Filed to story: Owned by the Alphas Novel
“It’s winter, we locked ourselves in,” Brax argued, but Cain shook his head.
“You won’t be able to leave until they break that seal. They control you now.” He shook his head sadly, then looked over his shoulder toward Derik and Kai, who were coming along the stone path between buildings.
“The wolves are riled, but they’re not stupid. They’ve gone to their homes, ready to settle in and fuck for the winter.
“Thank the witches for werewolves valuing sex over ripping things to shreds.” Kai grinned and leaned down to kiss me.
I met his mouth and lost myself for a moment to his taste. It was what I needed, the comfort, the warmth, the pleasure. It filled my body, and after everything that had happened, I needed that moment.
He pulled back slowly, his thumb brushing down my cheek. “Our turn, Little Human,” he said huskily, and I smiled, but it wavered when Brax’s hand captured mine, squeezing lightly.
“She used a lot of magic. Cain needs to check her first. I’ll fill you two in,” Brax said.
I shook my head, rubbing my stomach. I didn’t feel weak like I thought I would, almost like using my magic buildup had been exactly what it needed not to overwhelm my body.
“I can sense it from here, the little guy’s okay. Mom was watching over him anyway.” Cain smiled, and I returned the gesture.
“What happened? The humans chased you here?” Derik asked, frowning as Brax nodded toward the gate where the humans were chuckling like creepy little elves and retreating.
“They’ve spelled the city. We’re caged.”
“Annoying, but not an immediate problem. It was the intention for winter anyway,”
Derik said, rubbing his cheek before running a hand over his head.
I moved into him and snuggled into his side as his arm came around me, my hand still entwined with Brax’s, my other going behind Derik to rest in Kai’s.
Together, like we were meant to be, and that was all that mattered in that brief moment.
“They seem too smug to not consider this an issue, D,” Kai said.
He was right. The humans were smirking over their shoulders, heading back slowly, no care in the world.
“Then let’s hope that blade our girl here stuck in her father slows whatever they have planned down,” Brax said.
I hoped so, but my stomach was tightening in that moment, and something in that told me they were only just beginning to fuck with us.
“Will the wolves be okay to fight back if the humans attack the city?” I asked, and Derik shrugged.
“I hope so. Depends on when in the winter cycle they do it. If it’s near the end of it, then they are just as likely to attack us as the humans.”
“And the humans here?” I wondered, hoping they were going to be able to stay safe like we promised.
“We’ll keep them protected, even if we have to fight our own to do it,” Derik promised.
I cuddled in closer, not sure what to say. I didn’t want us fighting a war within the walls of the city when the enemy lay beyond that, not caring about the side effects of what they were doing.
“Let’s get back to the city before the wolves scent you,” Cain urged, and I nodded, separating from my alphas to walk with Cain ahead of them.
They were talking humans and strategies, war plans and pack forms, which I would wait to ask them about until they were finished.
I figured they were coming up with some kind of solution, and asking questions before they had the answers was just going to frustrate us both.
I also had tiredness weighing on me. My stomach was aching, and so were my bones.
Not magically, that felt warm and powerful within me, even my shadows were fluffing around my body like there was nothing wrong, but my human body was spent.
I needed a damn good sleep and a warm meal, and a bath would be amazing.
I was thinking about the soak I was going to put in my bath to help with my aches and pains when a wolf blocked our path to the mansion.
We were between two buildings: the back of a bar that was dulled from its usual life and an armory.
The sky was closing in on darkness, the snow falling faster, the cold biting, the wind ruffling the fur on the wolf. It was the same wolf that had jumped into the room not long ago.
“Tobias,” Derik warned as it snarled at me and inched forward.
Cain held his hand out and stepped in front of me, pushing me back as the alphas came forward.
“Derik let you live once before for this, Tobias. Don’t waste your second chance,”
Kai bit, his claws extending, his red eyes glowing.
Tobias snarled and his teeth gnashed, frothing and wild. My alphas growled back, and I shivered, swallowing hard at the hostility in the air.
“C’mon, Lorelai,” Cain whispered in my ear, and I frowned as he tried to pull me away.
“But the alphas–“
“They’re not going to give Tobias a third chance. His wolf has claimed him,” Cain said sadly. “You shouldn’t see it. Let’s get to the mansion before it happens again.”
I followed Cain quickly. We had only just rounded the corner out of sight when the snarling, clashing, and whimpering began.
I curled into Cain and blocked my ears as he rushed me through the streets, his long black cloak hiding most of me and protecting me from the snow.
We made it to the stairs of the mansion, and I gasped at the blood staining them.
“More wolves?”
“Fractum has made the descent into winter madness swift and harsh,” he murmured.
I swallowed, hiding the tears that threatened, going into the mansion. Cain locked the doors as I stepped into the foyer, rubbing my arms to warm them up.
We had only been there for a few seconds when a flash whipped past me. I spun to the motion as Beenie landed on Cain, kissing him harshly, feverishly, ripping his cloak off as her mouth moved down his neck.
“Don’t leave me like that, Tatts. I’ll rip your face off next time,” she snarled before kissing him again.
He chuckled and kissed her back before pulling back and pushing her hair from her face.
“If I leave you to face the loneliness for a single second longer than needed then I will let you, sweetness.” He smiled, then kissed her again, the love pouring from them.
It was enough to make me crave my own mates.
Cain finally put Beenie down, and she grabbed his hand, dragging him toward the stairs.
“As much as the winter has its cold, dead fingers well beneath my skin and the thoughts of you chasing that away is well and truly preferable, I have to stay with Lorelai,” he breathed out, and she huffed, looking at me.
“She reeks of anxiety. Did Kai do something dumb?” she asked me, and I shook my head.
“No.”
“Can you use your magic? Cain said you’re powerful.”
I nodded. “I can use it.”
“Good,” she said, then tried to drag Cain upstairs again.
I looked away as he whispered something in her ear. She pursed her lips back, and he whispered again.
She sighed and rolled her eyes, then stomped back down and grabbed my arm, dragging me through to the seating area. She pushed me down onto the couch, the fire lit, the room warm.
“Fine. Let’s babysit the winter born and all be miserable,” she snapped.
“Cain, I’m fine if you want to go,” I said, kind of preferring solitude to tantrums. I wanted to go find my mom anyway.
“Beenie can benefit from putting someone else first for a change. It’s a work in progress, but we’re getting there,” Cain smiled at her, and she huffed, sinking back into the couch.
Cain sat next to her and grabbed her hand in his, rubbing it gently. It persuaded her to drop the scowl for a split second. Then she was grinning.
She leaned in and kissed along his neck, his jaw, licking over his pierced lobe as his eyes fluttered closed, his body going tense.
“Beenie…”
“Baby.” She smiled, then her hand went over the bulge in his pants.
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