Of Blood and Bone

Chapter Three - A Purebred Line

Alcina made quick work of my clothing once I gave her permission. I lay where she tossed me on her bed, naked as a lark. Her golden eyes trailed up and down my naked body, and I moved my hands to cover myself. A deep, guttural growl stopped the movement of my hands and I stared up at my mate. The mate bond gave us deep desires for each other, but I could see myself falling in love with Alcina as time went on, and I hoped that she felt the same. I smiled warmly up at her and held my hands out for her.

"Touch me, please, Alcina."

A nearly feral grim broke out across her face as she pressed her hands to the mattress on either side of my shoulders, grinning down at me. She held herself up as her muscles flexed with her leaning down to give me soft kisses on the lips. A soft growl escaped her when I licked her lips and then nipped her bottom lip.

"You're playing a dangerous game, lupul meu drag {my darling wolf}."

I moved my hands from beside me on the mattress to run my fingers up her arms when she stiffened and pulled back from me with a hissed growl. Her fangs were showing, and she snarled, leaning down to nip my neck harshly, smearing her deep red lipstick on my skin. She pulled back again, and anger flashed through her eyes at the sound of shattering glass and terrified female screams echoed through the massive castle. A snarl escaped my mate and she looked at me with a feral gleam in her eyes.

"Stay here, Ingrid. Do not open the door for anyone. Not even me. I will unlock the door when it's over."

I nodded; my arousal crushed at the sound of more female screams. Alcina cursed in Romanian and slammed the bedroom door behind her, locking it from the outside. I shivered as more screaming echoed through the castle. And then there was silence. The silence continued for what felt like hours. I nervously searched for some clothes that fit me and had just pulled them on when loud banging and the jiggling of the doorknob broke the silence. I yelped in surprise at the male voice that came from the other side. The jiggling of the door handle got louder, then there was a growled curse and silence. I poked my head out of the closet at the silence and screamed when a gunshot blew the door open. I had thrown myself into the closet to hide from the man, but he found me quickly. I thrashed as he reached for me, a wicked look on his face.

"Stop squirming, bitch!"

When I didn't quit, he took the butt of his gun and hit me with it, effectively knocking me out cold. He ran his sweaty hand down his face and picked me up, throwing me over his shoulder with a grunt. His hand rested on my lower back, just touching the top of my ass. The man quietly made his way back to the bedroom door and cautiously looked down the hallways. When he was satisfied that the conflict noises were far enough away, he made his way towards the front door, giving a soft huff of triumph when he noticed that the door had been left open. He ran until he got to the edge of the forest on the property line. As he was about to step into the woods, a deep threatening growl surrounded us. He froze and a cold sweat broke out across his body as glowing gold and glowing red eyes stared at him.

"Ah, shit."

He looked around frantically and groaned when he was unable to find a way to escape the two hungry Lycans stalking towards the two of us. Grunting, he shifted my weight to set me on the ground, leaning against one of the trees. He moved my hair out of my face before another snarled growl escaped the Lycans as they stalked closer. He placed a quick kiss to my forehead and stepped away from me, staring back at the Lycans.

"Honestly, you'll fare better out here with the Lycans than you will in that damned murder house full of monsters. Good luck, kid."

Without another look in my direction, the man took off running in the opposite direction. The Lycans took off running after him, snarling, growling, and howling in joy for the hunt. The howling work me and I groaned at the pain radiating in my skull. I took a few deep breaths to clear the painful fog from my brain and when I was confident that I could stand, I used the tree behind me to slowly stand up. The world spun for a few minutes, but when it stopped, I managed to look around and noticed that I was pretty far from the castle.