Redwood Pack 6 H

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around him, but he ignored them. They should have been the ones to bare their necks, but they d
become lax in their duties and rituals.
They d thought the Pack was a democracy.
They would soon be proven wrong.
Josiah put his hand on Hunter s shoulder and nodded. You re a fine Beta, Hunter. You will make
me proud. You make me proud.
Something warm started to fill him, piercing through the ice at his Alpha s words, then dissipated.
His wolf howled within him and hardened against the intrusion. No, it wouldn t do any good to warm
at his Alpha s words.
Hunter wasn t a warm man. He was a killer his Alpha s killer. He d been raised to be that wolf,
and he d fulfilled that promise in hell. Now he was back within the confines of his Pack and ready to
kill again.
Or at least that s what he told himself.
Hunter, good fight, Alec Brennan, another of Hunter s one-time friends and council member, said
as he slapped his shoulder. You almost killed that Lloyd wolf. A vicious gleam entered Alec s eyes,
and Hunter grunted.
Let the wolf live in his memory of defeat, Hunter growled. I m not in the mood to kill a useless
slug who isn t worthy of the title Beta.
Watch what you say about my son, Gregory Lloyd snarled. The older council member tried to
come at him, his teeth bared, but Alistair Jacobs the remaining council member held him back.
It would do no good to fight like animals, Alistair drawled. We might have the wolves at our
beck and call, but we will remain civilized.
Hunter snorted at that. There had to be over a hundred wolves surrounding them in human form,
each shirtless, ready to shift if necessary. Each adult male and some of the juveniles were marred
with scars and tattoos that celebrated their victories in battle.
At any moment, since the circle was over, they could break out in brawls to release the tension.
There were only two ways to release the tension riding through their bodies fighting and sex. As
wolves, they didn t care about privacy and modesty. If there was a woman or a man, if that was
their inclination in front of them, they d fuck them hard, letting the stress and worries from the day
seep away.
Since there were no willing partners at the moment, Hunter was sure a fight would break out soon.
Blood and sweat would soon permeate through the air, filling Hunter s nostrils to override the stench
of betrayal and anger that poured from the wolves that had lost their hope today.
Today, like most other days, fighting would rule over sex.
The females were back in their homes what few females they had. Wolves were born, not bitten,
in their world, unlike what the fandoms believed. Though it was easy to get pregnant, it was hard as
hell to keep that baby and even harder to produce a girl.
Their absence at the circle meeting had been the council s decision, not the Alpha s. Their history
had always held their women in deep respect. Not only were they wolves in their own right, but
strong fighters as well. They were feared among the men if someone threatened their pup.
Yet the council had declared them weak in Hunter s four-year absence. Apparently the women
and men who had fought back against the council taking over had been beaten or killed.
Nothing was right in the Nocturne Pack.
Hunter kept blaming the council for all of it, but he knew it wasn t the five of them. No, it was three
of them who held the power or at least thought they did.
For now.
Come on, Liam whispered. Let s look at those cuts of yours at my place. It will rain soon
anyway. I d prefer not to get my hair wet. He grinned at his last remark, but Hunter didn t respond.
Unspoken was their need to talk about the undercurrents within the circle.
Hunter had been back in the human realm for a full month, yet change took time. After Ambrose,
Jamie, and Balin and of course the young demon, Fawkes had rescued him from the depths of hell,
he d returned to the realm he d grown up in.
Unlike most supernaturals, wolf shifters and some other types of shifters lived within the human
realm but were hidden deep within the forests. Their own magic kept the humans away and their
secrets buried. Other supernaturals lived in other realms that were accessible through only the human
realm. It was as if the humans themselves were the glue that held everyone together.
Fitting considering the humans weren t really humans at all but merely diluted down versions of
supernaturals themselves. They didn t know the things that went bump in the night were real and had
no idea that, within themselves, they held the ability to change into another being& if something were
to alter their course, that is.
Hunter had grown up with the humans around him and his Pack at his side. They might be dark and
depraved in the best of times, but he d loved them like his own.
He d thought he d return to the Pack he d known, but that had not been the case.
Four years was a long time to be gone.
Everything had changed and not for the better. Though one thing might offer the light on his horizon.
He d left her alone so he could find his place and be better for her. Now it was time.
He d find her soon. His Becca.
You must be thinking about a woman, Alec teased as they made their way back to Liam s home.
You re smiling.
Hunter grunted then walked inside the place with Liam and Alec following. He turned on the lights
and stretched his arms over his head. He was damned tired after that run even though he still felt a bit
on edge since he hadn t hunted big game.
I don t smile, Hunter growled.
Alec just shook his head and stole a beer from Liam s fridge. Liam scowled and slapped the back
of Alec s head.
You never ask to take my shit, Liam snapped.
Alec frowned. I didn t think I had to, Murray, he drawled.
Hunter blinked at the two of them, their tension different than it had been before he d been gone.
While before the two had always bickered and annoyed each other, this felt different. Before they d
always smile and get over it, the tension dissipating after a few moments. Now, though, there seemed
to be an underlying current between the two that Hunter couldn t quite put his finger on.
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