Shifters, Beasts, and Monsters (38 page)

Chapter Three

Nikki woke to the warmth of the sun streaming through
the trees and onto her naked skin. She also felt the heat from Zane’s body
spooning hers. She didn’t realize he was awake until his fingers began to trace
patterns on her belly. Rolling to face him, she smiled and reached out to brush
a raven curl from his face. His ice blue eyes still held the slightest trace of
silver and they glinted in the sunlight.

“Do you have any idea how much I want you?” he
whispered.

She wiggled slightly against the hard cock pressing
into her stomach and laughed. “I can feel it.”

“I’m not just talking about sex, Nikki. I’ve felt it
since the first moment you joined the family. There’s something between us.
Something that defies description.”

Nikki propped up on one elbow and stared down at the
leader of her pack. “What are you telling me, Zane? You have to be totally
clear on this.”

“It’s going to happen soon,” he stated instead of
answering her question. “She’s not going to wait for you to challenge her.
She’s going to attack first. You need to be ready.”

Nikki remained silent for a moment, knowing the words
he spoke were true but wanting more from him than what he’d given her. “Zane…”

“I’m not big on sharing emotions, Nik, you know that.”
He rolled onto his back, and his cock pointed toward the trees at their heads.

“That’s not good enough, Zane. This is too important.”

“I want you to win. Is that good enough?”

“Not quite.”

He turned his head towards her, his eyes piercing
through hers. “I want you as my alpha female. I love you, Nikki. Sara never compared
to you. Never… and she knows it.”

Nikki felt a tremor of fear run through her. “She’s
going to kill me.”

Zane bolted to a sitting position and grabbed Nikki’s
hands. “No! Don’t for one minute think that way. Of course, she will try, but
you have the advantage.”

“How?”

“She’s an emotional fighter. You’re a thinker. Besides,
you’ve got an instinct she lacks. I can’t explain it. It’s just something I
feel. She never fully embraced her wolf nature. You have.”

“Is that why you love me instead of her?”

“It may be part of it, but it runs far deeper than
that.” Zane cupped her chin. “When the time comes, use your instincts. Trust
them.” He pulled her into his lap and wrapped his large arms around her. “It’s
going to be okay. You’ll beat her.”

Nikki rested her chin on his broad shoulder and began
to relax in the safety of Zane’s embrace. Her eyes swept over the trees
surrounding them and her body suddenly stiffened as she spied a naked form a
moment before it slipped behind a tree.

“What is it?”

“Sara. She’s watching us.”

“I know. I smelled her some time ago. It doesn’t
matter. She’s not going to see anything she doesn’t already know.”

Chapter Four

Nikki picked up her clothes from the great room floor
while members of the pack milled about and chatted. She picked her way through
the various bodies lying in the floor as she headed to one of the bedrooms to
get dressed in private. Before she managed to extricate herself from the crowd
in the great room, she found her path barred by Sara. The alpha-female grabbed
Nikki by the arms and flung her around so that her back slammed up against the
paneled wall.

“You forget your place,” she hissed. “Zane belongs to
me.”

Nikki held her tongue. She knew a show-down was
inevitable, but she felt this wasn’t the time and place for it.

“I think you need to be taught a lesson.” Sara grabbed
Nikki by the hair and dragged her to the middle of the great room. Nikki fought
the urge to twist from her grip. She knew Sara intended to take her down a peg.
In the hierarchy of the pack, Nikki had to grit her teeth and bear it unless
she planned to challenge Sara at that very moment… which she had no desire to
do. She’d take whatever Sara had to dish out. It wouldn’t make any difference
in the long run. Zane had declared his love for her, and Sara would soon
realize alpha-female theatrics in front of the pack wouldn’t change a thing.

Sara did not make a statement to the group; she simply
shoved Nikki’s head towards her knees so that her ass stuck up in the air. With
speed borne of wolven instinct, she brought her hand flat against Nikki’s
cheeks. A sharp smack sounded in the air, and Nikki bit her lip to keep from
crying out. A soft murmur floated through the great room as the action grabbed
the attention of the pack. By the time the fifth slap landed on Nikki’s now red
ass, tears trickled down her cheeks, but she remained silent. She would not
give Sara the satisfaction by making a sound. Her ass burned with each smack of
Sara’s hand, but she did not give in. Her teeth left an indention in her bottom
lip from the effort of staying silent. After the tenth slap, Sara realized she
would not make Nikki cry out, so she switched tactics.

Dragging her once again by the hair, Sara led Nikki to
the couch where she settled onto the cushions and spread her bare legs. “Eat
me, and do a good job. I expect one fantastic orgasm.”

Nikki gritted her teeth and frowned before getting on
her knees before the alpha female. Unless she wanted to challenge Sara right
then and there, which she didn’t, she would have to do as Sara commanded. It
wasn’t the first time Sara had used sex to humiliate her after some perceived
wrong-doing on Nikki’s part.

“Get busy, bitch,” Sara growled when Nikki hesitated a
moment too long.

Nikki frowned once more but bent to her task as Sara’s
hands grabbed her by the hair and pushed Nikki’s face between her legs. With
Sara’s grip holding her in place, Nikki figured the best thing she could do was
do a good job and get it over with as quick as possible.

Nikki ran her tongue over the alpha female’s silky
folds. She groaned when Nikki found the hard little pebble of her clit and
circled it with slow strokes. She lapped at the bud, coaxing it to swell
beneath her tongue. As Sara’s breathing grew heavier, Nikki pushed a finger
into the wet warmth of her pussy. Sara flexed her hips in response and ground
her pussy against Nikki’s face. As Nikki licked, she felt a surge of
electricity run through her body. Zane had entered the room. She knew it, even
though she couldn’t see him.

She knew Zane would not intervene since Sara still held
the place of highest honor in the pack. She returned her attention to the task
at hand and redoubled her efforts. She thrust a second finger into Sara’s pussy
and was rewarded by a sharp intake of breath as she curled her fingers and
rubbed the spongy spot on the front wall of Sara’s cunt. She pressed and
stroked hard on Sara’s g-spot while her tongue swept across the swollen bud of
her clit.

Feeling Sara’s legs tense around her head, Nikki drove
her fingers deep into Sara’s pussy, causing the woman to cry out with pleasure.
She alternated between deep strokes and stimulating Sara’s g-spot as her tongue
continued to lash against her engorged clit. Sara began to tremble and her
fingers dug into Nikki’s hair and release claimed her. Nikki felt her pussy
ripple around her fingers and her clit pulse beneath her tongue as Sara’s cries
rang out in the great room. Nikki continued her ministrations until the sounds
faded and Sara sagged against the couch.

Without a word, Nikki rose to her feet, her eyes gazing
around the room until they locked on the deep ice blue eyes. She walked
straight to Zane and wrapped her arms around his torso. Having no doubt that
Sara watched her every move, Nikki stood on her tip toes and pressed her lips
against his. Zane responded immediately by pulling her close and darting his
tongue between her lips. He kissed her hard, letting his tongue dance with hers
for what seemed an eternity before pulling away. Nikki smiled at him before
turning in his arms and staring defiantly at Sara. She wanted the message to be
loud and clear. Nothing Sara had just done would sway Nikki away from Zane.

Chapter Five

“It looks like you’re in big trouble.”

Nikki looked up at Rachel and smiled ruefully. “What
else is new? Sara’s always on my back.”

Rachel settled down on the floor beside where Nikki
lounged by the fire. “Rightfully, she has reason to be.”

“Oh come on Rachel, you know that doesn’t make any
difference with Sara. Anybody Zane beds gets hit by her wrath. She doesn’t care
that it’s his honor as leader of the pack to physically claim who he wishes.”

“True. It’s one of the reasons why she’s not the
greatest alpha, but we’ve had this conversation before.”

Nikki considered Rachel her best friend, inside and
outside the pack. Most of the pack tended to hang together even away from the
cabin, except for the new ones, and they eventually learned pack members made
the best friends because they understood the changes to their personalities and
the fluctuations of their moods. Once they were released after their first
change, most cubs tried to go back to their old lives, but it rarely worked.
Humans tended to shy away from them, even if they had been the best of friends
before the turn. It happened with their families too, and often the pack ended
up being the only family the majority of them had. She and Rachel shared an
apartment in a complex owned by Zane. Most of the units were occupied by pack
members.

“Things have changed.”

Rachel’s eyebrow lifted and she shifted closer to
Nikki. “How?”

“Because now I know how Zane feels about me. You know
that’s all I waited for.”

“And I told you all along what the answer was.”

“Yes, I know, but I had to hear it from him.”

“So you’re going to challenge her?”

“No. At least, I don’t think so. I plan to wait for her
to come after me. I’m hoping her earlier retribution will buy me some time to
prepare.”

“Don’t count on it after that display by you and Zane
afterward.”

“I couldn’t help it. She pissed me off. Besides, Zane
is irresistible.”

“You’ll be a great alpha.”

“You act like I’ve already won. It’s not going to be
that easy. Sara’s powerful.”

“Power isn’t everything. You’ve got to have cunning and
strategy. She has none when it comes to fighting and you know it.”

“And yet she’s won every challenge made against her.”

Rachel shook her head. “Come on Nik, be reasonable.
She’s never had to fight anyone who was a real threat to her. It was always
some new cub with stars in her eyes for Zane. This is different. This is you we
are talking about. You’ve been a wolf longer than Sara. The only reason you
aren’t alpha now is because you were brought into the pack under Zane’s
protection after your sire challenged him and lost. Besides, you’ve won as many
fights as she has, and you have the advantage.”

“What advantage?”

“You’re smart. You don’t just jump in without thought.
Even as you fight, you analyze. Besides, you fully embrace the lupine part of
your soul. She doesn’t. It’s no secret she hates what she is. It’s a hindrance
you can use.”

“That’s what Zane said.”

“Well there you go. If he believes it, then you
definitely should.”

“She’s fought to the death though. I haven’t. Every
pack member I have challenged has surrendered before we reached that point.”

“That’s only because you gave them the choice. You’ve
never challenged anyone to a death fight. In my eyes, that just reinforces the
fact you’d be a better leader than Sara. For her, it’s all about the kills. For
you, it’s more about the honor.”

Nikki rolled over onto her back and stared at the wooden
cross beams of the ceiling. “I just hope she waits. I need some time to think
about the best way to fight her.”

“And in the meantime, she still has Zane.”

“Not really. Not anymore. Technically, she’s still
alpha, but his heart is mine. For now, the knowledge is enough. I don’t have to
act like an animal all the time.” She grinned and stuck her tongue out at
Rachel.

Rachel laughed and then pounced playfully onto Nikki,
the two women rolling around the floor and wrestling. Nikki gained the upper
hand, and she planted her knees on either side of Rachel’s hips and bent over
her friend. Before she could speak, she smelled Zane. Cocking her head to the
side, she saw him approach.

He crouched down and ran a fingertip along Nikki’s jaw.
“You two have probably just incited an orgy with all of the pheromones you’re
throwing around.”

“It wouldn’t be the first time,” Rachel quipped.

“Nor I imagine the last. An orgy is a good a way as any
to complete the initiation of the cubs into the pack. However, I have plans for
the two of you that do not include a roomful of others.” Nikki shivered from
the waves of lust emanating from the alpha-male. His blue eyes smoldered as
they swept over the two women. “You’re going to finish what you’ve started, but
you’re going to do it in my room.”

Nikki rose and grabbed Rachel by the shoulders and
hauled her to her feet. “You need to pounce on me more often. This is going to
be fun.” She shoved Rachel toward the stairs and followed her friend to Zane’s
room.

Zane stood by the bed, a set of handcuffs dangling from
his fingers. “Now who should I lock up?” His feral eyes swept over the two
women. “Both of you have been very naughty getting the pack all riled up into a
sexual frenzy. Hmm, maybe I should lock both of you up.”

Nikki shivered at the idea of being restrained, and she
sensed Rachel felt the same.

“Both of you take off your clothes and lie on the bed
on your backs.”

Once Nikki and Rachel had complied with his order, Zane
knelt beside Nikki and grabbed her left hand. He slapped the cuff around her
wrist and then snaked the other cuff through the iron bar on the headboard. He
snapped it onto Rachel’s right wrist.

“Now you can move around some, but you can’t get away.”
Zane yanked his shirt up over his head and then shucked off his pants in one
fluid motion and climbed onto the bed beside Nikki. His hands roamed over her
skin, sliding up over knees and curving in to caress her thighs. As he moved
higher, she parted her legs, inviting his touch. He grinned at her protest as
he detoured around her mound and trailed his fingers over her flat stomach. She
arched her back as he neared her breasts, but once again, her movements came to
naught. His hand slid up her sides and passed over her collar bone before he
placed one finger on her lips and traced the outline of them.

Nikki darted her tongue out to flick at Zane’s finger.
He pressed between her open lips and she sucked him in, swirling her tongue
around his finger. As he moved his finger in and out of her mouth, she gave him
a look that let him know just how much she wanted another part of his anatomy
between her lips.

Zane’s eyes blazed as her removed his finger from her
mouth. “You’ll get your chance. But first, I think Rachel needs some attention.
Why don’t you give it to her?”

Nikki shook her left hand and the cuff rattled against
the iron bars in the headboard. “Don’t you think this will make it a little
difficult?”

“Oh, I think you can manage with your free hand for
now.”

Nikki laughed. “It was worth a try.” She rolled onto
her side and snuggled up against Rachel. “Mmm, I can smell how turned on you
are.” She brushed the tips of her fingers across Rachel’s swollen nipples, and
her friend groaned in response. “I bet you’re already soaking wet.” Rachel
moaned as Nikki lightly pinched one nipple and then the other. “Are you wet,
Rachel? If I slid my finger inside your hot little pussy, would it be covered
in juices?”

Rachel loved dirty talk, and Nikki knew the more she
said, the hotter her friend would get. “What do you think, Zane?” Nikki looked
over her shoulder at her lover. “Do you think Rachel’s pussy is sopping wet?”

Zane repositioned himself so he lay across the foot of
the bed, his torso at Rachel’s feet. He sniffed the air and growled. “Oh, I
think she’s so hot, the bed is wet beneath her.”

Nikki leaned in and nipped at Rachel’s ear and then
slid her tongue along the lobe. “Do you want me to find out, baby?” she
whispered into Rachel’s ear. “You want me to slide my finger inside your
pussy?” As Nikki spoke, her fingers twisted and tugged on her friend’s rosy
nipples.

“Yes, oh, yes.” Rachel’s back arched, pushing her
breasts against Nikki’s fingers. “Stick your finger inside me. Fuck my pussy.
Please.”

Nikki ran her fingers over Rachel’s stomach and dipped
between her legs. She traced over the swollen outer labia and Rachel lifted her
hips. A gasp spilled from Rachel’s lips as Nikki circled around her engorged
clit. “Nik, please,” Rachel begged as she pushed her pussy against her friend’s
hand. Nikki responded by sliding down Rachel’s slit and thrusting her finger in
between the warm velvet walls of Rachel’s pussy.

“You’re so wet, Rachel.”  She fucked her friend’s
pussy, ramming two fingers between the slick walls over and over again. Rachel
thrashed on the bed, her hips driving up to meet Nikki’s thrusts.

Zane reached out and grabbed Nikki’s hand and brought
it to his mouth. He inhaled the rich scent of Rachel’s pussy before licking the
slick juices from Nikki’s finger. Rachel watched with hungry eyes as Zane’s
tongue lapped up all of the nectar coating Nikki’s fingers.

“You want more?” he taunted as he ran his hands up
Rachel’s legs.

“Yes.”

“Tell me. Tell me what you want.”

“I want you to fuck me.”

Zane slid up Rachel’s body, his hardness pressed
against her mons. “I have a better idea,” he whispered as Rachel rubbed her
pussy against his cock. He pushed the release button on the cuffs and removed
them from the two women’s wrists. He rolled off the bed and beckoned to Nikki.
“Move between her legs, Nik. I want to watch you lick her hot little pussy and
fuck her.”

Nikki moved between her friend’s thighs and ran her
tongue over Rachel’s swollen clit. Rachel groaned and ground her pussy against
Nik’s face. “Stop teasing me Nik and fuck me!” Nikki pushed two fingers inside
Rachel’s pussy and curled them, brushing against her g-spot each time she
thrust fingers into Rachel’s slit. Her tongue lashed over her friend’s pearl,
eliciting soft moan’s from Rachel’s lips.

So intent on fucking Rachel, Nikki didn’t notice Zane
moving into position behind her until she felt his fingers sliding between her
own inflamed pussy lips. Her mouth vibrated around Rachel’s clit as Zane
penetrated her. She continued to fuck her friend, slamming her fingers into
Rachel’s pussy and moving her own back onto Zane’s fingers.

Zane pulled Nikki up onto her knees and settled in
behind her. He rubbed the tip of his cock against her pussy lips, coating it in
her juices before finding her hole and thrusting forward. Nikki groaned as
Zane’s cock slammed into her pussy. If Rachel hadn’t been grinding her pussy
into Nikki’s face, she would have forgotten all about her friend’s pleasure
amidst her own.

The two women’s moans filled the air as both neared
cliZane. Nikki fucked Rachel harder and faster in tandem with Zane’s cock
ramming into her pussy. Rachel’s juices coated her lips and chin from her pussy
being rubbed all over Nikki’s face. As she felt the heat in her belly building
to the exploding point, Nikki wrapped her lips around Rachel’s clit and sucked,
pulling the hard button into her mouth.

Rachel screamed and bucked beneath Nikki as an orgasm
rushed through her. Nikki continued to suck hard on her clit and ram her
fingers into her friend’s pussy, making sure Rachel’s orgasm lasted longer than
a few seconds. As her cries quieted, Nikki let go of her clit and slowed the
thrusting of her fingers. She rested her cheek against Rachel’s mound and lost
herself in the sensation of Zane’s cock slamming into her pussy.

Each thrust pushed her closer to release. When Zane
reached around and pinched her clit between his fingers, Nikki lost it. She
cried out and bucked against Zane’s thrusts. Wave after wave of pleasure rolled
through her body. Zane slammed deep inside her pussy and roared as his own
orgasm poured over him. Nikki collapsed between Rachel’s legs as Zane withdrew
from her, their mingled juices coating his cock and leaking down her thighs.

Zane bounded from the bed, leaving his clothes lying in
a heap on the floor. “Let’s go ladies. The sun is setting, and I can feel the
moon pulling me.” He strode out the door to gather his pack together for the
run. On this second night of the phase, the pull was the strongest as the moon
was at its fullest.

“How in the hell does he do that?” Nikki mumbled as she
lifted her head from Nikki’s abdomen. “I can barely walk!” Nikki rolled off
Rachel and struggled to her feet, pulling Rachel up as she moved.

“Do you think Zane will want you to run with him again
tonight?” Rachel asked.

“I hope so.”

“Well, I suggest if you don’t want to fight Sara this
weekend, and he does command you to run by his side again tonight, you should
leave as soon after the run as possible. Sara will be busy for a bit with her
assigned cub, so you should have time to get back to the cabin and gather your
things.”