These Broken Wings

I can hear you

“Where are you going at this hour?,” Dixon groaned. He reached out from under the blankets, trying to catch his mate by the arm so he could pull her back into bed with him. But she was already out of reach, striding across the room with more energy than anyone had the right to have before their morning coffee.

“To training,” she chirped.

“Training is optional for ranked members,” he groused. And there was another session at eight. Which sounded like a much more reasonable time for his Luna to get up than six-thirty.

“Not a morning person?,” she teased.

Dixon turned, feeling his morning erection getting harder. They fell asleep naked the night before. And now RickyJo was walking around his room that way, trying to figure out where his packhouse staff put her things. She poked through her jeans from the day before, retrieving a hair elastic from the pocket. Her full breasts lifted and jiggled as she tied her hair up into a sloppy bun on top of her head.

“Is it me?,” she asked, “...or is it warm in here.” Without waiting for an answer, she crossed the room in long mannish strides and disappeared into his sitting room, returning with a bottle of water from behind the bar. She chugged it down in a few hard gulps before she headed into the large walk-in closet where she located the clothing and personal items she brought with her from home. She came back out dressed in an olive green sports bra and matching shorts. She put her foot up on a chair, tying up the laces on her running shoes. Dixon cringed a little at the thought of so many men looking at his mate in such a revealing outfit. He almost said something. But then he remembered the fight RickyJo had with her grandmother the day before when the woman tried to tell her how to dress. And quickly decided it wasn’t worth an argument. She wasn’t dressed inappropriately. He was just feeling possessive of her. And Shadow was growling it up, angry because he wanted her back in bed with them and not training at all. She had her alpha to protect her now. She didn’t need to fight.

“Just relax,” Dixon told his wolf, “...she likes to work out. It’s not hurting her. Just let her do her thing. We want her to be happy here.”

I’ll make her happy. Get her back in this bed and I’ll make her real happy.

RickyJo was on her way out the door when she paused in the bedroom doorway, realizing she didn’t kiss her mate goodbye. She turned and zipped back into the bedroom, crawling across the giant bed and pressing her lips to his.

“See you in a bit,” she promised.

RickyJo thought about taking the stairs down, as a warm up. But she decided to save her energy, since she wasn’t familiar with the training routine at her new pack. There were already a few omegas up and bustling around in the kitchen. They looked at her curiously as she grabbed a few water bottles from the fridge and headed out the door. It was her first day training with her new pack, so she was relieved that she arrived early. Instead of just on time or slightly late as was her habit. Dominic greeted her with a big smile, asking her how her night was with obvious innuendo. She just shook her head at him, thankful that after he got done teasing her, he gave her a quick rundown on what their normal training routine was. They did a five mile run. She was used to running ten. Then strength exercises. Which was the part of training that she usually led at home. And then sparring. But in this pack, they sparred in wolf form. That was new to her. But Jade seemed interested. RickyJo wasn’t sure if she would be allowed to spar. But even if she wasn’t, she was interested to see what her new pack could do.

“Is everyone from your pack that fast?,” Dominic asked, trying not to gasp for breath. He kept up with RickyJo during their run. But it took a lot of effort on his part. And she didn’t even look like she was pushing herself. Her face was a little red but she didn’t seem winded.

“Naw, I can smoke most of them,” she said. “But they’re faster than your guys. Because they’re used to trying to keep up with me.” Dominic laughed. Her warriors were faster. But Dominic’s looked more heavily muscled. They were stronger, and probably did more weight training.

While the five mile run was easy for her, like she suspected, their strength training pushed her limits. They started with one hundred pushups. By about fifty, RickyJo started to feel like her arms and shoulders were burning. Her face was hot. And while she wanted to make a good impression on her new pack, she decided to take a quick break and get a sip of water.

“Don’t feel like you need to push yourself,” Dominic said, a hint of concern in his voice. “...your face is really red.” RickyJo lifted her hands, pressing her palms to her face. Her face felt like it was on fire. And her body was feeling weird too. Her stomach was starting to hurt and she felt sort of weird and shaky all over. She was racking her brain, trying to think about what could be wrong with her when she heard a low growl come from behind her.

One of the warriors approached, his eyes glowing gold as his wolf pushed forward. He grabbed her by the arm, yanking her against him. RickyJo brought her knee up into his crotch, slamming his d**k into his pelvic bone and crushing his balls. Then she brought her palm up into his face, breaking his nose and dropping him to the ground. From the other side, another man was approaching. Dominic commanded the man to stop, but he didn’t listen.

“What the f**k is wrong with these people,” RickyJo hissed. Dominic edged closer, knocking the man that was coming at her to the ground. Then he smelled it. It was hard to describe, but it just sort of smelled like really really strong arousal. And when he bumped into her, RickyJo felt like her skin was on fire. He could feel even his own wolf pushing forward, eager to claim her.

“Holy s**t,” he cursed, “I think you’re in heat.” Dominic clamped his hand down over his nose and mouth, screaming through his mind link at his brother.

GET DOWN HERE RIGHT NOW! YOUR MATE IS IN HEAT!!!

Dixon flew out of bed. He had no recollection of how he got down the stairs or out the door. Only that he didn’t bother to get dressed first, so he was still completely naked. His brother was managing to control himself, but he looked on the verge of losing it. And a few of the mated warriors had figured out what was happening and were trying to keep the others back. RickyJo’s eyes were glowing green. And she was mercilessly taking down anyone that came near her. But it was obviously a losing battle. Too many of them were encroaching on her, their wolves nearly feral with the smell of her. Dixon shoved through and took up a defensive stance in front of her. He ordered them all back, using the full force of his alpha aura. It didn’t stop them completely, but it backed a few of them up. He turned to his mate. But he spoke to her wolf.

“JADE! RUN! I’ll hold them off and then I’ll find you!” Jade hesitated for just a moment. Her instincts were telling her to stay close to her mate. But one more look at the wild crowd of horny wolves sent her packing in a hurry. She shifted and hauled ass off into the woods like a streak of white lightning.

“How is she in f*****g heat?,” Dominic screamed, adding his aura to his brother’s to try and keep his men from giving chase to their new Luna. “She’s not marked! Did you mate her without marking her? Why the hell would you do that? You stupid fuckin’ asshole!”

She-wolves never had their first heat until they met their mate. Having an unclaimed she-wolf in heat was almost unheard of. And it was causing total f*****g chaos. Aspen was ready to go after her himself before Dixon showed up. Dominic couldn’t even begin to describe how intense the urge was.

“Shut the f**k up,” Dixon hollered back. He was on the verge of losing control. Smelling his mate in heat and then having other wolves go after her was making him want to rip every single one of them to pieces. BACK OFF AND GO HOME! ALL OF YOU! RIGHT NOW!

“Just go get her,” Dominic screamed. “Before someone else does! And don’t f*****g bring her back here until she’s marked!” Shadow pushed forward and Dixon shifted, taking off in the direction his mate went. He couldn’t catch her. She was too fast. But her scent was strong and easy to follow. Shadow pushed himself to the limit, desperate to find her. Dixon felt like he was running forever. But finally, her scent was getting stronger. Dixon rounded the next bend and stopped. RickyJo had already shifted back and was standing in a waist deep lagoon, under a small waterfall. The water had to be cold, the lagoon was fed from higher up in the mountains. But she didn’t seem to care. He stepped on a branch and she turned towards the sound, her eyes glowing as Jade sensed a possible threat. When she recognized his wolf she wrapped her arms around her stomach and started crying.

“I’m sorry,” she sobbed. “I don’t understand what’s happening.”

Dixon shifted back and waded through the cold water, pulling her into his arms. Despite her attempts to cool herself off, her skin still felt like it was on fire. And he could smell her. It was like her normal mate scent but ten times more intense. Shadow was on the verge of losing control. Having her mate’s skin against hers was helping to ease some of the pain. But the throbbing between her legs was so intense it was making her see spots. Dixon pulled her gently back, behind the waterfall instead of under it.

“You’re in heat,” he explained. “It’s only going to keep getting worse if I don’t break it.” This wasn’t how he imagined her first time would be. He was planning to take his time, worship every inch of her perfect body. Not to hump her like a dog in the middle of the woods. He looked down at his mate’s beautiful face. Her eyes lit up as Jade pushed forward.

I want you inside me.

“I need to hear it from her,” he said. Jade nodded. And the glowing light in her eyes flickered out. RickyJo was clawing up his arms, her pupils dilated so wide that her green iris was only a tiny ring around the black.

“Please …Dixon …it hurts. I need you.”

That was enough for him. He lifted her up, pinning her up against the smooth rocky surface behind the falls. She wrapped her arms around his shoulders, wanting as much of their skin touching as possible. He was painfully hard and he eagerly shifted his hips until the head of his d**k was lined up with her core. She was practically weeping fluid and the amount of heat radiating off her p***y was insane. She buried her face in his neck. And when he pushed inside her, his entire body exploded in pleasure. It wasn’t until he felt his mate licking his neck to close the wound that he realized she just marked him. He felt his wolf pushing forward. But Shadow didn’t take over completely. He let Dixon control their body as he rocked his hips, slamming his d**k into his mate’s hot wet slit over and over and over again. When he felt her insides convulse around him, he bit down into her neck, marking her as his for the rest of their lives. She tasted even better than she smelled and he came, filling her with his seed while his teeth were still buried in her neck.

“Are you okay honey?,” he asked, licking the wound to help it close. She nodded. He shifted his hips again, gently pulling his length out of her before he set her carefully back on her feet. She was quick to wrap her arms around him again, her body still craving and needing his touch.

“That was amazing!”

I told you it would be. Our mate is s*x god!

“He really is. How long do you think we have to wait before he can f**k us again?”

Dixon buried his face into RickyJo’s neck, shaking with laughter. She was talking to her wolf, totally unaware that since they just marked each other, their mind link was open and he could hear everything they both were saying.

I can be ready to go again in about ten minutes…

Dixon didn’t speak the words out loud. He linked them to her. RickyJo’s eyes lit up and she jumped up into his arms.

“I can hear you!,” she gushed. Dixon hugged her tight. He was prepared for the mind link, since he had a mate before. It was different from the mind link a wolf shared with their other pack members. To link another pack member took intention and effort. The mate link was sort of the opposite of that. It was like an open line. You had to intentionally close it if you didn’t want your mate to hear all your thoughts. So at first it was a bit of a jumble, having some else’s words tumbling around in your head. But what he felt when RickyJo pressed her lips to his was something else completely.

He could hear her voice. And Jade’s. But suddenly he was also hit with a crazy succession of images. And feelings. He felt her fear when she saw him step from the car outside her packhouse. And he saw the hazy childhood memories that made her afraid.

He could see himself through her eyes. Tall and strong and devilishly handsome. Completely different from how he saw himself. And he felt her overwhelming love for him. It was all consuming. He was in her every waking thought. Just like she was in his.