Today's teaser is from Sixes and Sevens. This is Aidric and Carter's story. (This is in Carter's POV.)
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I threw back my head and
howled, the chilling sound rising until it reached a crescendo. That should catch Temple and Shea’s
attention. I lowered my head and stared at Delaney, watching and waiting.
Focused on my opponent, I
watched Delaney’s eyes, looking for a sign that would betray what he planned….
Ah, there it was—a quick look at my front legs. Delaney lunged, aiming his
immense jaw for my foreleg.
Reading his intent
clearly, I also surged forward, head-butting Delaney, making him stagger back.
He shook his head, whimpered, then snapped to attention as I circled him.
Delaney swiped at me with his massive paws but only managed to land a few hits.
Pitiful. There were pups better trained than this.
I blocked the majority of
his attacks and got a few of my own in. Lucky for him I wasn’t trying to kill
him. Delaney had several cuts that seeped blood. As we fought, our growls
brought pack members running. I leaped at Delaney, teeth slashing. Delaney
mostly managed to dodge me, but his right claws caught my muzzle, and deep
scratches dripped blood. That shit stung.
Shea and Temple’s voices
drifted over the rumblings of the crowd. I relaxed. While I dealt with this,
one beta would protect my mate while the other ensured nobody jumped into the
middle of the brawl.
Delaney, in desperation,
took chances that left him open and vulnerable. I didn’t want to maim him, just
teach Delaney a lesson. Maybe hurt him a little. Okay, more than a little, but
he’d live. My pack needed to understand I’d punish anyone who threatened my
mate.
Moving quickly, I pushed
Delaney onto his back and pinned him there with my larger body. Whipping his head
back and forth, Delaney snarled in frustration, unable to dislodge me. Using
his paws, Delaney attempted to push me off him, but on his back and unable to
regain his footing, Delaney was trapped.
Delaney whined sharply
but still refused to submit. The more Delaney struggled, the more I nipped him,
drawing blood. After several minutes of squirming, snapping, and snarling, I
had enough.
Baring my teeth, I lunged
and closed them around Delaney’s throat. Delaney froze under me, his cry
high-pitched and fearful. I snarled, low and fierce, shaking my head in
warning. Although I didn’t want to, I would rip his throat out if he forced my
hand. A loud, frantic yip from the other wolf signaled he finally submitted.
“Alpha, let him go,
please.” Temple spoke softly, not far from me. “Delaney submitted, and I’m sure
he learned his lesson. Let him go and check on your mate.”
After one final shake for
emphasis, I released Delaney. Tongue hanging out, I trotted over to where
Aidric stood next to Shea. My wolf, finally having the opportunity to meet
Aidric, wanted to make a point the pack couldn’t ignore. I rubbed against
Aidric, covering him in my scent, then sniffed him.
He smelled… different.
Not bad, just not wolf. I sniffed harder. What was that scent? Not wolf, but…? I stuck my nose in his crotch and
sniffed as hard as I could. A strangled yell came somewhere from above my head
and then hands were pushing at my head.
“Good goddess, did you
have to stick your nose there?”
Shea stood next to my
mate, laughing, although I didn’t know why. Was Aidric afraid? I couldn’t have
that. I dropped my ass on the ground and did my best imitation of a friendly
wolf. I sniffed again. Okay, so not scared. I didn’t smell fear.
Aidric finally reached
out and scratched me behind an ear. My eyes crossed. Oh. Oh that was so good.
How did he know? My back leg started jumping. I needed to get closer. Aidric
smelled so good, so… so… mine. I scooted nearer, and Aidric stumbled back. Why
was he moving away?
I didn’t want him moving
away; I wanted him closer. He really needed to be covered in my scent too. Too
many wolves were around, and my pretty kitty was unclaimed. I’d covered the
bottom half of him, but… I eyed Aidric, then hopped up on my back legs setting
my front paws to rest on Aidric’s shoulders.
“Holy fuck!” Aidric
yelled, grabbing my front legs.
Ha! Standing up like this
I was still taller than him. Funny! I decided to share the funny with him.
Facing him, I went on to tell him just
how funny I found that. I huffed, yelped, and yipped, then ran my tongue along
the side of his face.
“Oh shit, please tell me
someone’s getting this with their cell phone.” Shea laughed hysterically.
What? What was I doing
that need to be recorded with the cell phone? I didn’t see what the big deal
was, so I dropped back down onto four paws and head-butted Shea as hard as I
could. When he ended up on his ass, I pranced around him, tail wagging madly
and barking. Now that was funny. I
stuck my muzzle right in his face and told him all about it.
“Damn, man, you needed a
TicTac. Your breath smells like… yeah. Ugh.” Shea pushed my muzzle out of his
face.
We were odd creatures
when in our human forms, and my breath was just fine. Speaking of creatures, I
bounced back to my mate and started rubbing and sniffing him again. What was
that scent? It reminded me of happy
times, sunny days, freshly mowed lawns… and vanilla. I’d never played with a
cat before. Could I get him to shift? I wanted him to shift! I wanted to see
the pretty kitty.
“Jeez, are you always
this giddy when you kick ass?” Aidric asked.
“I can safely say I’ve
never seen him act like this,” Temple said, choking on his laughter. “It’s kind
of cute in an insane Carter type of way. But he really needs to shift back.”
Screw that. I didn’t want
to shift back, so I turned my head and curled my upper lip, displaying a
massive fang at Temple. I wanted to play with the kitty… I just needed the
kitty to shift, so I barked at Aidric. Aidric, hands on his hips, shook his
head.
Damn.
