Her Billionaire, Her Wolf(92)

"Veni, vidi, vici," he said, his voice low yet easily heard from where he stood. His was the kind of voice that carried. A voice that commanded respect because it spoke with the surety of strength that actions would follow and that the man behind them would not bend, nor be deflected from his chosen path.

"You have come and you have seen, but you have conquered nothing. Nor have I dismissed you."

His regard then went to the young male wolf and the two women sagged then remembered to breathe again.

"Flair. Why should their presence interest me?"

"Yes sir," the young wolf said, "Well I just met them this evening so I haven't been able confirm it myself yet, but if what they say is true...."

Flair," the big man grumbled, "Out with it. Now."

"They say they can track anything...maybe even vampires, sir."

"And what is unusual about that?" was the quiet reply, "All of us can...at least for a short while."

"Yes sir, of course. But the Twins say they can track vamp's right to their daytime lairs. They say the trail doesn't turn cold and dead like it does for the rest of us when we try."

"Interesting," Braze said, then his eyes narrowed, "Untrue, of course, which begs the question why two females would make such a boastful claim."

"It h'aint boasting," Opal said, her words bursting out of her, "We's capable and all that."

"Ope, shush!" said the other one.

"Well, that would make you two unique would it not?" said the alpha wolf, "From the dawning of the race of werewolves, you alone of all Galgallin's children can follow the trail of the undead where any other wolf stops short with a trail gone cold in a matter of minutes?

"I admire your audacity, but I do not believe you."

The female shifter named Opal closed her mouth and her lips drew tight, then she said, "Wanna bet?"

The other female kicked her companion in the shin.

"Ope, no. This smells like a trap if ever I smelled one."

"Don't much care, Aggie. Fucker's going to learn not to mess wid us."

There was a low rumble from across the room and neither of the female wolves could tell if it had been a chuckle or a growl.

"That is where you are very wrong, for I shall mess with you. I will teach you the meaning of your place and you will find it is far lower than you believe it to be. But first, a wager requires terms.

"You will track a vampire for me. Right now...this very instant. The lieu of his departure is known, but the remnants of his trail have certainly disappeared since. At least, for any of us average wolves.

"When you fail, you shall bow to me and swear fealty to my authority as alpha of the urban wolves in this city. If you do this with sincerity and honest remorse, I shall be merciful and the punishment you deserve shall be brief...."

Full lips drew back over bright teeth in a pair of snarls.

"Punishment! What in the hell is this?" Agate said to the man calmly standing across the room, while it seemed as if he somehow towered over them.

This time it was Opal's turn to kick her companion in the shin.

"And if we h'aint lying, what then? What's the flip-side of the coin you's a tossing?"

"Should you prove yourselves? How unlikely.

"Nevertheless, I see hunger in both your regards. There is heat there, a wet, raw heat you would assuage with a male worthy of you both.

"I am that male.

"Should you prove yourselves true, then I will put myself at your disposal for however long you wish."

With a sigh that came in unison, both women opened their mouths to lick their lips in exactly the same way, but only one of them spoke.

"For as long we want?" Agate asked.

"Ha, I doan' believe it, Agate. No wolf can go as long as we want him to go."

"That is where you are wrong, my pale beauty. I am capable of going to extremes that no other can manage.

"Prove yourselves and then I shall prove myself. Otherwise, fail and suffer the consequences."

"Oh," Agate began.

"This is goin' to be good," Opal finished.

The man across the room nodded very slightly and if anyone other than wolves had been there to see, they would have remarked how the moon glinted in his eyes. This despite the fact that the moon had forsaken them this night, her dark side turned to them as if to say she would have none of what would follow.

"Then it is agreed."



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Flair took the Twins down to Braze's personal limousine while alpha wolf himself had stayed behind. He had said he would join them there where the vampire's trail had been lost.

To Flair, it had seemed like hesitation and that worried him. The Brazier Abraxis he had always known never hesitated. Only, he had not even waited for them to leave.