Chapter 6 #2
felt fell into a deep sleep. She felt someone picking her up and
the bed welcomed her.
Bindi woke up starving and hot. Food
needed to come first, and she got up and headed to the kitchen.
Thank the goddess the fridge was full of food. She found leftover
pizza and heated it up then wiped it out. It wasn’t enough. She
checked the fridge again and this time dug out a steak dinner.
Maybe this was intended for her? After heating it, she ate it too.
That was enough to make her worry about her other need.
Bindi got a drink and sipped on it as
she searched for Duroc finally finding him outside taking talking
to Tyne. “I’ll let you go, man. Looks like you’ll be busy.” Tyne
observed with a smile.
“Thanks. I’d best go.”
Duroc saw her headed his way and turned to walk to her.
He cut her off and herded her back to
the house. When they entered the bedroom, he urged her to undress
quickly. Bindi figured he wanted some clothes left. They managed to
save what they were wearing. She pulled him down on the bed and
began to ravage him. Since she’d pulled him on top of her, he got
busy and joined them.
Her need perfumed the air and she urged
him to move. That was what he did, and he moved fast because her
desire was urgent. Her body was hot and his was getting hot too.
Sweat dripped off him as he pounded into his mate as she moved
toward him to aid his moves. Their skin slid as they moved together
both working toward their ultimate climax. It hit
unexpectedly.
Both of them ended up asleep. The cycle
continued for two more days. Her heat had been intense but had
ended in a briefer time than others had. “I think I’m
done.”
“That’s a
blessing.”
“More than you can handle.
Sweetheart?” Bindi teased.
“I think I handled you just
fine.”
“I want to get back to work
tomorrow.”
“That will be one day
before you’re usual day off. Maybe you should take one more day.
The newbies are doing fine.”
“Are you wanting more
personal time?”
“Maybe a little.” Duroc
admitted.
“Okay. If, you’re
sure.”
“I’ll let them know we’ll
be back Monday. Except for being on call.”
“I’m hungry.”
“There’s plenty to fix in
the fridge.”
Bindi looked and she thought he’d
gotten more food. Pulling out several items of food, she heated up
those things that required it and set the table. She got them each
a drink then sat and waited for Duroc. It wasn’t long before he
came out.
“This is nice. Let’s sit
down and eat. Can we also talk a little. I’d like to know more
about you.”
“Me? I’m no one special.”
Bindi answered.
“Yes, you are. You’re my
mate. Obviously, you’re part wolf. Where did that come
from.”
“I believe my father was a
wolf. My mother died when I was young, and I don’t even know her
name.”
Duroc looked upset.
“I’m sorry you got such an
unimportant mate.”
“I’m not angry at you. It’s
the fact that they didn’t even tell you about your mother. Who
raised you?” Duroc asked.
“The pack my father was
from.”
“Which was?”
“The north Oregon Pack.”
Bindi replied.
He’d heard rumors about them, but the
way things were done, you didn’t mess with other packs especially
if you didn’t have proof. His dad had reported things to the
wardens, but they’d done nothing, so they just hoped the rumors
weren’t true. Things were changing, but they just hadn’t changed at
a fast pace. Maybe Damon would be sent in, and he could tear that
pack apart.
“I’m sorry.”
“You know about them? Why
didn’t anything get done?”
“My dad called the wardens.
They came in and then left. We had no grounds to interfere.” Duroc
admitted.
“Politics allows misery.”
Bindi accused.
She looked at him to see what he’s
going to say. There’s nothing because she knows she’s right.
Politics often protects those that do harm to others. If you have
power, you can get away with anything, as long as you have the
strength to hold your position. Everyone knew the story of Hemple.
More than a lifetime of corrupt rule of his pack and evil deeds so
many they couldn’t be numbered before and when he fell, it wasn’t
to the council or the wardens. It was to a mate seeking retribution
for an evil deed he finally had to pay for.
The white wolf’s oldest son had risked
his life and Hemple had cheated by having another wolf jump in to
try to aid him, but the white wolf had the goddess on his side, and
he had come out on top. This story had quickly become a legend. But
it hadn’t stopped the old evil alphas from continuing. Bindi did
think it might help a new alpha stay on the right path.
“Things are changing. Rules
are in place to protect pack members.”
“It was never considered
alright to abuse your pack, but it still happened. When I was just
sixteen, I was thrown out with just the clothes I had on. Ariel
tells me that is not allowed, has never been allowed. But it
happened. They would say it made me stronger, but only because it
didn’t kill me. Easily I could have died.”
“You’re right.” Duroc said
with a heavy sigh afterward.
“Life as a wolf can be hard
but it’s not as bad with a good pack to back you up. That’s the way
of life for a wolf, but what if your alpha is greedy and
uncaring?”
“I’m not sure. The call to
love your pack and every member should be strong in an alpha but
sometimes, it seems things go wrong. There are good alphas, bad
alphas, but most are somewhere in the middle. They do their best,
but the mantle weighs heavily on them and they have a hard time
keeping up with what is required of them. In their haste to give an
alpha every chance in case they make mistakes in their struggle to
do their best, many bad ones slip through unpunished.”
“You sound as if you’ve
trained to be the alpha.” Bindi observed suspiciously.
“A smart alpha trains all
his sons. Not so much in case the oldest perishes, but so he and
his heir has someone to rely on when needed. Some even train their
daughters.”
“Few I would
guess.”
“There was a time when
doing it or even admitting that it was smart would have your pack
rebel.” Duroc pointed out. “It’s not just the alphas that can be
bad. Sometimes the members of the pack are so heavily indoctrinated
with the way their alpha thought things should be, they resist
change.”
“I’ve heard that was true
on a portion of Hemple’s pack. They gave Danny a hard time after he
defeated Hemple.” Bindi observed.
“You’ve brought attention
to your old pack that the alpha isn’t totoo happy about. I believe
he will be dealt with soon. Once he’s gone, we’ll find out about
your mother and maybe some member of your father’s family is good,
and you’ll know about them too.”
“It’s true I’d like to know
about my mother and her family. Not knowing about her and her
family and not having a relationship with him or his family has
made me feel alone in the world.”
“You are not alone, not
anymore. You have me and you have many friends that care about
you.”
“I know and things are
better. Maybe even better than they ever would have been there. But
I still feel a sense of loss for all those years I had
nothing.”
“That’s normal.” Duroc
offered.
“Will it ever go
away?”
“Maybe not completely, but
someday when our life is settled and you are happy, it won’t seem
to matter as much.”
Bindi shot him a smile. “You’re just
guessing and trying to make me feel better.”
“Is it working?”
“Maybe a little.” Bindi
admitted.
“I needed to tell you my
father wants to meet you. He’d like us to visit as soon as all this
settles a bit.”
“What’s he
like?”
“He’s a good alpha. I’m his
second son of five. No daughters and our mom doesn’t think they’ll
have any more but it’s possible. It’s rare to have so many pups
among wolves. Some of the old families that mate outside the usual
circles manage it.”
“Why mate outside of the
usual circles?”
“Some lines suffer from
inbreeding. Hemple’s parents were cousins. He had some serious
problems.”
“Is that why the council
has finally gotten involved? Because these sick alphas suffer from
heavy inbreeding, and it can make them crazy?” Bindi
asked.
“I don’t know. My hope
would be that they finally were forced to see the problem it truly
is and are taking action.”
They stopped talking to finish their
meal, then sat sipping their drinks. “I’ll clean up.” Bindi
offered.
“I’ll help.”
They both began to clear the table then
Bindi rinsed the plates and loaded the dishwasher. It had not been
empty to begin with and now it was full so she added a pod then
turned it on. Duroc had wiped off the table and now sat their
looking at her.
“What do you want from
me?”
“I just love to watch you.”
Duroc admitted.
“There are lots of other
things you could be doing.”
“But none that give me as
much pleasure.”
“Tomorrow, we go back to
work?” Bindi asked.
“If you want to. But
remember the trip to my dad’s. It will take a week.”
“Are you wanting to do that
now?”
“If you are willing to do
so.” Duroc admitted.
“You want to leave in the
morning?”
“That would be
good.”
“It’s not quite noon. I
need to go see Ariel to get ready if you’re sure?” Bindi
informed.
“Okay. You want me to take
you?”
“It’s not far, I’ll be
fine.”
She went out to his truck and took it
to Ariel’s. She was greeted at the door. “I was expecting you
sooner. We need to go now. Follow me.”
Bindi did as she was told and got into
Ariel’s SUV in the back seat. A driver and a bodyguard sat up
front. “Where are we going?’
“We’ll get your hair done
first. Tina usually does that.”
“How far is the salon?”
Bindi asked.
“We’re here.”
They got out and went in the salon.
“So, who is this, Ariel?”
“This is Bindi.”
“Come sit in the chair,
Bindi. Do you want me to figure out what’s best?” Tina
asked.
“She’s good at it.” Ariel
observed.
“Okay.”
Tina looked excited. “What is the
occasion?”
“She’s meeting her new in
laws.”
“That’s important. We’ll
wash it first then get on the cut.”
It didn’t take long, and Tina was
leading her back out front.