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Omega Enslaved (Lost Wolves Book Four) Released and it's on Sale!!!

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Omega Enslaved (Lost Wolves Book Four) is live, and it's on sale for $2.99 along with all my other books! It's my semi-annual ebook sale! I'll do a post about the sale tomorrow.

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Felix Underwood is an omega, a con man and a (sometimes) assassin enacting revenge for the wrongs that plague his past. However, all that ends when he's captured by Interpol. Imprisoned for months, his only shot at freedom is a dangerous mission to gather information on the infamous alpha wolf, Lucien the Bloody King of Wallachia. When the mission goes south, Felix ends up as a spy in Lucien's clutches. In order to save himself, Felix needs to bring Lucien to his human handlers, but Felix’s heart (and cock) tells him Lucien is his mate.

His heart sucks. Especially since Felix is straight.

Lucien Mircea fought long and hard to become the ruthless alpha king he is today, but Felix challenges all of that. The mysterious omega wolf riles up Lucien’s alpha instincts and sets his blood on fire in more ways than one. Lucien swore he’d never fall for a measly omega, yet the thread of destiny (and lust) intertwines them.

Hundreds of miles from home and dogged by hunters, Lucien and Felix must work together if they want to survive. Can the alpha and omega overcome betrayal and learn to trust the mate bond that connects them?

Contains graphic gay sex and graphic violence (as usual ^_^).

Print Cover Reveal: Omega Enslaved (Lost Wolves Book Four)

The book comes out Monday June 1st, but here's a peek at the lovely print cover. Enjoy!!!

*goes back to writing*

Chapter One Sneak Peek: Omega Enslaved (Lost Wolves Book Four)

Omega Enslaved (Lost Wolves Book Four) comes out in one week, June 1st!

Currently, I'm working like mad on another new series (slated for release in July) because I'm crazy. It also means I'm pushing back the next Haven City book until September. Sorry about that! This book is crawling around in my brain and begging me to write it. It's a new adult (college age) story, which I've only done once before. But this one has superheroes and lots of twists on popular tropes (nerd/jock -- stuff like that). Oh, and only one shifter -- and he's not the main character. But he'll get his own book eventually.

Plus, it gives me an excuse (do I really need one?) to look at DC porn.

By Fish Ghost

Here's the first chapter of Omega Enslaved. If you want to read the second chapter, join my mailing list to get it first. Sign up here!
Enjoy!

The Mission


The only thing worse than Felix Underwood’s cell in the dank underground prison was his reason for being set free: to bring the infamous and dangerous alpha wolf, Lucien Mircea King of Wallachia, to justice. Well, what passed as justice in the eyes of the European Union, which didn’t say much considering the EU consisted of humans. Shifters got a worse deal due to that, and while Felix couldn’t blame them for their fear of creatures stronger and faster than they were – he sure as hell could blame them for everything else. Like locking him up without a trial. And what they did to Evelyn. Not to mention this whole fucked up situation. He gritted his teeth and took a deep breath. A thin drizzle of rain misted his hair and darkened the cobblestones at his feet. Made them slippery and difficult to run on. He knew that from experience. If it hadn’t been raining the day they got caught—he touched the scar on the back of his neck, the one made with the silver prick of the tranquilizer dart. If it hadn’t been raining they’d have gotten away from those Interpol agents easily. That night haunted him. It filled his chest and stomach with guilt. If he had moved faster – if he hadn’t been so set of making that one last mark suffer (and that bastard needed to suffer) – they would’ve escaped. It wasn’t Felix feeling sorry for himself. His actions got them both caught, Felix and his alpha, Evelyn. Felix popped the collar of his trench coat and slipped around the corner. It’s one of the few requests he made. He wasn’t wandering into the middle of a deal with one of the most dangerous shifter leaders in Europe without looking the part. His blue prison coveralls didn’t cut it. Thankfully, his captors saw it his way. Of course, the EU didn’t have jurisdiction in Croatia, and the government wasn’t about to cooperate without special provisions, which is why Interpol needed Felix. He silently scoffed at the thought. That wasn’t their only line of reasoning. He doubted any human wanted to send their own kind against a wolf known for his impressive methods of torture. So impressive he had a nickname: Lucien the Bloody King of Wallachia. But they weren’t in Wallachia now. Oh no. They were in the port city of Pula, with the charming multicolored villas and quaint shops that looked like any other village along the coast. Not to mention the dearth of shifter lands close by. That meant Lucien couldn’t retreat and disappear inside territory no sane human would tread within. Because if they did, the Old Ones might rip them to pieces or do whatever it was Old Ones did. Felix didn’t know, but he’d heard the stories as a boy. The Old Ones were ancient shifters with special magic that protected shifter territory. Without them, the barriers that kept magic in and human technology out dissolved. That’s why Interpol chose that moment to take Lucien down. The alpha hardly ever left his own kingdom, according to their intel (which Felix didn’t trust because humans), so this deal was big. Only Interpol had no clue what Lucien was buying. Or why. So they were using someone disposable to figure it out. Because if Felix fucked this up no one would care except Evelyn. He smiled at that thought. His sister had been remarkably well behaved so far. But if he died, he’d like to see what she did to them. It’d be worse than what Lucien would do, he’d bet everything he owned on that. Or everything he used to own before they tagged him like a stray and tossed him into a cell. However, he’d rather survive than win that bet. Like many clandestine meetings, this one took place at the port well after midnight. Of course it did. The only time in a year that Interpol let Felix out of his cage, and he didn’t even get to feel the sun on his face. At least he got to see the moon. It was half full and would’ve provided enough light but for the clouds that clogged the sky and the gentle mist that rolled off the sea. Felix went over the scant bits of information they’d given him since they yanked him from his cell a week ago and tossed him into the middle of this bullshit. Lucien would be in Pula to meet a ship at two in the morning. A deal would go down, and Felix was supposed to assess the situation and intervene as necessary to bring in the alpha. Never mind that Felix was an omega. Or that they hadn’t given him a long-range rifle (his weapon of choice). And that when he and Evelyn did a job, she was the one making contact while he stayed on the outside and out of the middle of everything. Not because he couldn’t lie his way out of a paper sack (he sure as hell could), and he blended in well enough. Brown hair and brown eyes. Small to medium build. Handsome enough to get what he wanted without leaving a lasting impression. Felix was the perfect con man except for one thing: kissing ass. And con artists had to know when to butter up a mark. Evelyn did it with ease. Felix, not so much. Now, as he turned the last corner, he shoved down every instinct that told him to whisper obscenities into the mic tucked into his collar. It’s not like his handlers would let him go into the field without one. They had a tracking device on him too in case he tried to run. The mic and earpiece would be easy to ditch, but the tracking device was under the skin at the base of his skull. Nasty bit of technology. He wouldn’t run in the first place. Not with the ultimatum they gave him. His stomach turned at the thought. Evelyn. He had to do what they said or else she’d pay for it with her life. The thought of her hurt coiled in his belly. He got them into this shit, and he’d find a way to get them out. “Ship spotted. Check your six,” Howard, Felix’s handler, said over the com in Felix’s ear. Military jargon. Because Felix, an unassuming omega, was obviously a well trained soldier. Wait. No, he wasn’t. “Does that mean to check my watch?” Felix grumbled. A huff blew into his ear, almost as unpleasant as if the bastard was next to him and not a mile down the coast. No one wanted to get too close to a wolf like Lucien unless they had to. The actual humans in Howard’s ranks were all hidden on the dock somewhere. Felix couldn’t even smell them.“Check behind you. We gave you the handout.”Felix rolled his eyes. “Didn’t read it. I tried to eat it and choke, but someone stopped me. Rude, by the way.”“You don’t get to die until we’re through with you, dog,” Howard snarled, and Felix imagined, for the hundredth time, how satisfying it would be to rip that man’s throat out. Someday he might get to do it. For now, he did what he was told and checked the harbor. Sure enough, a small freighter sat in the port. A few burly hunter types stood on the deck smoking and walking back and forth. Of course they were burly hunter types, because that made everything easy. “How are you seeing this?” Felix asked. “You think we’d trust you to go in blind? The entire area is covered with my men and their cams. I can see everything you do, so don’t try anything,” Howard’s accent was thick. British. Felix caught the hint of roughness around the edge. “Grew up in the East End, did you?” he murmured into his mic as he worked his way closer to the ship. Felix imagined the sneer, to his great satisfaction, on Howard’s ugly face. “Shut it.”“Just making small talk. You don’t want the higher ups to look down on you for such humble beginnings. I can see that. Not everyone has privilege in life. Don’t hold it against yourself. It’s not as if everyone can be born with a family legacy and so many possibilities set before them.”“Speaking from experience are we?” Howard said. His voice held a note of satisfaction like he’d won. Far from it, but Felix let him have that. He let Howard relish in the sensation for a moment before he yanked it away. How else could he get back at his captors? “Goodness no. I’m an Underwood. You know what that means. The stories I could tell you,” Felix said lightly and chuckled. It’s the chuckle that pissed people off. It reminded them that, shifter or not, he came from a long line of blue blood that used to have more power than any human wanted to admit. Even if their homeland didn’t look as kindly upon shifters as the Americas, the UK didn’t rally against them like the rest of Europe. They put the shifter wars of old behind them and let most law-abiding shifters live in peace. That was the problem with Felix, however. Abiding by anything that didn’t suit him. Even with a name like Underwood, it didn’t protect them from the men who caught them. Sold them. Used them. Nothing could protect them from that. But that didn’t stop Felix from rubbing his highborn status in everyone’s face that let him. Howard was silent for a moment. “Lot of good it did you if you ended up here.”“Yes, well. If only I could get back to my estate I’d be home free. No extradition over shifter lands. You know how that works. But you bastards kept me locked up in Paris, which I wouldn’t mind if I had a nicer room.”“It’s called a cell, dog. It’s where animals belong,” Howard grunted. “Wolf, thank you very much,” Felix said and made a rude hand gesture. If there really were men with cams everywhere, Howard would see it. The man didn’t say a word, so Felix considered it a win. “Get on that boat. We need to see what Lucien wants to buy before he gets here,” Howard said as Felix hung in the shadows. He sniffed the air, but the scent of the sea and humans blocked any fellow shifters, though he caught a faint hint of silver and wolf’s bane. The two things guaranteed to kill him, and they were close enough to smell. Lovely. “How am I suppose to do that?” Felix asked and bit back the shiver that fought to travel up his back in the cold winter air. The dim street lamps burned every meter or so, which made it easy enough to slip through the shadows. Humans didn’t have the same enhanced nocturnal vision and sense of smell that shifters did, but they did have technology that could see heat sources and hear just as well as shifters if it was properly set up. It all evened out in the end. Except those things didn’t work in shifter territory, but they weren’t in shifter territory right now, unfortunately. “You know I’m not a spy, right?” Felix said as he watched the men stroll from one side of the deck to the other. He only spotted two humans so far, but there had to be more. That ship needed a crew of at least a dozen men. Howard scuffed. “I don’t give two shits what you are. Get on that ship. Or are you going to let them catch you like we did?”That bastard had nothing to do with catching them initially, and he knew it, but Felix bit back the remark. If he insulted Howard too badly the man might let these hunters kill him. More to the point, why the hell was Lucien meeting with hunters? Well, he’d have to get on the damn boat to find out. Sure, Felix could sneak quietly. Move like the shadows and slip up unannounced, but where was the fun in that? Plus, if he got caught it would just make his eventual death worse. Instead, he strode out of the alley purposefully and started up the freighter’s ramp. His footfalls from the white trainers (frightful, but what could he do?) rang on the metal, and the men on duty ran to the edge brandishing their guns. The bigger of the two put out his cigarette and glowered. He shouted something in a language Felix didn't speak.  Felix put up his hands in mock surrender. They had to speak at least one common language. If they were dealing with Lucien, it might be Romanian, which Felix didn’t know. He went with English. “Please. Relax. I’m here on business. Lucien sent me to check the cargo. I’m his human proxy in case you don’t deliver the goods to his specifications.”The two men looked at each other. The smaller one shrugged while the larger one frowned. At least they seemed to understand him. “He said nothing about a proxy,” the larger one said, his English stunted but understandable. Felix shrugged. “Why would he? Did you really think a man like Lucien would come to meet you alone?”“What the hell do you think you’re doing?” Howard hissed in his ear. Felix smiled, careful not to show his fangs, and didn’t respond. The men whispered in their native tongue, and Felix acted bored although his heart slammed in his chest. Not entirely out of fear. It was a rush to be back in the game even if he didn’t play this side too often. Finally, they looked at him. “No weapons,” the big one said. Felix held out his arms, inviting a check. The smaller man performed it and found nothing. They wouldn’t. It’s not like Howard letFelix protect himself. Why would he want that?If Felix needed a weapon he’d grab a gun from one of these men. Or shift and use his claws and teeth, if it came to that. “Settled? Good. The cargo, if you please,” Felix said and infused his voice with an air of boredom that always went over well when conning someone. He might not be able to grovel, but he could act like a stuck up asshole. After another short conversation, the smaller man turned and led Felix toward the lower decks. The steps disappeared into the bowels of the ship, and the metal clanged with each footfall. Felix kept his eyes and ears sharp, but he smelled no other humans. Perhaps they went ashore and left these two alone to deal with Lucien. Stupid didn’t begin to cover it, but it was their hides and not his. The man shoved open the rust stained door at the bottom of the stairs and brought Felix to the cargo hold. It was dark, and with a flick of a switch the man turned on the sputtering fluorescent lights. One crate sat there. It was wooden with holes drilled into the sides. Silver chains covered it, the pungent odor so strong Felix almost took a step back and shielded his face from it. Dried bits of wolf’s bane were intertwined with the silver, and the man gave him a toothy smile, obviously thrilled with the ingenuity. Besides the reek of silver and wolf’s bane came the very distinct scent of shifters, a variety too large to distinguish. Bile rose in Felix’s stomach. His skin felt like ice, and a cold sweat broke out on his brow. He’d seen this before. Shifter pups rounded up to be sold as slaves for humans. He swallowed and squeezed his eyes shut. Lucien Mircea was going to buy a crate of shifters? Who the fuck was this sick bastard? And how the hell was a wolf worse than humans. That didn’t seem possible. “See?” the man said and turned, like that was good enough. Felix grabbed the man’s forearm and squeezed. “I need to see what’s inside. All you’ve shown me is a box with holes in it. I’m not impressed. My employer will be even less impressed, and you don’t want to know what happens to people who disappoint him.”Without someone else to consult the man made up his mind quickly. He rubbed a hand over his nearly bald head and nodded. Then he yanked a key from a ring on the wall and approached the crate. Please. Whoever was inside, be alive, Felix silently begged.He wasn’t in the mood to see shifter pelts, not today, but he wouldn’t put it above humans like this. Especially those willing to lock up shifters in a fucking crate. Once unlocked, the chains clattered to the floor and the man lifted the lid. Felix sidestepped the silver – no way in hell he wanted to touch the stuff – and peeked inside. His heart thumped harder, and he took a breath. Let it out. They were all pups, girls and boys, which a few adolescents tossed in for whatever reason. Alive. Asleep. And being sold to a mad king. No wonder Interpol wanted to take Lucien down. And Felix never agreed with anything his captors wanted. Ever. “Well? What’ve you got?” Howard asked. Felix gritted his teeth because it’s not like he could answer with a hunter standing there. Also, he wasn’t sure if trading shifters was even a crime in human territory. With how fucked up most humans were, he doubted it. He glanced around the room, but it was mostly empty but for the crate, some greasy tools and a tranquilizer gun propped on the wall. That’s how they caught all the pups, no doubt. It’s how hunters alwayscaught them.“How much tranquilizer did you give them? My boss doesn’t want anyone not waking up,” Felix said. The man shrugged. “One shot each. They’ll all wake up eventually. You can use them for whatever. They’re just animals.”Felix squeezed his hands into fists. Otherwise, he might squeeze that bastard’s fragile neck until it collapsed. Of course this asshole would say that. Typical hunter. “If they don’t, Lucien will come looking for you. Got it?”Before the man answered, a call came from above. The only word Felix caught was Lucien. On board. Shit!The man shut the crate, but he didn’t bother with the chains. Then he turned toward the stairs. “You come to your boss?”Felix almost laughed. If he went up there now what would happen? He’d die eventually, but what would Lucien do to him first? Felix didn’t want to find out. He was called the Bloody King for a reason, and Felix heard stories of the things that alpha did to his enemies. They included guts rolled on wagon axels and bodies impaled on pikes and left to rot in the summer sun.“I’ll be up soon. I’ll lock this crate, just to be safe.”The man didn’t argue. He hung the keys up and left. Felix waited for the door to shut and the footsteps to fade before he took a breath and glanced around the hold. No windows. Fuck! That meant he couldn’t slip out and take a late night swim in the Mediterranean. There was one other door, which he assumed led to the upper deck. Even worse, he had to leave these shifters here for Lucien and whatever that crazy alpha had in mind. “He’s onboard. We’re closing in,” Howard said. “You don’t even want to know what the merch is?” Felix growled as he checked the second door. The stairs led up. Good sign. Hopefully they deposited him on the other side of the ship.“It’s not important if we get that alpha dog,” Howard said. It shouldn’t have been important to Felix either. This should be about saving his own ass and keeping his sister alive. But that didn’t make slipping out the door any easier. Not when the idea of those pups weighed on his mind. They were probably orphans with nowhere to go. No one who’d miss them. That thought was far too familiar to be comfortable. Voices rang from the deck, and when Felix reached the top of the stairs, he listened. “I was informed I’d deal with Arno directly. Where is he?” A velvety voice slipped over the air. That had to be Lucien. The man spoke perfect English with just a touch of an accent that hardened the consonants around the edges. “He’s busy. You can deal with us, yes? We know the deal and what the boss wants,” the larger man said. “No. That’s not good enough for me,” Lucien growled. “I was promised a meeting with Arno.”If the man weren’t human and an idiot, Felix would’ve felt sorry for him. As it were, he was more intent to get the hell out of there before backup arrived. “I can’t call Arno now. It’s too late. He’ll be angry if you wake him,” the hunter said and laughed, as if that would make turning down Lucien better. “And he’s not here. He’s probably far away.”“I can wait,” Lucien said. “Now, are you going to do as I ask or will I have to prove my point?”Felix fought the urge to peek around the corner and see if he could catch a glimpse of the alpha. “I’ll call, but I make no promises” the hunter said. Felix pressed into the side of the ship as if that would keep his scent from Lucien’s nose. The hunter’s phone call to Arno (whoever the hell Arno was) took far too long. “Arno is sorry he’s not here to deal with you directly, but you can buy the merchandise or not. Your choice,” the man finally said. Lucien sighed deeply. “Is there anyone else on the ship? More crew members?” he asked, and Felix swore he heard a smile in the alpha’s voice. It felt like something tugged him forward. Shoved his nose to the edge and forced him to look. Why else would he do it?Felix was the farthest thing from stupid.Thankfully, Lucien wasn’t facing him. He stood with the two hunters near the railing. His body was turned to the side. “Yes, a few other men. Why?”“Call them out. I want to make sure no one is looking to kill me after I pay for my goods,” Lucien said and held up a briefcase. Money for the crate, no doubt. Felix glowered. He was no saint. Violence was a way of life if a wolf wanted to survive, and Felix was a master at surviving. But he’d never sell a fellow a shifter. That was as bad a crime as the humans who hunted them. The mist was thin enough that Felix made out the paleness of Lucien’s silvery blond hair and the tattoos that twisted up his pale neck, black and in an intricate design that looked sinister. He was tall, like most alphas, though not a hulking monster. He was well-built. Strong. That was evident even under his clothes and in his powerful stance. Like Felix, he wore jeans and a black trench coat, though he had boots instead of ridiculous trainers. Felix bit his lip. Worse yet, no one said Lucien was beautiful. That didn’t mesh well with the image Felix built for the alpha in his mind. Or the fact that Lucien was a man, and Felix never thought a man could be beautiful. But those cheekbones didn’t lie. Neither did the cut of his jaw or the slope of his nose. Or the way his pale hair fell over one side of his face like wisps of silk. Felix’s gut lurched uncomfortably. Lucien wasn’t some raging beast, but this. . .this. . . wolf willing to buy a crate of other shifters. Pups. Perhaps he didn’t look it, but he was a monster underneath.Then footsteps clanked across the deck as the rest of the crew emerged from their sleeping quarters. A few of the other men were taller and wider than Lucien, and the hunters grumbled at each other before they spoke to the alpha. “Is this all the men on board?” Lucien asked. He glanced up and down the deck, and Felix ducked right before Lucien’s eyes swept past his hiding spot. Red eyes. A shifter with red eyes.He’d never seen that before.“All but your man. He’s below with the crate. You want to get him?” the smaller hunter asked. Felix felt his heart stop, and he squeezed his eyes shut, ready to move. To run. Perhaps he’d shift first. That’d give him a better chance of survival considering he was weaponless and surrounded by enemies.He never got the chance. A series of gunshots rang through the fog draped air. Bang. Bang. Bang. Great. Howard’s men attacked and that asshole didn’t even give the heads up! At that moment, Felix spotted several of the Interpol agents as they slunk over the edge of the ship.The hunters shouted, and Lucien growled. A moment later, chaos erupted on deck.  During the fight Felix intended to get away, but one of the hunters rounded the corner just as he moved out of the stairwell. The man raised meaty fists, and Felix rolled his eyes. They made it far too easy sometimes. Especially when the man had a knife shoved into his belt. It’s like the damn hunter was asking for it.Felix ducked the first swing.Grabbed the knife. It slid free with startling ease.Then Felix shoved it to the hilt in the hunter’s gut and pulled hard enough to slice through the viscera inside. He watched the man stumble backwards. The only thing that’d have made it better is if his body fell over the edge of the ship. It didn’t, but Felix wished it had. Instead the hunter slumped, bleeding and useless, against the railing. His hands groped at his guts, but there was no way he’d put them back inside. Felix smiled. Despite everything else, at least he got to take down one of those sick fucks.Then, just as he was ready to make his escape, a wolf howled. Felix froze. In the mist and confusion, he counted at least ten Interpol agents closing in. Another shot rang through the air, and the agent in Felix’s eye-line dropped to the deck. Dead. The back half of his skull splattered the side of the ship. What the hell was going on?“He’s taking out our agents with a sniper!” Howard said. Of course Lucien came prepared with backup. It’s what Felix himself would’ve done, but it put the omega right in the thick of it. Fuck!He turned and scattered back down the stairs and into the cargo hold. Staying on deck would get him killed. Fast. “Stay on him, Underwood, or I swear to God!” Howard snarled. “How am I supposed to do that?” Felix growled. “I don’t care, but you’re going to stay on him until we catch him. That’s an order.”Felix gritted his teeth. At a time like this, Howard still thought he could give Felix orders. Well, he could, but that didn’t make it easier to swallow. Footsteps banged over his head, and Felix looked at the crate and realized what he had to do. It’s the only way he’d be able to stay close to Lucien and keep Evelyn safe. But if he was going to try this, he’d need to look the part. Felix rubbed some grease from the discarded tools on his face and through his hair. If they found the mic and earpiece they’d probably kill him straight away, so he yanked them out and smashed them to bits. However, it’d be a shame to lose the trench. He kept it on. Finally, he grabbed a dart of tranquilizer from the gun on the wall. Climbed into the crate. Shut the lid. Squeezed his eyes shut and begged the universe.Let him live long enough to free his sister and kill Howard. That’s all he wanted. Someone trotted down the stairs toward the hold. Felix took a deep breath, buried himself between a lion cub and a fox, and pressed the dart into his neck.

Manuscript Monday: Who Says Threats Aren't Sexy?

Omega Enslaved (Lost Wolves Book Four) is almost finished being revised/edited. I'll have it ready for pre-order on Wednesday or Thursday of this week.

Also, I re-read Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai (Twittering Birds Never Fly) this last week. It's one of my all time favorite manga. I should do an entire post on it (and other manga/BL comics that I love). Anyway, let's take a moment and appreciate how amazing it is. And cry because we're not Yoneda Kou.


Doumeki/Yoshino is love. That is all.


Oh, and here's another peek at Omega Enslaved (Lost Wolves Book Four). Felix is having bad dreams. Lucien warned him about this -- sexy times ensue. Enjoy!

Lucien stood next to the door, his arms crossed and his red eyes, just like those in the dream, fixed on Felix. His mouth dipped downward, and his hair was mussed and limp. His eyes were smudged with dark circles and lines pinched the edges of his mouth. “I warned you,” he said and his voice was as hard as stone.

Felix yawned. “Warned me about what?”

Lucien sighed. “Your decision. This is what comes of it.”

“Cryptic mystical one doesn’t suit you,” Felix said and hopped down from the upper bunk. “And so sorry I didn’t want to lose my foot. Are the nightmares my punishment? I thought they were due to the fact I met you, my darling mate.” He put as much bite into the words as he could that early in the morning and fought another yawn.

Why did everything feel like some complicated dance with Lucien? For every inch of progress, they took giant leaps backwards. Not that it mattered once Interpol got their way.

“Perhaps it’s part of my punishment too,” Lucien said. His accent was slightly thicker than usual. It hung on the consonants, and Felix wondered how much his own carefully controlled voice slipped in moments of tiredness. As Lucien’s gaze dipped to Felix’s mouth, a surge of desire churned through him. “I didn’t want this either.”

“So you keep reminding me, yet you’re the one who gets turned on in my mere presence,” Felix said. His body moved without his consent. It edged closer to Lucien, so close they were almost touching.

The heat of Lucien’s body warmed Felix—urged him to bridge that gap between them. Why the hell was he doing this? Tempting fate by riling up an unstable alpha? Even with that thought in the forefront of his brain he didn’t stop. Felix pushed because he told himself a long time ago that he’d never get trampled by another person, human or shifter, again.

Lucien took a sharp breath. His tapered fingers grabbed Felix’s chin in a delicate but firm hold. The pad of his thumb brushed Felix’s lips, and that damn touch sent a shock to his groin. “I didn’t want it, but I accept our fate. There’s nothing more I can do. However, I don’t want to be inside your head any more than you want to be inside mine. But now. . . .”

Inside his head? Did that mean Lucien could see the lie? Did he knew who Felix was and why he was there? Shit!

Felix moved forward. It was the only way to keep the alpha’s mind off that dangerous line of thought.

Their lips met in a kiss that was anything but gentle. It burned his lips, and Felix told himself it was the sleep and those dreams that made him melt with it. He pressed himself into Lucien’s arms – arms that wrapped around his back and as close to that hot, needy mouth as possible. Felix’s fingers snagged on the front of Lucien’s shirt and pulled him close.

The thrill of those lips was the one thing that chased away the sensation hanging over him for his terrible night of sleep. Nothing more than a temporary escape, but it was better than dwelling on it. If felt as if the lack of contact they’d had in the last few days overflowed into this moment.

But Felix didn’t care about Lucien, did he?

Hell no.

He couldn’t care.

The lust was Lucien’s fault not his. Felix gave in and went along with it until the alpha was out of his hair. Might as well get something out of their time together. This wasn’t a bad prize considering it got him off.

Sex with Lucien was better than sex with anyone else he’d been with so far. Not that he’d tell the alpha that. It might give Lucien the wrong idea.

This also proved Lucien wrong. Felix wasn’t some broken omega. He wasn’t damaged. He could do whatever the fuck he pleased with whomever the fuck he pleased without putting a label on it.

His mouth trailed over the rough edge of Lucien’s cheek – the stubble prickled his lips – and he sucked and licked and bit at the skin of Lucien’s neck until the alpha growled.
Felix pinched his eyes shut, and glided down Lucien’s body with his lips and hands.
Then Lucien gasped at a particularly hard bite. “Felix. Stop.”

Felix didn’t want to stop, but he wasn’t going to turn into one of the men he despised. So he eased back and looked at Lucien’s face.

The alpha stared at him, his eyes wide and startled. Unfocused. He blinked several times and let out a long breath.

“Too rough?” Felix asked and tongued one of the marks on Lucien’s neck. The skin was musky and tinged with salt. The scent intoxicated him. Wound him up. What part of not being gay didn’t his body understand?

A shiver shot through Lucien’s groin and settled in Felix’s.

Lucien’s fingers dug into Felix’s shoulders, but he didn’t push the omega away. “If you keep doing that—”

“What? You’ll fuck me?” Felix asked, cutting him off.

Lucien’s touch, hard and grasping, slipped over Felix’s back and grabbed his ass. “No,” he snarled. “I’ll claim you, and I’ll never let you go. I’ll chain you to my side like a dog. How would you like that?”

Something other than heat should’ve flooded Felix’s balls at those words. It was a threat, one he’d heard before. Well, not exactly the same but close enough to sting. To chill him. But it didn’t, and he wasn’t sure why.

“Try it. I’m not so easily kept,” Felix said and smirked.

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Ben Singer, an omega werewolf, has been in love with his former best friend and the alpha scion of their wolf pack, Axel, from the time they were teenagers. Ben thought they were mates, but the rules of their pack kept them apart. 
Axel Cross is a fuck-up. The sexy tattooed wolf threw away his chances of ever becoming pack alpha at seventeen, and Ben has no idea why. 
When Axel’s uncle kicks Ben out of their Pittsburgh pack, it’s the chance the omega has been waiting for. Then Axel demands to accompany the smaller wolf. The only problem is Ben wants to run away for good – away from the pack Axel’s uncle decided the omega should join and away from Axel. 
But Axel doesn’t take ‘no’ for an answer. He’s determined to go with Ben, even if the omega doesn’t want him around. 
While desire stirs between Axel and Ben, years of heartache haunt them. Can the alpha and omega let go of their past and the old pack in order to find a bright new future together? 
Warning: Contains graphic m/m sex scenes.

Manuscript Monday: Come for the angst, stay for the bathroom sex

Omega Enslaved (Lost Wolves Book Four) is finished! Well, it's written. I'm editing now, and I hope to get it done for pre-order on Amazon and other sites. Now that I've said that, it probably won't happen because I royally suck at keeping to my own deadlines. But I'm going to try. I really want to make this book available for pre-orders!!!

Also, I was reading Free! doujinshi. It's the best thing ever, pretty much.

It means you get to see lots of this:


Uh-oh! Makoto's naked!
And this (NSFW -- but Makoto's ass is totally safe for work. . . )

Nothing like a good ole' bathtub handy. Haru knows. ^_^

Now time for another snippet of Omega Enslaved! Felix and Lucien take a shower together and talk about philosophy, religion and sex. That's totally normal, right? Also, this bit is mostly unedited and subject to some changes/fixes. Enjoy!


Lucien watched him, and the alpha’s lips curled into a frown. “You haven’t washed your back.”

“It’s fine. I’m clean enough,” Felix muttered and turned, but a strong hand clamped on his shoulder. The sharp tips of Lucien’s nails dug into his skin and held him there.

Without a word, Lucien scrubbed his back. His hands were rougher than Felix imagined, calloused when he thought they’d be smooth. But the touch was gentle enough, and Felix endured it because there was little else he could do without running away, and there was no place to go on that boat. No place he could really escape.

Still, the touch shouldn’t have coiled in his balls, thick with need. And it sure as hell shouldn’t feel good enough that he wanted to melt under it.

Felix bit his lip. Hard. Willed himself to think of something else. Howard’s greasy hair. Or the barnacles on the side of the boat.

It didn’t work.

“If you don’t believe in Yue does that mean you don’t believe in Yue’s bond?” Lucien asked, and his breath blew across Felix’s shoulder and ear, hotter than the air around them, which seemed impossible.

Felix quivered under those words and the weight of that touch. He forced himself to laugh. “Oh, her mate bond? Of course I don’t believe in that. It’s nonsense. How is one wolf supposed to find their mate in such a diverse world? Especially since shifter lands are spread apart, and shifters can live anywhere if they’re willing to put up with getting hunted and possibly killed at some point.”

“That doesn’t mean mates don’t exist,” Lucien said, his voice nearly a growl. He moved Felix under the water and handed him the soap.

Felix frowned. He didn’t get into discussions about his personal beliefs with other shifters because it always came to something like this – either they already sided with him, which was easy, or they were stubborn assholes like this alpha. Stubborn devout assholes, which was even worse. He rolled his eyes. “Do you have a mate? Are you going to tell me how wonderful your bond is?”

“Not quite, but I can prove to you that mates exist,” Lucien said and leaned close.
Felix took a step back and bumped into the cold tile wall. His heart thudded, and the heat that retreated from his skin before seemed to take root in his belly and groin. “I’m not gay.”

Lucien’s lips curled into a thin smile. “I think Yue begs to differ. That omega clawing at your insides does as well.”

Felix told his body to move, but it stayed still. Even as his heart pounded with that extra beat right beside it. He squeezed his eyes shut and bit his lip so hard he tasted blood. Shit!

“Stop that. It hurts me too, and it’s annoying. Do you think I’d want an omega like you as my mate?” Lucien said.

Felix’s eyes snapped open, and he shoved the alpha hard in his slippery chest. “You are not my mate. I said I wasn’t gay.”

Lucien took several steps back. “And I can prove that you are.”

Felix felt a dribble of something hot on his chin, and he tasted the coppery blood on his tongue. A mark that mirrored the injured on Felix’s mouth marred Lucien’s lip as well, which was thinner than his own, but delicate and enticing all the same.

“How?”

Damn. Why did he ask that? He should leave. Stalk away. Not stare at this alpha and ask how he was planning to prove Felix was gay. And possibly his mate.

 Lucien moved toward him and turned off the water. The room sounded too quiet without it. Made it too easy to focus on Lucien’s heart beat and his breath. No matter how much Felix didn’t want to pay attention to them, there they were. As were those almond shaped red eyes that watched him with the intensity of a wolf about to pounce on its prey. No way in hell Felix wanted to be that prey.

“Why don’t you like men?” Lucien asked evenly.

“Because I’m not gay,” Felix ground out between gritted teeth. Why couldn’t he move? Run. His instincts should be forcing him out of the room and far away from this situation, but the omega sat calmly and licked its paws, unconcerned.

“So you’ve been with women?” Lucien asked and his eyes trailed over Felix’s heaving chest and toward his cock. “I’ve been with both myself. Are you bi?”

Felix blinked and a knot tightened in his chest. Sick and ugly. “I’m twenty-three. Yes, I’ve been with women when my schedule allowed it.” That wasn’t strictly a lie, but it was close enough.

Are you sure you’re straight? Evelyn asked him that on several occasions, usually due to something trivial and stereotypical. Felix ignored her.

“Twenty-three?” Lucien asked, and looked ready to move back. Little lines pinched the corners of his eyes.

“That’s what I said. What? Are you going to tell me I don’t look my age?”

“You don’t,” Lucien said, and for the first time a smile sparked in his eyes, not that asshole smirk that seemed to dance around his mouth half the time.

Felix licked his lips and instantly regretted it. Because Lucien watched his tongue and the idea that this alpha was interested in proving he was gay was less concerning than it should be. Especially considering the rest of the situation. “Neither do you.”

“It’s my condition. I’m both blessed and cursed.”

Felix didn’t ask what Lucien meant, and the alpha didn’t explain.

Lucien planted one hand on the tile behind Felix’s back and stood so close the heat from his body, dripping and slick, radiated into Felix’s flesh.

Without another word, Lucien slipped a hand down his chest and over his cock, gripping it firmly. Felix watched with sick fascination as those slender fingers slipped over the head, and it hardened, throbbed. Flushed with color. The sensation of that touch slid over Felix’s own dick. He felt it – his balls tightened and his cock stiffened.

“See?” Lucien breathed, his voice rich with lust. “I can get you off without touching you. That proves my point.”

Felix forgot what point he was trying to prove. He stood in a bathroom while an alpha jerked off in front of him, and he should’ve been disturbed and not turned on.

Especially that turned on.

“You think we’re mates?” Felix asked and managed to keep his voice steady.

“Yue seems to think so. Touch it or I will. I’d like to come.”

“Yue’s a bitch,” Felix growled. “Go ahead. Suck me off, alpha, and then I might believe you.”

Lucien looked at him under hooded eyes. “You don’t think an alpha would sink to his knees to prove a point?”

“I don’t think a king would do it for a lowly omega. Not someone like you,” Felix bit out and wished he hadn’t. But those kinds of things jumped out of his mouth and escaped into the world. He could do nothing but wait for a response.

This is why Howard shouldn’t have sent him on this mission. He’d end up pissing Lucien off. Like now. And that would result in something terrible happening. Only, it wasn’t death and Felix wasn’t afraid.

He watched the alpha pace behind Lucien’s eyes. Noted the calculation in that look, which was the closest thing to startled Lucien ever had in Felix’s presence. Lucien wasn’t going to hurt him, but he was going to do something.

Felix wasn’t sure if he’d regret it or not.

Cover Reveal and Manuscript Monday: Omega Enslaved (Lost Wolves Book Four)

Here it is -- the book that everyone some people have been waiting for! I know I delayed the release of this series for Alpha's Reign, but I hope you won't hold that against me. 
It also took me months to come up with a title. At first I was like: Alpha's Blood. But that was too unromantic, even if Lucien is called the Bloody King (because he's a thinly disguised Vlad Tepas as a sort of modern day wolf shifter instead of a vampire). What can I say? I like history. And Alucard from Hellsing. Don't judge me!
Sexy Alucard by DocOck-Wolf17
So, after an extra long wait, here's a look at the cover for the new Lost Wolves book: Omega Enslaved. Felix Underwood is the omega in question. He's a con artist and a sometimes assassin. He's got issues. One of those issues is Lucien. And Interpol. And a crazy human who's collecting shifters for nefarious reasons. 
Cover time: 


For MS Monday, here's a peek at their first meeting. It doesn't go well. Also, this is unedited and subject to change a bit. 
Lucien opened the door and peeked inside.

The omega leaned against a pipe, his hands cuffed above his head.

Definitely not like the other pups.

For one, he was over twenty while the other shifters were all under sixteen. Next, he was still asleep, his head lulled to the side and great black smears of dirt and grime covered his rough cheeks. He also had a day’s worth of brown stubble. For another thing, he smelled divine. The scent reminded Lucien of the rain in Paris, thick red wine and a little of blood. All things he enjoyed, more or less.

Finally, this omega was dressed well. The pups wore nothing but dirty rags or things that they’d probably filched from the bin, but this wolf wore a new trench coat. Khaki, which went well with his brown hair, and a pair of dark jeans, also new. The shoes were unfortunate, but nobody was perfect.

Lucien’s heartbeat quickened as he crouched beside the omega, and the dull sensation of a thread tightened in his chest.

Strange.

His fingers tingled, urged him to touch the sleeping wolf’s cheek. But that was a good way to lose a finger. Instead, he nudged the omega’s hip with his fist.

The wolf’s eyes snapped open, blinked, and focused on him. Wide and brown and draped in thick lashes.

Lucien’s mouth went dry, and the thread squeezed until it dripped with blood.

“Oh, hell,” the wolf muttered, and he sounded as if his mouth were as dry as Lucien’s felt. His accent was British. High born, but with a tinge of something underneath. A hesitation that gave Lucien pause.

“Not quiet. We’re at sea. Now, who are you, and what are you doing here?” Lucien asked. Best to give the wolf a chance to tell the truth. Not that he’d take it, but the courtesy was offered nonetheless.

The omega pressed himself against the wall and slowly sat up. “Felix Underwood. Who are you and what have you done to me?” the omega said and managed to look pulled together even with the black grease marks on his face and his straight hair an unruly mess. He stuck his chin out and squared his shoulders. Haughty little bastard probably knew how good looking he was, with those gently bowed lips, just full enough to bite, and the rugged cut of his jaw.

Lucien smiled and put his fangs on display. He was the alpha here, yet this omega didn’t seem to get that. “Drop the act. You weren’t captured with the rest of the pups. Arno doesn’t go after shifters your age. I’ll ask one more time: what are you doing on my ship?”

Felix, if that was this omega’s real name, looked at the heavy steel door behind Lucien, then scowled. 

“What do I get for telling you anything? You’ll kill me either way, right?” The posh British accent dropped to something gruffer. Less refined.

Now Lucien had something to work with. “Tell me the truth and you’ll live. Lie to me, and yes, I’ll kill you as slowly as I can. I have ways. What do you say, omega?”

To Lucien’s surprise, Felix’s face didn’t drain of color. Odd since that’s what most humans and shifters did when Lucien threatened them, even if they didn’t know of his reputation.

The omega laughed. Either this wolf was always crazy, or he’d gone mad at some point inside that crate. He licked his lips and glared. “All right. I’ll tell you the truth. You’re a sick fuck who buys innocent pups on the black market. I hope this ship sinks with all of us on it, and you drown. Slowly. Then a shark can swim by and eat what’s left. How’s that for the truth?”

Lucien fought to contain the surprise on his face. That a fellow shifter would jump to such conclusions wasn’t unforeseen, but to have said those words when Lucien was trying to do the exact opposite, raked across his skin. It burned. “You know nothing, omega.”

Felix climbed to his knees. His pupils were still dilated and he swayed, but he didn’t seem to notice. Or, if he did, he didn’t care enough to lean against the wall. “I know enough. What do you do with them? Fuck them? Use them as slaves? Come on, why don’t you explain your sick hobbies and try to justify it by saying you’re giving them a better life. That’s what you think, isn’t it? You’re saving them from the streets. You bleed kindness. Taking in homeless children and providing for them while stealing their souls. Well, they’d be better off dead than with someone like you.”

Lucien’s blood seared in his veins, and the pounding in his chest doubled, as if two hearts beat there and not one. His skin tingled with anger and something else – something foreign and decidedly uncomfortable. Of course this omega didn’t speak the truth. Lucien was nothing like Arno, but a sliver of it was buried in his words. He was using these young shifters for his own means. Taking them in. Allowing them to join his pack so they could fight for his kingdom’s survival. It was true enough that it dug into Lucien’s flesh.

He lunged forward, fingers snaked around Felix’s neck and slammed the omega into the wall. He squeezed until Felix sputtered, and the sensation pressed into Lucien’s throat, like someone strangled him instead of the other way around.

What the fuck?

He dropped the omega, and Felix bent over. Coughed. Sucked in several breaths. But when he raised his head, his eyes still burned with the kind of hatred that Lucien usually tossed at men like Arno, and this was aimed at him. Squarely and surely, and that stung worse than any words could. But why should he care what some random omega thought?

He was a king. A ruler. An alpha.

“I rescued those pups from the man who wanted to sell them. I am going to save them, and they are not slaves to me or anyone else. Learn your place, omega, and tell me why you’re here before I toss you overboard and am done with it. Who do you work for?” Lucien snarled, and leaned in so close his nose brushed the omega’s.

Felix’s eyes widened, and he took a sharp breath. “You think I should believe you?” he asked, voice raspy.

“Yes, because I will toss you overboard. Who do you work for?”

“No one. I came on board to save my sister,” the omega growled.

Lucien blinked and moved back. The dual heart beats didn’t quicken, even the one he assumed belonged to this omega. Was this some cruel joke the moon goddess decided to play on him or was he reading the signs wrong? There was only one way to find out.

Cole (Alpha's Reign Book One) Released!

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We need awesome futuristic music for this release.

Cole (Alpha's Reign Book One) is live! But it's only on Amazon at the time being. I'm experimenting with Kindle Unlimited right now. I apologize for the inconvenience if you buy your ebooks from another site. It will be distributed on all sites in 90 days.

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Humans nearly died out over a hundred years ago, but the age of wolves is just beginning. . . . 
Alphas rule what’s left of the world, and humans are little more than slaves. If a human is lucky enough to get bitten by an alpha, a whole new world opens up to them. A world of danger and luxury – sex and submission to their alpha. 
Trent is a powerful alpha wolf intent upon building the best pack. He has an omega, Akito, and a plan to get revenge on the wolf who wronged him, but Trent needs a strong beta to help him get what he wants. He found the perfect one – Akito’s old crush—Cole. The only problem is Cole hates wolves, especially alphas. 
Cole is a party boy with nothing left to live for. At least, that's what he thought when he met Trent. The alpha pushes Cole to his limits both physically and sexually. Cole swears he’s not gay, but Trent and Akito wake desires Cole never knew he had – dark desires. Even worse, Cole’s falling in love with Akito. 
Immersed in a world of lust and revenge, will Cole give in to Trent’s dominance or fight to the bitter end? 
Contains graphic gay sex, threesome/ménage, and graphic violence. 
Excerpt: 
A shiver went through Cole’s spine—a twinge of fear and excitement. Blood rushed to his cock. It was probably just a hold over from the X the night before. Why else would he get excited like that?Akito snickered, and Cole jumped. He didn’t even realize Akito was awake. “Nice speech, Master.”Trent’s eyes softened. “Cole, I hear you already know my omega, Akito.”Akito avoided Cole’s glare. “Do you want me to make breakfast?” he asked as he sat up in bed. He was shorter than them both, slender but well toned, and his dark hair stuck up. He was prettier than Trent, even if Trent was the alpha.“Yes. Omelets.”As Akito climbed out of bed, Cole noticed the omega was naked, the hair around his limp shaft dark and straight. He tried not to stare and failed.“Actually,” Trent said, a smile spreading over his lips, “why don’t you help out our new friend here. Use your hand.”Cole started as Akito approached. Akito smiled dangerously as he slid closer. His fingers, warm and dry, grazed Cole’s bare skin. They traced the muscles of Cole’s stomach and under the band of his jockeys. Cole opened his mouth to protest. He already said he wasn’t gay. He should knock Akito’s hand away, but it was his old friend. And, fuck! He gasped as the long slender fingers wrapped around his cock. “Don’t you like Akito’s handshake?” Trent asked.

First Chapter Sneak Peek: Cole (Alpha's Reign Book One)

It's almost time!

Cole (Alpha's Reign Book One) comes out this Wednesday, April 29th! After a bunch of crappy setbacks last week (broken computer and a sick kitty), I'm back on track! Also, my computer is fixed and the sick kitty is doing better. *wipes brow*

Here's a picture of naked Makoto just because. It's Makoto. Naked. You're welcome.




And here's a look at the first chapter! If you want a sneak peek of chapter 2, join my mailing list here. Enjoy!!!




An alpha was only as strong as his pack, and Trent Yagami’s pack was weak at the moment. Sparse. It consisted of Trent himself, an alpha, and Akito, a human he had yet to turn into an omega. Trent needed a beta, and he’d fix that tonight.He pinched the unlit cigarette between his lips and frowned at the misty rain. It dotted his new leather shoes and his black trench coat, but it wasn’t enough to get anything properly wet unless you stood in it for hours. The neon lights reflected off the slick streets and made the city look like it was aglow. With the cover of darkness, the parts of the city that were in ruins didn’t show. They were great black smudges in between the bursts of light. Lucky for them, some infrastructure of Neo-Tokyo remained intact even after the virus wiped out most of the humans who lived there more than a hundred years before. There’d never be that many humans again. Trent’s prey sauntered down the street in a thin crowd of other humans. The flash of pale blond hair (highly unusual in Neo-Tokyo), gave him away. His blue eyes were lined and weary, though they held a light Trent recognized – the spark of a man with something to fight for. His face was angular and smooth, and his hair was cut crudely short. Still, he was a flash of light in the darkness that surrounded him. Trent watched as his prey ducked into Enigma – one of the biggest clubs in Sari’s territory – Shinjuku. “Back again tonight,” Trent said, his voice a low growl. His prey had been going to Enigma for the last few months even after Sari set him free. Not that it was an act of kindness. Far from it. Releasing a Level L, like Cole, meant that human was fucked. Akito, Trent’s omega in training, snorted. “If you found him in his prime, he’d be worth it. But he’s broken now. Sari tossed him out when he couldn’t perform and you want to pick up her dirty laundry. Why?”Trent smiled, showing the sharp points of his fangs. “You were broken, and I fixed you. I can fix him. And it’s not your place to question my decisions when I choose a pack. I thought he was an old friend of yours, Aki?”Akito let out a breath just short of a sigh. “We were in the pens together, but that was over ten years ago. And I do follow your orders, but this might get you killed,” he said, his voice clipped and lined with razors. He shivered in the rain. Humans couldn’t handle the elements the same way wolves could. “And if you get killed. . . .”Pragmatic as always. If Trent got killed, Akito would be out of luck. Left to rot in the ruins with the other homeless humans, the ones that reverted to gangs and acted like animals. Akito would be alone on the streets like he was when Trent found him, hungry and beaten. Used up and tossed out, like most of the human slaves who angered their masters. Humans with omega tendencies weren’t valued among most alphas. Why would they want a wolf designed to be weak? Well, Trent knew better. Omegas weren’t weak – they were special. Even if they weren’t as physically powerful as other wolves, omegas had a purpose. Just like betas. Trent took Akito in despite the injuries. Despite the fact that his old master thought Akito was useless. It had nothing to do with pity. Trent didn’t feel sorry for every homeless human on the street, but Akito’s scent called to him. It meant Akito could be changed, and not all humans possessed that ability. It’s why wolves, and Level Ls, humans with the latent potential to become wolves, were superior to their fellows.And, if Trent really thought about it, Akito’s defiant eyes and pretty mouth didn’t hurt the decision any. If Trent wanted a strong pack to rule his territory, he needed all his wolves to be strong as well. And strong wolves weren’t drones. Powerful wolves followed their alpha because they wanted to. They obeyed, but not without question. Akito proved he was powerful enough for Trent’s pack even if he was still a human. Trent would change his omega soon. However, first he needed a beta to round out his new pack and defend his territory. The only places in Neo-Tokyo that were safe for humans and wolves alike were territories run by alphas. The rest of the city – the rest of the world – was a wasteland of overgrown rubble – the Wilds. Alphas were the only chance at human survival, even if that survival meant conceding control to the monsters they created. Trent chose the blond, the man named Cole, to be his beta.While wolves ruled the continent from Petersburg to Neo-Tokyo, only alphas like Trent could incite the change. It kept the wolf population from exploding. Good thing, since the in fighting between packs would lead to problems. There wouldn’t be enough territory, and alphas were very particular about their territory. “Sari didn’t see what I see. She’s shortsighted. You know what to do?” Trent asked. Akito nodded. “Of course, but it’s not going to be easy to get him out of there. I’m not even sure if my charm will work. He might not remember me. It’s not too late to try the pens.”Trent scoffed. “I’m not buying a pack.”The traders picked up Level Ls and sold them to alphas looking to expand their packs, but it never sat right with Trent. That wasn’t the way to choose a pack – from the dirty faces of people plucked from their homes. From the desperation of humans who sold their own children for another meal. He’d rather use his own instincts to find those who would join his crusade – humans with a bone to pick with the alphas of Neo-Tokyo, just like Trent himself. “Oh no. You want a bargain pack. Picked up from the streets,” Akito said and rolled his eyes.“It worked with you. Cole’s the one. I can feel it.” Trent pulled a little plastic bag from his pocket. A bright blue pill was the only thing inside of it. “If he doesn’t go with you willingly, slip him this and drag him out. He won’t be able to fight.”“That’s kidnapping,” Akito said blandly. “He’s a human without a master. It doesn’t matter what you call it—he’s free game. The only reason Sari’s pack will even give a shit is because I’m the one behind it.”Akito smiled and pocketed the pill. “Alphas. Why can’t you get along?” “We weren’t madeto get along,” Trent said and leaned against the alley’s wall. The cold stone bit through his coat and chilled his skin. He motioned for Akito to go inside and get it over with. Akito did, and Trent waited. He could do nothing but wait. In fact, even with the small crowds of huddled human workers headed home after a long day or dipping into a shop or bar for a moment of respite from their miserable lives, Trent shouldn’t have been out amongst them. Not in another alpha’s territory trying to poach one of her failed Level Ls. Even if he tried, his scent wouldn’t blend with the humans. Other wolves could sense him straight off. The part of them that was pure animal picked that up. It’s one reason their kind were so dangerous, never mind the strength and ability to shift—those traits all came with time. But the animal senses started immediately. Even the youngest initiates had them. But Trent wasn’t going to sit safely in his own territory and wait for Akito to get back. If one of Sari’s pack members spotted him, Trent could defend himself. He’d won his own chunk of territory that way, scraped and clawed to be the alpha he was, and he wasn’t going to let it go for anything. Even if it brought him Sari’s wrath. Even if this Level L didn’t want to join Trent’s pack.
He’d make Cole his beta.

Manuscript Monday: What's a beta to do with a horny omega and an asshole alpha?

I finally escaped the brain cloud caused by the flu!

Which means I can enjoy life again, and totally fan girl over sexy pics of Rin and Sousuke as cops. Damn, Sousuke. I think I'm in love. The extra episode of Free! Eternal Summer reminded me why I love this show so much. Also, I now ship Sousuke/Nagisa because I can!


By Creature Creeper
Since it's monday, I have a new snippet of Cole (Alpha's Reign Book One) to share with you. Cole has to deal with a sexy (and sort of assholey) alpha and a horny omega. Poor Cole!

Cole crept down the stairs and found Akito lounging in the living room. Like the bedroom, everything was white with dark wood – simple and clean. It was nothing like Sari’s place. Every room in her penthouse had a different theme with a combination of bright colors. It looked like a rainbow exploded, then she tossed glitter over everything just to improve upon in. This place didn’t overwhelm his senses like that. It made him search for details. A hint of who Trent Yagami was besides the estranged son of the biggest alpha in all of Neo-Tokyo. The mysterious alpha who wanted him when Sari didn’t. The male alpha who wanted him. And the reason he was here was because of Akito, at Trent’s behest. Cole swallowed the lump in his throat. “You don’t look as fucked up as you did,” Akito said and leaned his head over the edge of the couch. “But you’re upside-down, so maybe I’m wrong.”Cole put on a glare and glanced around. “That’s because you’re looking at me upside-down. Where’s the alpha?”Akito grinned. “Out. Why? You want to fuck before he gets back?”“What?” The word slipped out, and his breath caught in his throat. Cole needed a drink of water. Something to eat. The fog might’ve cleared his mind, but his stomach felt like an empty pit and his muscles might as well have been made of jelly. To make things more confusing, Akito wore nothing but a pair of loose pants that bunched at his hips. His chest was bare, and he ran a hand down it. Smirked. The hint of his cock was outlined too perfectly under that thin fabric. “Come on. I was going to jack off, but it’d be better with your mouth. I’ll bet you give great head. You’ve got the lips for it.”Cole pouted, and Akito laughed, like that proved his point. “Aren’t you an omega, Aki?”“I will be when he finally bites me. And what? An omega can’t want sex? What kind of rock have you been living under?”Cole scowled. “No rock, but I’m not messing around with you after what you did to me. You drugged me, asshole.”Akito shrugged, but he rolled over and sat up. His brows lowered over his dark eyes. “Do you hate me?”Cole gaped. Dammit. Akito always could make himself look so sorry you forgot what he did wrong. But this was a fucking huge thing to forget. “You drugged me and took me to your alpha, after I said I didn’t want another alpha. What do you think?”“I think you didn’t answer me because you don’t hate me. And, to be completely fair, you were drugged up anyway. I just gave you a slight nudge. Plus, he is an alpha. It’s not like I can defy him. Did you want him to punish me?” Akito asked. Cole sunk into a chair across from the couch. Akito was right about all of that. “No, and fine. I don’t hate you. But I’m still pissed. You tricked me.”“Yeah, but I did it to save you. Mostly. Trent thinks he can fix you, and he fixed me, so I believe him,” Akito said and stretched. His back arched. Cole’s mouth watered just looking at him. Not the straightest thought he’d ever had. “How did he fix you?”“He pulled me off the streets after my old alpha kicked me out. I don’t think he ever intended to bite me, he just wanted to use me as a punching bag and deny any other alpha the right to change me. Then when that asshole was done with me, Trent came along.”Cole rubbed his arms. He didn’t want to picture Akito in that situation. The pens had been bad enough. Since Akito was small and pretty back then (he was still short and gorgeous, but not nearly so feminine looking as he’d been as a pre-teen), the other humans picked on him relentlessly. Cole didn’t know what happened to Akito before they met, but he used whatever means he could to defend Akito after they met. It was usually his fists. Cole wondered if he could still do that after what he’d seen with Sari. Punching a guy’s teeth out held a lot less satisfaction when an alpha ordered it. Cole’s gut clenched. “I still don’t want to be a wolf no matter what Trent did for you.”Akito watched Cole for a long moment. “Why not? I thought you didn’t have a problem with wolves before. You wanted an alpha to pick you.”Before Cole answered, the front door banged open. Akito jumped up from the couch as Trent rounded the corner.The alpha’s eyes burned, and his entire body bunched. He frowned at them both. “Good. Cole’s awake.”Akito rolled his eyes. “Did you deal with them?”Trent nodded shortly and looked at Cole. “Come with me.”It was an order. Cole bristled and scratched his head. The damn alpha hadn’t said much to him since that first day, and the conversation as a whole was a blur. The only thing Cole remembered distinctly (besides the hand job – no way in hell he’d forget that!) was Trent’s threat and the overwhelming need to get away from this alpha before it was too late. Before the bastard bit him and claimed him for good. Cole did nothing but stand and stare, his mouth a desert. “Why?”“Because if I give you an order you follow it. That’s how this works,” Trent said. “I’m not your beta.” Yet. Cole didn’t say that because he wouldn’t be this alpha’s beta. Although the idea sparked a fire in his gut – something hot and foreign. Something uncomfortably familiar. He told himself he didn’t want to be a wolf. He didn’t want to be like them. Hell, he didn’t know what he wanted to be like at all anymore.Not himself, that was for goddamn sure.Being human sucked, but being a wolf meant you were a murdering asshole at the disposal of a crazy alpha. Which was worse?Trent blinked and stepped closer. He smelled like rain and the distinct hint of wolf musk. The scent was sharper than Sari. Rugged and very male. Cole swallowed.  “You will be,” Trent breathed in Cole’s ear and a jolt shot straight to his cock. Damn. That shouldn’t happen. Ever. Then Trent smiled, like he knew what Cole felt. Even if wolves, alpha’s especially, were enhanced because of the lupine DNA coursing through their veins, they couldn’t read minds, could they?“I said I’d run,” Cole said, his voice raspy instead of powerful. He licked his lips and glared. “And yet you’re still here. Aki. Lunch. I’m hungry,” Trent said, his eyes still on Cole. “Follow me or I’ll get a leash and a collar. The choice is yours.”Akito walked into the kitchen, his lips pursed.Cole balled his hands into fists and felt his skin flush. A collar? From the look in Trent’s eyes, the dangerous silver gleam, the alpha was dead serious.