Chapter ten
‘Heathens’ Valley of Wolves
JAZ MONROE
Sometimes, life likes to throw us curveballs, blindside us with the craziest shit and then let us handle it...this is one of those times.
Yes, I was fucking hot and bothered by Roman; a fully committed participant in our rumble and tumble earlier, but I was not expecting a fucking mate bond. I know it's not Roman's fault, I should have known it was a possibility. Scratch that, I knew it was, but I just didn't care about anything but the throbbing between my legs. My hungry need to be torn into and pounded so far into the sheets, that I couldn't see straight. And I didn't. hell, I even passed out. It's hard to say if that's because of his magnificent cock or the magic flowing through me.
The jury is still up on that.
Still, when I woke up to find a handsome young guy standing post outside my door, I was ready to rip Roman's sexy ass a new hole. Logic fled as I pulled my jeans back on, laced my boots and threw on a shirt I found in one of the drawers. All I wanted was to find my mate,ugh, and file his fangs off.
The prospect at the door didn’t stop me from storming off, but I’m quite sure he followed at a good distance back. No doubt that thick dick Alpha put him on Jaz duty. Ignoring him, I followed the pull of the bond between us, through the compound. Ignoring the sneers, I got from some of the women and through a gaggle of men who surprisingly did leer at me.Stereotyping, Jaz?Yes, absolutely. Bikers, MC, one-percenters, they're all men who don't give a flying fuck about anything but their club and pussy. Thankfully though, the scent of Roman's claim deterred any of them from staring too long.
Finally, as I walked through one of the many halls here, I could faintly make out the low hum of voices in one of the rooms. The old plaque above the door had the word Library. It was crossed out with a deep scratch and above it in graffiti style art, it said Church.
Testing the handle out, I slowly push in the door.This door really ought to be locked.I shake my head to myself as I try to hear the words being said inside.
"You can't be down here, girl. Don't you understand what you've fucked your way into?"
The sneering voice has my back straightening and turning to one of the girls who was dancing on a pole earlier. Her long blonde hair waves around her hourglass hips and her pretty face is twisted in a way that says she smells something rotten.
Before I can even respond to the broad, she opens her mouth again, "Roman will get tired of you soon enough. He’ll come back to me, begging for my lips to be wrapped around his cock like always."
I feel my wolf snarl viciously at the image this bitch put in my head, but I don't react as I'm sure the girl expects, "Aw, I'm sorry," I tell her with a soft voice, making her eyes stutter, "I didn't realize Roman was into cavernous pussies. Maybe I ought to let him fist fuck me until he can hear an echo? After all, if he begs for your pussy, I'm sure that's what he likes."
She opens her mouth, but I step into her space, crowding her and forcing her to back up unless she wants my forehead to bash against hers, "Now, if you don't mind, I'd appreciate it if you'd fuck off. Go find another cock to jump on because Roman is fucking mine. You got me?"
I let my Alpha power wash over her making her lower her head and whimper before scurrying off. I won't let that fool me into thinking she'll be compliant though. Women like that are a whole other breed and once they're scorned, nothing but blood will soothe them. In all honesty, I'm not even mad at her. Fucking men left and right is none of my concern. No shame in doing you, but coming at me with snark and disrespect? I'll put you in your place or on your ass, your choice. It's the way of the shifter world, and I'm sure it's the way of the MC world as well.
Turning back to the door, I open it just as I hear Roman asking about the beasts we fought in the field, "Does anyone know what these beings are?"
Done with the eavesdropping, I push the double doors open and walk through. I've read enough MC romance books to know that this room is a sacred place to the MCs, but the fact is, they don't know what they're facing, and I do. Plus, I kind of don't give a shit.
It's been a damn day and I'm not going to sit around like a little woman while the big strong men handle everything. Although, that kind of sounds nice, but it just ain't happening.
"They're called Dark Bloods," I shout above the murmur of voices. Hesitating a moment when every eye swings in my direction and silence engulfs me, but I continue anyway, “and I’ve come to find you so that we can stop them from killing our people.”
Roman and his brothers stare at me for a beat, the men around us bouncing their eyes between the Alphas and me. Roman stands from his...throne? That's the only way to describe the tall back wooden chair. There's three of them so I assume they're only for the Alphas. Just as this room is.Shit, now I’m regretting my interruption, especially with the way Roman slowly makes his way to me like a predator.
Oh well, Jaz, you fucked up. Own it.
I lift my chin as he stops right in front of me, his face a mask, but the anger rolling off him is unmistakable, "Little girls aren't allowed in here."
Okay, regret gone, "Well, big man, it's a good thing I'm no little girl. The fact remains, I know what these creatures are, and I sought you out," I poke him in his strong chest, "to help me deliver our people from the threat they bring."
"What threat?" Someone shouts before Roman can tear into me.
“The Dark Bloods have been attacking packs in California. They possessed my old Alpha, turning him from just to unjust. When they don’t possess you, they incapacitate you and take you. Some say, they want our blood to power their dark magic. Some say they’re the exiled Witches falling into the same wickedness of Merelda Hound, the Witch of Decay, turning their hosts into beings just like the ones we fought today.”
The men erupt into shouts as my words wash over them, but Roman snatches my arm and drags me out of the room. We get to the hallway where I put Cavernous Pussy in her place, the doors slam shut behind us. Roman turns left, dragging me further down the hall as I imagine shaving his wolf until he looks like a skinny little poodle.
“What were you thinking barging into Church like that?” I open my mouth but Roman pushes me up against the wall, his face inches from mine, “I don’t know how you did things in your old pack, and I really don’t give a shit, but here? We do things a hell of a lot different. I along with Case and Atticus, are Alphas above all others, including you.”
Fuck this.I knee him in the balls then grip the back of his head as he doubles over, letting my wolf come to the surface just enough to let my claws extend.
I pierce his skin, dipping my face to his ear and growling, “No one is above me, not even you, handsome. You may have mate bonded with me, staked your claim on me, but get this straight. I am one with you, neither above nor beneath. If you can’t understand that, then you’ll be in for a hellish world of trouble with me.”