I nodded in greeting and Dawn stepped tentatively to my side, looking around in awe at what she saw. It was likely that she’d never seen so many wolves in her life, let alone beasts like this. She wasn’t scared though, and I was proud of her for it. Her fingers dug gently into my shoulder and then she leaned against me for support.
I glanced into the clearing and noticed the brightly burning campfire. I sniffed the air and chuckled when I heard Dawn’s stomach growl with hunger. I moved a step away and shifted back to my human form.
“This is Dawn, my mate and the omega. You will show her respect, or you will answer to me.” I waited and the wolves all around us began to howl in unison. The effect of their combined voices was powerful.
“We welcome her as one of our own,” they answered as one.
“Thank you,” she murmured softly, her delicate voice wavering with wonder. I smiled and nodded my approval, before taking her hand in mine once more.
“Come now, let’s eat and you can meet the members of my pack,” I said loudly and all around me the betas began to shift. At once, the clearing was filled with humans rather than wolves. Voices rumbled all around us and I saw Dawn visibly relax.
“It’s not so bad being naked when everyone else is naked too,” she whispered in my ear. I openly laughed before I smacked her bottom. She yelped softly in surprise more than anything else.
“Perhaps, but you’re the only one here with a pink welted bottom, aren’t you,” I countered, and her blush deepened.
“Yes, alpha,” she answered timidly, her voice dropping several decibels as I stood over her. Her dismay amused me, and I grinned back at her.
“Don’t worry. I’m sure you’ll see many a spanked bottom the more time that you spend with the pack. There is a distinct hierarchy among the betas and oftentimes, many an errant female needs to be reminded of her place over her mate’s thighs. Just like I imagine you will need to be. Perhaps if you earn it, I’ll even take you in hand with everyone watching.”
She blushed even harder. I really enjoyed that.
“You wouldn’t,” she exclaimed. I simply grinned in return and watched her squirm under my scrutiny. I leaned back and imagined her shame and arousal the moment I forced her over my knees for a spanking. I fantasized about the wetness I’d find between her thighs as a result. I wondered how hard she would come for me if I fucked her in front of the pack in order to fully remind her that her place was right beneath me.
I growled with my desire for her tight little body and she pressed her thighs together in response. I sniffed the air and growled again. A soft moan escaped her lips at my sounds and her eyes fluttered closed. Her head dipped, her shoulders rounded forward, and I watched as she shuddered hard for me.
I’d had her only hours ago and I wanted her again. She needed to eat though. I hadn’t forgotten that. With her escape from the facility early this morning, she had not eaten anything at all.
Once she had though, all bets were off. I would take her, and I’d take her hard. Over and over until she screamed for me to stop.
I guided her over to a boulder near the fire. One of the female betas offered her a blanket, and she gratefully took it. My kind ran several degrees hotter than humans and Dawn was only human here.
“Thank you, Rebecca. It’s good to see that you made it out of there safely,” Dawn said, and I cocked my head as I stared at her.
“You know her?” I asked.
“I met her yesterday. She was one of the captive betas and showed me her wolf form at my request,” she answered.
Rebecca sat down on the ground beside the campfire on a spot of grass. Deferentially, she turned her head toward me.
“I told her that you were coming for us. I sensed she was your mate, alpha, so I thought I would give her insight into what was coming. She’d come to study us and understand why the betas were restless w
hen the real reason was that you had arrived,” Rebecca explained.
“Thank you, Rebecca,” I replied, and she smiled softly. There had been a slight edge of nervousness in her eyes when she had begun to speak, and I was pleased to see it disappear as I acknowledged her.
“Did all the betas held captive with you make it out?” Dawn questioned quietly.
Rebecca’s eyes turned to mine for permission and I nodded.
“They did. The pack left no one behind,” she answered.
“And Dr. Livingston?” Dawn asked next.
“I never saw him, nor did I catch his scent. He probably stayed hidden in his rooms until the all clear alarm sounded,” Rebecca explained, and Dawn sighed in relief.
“This man is important to you?” I questioned.
“He was my mentor, a teacher to me. I was hoping he didn’t get hurt,” she replied.