waiting. He kissed her, then stood up and left the room.

His Betas were all gathered in the lobby area. The human volunteers and Pack members were already hard at work tending to the bitten ones. They would be coming out of their fevers in the next twelve hours.

The clinic was a beehive of activity. Only a few members of the Pack weren’t here to help. The leaders gathered around him as he sat on one of the chairs. “Anything to report?”

Tom spoke first. “The young ones are all staying at my house. Mary and the older girls are watching them. They are in the safe room, and she said it is all going well. They turned it into a huge sleepover.”

Beta Ron chimed in next. “I spoke to Deputy Stevens. People have calmed down, and everyone is back underground for the day. We will meet after sunset to discuss the next steps. More people are interested in the change but want to see how the first batch goes before committing.” The transition wasn’t easy, and the volunteers saw this firsthand.

“All right,” Reggie said, “We also need to inform the other Packs of the leadership change and what is going on with the humans.”

Ron pointed to the five wolves in the corner. “They have volunteered to be the messengers.”

Reggie looked at the group of four unmated young males and one female. He laughed inside. Volunteering was a chance to see if their mate was in another Pack. “That’s fine, but we need someone to go to North Fork. I want to send someone already known to Silvia and Abigail. They may not trust them otherwise.”

“I’ll go,” Tom said. “I’ll even bring them a can of beans.” The whole group started laughing; the story quickly spread through the Pack.

The farther packs were too distant to reach in a single night, so he divided them into two groups. A group of two was to go to Idaho Falls and Rexburg, while three would go to Stanley, Sun Valley, and Twin Falls. Reggie charged them to stay safe, avoid humans, and report what they saw along the way. “I need to know how the rest of the State and the Packs are responding to the solar flare. Also, I would like to invite them to an Alpha Council meeting. Two weeks from today, here in Salmon. We need to work together, and the Alpha Council is the start. You have a long trip ahead of you. Get some sleep, and we’ll talk again just before sundown.”

Reggie split the volunteers into shifts and sent some off to sleep. “It’s going to be a long day, everyone. And after the fevers break, it gets exciting.” With that, he took his direction and walked back to Josi’s cot. Shifting to his wolf, he curled up on the floor and put his head on his paws to sleep.

“Alpha? It’s time.” The voice and the gentle shake of his shoulder woke him up. His head popped up until he remembered where he was. Looking over to Josi, he saw she was tossing about in her cot. Glancing at the clock, he saw it was two in the afternoon.

“Thanks, I’m up,” he told Marcus. Shifting to human form, he grabbed scrubs and dressed quickly. “How are they doing?”

“As well as can be expected,” Marcus replied. “They should start coming out of their fevers in the next few hours, starting with those who were the healthiest when bit. All will finish the fevers by midnight. We should see the first changes by morning.”

Reggie ran his hands through his hair and closed his eyes. “I’ve never been involved in a first shift. What do I need to do?” He followed Marcus out of the small room as they talked.

“Well, there isn’t much anyone can do for the shift itself. Even a mate must stay back; all they can do is encourage them. You are there for when the shift is complete. The new wolves will be scared, almost feral, and may lash out without a mate or Alpha to ground them. Dominate the new wolf, give them a Pack link, and help them find balance. I don’t envy you. It’s going to be a long day.”

They made it to the lobby, where several Pack members were still sleeping. Reggie looked around at them; he was still getting used to the idea that he was now responsible for all these lives, but his wolf was happy. “I think we need a production line mentality to keep up.”

Marcus nodded. “That would make sense. We could move them based on how close they are to shifting. After the first shift, we teach them about their wolves and the Pack. We can’t afford to let all these new shifters go wandering around unsupervised.” They sat at the desk, and he pulled out a piece of paper. “Let’s see how many groups we will need. We need one to stay with those in the fever stage.”

Reggie nodded. “We can put the humans in that group, freeing up our Pack for later. Next would be for those who have broken their fevers but not shifted then, right?”

“Yep. Some made an informed choice and know what is happening. Dozens more were unconscious and close to death. They will wake up with no idea of what is going on and why.”

“So we need people in this group who can be a calming influence. Normally I’d put Rachel in charge of this, but until she recovers, she is out. I’ll put Mary in charge.”

“Good idea,” Marcus replied. “It would be a good place to put some teens and children, too. They won’t be threatening, and seeing how a child can shift and accept it may help.” He wrote notes under the box on his sheet, then drew the next one and labeled it Shifting. “Once we see the shift beginning, we need to move them. Outside would be best, but we can use rooms inside during daylight. We’ll need you there, along with our strongest warriors.” Marcus paused and let out a breath. “It’s possible that some wolves will not respond to you. If they are feral, we put them down before they can endanger others.”

Reggie clenched his fists at this. If he failed, it would mean a life lost. “I don’t want humans near this; they don’t need to see it.” Taking the paper, he wrote down a half dozen names of wolves that he wanted with him. “I guess the last part will be the aftercare.”

“Yes, we need to give the new ones a crash course on being a wolf. They will need to run, to learn about their new senses, how to use the mind link, everything.”

Reggie looked at who he had already assigned and mentally went through who was left. “Let’s put Rachel in charge of this. She should be out of bed by then. She can organize her group.” Marcus nodded his assent. “Come on, let’s get the leaders of each group together.”

Two hours later, his Pack was ready for the first groups. Marcus was sitting with Rachel discussing her responsibilities, when one of the human assistants poked her head into the room. “Doc, Tammy is awake and is asking for you.”

“And so it begins.” He kissed Rachel and left the room. Using the Pack link, he updated them that it was starting. “The next twenty-four hours will be difficult but important for our Pack and town. We will quadruple in size, and integrating all these new wolves into our Pack will be a real challenge. I know we are up for it. I know you will do your best to help them with the transition. I couldn’t be prouder of you. Sleep when you can, and let me know if there are any problems.”

The Pack members responded as he knew they would. There was excitement mixed with nervousness flowing over the bond. He smiled as he reached the reception area, thinking it was time to move the people who had finished the fevers to the changing area.

Tammy’s wide smile greeted him as he walked in. “Doc! You saved me!”

Marcus moved to her side and gave her a gentle hug. “How do you feel?”

Her breath hitched a little as she tried to sit up more. “Like I got run over by a truck.” Tammy looked down at her arms and saw the sores were gone. “What did you do? I shouldn’t have made it back. No one in my state survived.”

He took her hand. “I did what I thought was best, Tammy. I changed you to be like me.”

She looked at him and smiled. “So I’m a werewolf now?”

It was Marcus’ turn to be shocked. “Yes. How did you know?”

“Last summer, we had that emergency call for the car accident, remember? After the patient we airlifted to Idaho Falls, I left, but I wasn’t tired even though it was three in the morning. I decided to sit on a bench across the street; I figured Rachel was coming to pick you up since your car wasn’t there, and I thought I’d say hi. When you came out the back, I saw you change into a wolf and run off.” Marcus was shocked. “I was scared, but I know you, and I know your heart. My head thought monster, but my heart knew better.”

“I don’t know what to say, Tammy.”

“You don’t have to say anything. I went home and thought about it; I went on the Internet too. I learned what I could and decided that you were a good man, even if you weren’t the man I thought. I figured if you wanted me to know, you’d tell me.”

Marcus thought about it for a while; he took her hand in his. “I wasn’t born this way. After being discharged from the Army, I met Rachel. She and her family are werewolves. Rachel is my mate, and she changed me. One of the benefits of the change is the initial healing. It couldn’t regenerate my leg or eye, but it fixed everything else. After the solar event, radiation poisoning was killing humans. I knew that the bite could cure the symptoms, but it wasn’t an easy decision. Normally we would only change those who were mates to wolves or their families, those who volunteered. You and most of the others here were unconscious and unable to give consent, but I couldn’t just let you die. We’ve worked together for years, and I couldn’t watch you die. I decided for you and gave you the bite so you might live. The bad part of the change is over; soon, you will make your first change and be one of us.”

Tammy looked at him and cupped his cheek with her hand. “Without you, I’d be dead, Marcus. I’m not mad at you.” She looked down at her hands. “Do I at least get a hot mate? I’m tired of the whole dating scene.”

Two more people were brought in and set on chairs, their heads full of questions. “I guess we’ll find out, won’t we?” He hugged her again and left for the other room. The long night was just beginning.

Donald waited until most people had cleared out from their picnic before approaching his Alphas. Having his mate and her children here only heightened his paranoia about Pack security, and his wolf was pacing in his mind over the potential threat from the Salmon pack.

“Alphas, a word, please?” Calvin and Kelly waved him forward as they walked hand in hand towards their house.

“Of course, Donald,” Kelly replied. “How are things going with Silvia?”

“Slow.” Donald’s shoulders fell as he caught up with them. “She’s been through a lot; I’m just trying to get her not to be afraid of me when I am around. My wolf understands, but he isn’t happy about it.”

“Well, Candice figured you’d want to be close to them.” Calvin took a key from his pocket. “It’s the room next to theirs. There is no connecting door, but it should help your wolf relax, knowing they are near you. Now that the radiation threat is over, things are much easier around here.” Donald took the key like it was a precious gem and put it in his pocket. “Now, tell me about your plans regarding the Salmon pack. Since Reggie’s challenge failed, we now have Richard and his pack at our southern border, and we know he is violently opposed to the wholesale changing of humans we have done. We’re also vulnerable right now as they change. How are you going to make sure our Pack is protected?”

“I plan to increase patrols on the border to ensure we detect any incursions and have time to get everyone to the safe rooms. I need people, though.”

Calvin stopped, and we did too. He thought for a moment, then looked up. “Take Eric and Derek and their mates. They hadn’t been assigned groups yet because of their mates changing.”

Kelly looked at him, a little shocked. “You want Britney and Bethany on the front line? They don’t know how to fight!”

“No, I want them on patrol. It will be good to learn the territory. If there is trouble, the twins are fast and can run back here.” He looked at Donald. “I don’t want a fight along the border. You tell your patrols they are to report contact and fall back. We’ll defend our safe room.”

“Understood, Alpha.” He thought for a moment. “I think I can come up with some surprises for them if they come to town. There are some natural choke points, and we still have that stock of explosives in my shed.” He chuckled; years ago, they had purchased dynamite, plastic explosives, blasting caps, and detonators for a demolition project. Donald made sure they had plenty left over for future use. “I’ll grab some stuff and work on it before sundown. Trust me, boss, if they make it to the safe house, there won’t be many of them left.”

“You’re looking forward to this, aren’t you?”

“Alphas, I’ve trained myself and our Pack my whole life for this moment. I won’t; WE won’t let you down. It’s time to test one of my favorite sayings.”

“What’s that,” Kelly asked.

“Most human problems can be solved by the appropriate charge of high explosives.”

Calvin laughed. “That’s all you took from watching Uncommon Valor a dozen times?”

“Nope.” Donald laughed as well. “He only got to six. When I’m done preparing, this town will be a death trap, and our Pack will emerge unharmed.”

“Let’s hope that it doesn’t come to that. What about Josi?” Kelly clutched her mate’s arm nervously.

“She’s probably dead as well.” Calvin sighed; he had liked her spirit. “Her mate failed in an Alpha challenge. If she lost him, and she’s a changed human, I can’t imagine Richard letting her live.”

“One more reason that fucker needs to die.” Kelly looked at the ground. “It’s sad, all these years we have been friends and allies, and it all goes to shit in days.”

Calvin looked Donald in the eyes. “We need to limit our actions to those that are attacking us. We’ve got an Alpha problem, not a Pack problem. When Richard is dead, give the rest the chance to stand down. Now, let’s all get some sleep. Nothing will happen until sundown.”

“Yes, sir. I’ll contact my team so they can start planning, and we’ll have people on the borders as soon as the sun is below the mountains. The first choke point is the highway bridge. I’ll rig that to explode first.”

Kelly hugged him before sending him on his way. It was going to be a long night for them all. The Alpha broadcasted the basics of the threat and the plan, then ordered the Pack to get some sleep.

Six hours later, Donald raised his head from his position on the floor next to the wall dividing him from his mate and her family. His wolf wanted to keep tabs on them, so he’d shifted and slept with his ear against the wall. Donald could hear their breathing, knowing they were safe. He got dressed, covering his body with a blanket. He ran across to the isolated shed where they stored the explosives and sat at the table inside.

The charges for the bridge were first. Donald bundled a dozen sticks of dynamite together, wrapping them with detcord and duct tape. He repeated this until he had four bundles. He placed the charges in a backpack with more detonation cord, two blasting caps, an old-fashioned hand detonator, and a roll of wire. He set the pack next to the door, then moved on to the plastic explosive.

He had grabbed a five-gallon bucket to carry supplies in, and he used a small hand saw to cut the bucket down into three rings, each about eight inches tall. Donald then cut each of the rings into three sections. One at a time, he took the plastic explosive and worked it onto the outside of the ring, working it like clay until it was an arc eight inches tall and an inch thick. When done, he pulled out the container of hardware he had kept under his bench. Nuts, bolts, and washers made effective shrapnel against humans or wolves. Essentially, he was creating crude Claymore mines. By positioning these along the roads and chokepoints, he created kill zones.

Once done pushing hardware into the plastic explosive, he wrapped it with duct tape, leaving a small opening on the side for a blasting cap. He put these into another bag with blasting caps, wire, and a detonator. Sitting back, he ran through what he would need to do at sundown. He would run to the river bridge and wire that, leaving one of his warriors with the detonator, then run back and wire the town. He would personally stay in the area, on a rooftop, and set off the charges when the attack came.

His wolf was resistant, he wanted to be with his mate and not outside, but he grudgingly admitted they could defend them better the human way. “When you finish, I’m taking over, and I’m going to the safe house to protect them.” He had to agree with that. He knew his wolf would defend them to his last breath.

From the sun’s angle, he could tell it was an hour until sundown. Clearing the rest of the stuff off the desk, he opened the drawer and found a pen and paper. He had no illusions about what could happen today; he had long accepted that he might die defending his Pack. What bothered him was dying before letting her know how he felt about her.

Taking the pen, he started to write.

“My dear Silvia,

If you are reading this, I didn’t make it. Do not grieve for me. I’ve lived a good life, and I died a warrior’s death. I’d die to keep you and your children safe.

I love you. I’ve loved you since I first got your scent on the road and recognized you were my mate. Luna blessed me with you, a woman of strength and beauty, with a family I would have been proud to call my own. I only regret that I did not tell you. It wasn’t the right time to let you know we were mates. Know that everything I did from that moment was with you in mind.

I regret I’ll never know what it feels like to hold you in my arms.

I want you to be happy. Raise your family and have a good life. I have no other family, so I want you to have my house and possessions. I hope you stay here; the Alphas and the Pack will take care of you now.

Know that I died thinking of you, my love, my mate.

Donald”

He folded the note in half and wrote her name on the outside. He left it on the desk.

Donald gave his patrol team their final instructions as the sun went down. “Derek, you and Bethany will take the hill west of the bridge. Eric, you and Britney cover the east side. I want you moving continuously, watching for any incursions. If you scent or see anything, report it to the Alphas, and get to the shelter. Understood?” Eric and Derek had been reluctant to put their mates in danger, so he knew they would avoid contact. “Travis, you will be with me at the bridge. Let’s go.”

He took one look in the direction of his mate as he opened the door. Donald took his clothes off and set them on the desk chair, then shifted and grabbed the backpack with the dynamite. Lifting it in his teeth, he ran out the door and met up with his team. They set off at a challenging pace for the Pack border just six miles away.