Chapter 5

Jumping over the edge, Zion followed her down. He’d met a half-breed in the city, and they’d become close. During their time together, Zion asked the man how he’d stopped himself from turning. The man had been bitten by a female wolf. She’d helped him through the change, but she’d been turned out by her pack for turning a mate.

Zion didn’t have a problem with half-breeds, and he was friends with the young couple. They were not part of his pack, as neither of them wanted to be part of a pack.

The water surrounded him, and he pushed up to the surface, gasping for air. The rush was amazing, and he knew he’d be coming a lot more to jump over the edge.

Maya screamed out, pushing the hair out of her eyes.

Laughing, Zion dipped down. The water wasn’t cold, as it was turning out to be one of the hottest Augusts ever. He loved the heat, as it meant not many clothes needed to be worn. The one thing he hated about life in the city was the fact he had to wear clothes to work. Zion loved being naked, and even though he could afford not to go to work, he’d go insane if he wasn’t kept busy. Working in a busy office kept him driven and also challenged him with the noises and scents. He’d fucked plenty of women in his office, and he’d picked them out because of their response to him.

The scent of a welcoming pussy drove him insane.

“What the fuck were you thinking?” Maya asked, screaming.

He swam over to her, wrapping his arms around her, laughing.

“What a rush.”

“I could have died.”

She hit him hard.

“I’m not some fucking rag doll you can test to see how much you can do until I break. I’m human!”

Taking hold of her face, Zion forced her to look at him.

“Is your wolf begging to get out? Are you struggling to keep the little bitch contained?”

She paused in fighting him.

“See, she’s not there, is she? You can think without having to deal with her clawing her way out of you.”

He stared into her eyes, knowing what he said was the truth.

“How? Only allowing the change has done that.”

She was swimming with him without trying to get away.

“You gave your body the same rush the wolf needs. You’ve put her to bed. I’m not saying it will last, and I wouldn’t advise jumping off a building onto concrete, but there are ways and means for you to survive without turning.”

Maya ran her hand over her face, pushing the loose strands of hair out of the way.

Staring into her dark brown eyes, Zion wanted to see those eyes begging him to fuck her. Taking hold of her arm, he moved toward the edge and climbed out, picking her up out of the water.

The shirt she wore clung to her curves, showing off the hard buds of her nipples. What would she taste like?

No, he wasn’t going to have a taste of her now. He scented her innocence, and taking her outside wouldn’t be the best idea he had.

“It’s time for us to go.”

He kept hold of her arm as he walked back to where his car was parked. Zion had planned the attack long ago, and tonight he’d made sure to hide any scent of his approach with the fumes from the car. Wolves wouldn’t have suspected anything from cars. The fumes had given him and his pack the time to get close before they struck.

Easing her into the passenger seat, he strapped her inside before going around to the other side.

“You drove here in a car?” she asked.

He didn’t answer her. Zion felt the anticipation of what was to come.

She stayed silent, sitting back to look out of the window. The scent of her innocence was distracting him. Having a wolf’s scent was not always accurate. At the moment, he couldn’t smell if Maya had been with another man. Usually, women carried the scent of their partner for a long time. Maya had no other scent besides her own, and it was what drew him to her as well. She could be innocent because of how different she smelled from the rest of her pack, or she could even be a virgin. Shit, he hoped she wasn’t a virgin. What he wanted to do with her was not for a virgin to know.

“Is there a man waiting for you back home?” he asked.

It wouldn’t be the first time a woman had fucked him when there was a man waiting for them.

“If I had a man, I wouldn’t have agreed to be your toy.”

She folded her arms, showing him she was pissed.

“You’d be surprised how many women would have fucked me and then gone back to a human male,” he said.

“I’m not one of them. I would never cheat on a man in my life, ever.”

She was silent for several seconds.

“How could I even have a man with my… condition?”

“Plenty of women are still out there enjoying men who have the… condition.”

He smiled, thinking about his own condition. There was nothing wrong with being a wolf. Zion found being a shifter helped him in his life.

The sense of smell helped, and also the fact he could hold his own in a fair fight. He’d lived with being a wolf his whole life, as he was born into it.

His family had come from a long line of wolves. Zion hoped to pass it on like his sisters would when they had children. Thinking about his sisters made him somber and reminded him of why he was taking out the other pack.

“Either way, I wouldn’t have agreed to be your toy if there was a man waiting for me.”

She spoke the truth, and he admired her for it.

Zion still wasn’t closer to finding out if she was a virgin or not.

“How many partners have you had?” he asked.

She turned and glared at him.

“It’s none of your business.”

He moved his way around the road, working past a bend. Zion wondered what Milo had done with Juniper. He wasn’t worried about the other man hurting Juniper. They were not monsters, and the girl would be protected.

“Will I be allowed to use a phone when we get to wherever you’re taking me?” she asked.

“Yes. If you think to call the police on me, then I’ll kill you.”

Maya burst out laughing.

“What would I say? ‘Hey, police officer, I’ve been kidnapped and held against my will because I wanted to protect a woman from being killed. Also, I’m part wolf, and this is all pack business.’”

Zion smiled, even though he didn’t want to.

“I may be a half-breed, but I know the laws. I cannot bring humans into this.”

She turned to look out the window.

“I’m alone in this.”

“Do you know who bit you?” he asked, changing the subject.

He knew she wouldn’t phone the police. There was no use for the law, and no human would win against a wolf.

She shook her head.

“No. I was coming out of work, and there was this dark black dog. At least, I thought it was a dog, and I didn’t think much of it until I collapsed on the pavement within minutes of the bite. I thought I was burning from the inside out.”

Zion listened as she talked. He liked the sound of her voice and knew he could listen to her all day without a problem. Pulling toward the gate where he and his pack lived during the days of the full moon, he turned to look at her.

“Where are we?” she asked.

“I come from a long line of wolves. Over time, we’ve bought property to help build our packs. This is mine. You’ll meet some of my pack. Be warned, they’re all men. I can’t stand bitches around me during the moon.”

Climbing out of the car, he heard her mutter, “Sexist pig.”

Smiling, Zion loved the bark within her. Taming her would be a challenge he looked forward to.

Pressing the intercom button, he asked who was there.

“It’s Dave, sir.”

“Dave, let me in. Has Milo settled the girl?” he asked.

“Yes. She’s been fed and walked as well.”

Chuckling, Zion headed back to the car. The electric gates opened, and he drove through. His home was his pride and joy. It had once belonged to his great-grandfather, and now it belonged to him.

Alphas who were born into a pack had the option of staying and learning to submit to the current Alpha. They could fight for the position, but then a problem occurred if the pack didn’t agree with you, or you could leave the pack as a friend and start your own. Zion had gone for the latter. He’d never been the kind of man to take orders. His father had prepared him to leave the pack at an early age.

Zion could never fight his father, who was still the Alpha. This way helped keep the packs strong. When the time was right, his father would step down and the pack would vote for a new Alpha, but until that time, his father stood as the leader.

Parking the car, he climbed out, going around to Maya. She was already opening her door and getting out.

His night was looking up.