Taming an Alpha

Millersburg Shifters

Book 2

Alice Frost

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Published by Tasha Hanson

writing as Alice Frost.

Taming An Alpha

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Published December 1, 2015

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Welcome to Millersburg

Welcome to Millersburg! Don't mind

the shifters, they won't bite... much. If

you're looking for work Leo

Construction and Cougar Construction

are constantly hiring. Not into

construction? Stop by The Blue Moon

Bar & Grill, they are always looking for

waitresses and the occasional busboy.

Still not your forte? Cutie's Cupcakes or

Bixby’s Restaurant might suite your

needs. If you were wanting to work at

the mine, then you might as well move

on. It will be closing down soon. Not

into shifter owned businesses? Then

look for work in the next town over,

because Millersburg is mostly shifter

owned and run.

If you're here for the 4th of July, we

have the annual Catfish and BBQ

Festival. We also have the Fall Festival

in September. Planning on staying long?

Stop by the Wolf Haven Bed &

Breakfast.

Just visiting? We offer many hiking

trails in the Hoosier National Forest.

Just stop by the ranger station and grab a

map. We offer plenty of camping space

and have a number of cabins for rent.

Remember to stop by Tea Table Rock

and enjoy the view.

But please remember that not all

animals you meet are shifters, we do

have real bears, coyotes, wolves, and a

number of other large animals roaming

around the forest. Also, do not be

alarmed if you see any men or women

streaking through the forest.

Chapter 1

Sparrow Williams expected the

worst when she walked into Cougar

Construction and she had seen a lot

while working at Paranormal United

Alliance. She had seen everything from

drug dealing goblins to illegal organ

trade run by Hags. But what she wasn’t

expecting was the hottie sitting behind

the front desk. Everything from the top of

his tousled golden blond head, down his

powerful chest, and to his muscular

tattooed forearms screamed sexiness.

He probably even smelled sexy.

Damn that vampire for breaking her

nose three years ago. Reconstructive

surgery had helped the healing process

but hadn’t been able to bring back her

sense of smell. She really wanted a sniff

of the sexy man beast in front of her.

He exuded power, an alpha’s power.

He was big and his broad shoulders

hinted at how huge he would be when he

stood up. He probably rivalled her

brother Logan in size.

A strong nose, broken once or twice,

defined cheekbones and a square

dimpled chin just added to his sexy man

beast appeal. She could imagine tracing

the lines of his tattoos with her tongue

and finding out where they led to. If she

hadn’t been told she was working for

shifters she would have thought he was a

god.

He definitely didn’t look like the

owner of a renowned construction

company but more like a biker and

straight out of her wet dreams. Down

kitty. We’re here to keep Jack Kale in

line not fuck every male in sight.

“Can I help you? Strip for you

maybe?” He looked up at her, his jade

green eyes locking with hers. He smiled

as she coughed and tried to compose

herself.

His eyes trail down her body, taking

in curves made for loving, an ass to hold

as he claimed her. He licked his lips

thinking about how sweet her skin would

taste. He smelled the lingering effects of

her heat, the faint acrid smell of the

suppressant she was taking and her

growing arousal. He could imagine

spending time in bed with her as soon as

he figured out what kind of shifter she

was. Damn drug.

“You must be Jack Kale. I’m

Sparrow Williams, the new secretary.”

She watched his flirty demeanor morph

into a cold blank mask.

“Thank you for coming but I don’t

need a secretary. Especially a female

still dealing with the lingering effects of

her heat and masked scent.” Damn his

father for hiring such a tempting morsel.

How was he supposed to keep his dick

clean when all he wanted to do was sink

it into his gorgeous new secretary?

“I’m taking a suppressant and my

scent will be back to normal in a couple

of days.” She bit her lip to keep from

snarling at him.

He glared at her. The woman really

was too tempting. He wanted to sooth

where she had bitten her lip and then

bite it for her. Right before he laid her

across his desk. “I don’t care. Leave.”

For his own sanity.

She snorted. If he treated all women

like this then she didn’t understand why

she was needed to keep him in line.

“Are you always and asshole? Or is it

just me?”

“Just you.” Only because I can’t fuck

you into oblivion like I want to.

She chuckled and sat down in front

of him. “To think I was hired to keep

your dick in your pants. I just need to

keep you in this mood all the time.”

“Obviously you can’t take a hint. If

you don’t leave in the next 30 seconds

I’ll forcibly remove you from this

office,” he growled. Or take you back to

my den and never let you leave until you

had at least three cubs. Fucking hell.

“No you will not,” Lachlan said as

he walked into the office stopping next

to Sparrow. “I hired her to keep you in

line, not for you to toss out the door.” He

looked at Sparrow with his jade green

eyes that were just as mesmerizing as his

son’s. “Miss Sparrow, I am Lachlan

Kale. I am sorry for my sons appalling

behavior. He thinks we don’t need a

secretary.”

“If you hadn’t fired Char we

wouldn’t need one,” Jack growled.

“If you had kept your dick in your

pants instead of screwing every female

you meet I would not have had to

replace her.” Lachlan looked at his son

dispassionately.

Sparrow chuckled. “All he has to do

is treat the women like he did me, after

he found out who I was.”

“I usually have to beat them off with

a stick,” Jack growled. Tempting little

minx. Keep taunting the tiger and see

what happens.

“Must have been the desperate

ones,” she snarled. The thought of

someone receiving any kind of affection

from Jack angered her. She wanted to

hunt them down and turn them into dog

kibble. Damn this heat. Making her go

psycho for an asshole.

Interesting. Lachlan looked between

the two of them and had to stop from

chuckling. “If you don’t want me to call

your cousin Parker and have him come

take over then I suggest you play nice

with Miss Sparrow.”

I’ll play nice all right. When she’s

tied to my bed and wearing my mark.

Fuck! “That lazy cougar would run this

place into the ground.”

Lachlan just stared at his son with a

look asking if he really wanted to go

there.

Jack snarled. “Make yourself at

home Miss Williams. I’ll be on site if

you need me.” Right after I go home and

rub one out. He stalked out of the office

slamming the door behind him.

Lachlan had noticed the state his son

had been in and wished that Moira was

here to witness it. They would have both

fallen over in laughter. He sighed at the

thought of his missing mate. “I’m sorry

for my son’s behavior.” He pulled a

sheaf of papers out from under his arm.

“Here is the paperwork I will need you

to fill out. A list of necessary numbers is

included along with the computer

password. I will bring you your own set

of keys tomorrow.”

“Thank you.” She accepted the sheaf

of papers and moved around to the other

side of the desk. She nearly moaned in

ecstasy as Jack’s scent enveloped her.

She sat down in his vacated seat and

hoped that Lachlan didn’t smell her

arousal.

“No thank you for taking the job. You

were highly recommended by your

superiors. I am hoping that Jack will

have accepted your presence by next

week.”

“Next week? Why next week?” Her

mother always told her that curiosity got

the kitty in trouble but in this case

curiosity got explanations.

“Yes. I am retiring from both the

pride and the family business. At the end

of next week I will be leaving for

Jamaica.” And when he came back

maybe he would have some grandcubs

on the way. “If you need anything just

call me. Lock up when you go to lunch. I

doubt Jack will be coming back to the

office today.” He removed his office key

from his keyring. “Just use my key until I

am able to bring you your own.”

She smiled at him as she took the

key. He reminded her of her father

before everything went to hell. “Thank

you and I will.” She watched him leave

before going out to her car and grabbing

a small box of things she used to have at

her old desk. As she was walking back

into the office she didn’t see the figure

coming up behind her.

“Hello.”

Sparrow whirled around not

expecting someone behind her. The

petite woman behind her exuded

happiness. “Can I help you?”

“I’m Gabriella, Gabby for short. I’m

the new electrician.” She paused and

Sparrow looked at her wondering if she

needed anything. “My friends and I were

wondering if you wanted to go to lunch

with us. Sorta like a welcome to the

neighborhood gesture.”

Sparrow smiled at the perky woman.

“Sure I would like that.”

Gabby smiled widely. “Ok see you

at lunch.” She bound away causing

Sparrow to liken her to a puppy. She

chuckled and walked back into the

office. At least she met someone nice

today unlike a certain jerk of a boss. She

growled at the thought of him. She

refused to be treated like that again.

Even if he was a sexy man beast.

Chapter 2

Sparrow had her head buried in the

file cabinet when Gabby walked into

Cougar Construction. “Ready for

lunch?”

Sparrow groaned as she sat up and

stretched her aching muscles. “Yeah.”

“These are my friends Rogue and

Camilla.” Gabby said gesturing to the

two women behind her. “There are only

two places on this side of town to eat.

So the bar or Bixby’s?”

“I vote Bixby’s. All the guys are

going to the bar.” The woman that talked

had a long mohawk cut dyed in an array

of blues and greens. “I’m Rogue.” She

held out her hand and firmly shook

Sparrow’s.

“Bixby’s it is then.” Gabby said as

they walked out to the cars.

Sparrow locked up and followed

behind them. She climbed into the back

of Gabby’s SUV. The slender Hispanic

woman next to her smiled and held out

her hand. “I’m Camilla. It’s nice to meet

you.”

“Likewise.”

“So what brings you out to

Millersburg?”

“I was originally going to come out

and just search for my sister but then Mr.

Kale called me and offered me the job of

being Cougar Construction’s new

secretary.”

“Sister?” Camilla asked.

“She disappeared just to the south of

here about six months ago. I’ve tried to

convince my family that she just

wouldn’t disappear like this but no one

believes me.” Sparrow thought about the

happy woman her sister had been before

her disappearance. So much different

than the angry teen she had been.

The drive to Bixby’s was quicker

than originally expected but then

Sparrow hadn’t had a chance to explore

the town yet. The women climbed out of

the truck and walked into the diner. It

was very reminiscent of the hidden Mom

and Pop places hidden around Chicago.

When she walked through the doors it

was like going back in time to a 50’s

diner minus the poodle skirts.

Though the waitress uniforms were

very similar to the cute skirts. A woman

dressed in a pink uniform and a pair of

saddle shoes walked up to them.

“Afternoon, girls, if ya’ll want to grab a

seat I’ll be with ya in a moment to take

yer order.”

Sparrow followed Gabby to their

booth and processed the smells of food,

shifter, and human. “Is everyone in town

a shifter?”

“Not everyone but a majority of them

are. We have several clans, some that

are just family units and then there are

the two prides, the bear clan, and my

own wolf pack. Most of the inhabitants

of Millersburg are the family clans and

loners,” Gabby explained.

“Have you found a place to stay

yet?” Camilla asked.

“No. This move was very spur of the

moment and I just packed all of my

things into my car and drove out here. I

left all my furniture back home.”

Sparrow wondered if her father and

brother had realized she had just up and

left.

“You can stay at Wolf Haven. There

are several vacancies right now,” Gabby

said smiling at her.

“How do you know?” Sparrow

asked.

“Wolf Haven is owned and operated

by my pack. We all live there and we

still have tons of rooms for guests. Well

except for July and September. Then

getting a room at Wolf Haven is like

winning the lottery.”

Rogue chuckled at Sparrow’s

confused look. “The town has two

annual festivals plus all the tourism from

the national forest.”

Sparrow looked up as the waitress

from before walked up to their table.

“What can I get ya’ll?”

“The usual,” chorused Gabby,

Camilla, and Rogue.

“And for ya, sweetheart?” the

waitress asked.

Sparrow glanced down at the menu

she was holding. “A burger with fries

and water, please.”

The waitress scribbled her order

down and smiled. “I’m Suzy. Haven’t

seen ya in these parts before.”

“This is Sparrow. She just moved to

town. She’s the new secretary over at

CC,” Gabby explained.

Suzy grimaced before looking at

Sparrow pityingly. “Good luck to ya.

That boy has been grumpier than a bear

in winter and I should know.” She turned

and left their table.

“Why’d she say that?” Sparrow

asked.

Camilla sighed. “Our friend Charise

was the old secretary. She was fired

because Lachlan wanted someone to

stop Jack’s philandering ways. Jack

feels horrible about getting Char fired,

like he should, but he is being a

complete asshole about it.”

“I’m guessing none of you are very

fond of him?”

“He’s a good boss but as a person?

Not so much. He has screwed more

women than I can count. The only good

thing about him is that he won’t bed any

of the women that work for him or are

part of his pride.”

“So he’s a major man-whore.”

Suzy walked up and place a round of

strawberry milkshakes in front of them.

“Here ya go, ladies, courtesy of the

gentleman at the counter.”

They all looked over and saw a tall

man with dark chocolate skin, flashing

green eyes, and a charming smile.

“Loki. Ignore him.” Rogue growled

and pushed her milkshake over to

Camilla.

“What’s wrong? I am an ex law

enforcement officer. I can arrest him and

forget where I put the keys to my cuffs,”

Sparrow said. She didn’t like the look of

anger on Rogue’s face. She especially

didn’t like the pain flashing through her

new friend’s eyes.

“When I was in my last year of high

school I found out I was in the family

way and my family kicked me out. I was

struggling to make ends meat and ended

up dropping out of school so I could get

a full time job. One day Loki came

walking into my work, saw me, and

began purring. He walked up to me, saw

that I was six months pregnant and went

ballistic. He called me every name in the

book before storming out. Two months

later Kylie was born. I’ve stayed away

from Loki and his brother ever since

then and I refuse to subject my daughter

to that.”

“I’m sorry.” Sparrow could

sympathize. She had seen several

battered women in her years at

Paranormal United Alliance.

“It’s in the past. I’m over it.” Rogue

sniffed and cleared her throat. Her eyes

had gotten bright with tears as she had

told Sparrow her painful memory. She

blinked away the tears and pushed

thoughts of Loki and his brother out of

her head. “What did you do for a living

before coming here?”

“I was the senior field agent of my

team at PUA,” she said.

They stared at her before Gabby

coughed and asked, “You worked at

Paranormal United Alliance? Why did

you leave?”

“I was severely injured on a case.

My injury was bad enough to put me on

the fast track to retirement. I had been

sitting behind a desk for a little over

three months when I got the call from

Mr. Kale.”

“Well, I’m glad that you came to

Millersburg,” Gabby said.

“Me too,” Rogue and Camilla piped

in just as their food arrived.

Chapter 3

Sparrow and her new friends were

all laughing as they walked through the

door of Cougar Construction. The sound

of Sparrow’s tinkling laughter sent

shivers of pleasure across Jack’s skin. It

only made him more agitated. He needed

to work on a new round of paperwork

but highly doubted he would get any of it

done if he knew that Sparrow was sitting

just outside his office door.

“Welcome back. Any of you planning

on working today?” he growled.

“Why yes I do. When you pull your

head out of your ass and start acting like

a gentleman,” Sparrow said sweetly. She

faintly heard her friends chorus of ‘bye’

as they retreated out the door.

Jack laughed. His little kitten had

claws. “Having fun sharpening those

claws of yours?”

“It could be my teeth. Wanna find

out how that would feel?”

Jack laughed even more. “I get it.

You think I’m an ass.”

“I’m so sorry that I didn’t notice.”

Sparrow smiled sweetly and tried to

keep from grinding her teeth together.

How could she be attracted to such an

asshole? Why couldn’t he have been

some sweet accountant or something like

that? “Was there something you were

wanting?”

If only she knew what he wanted. “I

came to get a file but can’t seem to find

it.”

She pushed her purr of pleasure back

and got back to business. She went to the

filing cabinet and glanced at him over

her shoulder. “Name?”

“Mazner.” His gaze trailed down her

body, caressing her body like his hands

itched to do. He finally landed on her

heart shaped ass and could picture her

bent over his desk or couch with that ass

pointed up at him, waiting for his touch.

Sparrow pulled out a file and handed

it to him. “Next time try under the M’s in

the file marked with this year.”

“You refiled everything?”

“Yes I did. What did you expect me

to do for three hours? Paint my nails?”

“Why?”

“Your filing process was just a

standard alphabetical system. If you ever

get audited then the auditor can now just

go to the specific years instead of having

to go through every single file, which in

turn is every project this company has

ever done.”

“It was fine the way it was,” he

growled.

“I’m sorry you don’t like the fact I

changed your lover’s filing process,”

she snarled.

“Lover? Char wasn’t my lover. She’s

my friend.”

“Then why are you so angry about

me changing things? And friends don’t

get friends fired.”

Jack snarled at Sparrow’s words. “I

didn’t get her fired!”

She snorted. “Yes you did. Your

actions caused your father to replace her

with me.”

“And how exactly do you plan on

changing my ways?”

She smiled so sweetly that Jack

knew he had pushed her too far.

“Simple. You fuck the client I give their

file to Leo Construction. In fact, you fuck

anyone while I am your secretary I will

nail your balls to the wall as a

decoration.”

“Bitch.”

“No. I would be a queen. I’m not a

dog.”

“Jesus Christ, you’re completely

nuts.”

“I never claimed to be sane but then

no one with any sanity would be willing

to work for you.”

Jack growled.

“Don’t you growl at me you

overgrown pussy! You may get away

with growling and snarling at everyone

else but I refuse to be treated that way.

You won’t be able to chase me out that

door. I have something more important to

deal with than your overinflated ego!”

“What is more important than my

ego?”

Sparrow huffed. There was no point

getting into an argument with him.

“Never mind. It doesn’t matter.”

Jack could tell she was hiding

something from him, which he would be

finding out real soon. “I’ll be at home if

anyone needs me. Lock up after you

leave.”

Chapter 4

Sparrow laughed as Gabby flung the

office door and did her best impression

of royalty. “I have come to pry you away

from this loathsome place!”

“Hey Gabby.” She put away some

last minute paperwork and turned off the

computer.

“What did you say that had Jack

roaring and snarling before he went

home?”

“I called him an overgrown pussy

and told him his ego wasn’t the most

important thing I had to deal with. Then

outlined what I would do to him if he

slept with anyone while I was here.”

“Ooh… Maybe that’s why he hasn’t

been picking up his phone.”

“Why?”

“Getting his booty calls out of his

system before he has to go celibate.”

Sparrow heard a growl and quickly

looked around the office for the source.

“What was that?”

Gabby was staring at her wide eyed.

“That was you.”

“Let’s get out of here before I get any

crazier.”

“Your kitty likes Jack.”

“Whatever. Come on.”

“Ok but don’t get your tail in a knot

if we see him with someone else.”

“Let me lock up so we can go.”

Purposefully ignoring Gabby’s comment

about Jack, Sparrow locked the office up

and walked to her stuffed car.

“If you want to follow me, we’ll get

going.” They climbed into their cars and

pulled out of the parking lot.

Wolf Haven was a short 20-minute

drive from Cougar Construction and

Sparrow could even walk to work if she

wanted to. She could already imagine

romping through the tall grass of the

fields and climbing the trees of the

forest.

She and Gabby climbed out of their

cars. Gabby smiled and swept her hand

through the air. “Welcome to Wolf

Haven.”

“This is huge.” Sparrow looked at

the building in awe. For a small town

this place was a mansion.

“Yeah this is big even for a bed and

breakfast but we got it for quite a deal.

There’s even a few guest houses around

back.”

“What about hunters?”

“We occasionally get them but they

mostly stick to deer. The only shifter that

has been shot accidentally in the last

couple of years was old man Fogey. But

he was in his cougar form and was

hunting the same deer that the hunter

was.” She grabbed a few bags out of

Sparrow’s car. “Now let’s get you

checked in and settled.” Sparrow

followed Gabby up the stairs and into

the lobby. Gabby grinned at her when

she saw Sparrow’s look of awe.

“Welcome home. Remy!”

“What?” A tall, lean young man

shouted as he came up to the front desk.

“Sparrow, this is Remulus Dire, just

don’t call him that, he hates it. He

prefers Remy. He’s the brother of our

esteemed alpha. Remy, this is Sparrow

Williams, the new secretary over at CC.

She needs a place to stay.”

Remy sighed. “Nice to meet you.

Welcome to Wolf Haven Bed and

Breakfast.” He pulled out a guest book

and slid it across the counter to her.

“Please sign here and if you will give

me your ID I can get you into the

computer system and get you a key.”

“Remy I swear you need to be more

cheerful instead of such a Debbie

Downer.” Gabby walked around the

counter and grabbed a key off the wall.

“God I hate this place.” He grumbled

as he typed Sparrow’s info into the

computer and handed her ID back before

walking away.

“Please excuse Remy, he didn’t want

to move here and has been making our

lives hell ever since.”

“Thanks for helping me.”

“That’s what friends are for. Now

let’s get your stuff up to your room and

get you settled in.” Gabby handed her the

key to her room. “I gave you room 205.

It’s just across the hall from me and has

an amazing view of the garden.”

They lugged her bags up the stairs

and to her room. Gabby hadn’t been

kidding about the view. “Thank you so

much.”

“Hey no problem. I’ll come get you

for dinner.” Gabby dusted off her hands

before walking out of the room.

Sparrow walked over to the window

and glanced over the garden and to the

forest just beyond. “Robyn where are

you?”

Chapter 5

Sparrow yawned as she walked

down the stairs. She couldn’t believe

that she had fallen asleep so early. She

remembered Gabby saying something

about dinner, grabbing a quick shower

and then laying down on her bed. After

that everything was dark.

She stopped at the bottom of the

stairs and looked around for the kitchen.

If she could find the kitchen she could

get something to eat and stop the slight

ache that besieged her. If all else failed

she would shift and go hunting. Though

bunnies didn’t sound nearly as

appetizing as bacon. And the thought of

how much shifting hurt made her really

love bacon even more.

A woman with long strawberry

blonde hair walked around the corner,

stopping a few feet from her. “Hello.

Can I help you find something?”

“I’m Sparrow. I checked in last

night.”

“Oh yes the missing dinner guest. I’m

Freya, Alpha of the Danu clan.”

“Yea, I’m sorry about that.” Sparrow

blushed. She really hadn’t meant to fall

asleep.

Freya chuckled. “Don’t be. If what I

heard is right you drove straight to town,

did an almost complete shift at CC, and

then followed Gabby here. If I did that I

would have passed out too.”

“I’m sorry I wasn’t there to meet

everyone. Though I did get to meet your

brother when I checked in.” She

grimaced slightly. “He seems very

pleasant.”

“Yea, he wasn’t very happy about

being relocated here.” Barbie Girl

started playing and Freya pulled out her

phone, grimacing at the caller ID. “Yes?

Ok. I’ll be there immediately.” She

smiled apologetically at Sparrow. “I’m

sorry to cut this short but I’ve got to go.”

She quickly left, leaving Sparrow

searching for the kitchen. Again.

Sparrow explored the house until she

finally came to the kitchen. Gabby was

standing at the stove cooking.

“Morning.”

Gabby smiled. “Morning. Have you

seen Freya?”

“I met her in the hallway. She got a

phone call and had to leave.”

“Strange,” Gabby said frowning.

Sparrow sat at the breakfast bar. “Is

there a Council agent around that I could

possibly talk to?”

Gabby giggled, placing a cup of

coffee in front of Sparrow. “You already

have. Freya’s the local Council agent.”

“Hmm… She seemed rather frazzled

about her phone call,” Sparrow said,

pouring copious amounts of creamer and

sugar into her coffee.

Gabby sighed. “Probably the

Council chewing her ass again. They

have been riding her hard for any

information on the case she was sent

here for.”

“I didn’t realize the Council had an

active investigation in the area.”

“Freya noticed a pattern of

disappearances in the area and

petitioned the Council to investigate. She

went above her superiors head and went

straight to the Council. They decided that

our entire pack would come down here

until the case had been solved.”

Sparrow grew quiet. If the Council

had sent Freya down, then why did

nobody notice her sister’s

disappearance? But then who would

notice the disappearance of a tourist?

“How long have you all been down

here?”

“Almost four years now.” Gabby

handed her a plate piled high with eggs,

pancakes, and bacon. Mmmm bacon.

“Would you like me to make you more?”

Sparrow looked up startled. “Why?”

“Your growling at the sight of

bacon.”

“I have an intense love interest with

bacon. It brightens any day as soon as it

hits my stomach.” Sparrow purred as she

dug into her plate.

“What type of feline are you?”

Gabby asked plating her own food

before sitting down across from her.

“Tiger. Why?”

“I couldn’t tell by your scent. But

you have an appetite like some of the

bears I know.”

“I’ve been taking a heat

suppressant.” Sparrow finished the last

of her food and sat back. She needed to

find out what her sister was doing before

she disappeared.

“Hey don’t worry about it, you’ll fit

in around here. Though there are only

two other tigers, Jack and Mr. Kale. The

only thing you might have an issue with

is some of the single men getting too

close and personal while they are trying

to figure out what type of shifter you

are.” Gabby put their empty plates in the

sink. “Is Robyn a tiger like you?”

Sparrow smiled, thinking about her

sister. Robyn was a beautiful young

woman and she had been a sweet but

mischievous cub. “She took after our

mother and is a lioness. Our brother,

Logan, is the odd one and turned out to

be a liger. If you think bears eat a lot just

wait until you meet him.”

“Sounds like you have an amazing

family.”

“Yes. Dating was a traumatic

experience. My brother is 10 years older

than me and both him and my father were

PUA agents by the time I even started

thinking about boys. What about you?

What’s your family like?”

Gabby was silent, sadness flickering

across her face. “I am an orphan, all of

us are. I met Freya and Remy in foster

care. She had already met Jazz and

Dejah. When I turned 18 they accepted

me into the Danu Pack. We became a

family and I wouldn’t change it for the

world.”

“You’re blessed.”

“What?” Gabby asked. She had

never heard it put that way. Idiotic and

insane. But not blessed.

“It’s something my mom used to say.

When things turn out for the better,

you’re blessed. And that no matter what

the storm will always pass.”

“She sounds like a great woman.”

Gabby wondered what it would have

been like if she had never met Freya or

anyone else from her pack. It would

have been hell. She jumped as her phone

rang. “Hello? Yes, sir.” She ended the

call and glanced up at Sparrow. “Time

to go. The boss wants us to come into

work and meet him on site today.”

Sparrow looked at her questioningly.

“Why so he can kill me?”

Gabby laughed. “Quite possibly.”

Chapter 6

Jack waited impatiently for Gabby to

show up with Sparrow. He saw Gabby’s

truck coming up the drive and waved her

down. They climb out of the truck and

walk up the drive. He stared at Sparrow,

watching the sway of her hips, thinking

about how he wanted to caress her

curves. He shook his head. He really

needed to get his brain out of his dick.

“Glad you could join us ladies. Last

night there was an incident and Charise

was kidnapped by her stalker, Ares. She

was retrieved unharmed, mostly, and

Freya would like our help canvassing

the area. Sparrow, since you’re a PUA

agent I figured you would be able to help

her investigate the cabin.”

“I hate to break it to you but anything

I find would be just circumstantial

evidence due to the fact that I am an EX

agent.”

“At this point I don’t think anyone

cares.” He looked at Gabby. “You’ll be

searching the surrounding area with me

and the rest of the clans. The Ursus Clan

and Shanbeel Pride are also helping

with the search. Look for anything out of

the ordinary.”

Gabby nodded and took off into the

forest. Sparrow thought about all the

protocols that were being broken but

when push comes to shove she guessed it

didn’t matter. She looked at Jack and

found him staring at her, his eyes filled

with a searing heat.

“You going to show me where this

cabin is or are you going to drag me off

to some secluded meadow to have your

wicked way with me?”

He stared at her in shock. He wasn’t

sure if she was serious or joking but his

cock was in agreement with her

suggestion. He grabbed her and pulled

her close, smirking at her wide eyed

look. “Don’t tempt me. I might just take

you up on it.” He could faintly smell the

sweet aroma of her arousal wafting in

the air. “Let’s go help Freya before I

really do drag you off and do all the

wicked things my cat has been clamoring

for me to do.” He turned on his heel and

walked away.

Sparrow stared at him in confusion.

Where was the asshat that she met when

she came to town? Maybe he had a Dr.

Jekyll and Mr. Hyde complex. Wait.

Didn’t they call that bipolarism? Maybe.

Was that a word?

She shook her head. He had flustered

her and now she was becoming

scatterbrained. She jogged to catch up to

him. “So…” She tried to think of what

she was going to say but lost all train of

thought as he turned to look at her.

“Dammit stop looking at me.”

He burst out laughing. “Why?”

“You’re making me scatterbrained.”

He continued laughing. She really

was something else. She was kind of

like a firecracker. Slow to fizzle with a

sudden bang when she got angry or

thrown off balance. The cabin came into

sight and he quickened his pace

chuckling as she ran to keep up.

“You’re an ass,” she said when they

reached the front steps.

“Have to keep you from thinking I’m

a gentleman.”

She watched him speculatively. “I

think you are a gentleman. You just don’t

want anyone knowing. Might ruin your

rap as a badass alpha male.”

She was definitely smarter than she

looked. He would have to watch what he

said and did around her. He didn’t need

her thinking he could be tamed. He

knocked on the cabin door and waited

for Freya to answer.

The door swung open revealing

Freya’s somewhat frazzled appearance.

She motioned them in as she stepped

back. “Watch where you step.”

She turned and handed Sparrow a set

of latex gloves. “Thanks for coming. The

sheriff has decided that since this was a

shifter crime this is a shifter matter. He

is leaving us to it. But the only person

that can help me is Sparrow. I am

making you a temporary Council agent.”

Sparrow nodded in understanding

and pulled the gloves on.

“I will leave you ladies to it. If you

need me I will be helping search the

surrounding area.” Jack turned and left

leaving them alone.

“The unsub held Charise in there

until she was rescued by her mates. I

have found several hairs of varying

colors and length. We won’t know if they

are all from one person or multiples

until I get them to a forensics lab. If you

want to start in the bedroom, I’ll finish

here in the living room.” Freya handed

Sparrow a small forensics kit and

headed to the far end of the main room of

the cabin.

Sparrow walked into the bedroom

and began looking for evidence. She

found several hairs along with a few

pieces of jewelry that were not

characteristically worn by men. Unless

they were crossdressers. She picked up

a ring and her breath caught in her throat.

“Is the cabin privately owned or a

rental?”

“According to my intel it is a

privately owned cabin on 20 acres of

property that has been in the Ursus

family for the last five generations.”

“What about his mother? Alive or

dead? Any sisters?”

Freya came into the room, stopping

just inside the door. “Mother’s dead. No

sisters. Why? Did you find something?’

“The loving touches around this

room. Doilies on the nightstands, a vase

of flowers, accent rugs. Men don’t

usually think about things like that. He

wasn’t a drag queen was he?”

Freya shook her head. “From what

everyone has told me he was completely

heterosexual but maybe he hadn’t come

out about his sexuality.”

“Then we might be looking at

multiple victims. I found these around

the room.” She held up varying pieces of

jewelry.

Freya picked up a bracelet. “This

belongs to Camia Johnson. It was in the

picture her mother gave me.”

“And this belongs to my sister.” She

held up the ring. “Dad gave this to her

when she graduated high school.”

“Your sister’s name is Robyn right?”

At Sparrow’s nod she continued.

“Gabriella told me about why you

moved to town. I’m sorry that you had to

move here just to find out what happened

to her.”

“Didn’t you do the same thing?”

Sparrow arched her brow knowingly.

She had worked many cases that ended

up going cold or that were deemed not

important.

Freya chuckled. “Yeah I did. I guess

I was also looking for a home for my

pack and now the thought of leaving

Millersburg just doesn’t sit right.”

They placed their evidence in bags

and finished looking around the cabin.

They found more hairs and jewelry but it

was the blood stain they found under the

living room couch that really unsettled

them. Jack returned to the cabin as they

were finishing up.

“There’s a warehouse just to the

south of here. We can smell blood

emanating from it. My men investigated

it further and found what looks like a

makeshift fight ring.”

Freya nodded. “Have your men

stakeout the place and see if anyone

comes back. If someone does do not

apprehend them. We need to see if they

can lead us to the missing women.”

“Women?” He only knew of Charise

being taken. How many others had the

sick bastard taken?

“Two confirmed with possibly more.

I won’t know until I get my evidence to

forensics. One of the confirmed is

Sparrow’s sister Robyn.” Freya put the

evidence and kits in her truck and pulled

out a roll of crime scene tape and

padlock. She was oblivious to the

tenseness growing around her.

Jack looked at Sparrow. She hadn’t

told him about a missing sister. But then

he hadn’t really given her a chance to

talk to him without him being an ass.

Hell. Looked like he might be

apologizing for being a horse’s ass.

“Sister?”

Sparrow sighed and stepped off the

porch. She walked down the drive

towards Gabby’s truck but was deterred

by Jack when he led her over to his. “My

sister disappeared six months ago from

this area. No one believes that she

wouldn’t just take off like this.”

He helped her into the truck and got

in. He revved the engine and pulled out

of the drive. “I’m sorry that your sister

was taken.”

She nodded. If only she had come

with her sister maybe they would both

be at home right now. But as her mother

used to say, everything happens for a

reason. “At least now I know she didn’t

run away. I just wish I had gone with her

like I was supposed to.”

“Why didn’t you?” He may be an ass

but he was curious about the woman that

drew him. He wanted to know

everything he could about her. Well

almost everything because women had to

have secrets just like men. Hopefully his

didn’t scare her too much.

“On my last assignment I was shot

while looking into a rape case. I caught a

silver bullet in the hip, shattering my

pelvic bone. The doctor's pinned my hip

back together but couldn’t get all the

silver out. I ended up a desk jockey

because of the pain when I shift.” She

absently rubbed at her hip, still feeling

the lingering pain. “What should have

only taken a couple of months to heal

ended up taking eight. Robyn and I were

supposed to come down here for some

sister time but since I was injured I

couldn’t come. She wanted to just stay at

home and look after me. We had already

paid for our cabin and on such short

notice they wouldn’t refund our money. I

told her to come down and have fun.

Meet new people. Party.” She looked up

at him with pain filled eyes. “I never

thought about the danger she could have

been in. I am a federal agent and I know

about the dangers out there but I guess I

always thought that nothing would ever

happen to my family.”

“You didn’t know this would have

happened.” He grabbed her hand,

smoothing his thumb over her soft skin.

“We will find her.”

“Don’t make promises you can’t

keep.” She smiled sadly at him. He

really was trying to not be an asshat. He

pulled into the parking lot of Wolf

Haven, turning towards her after cutting

the engine. If only things were different.

But if they were she most likely

would’ve never have met him.

She looked so cute when she was

deep in thought. He leaned across the

space separating them and tucked a

strand of hair behind her ear. It felt like

silk. Would her tiger’s fur feel the same

way? He had never felt like this with

anyone else before. Could she be…

He inhaled her scent, the harsh acrid

smell of her suppressant was gone and in

its place was the smell of fresh

meadows and strawberries. She was a

tiger shifter. His tiger growled as the

need to claim her washed over him.

He clenched his teeth as he felt his

incisors lengthen. Thank God she wasn’t

looking at him at the moment or he

would have looked weird as hell

fighting with his inner beast. Turning into

an oversized prehistoric tiger inside his

truck would not have been a good thing.

He would have squished her and

possibly broken his truck. Fat ass cat.

His tiger snarled at him.

Sparrow turned to thank him for

bringing her home. She saw his eyes

flash in the darkness and felt her tiger

purr. He was still an ass even though he

had been nice to her. She wouldn’t give

him the satisfaction of adding a notch to

his bed post tonight.

“Thank you for bringing me home.”

She opened the truck door. “I’ll see you

tomorrow at work.”

He grabbed her hand before she

could climb out. “I’ll pick you up in the

morning. We have a lot to talk about.”

Like finding a secluded spot along the

road or going back to his lair and

claiming her. But why didn’t she feel the

connection? She was a shifter so why

didn’t she acknowledge that he was her

mate?

She narrowed her eyes and watched

him curiously. “Ok in the morning then.”

She climbed from the truck. “Goodnight

Jack.” She closed the door and walked

into Wolf Haven.

He watched her ass jiggle with each

step. This woman called to both the man

and beast. “Goodnight kitten.” He would

be claiming her soon. But would she

accept him as her mate?

Chapter 7

The next morning Sparrow woke up

early, earlier than usual. The moon had

already set but the sun had yet to peak

over the horizon. She rolled out of bed

and quickly dressed in a comfy shirt and

shorts. She may be going to work today

but she wasn’t going to dress for it until

after the sun had made its appearance.

She headed downstairs towards the

kitchen. Remy was standing at the front

desk talking to a new customer.

“Morning Remy.”

“Morning.” Remy mumbled as he

wrote something down on a piece of

paper and handed it to the customer.

“Hello. I’m Nadia.” The woman

smiled but it didn’t reach her eyes.

Sparrow smiled in return. Her tiger

growled in agitation. Something about

the woman was off. “Hi. I’m Sparrow.”

She turned to Remy. “Do we have any

hot chocolate in the kitchen?”

“Should be some in the cabinet

above the stove.”

Sparrow looked back at the woman.

“It was nice meeting you.”

“Likewise. Maybe we’ll meet

again.” She waved a perfectly

manicured hand and walked out the front

door.

Sparrow went to the kitchen and

fixed a cup of hot chocolate before going

back up to her room. She sipped at it as

she looked out her bedroom window.

The sun was just topping the trees and

washing the garden in a soft light.

She pulled out a pair of slacks and a

blouse, laying them on the bed. She took

another sip of her drink before stripping

and going into the bathroom.

She turned the shower on and turned

the knobs until it was just right before

stepping in. She wondered what had

caused Jack to do an about face with his

attitude. She thought about what he had

said about tempting him. If he knew just

how hot she got when he came into close

proximity with her.

The water sluiced across her naked

skin, adding to the heat she was already

feeling. She imagined Jack’s sensual lips

kissing and nibbling along her neck and

farther down. His calloused hands

caressing her skin, cupping her breasts

and moving down her waist. She moaned

as her own hands cupped her breast,

playing with the hardened tips.

A hand drifted down her body,

fingers trailing over the swell of her hip

then into the dip of her thighs, brushing

against the sensitive skin of her pussy.

She delved deeper and pressed against

the hidden bundle of nerves there.

A needy moan left her lips as she

swirled her fingers around her clit

causing sensations to spark through her.

Her nails raked across her clit making

her jerk with the sudden pleasure it

caused. It wasn’t enough, she needed

more.

She bit her lip as she thrust her

fingers in her drenched pussy and began

a slow in and out motion. She pressed

her thumb against her clit with each

inward motion, moaning as she started to

shake. Almost. Her hand moved faster

with each breath until she bit down on

her lip to keep from screaming as her

release flooded through her.

It left her weak and her legs gave out

from under her. She slid down the

shower wall until she was sitting down.

She didn’t have the strength to wash

herself but the thought of Jack finding her

in the shower naked and covered in her

own juices sent another spike of need

through her.

Damn. What was it about this man

that had her wanting more? Needing

more? He was an asshole albeit an

extremely hot one but still.

He’s our asshole, her tiger purred.

She hadn’t gotten a flash of instant

recognition when she had met him. Isn’t

that how it was supposed to work? She

washed herself off and climbed out of

the shower, quickly wrapping a towel

around herself.

She thought about her mother and

what she had told Sparrow and Robyn

about meeting their father and how their

mating went. She always assumed that it

was like the fairytales where she would

meet her mate, smell him and they would

instantly fall in love and claim each

other.

But she remembered her mother

saying that you may meet your mate

several times before both of you are

ready for the claiming. And your animal

wouldn’t let you know until you both

sides of your duality were ready.

She smiled at the thought of her

mother. She wished she was here now,

helping her understand why things were

happening this way. But she knew what

her mother would say, ‘It is fate. That’s

why.’

She picked up her now cold drink

and drained it.

That was strange. She looked around

the room and checked the door.

Locked. So how did a tray of food

make it into her room? She didn’t think

any of the Danu pack would have waltz

into her room without announcing

themselves but then she didn’t really

know them that well either.

Dizziness suddenly assailed her. She

pressed a hand against her head as

darkness crept into her vision. She heard

the door unlock and in stepped the

woman from earlier.

“I told you we might be seeing each

other again,” she said smiling at her

cruelly. “Can’t have you looking for your

little sister anymore.”

Sparrow couldn’t hear what else

was said as she slipped into oblivion.

~ * ~

Jack pulled into the parking lot of

Wolf Haven, hoping he was early enough

to surprise Sparrow. The sun had risen

only an hour ago but he wanted to take

her to breakfast and get to know his

mate.

Mate.

Who would have thought that a man

like him would be given a mate as

beautiful as his kitten? A petite woman

compared to him, with all the right

curves. He could imagine taking her

from behind, tugging on her hair and

spanking her until her skin was nice and

pink. That imagery had gotten him

through the night after a cold shower and

rubbing a few out didn’t help.

He climbed from the truck and

walked into Wolf Haven. Remy was

standing at the front desk pushing papers

around, which was unusual but possible

if his sister threatened him. “Hey Remy.

Can you give me Ms. Williams room

number?”

Remy fidgeted for a moment. “She’s

in room 205. She should be awake

already. She was down earlier looking

for hot cocoa.”

“Thanks.” Jack turned on his heel

and climbed up the stairs. Her room

wasn’t far from the staircase and he

could see that her door was cracked

open as he continued to make his way up

the stairs.

He rushed over and found clothes set

out for today, a set that had been shucked

when she undressed, and a damp towel.

He picked it up and pressed it against

his nose. Sparrow and arousal. He

dropped the towel and looked around the

room.

Her discarded cup was sitting on the

nightstand and he grabbed it, sniffing at

the rim. He almost missed it but there

was a very faint smell of bitterness. He

put the cup down and ran out of the

room, dialing Freya.

“Sparrows gone. She’s not in her

room and there’s a strange scent in the

cup she drank out of this morning.” He

stopped at the desk, snarling when he

realized that Remy wasn’t there

anymore. “Where the hell would your

brother go if he isn’t manning the desk?”

“I’m on my way back to Wolf Haven.

If he’s not at the desk then he could

either be in his room or the kitchen.”

Jack stuffed his phone back in his

jeans and roared. “Remy!”

The young man came racing around

the corner followed by Gabby, Jazz and

Dejah. “What’s wrong?”

“Where’s Sparrow? She’s not in her

room. Was anyone else here?” He

growled in frustration as the young man

sputtered.

“Nadia. Nadia was here earlier

asking if I could help her drive the truck

she rented for her stuff. I left for about

half hour and came back but I haven’t

seen her since.”

“We’ll help you find her Jack.”

Gabby said as she walked out the front

doors.

Freya drove up in her truck,

screeching to a stop. She jumped out and

ran up to them. “Find anything out?”

Jack nodded. “Nadia was here

earlier asking Remy for help. He went

out for a little bit and then came back but

hasn’t seen her since earlier.”

“Fuck,” Freya snarled. “Nadia’s the

one that set up Charise’s abduction.”

Jack roared as his shifter came over

him. His clothes shredded and fell the

ground as his giant form moved away

from everyone. He was going to find his

mate even if he had to kill everyone that

got in his path.

Freya shook her head. What was it

about this generation of shifters with all

these throwbacks and abnormalities?

Maybe they were just attracted to the

area and that was why it seemed there

were so many of them. She shed her

clothes and shifted. The others not far

behind her. They each took a direction

and split up, hoping to find Sparrow’s

scent.

Jack went around back and started at

the back door. He caught her scent a few

yards from there. He roared signaling he

had found it and charged through the

forest after her scent.

He came to a small clearing and his

heart almost stopped. There in the

middle of the clearing laid a heap of

white with splotches of red. He could

see his beloved kitten from where he

was standing.

She was slightly bigger than a

normal tiger. Blood ran from her nose

and several other cuts along her body.

But he wouldn’t know the extent of her

injuries until she shifted back.

Chapter 8

Jack ran over to her shifting as he

came to her. “Sparrow.” She hissed as

he touched her and took a swipe at him.

He narrowly missed getting his face

ripped off. “I can’t help you if you won’t

let me.”

She mewed like a kitten and then

started to shift, roaring from the pain.

Her roar turned into a scream as her

human shape became complete. She

cried as the pain overwhelmed her.

“Jack.”

He pulled her into his arms. “I’ve

got ya.” He brushed the hair out of her

face, revealing a split lip and black eye.

“Tell me what happened kitten. Please I

need to know who did this.” So I can

fucking kill them.

“They told me to stop looking into

my sister’s disappearance. If I don’t

they’ll make me disappear as well.” She

cried against his shoulder as she

remembered the cold gold eyes of her

tormentor.

He held her in his arms as he felt his

tiger roar in anger. How dare they

threaten what was his. He would find

them and rip them to shreds.

Freya came into the clearing

followed by the rest of her pack. She

shifted and began checking the area. She

motioned her pack to stay still until she

was done. “Nothing. What the hell is

going on? How can there not be anything

to indicate where they went?”

He was going to take her back to his

den and never let her out. At least not

until he was sure she was safe. No one

was ever going to touch his kitten again.

He helped her to her feet and stepped

back.

He shifted, startling Sparrow. She

stared at him. She had heard rumors of

throwbacks but had never seen one

before.

Her sexy beast man was HUGE! His

head was level with hers and she stood

5’6”! She hesitantly touched his feline

cheek, sliding her fingers into his baby

soft fur.

He purred and touched his nose to

hers. She stroked the stripes on his face,

tracing them down his chin. His fangs

stopped several inches below his chin,

reminding her of a saber-toothed cat.

“You’re beautiful.”

He chuffed at her and licked her

shoulder. He flopped down on the

ground and nudged her towards his back.

She looked at him in surprise.

“Really? I didn’t think the first time I

would be riding you would be like this.”

She leaned down and nipped one of his

furry ears. “Can I hang onto your ears?”

He huffed at her and quirked his

eyebrows.

She chuckled and then groaned as

she climbed onto his back. She wrapped

her arms around his neck and hung on as

he stood up and sprinted back to Wolf

Haven.

Sparrow gingerly climbed down and

waited as Jack shifted. She couldn’t

keep her eyes dipping below the waist

and looking at him in all his glory. Her

sexy man beast was hung. If only she

could do something about all that sexy

yumminess right at the moment.

Jack looked at Freya. “This was a

warning to all of us not just Sparrow.

Are you going to listen?”

She looked at him with narrowed

eyes. “Are you?”

Jack grinned, giving her all the

answer she needed.

They walked into Wolf Haven and

gathered their clothes, quickly dressing.

Freya called her superiors and his father,

telling them of the situation. He carried

Sparrow up to her room and laid her on

the bed. He cleared her things off the

bed and climbed in, pulling her close.

He let the fear he had been holding

back wash over him. He almost lost her

today. The thought sent a shiver of dread

down his body. He was never going to

let anyone harm his kitten again.

Sparrow had been quiet since Jack

had found her. She wrapped her arms

around him and let the tears fall. She had

been almost completely helpless against

Nadia and her goons.

They both jumped when Lachlan

charged into the room.

“Dad, what’s wrong?” Jack asked.

He hadn’t seen his father this upset since

his mother left them.

Lachlan sighed, seeing they were

both fine. Sparrow’s busted lip and

black eye were slowly healing. But she

was fine. “Checking on you before I go

to the airport.”

“A few cuts and bruises.” Jack

glanced at Sparrow, narrowing his eyes

at her. “But everything seems to be fine.”

“Except for someone’s boiling rage.”

Sparrow chuckled.

Lachlan smiled while looking

knowingly at his son. “If it was me I

wouldn’t be able to keep my rage

contained either.”

They all looked up as Freya walked

into the room and shut the door behind

her. “I got a call from one of my

informants. I am letting all of the alphas

know. We have a leak. Someone is

relaying our every move to Nadia and

her goons.”

Jack growled, his eyes flashing gold

as he fought for control. “Have we found

where she is hiding out?”

Freya shook her head. “Not yet but I

will be going back to that warehouse and

scoping out the surrounding area. I’m

still trying to figure out how Nadia and

Nightshade are connected.”

Jack pulled out his phone and called

Ankou. “I need you and the rest of the

pride to help Freya out. She’s not getting

any help from her superiors.” He paused

for a moment, listening, growling the

longer he listened. “Keep saying that and

you’ll find out why I’m alpha and not

you. Go to the warehouse and keep a

watch out for anything unusual. Call me

if anyone shows up.”

“Trouble in paradise?” Freya

chuckled.

Jack snarled causing Sparrow and

Lachlan to laugh.

“What did you expect from another

alpha? Of course it doesn’t help that he

is grumpier than you,” Lachlan said. He

patted his son’s shoulder. “Just

remember what the most important thing

in your life is and you won’t go wrong.

I’ll see you in a few months.”

“You’re still going?” Sparrow

asked.

“Yes. I have been waiting for my

lovely Moira to come back for the last

twenty years and sitting here waiting for

something that will never come isn’t

what I need right now. I’ll have my

phone if you need anything.” Lachlan

left, Freya following close behind him.

Sparrow curled into Jack’s arms,

chuckling at his miffed expression.

Freya ducked back into the room. “I

have some information. I’m heading over

the Libaax Pride house. Why don’t you

two come with me so I only have to say

this once?”

“I can wait for my update.”

Freya stared at him, her annoyance

visible.

“Let me get dressed and we’ll meet

you there.” Sparrow climbed out of bed

and began pulling on her clothes from

this morning. Nudity wasn’t an issue for

her or most shifters but she was slightly

self-conscious about the scars on her hip

and leg.

Jack sighed in frustration as he

climbed out of bed. He helped Sparrow

out the door and down the stairs. “My

father saw your pink bits.”

“When I shift everyone sees my pink

bits,” she chuckled. “Besides I can show

anyone I want my pink bits. I don’t have

a mate.” She couldn’t help teasing him.

Jack growled. “Keep tempting me

and see what happens. I’ll claim you on

the front desk if need be.”

“You wouldn’t.” She stared at him in

shock.

“Try me. When we are done at the

Libaax Pride house we’ll be coming

back and packing your things up and

moving you into my house. I refuse to let

you out of my sight again,” he growled.

Chapter 9

They pulled up in front of the Libaax

Pride house and Freya raised her hand to

knock when the door was flung open by

a petite brown haired woman with a

vibrant smile.

“Woman I swear I am going to tie

you to the headboard if you don’t start

listening,” said a man with black hair

and icy blue eyes.

“Sparrow, meet Charise and Xavier,

one of Char’s mates,” Jack said.

Sparrow held out her hand. “Nice to

meet you.”

“Oh girl.” Charise hugged her. “I

thought I would never see the day when

someone tamed him.”

Freya laughed as Jack scowled at

Charise. “I don’t think she’s tamed him

just yet.”

“But what male is ever truly tamed?”

asked a man who looked like Xavier.

“I’m Xander. Welcome to our home.

Please come in.” They walked into the

house and saw others sitting in the living

room. “Sparrow these are my brothers

Xerxes and Graeme.”

Both men nodded at her. One had

eyes only for Charise while the other

looked at her with keen interest. She

wasn’t the only one who noticed.

Jack snarled, picked Sparrow up and

sat down in the nearest chair.

“Ooh, has someone found their

mate?” Charise asked as she sat down

on the couch with her mates, which was

more they were sitting on the couch and

she was sitting on them.

“No,” Sparrow said grinning at

them.

“Mine.” Jack wrapped his arms

around her and growled at Graeme.

“Hey I won’t touch what’s yours,”

Graeme said holding up his hands.

“Though if she wants me to save her then

I would be more than willing to sacrifice

myself.”

She laughed at his dramatic

suffering. “Thanks. He may growl a lot

but he’s really just a big…”

“Sparrow!”

She looked at him teasingly.

“Kitty…” She looked at Freya. “So what

news do you have?”

Freya took a breath and let it out

slowly. “I called my superiors asking for

assistance and was once again denied.

According to them until I can make an

arrest I don’t have enough evidence for

them to expend other resources.”

“Even though two women have been

taken; one drugged and the other

beaten?” Jack snarled.

“Yes. I have even talked to them

about the possibility of there being a

black market for shifters and even an

illegal fight ring and slave trade.”

“How do you know all that?”

Graeme asked.

“Do you honestly think that I just

twiddle my thumbs while I wait for my

superiors to give me the go ahead?”

Freya scoffed.

“Since you need help investigating

everything why don’t you let us help

you? Each clan will take an area to

search and report back to you,” Xander

suggested.

“I can call my brothers and let them

know what we are planning,” Charise

said. “Just tell us what all we need to

look for.”

Freya outlined the plan and where

each clan would be searching. Jack and

his clan would be searching the

warehouses and surrounding area.

Xavier and his clan would be searching

around Ares’ old cabin and the area to

the north. Jaxon and his clan would be

searching to the south along the border

between the Ursus clans.

As the group dispersed Sparrow

pulled Freya off to the side. “I can call

my brother and let him know what the

Council is doing. He would be able to

get the PUA to send down agents to

help.”

“Thank you but I think I am going to

hold off just a while longer on bringing

in the PUA. I’m sorry that you were

taken from my home and beaten. It’s

supposed to be a safe haven for people

to stay and now someone has tainted

that.” Freya sighed as she watched the

horizon.

“Hang in there. Things will work

out.”

Jack walked up to the women and

wrapped his arm around Sparrow.

“Ready to grab your things and take them

to my house?”

Sparrow smiled, looking up at him.

“Yeah.” She looked back at Freya. “If

you need my help with anything Gabby

has my number.”

Jack steered her towards the truck

and helped her in. Even though his kitten

had claws and sharp teeth she was still

sweet. He drove them back to Wolf

Haven and helped her pack everything

into his truck. He made a call to Loki to

come pick up her car and take back to

the pride house. Soon they were on their

way to his house, her new home.

~ * ~

Jack pulled into the driveway and

turned off the engine. “Welcome to your

new home.”

Sparrow stared in awe at the

bungalow that he called home. It was

something out of an ad for the Bahamas.

“It’s almost like finding a lost paradise

in the middle of nowhere.”

“My father built this house 30 years

ago, every few years we update it and

add on to it. He modeled it after the

house he and my mother stayed in when

they went on their honeymoon.”

“It must have been extremely

beautiful to inspire this.”

“There’s a picture of it in the office

at work.”

She wandered around the house

enjoying the luxuriousness of it. She

never thought that something like this

would be in Indiana, Florida or the west

coast maybe, but in the Hoosier state?

Jack watched her with ever growing

need as she trailed her fingers over the

furniture, admiring the craftsmanship.

Maybe he would get her out into the

workshop with him and teach her. If she

didn’t enjoy it he would definitely be

teaching their cubs.

The thought of her growing big with

his cubs had him growing thick and

heavy. He couldn’t wait to get her to the

bedroom. Tied to his bed. Open to him.

He growled as he lurched across the

room, tossing her over his shoulder.

There was time to explore the house

later. Much later.

“What are you doing?” She wrapped

her arms around his middle to stop from

swaying. The last thing she needed was

a bad case of vertigo.

“Making you mine.” He climbed the

stairs to his room. His pace faltering

when her hands moved down his abs to

his pants. She flicked open his pants and

skimmed her fingers just beneath the top.

He made it to his room and tossed her on

the bed. “I warned you about tempting

me. Now you’ll pay the price, kitten.”

He grabbed the hem of her shirt and

pulled it over her head, flinging it over

his shoulder. He tugged at her shorts and

pulled them off.

He climbed onto the bed, wedging

her legs apart with his shoulders. “I’ve

wanted to taste you since I met you.” He

leaned down and breathed in her scent,

groaning as his cock throbbed. He kissed

the top of her mound his lips tickling her

bare skin. He kissed and nibbled along

her nether lips until she was soaked with

need. He lowered his head and lapped at

her clit. He pressed a finger into her,

then two as her hot channel clenched

around him. He sucked on her clit and

began purring as he fucked her with his

fingers.

She cried out as she clenched around

him. She was on the cusp of her release.

She pinched her nipples adding that

small bit of pain to her pleasure, sending

her over the edge.

He lapped at her one more time

before pressing his lips against her thigh.

“Mine.” He sank his teeth into her

smooth creamy flesh, claiming her as

his.

Chapter 10

Sparrow woke up to a cold bed.

There was no huge furnace to cuddle

with just a cold empty spot. Asshole bit

me then ran off somewhere. The least he

could do was bring me breakfast in bed.

She climbed out of bed, pulled on

his discarded shirt and headed

downstairs. She could hear voices in the

kitchen and briefly thought about going

back and putting her shorts on. But

curiosity got the better of her and she

walked into the kitchen.

“We’ve searched the area and still

haven’t found anything.” The man Jack

was talking to had skin dark enough that

Sparrow decided to call him Dark

Chocolate. If she wasn’t mated or

searching for her sister, he would have

been on her radar. But he just didn’t

compare to the male she was mated to.

Jack was standing at the stove in

nothing but low slung jeans. She could

see that his tattoos climbed his arms,

over his shoulders and across his back.

She wanted to follow those lines with

her tongue and teeth. If only they didn’t

have company.

Jack turned to look at her as she sat

down at the breakfast bar. “Good

morning kitten. Sparrow meet Ankou, my

beta. Enjoy your nap?”

“Plotting my revenge. Teasing a tiger

isn’t fun for anyone.” She smiled

sweetly at him. Oh she was definitely

going to get her revenge for the bite on

her thigh.

“We’ll see who’s teasing whom

later.” He tucked a strand of hair behind

her ear before looking back up at Ankou.

“As for the search grid Freya gave you. I

suggest searching from the inside out.

Look for anything unusual, unnatural. His

den has to be here somewhere. Those

women couldn’t have just vanished into

thin air.”

“They could have been moved by

now. We don’t know who’s been helping

him acquire his little harem. Hell for all

we know those women are dead.”

Sparrow snarled at him, her eyes

flashing gold. “I refuse to believe my

sister is dead because you don’t want to

spend any time looking for them.”

“So sorry I can’t accommodate you

princess. Maybe you should have kept a

better eye on her,” Ankou snarled.

Jack roared and leapt over the

breakfast bar at Ankou. They grappled

for a few minutes until Jack grabbed him

up in a headlock. “Watch what you say to

my mate.”

Sparrow got up from her chair and

knocked them over. “Are you two done?

I’m not going to clean up after you if you

start bleeding all over the place.”

They both looked up at her. “I didn’t

know she was your mate until now.”

Jack grabbed the back of his head

and smashed his face into the ground.

“Mine.”

“Don’t make me kill both of you,”

she growled. She marched over to the

stove, plated the food Jack had been

cooking and sat back down at the

breakfast bar.

The men got up and brushed

themselves off. Jack walked up behind

her and nuzzled her neck. “Knowing that

you’re not wearing panties makes me

hard as steel.”

Ankou walked over to the stove.

“She took all of the food.”

She stared at him. “You even think of

touching my plate I will rip your hand

off and cram it down your throat.”

“Keep talking dirty.” Jack nibbled on

her ear.

She batted at him. “Down kitty! No

pussy for you. At least not until Dark

Chocolate leaves.”

Ankou raised an eyebrow, grinning

at Jack. “Dark Chocolate?”

“My nickname for you.” Sparrow

grinned as she felt the rumble of Jack’s

growl vibrate through her.

“I like you,” Ankou said.

“I only have one mate. Go find

someone else,” Sparrow said. She

nibbled on the last piece of bacon.

“Are you always this grouchy?”

Ankou asked.

She glared at him. “I run mostly on

caffeine and inappropriate thoughts.

You’re the reason I woke up to a cold

bed and keeping me from any kind of

morning nookie. Plus, I’m nothing like

your idiot brother.”

Ankou snorted. “I’ll be sure to tell

him I’m not the only one who thinks he’s

an idiot.”

“Maybe you should also tell him that

buying a milkshake isn’t a proper

apology,” she growled.

Ankou quirked a brow. “Apology?

For what?”

“Why don’t you ask him? Or better

yet ask Rogue?” She watched him

closely. If he didn’t know about why

Loki was apologizing then maybe he

could be the buffer between the two.

“Still hungry?” Jack asked leaning

down and licking the corner of her

mouth.

“Not for food. I owe you for the

lovely little bite mark that’s gracing my

thigh.” Her cleft dampened at the thought

of what would happen when they were

finally alone. She purred when Jack

stroked his fingers down her arm.

Ankou turned and walked towards

the door. “I will go back to searching the

forest for missing people.”

“I thought he would never leave.”

Jack scooped her up and carried her up

the stairs.

“You could’ve thrown him out.”

Sparrow wrapped her arms around his

neck.

“Not without killing him. He saw

your pink bits,” he growled walking into

the bedroom.

“That seems to be a trend here

lately.”

He sat her down at the foot of the

bed. “Crawl in for me, baby.” He leaned

down and kissed her shoulder, scraping

his fangs across her shoulder. “Quickly

before I go all prehistoric and claim you

again.”

Sparrow chuckled as she turned them

and pushed him onto the bed. “We

wouldn’t want that.” She stared at his

wide shoulders and chiseled chest. She

pulled her shirt off and leaned down to

lick him. She didn’t even make it to the

yummy V of his body before he flipped

them and settled between her thighs.

His clawed hands held her own as

he nibbled down her neck. He bit her

nipple swirling his tongue around it

soothing the sting he had caused. He

pulled away long enough to shuck his

pants and climbed back on the bed.

He spread her legs, settling his hips

between them. He pressed the head of

his cock against her sopping pussy. He

grinned as she squirmed in his grasp, not

letting her move enough to encase him.

He grabbed the base of his cock and

rubbed the head against her slit,

tormenting her.

“Is this what you’re wanting, kitten?

You want my cock in you?” He pressed

the head in and stopped.

Sparrow moaned and writhed

beneath him, trying to get closer.

“Please.”

“Please what?” He was going to

make her beg.

“I want you. I want you to fuck me.”

She cried out as his cock sank an inch

deeper into her.

He gripped her hips and pressed

further into her tight, wet opening. He

slid into her soft velvety heat groaning

as her inner walls sucked at his cock. He

stilled trying to gain back a semblance of

his composure. Growling when her body

clenched around him, he pulled out until

only the head was left in her heat. He

sank back in groaning as she tightened

around him.

She bit her lip, holding back her

cries of pleasure. She wanted this man.

Oh how she wanted him. If only he

would move a little faster. She arched

her hips, sinking him deeper. He pressed

against the sensitive spot inside her.

He roared as his restraint broke. His

hips jerked forward moving at a fast

deep tempo. “Come for me, kitten.” He

slid his hand down to her pussy,

fingering her clit as he increased his

pace.

She screamed as she came around

him, sending him closer to the edge. She

pulled him forward and sank her fangs

into his shoulder.

His hips jerked forward burying

himself in her as his cock throbbed and

releasing his seed deep inside her. He

sank his teeth into her shoulder. Marking

her where the world could see because

like hell was anyone going to see her

pink bits again. He was going to have to

kill Ankou for getting a peek at his

mate’s pink bits.

Chapter 11

Jack pulled on his boots tucking the

laces into the sides. He picked up his

shirt and pulled it over his head. He felt

Sparrow’s hands move along his back.

He turned as she wrapped her arms

around him.

“Where do you think you’re going?”

She nuzzled against him. Maybe if she

tempted him enough he’d crawl back in

bed with her.

He chuckled and grabbed her ass. “I

am going to help investigate one of the

warehouses that Ankou found locked.

We’re hoping that we’ll find something

useful to Freya’s investigation.”

She perked up at that. “I’ll go with

you.”

“I want you to stay here.” Her still

healing face haunted him. He almost lost

her. He still could.

She narrowed her eyes. “Do you

honestly think I’m going to sit here like a

good little mate while you go out

gallivanting around doing what I used to

when I worked at PUA?”

He felt his cock harden. Damn she

was hot when she was angry. “I can’t put

you at risk again.”

She smiled at him. Sometimes he

was the sweetest man she knew. Until he

pissed her off. Like he was doing right

now. She rubbed against him. Chuckling

when his cock pressed against her

tummy. “How are you going to stop me

from coming with you?”

He growled at her as he thrust

against her. “I’ll tie you to the bed, wet

and waiting for me.”

She stroked his arms moving ever

closer to his pants. Her hands dipped

into his pants and gripped him. He

pulsed in her hand as she stroked him.

“If you ever want to get anywhere near

my pussy again I suggest you rethink

your ‘little woman’ image of me.”

He groaned as her hand tightened on

each down stroke. “Keep this up and I’ll

show you what happens to bad girls.”

She rubbed her thumb over the head

of his cock. “But it’s so much fun being

bad. Besides my family thinks I am an

angel.” She released him and removed

her hands from his pants.

He groaned in frustration. “Let’s go

before I climb in with you.” He looked

at her meaningfully. “But later be

prepared. Now get dressed.”

Sparrow climbed out of bed and

grabbed her go bag from when she was

still at PUA. She pulled on the black

pants, shirt, and jacket. She pulled on

her socks and shoes. “Ready when you

are.”

He looked at her in surprise. He had

been prepared to wait for her but the ten

minutes it took him to call Ankou and

tell him they were on their way was all

it took for her to be completely dressed

and ready.

They got into his truck and drove to

the warehouse. Sparrow waved at

Ankou when they reached the

warehouse. He had a huge grin on his

face.

“I thought he was leaving you at

home?” Ankou chuckled as they climbed

out of the truck.

“He tried but didn’t succeed.” She

laughed as Jack grumbled about bossy

women.

“Ankou, do you have anything to

report?”

“No movement inside but the place

reeks of blood. We cut the deadbolt off

but waited for you to arrive before we

entered.”

Jack glanced at Sparrow. “I guess

there’s no talking you into staying

outside until I know it’s safe.”

Her eyes narrowed. “I led my team

at PUA. I was the first agent into a crime

scene or dangerous situation.”

He sighed in frustration. “Fine.

Come on.” He motioned her towards the

warehouse. He glared as Ankou

snickered behind him. “Keep laughing.

When you meet your mate just know that

you were warned.”

Ankou cocked his head. “About

what?”

Jack hit him. “The thought of my

mate being hurt infuriates me. And I’m

willing to beat anyone who thinks it is

funny.”

Ankou growled and tripped Jack,

which started a small brawl. Loki

walked up to them and shook his head

laughing. He reached down and clonked

their heads together. “Idiots.”

Ankou snarled at his brother and

stood up. Jack jumped to his feet and

grinned unabashedly at his mate.

Sparrow shook her head and walked

to the warehouse. It reeked of blood,

body odor, and other bodily fluids. She

wished she had brought a vat of

sanitizer. She stopped at the door and

waited for Jack and Ankou to catch up.

Heat warmed her back letting her know

that Jack was behind her.

She motioned for them to enter and

Ankou cracked the door open as quietly

as he could. When they didn’t hear any

movement from within they threw the

door open and stormed in. What they

found was not what they were expecting.

In the center of a makeshift ring, lay

a dead body. Jack walked over and

checked for a pulse. He shook his head

and sighed.

“This is Alex Dristcoll. He was the

owner of the motel just outside of town.

If he’s here we have bigger problems.

He’s human and this place reeks of

shifters.” Jack motioned to Ankou. “Call

Freya and let her know what we have

found.”

Ankou closed his phone. “She’s

already on her way. So is the coroner.”

“We need to search every inch of this

place,” Sparrow said. She told the men

what to look for and to try not to disturb

anything. When the men dispersed she

looked down at the man that had once

been Alex Dristcoll. “This looks

unplanned. I think this was either an

accident or someone was forced to kill

him.”

“Why do you say that?” He knew

bringing her was a good thing. He

wouldn’t have known whether or not

something was intentional or accidental.

Much less what exactly to look for. That

didn’t mean he liked having her in

danger.

The skin between her eyes crinkled

in concentration. “There’s hesitancy.

This possibly started as a fight but

turned into a kill or be killed

circumstance.”

“Why would someone want to kill

him? He’s human.”

“Maybe he wasn’t supposed to be

here? There are plenty of possibilities.”

She checked his pants pockets and found

a crumbled piece of paper with an

address scrawled across it.

“Or it was blackmail.” Ankou

walked up holding a stack of papers.

“We found these along with other

documents and an appointment book

hidden in a safe in the office.” He

handed her the papers.

She read them over. What she read

sent a chill down her spine. “They

silenced him. He wanted his own

‘servant’ and half of all their future

profits.” She looked up at Jack, horror

filled her gaze. “I think we may have

found out what has been happening to all

of the missing people.”

Jack took the papers from her and

read them over. “These are shifters we

are talking about. How would a human

be able to control them?”

“Chain, beat and rape someone

enough and shifter or not they will

break,” she said. She didn’t want to

think of the horrors that those people

would have to endure to break.

Chapter 12

Nightshade smiled as she sent a

picture of the beautiful creature she had

nearly acquired. The buyer had been

looking for someone as exotic as the

lovely sparrow. The phone rang just a

few minutes after she had sent the text.

“Hello sir.”

“I want her,” said the scruffy voice

from the other end.

She smiled. “Acquiring that

particular trophy will have a high cost.”

“I will give you whatever the asking

price is.”

She tsked. “Are you sure that’s your

final offer?”

“What is your employer wanting in

exchange for her?”

“A favor. Though you still have to

pay the finder's fee,” she chuckled.

“Fine. I expect her to be part of my

collection by the end of the week,” he

growled.

“Thank you. It was nice doing

business with you Mr. D.” She closed

her phone and tucked it into her pocket.

She raised to binoculars and watched as

the warehouse where she had once done

business, was searched. “Soon little

Sparrow you will join pretty little

Robyn in the collection.”

Chapter 13

Jack paced the Libaax Pride house

living room like a caged tiger. After

Freya had arrived at the warehouse they

had found concrete evidence of an

illegal fight ring. That combined with the

documents they had found painted his

childhood town in a dark light.

There had been several references to

Nightshade and after talking to the other

alphas they all agreed that taking out

Nightshade would lead them to the

missing people. Now all they had to do

was wait as Freya talked to her

superiors at the Council. Why they had

to wait for a bunch of old geezers he

would never know. At least he wasn’t

the only one getting agitated by the wait.

“Sit your ass down. You’re wearing

a hole in the rug,” growled Xavier.

Jack glared at him, snarling at the

order.

“Jack,” Sparrow purred, patting the

seat next to her. “Come sit with me.”

He prowled over to her, sat down

and pulled her into his lap.

“Aw honey, look at how cute Jack

Sparrow is.” Everyone stared at Charise

until Xander started chuckling.

He pulled her close, nuzzling her

head. “I don’t see any pirates in the

room but if you want me to plunder your

booty later I will.”

“They look nothing like Johnny

Depp,” Jaxon said from across the room.

He and Jason had been talking about

everything that had happened since

Charise had come back to town.

She glared at her brother. “I hate you

sometimes, you know that?”

“Want to go find some buried

treasure with me?” Jack murmured in his

mate’s ear.

“Only if it involves a bed,” she

giggled. He stood up and started towards

the door.

“Where are you going?” Xavier

growled.

Jack grinned mischievously. “To find

my booty. I am a pirate after all.”

Sparrow and Charise started laughing as

the men groaned at the horrible pun.

Sparrow kissed him on the cheek.

How she loved… Loved? Yea she loved

her mate. The thought of living life

without him scared her. “I love you,” she

whispered.

“I love you too, kitten,” Jack said

kissing her softly on the lips.

“Aw how cute.”

The room dissolved into laughter.

“Sit back down. You can find your

booty later,” Jaxon snorted.

“You just wish you had some booty

to find,” Jack chuckled. He sat back

down with Sparrow in his lap.

“I have plenty of booty. I just don’t

think my sister wants to hear about my

sexual escapades.” Jaxon smirked as

Jason started laughing. It would be both

of their escapades since they rarely ever

had sex without the other being there.

Charise gagged. “I think I just threw

up a little.” She grabbed Xavier’s face.

“Quick, kiss me and banish the horrible

images in my mind.”

Xavier chuckled and softly kiss her

on the lips. It didn’t take long before he

was dominating the kiss and she was

moaning.

“Just because you don’t want to hear

about my escapades doesn’t mean I want

a front row seat to yours,” Jaxon said,

gagging. Jason had closed his eyes and

plugged his ears, softly singing some

little tune to cover his sister’s moans.

Everyone erupted into laughter.

After all of the laughter had died

down, Freya still wasn’t done with her

phone call to her superiors. By then Jack

wasn’t the only one wearing a hole in the

carpet.

Xavier growled. “I can’t wait any

longer. How much longer do you think

they are going to give her the run

around?”

“I don’t know but this is ridiculous.”

Jaxon pulled his phone out and quickly

dialed in a number from memory. “Hey, I

need a favor. I need you to pull some

strings for me. Council Agent Freya has

been trying to get help out here and her

superiors just keep giving her the run

around.” Silence filled the room as

everyone stared at him. “Thanks.” He

stuffed his phone back in his pocket and

leaned against the nearest wall.

“Hopefully that helps.”

A few minutes later Freya came into

the room a grim look on her face. “The

Council has decided to send out a

superior to assess what I have been

working on. If he deems it important

enough they will send backup.”

“This is such bullshit.” Sparrow

pulled out her phone and sent off a quick

text to her family explaining the

situation. “That will get us a few PUA

operatives down here. Though we may

regret it.”

Jack looked at her curiously. “Why’s

that?”

“I messaged my family and told them

what is happening. My brother and dad

will most likely be here in the next

couple of days.” She sighed. And then

shit would hit the fan when they got here.

Freya smiled at her in relief.

“Thanks.”

“No problem.” Sparrow smiled at

her. No one should have to take on cases

like this alone.

Everyone stood up to leave. “How

about we all get together later to

celebrate?” Charise suggested.

“Celebrate what baby?” Xavier

asked.

“Getting Freya some help. Finding

clues on this fucked up case. We need to

celebrate the little things. And if you

don’t want to do that then we can

celebrate Jack’s mating. The man-whore

will no longer be stealing clients from

us,” Charise said.

Her mates all stared at her before

grinning, maybe a little too widely.

“That is a perfect reason to celebrate.”

Sparrow snorted. “I’m not sure I

want to let him loose on the general

public yet. He hasn’t shown me that he’s

mended his man-whore ways or if he’s

completely house broken.”

“Hey I’ve mended my ways. The

only pink bits I want to see are yours and

I’m house broken. Mostly.” Jack

growled and nipped at her ear. Sparrow

laughed as he tickled her neck with his

nose before moaning as he gently bit her

shoulder.

“Great now we have front row

tickets to their escapades,” Jason

groaned.

“Don’t you mean their kinkypades?”

Xander laughed.

Jack stood up trying to get her out of

there before he got into any more

trouble.

Sparrow chuckled and wrapped her

arms around him. “But I like kinky.”

He was definitely in trouble but the

best way possible. Jack nodded his

agreement to meet later at the bar. “6

o’clock.” He ushered his mate out the

door and into his truck. He drove like a

bat out of hell back to their house.

Sparrow went to take a shower after

they got home. She left a trail of clothing

from the living room up to the bathroom.

She could hear Jack moving around

downstairs, checking the house as was

customary for him. She climbed under

the hot spray of the shower and moaned

as she felt the kinks in her muscles

loosen.

Jack followed the trail of clothes his

mate had left him, growing hard and

heavy with each step. He couldn’t help

thinking about her lush body and how he

could spend the rest of his life exploring

every inch of it.

He stripped out of his clothes when

he heard the shower running. He walked

towards the bathroom purposefully, his

cock swinging before him. She looked

like a goddess as he stepped into the

shower. He pulled her out of the shower

spray and kissed her shoulder.

She turned in his arms and wrapped

hers around him, tucking her head under

his chin. She sighed happily. “I love

you.”

He tipped her head back and kissed

her. “I love you too.” He moved them

under the spray and began washing her,

memorizing every dip and curve. He

smoothed his hand over her abdomen.

He couldn’t wait to see her round with

his cubs.

She grabbed the soap out of his

hands and lathered his chest up, washing

him in return. Her fingers followed the

lines of his body until she reached the

ever yummy V that led to even more

yumminess. She smirked as she washed

every bit of him but his cock. Every few

moments it would bob and leak precum.

Jack growled playfully. Two could

play this game. He caressed her body,

paying special attention to her erogenous

zones until she squirmed away from him

when he found a particularly ticklish

spot.

When the teasing had become almost

too much to bear he rinsed them both off

and carried her to their bed. This time

their lovemaking was slow, each holding

the other close, cuddling after they had

reached their peak. How could one

person complete the other so much?

Jack looked down at the woman

snuggling in his arms. He now

understood why his father still waited

for his mother to come back. He

wouldn’t be complete without his

precious mate. He pulled her tight

against him as sleep came.

Chapter 14

Sparrow laughed as Jack circle the

parking lot for the third time. They were

late to meet the others. Mostly because

when they had woken they weren’t ready

to get out of bed. He finally found a

parking space and pulled in. He climbed

out and rounded the front of the truck

before she could open the door and

opened it for her. He helped her out of

the truck, smirking as he slid her down

his body.

The bar was packed. Through the

smoky din they saw Charise and her

mates along with Gabby and several

others sitting in the back corner. Jack

steered Sparrow through the crowd,

growling when she received several

appreciative glances.

“Jack Sparrow! You made it.”

Charise chuckled as groans erupted

around her.

“I’m glad you suggested it. I haven’t

had a chance to explore the town like I

want to yet,” Sparrow said grabbing a

seat.

“We’ll go touring around town

tomorrow if you want,” Jack said

tugging on a strand of hair.

She nodded and smiled as Jack was

pulled away by the men for a game of

pool. Charise and Gabby introduced her

to some of the other women from the

clans. They ordered drinks and food, just

having fun.

At one-point Sparrow started to feel

a little drowsy. She got up and went to

the bathroom figuring she had a little too

much to drink. She had only made it to

the bathroom door when her vision

began to dim and she swayed. She felt

someone grab her and move her along

the hallway of the bathroom. It wasn’t

until they went out the back door that she

realized that she just might be in danger.

She looked at her captors and felt

her stomach bottom out. Remy was

helping kidnap shifters. The men took

her to a white cargo van and shoved her

in through the back door. She lost her

balance and fell, landing at Nadia’s feet.

Nadia chuckled. “Oh little Sparrow.

You just had to continue searching for

your sister. Now you’ll pay the price. I

guess one good thing comes from this

though. You’ll get to see her again.” She

pulled a syringe out of her clutch and

stabbed Sparrow in the arm with it,

pressing the plunger.

“Bitch,” Sparrow murmured as the

drug took effect and knocked her out

completely.

~ * ~

Gabby looked at her watch. Sparrow

had been gone for ten minutes, way too

long for a pee break. She went to the

bathrooms and checked each stall. She

even checked the men’s room. Nothing.

Not a sign of Sparrow anywhere. She

maneuvered through the crowd towards

Jack and the other alphas. “We have a

problem. Sparrow’s missing.”

The roar that erupted from Jack was

deafening. The crowd parted as Gabby

led him to where she had last seen

Sparrow. They all searched until finally

someone caught her scent.

“We need to call Freya. There’s been

a complication,” Xavier said as he

moved everyone away from where he

had found Sparrow’s scent. Xander and

Xerxes both had a hold of Jack. Charise

was standing in front of him, telling him

how they would find his mate. They

would get her back even if they had to

tear apart the entire town. “Freya,

Sparrow’s been kidnapped. There’s a

problem. We found her scent but Remy’s

and Nadia’s is with it as well.” He

pulled the phone away from his ear as

she howled in rage.

“Follow the scent and let Jack tear

them apart. I can’t handle this one

because of my brother. But if he dies in

the process of getting her back then so be

it.” She hung up the phone and threw it

against the wall.

Xavier tucked his phone back in his

pocket and turned to his brothers. “Let

him go. If he can follow her scent to

where she’s at then we’ll be one step

closer to finding her.” Xander and

Xerxes let Jack go and grabbed Charise,

pulling her away from him.

Jack roared as he shifted. His tiger

was enraged. No one had seen his shifter

form except Freya. When he shifted into

a huge prehistoric tiger they stared at

him. He was twice the size of a normal

tiger shifter and had fangs reaching

below his chin. If only they knew most

of his pride was made up of nature’s

little oddities and throwbacks.

He inhaled and found his mate’s

scent and why Xavier didn’t want him

closer to where she had been kidnapped.

He roared and took off after his mate.

The trail led back to the warehouse that

they had searched earlier. He burst

through the door and found his mate

strung up from the ceiling in the center of

the makeshift ring.

Several men were standing staring at

him as they waited for him to move. He

sniffed the air. Humans. Humans were

helping kidnap shifters and sell them into

slavery. He didn’t care what anyone

said, those who helped create this

darkness would die.

He charged across the room and

circled himself around his mate. The

humans scattered, some grabbing guns

others running for their lives. He saw

Xavier and his brothers, Jaxon and

Jason, along with every member of their

clans’ flood through the warehouse door.

Some were already shifted others

shifting as the humans open fired on

them.

He felt a sting in his shoulder and

realized he had been shot. He swung his

head towards his attacker and found

Remy standing there with a Glock in his

hands. He would die tonight. Him and

anyone else who came near his mate.

Jack hissed as Remy shot at him

again. He charged the young man and

swiped at him, catching him across the

midriff.

Remy snarled in pain and shot at

Jack again. He sneered, took aim at

Sparrow and shot her, catching her in the

hip.

Jack howled at his mate’s agonized

cry and charged Remy again.

Remy shot Sparrow again as Jack

came closer. He aimed for her head and

cocked the gun. He would kill her if he

had too.

Jack stopped in his tracks when he

saw the determined glint in Remy’s eyes.

He backed away slowly, turning towards

his mate. Blood streamed from her hip.

She had been shot twice in her injured

hip. He glared back at Remy and

watched him slip away before anyone

could catch him.

Jack maneuvered underneath

Sparrow until she was sitting on his

back. He huffed, catching the attention of

Gabby. She came over, tears falling

freely from her eyes when she saw the

condition her friend was in. She

released Sparrow’s hands and laid her

across Jack’s back. She whistled at

Dejah, waving her over. She was going

to need help to fix what had been done to

her friend.

Jack carried his mate out of the

warehouse and laid down so she could

get the medical attention she needed. He

thanked God that the clans were as

friendly as they were otherwise Sparrow

would be in trouble. He stayed as quiet

and still as he could as Acacia from the

Libaax pride, Dejah from the Danu pack,

Carmen from the Ursus clan, and

Ashleigh from his own clan worked on

his mate.

They were finally done by the time

the warehouse had been cleared out and

searched again. They had given her more

sedative while they pulled all the

shrapnel from her hip. When they

finished they had pulled more than just

the two bullets from her hip but every

piece of silver and the pins. They

reassured him that she was healing

remarkably well and should be fine in a

few days.

He shifted and pulled her into his

lap. He had almost lost her again. How

was he supposed to be an alpha with

such a weakness? He brushed her hair

out of her face and looked at her. She

was his heart and soul, and he would

protect her until his dying day.

He stood up and carried her over to

the closest vehicle. He held her as

someone drove them home. He took her

up to their bed and tucked her in. He

pulled on a pair of jogging pants and

called his pride together. They reported

their findings and reported that Freya

would be talking to him tomorrow about

Remy. He nodded and released them to

go home. He went back up to his room

and climbed in bed with his kitten. He

finally fell asleep while staring at her

sleeping face.

~ * ~

Freya showed up on the Shanbeel

pride house doorstep three days later.

She knocked on the door and patiently

waited. She needed answers. A lot of

answers.

Jack opened the door. Fatigue lined

his face. He motioned for her to sit down

and shut the door behind them.

“I have questions,” she said, sitting

down on the couch. “Is my brother

dead?”

He shook his head and sat down in

the chair across from her. “Unfortunately

the little rat got away after shooting

Sparrow.”

She nodded. “Ankou called me and

told me that humans were working with

Remy. I’m going by the warehouse later

today with the council agent and PUA

agent that have been sent down. I thought

I should let you know that Logan is in

town asking about his sister. It won’t be

long before he frightens someone enough

to tell him where you live.”

Logan’s here? Shit That’s just what

he needed. An oversized rampaging liger

trying to protect his little sister.

Freya nodded her head. “He wasn’t

far behind me. I sicked Gabby on him

but I don’t know how long she will be

able to hold him off. How’s Sparrow

doing?”

“She still hasn’t woken up. She’s

completely healed though.” He sighed in

frustration. “I don’t know what to do.

I’m going crazy. I want to go after the

people that did this to her but I don’t

want to leave her side and leave her

vulnerable to any kind of attack.”

“I’m sorry, Jack. I hope she wakes

up soon.” She stood up. “I’ll hold her

brother off as long as possible.”

“Thanks.” Jack escorted her out and

closed the door firmly behind her.

Sparrow had made many new friends

since she had moved her. If only she

would wake up and could see it.

Ash and Dejah came by daily to

check her injuries and Gabby came to

see if there had been any change.

According to Dejah, she should have

woken up by now but each shifter was

different and to not lose hope.

He had called his father and left a

message on his phone, briefly telling him

what had happened but he had yet to get

a phone call.

He sighed as he thought of living

another day without his love. He

climbed the stairs to his room only to

find it empty. His heart froze as fear that

she had been taken again. The shower

turned on and elation flooded through

him. He opened the bathroom door and

there she was, standing beneath the spray

of the water as if she hadn’t been asleep

for almost four days.

He stripped and climbed in with her.

He wrapped his arms around her and

laid his head on her shoulder.

“What’s the matter?” Sparrow asked.

“You’re never leaving my sight

again. Not even to go to the bathroom,”

he said turning her around.

“I’m fine.” She reached up and held

his face. She looked up at him

questioningly. “What happened?”

“You were kidnapped from the bar. I

almost lost you… Again.” He sighed and

hugged her. “We found you at the

warehouse hanging from the ceiling. As

we were trying to rescue you, you were

shot twice in the hip. The healers did

everything they could. They removed the

bullets, several shards of silver and the

pins for your hip. You’ve been asleep

for the last three days.”

She looked at him as tears poured

down her face, mixing with the shower

water. She hugged him tightly. “I’m so

sorry.”

He cupped her face. “Don’t be.

You’re alive and awake. That’s all that

matters to me.” He kissed her, softly.

“I’ll warn you now. I am changing things

in the pride. You will have a constant

bodyguard until after all of this is over.”

“As long as I am with you,” she said

cuddling against him.

“Until the day I die.” He turned off

the shower and carried her into their

room. “I had a lot of time to think while

you were asleep.” He laid her in the

middle of their bed. He grabbed

something from the top drawer of his

dresser. “Will you marry me?”

“Yes.” She leaned up and kissed

him.

He climbed onto the bed and began

worshipping her. He didn’t plan on

leaving the bed for a while. Though a

change of scenery wouldn’t hurt. As

long as he was with her he didn’t care

where they were.

Chapter 15

Later that afternoon awoke to the

sound of someone pounding on the front

door. Sparrow groaned and sat up. “Who

the hell would be pounding on the door

like that?”

Jack didn’t know if he should tell

her now or wait for her to figure it out

when they answered the door.

“Sparrow!” The roar vibrated

the walls.

So much for the surprise. He

looked at Sparrow. Maybe not.

Her eyes grew big and she

shrieked as she realized just who was

pounding on the front door. “Oh my god.

My brothers here?” She jumped out of

bed. “If he comes in the house he’ll

destroy everything.”

“Why?’ he asked pulling on a

pair of pants.

“He is more aggressive when he

gets angry.” She tugged on her shorts and

grabbed the closest shirt she had on

hand, which happened to be Jack’s.

“How long was I asleep?”

“Three long agonizing days.” He

pulled her into his arms and hugged her

close.

“My poor baby.” She wrapped

her arms around him. When she pulled

back she looked around the room. “We

really need to talk about your house

cleaning skills.”

“You already knew I wasn’t

completely house broken. So sorry that

they aren’t to your standards. I had other

things on my mind, like whether or not

you would wake up.” She placed her

hand on his cheek touching the rough

growth of his beard. “I’m sorry that I

worried you.”

He smiled and rubbed his cheek

against her hand. Another roar shook the

house followed by a resounding crash.

“Your brother is going to be fixing our

door.”

“I like the sound of that,” she

murmured.

“What?” he looked down at her

curiously.

“Our door.”

“I love you kitten.” Another roar

echoed through the house. “Now let’s go

stop your brother before he destroys

everything and I have to kill him.”

They raced down the stairs and

came to the living room landing. The

living room was in shambles. In the

middle of the destruction stood a highly

annoyed looking liger.

“Logan Joshua Williams! What

the hell do you think you are doing?!”

Sparrow roared as she saw the

destruction.

Logan stopped and turned to look

at his sister. He chuffed and moved

towards until he noticed Jack. He

snarled and started towards him with

deadly intent.

Sparrow stepped between them.

“You will not attack my mate! If you do I

will tell Daddy.”

Both males huffed at her.

“Don’t you two huff at me. If you

want to fight and beat up on each other

take it outside.” She pointed a finger at

Logan. “You will be cleaning up this

mess.”

Logan shifted and crossed his

arms. “Maybe.”

“Yes you will. You may be my

big brother but like hell will you get out

of fixing what you destroyed,” she

snapped.

Logan smirked. “I’ll destroy

whatever I want. I’m more than happy to

PAY to have it fixed. That’s how the

economy works nowadays.”

Sparrow looked at him drolly.

“You are such an ass. Get dressed. No

one wants to see your tootsie roll.”

He scoffed indignantly. “Tootsie

roll? It’s never been small enough to be

called that.”

“I would pack it away if I were

you. Jack’s is much bigger,” Sparrow

snorted, smirking at her brother.

Jack laughed and kissed her

neck. “You are hell on a man’s ego

kitten.”

She winked at him. “The only

ego I’ll cater to is yours.”

Logan narrowed his eyes at her.

“I’m your big brother, you should be

nice to me.”

She cocked her hip and looked at

her older brother. “Fine. Put you pencil

back in your pants.”

“Brat.” He walked towards her,

opening his arms to hug her.

She shrieked and hid behind

jack. “Don’t you even think of putting

your nasty man parts on me.”

He pointed at Jack. “He put his

nasty man parts on you.”

“He’s my mate, not my brother,

so he can put his man parts on me.” She

wrapped her arms around Jack’s torso

stroking his abs and working her hands

into the waist band of his pants. “In fact I

enjoy having my sexy man beast’s man

parts on me.”

Logan growled. “I’m going to

spank your butt, you little brat.” He then

proceeded to chase her through the

house.

Jack laughed, watching Sparrow

run from her brother, his junk still

swinging in the wind. Being a part of

this family was going to be a lot of fun.

Now they just needed to find Robyn and

then their family would be complete. At

least until the next generating came

along.

His laughter turned to amazement

as Sparrow shifted without any visible

signs of pain. Her beautiful white tiger

tackling her shifting brother to the

ground. They both got up and bounded

around the pool, playing like a couple of

cubs. His family was truly blessed. He

shifted and joined in the fun, knocking

the squabbling siblings into the pool

before jumping in with them.

Chapter 16

Nadia walked into the room. Remy

had accomplished more than she had

expected. He had proven himself worthy

of her trust, being an asset to her and

relaying his sister’s every move. Too

bad his cover had been blown. Now to

relay her findings to her boss.

She sat down across from her

employer and waited to be

acknowledged. Her employer turned and

looked at her. “You did very well on

finding a new piece for Mr. D’s

collection but you lost it. Tell me how

you lost this piece.”

“Sparrow Williams is mated to non-

other than Jack Kale. Our resources had

told us that he was a tiger shifter. What

they didn’t report was that he is a

prehistoric throwback.”

Her employer leaned back. “A

prehistoric throwback? He would bring

in even more than his little mate.” There

was a pause as her employer looked at

her thoughtfully. “Do we know if she has

become pregnant yet?”

Nadia shook her head. “Not yet.”

“When she becomes pregnant have

her watched. If the cub is a throwback as

well, then we can train it to do as we

say.” The chair turned away from Nadia.

“Oh and Nadia. If you screw up one

more delivery you will be the product to

replace it.”

“Yes ma’am.” Nadia stood up and

left the room. She vowed to make the

lives of the Millersburg shifters hell for

putting her in this position.

Continued in book 3