The Alpha's Queen

Chapter 21: Caught

**Mature Content**

Devany

I fled, and he followed. Every hesitation in this new body cost me precious ground, and within minutes, I could feel the heat of his breath on my tail. Muscles burning, I moved faster. There was no way I could escape, but I refused to give up.

"We don't deserve the Alpha marks," my wolf growled as I swerved around a tree. "Or perhaps we've been pretending to be an Omega so long we've become one."

"Shut up. What would you have me do? He's twice our size."

"And we're Alpha. That is worth more than a little extra weight."

"Fuck..."

I twisted around, catching my pursuer off guard. Now it was he who couldn't move fast enough as my jaws clamped down on his shoulder. Blood coated my tongue, but I didn't recoil from it. Metallic and sharp, it elicited a hunger in me that drove me to bite down harder.

"Yes! Now go for the throat!"

"You're such a blood thirsty bitch."

"Back atcha, kid. Remember we're the same."

If I had been human, I would have gasped as the other wolf threw his weight against me, knocking me off balance. Before I could recover, he lunged, putting his head into my side and driving me to the ground. Multiple times, he could have ended me, and I braced for his teeth against my throat.

Snarling, I bucked against him as he pinned me in place. So much for being an Alpha. Now that he had me pinned, I couldn't escape. There was no special well of power inside of me, at least not that I knew how to use. I closed my eyes, waiting for the death blow and praying it wasn't Jack delivering it. A girl needed to die with some shred of dignity.

The weight on top of me changed, and the paws on my body turned to hands. Eyes flying open, I looked into Beckett's face, his own eyes glowing bright blue.

"Shift, Devany," he commanded in a tone that I couldn't disobey, even if I had wanted to.

Fur fell away from my skin, forming a snowy pile around my body as my limbs returned to their human form. I arched my back as my spine snapped into place. Beckett's hands had moved to my wrists, and he pinned my arms above my head as I moved to get up.

"What the actual fuck were you thinking?" he demanded.

"Excuse me?" I glared at him. His face was so close our noses touched. "You cannot be serious right now? You're mad at me?"

"Damn it, Devany. This isn't a game."

"I'm not playing a game. My foot still hurt, so I decided to shift to heal it the rest of the way, and then I went for a run. As my right as a wolf."

His jaw flexed. "Do you know what that did to me when I found the room empty?"

"Oh, you mean like I found it when I woke up?"

Beckett blinked, then sighed, dropping his forehead against mine. His hold on me softened as his anger dissipated. "It's not the same. No one is going to harm me while I'm on another pack's soil."

"The car accident we just survived suggests otherwise." I wasn't going to let this go so easily. He didn't get to throw a tantrum like this and then expect me to forget it.

He leaned back. "We weren't on their land yet. That's why it happened before we got here. If someone harms an Alpha during a community event on another pack's land, it is considered a grave insult to the hosting pack, and intentional harm can lead to open war.

"I'm an Alpha," I whispered.

His expression became sad. "Not to them, and..."

"And what?" I pressed, sitting up.

"And hurting you would be the perfect way to hurt me."

My heart pounded in my chest, and suddenly, we both became aware that not only was I sitting beneath him and between his legs, but we were both completely naked. We held eye contact for the longest second of my life, and then his lips were on mine.

I couldn't get enough of him. My nipples scraped against his chest as I put my arms around his neck. Beckett grabbed a handful of my hair and pulled my head back, nipping at my bottom lip before coming back in for another kiss. We fell into a rhythm of chasing and catching, like a choreographed dance only the two of us knew.

His hands cupped my ass. Then he turned so that he sat on the ground, allowing me to straddle him. My already flushed skin heated further as I felt his erection against my stomach. Keeping one hand on the back of his head, I dropped the other between us and wrapped it around his length.

"Jesus, Devany," he gasped as I stroked him from his base to the tip. I squeezed at the top, causing him to drop his head back with a tortured groan.

I watched with delight as his hands fell to his sides, knuckles whitening as he grabbed at the leaves and grass. As inexperienced as I was, I knew what it looked like when a man was about to come, and Beckett was so close. There was nothing I wanted more in this moment than to watch his face as he came all over my hand and stomach.

But before he lost control, he pulled me off his lap, forcing me to stand while he came to his knees. I grabbed his shoulders to keep my balance as he pushed my legs apart, and before I fully understood his intentions, he pressed his face against my center.

"Ah, f-Beckett!" I sputtered as his tongue aimed true.

My legs trembled and threatened to snap together, but he kept his hands on my thighs. I gripped his hair to stay upright as wave after wave of pleasure spread through me, building with every flick and swirl of his tongue. Every time I thought I was going to fall over the precipice, he dragged me higher until I was almost afraid to fall because there was no way I wouldn't shatter.

"P-p-please," I moaned, not even sure what I was asking for.

But he knew. An animalistic growl of approval rumbled his chest, and he eased a finger inside of me, closing his lips around my clit and sucking hard. I came with a scream, my walls clenching around his finger. Only when I sagged over his shoulder did he pull away, sliding his finger out of me and kissing his way up my body.

"What about you?" I asked as he cradled me against him and took off toward our cabin.

"Don't you worry about me."

I frowned. "But I want to take care of you."

Beckett pressed a kiss to the top of my head. "Oh, don't worry. You will. When we get back, I'm going to take a shower and make myself come by thinking about the sounds you just made."

"Or instead of using your imagination, you could have the real thing," I said, pouting.

He stopped, lowered me to my feet, and grabbed my chin. "I fully intend on having the real thing. One day soon. But now isn't the time for us to cross that line, and if you put your hands or mouth on me again right now, I don't think I could stop there."

I nodded. Now that my brain was functioning properly, I didn't exactly relish the idea of my first time happening in the middle of the woods.

"Good. Let's get back and get some sleep. Tomorrow is going to be a big day."