All characters who engage in sex are to be considered over the age of eighteen.
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Author's Note
A Mate to Howl For
is not a simple boy meets girl or wolf meets mate, but an intro to a vast supernatural universe. The story is not about a single pack of werewolves but multiple packs. There are mentions of the Were Council and Alpha Council which are two separate entities. This universe contains various varieties of Weres (shifting breeds), vampires, druids/mages, spirits/ghosts, hybrids, and yes humans. I am sorry for the confusion some felt with the previous chapter, and the introduction of a nomadic Were Pack and how it led to the characters' side stories. I promise all will be made clear in the future as some of the scenes are revisited.
So to clarify there are multiple packs, five known councils, though three have been mentioned at this point, two female she-wolves with the first name Hope, and I have a document of all the packs and councils if anyone would like a copy to help decipher my universe. Please send me a private message if interested. Also, I will start each scene with a location and which pack or group is currently focused on.
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Lynchburg, Virginia
Club: Temptations
Willow Brook had served under Marcus Ryle for nearly two hundred years. She had worked hard to become his first female Beta over one hundred years ago. She was considered the pack's Alpha she-wolf until Marcus met his mate, Jamie Bostwick. Now that she has proven herself as a formidable fighter, Willow asked her Alphas for a chance to travel to several local cities to see if she could find her mate. Not all pack members were able to travel to other packs. There were various cities throughout the country that were considered neutral territories where inmates Weres could work or visit in hopes of finding their mates.
Willow rented an apartment in Lynchburg, Virginia, and started to work at one of the tech companies her pack owned. Lynchburg was a neutral city. Any Were could come and go without introducing themselves to Alpha Rossi, since Lynchburg was located in his pack lands. This type of city had no ruling Alpha, but all Weres respected individual packs.
Tonight, Willow had decided to check out Temptations, a club owned by the South Mountain Pack. She had heard that Alpha Anthony Rossi had taken over the club when he bought out several small businesses. Anthony Rossi was considered one of the most eligible bachelors in the Mid-Atlantic States in the human world and was a member of the Alpha Council as well as the Were Council. Pack gossip claimed he had been looking for nearly three hundred years for his mate. Willow had never met him, but Marcus told her he was a formidable force and to show him the same respect she afforded him.
Although it was late winter in Virginia, Willow dressed in a short black skirt, thigh-high nylons, and a Catarina red top that V to her navel and the dimples along her lower back. The opening showed a partial scar over her left shoulder. Her legs were long and well-muscled from the hours of running she did both as a human and a wolf. Her long brown hair was loose over her body. She was already tall at 5'11", but her three-inch stiletto put her just over 6'3".
When she entered the club, she had no reason to suspect anything unusual was about to happen. Willow walked through the crowd, towards the bar, and Vincent the bartender. She had met him a week earlier while out for her morning jog. He had invited her to come to check out the club and meet several of his pack mates. She might not find her mate but they could truly give her a great time.
Vincent had told her that his Alpha was there along with several Betas. There were a handful of omegas as well, but Vincent was sure that Anthony would enjoy meeting her. He used their pack link to invite Anthony down. After a quick change, Vincent said the Alpha would join her as soon as the pack business was done. Willow decided to blow off steam on the dance floor while waiting to introduce herself.
Tall women often had trouble finding partners that could grind into them in a particular manner. Tonight, however, with several wolves in the club, Willow had no issues. She was sandwiched between two rather delicious-looking Betas. The three of them were grinding as though they were between the sheets and no one else was watching.
She became aware of a new partner when her wolf became agitated. She jumped to an alert posture and wagged her tail before rolling to her belly demanding Willow's attention to the new wolf and his amazing scent washing over her. Her nose was flooded with roasted apples and pulled pork. She felt him scenting her neck and hair.
Willow twisted her body and let her wolf get a good look at the wolf. He was tall and breathtakingly handsome, and her wolf was prancing and whining that this wolf needed attention.
"Mate. Mate. Claim mate."
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Fox MacGregor had been in the club less than three minutes when the scent of peach cobbler with caramel drizzle flooded his nose. The smell made his wolf go on alert. He hunted the source and found the most amazing woman he had ever seen. She was tall and strong. He could tell by the way she moves that she was a warrior.
His wolf started to push forward when he noticed two undated males rubbing all over her. A low growl rumbled from his chest as he crossed the dance floor. He pressed behind her and pushed the other wolf out of the way. Fox was tempted to lick over the scar on her shoulder. She had seen battle and lived. His wolf was now rolling on his belly making the most interesting sound.
"Mate!"
Fox leaned to the woman, branding his lips to hers. His tongue moved over her lower lip and when they parted, he claimed her mouth fully.
Willow pressed her body into his as their tongues searched the entirety of each other's mouths. Her hand slid down his chest, gripping his shirt before pulling away, and turning so her backside was pressed into his crotch. She could feel his reaction to her. Willow's wolf was in her mind whispering mine.
Mine. Mine.
But then something strange happened. Another tall wolf stepped in front of her, setting his hand on her hip, and pulled her body to his. He crushed her lips with his. A deep chest growl filled her mouth. "Mine."
Willow scented him, he had the same scent as the wolf behind her. And her wolf was now standing and howling
"They are both MINE"
in her head.
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Anthony sighed deeply as he ran his brown eyes slowly over the various monitors. The door behind him clicked open and he didn't need to turn his head to know it was Nathen, his closest friend, and pack Beta. The tall blond beta invariably went wherever Anthony went. Nathen usually had a smile on his handsome face. He was a dreadful man whore but Anthony forgave him his faults. He was a Were and therefore saw nothing wrong with bedding a different woman each night until he found his mate.
"The club's busy tonight," Nathen said, sitting down on the edge of the desk. He didn't need to tell his friend that, it was obvious from watching the monitors. "Plenty of talent out there," he grinned wickedly. "You should get your ass downstairs and have a little fun for once."
Pablo, another member of Anthony's pack, rolled his eyes and grinned back at Nathan. "Do you ever think of anything besides sex, Nathen?" he asked with a smirk.
"You mean there's more to life than sex?" he laughed with a shrug. "Damn it, Pablo. Don't spoil my fun!" Nathan added.
Pablo laughed and turned back to the monitors. A flash of something bright had caught his eye and he leaned forward slightly to see if he could catch what it was. There it was again, a flash of long legs and brunette hair being tossed over a shoulder as a tall woman reached the front of the queue to be let inside the club.
Nathen whistled loudly. "Get a load of those legs," he said, his voice full of lust as the pair ogled the monitor. "I wouldn't mind having those wrapped around me tonight," Nathan remarked with a smug look.
Anthony growled low in his chest and shot a dark look at his friend before turning back to the door monitor. He mind-linked the bouncer, "
Let her in
."
The bouncer nodded almost imperceptibly and then jerked his head towards the door. Nathan watched with great interest as the woman smiled and hurried in. When she smiled, his groin reacted instantly. His wolf growled restlessly and Anthony pushed his wolf down. There was no way he was going to give in to the primal urge he felt deep inside him. He didn't care how beautiful the woman was. He was the alpha of the South Mountain pack and he didn't just bed any she-wolf. He honestly wanted a mate.