Becoming a Leader

Chapter Ten - The Truth and Marking

I put my shoes on and grabbed a cardigan from the clothes Emma gave me before heading back downstairs. As I reach the main floor I see Merrick and Zane waiting at the front door. 

“You ready?” Merrick asks.

“Yes I am.” I reply and take his hand.

“Zane will be accompanying us to the dungeons.” Merrick tells me as we exit the house and step into the warm July night. “In case there’s any problems.” 

Merrick leads me down a stone path on the left side of the pack house with Zane trailing behind us. We walk for about a mile until we reach a barred door with two men standing outside of it. They bow their heads and open the door for us. As soon as we step in my stomach churns as the smell. Blood and mildew is thick in the air down here and I have to refrain from throwing up. We walk past a few empty cells but come upon some with people in them. I try not to look at them and continue to walk until we come to a stop at a room with a heavy metal door, bricked from floor to ceiling. Another guard stands in front of it and when he sees us he doesn’t say a word before he opens the door and we enter. There’s a man chained to chair in the middle of the room with cuts and bruises all over his body. One of his eyes are swollen shut and his wrists are burnt from the silver chains that dig into his skin. I see dried blood on the floor around him and he wears no clothes except for a ratty pair of shorts. The guard closes the door once we are all in the room. I see a table on the right side of the room with different objects laying on top of it. 

“We have a couple of questions for you that you will answer truthfully.” Merrick says as he walks to the table and picks something up. “Do you understand?” 

The man has fear visible on his face as he watches Merrick grip the object in his hand. The rogue shake his head yes and looks at each of us nervously. “What else do you want to know?”

“Why? Why attack The Nightwalker Pack? What is to gain from that?” I ask him.

“Alec wants practice. He said before he could take over his rightful pack, we needed to become stronger. What better way than taking out the lowest packs and work our way up? I mean I think we underestimated them, they put up a good fight but in the end Alec doesn’t mind losing a few people in the process. There are always rogues who want a home and pack.” 

“Why burn down the house?” I say with anger raging inside me.

“We knew there were more people, so we wanted to force them to become rogues so we could recruit them. More people for the cause, you know?”

“So it was all to become more powerful? Killing innocent people and burning their home all for what,  to force their hand into joining his crusade? “ 

“Have you not met your little Alpha friend over here.” He says while nudging his head towards Merrick. “He leads the largest pack in Oregon and is feared by many. Of course we had to get more people, how else is Alec supposed to take over? What’s it matter to you?”

“Those were my people, my parents, and my home. You killed them without a second thought. Those people had families, some were still teenagers with their entire lives ahead of them and you took it away!” I yell with tears falling down my face. 

“Listen it wasn’t my call, I didn't make the decisions. You have a problem take it up with Alec. I told him he should have just finished off the rest of that miserable pack but he didn’t listen. Now you have the protection of this barbarian.” He nods towards Merrick.

My hands shake and my eyes turn black, I’m on the verge of shifting. I want to tear this piece of trash limb from limb. 

“What’s got you so mad? Is it because I talked about your little friend here?” All the fear that he had before is gone. He’s ready to die and I am more than happy to do it. “ You know if he would have listened to me and we went down and got the rest of you I would have taken my time with you. You’re just too sweet.”

I watch as Merrick steps forward and slices the rogues throat with a clawed hand. He watches as the blood seeps out of his wound with no remorse in his eyes. After a couple of minutes the rogue stops struggling and secums to his injury. The light leaves his eyes and his head slumps over. Merrick walks back over to the table and places the unused object down before he walks to my side. He puts one firm hand on my waist and leads me out of the room. We walk out of the dungeon and Merrick turns to me. 

“How about we go for a quick run before returning home?” He asks. Before I can answer I see Merrick start to strip out of his clothes and shift into his huge black wolf. I start to take my cardigan off and hear a growl escaping from the black wolf that is my mate. He’s looking at the guards and I watch as they turn around so they’re facing the door to the dungeon. I finish removing my shoes and clothes and then I begin to shift. My body is all too used to the way my bones move and twist to transform me into my crimson werewolf. My eyes change to a bright blue and my vision becomes better. I stand tall and proud as I shake out my fur. Merrick walks up and sniffs me before he licks my face in approval.

 We start running and I like the feel of the earth beneath my claws. How everything in the forest fears our predatory state. The trees blur past us and twigs snap under our feet as we are rushing through the forest. I follow Merrick so I don’t get lost in these unknown woods. We run for miles before he leads us to a clearing with a stream and we take a break to lap up some water. Merrick brushes against my side before he shifts back into his human form. He leans down and strokes my fur.

“You’re beautiful.” He tells me. 

I rub myself against his naked body and purr happily. "Thank you.” I mindlink him. 

“Why don’t you shift?” He asks and I shift back. Merrick takes my hand and pulls me into his chest. “I could stay this way with you forever.” 

“Mmm, me too.” I whisper. 

Merrick moves his face to my neck and leaves kisses as he slowly moves down to where my shoulder and neck meet. He stops and moves his tongue over the area, causing pleasure to coarse through my body. I feel his teeth graze the spot before he sinks his teeth in, marking me as his. At first I feel pain but it quickly turns into pleasure. My knees start to shake but Merrick holds me tighter to his body. He removes his teeth and gently licks the fresh mark in order for it to heal. I reach up and bring his face down to mine. I kiss him slowly and softly at first then start to get more aggressive with need for him. I bite his lip and I feel his fingers dig into my sides.I move my hands through his hair and grab a handful. I jerk his head to the side and bite into the same place he bit me at. I feel Merricks body shudder and he moans loudly. After I’m done I lick the spot and move my mouth back to his and kiss him again. Merrick picks me up and wraps my legs around his waist as he backs us up against a tree. He grabs a handful of my hair and looks into my eyes.His hard member plunges into me and he doesn’t take his eyes off of mine. I suck in a deep breath as I feel him fill me with his manhood. I close my eyes as I feel him move in and out me.

“Keep your eyes open.” Merrick says huskily. 

I snap my eyes open and Merrick starts to go harder. I moan and my back arches causing my shoulders to dig into the bark of the tree. Merrick moves us to the ground and flips me onto my knees. He moves his hands down my back and as soon as his hand makes it to my ass he slaps it hard. I let out a whimper and he bends down and  kisses my ass cheek. He slams himself into me and I cry out. I feel pain but it soon turns into pleasure as he hits all the right spots inside of me. I scream as an orgasm hits and I c*m. Merrick starts going faster and harder, he digs his fingers into my hips as he pumps in and out of me. I feel my warm liquids run down my legs as I c*m more and more. I scream so loud I’m sure my voice will be hoarse tomorrow. I dig my nails into the dirt and my toes curl as I orgasm again and again. Merrick stops and takes himself out of me as he turns me around and sits down on the ground. He puts me in his lap and re-enters my soaking wet vagina.My hands lay on his shoulders as I start to move myself up and down, bucking my hips to cause him the same pleasure he’s given me. Soon I feel his seed being released into me and a moan being released by Merrick. He doesn’t let go of me and stays inside of me, looking into my eyes again. 

“You are amazing my little mate.” He says breathlessly.