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  Lucien finished his meal, tossed his plate in the kitchen garbage and returned to the living room, to find his mate still engaged with Kane. Not wanting to interrupt, Lucien walked over, picked her up and sat down with her on his lap. He had been away from her for too long, missed her touch, her scent. He hadn’t made love to her since earlier that morning and his desire was building. As soon as his pack left, he was going to fuck her. He hoped they left soon otherwise he would kick them out. He needed his mate, needed to be deep inside of her. His cock twitched and she wiggled on his lap, tormenting him.

  Nicolai sat across the room from Kane, observed as the Alpha’s mate approached him and offered him a beer. He watched as Kane smiled and sat down, speaking softly to Lanie. He was surprised that Lucien didn’t interfere, as he was a very possessive wolf. Nicolai knew that if she was his mate, he wouldn’t let any male near her. He was glad to see his old friend finally at ease with a woman. It was a shame that she was already taken, as she seemed to enjoy Kane’s company. Nicolai didn’t leave his spot until he saw Lucien walk over and pick up his mate, placed her on his lap. He grinned. He knew Lucien would be kicking them out soon so he could take his mate to bed. He would.

  Nicolai nodded to another Soldier who moved to small groups, suggesting they wrap up the evening’s festivities. Nicolai figured the Alpha’s home would be cleared within a half hour. He walked over to Kane and Lanie, nodding to Lucien.

  “Lanie, my Love, this is Nicolai. He’s another of my soldiers.” Lanie turned away from Kane and smiled at Nicolai. She extended her hand and he shook it.

  “Please tell me you have a sister. I’m sure Kane is dying to know.” Lanie chuckled and shook her head, “Sorry, only a brother.”

  “So Nicolai, I really didn’t have a chance to chat with many of the soldiers or any of the other males tonight. I did have a chance to speak with the females and learned a lot about pack life. Tell me, what do you think about wolves living together even though they are not mates?”

  Nicolai thought for a moment before answering, “I don’t think you should get rid of that practice, if that’s what you’re asking. Personally, I would prefer to find my mate. I think we all would. Especially now that we see how happy Lucien is with you. But for some of us….some of us searched but did not find our mates. Should we live alone? Or find some measure of happiness with another lonely soul?”

  “Well said, Nicolai. I take it you are ready to settle down?”

  “Yes. I long to find a woman who will adore me the way you do Lucien.”

  “Have you met all of the single wolves?” Nicolai shook his head, “I’ve been to a couple of the local packs on business, but none of their females is mine.”

  “Kane said the same thing. Perhaps we can help our lonely wolves. Maybe a gathering of some sort for all of our single wolves?”

  “That’s a great idea, Lanie. Will you organize it?” Lanie nodded, happy to be able to help her lonely wolves find their mates.

  “I’m not much of an organizer when it comes to that sort of thing, but I’d be happy to help you in any way that I can,” Nicolai offered. Lanie smiled and thanked him. Kane stayed silent. He didn’t like the idea of being publicly rejected by every single female wolf.

  Soon after, their home was empty as the last pack mate left. Lucien locked the door and went back to the living room in search of his mate. She was gone. He sniffed the air and headed to their bedroom. Not there either. He called out to her. She didn’t answer. He searched all of the rooms again, starting with his office. Finding no sign of his mate, he growled in frustration. He sniffed the air and scented her arousal, followed his nose to their master bedroom closet. He opened the door suddenly and Lanie giggled when she saw his expression.

  He reached in, picked her up and slung her over his shoulder. He carried her to their bed as she giggled delightedly. He tossed her on the bed and pulled open one of the drawers on her night stand. He pulled out two thigh high stockings and climbed onto the bed. He tied one stocking to each hand then tied the stocking to the bedpost on either side of the headboard.

  “What are you doing?” Lanie tugged on the stockings, but they were too tight and she was bound.

  “I’m going to punish you for that stunt. I wanted to fuck you the minute they left. You’ve made me wait, so I’m going to make you suffer the same torment.”

  “Lucien, untie me.”

  “Lucien?”

  Lucien smiled wickedly as he stood by the bed, refusing to answer her. He stripped quickly and returned to the bed. He lifted her dress and was surprised to find her bare underneath. “What happened to your panties?”

  “I took them off after they left.” He growled, “You should have waited for me on the couch. I would have taken you there.”

  He studied his mate, tied to his bed. He should have removed her dress before he tied her down. Now he couldn’t suck on her nipples, touch the soft skin of her breasts. He smiled, realizing that would torment her. Lucien stretched out beside her and trailed his fingers along her inner thigh. He moved steadily upwards, caressing her belly, moving down the other side, caressing her thigh. Lanie wriggled, trying to get his fingers to touch her between her legs. He touched and caressed her everywhere but there.

  He continued caressing her while he rubbed his face on her breasts, concentrating on where her nipples would be. Her bra felt tight as her nipples pebbled. A familiar ache began to form and she bit her lip. Finally, Lucien touched her clit. He rubbed it gently then slid his fingers lower, slipping it inside of her. She groaned as he filled her with is thick digit. He pushed deep inside of her and withdrew, repeating this motion several times. Finally, he withdrew his finger completely.

  “Open your mouth,” he demanded. Obediently, she opened her mouth, curious as to what he would do. He put the tip of his finger in her mouth.

  “Suck,” he commanded, and she closed her mouth around his finger, sucked on it, tasting herself! He pushed his finger a little deeper into her mouth and she continued sucking on it. She swirled her tongue around his finger and his eyes darkened. She saw it glow briefly and change into his wolf’s eyes. He growled, a low sound, one she knew meant he was deeply aroused. She realized that he was fantasizing that the thick digit that filled her mouth was his cock. And it made her even wetter to think of his cock in her mouth. She sucked harder and said, “Hhmmmm,” and Lucien lost control. He moved swiftly over her and she spread her legs. He entered her, thrusting hard and deep.

  Lanie wrapped her legs around him as he fucked her. He removed his finger from her mouth and she felt disappointed at the loss. He raised himself up, reached down between them and rubbed her clit as he pounded into her. “Oh, Lucien, don’t stop!”

  Over and over, Lucien pushed his cock deep into his mate. Her moans and groans egged him on. Faster and faster he moved until her body spasmed and contracted around him. She groaned a deep throaty, “OOHHHH!” as she orgasmed and Lucien went over the edge, spilling his seed deep inside of her. He kissed her tenderly and withdrew. He untied her and she lay there recovering.

  “I hope you learned your lesson.”

  “I certainly did. I think I’ll have to do that more often….” Lucien groaned. He would never survive if his mate tormented him like that on a regular basis. She sat up and turned her back to him and he unzipped her dress. She undressed fully and stretched out next to him, placed her head on his chest and began caressing his nipple.

  “Ready for round two?” Lucien chuckled and nodded, allowing his mate to satisfy herself with his body.

  Chapter 12

  Lanie was thrilled! Her wedding had been perfect. Her father walked her down the aisle in her beautiful white wedding dress. They exchanged wedding vows and she was now officially married to Lucien, her mate. They danced, dined, ate delicious cake and now were on their way home in a limousine.

  As soon as the limousine’s door closed behind them, Lucien kneeled in front of his new bride, put his hands under her dress and removed he
r already wet panties. He stuffed them into his pocket and unzipped his pants. He was aching for her. She licked her lips as he spread her legs, pushed her dress up, over her hips.

  He rubbed his cock along her slit and she groaned. He slid into her tight, wet channel. Promising he would go slower later, he moved into her faster and faster, rubbing her clit with his thumb as he pumped into her hard. He angled his hips and drove into her deeper. She raised her hips to meet each thrust, desperate to drive him deeper inside of her. His cock hit a small bundle of nerves and she orgasmed. Stars exploded behind her eyes. She bit her lip to keep from screaming his name, not wanting the limo driver to drop the partition and see them. He released his seed into her and kissed her tenderly. When they got home, he undressed her carefully and as promised, made love to her slowly.

  While most of the pack danced and celebrated the joining of the Alpha and his mate, a small group of men sat huddled in the corner of the reception hall. Judging from the angry lines on their faces and tense posture, they were not pleased. They had to get rid of the Alpha. None of them were strong enough to best him in a fight. They would have to discredit him. Make him seem like an unfit Alpha to the rest of the pack. A well dressed wolf smiled evilly and leaned forward, sharing his idea. The other men agreed to the plan and the mastermind made a phone call….

  Chapter 13

  Six months later…

  Lucien froze at the door. He scented another male and it made him angry. The scent is so familiar… Riley! He opened the door and called to Lanie. The house was too quiet. At once, he knew she wasn’t there. She had left with Riley. He had known something was wrong. The last couple of weeks she had been acting strangely. She refused his touch, claiming her breasts were too sore and she had bad cramps.

  His heart felt like a vice was squeezing it and he wanted to kill Riley for taking his mate. He would kill Riley, slowly, in front of his mate. He warned her about what would happen if she ever allowed another to touch her. Soon she would see he meant every word.

  He was about to storm out of the house, intent on killing Riley when a familiar scent caught his nose. He turned around and walked into the kitchen. He saw the meatloaf and mashed potatoes on top of the stove. She made him his favorite dinner on the night she left him? Confused, he walked into the dining room and saw the table was set for two. Between the two candles was a small rectangular box. He opened it and stared at it in surprise.

  Lucien closed the box and ran out of the house, the box gripped tightly in his hand. He got into his truck and sped all the way back to Second Chances. Forty five minutes later, he burst into Jake’s and yelled, “Riley!”

  Jake’s was full of Riley’s pack. It was their weekly pack meeting. All conversation stopped as pack members turned to look at Lucien. Riley stood up beside his father.

  “Where is she, Riley? I know you took my mate. If she has been harmed in any way, you will beg me for death.” He threw the rectangular box at Riley.

  “Not even God can save you if anything happens to our child.” Stunned, Riley opened up the box and stared at the home pregnancy test. It was positive.

  “I…I didn’t know. I swear… I never would have….” Riley said as he fell back onto his chair. To harm a mate or put one in danger was to court death. To harm a pregnant mate, a very slow and painful death.

  “Tell. Me. Where. She. IS!” bellowed Lucien.

  “She hasn’t been harmed, I swear. I never would have done it if they were planning to hurt her. I was supposed to make sure you knew I took her, so I left my scent there. Then I came here to wait for you to show up. He figured you would be so enraged, you’d attack me and my pack would stop you. I took Lanie to a cabin, not far from your home. I…I gave her a shot, just to make her sleep. According to the plan, once my pack got hold of you, I would deny everything and make them go to your house. Lanie should have been returned by now. She’d be asleep and they would think you’d lost your mind, or been stupid enough to start a pack war over your woman. Either way, he would have you stripped as Alpha and he would take over.”

  “Who betrayed me?” asked Lucien.

  “Dale, your step-father and his three sons. Dale was going to make his oldest son Alpha. They were going to make me a soldier.”

  “You put our pack in danger, put a pregnant mate in danger for your own benefit? You disgust me, Riley. You will be dealt with in a most severe manner,” stated a very angry Ethan, the Alpha of the Second Chances werewolf pack.

  “To use a mate in an underhanded fight for Alpha status is beyond reprehensible. Lucien, I pledge my pack to you. We will support you until you deal with your traitors.”

  “Thank you, Ethan. Once the traitors have been dealt with, we will make it official. Our packs will become allies. Riley, how are they to know that I have attacked you?”

  “I was supposed to call Dale once I knew our people were going to check on Lanie.”

  Lucien and Ethan discussed their options. Once the plan was finalized, Riley called Dale.

  “That son of a bitch nearly killed me! It took ten pack mates to haul his ass off of me...I think they took him to the jail. He was seriously pissed off, man…ok. See you then.” Riley hung up. Unable to look at Lucien, he hung his head in shame.

  Lucien and three Second Chances werewolves took one of their black SUV’s back to Last Hope. Three other SUVs followed close behind.

  Chapter 14

  Lucien was tense as the SUV pulled up to his home. He was out of the SUV before the driver stopped fully. He ran to the door and yanked it open. The light scent of gardenias filled his nose and he bolted in the direction of his bedroom. Lanie lay still on the bed, her chest rising and falling with each breath she took. His eyes filled with tears as he pulled his sleeping mate towards him. He held her tightly. Lanie stirred. “Lucien?...Riley…tricked me….”

  “I know, honey. It’s alright. You’re home and you’re safe with me. You’re both safe.” Lanie stared at him and tried to sit up.

  “Both? How did you know?” Lucien laughed and kissed his mate.

  “I saw the home pregnancy test. Hell of a way to tell me.” Lucien smiled lovingly at his mate and placed his hand on her abdomen.

  “Lanie, Love, I would like nothing better than to stay here and celebrate our good news, but I need to have Dr. Mallory make sure you and the baby are ok. You were given a tranquilizer. I also need to take care of those who dared risk your life and the life of our child.” Lanie nodded, knowing her mate would not rest until he was certain they were safe.

  “Hurry home.”

  Lucien left his mate with the doctor and the three pack mates who came with him. He took the SUV to the town hall, where his adult pack members were gathered. Outside the town hall, one of the three black SUVs pulled up beside him. Ethan, two pack members and Riley exited the vehicle. Lucien headed inside.

  “I spoke to Ethan, Alpha of the Second Chances pack. He assured me that Lanie was safely sleeping in her home. Lucien is unhinged. He attacked Riley without just cause. He could have started a pack war. Luckily for us, Ethan is willing to let it go. But Lucien cannot stay as Alpha. He is unworthy. I nominate my oldest son, Robert, as Alpha of the Last Hope pack... Does anyone object?” Dale looked around, pleased with himself.

  “I object,” Lucien stated loudly. Dale visibly paled. Pack members looked at Lucien and whispered to each other.

  “I just left my pregnant mate with Dr. Mallory. Apparently, she was kidnapped and given a tranquilizer by a Second Chances pack member, Riley.” Lucien’s statement was met with shocked silence.

  “We are pleased to hear your mate is with child, Lucien. But why would this…Riley do such a thing?” asked an elder.

  “And if Riley kidnapped her, who returned her to your home?” asked another pack member.

  “Why not ask him yourself?” The crowed parted as Riley was pushed forward. His pack mates and Alpha followed.

  “Dale and his three sons had me do it. They wanted to set up Lucien so you wou
ld strip him of Alpha status.” His shocking announcement caused a loud uproar.

  “Silence!” Lucien shouted. Everyone instantly obeyed.

  “Dale and his three sons used my mate to take my position. That is the coward’s way. If anyone wishes to challenge me, do so openly. Do so NOW!” Lucien turned around slowly and looked at each of his pack mates. They lowered their heads and eyes in submission.

  “The penalty for traitors is Death,” Lucien declared. He turned and walked away, allowing his pack to enforce his judgment. Screams were heard all through the night.

  Chapter 15

  Satisfied that both she and the baby were fine, Lucien held his mate close. His hand absently caressed her abdomen, still amazed that they were going to be parents. He was overjoyed. He hoped this was the first of many pups they would have together. They fell asleep with his hand resting lightly on his mate’s abdomen.

  When Lucien awoke, the bed was empty. He heard the shower running and smiled wickedly. He walked into the master bath and watched his mate wash her hair through the transparent glass. He watched the water run over her head, down her back and over her generous ass. Blood rushed to his groin and his erection grew. Removing his boxers, he opened the door and stepped inside. Lanie gasped when his arms reached around to caress her breasts. He took some soap, lathered it up and began to wash her breasts. His hands moved over her breasts, down her stomach and one hand dipped between her legs. He washed her thoroughly and pressed up tight against her. His erect cock rubbed against her bottom and she moaned. She leaned forward slightly, placing one hand in front of her to brace herself, the other one on his hand that was between her legs.

  He slipped a finger inside of her and withdrew it. He teased her clit, rubbing it roughly in small circles. He pushed his finger back inside of her and whispered, “Do you want me, Lanie?” Lanie nodded. “Then touch yourself for me.” Lanie gasped, shook her head. He placed his hand over hers, took her finger and rubbed it against her clit. His other hand was on her breast. His fingers rolled her nipple, pulled on it roughly. Lanie’s breathing increased. He moved her hand lower, forcing her to slip it inside of herself. She bent forward slightly and began to moan as he slipped her finger and his inside of her. Her hips rocked back and forth, rubbing against his hard cock, pushing their fingers deeper inside of her. Her legs began to tremble. He moved their fingers out then back in, deeper. She continued to rock her hips, grinding her ass against his cock.