Liz had just gotten done taking a long bath when she noticed Sophia was looking distracted as she watched TV. She could see that Sophia was watching one of their two favorite shows, it took place in the future and dealt with genetic soldiers. It was a good show and the two girls like to watch all of the hot guys on it. There other favorite show was about teenage aliens who were pretending to be human and hiding from everyone. Liz knew that when Sophia wasn’t paying attention that something was up. “Sophia, what’s up?”
“Oh, nothing. Don’t worry about it.” Sophia stated..
Liz knew that Sophia thought she was bothering Liz while she was depressed but she wanted her cousin to feel like she could still talk to her. “It doesn’t seem like nothing.”
“I don’t want to weigh you down on some little trivial thing.”
“You won’t be ‘weighing’ me down.”
“Fine. I just haven’t heard from Luke all day and I missed him. I mean he didn’t come into the diner or anything.”
“Maybe he’s helping Michael with stuff for the house.”
“Maybe.” Sophia stated. That was another thing, she hadn’t heard from Michael either since she had called him to give him Max’s number. The fact that she hadn’t heard from Michael or Luke made her suspicious. What were they up to? Were they together? Were they with Max?
“Did you try cell phone? I know Michael had it in the car and see if Luke is with him?” Liz asked.
“I didn’t even think of that.” Sophia said. She reached for the cordless phone just as Matt walked in the front door. “Hey girls what’s going on?”
“Just trying to track down Luke and maybe that crazy brother of mine.” Liz answered.
Sophia dialed the cell phone and waited for Michael to pick up. It took a couple minutes before he did. “Hello?”
“Michael, where are you?” Sophia asked.
“Uh, around?”
“Vague much?” Sophia asked. “Is Luke with you?”
“Yeah, he’s here.”
“Can I talk to him?”
“Sure.” Sophia could hear shuffling in the back ground before hearing Luke’s voice, “Sophia?”
“Hey, I hadn’t heard from you all day and was getting worried.”
“I’ve just been busy.” Luke said. He didn’t want to lie to Sophia so he just decided to be as vague as possible.
“Oh,” Sophia said. Luke was being really distant which he hadn’t done since before they started dating. Then she heard other something in the background that sounded like a speaker, like in a hospital. “Luke are you at the hospital?”
“No, yes.” Luke said. He had promised not to lie to Sophia anymore and he wasn’t going to.
“Why are you and Michael at the hospital?”
Luke sighed in defeat. “Mom is allowing Max to go through the transformation like John did.”
“SHE’S DOING WHAT?”
“God Sophia, you about broke my eardrum.” Luke said but only heard a dial tone. He had a feeling that they were going to get more company soon.
Sophia hung up the phone as soon as the words had been out of her mouth. She saw Liz and her dad looking at her strangely. “Dad can you drive Liz and I to the hospital?”
“Why?” Max said already getting his keys from where he had thrown them.
“I’ll tell you on the way.”
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Liz, Sophia, and Matt hurried into the area where wolves were taken of the hospital running into one of the doctors. Matt grabbed him and asked, "Doctor Hill what's going on?"
"Earlier Vivian Cates along with her son and two other boys one of them human. Mrs. Cates ordered for me to do a transfusion between two of the boys." The Doctor informed them.
"You mean you’re injecting him with wolf blood." Sophia asked.
"Yes, just like with John Kanin. The wolf blood is multiplying it self...it's becoming dominate," Doctor Hill said.
"So you are saying he going through the change?" Liz asked completely shocked by what was happening to Max. What he had decided to do to be with her.
"Yes...his human blood is dying," Doctor Hill said.
"So what do we do now?" Liz asked. She had heard vague references to Ruby's husband change but didn't know the details.
"We have to watch him. I've only ever heard of this a few times, John was the only one to survive. The others all showed progress but then when it was time to flip they died," Doctor Hill said. "It's coming fast. I'd say a few hours and he'll either be with the pack or dead."
Liz hurried inside with Sophia and Matt on her tail. She saw Luke, Michael, and Vivian Cates but her focus was on the figure lying on the bed. It was Max. "How is he?"
"His fever has gone up to 103° F and he is sweating badly." Michael answered.
She walked in and looked at him and frowned knowing she caused this, she went over to his and kiss his forehead. She didn’t take her eyes off of him as she said to the others. "Get out."
"Liz, it was his choice." Luke stated.
"I said, GET OUT! Max is my mate and I will take care of him." Liz growled as she looked at them. Michael saw her eyes glowing and knew she meant business. Everyone left and Liz found herself alone with Max.
Part 46
With everyone out of Max’s room, Liz crawled up next to him as much as she could on the hospital bed. She started wiping his forehead with a cool cloth as she whispered, "Max, it's Liz. I'm here."
She watched him as he bucked and squirmed in pain. She couldn't help but notice he was in more pain than Michael had appeared to be when she had watched him. It was probably because the wolf in Michael's blood was natural whereas Max's wasn't. Besides having to go through the Change, Max had to go through the pain of his body adjusting to the new blood in him.
"Max, you have to relax and let the wolf take over. If you don't your body won't flip and the strange blood in your system will cause you to die. You can't die on me; I can't loose you again. Please." She begged. He turned towards her voice. She was sure it was the only response he could make. She sat there unwillingly to move.
Over the next few hours, Sophia came in to give her fresh water to wipe him down with. The doctor, her uncle Matt and Mrs. Cates came in a few times to check on him. But Michael and Luke stayed away. Liz had a feeling it was because of her snapping at them earlier; she'd deal with them later. Right now she wanted to stay with Max. Hopefully it would be over soon. Then she would kill him herself for doing something like this with talking to her first. Part of her was completely pissed off at him for putting himself in so much danger, for risking his life. But the other part of her loved him even more for trying to find a way for them to be together.
She could see that his body was starting the transformation to contort into wolf shape. She took it as a good sign because it signaled that he was moving into the final stages of the change. She wished she could speed it up for him. The only way she knew how was to have sex and there was no way that was possible now. Or maybe there was something she could do. She got as close to him as she could before she started to talk. “Every night since I left I’ve dreamt about our making love. It’s the only thing that has gotten me through these last few months. I remember everything, the taste of you mouth and skin, the smell of your body, the heat from your skin, how you felt inside me. And I can’t wait to feel it again. Just wait until the first time we make love after you’ve flipped. Your senses and hormones are so heightened it’s almost too much. But so enjoyable. The sooner you flip, the sooner you’ll find out.”
Liz didn’t know if it was her words or the change just completed itself but Max’s body melted completely into wolf.
He shredded the scrubs leaving only a large black wolf in the bed. He was completely black except for a small white patch of white fur above his eyes. He was beautiful and more importantly he had been able to do it. She could help it when the tears started to roll down her cheeks. She watched as he walked gingerly over to her, acting like he was trying to get used to the new form and licking her cheeks, wiping her tears away. She smiled at him knowing he didn’t want her to cry. She raised her hand and ran it over his head lightly scratching his ears. Something he seemed to enjoy considering the way his head lolled back and his tongue hung out of his mouth.
They stayed like that for a few minutes before Max moved back to his previous position on the bed. Liz knew he was flipping back, and he did a few seconds later. It was easier on him now that his body had adjusted to the changes. Liz pulled the sheet up to cover his naked form, but not before sneaking a small peak. He was still beautiful. She smiled at him as he gazed back at her with his own smile. “Hi.”
“Hi yourself.” Liz said. “How are you feeling?”
“Strange but good.”
“It’ll be easier from now on.” Liz explained. She fingered a patch of his hair that was now white just like when he was in wolf form. Maybe it had something to do with the stress his body had gone through. “You’ve got a new look.”
Liz grabbed her purse from nearby and pulled out a little hand mirror to show him. He looked at it, “I thought I’d have a few years before I went gray but oh well.”
Liz put her mirror away before asking, “So you’re okay?”
“Just fine.” Max said sitting up. “Feel more energized than ever.”
“Good.” Liz said before smacking his arm hard, not holding her anger back. “I can’t believe you did that. Don’t you know you could have died?”
“Damn you’re strong.” Max said wincing until he finally caught her hands he gave them a tug, pulling her down on top of him. “Now will you stop?”
“Yeah. Sorry but you scared the crap out of me. You could have died.” Liz whispered.
“I know, I didn’t want to scare you but this was the only way I could find for us to be together. If you weren’t going to be able to go with me, then I wasn’t going to leave. If it took me becoming like you then that’s what it took.”
“You know that this is it then? That we are it for each other?”
“You’ve been ‘it’ for me since the first day I saw you at your house, Liz.”
“You can never leave either. Your parents, Isabel, our friends, you won’t be able to see them.”
“Mrs. Cates told me that since I have family outside of Wolf Lake I could leave for three day trips to visit them.”
“And what will you tell them where I was? Or why you can’t stay long?”
“I figured we could tell them that your parents were in the witness relocation program and you had to leave because it became too dangerous. Then it was over and you guys came back to your home town to meet up with the rest of your family.”
“Not bad.” Liz said commenting on his story. “Do you think they’ll believe you?”
“I think as long as I stay in contact and we go visit them regularly, yeah.”
“We?”
“She said you could go with me. It was part of the deal.”
“What is the rest this deal?” Liz asked.
Max turned his gaze away from her for a minute before he explained, “I gave Mrs. Cates some information or at least the means to getting some in exchange for having the doctor give me the transfusion. That in addition to what I told you.”
“Who did the blood come from?” Liz asked.
“Luke.”
“Luke? I figured it was Michael.”
“Luke said since Cates’ blood had been able to successfully change someone before, it could work again.”
“Whether that was the reason or not, it worked. I’ll have to make sure and thank him.”
“Liz, there’s more I need to tell you.” Max said, “Michael told me about the information you have on Tyler.”
“He shouldn’t have done that.” Liz said upset.
“If he hadn’t, then I wouldn’t have any leverage when I made the deal with Mrs. Cates.”
“You didn’t tell her did you?”
“All I said was that as I searched for you in town I came across proof of who committed her husband’s murder. That I would tell her after my transformation was complete.”
“But do you realize what you’ve done now? You might be protected but what about my parents?”
“I set it up so that when you tell her it will only be you and her. That way it can’t get back to Tyler. Michael said she’ll probably have your Uncle and a couple other of the men loyal to her to go after him. He’s not going to get away.” Max explained.
“What about what you’re going to do here? Where you’re going to live, what you’re going to do?”
“Mrs. Cates and I talked about it and it was going to be finalized after my flip.”
Liz nodded knowing he had worked it all out. She looked over and saw that the doctor had come in. “I’m going to step out of here and let him check you over, but I’ll be close. I’ll send Michael in to talk as well.”
She leaned in and gave him a quick kiss before leaving the room. As she entered the outer room she saw her Uncle, Sophia, Michael, Luke, and Mrs. Cates. “He made it. He’s a black wolf.”
Liz could see the relief on their faces. “Michael, I told him I’d send you in.”
Michael nodded and headed into Max’s room but not before Liz grabbed him. “I’m sorry for snapping at you.”
“I’m sorry, too.”
“It’s okay, Michael. I know how he is when he has his mind set on something.” Liz stated. “I’m glad you were there to help him.”
“I just want you happy.” Michael said.
“Get inside.” Liz said. Michael disappeared through the doors and Liz turned to Luke. “Thank you too for your help.”
“I figured I owed you,” Luke stated. “now we’re even.”
“Not yet.” Liz said. She ignored Luke’s confused expression as she walked over to Mrs. Cates. “Max told me about your deal and I came to pay his end. I’m the one with the proof, I witnessed who killed your husband.”
Part 47
Vivian and Luke both stared at Liz stunned by her revelation. Luke was the first to snap out of it, “You mean you knew who killed my dad and you never thought to tell us about it.”
“I’ve thought of nothing else since that day Luke.” Liz argued back.
“Both of you stop this instant.” Vivian commanded. She pulled both of the pups into a vacant room and motioned for Matt to join them. She wanted him to hear this as well. Once they were inside she turned to the young female in front of her. “What did you see?”
“First I want you assurances that my family is safe.” Liz stated. “They were threatened because of the information I have and want to make sure they are safe before I tell.”
Vivian nodded, “I will do everything in my power to keep them safe.”
Liz could see that Vivian’s offer was sincere. “The morning of Mr. Cates death I went for a walk through the woods. I heard someone calling for help and sought out the source. When I did, I found Mr. Cates caught in a trap. I walked up just in time to see him get shot,” Liz looked up into Vivian’s eyes, “And Tyler Creed pulling the trigger.”
Liz cringed when she heard Luke slam his fist into a near by cabinet. He punctured clean through it. She looked at her Uncle and could see that he had a similar look of anger on his face as did Vivian. “I tried to flee but Tyler caught up to me and threatened me that if I went to the pack he would fulfill his threat.”
“We have enough of your testimony.” Vivian said before turning to Matt. Matt half smiled at his niece in reassurance. He wanted to let her know that everything would be okay and that he wasn’t mad. Once he was done reassuring her he followed Vivian and starting making plans for Tyler’s capture.
Liz took the opportunity to approach Luke who growled at her, “You could have told me. I thought you were my friend.”
“I am your friend, but I had to protect my family. You would have done the same thing.” Liz argued.
“I would have told you.”
“Be honest here, Luke. I know you would do the same thing, if it meant protecting your mother, Ruby,” Liz looked at him dead in the eye, “Sophia.”
Luke’s eyes widened then, “Max was part of the threat wasn’t he?”
“Yes, Tyler knew where he was and that he was my weakness.” Liz explained. “Do you see now?”
“Yeah, I see.” Luke said understanding. She was right, he would have done the same thing in her shoes, well actually he probably would have killed Tyler. He felt his anger at Liz dissipate and redirect and add to the hatred and anger he had for Tyler.
“Are we okay now?” Liz asked.
“Yeah, we’re cool.” Luke stated just as the Sheriff and his mother walked back over. “So when are we going to get Tyler?”
“You are not going Luke.” Vivian stated.
“Yes, I am Mom. Don’t fight me on this, that son of a bitch killed my father in cold blood. I will be there to make sure he pays.” Luke stated. He would never outright go against his mother’s wishes but he was sticking to his guns on this. His mother must have understood since she nodded in resignation.
“I’m going to station more guards at the Donner cabin while Sophia, Liz, Michael will go back to Matt’s house. . Max will go with Liz to ensure his safety as well. At least until Tyler has been captured.” Vivian stated.
“Isn’t it risky to try and catch Tyler at his house? He’ll hear all the commotion and know something’s up.” Liz asked.
“We plan to get him out of the house and into the woods first.” Matt explained. “Somehow.”
“I can do it.” Liz stated causing the other three to look at her. “I can call him and get him to meet me. Then you guys can get him.”
“How are you going to do that?” Luke asked.
“Just trust me, I might even be able to get him to confess.”
“Are you sure about this?” Matt asked not liking the idea. He didn’t like using Liz as bait.
“As long as I know my family and Max is safe then I can do it.” Liz stated. She knew she would only feel safe from Tyler when she saw him in her Uncle’s custody.
Vivian thought over the idea and while she didn’t like the idea of Elizabeth or Luke being there she knew there were only a few people she could trust completely with this endeavor so that Tyler would not be alerted. She could see that Elizabeth was serious and thought she would be able to lure Tyler out. She knew she could summon him but then he would be suspicious if she asked him to meet her in the woods. “Make the call.”
Liz looked at her Uncle who handed over his phone. She dialed as Mrs. Cates relayed Tyler’s phone number to her. She looked at her watch and saw that it was early morning but she didn’t care. Tyler seemed to by the way he growled into the phone. “Sorry to wake you but it’s important.”
“What?”
“We need to meet.” Liz stated.
“Why?” Tyler asked curiously.
“To make a few revisions to our deal. Meet me in the clearing from the last time.” Liz said knowing that Tyler would know where she meant.
“Fine, two hours.” Tyler stated before hanging up. Liz turned off the phone and addressed the others. “He’ll be there.”
“We need to work fast if we are going to get everyone into position for this to work.” Matt stated. “I’ll have Michael take Sophia and Max to the house. Doctor Hill said Max could leave now that he flipped.”
“Let me go tell him.” Liz said. They left the room and Liz headed into Max’s room and saw he was talking to Michael and Sophia. They were joking around and laughing. “Having fun?”
Max’s eyes rested on her and his smile doubled in size. “More since you’re here.”
Liz walked over closer, “Sophia, Michael you’re wanted outside.”
The two left quickly and Liz walked over to Max’s bed. Max could see her face was a mask of seriousness. “What’s going on Liz?”
“You need to get dressed, Michael is going to take you and Sophia back to the house in a few minutes.” Liz stated.
“Where are you going to be?” Max asked concerned.
“I’ve got something I have to take care of.” Liz said. “Let’s just say that you did what you had to do so that we can be together, well I have to do something to make sure we’re safe, okay?”
“You’re going to go with them aren’t you?”
“Yes, I am.”
“I want to go with you.” Max said.
“No, you don’t know how to defend yourself if you needed to in a fight.” Liz explained. “But you will soon. I’ll be okay, my Uncle will be there and Luke is coming too. I’m not going to be the one to confront him I’m just the bait.”
“That makes me feel so much better.”
Liz leaned in and kissed him gently on the lips. “I’m not going to let anything stand in my way of being with you. Now you need to get dressed and I’ll be there soon.”
Part 48
Liz sat nervously on a log waiting for Tyler. She had taken a quick shower at the Cates and changed into some of Ruby’s old clothes before they had headed out to the meeting place in the woods. Liz had to make sure Tyler would only smell her scent on her so that he wouldn’t be alerted to the fact that Max had come back. Which he would know if he had smelled him on her especially with the difference to Max’s scent from when he flipped. Once they had arrived at the clearing Liz had taken her seat while the other males and Mrs. Cates had hidden downwind from him. So she was sitting there waiting.
Liz heard a twig snapped and saw Tyler approaching. She felt her nervousness increase as she stood up. She just had to think about Max and her family and it dissipated some. She saw he had his ever present smirk on his face as he approached. “I’m here now, what is this about changing out deal?”
“I know you heard about Max showing up and how Mrs. Cates made me send him away?”
Tyler smiled more, “I happened to hear something like that.”
“Well I did it and Max is out of my life forever so I want your word that you’ll leave him alone. I’m still not going to tell anyone about what I saw that morning but I want your guarantee that he’ll be safe.”
“And why would I do that?”
“Because if I have your word then I’ll do whatever you want.” Liz said trying to hide the disgust in her voice.
Tyler’s eyebrow raised in surprise, this was a pleasant surprise. “You will?”
“Yes.” Liz lied.
Tyler stepped forward so that they were only inches apart and looked her in the eyes. “You know I’m starting to think killing Cates wasn’t a total loss despite the fact that I’m not alpha, yet.”
Liz smiled, she’d done it, he’d admitted it. “You know what Tyler, this is going to be fun.”
“Yes, it is.” Tyler said. He started to move closer again and was surprised when Liz started walking backwards. “I don’t think you’re going to get a chance to enjoy it.”
Tyler then became aware of the half a dozen males and Vivian who suddenly seemed to appear out of the woods. That was when he realized that he had been set up, that Liz had ratted him out. Not giving the males a chance to completely surround and trap him Tyler took off running. As he did he flipped knowing that he was faster on four legs than two.
Luke had known that Tyler was going to bolt and was ready for him. He wouldn’t go down without a fight. By the time Tyler took off Luke was already flipping. As soon as it was complete he ran after him. The chase went on for some time. Tyler was fast but Luke had anger and hatred fueling him. He finally was within a foot of Tyler when he lunged and wrapped his teeth around Tyler’s left haunch. Tyler tumbled forward loosing his speed and his momentum.
Tyler tried to get up but before he could Luke launched his attack and pinned him to the ground. But before Luke could do anything Tyler brought his back paws up and braced them against Luke. With as much force as he could he pushed on the other wolf, sending him flying through the air until Luke collided with a nearby tree. Luke was stunned for a moment from the impact before he was back on his feet.
The two wolves started to circle each other, watching the other to see who would move first. Luke looked at the older wolf and sent Tyler a message, “Too scared to face punishment for your actions?!”
“He was a weak leader with no vision for the future.”
“He was better than you ever were. And I’m gonna rip your throat out for what you did to my father!” Tyler suddenly backed off in fear at the anger in the message. Luke used it to his advantage. He leapt forward and the two became a whirlwind of fur and teeth. They met each other blow for blow until Luke leapt forward and managed to clasp his jaws around Tyler’s throat. This time he didn’t allow Tyler to pull out of the hold. He tightened his grip before he violently snapped his head to the side and tore Tyler’s throat out. Tyler’s body became limp as Luke let it fall to the ground. It was then that he realized what he had done, he had killed someone. He knew that somewhere inside he had known that when he had started this fight that it was going to be one to the death. He had wanted justice for his father’s murder but it still hit him hard what he had done. He stared at it for a minute before he heard a long howl and looked to see he wasn’t alone.
Liz had reached the fight just as the two had started to circle. When Tyler and Luke had run off she as well as the others had shed their clothes quickly and followed. She knew though that they would interfere in the struggle as she watched as the two wolves fought viciously. Then she watched as Luke ripped Tyler’s throat out with one violent motion. She saw the look in Luke’s eyes and knew he was thinking about what he had just done. She wanted to remind him of why he had done what he did so she let out a long mournful howl. It was a howl that was quickly joined by the other males and Mrs. Cates. It was the howl that signified justice had been done.
The surrounding wolves moved closer to Luke and Tyler’s body. Liz approached Luke and tried to show him that she was there for him that was when she heard her Uncle’s voice.(Liz, take Luke back to our house. Get him cleaned up and I think he needs Sophia. Don’t worry about school or anything, just go. We’ll take care of everything.)
(Okay, Uncle Matt.) Liz replied. She leaned over and butted her head into Luke to motion for him to move. He followed her , limping slightly, through the woods until they finally arrived at her Uncle’s house. They walked up to the back door and scratched at it. Sophia arrived a moment later and opened the door for them to come in. Luke and Liz trotted in going into the living room and saw Michael, Maria, and Max waiting for them. Liz looked at Sophia and sent a message to her. (Take Luke into your room, he needs you.) Sophia nodded and led Luke’s wolf form upstairs. Liz trotted back into the kitchen and into the laundry room to get some clothes.
She had already flipped back into human form and started to dress when she felt Max behind her then his arms wrap around her. She leaned back into him and felt all the tension in her body drain away. Tyler was gone along with the threat he posed and Max was here and they were allowed to be together. “Everything okay?”
“Everything’s fine.” Liz stated.
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Sophia grabbed some sweats of Michael’s and guided Luke into her room. He flipped and dressed. Sophia grabbed some stuff out of the bathroom and started to nurse his wounds. They weren’t bad, wolves healed quickly. She finished up before Sophia took him into her arms. He held onto her so tightly she thought she might break. But she didn’t, she just led him to her bed where she laid him down. She crawled up next to him and laid her head on his bare chest.
They laid in silence for some time before Sophia looked up at his face. “Do you want to talk about it?”
She waited for an answer but only got silence. She was about to lay her head back down when she heard him say, “I killed him. I went after him, hunted him down and ripped out his throat. I’m no better than he was.”
“No, Luke. You’re nothing like him. He killed in cold blood to further his own ambitions. You only brought justice according to pack law on the man who killed your father.” Sophia disputed as she brushed his hair back from his eyes. “That’s how the rest of the pack will look at you and that’s how I look at you.”
Luke looked her in the eye and said, “You do?”
“Yes, Luke. If you hadn’t done it and Tyler had managed to get away who knows what would have happened. He might have left town and never paid for his crimes or he might have come after one of us.” Sophia said. Luke seemed to be thinking about what she had said so she laid her head back on his chest. It wasn’t long before she felt his breath even out and she saw that he was asleep. That was when Sophia realized Luke had made peace with it all.
NC-17
Part 49
Sophia and Luke stayed in the girls’ bedroom the whole day, Liz checked on them occasionally and saw them sleeping. So she went back down to the living room to join Max, Maria, and Michael. Maria and Max got to know each other and Liz relayed what had happened in the woods. Matt called home a couple of times to check in and Liz gave him an update. She told him that Sophia was taking care of Luke, she knew under normal circumstances her Uncle wouldn’t like the fact that they were alone in her room but circumstances warranted it.
Later that day the news of Tyler’s crime and punishment had made its way through out the pack along with Max’s transformation. The pack had been through a lot in the last couple of weeks but Mrs. Cates managed to keep order.
That night Liz needed to get out of the house so she took Max out to the woods for his first run. They striped down and flipped into wolf form. Max found it was definitely easier after his first time. He couldn’t believe what he had gone through but knew it was all worth if it meant that he could be with Liz, that they could be together forever.
They ran through the moon lit woods, Liz showing Max what they had to offer. They were at it for an hour before Liz led Max to the lake. It was quiet that night, no one but them. They flipped and sat on the barren ground enjoying just being close to each other.
Max was just staring at Liz’s beautiful body when Liz suddenly pounced forward, knocking him to the ground. After his back hit the ground he looked up, slightly dazed, as he felt Liz’s weight along his body. He saw her eyes flash gold as a mischievous smile crosses her features. She straddled his hips as she lowered her mouth to his.
After Max got over his initial surprise and was able to regain some of his senses he smiled beneath her urgent lips. He took over the kiss and devoured her mouth relentlessly. Not being able to stop from growling low in his throat, Max roughly flipped Liz on her back and followed her with his own body in a move to show his dominance.
Grabbing a hold of her arms and moving them above her head with his own, Max pinned her to the earth. After long minutes of the attack, he finally gathered enough control to break away for air. He turned his attention to Liz’s tempting neck. He trailed fiery kisses down her moon-bathed skin. He moved his mouth to the crook of her neck and bit softly. He felt like he had a primitive urge to mark her, which Liz seemed to like as she moaned. Max felt his new wolf blood hum hungrily within him knew Liz must be feeling the same way. He watched, transfixed, as her eyes flickered gold again and knew his must look the same way. A sense of primal need began to flow over him especially with the feel of her body pressing against him, her tongue moving against his, and her hands now roaming over his bare chest, he was quickly loosing his control.
Liz was quickly losing herself in him as well, her senses were drowning in the man before her, and she couldn’t think of a better way to die. If the need she felt to have him around before was great, the need that was growing in her for him now was overpowering. The feel of Max's hands roving lightly over her skin drove her crazy. Liz’s senses attempted to drink in everything about him. From his scent to the way his muscles danced under her fingers, he was intoxicating. His hands traveled over her heated skin, down to her hips, pulling her closer to him, and she moaned at the contact, but she needed more.
He must have sensed her need because she then felt his palms covering her breasts, squeezing them, his mouth moving to the tender skin of her neck. Her head fell back, her mouth opened moaning, her back arching into his touch. His fingers clutched at the plump flesh in his hands, his thumbs moving around the hard peaks. Her moans echoed in his ear, as he felt her hands move into his hair, over his shoulders. He moved his hands down to her ass and picked her up, her legs instantly moved around him as he hoisted her up off the dirt floor and pushed her up against a nearby tree. His hands pushed her up higher on him, his head dipping to kiss her neck, then down her collarbone, his tongue moving out to taste the crease between her breasts. She moaned again, arching her back to let him have access. His head moved to the right, and his lips captured a hard nipple.
She groaned as his lips sucked at the hard peak, his tongue twirling over it. His one arm wrapped around her, keeping her in place, as his other hand slid up her body to grasp her other breast. Her hips moved against him, trying to get some friction, and she wasn’t disappointed. They both groaned as her body ground against him, finding him hard next to her. “Max…” she moaned out, doing it again. A gasp coming from her as his teeth nipped her in response.
The taste of her skin was slowly driving him mad. She was right when she had said that their increase senses made everything more stimulating. His mouth moved over to her other breast, sucking the flesh into his mouth, rewarded by the sounds of pleasure that came from her, and the movement of her hips against him. He felt her hands moved over his chest, and between them, his hips bucked against her, as her slender fingers grasped him.
He pushed her up against a tree, pushing his hips against hers, both groaning at the contact. “Liz…” he moaned out as her fingers moved over him. He couldn’t take it anymore and pulled away from her, letting her feet drop back to the ground. He went down to his knees, his hands then pushed her backwards.
She felt her back hit the tree again, and looked down at him, his face moved in, nuzzling at her stomach. Max could smell her, her scent was intoxicating him. His hands came up her left leg, and moving it over his shoulder. His tongue moved out and licked lightly at the crease between her leg and thigh, and her hips bucked at him, her fingers tightening in his hair.
His other hand moved up to her, spreading her apart, his fingers gliding over the wet flesh, feeling her body shudder at his touch. His fingers glistening with her arousal, arousal for him, he moved them is slow circles over the hard bundle of nerves and her whole body shook. He continued, his mouth leaning in, kissing and breathing warm air all over her sensitized skin.
She was moaning loudly, her hips jerking at every touch, every movement of his fingers, as his mouth moved around her teasing her. He knew where she wanted it, but wasn’t giving it to her. His fingers moved down lower, trailing over her, one entering her suddenly, and her hips jerked, taking it in, then another, her body moving against them, as he started to move them slowly in and out of her body.
He couldn’t take much more of the teasing himself, he had to taste her. His mouth moved in, take the hard nub into his mouth, sucking at it, and her hips jerked hard. His free hand moved to her hips, trying to keep her steady, as his tongue swirled around and over it, as his fingers continued to move inside of her. Then he heard her scream his name, and the animal yelling echoed within her, as her body tensed around his fingers, clamping tightly over and over.
She was so high from her orgasm that she was barely able to comprehend her senses telling her that his lips were lightly kissing the skin of her hips. She looked down and found his deep amber eyes full of animal desire staring up at her, glowing brightly. She swallowed hard, removing her leg from over his shoulder, a small smile forming on her lips.
Max saw the smile but before he could figure out what she was planning, he found himself being pushed backwards, falling onto the ground, a naked Liz laying over him, his wrists in her hands, her mouth kissing him hard. He pulled his arms free from her, and wrapped them around her, pulling her body closer, as his tongue plowed into her mouth. Hearing her groan at the taste of herself on his lips, he rolled them over, grinding his hips against her. He wanted nothing more then to sink into her. Her leg moved off to the side using her foot to push off, rolling him back over. He smiled back up at her, if she wanted to be on top. His hands moved to her hips, as her mouth moved back to his. Her tongue moving inside, making him groan, and push his hips up at her.
Liz felt his hard length pressed between them, his hot flesh under hers, her hands moving over his body. She felt the urge inside of her was becoming desperate, but just as he had the need to taste her, she wanted the same thing. Her mouth trailed down the skin of his neck, her teeth lightly scraping it, her ears hearing his intake of breath. Her head moved lower, her tongue moving out, leaving wet trails down his chest, around his pecks, then down his abs.
He knew where she was headed, and somewhere in his head he was in disbelief that any of this was happening. But his fingers just moved over bare back, over her neck, and into her soft hair, as his head tilted back and his eyes closed at the pleasure she was causing in him. Her breasts moved over his erection, and his hips moved up at her again, as her mouth continued it downward journey.
Her fingers found him once again and encircled him, grasping him, her thumb moving over the engorged head. Her eyes moving over him, her tongue licking her lips at the sight of the drop of wetness at the tip. Her tongue flicked out, his hips bucked up at her, his fingers tightened in her hair, as she moaned from the taste of him. Her mouth then taking him in, sucking, licking.
He was in heaven, there was no other way to describe the feeling of her warm, wet mouth moving over his aching flesh. Her hands moved up over his chest, her nails lightly scratching at him, making him tense even more as her mouth lowered even further on him. She was moving painfully slow, taking her time. He could feel himself moving down her throat and he couldn’t help but move his hips, wrap his fingers in her hair at the back of her head, and moan. “Liz…”
She took him in, down to the base, and then slowly moved back off him, licking around him as she went, sucking at the tip, and then moving back down on him, this time faster. She continued on him, moving quicker, faster, sucking harder, listening to his sounds, and feeling his movements against her.
He was so close to the edge, and he was holding on tightly. “Liz…” he tried to get out, as she moved over him again, his hands moving to her shoulders, trying to still her. “Liz…” She sucked the tip again, and his hips jerked again, “Oh... stop…” He could barely get it out, as his hands tried pulling her back up to him, but she kept going. With the last ounce of control he had, his hands moved under her arms, and pulled her from him in a quick motion, draping her body back over his, as his mouth claimed hers in a passionate kiss.
She found herself kissing him, and then on her back, him over her, his erection pressing against her hip, hard and demanding. She moved against it, a growl vibrating from him against her lips. His mouth moved down her neck again, sucking and biting at the flesh, his hands moving over her sides, her breasts. The ache inside of her was screaming now, she couldn’t wait any longer, she flipped them back over, her hand reaching between them, her hips moved up, angling over him.
Then he felt it, a loud groan coming from his mouth, his hands instantly moving to her hips, as she slid down onto him. His hands pulling her down firmly, his hips moving up into her, as he fully sunk into her. Her head fell back at the feeling. Her body stretched around him, filled deeply, her muscles holding him, trying to hold on for dear life. Then her hips started to move, as her body now full, complete, wanted more, needed more. Her hands came to his muscled arms, bracing herself as her body moved, up and down, over him.
His eyes opened, watching her move over him, her hair wild and mouth open, moaning. His hands moved with her hips, guiding her down onto him, over and over again. Her head lulled backwards as she continued to move over him, faster, harder, quicker. His fingers could feel the muscles in her legs tensing, quivering. He moved his one hand down between them, his thumb moved into the meshed hair between their bodies.
Her eyes looked into his, as she continued to move, but then her head dropped backwards and her body arched as his thumb pressed against her, those nerves shot thousands of bolts of pleasure through her body, as his hips plowed up into her, and she broke. Her body screamed, as well as she did. Her body tensing, grasping at his, her hips moving on their own accord as she rode his body through the blinding white heat.
Her muscles pulled at him, and his arms moved up to her shoulders, pulling her down to him, and rolling them back over. His body slamming back into hers as he turned, and her body jerked at him. Her legs wrapping around him, pulling at him. His hands moved to her legs and pushed them up and over his shoulders. His body pressed back into her again, deeper, harder, faster.
She wasn’t finished with the first one and she already felt herself climbing once again. His body moving into her forcefully, filling her completely, and then moving out, only to be gasping once again as he pounded back into her. Her hands wrapped around him, as his hands went to her shoulders, grasping her to him. Her lips found his, and his tongue moved back into her mouth, just as his erection filled her to the core again. Her fingers tailed over his sweaty back, her nails racking his skin, and down to his ass.
His teeth bit at her jaw line, her neck, her shoulder, as his body kept moving. Trying to move as deep into her as he could. Her nails dug into his ass, and her moved quicker, his hips almost blurring at the speed, as the pleasure of her around him was taking him over completely. There was nothing but the feel of her body around him, the taste of her skin, and the smell of her, of sex in the air.
Liz was at the edge, she was looking over it. Her hands grabbed hold of his shoulders again, trying to hang on, trying not to fall, but her body wanted too. She felt his hand at her face, and her eyes opened to look into his. The deep gold, wild, fierce, passionate eyes stared back at her, his voice shaky but deep, “Liz…” She felt his hips move faster, and she gasped, her body starting to shake in his arms.
Her whole world exploded around her, her muscles squeezing him hard. His body jerking into her in response, holding himself deeply, erupting inside of her, both screaming the others name into the tropical paradise around them. Their bodies clutching tightly to one another as their whole existence seemed to burst, and only the feelings of unbelievable amounts of pleasure was left.
Their bodies stilled against one another and his body collapsed over hers. They couldn’t talk, couldn’t move, as their bodies started to calm. Then he felt her hands start to move over his shoulders, and he tensed slightly, a sharp intake of breath coming from him, as they moved over the skin. “I see what you meant about being so sensitive. It’s amazing.”
“You’re learning control fast.”
“What do you mean?” Max asked.
“It takes control to stay in human form while having sex. You did that was why I said you had control fast.” Liz explained. “Some times pack members don’t worry about it and just have sex in wolf form.”
“Talk about hot animal sex.” Max commented causing Liz to start giggling. He looked into her eyes once she had calmed down and said, “I love you.”
“I love you too.”
“You better because if you’re not you’re stuck with me now.” Max stated.
“I don’t think you have anything to worry about.” Liz said before leaning in for another kiss.
Part 50-Epilogue
Two weeks after Max’s flip, Max and Liz left Wolf Lake and headed for a short trip to Roswell to pick up some of Max’s things and tell his parents about his move. They were surprised to see Liz with Max, they had been positive that he wouldn’t find anything even with the picture of Michael to go on. Liz and Max had told their story about her parents being in the witness relocation program and that they had left suddenly because their location in Roswell had been found out. Then they said that they had been in a safe house for a few weeks until things were safe. After it was safe they returned to their home town in Washington. With some help from her Uncle they even had some paperwork that appeared ‘official’ even to Max’s dad’s lawyer eyes.
Max then told his parents that he was moving to Wolf Lake to be closer to Liz since she had one year of school left. He convinced them that he had fallen in love with Liz’s little home town and planned on staying there. He told them of his plans and how his life was going to be there. They were less than pleased with the bombshell that Max had dropped in to their lap even going as far as trying to argue with Max against it. But Max stuck to his guns. Liz felt incredibly guilty for causing him so many problems but he only told her it was his decision. Isabel ended up helping her parents to realize that Max was grown and had to make his own choices.
It didn’t take long for Max to pack and once he was, the two plus Isabel met up with their friends. Liz loved being reunited with Ava, Kyle, and Alex. She enjoyed every minute of it and told them about Michael and how he had actually found love. They were shocked but thought Maria sounded perfect for him. Liz even met Tess and after a few choice words Tess fled the café, scared. After her confrontation with Presley, Tess was a gentle kitten.
Before their time ran out Max and Liz headed back to Wolf Lake. When they got there they found out that Liz’s parents had finally been released and moved into their house. Max stayed with them until he got an apartment in town, a small one that was actually part of a converted house. He got a job to support himself and pay the rent. The price of living in Wolf Lake especially for pack members was low so he made enough. Liz kept her job at the diner and Max would come over everyday for lunch.
It took some time for Max to be completely accepted but he was eventually. It helped with the younger pack that Luke supported Max wholeheartedly. Max got into a pack fight during the first party, not surprisingly with Sean, and like Liz, came out the victor. After that he wasn’t questioned. Liz, Max, Michael, Maria, Sophia, and Luke were often seen together in town and at the parties at the lake.
A year later after Liz and the others graduated high school, they set off for college. Max was already going to school nearby, which was allowed by pack law. They could go away to school but that was the extent of leaving. At the end of their college careers Liz and Sophia had degrees in medicine, Maria in teaching, Max in criminology, and Michael and Luke in business. Liz and Sophia went back to Wolf Lake with the intention of opening a clinic for medical treatment given only to wolves. They wanted to make sure they were given the best care possible as well as the newest treatments. Maria taught music at the elementary school and loved it. She was able to be immersed in music but still stay in Wolf Lake. Max took Vivian’s advice and ended up taking a deputy job at the Wolf Lake Sheriff’s Department. He was well liked by the town, humans and wolves, and was thought that some day he would take over for Sheriff Donner. After college Vivian started preparing Luke to take over which he did two years later with Michael right beside him. The brewery flourished under them.
Two years into college Max proposed to Liz, which she accepted quickly. They were married the following summer in the little church on the hill where the whole pack turned out as well as some visitors from Roswell who were allowed to come. It was followed up by a rowdy reception at the Lodge. Luke and Sophia followed up the following winter and Maria and Michael the following summer.
As with most of the people in the pack, the three couples were blessed with multiple children births. They were strong and healthy and a joy to their parents. It wasn’t until one of Max and Liz’s twin girls started to flip when she was sixteen that the family had any sadness. She got caught in the middle and ended up not surviving. Liz became severely depressed after but eventually made it through and was there for her cousin when the same thing happened to Sophia and Luke’s youngest son a few years later.
Liz always made sure that her children, her brother’s and cousin’s children always knew not to settle for anything less than the life you could have if you were loved. After all the power of Max’s love for her that made him risk his life to do whatever he could to be with her, a choice neither one of them ever regretted.
The End
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