The Merciless Alpha(erotica)

I looked over at Eduardo, he was not holding his emotions in check. He looked to her, linking her, and she shifted into her silver and black wolf. She moved forward, in front of her mate and growling, as the two vampires moved apart from each other.

The guards would have experience fighting werewolves, who normally fought in pairs or groups. Alone, they were vulnerable to vampire speed and venom, and that was how they attacked. Yuri blurred as he rushed in from her left side, his leg moving to kick her chest, but just as suddenly she wasn’t there. I could barely follow as she jumped to the side before lunging in and biting his plant leg just above the knee.

She wasn’t there long, because Martin was already on her. His talons caught her shoulder, knocking her off as blood streamed from her side. She whirled and jumped for his crotch, her bite catching him where no man ever wants to be caught. By the time his scream of agony came out, she was already gone.

Back and forth it went, a far more competitive battle than it should have been. She could match their speed, her wolf was a strong fighter, but two vampires were too much to expect her to prevail against. Her coat became soaked in her own blood, and when Yuri sliced her right hamstring she collapsed to the ground. The two vampires were on her before she could blink.

“Enough,” Nikolai said. “Yuri, Martin, leave us. Send the doctor in.” As soon as they were gone, he looked at me. “Release your Coven from their command,” he said and I did. Eduardo immediately went to his mate’s side, she was on her side and panting heavily. “Alpha Brent, tend to your Pack member. She fought well.”

“She did, Master Nikolai,” Alpha Brent said as he went over. A vampire doctor arrived, and Erica shifted back, the shift healing some of the damage. Eduardo carried her out, as the hamstring would need to be stitched so it could heal faster. Alpha Brent came back to stand beside me, his hands covered in blood. “Did the demonstration answer your questions, Master Nikolai?”

“It did. She is strong, she fights like a wolf with the speed of a vampire. She is controlled, not a mindless animal.”

“She’s too strong, she is a danger to vampires,” Mistress Daniela said. “This is a mistake.”

“She is bound by both sides to some extent,” Master Lukaku said. “Given what we know of Talia’s ability, she is more of a danger to werewolves than vampires. How are these hybrids being accepted by your kind, Alpha Brent?”NôvelDrama.Org: text © owner.

“If you would grant me a few moments, I would like to show you exactly what I am dealing with among my own kind,” Brent said. He took out a flash drive. “It’s a video file from about ten hours ago, a videoconference with the North American Alphas and the Council.” A young vampire approached and took the file over to a computer.

“What is the relevance of this?”

I answered for him. “The Werewolf Council tried to attack his Pack members, specifically they funded rogue werewolves and a former Alpha to capture Talia Stillwater and myself. Their intent was to mate her to control her power, and use my blood to make themselves invincible,” I said to their gasps of shock.

Brent brought the file up, it was the start of the meeting. “If you would indulge me, it’s about twenty minutes unedited. I believe you should see it unedited to get the full picture.” Twenty minutes later, they were looking at me with a new respect, and Talia’s power play had their attention.

“What does this mean,” Master Louis asked.

“By our laws, Talia defeated the Council chairman so she is the de facto leader of all Werewolves now,” he said. “She has no intention of maintaining that power, it does not interest her, and she has better things to do. The Council members involved in the decision to try to kidnap Master Jarrod, the same ones who authorized medical experiments with your captured vampires, they will all be replaced. I spoke to her last night; the records of the experiment have been secured and the people responsible will be punished.”

“How can we believe that? Like we would trust dogs again.” Mistress Daniela’s anger pushed through, causing Nikolai to stare at her.

“I am here because I want to build trust between us,” Brent said. “I never wanted war, but now I have a reason to establish a peace. Talia is mated to my son, and she considers Jarrod’s coven to be her family. Tania is mated to another son, and Jarrod’s coven helped her after her rescue. I will be forever grateful to them for that. Finally, Erica is a trusted friend of my family and has a mate bond with Eduardo. Our Pack and their Coven are tied together as friends and family. I can trust Jarrod, and he has trusted me. That is the basis of cooperation between our species, something we can build on.”

“I’m not so sure,” Master Louis said. “We have long memories, we have seen peace treaties come and go.”

“That is true, and I’m not here to rehash the distant past. I’m offering a chance to establish a peace between our species at a time when we all have to worry about other problems. It is much more difficult in the age of computers and cameras to keep our true nature hidden. Never before have humans had such a capability to destroy us, and for that reason alone we should be working together. War between us will only expose us and kill us all.”

“It is true,” Nikolai said. “We owe it to our kinds to find a way. Leave us, go see to your Pack member. I will call you when we have a decision.”

“Thank you, Master Nikolai,” I said as I bowed before turning to the door. We walked through, the guards closing it behind us. We were lead through another door and down the hall to a small medical facility. “Erica, you did well,” I said as I entered the room.

“I didn’t scare them?”

“It was a test of both ability and restraint,” I said. “We will know soon, but you held your own against two Vampire Warriors, not an easy task. Imagine what you will be able to do when fully trained.”

Alpha Brent had gone over to the side of the table opposite where Eduardo was standing holding her hand. He inspected the wounds, seeing the serious ones were healing over already. “Her healing is several times faster than mine,” he said as he looked at the cuts. “I’d need stitches for two days, she’ll be ready to get them out in a few more hours.”

“Even if they had lopped off her leg, it would regenerate in a week or so,” I told him. “At least that is what it would be for a vampire.”

“Let’s not find out,” Erica said. “I need a shower before I get dressed,” she said. Eduardo led her to the attached bathroom while we cleaned up the room. The doctor stopped in, confirming she would be fine in a day or two. A young vampire popped in with new clothes since Erica had shredded hers in shifting. By the time she had changed, we were summoned again.

“The Vampire Council is in favor of exploring peace talks with the Werewolves as soon as new leadership is in place,” Nikolai said. “We are asking for two things as a condition for talks. One is that the information gained in medical experiments on our kind is destroyed along with those who obtained it.”

“I have already spoken with Talia. If you send a trusted representative, vampire or familiar to her at the Council she will allow them full access to the investigation and the prisoners,” Brent said.

“The other is that you work with Master Jarrod to draft a simple non-aggression treaty, to ensure that neither side tries to take advantage of the time until we can negotiate a permanent agreement.”

“That is a wise condition, I will work with my friend and provide it to both Councils as soon as possible,” Alpha Brent said.

“Then go in peace,” Master Nikolai said.

“If I may, I have a request for your Council,” Brent said. I hid my surprise since he hadn’t warned me. “As you know, interactions with humans are dangerous for both our kinds. Talia’s sister suffered greatly at the hands of humans and werewolves; we have our justice among our time, but there are many humans whose blood we want. If it is acceptable to you, I would like your permission to work through Master Jarrod to request assistance from the Covens in cities where these humans must be tracked and taken. My kind does not live in these places and we do not want misunderstandings about our activities near your Covens.”

“And what do we get out of this?”

“The men we want need to be punished, and it would be acceptable to us if they were kept captive by you for feeding purposes. It would also give us a chance to work in concert with other Covens, showing them our intentions are honorable. Without your blessing to the work, they will not do so.”

Nikolai looked at the others, then nodded. “I will ensure all Covens are told of this Council’s endorsement of the cooperation, but it will be up to them if they want to participate. If they do not, I will ensure they are kept aware of your activities and do not interfere, provided you do not threaten them.”

“That is acceptable, Master Nikolai. Thank you for your consideration.”

“Anything else?”

“No sir,” Alpha Brent said.

“Then go. You have a few more hours before sunrise, enough time to get back on your plane.”

We left the room, entering the elevator and finally alone. “You’ve got some balls on you, Alpha Brent,” I said as the elevator started to rise.