Chapter 14 Chapter 14

Chapter 14 Chapter 14
Amber awoke and was greeted by the wretched stench of unwashed feet, blood, sweat and vomit, with a passing hint of leather and copper, when she finally decided to open her eyes she realized her worst fears were indeed correct, Dominic, Stacy and herself were currently riding in the back of a London Taxi cab through Piccadilly circus, the nausea of the flight from LAX to Heathrow caught up with her, now she realized why the cab smelt the way it did and why her Alpha was currently looking back at her while wearing a knitted scarf over the lower half of his face in the middle of summer, she had thrown up in her sleep, Stacy was doing her best to clean up with wet wipes and antiperspirant spray but it was only making the matter worse, like covering up the smell of death by hanging a magic tree air freshener.

“You Preter’s are going to have to pay for that,” came the disgruntled voice of the cockney taxi driver, his narrow eyes spied Stacy via the rear-view mirror,

Dominic turned from his rear facing seat and stuffed a handful of British notes through the security partition, “That should cover it, oh and use that condescending tone with our kind again, next time the Preter in question might not be as forgiving as myself,” Dominic let his wolf flash to the surface making sure the cabbie saw the amber of his eyes and the glint of his teeth,

Amber couldn’t help but smile as the scent of human fear filled the cab and replaced the other scents almost entirely, she sent a psychic message to Dominic of thanks to which he replied with a nod and a smile, Stacy quickly gave up on cleaning the taxi’s floor, Amber had managed to miss herself and her friends when the movement of the cab reacted badly with her stomach, but they were here after a ten hour flight, in first class of course, thank you Dominic, and a twenty minute cab drive they had reached their destination, The Rio Pack of Greater London had a Pack house that used to be a royal manor of some sort, the Alpha, Richard Webber, was some sort of Earl or Duke, Dominic could never remember his exact title, he just knew that Richard was a friend and sympathetic to the cross Species mating of Dominic and Valaria, probably because he was soon to mate a Bear-shifter, Richard had offered the services of his Pack in the search for the Hippogriff hide, it would seem that most of the living Hippogriffs lived and worked in England, a lot of them apparently in service to the monarchy as personal assistants, butlers, drivers and the sort, Richard knew a few by name and agreed to set a meeting, but being British he insisted that his guests rest for the night first,

The door of the cab swung open in the hand of a tall Wolf-shifter, he was dressed in tails like a concierge would wear at a high end hotel, he looked to be in his early twenties, short trim dark hair with a faint moustache, his eyes were like Dominic’s, Golden, he was definitely a dominant Wolf but in a role that called for him to be submissive, Amber, Grace and Dominic stepped out of the cab and looked up the ten steps to the large double doors at the front of the building, at the top stood Richard and his Bear-shifter mate, Dominic smiled seeing them,

“I will have your bags taken to your rooms Sir,” the doorman said as he closed the cab door and whistled for two bag boys who were very much boys, no older than fifteen,

Dominic rose the steps as if they were nothing quickly making his way to his old friend while Amber and Stacy followed,

“Richard,” Dominic’s tone was friendly but assertive, it was a clash of dominant vibes between the two Alpha males,

“Dominic old chap, how was your flight?” if ever there was a competition for best posh British accent, it would go to Richard Webber, he oozed pomp and circumstance as though he was the king or something, but he was also modest, there was something about him that said behind closed doors he was a typical Wolf,

Amber and Stacy made the top step as Dominic replied, “It was good, thank you, may I introduce the Betas of Riverside Stacy and Amber,”

Amber performed her best curtsy while Stacy simply nodded, Richard could tell instantly that Stacy was a dominant Wolf and Amber was not,

“A pleasure to make your acquaintance ladies,” Richard said kissing the back of each of their hands, “May I introduce my Mate, Juliette,” the woman to Richards side bowed her head, she was quite tall, only a little shorter that Richard, long auburn hair and eyes as deep as space and just as dark with flecks of orange and green in the irises,

“Please come in out of the cold, it may be summer but this is England,” to the surprise of Dominic and is Betas, Juliette spoke with a French accent, it was thick too, she must not have been in England long though she did speak remarkable English,

They followed Richard and Juliette into the house and were draped in golden light emanating from a hallway chandelier the size of Stacy’s bedroom, in front of them was a grand staircase that split in a middle landing to both sides leading to multiple hallways all lined with large mahogany doors and ornate trim,

“Wow!” Stacy erupted as she took in the splendour of the manor,

“It is quite something is it not?” Juliette replied, she then took Stacy in one hand and Amber in another and lead them away to the left into a reception room with a large leather sofa and a few luxurious armchairs, as she gestured for the ladies to take a seat she whispered into another woman’s ear, she was also wearing a tails suit but was definitely no Wolf, after a moment she returned with a tray, three glasses and a bottle of red wine, no doubt some rare vintage from some amazing vineyard, the woman poured the glasses and handed them out, first to Juliette than to Amber and Stacy,

“Can I ask, what species are you? I don’t recognize the scents,” Amber requested politely to the server,

The server first looked to Juliette for approval before she spoke, “I am an Eagle-shifter ma’am,”

“Ma’am? Please call me Amber,” the Wolf replied smiling,

“Payed help must always refer to the guests by their title,” Juliette explained waving the Eagle-shifter away,

“We don’t have titles,” Amber added, slightly bemused by the etiquette,

“Nevertheless, you are ladies of a Pack, and Beta Females, and of course members of The All Kinds Pack, to us, you are very special, even if you don’t see it,” Juliette insisted before taking in the scent of the wine and taking a sip,

Stacy not knowing the correct etiquette drank half of her glass and smiled, “Nice, but could I trouble you for a glass of rum? I don’t want to waste expensive wine on someone who cant appreciate it,”

Juliette smiled widely, “Of course, she put her own glass to the side, “One glass of Kraken, for Stacy, I’ll have a Bloody Mary, and I think Miss Amber would like a,” she paused for a moment to read her guest, “Ah, a Tequila Sunrise,”

Amber was shocked, “You’re a reader?”

“No not at all dear, I am just very good with drinks,” the three laughed as they received their drinks.

Dominic was taken to the opposite reception room, and treated to a well aged Scotch whisky and a cigar,

“So, do you believe what this Valkyrie says?” Richard asked as he swirled the drink in his palm glass and bit the tip of his cigar.

“I have no reason to think she is lying, Valkyries aren’t exactly known for spinning falsehoods,” Dominic replied as he puffed away on the very rich tasting cocoa and spices, “Richard, are you treating me to your Louixs cigars?”

Richard couldn’t help but smile, “You remember them, remind me to send you back with a box or two,”

“Not sure how Val will take it that I smoke the things…”

“Trust me my boy, she already knows, women always know, and she is a Panther of royal blood, who essentially spied on you for gods know how long before you caught her in the bushes,”

Dominic’s mind couldn’t help but flash back to that night, he cornered Valaria in the bushes at the Riverside compound after a run, he could distinctly remember her shoulder length black hair which has now mostly been cut off to a shorter style, and her amethyst eyes that drew him in and how could he forget her intoxicating scent?

“OK Richard, I'll admit she may very well know all my dirty secrets,”

“You best hope that she doesn’t, Reno was a long time ago, but it is a wound best left undisturbed.”

Valaria cranked up the air conditioning in the SUV as the temperature reached 36 degrees Celsius, Lucy had passed out in the back seat about four miles back and Charlie was slumped in the front passenger seat, she couldn’t quite tell if he was sleeping as he had a pair of sunglasses on and if there was any Wolf on the planet that didn’t snore it was Charlie, a little test,

“We’re about five miles out now,” Valaria called over the sound of the fans in the AC unit,

Charlie stirred and sat up right, “Sorry Boss, didn’t realize how tired I was,” his voice still had that groggy sound to it after waking up and he wiped his eyes to help focus,

“It’s OK, drive has been quiet, it has given me time to think,”

“About what boss?” Charlie asked as he placed his sunglasses on the top of his head and grabbed a bottle of water from the centre console cup holder,

“The Pride we are going to meet, the leader is an old friend, we haven’t spoken in a while and we didn’t leave each others company on great terms,” the Panther explained, not on great terms? what an understatement, Sarah told Valaria if she ever returned to Nevada she would be strung up by the neck and used as a chew toy for feral Panthers, all down to one small indiscretion,

“What did you do?” Lucy asked as she sat up and grabbed a cigarette from Charlie's breast pocket,

“It was before I became an enforcer, I was a rebel child of the Royal family, i maybe kind of fucked her sister, a lot,”

Charlie dropped his jaw while passing a lighter back to Lucy who was in such shock that the cigarette dropped from her lips,

“So that was why your father made you an enforcer, so you couldn’t travel away from the Pride any more,” Lucy picked up her cigarette and lit it from the Zippo lighter Charlie was holding, “To be fair,” she took a couple puffs on the lit stick, “Her sister is gorgeous,”

“Oh yes she is,” Valaria exclaimed, “There might be a fight when we get there, just let it roll,”

“Sure thing, but you have exactly two miles to go before that happens, best freshen up, pull over there,” Charlie pointed to the Gas station and Valaria did as he suggested, right now she was really missing Amber, Charlie couldn’t drive and Lucy had an injured ankle from jumping out of her boyfriends truck after Tyrone’s funeral, plus Amber knew how to calm any situation.

Amber placed her empty glass on the tray beside her and spoke with slightly slurred words, “So, you’re tellin’ me, this Whole place, was imported from Rome?”

Juliette couldn’t help but chuckle at the intoxicated Wolf who after asking her question passed out, “I take it this one does not often drink?”

“You would be right in that assumption,” Stacy replied, “Me on the other hand could do with another,” Stacy shook her glass at the Eagle-shifter who tried to hide a flirtatious smile as she poured the Wolf another glass or rum,

“When did he die?” the question was abrupt and sobering to Stacy’s ears, she sat upright and became tense,

“Who? Stacy asked placing her glass down on the nesting table beside her seat, her heart began to pound in her chest, betraying her feelings,

“Your Soulmate, I know, how did I know? it’s your scent darling, you lost him before the bond,”

Swallowing hard Stacy replied, “Yes, I was six, he was five, he was killed by hunters while on a run, I didn’t go, I was too ill,”

“And now you blame yourself, and despite being in a new relationship you can not help but want others,” the French accent began to grate on Stacy’s nerves,

“That is none of your business, what I do and who I do it with is my concern and Noone Else's!” Stacy stood and left the room, she was quickly followed by the Eagle-shifter female,

“Excuse me,”

Stacy turned ready to spout more abuse at the pompous French bitch but was met face to face with the server,

“I can show you to your room, and perhaps,”

“Perhaps?” Stacy questioned with a raised brow.

“I would offer to draw you a bath, help soak the French off,” the Eagle-shifter had a defiant smile creeping across her very dark features, she was slim though the uniform did nothing to show her figure, dark skinned with plush lips and deep green eyes, her hair was in neat dreadlocks that were then tied into a headpiece and secured with ornate bamboo rods,

“A bath sounds perfect about now, thank you,” Stacy paused not knowing how to refer to the server,

“Names Chloe,” she curtsied lifting the edge of her skirt which revealed she was wearing white stockings and a garter, they contrasted her skin making her look even darker and most definitely more exotic,

Chloe lead Stacy up the grand staircase and to the fourth room on the left side, once she opened the door she allowed Stacy to enter first, the young Wolf was met by dark wood floors, surrounded by similar shaded walls and in the middle of the room was a bed fit for a king, coated in sheepskin pelts, on one wall there was a fireplace already lit and casting an orange glow over the room, beside it was a single door that Chloe had made her way to and opened to the bathroom.

When Chloe emerged she announced, “Your bath is running, I will fetch some fresh towels and be with you shortly, please make yourself comfortable, there is a robe on the bed for you, and you can place your clothes in the hamper,”

Stacy was about to respond but found herself alone, she made her way to the grand bed and perched on the footboard, kicking off her boots and rubbing the soles of her feet, her eyes drifted around the room, it was pretty bare really, a small wardrobe and a chest of drawers was all that occupied the space other than the bed, pulling off her tank top and tossing it into the hamper at the other side of the room she mocked a cheering crowd and continued to undress, she never thought she would be so happy to remove a bra but after a 10 hour flight and two hours of drinking her breasts needed air, she unzipped her jeans and dropped them to the ground before removing her panties and wrapping the plush white robe around her, before she could tie it closed Chloe entered,

“Ah all undressed i see,” the Eagle looked Stacy up and down as she quickly tied the robe, Chloe saw enough to know that Stacy was a fit, strong and trim woman, with a tattoo under her breasts,

“Yes, getting that off was a gift from the goddess,” Stacy pointed to her bra that was hanging off of the edge of the laundry hamper,

“I can most definitely understand,” Chloe moved closer and straightened the collar of the robe, she knew that she was in Stacy’s personal space but the scent coming from her was intoxicating, Watermelon and Strawberries, “Forgive me for saying, but you are the sweetest smelling Wolf i have ever come across,”

“You are forgiven, but I have to admit, you are pretty sweet smelling yourself,” Stacy smiled as she took in the scent of Coffee and Honey, Stacy couldn’t help but bite her lip as her Wolf took in the sight of the rare creature, Eagle-shifters were a species that were rarely seen, they had worked their way into society like every other species but they didn’t brag about who they were, some were politicians, surgians, corporate bankers and the like but some like Chloe lived the simple life, work a normal job and live a normal life, there hasn’t been a shifted Eagle sighting in nearly eight years, unlike Wolves and Panthers, Eagles don’t need to shift, their Eagle side is always near the surface, they are always smart and observant creatures where Wolves need to shift to let their Wolf side escape.

“Thank you, I’ll go check on that bath,” Chloe walked into the bathroom with a sway to her hips that drew in Stacy, she wanted her, and after what she did to Mal, her Wolf could do with a sexual release too,

Stacy sat on the bed again, this time facing the bathroom door, she crossed her legs, and let the robe slip open exposing her breasts to the warm air emanating from the open fire, she knew this wouldn't change anything, she still dumped Mal in a letter that she left in her room, and no doubt he threw a fireball at her bed, but she was allowed to have some fun now and again, especially if it means having hot crazy sex with an Eagle-shifter before getting into a steamy bath and doing it all over again,

Chloe stepped back into the bedroom and to the grateful surprise of Stacy she was wearing nothing but her crisp white stockings and garter, the orange light danced across her licorice toned flesh and the flames bathed the room, Chloe's eyes had shifted and shined a bright amber with her wide pupils dark as the night, she didn’t say anything, she didn’t have to, it was clear to Stacy that she read the room well and this beautiful Eagle-shifter wanted the Wolf just as much as Stacy wanted Chloe, Stacy slipped herself from the bed and let her robe drop to a heap below her, Chloe stepped forward, she was elegant in every way, when she stepped there was a lightness to her she seemed to be floating as if gliding in for the kill, before Stacy could count the seconds their lips were entwined, Chloe’s fingertips lightly grazed over Stacy’s hips and up towards her shoulders, the young Wolf deepened the kiss letting her tongue move with the moment, Stacy traced the shape of Chloe’s body with her hands with the slightest of contact, all the while Chloe was gently groping at the Wolfs breasts that were now pert and her nipples hard to the point of being painful, Chloe broke the kiss and took one of Stacy’s dark nipples into her mouth suckling like a lamb, Stacy threw her head back and moaned cupping the Eagles head with one hand as the other reached for her nethers, Stacy slipped a finger between the warm moist lips and instantly felt Chloe’s reaction as she bit down on the nipple, again Stacy moaned with pleasure forcing her to probe deeper,

“Holy Fuck!” Chloe exclaimed as Stacy drove a digit into her, the flooding heat washed over her and she returned the favour, the young Wolf twitched and arched her back as Chloe found her moist entrance and began what would be a gentle assault on her G Spot, the pair fell to the bed and Stacy couldn’t help but grip the sheepskin pelt with her free hand, grasping tight she used her other hand to move deeper seeking out that one place to give Chloe what she had already felt, but it wasn’t allowed, Chloe began moving away from Stacy’s grasp, kissing down the tight toned form of the Wolf-shifter, every peck and nip felt like lightning strikes against her skin, Stacy gripped with both hands now, her claws extending for better purchase as Chloe reached her destination and began teasing with the tip of her tongue,

“Oh Gods, Right There!” Stacy gasped as Chloe found the perfect technique of slipping between the folds and circling the swollen bud above her entrance,

Chloe licked hungrily at the sweetness before her, holding onto Stacy’s thighs keeping her from squirming away Chloe buried her tongue deep inside, Stacy arched her back and let out a silent scream as her entire body clenched in ecstasy, the Wolf forced her way out from under Chloe and pounced forcing them both off of the bed to the floor in front of the fireplace, landing on top Stacy took the opportunity to repay the Eagle and began licking her wet folds, before she knew it Chloe’s tongue was back assaulting her own clit, for what seemed like hours the two pleasured each other, orgasm after mind shattering orgasm, an onslaught of lustful uninhibited bliss that would leave Stacy satisfied but wracked with guilt.