The Secret Origin

Maxim's Orders

We pulled into a narrow country road and the grand metal gates opened as we drove onto the property. A large glass window, at the front of the house, looked over the property and a tall, dark figure stood staring out of the window.

 "Max doesn't look too happy," Nathanael stated as he parked the car outside the front door. 

I quickly climbed out through the front passenger door and looked up at Maxim; giving him a wave. I quickly marched up to the front door with Nathanael hot on my heels. We both sprinted up the stairs, straight into Maxim's office which was full of our Skulk members. I looked around noticing that I was the only vixen there and could feel Nathanael behind me in a protective stance. He gently guided me to the front of the crowd and pulled out a heavy, brown, leather chair for me to sit down. I sat down while Nathanael stood behind my chair, his hot breath caressing the back of my neck. 

Maxim sat down too before addressing us all. 

"As you all know, there seems to be a growing number of wolves moving into our area. We have been monitoring the situation. We do not know if a pack has claimed some territory nearby or if they are mutts. Either way, something must be drawing them here and we need to find out what it is. Wolves are unpredictable and careless so the last thing that we need is them exposing themselves or bringing attention to us. We have lived in Woodford, among humans for centuries and it needs to remain this way. I want groups of you going out together. Track the wolves but keep your distance. We need as much information on them as possible. Do not approach them and do not attack them but if you need to defend yourself then fight to the death." 

Maxim then turned his attention to me. "Willow, you need to stay here at the mansion until we find out what is drawing them here. You are a young vixen who may become appealing to the wolves. I do not want you shifting to fox form outside of this territory and if you do need to go for a run then take someone with you." 

I hated the thought of being stuck here all day everyday but there was no way that I was going to question Maxim in front of the rest of the Skulk. Questioning him now would be questioning his role as leader which would bring shame and disgrace to the Skulk.

Although Maxim was not my biological father, he rescued me from the streets as a young cub and raised me as his own daughter. He helped me to shift back into human form after I was stuck in fox form after my first shift. Scared and hungry, I trusted no one but he managed to earn my trust and teach me how to control my shifts. Maria, his wife, also treated me like a daughter, giving me a home and a family. When I first arrived, Nathanael seemed to despise me, thinking that I had taken his place as heir to the Skulk. He would scowl at me and refused to speak to me for a month. Once, he even tripped me over causing me to face plant the floor, breaking my nose. After seeing all the blood, Nathanael panicked, scooped me up and ran to his mum. Since that day his attitude towards me changed and we became inseparable. Everyone always joked that we would end up being married, leading the Skulk together. 

When we were teenagers, Nathanael would sneak into my room through the window and we would just sit and talk about anything and everything and then one night, he brought me a rose and asked me to be his girlfriend. That night, I had my first ever kiss and that was the start of our relationship. 

Now, an adult, Nathanael had taken his place as his father's second in command and rightful heir to the Skulk. He needed to have a mate that the Skulk would look up to and be proud of. Not a vixen who was abandoned by her own parents and left to fend for herself. That is why we can not be together. If I truly love him then I have to let him claim is rightful place and to do that, he cannot be my mate.

Maxim got up from his seat and walked around his desk to the back of the room talking to some other members. Just then, Nathanael squeezed my shoulders which sent an electrical tingle through my body. He seemed to have sensed the affect that he had on me because he squeezed again while gently rubbing the nape of my neck. I squeezed my legs together as the tingling travelled further down my body and I let out a little squeak as my body shivered at his touch. He bent down placing his lips near my ear. I could feel his hot breath which again made my body shiver involuntarily. 

He giggled in my ear and  whispered, "want to go for a quick run?" 

I nodded my head and he guided me up from my chair. He grabbed onto my hand and pulled me towards the door. We both quickly walked downstairs and then started jogging to the back door. As soon as we reached the back field we began undressing, leaving a pile of our clothes behind us.  I realised that Nathanael had slowed down to jog behind me, getting a better view at my bum. I could feel his excitement in the air which made us both laugh. I paused by a bush and knelt down on the crisp grass. My nails dug into the dirt as my body began shifting. I focused on my breathing and let the pain wash over me. I could hear Nathanael panting besides me as I transitioned through to the final stage of the shift. After a few seconds, bright white fur covered my body.

Nathanael was a beautiful looking fox. His fur was a silky, deep red colour and he had a dark red tail. His eyes were still a piercing green. He was large in comparison to me. His paws were black but one had a white stripe across it. I, on the other hand, was white which was unusual for a fox. My dark coloured birth mark on my thigh transferred over to my fox form, giving me a dark brown patch on my hind leg. This appeared to be a unique trait that no one else in our Skulk had. Something else to make me stand out from the crowd.

Nathanael nuzzled me with his snout and I let out a playful yelp. I raced ahead of him and dashed between the two big Oak trees. I made sure that my hind legs whipped up dirt trying to throw him of his game and slow down further. He growled while dodging the ground dust and pushed on a head of me. He disappeared amongst some bushes so I raced on ahead. Trying to get as much distance between us as possible. I heard a cracking noise to my left so glanced over my shoulder, which was a big mistake. A big red figure flew out of the bushes to my right and pounced on me before I had the chance to swerve. I fell to the floor with Nathanael on top of me. He playfully held onto the ruff of my neck with his powerful jaws and forced me to submit. I rolled over onto my back, showing my belly.

Nathanael stood over me staring into my eyes. Just then we mind linked. "Willow, shift back now." 

I looked up at him confused and when he walked over to a bush, I jumped up looking around trying to figure out why there was an urgency in his voice. Had he sensed a human nearby? A wolf? He can't have, I didn't sense anything and I had better tracking skills than he did. I walked over to the bush and willed myself to shift back. Riding with the pain, the shift happened quicker than it usually did.

As soon as the shift was over, I felt strong, warm arms wrap around my body from behind me. He pulled me closer to him, caressing my breasts. He nuzzled his nose in my neck and breathed in my scent. I instinctively tilted my head to the side exposing more of my neck and giving his mouth more access. I let out a moan as he gently sucked my neck, his hands moved around my body with more urgency. I could feel his arousal as the stiffness rubbed against my bum. He gently bent me forward to give himself more access. I quickly turned around in his arms looking up at him. He pulled me in tighter, letting out a loud moan. I could feel myself becoming more and more aroused and I was sure that he could sense the wetness between my legs. He bent his head down so that our lips could meet. He kissed me softly and I responded. I responded with a hunger and a longing. 

There was no doubt that we should be together but following through with this now, would only make it harder for him to move on and forget me. I quickly pushed him back putting a good distance between us. Panting, I said, "Nathanael, we can't do this. I can't do this." 

Hurt flashed in his eyes, "I know you still love me Willow and I love you. I know that your body craves me. My body craves yours every second of every day. You are supposed to be my mate." He tried edging closer but I responded by matching his steps backwards. I looked up at him as my heart pounded against my rib cage. I loved Nathanael with every fibre of my body but if I become his mate, his father would disown him and the Skulk leadership would be passed onto the next in command, Stefan. 

Maxim loved me like a daughter but he knew that the Skulk would never accept me as leader ruling with Nathanael. When he realised that Nathanael had proposed to me, he took me out for a walk and told me that I would never be accepted as a leader. Leaders need to be pure bred and we had no idea where I had come from or who my parents were. Maxim had told me that Nathanael would choose me over the Skulk and I believed him and so I had to make sure that there was no choice for him. I had to be off limits so that he could take up his rightful place. My heart ached and I moved further away. 

"Nathanael, I cant do this. Please. I told you before and I am telling you again. I don't want to be your mate."

Tears welled up in Nathanael's eyes and tears escaped from mine. He reached out to hold me but I quickly turned to the direction of the mansion and ran as fast as my body would carry me. I couldn't hear him following me so when I was good a distance away, I sobbed uncontrollably.

I snatched up my clothes from the ground and walked towards the mansion. I spotted Stefan and a few other Skulk members sitting on the stairs chatting so I quickly hid behind a bush to put my clothes on and wipe my tears away. I didn't bother putting my shoes back on, instead I just held them and jogged up the stairs. 

Stefan stopped mid sentence when he saw me and teased, "left lovaboy behind in the field? What's wrong? Can't he satisfy you?" He moved closer to me trying to intimidate me. "You know, when I become Skulk leader, you are going to be mine. I am going to make you call out my name while I f**k you every night. Then I am going to impregnate you over and over again so you can stay at home raising our little cubs."

I could feel my blood boil in my veins and my fox was itching to come out and rip his throat out. I leaned in, closing the gap between us and whispered in his ear, "in order for you to impregnate me, you would have to have balls and unfortunately, you have none. As for your c**k, I am pretty sure a mouse has a bigger one. Do you really think that you are going to take over as Skulk leader? You never were any good at using your fox instincts. How can you lead us, when you can't even sense that Nathanael has been standing behind you this whole time, listening to every thing you have just said."

Stefan's face completely drained of colour and he quickly spun around finding that he was face to face with Nathanael. Well face to chest because Nathanael was at least two feet taller. Nathanael, now fully dressed, grabbed Stefan by the neck lifting him a few feet from the floor. Nathanael pulled Stefan close until they were nose to nose and growled,  "know your place runt. I am your superior and I will rip your throat out without a second thought. If I hear you talking trash about me or Willow, I will rip your tongue out of your mouth and stuff it up your arse hole." 

Stefan's eyes looked like they were going to pop out of his head and his hands gripped onto Nathanael's, trying to loosen his grip. Nathanael released Stefan, causing him to fall to the floor gasping. The other Skulk members stood up, trying to help Stefan up to his feet but did not say a word to either of us.

Nathanael grabbed my arm, pulling me into the mansion behind him. Once we were through the door he gently pushed me up against the wall. He placed his lips near my ear and whispered, "I know that you still love me and want me. I will find out what or who is stopping you from being with me and I will end them." He kissed my cheek before releasing me and walking up the stairs. I froze on the spot trying to get my breath back. He can not know that his own father is the reason that we can't be together. It will ruin our Skulk.