Chapter 4

Driving up the drive away towards Rains home she was shocked to see it. The house was huge. It was painted white on the out side with medium green colored window frames. It had several large windows in the front of the house. The yard was at least five acres mowed. With tall jack pines here and there, a coupe of apple trees were planted in the front yard. Several cherry trees had been planted off to the right of the house. Flowers were planted under the windows. She could see the front door was a jar. Amethyst voiced her concern to Rain when he came around to her side of the truck. "Rain the front door is open."

"Welcome to our home sweet heart, he slide across the seat and kissed her warmly on the lips Stay in the truck until I come around the other side. Slipping out of the truck he walked around opened her door, put his arms under her. I ask Mike to leave the door slightly open so as not to have any of your scent on it. She picked up the briefcase; laptop and he carried her to the house. He pushed open the door with his foot, kicked it shut behind him, turned and locked it. Walked in setting her feet down on the floor once he reached the stair case. Kissing her gently on the lips he said come sweetness and I will show you our rooms. You can see the rest of the house tomorrow."

Up stairs and to the left he led her down the hall passing doors as they went. When they reached the end of the hall Rain opened a door that led into a medium size room. A small wooden oak desk set in one corner and a couple of chairs and a brown leather chair with an ottoman set in a corner with a reading lamp. A CD player set on the floor with a dozen CD's sitting on top of one of the speakers. A small TV set on a small TV stand in another corner with DVD's sitting next to the TV on the stand. The walls were cream-colored with golden trim at the top. A large picture of a black wolf standing next to a jack pine was on one wall. She thought, `the picture was beautiful."

At that moment Rain smiled, "If you want to change this room around feel free. You want to add a small couch or another chair or small tables the house is yours to do with as you please. Rearrange furniture to your hearts content.

Amethyst smiled at Rain, "why the room is so you?" Then she laughed and so did Rain.

"I never got around to doing much with this room, it is just sort of here. I thought of adding a small book shelf for my personal collection but that was all I gave thought to as far as this room is concerned.

Following Rain through a door way. The bed was a king size bed with oak frame, head-board had carved flower designs on it. At the foot of the bed was a hope chest made of oak. Several matching dressers lined the walls and a large oval rug on the floor. "Rain it is beautiful!"

"I am glad you like it," as he raised and lowered his eye brows several times then smiling

The next room was the bathroom, which had a shower inside a tub that had feet on it. She realized that two would fit into the tub at the same time and looked forward to sharing it with Rain.

The smile on Amethyst face, "Rain knew she was pleased with their rooms. He hoped she would be equally pleased with the rest of the house. "Tomorrow after I show you the rest of the house I will let you in on our plans on how to deal with these men. I assure you they won't bother you again. Also tomorrow I will get on the internet and have you registered with our pack and that you're now my mate Mrs. Rain Walker with the Lycan Registry. I will need your full name Amethyst."

"There is simple answer to that question it is; Amethyst Shimmer Richardson Walker." She smiled up into this face. Her eyes were glowing with happiness, her smile reached his heart.

"Tell me did you belong to a pack in Wyoming," Rain asked? "They will also need to be contacted."

"No my father kept me pretty well hidden from the world. He did not want me mixed up with humans. It was important way to protect me since I can multi-shape shift.

He was concerned I would not be accepted by a wolf pack. It was a lonely life, I was spoiled rotten and it helped to make up for it. Once I got older my father explained things in great detail, how I might affect a pack, not be accepted. Some would fear me others might be jealous; still others might see me as a freak of nature. He also said that I might be killed. So I accepted my fate, and never got close to any one. I told you about getting close to someone once; well when he found out what I was, he said I was a freak of nature, and that the sight of me made him sick. He was a wolf from a pack close by. I never saw him again. After that I never told anyone what I was or capable of."

Amethyst move towards the window and looked out and saw a jack pine tree. It limbs could not touch the house but it did rise above the second floor window, and past the roof. It made her smile. Rain stepped up behind her, and pulled her back against his chest. "You are breath-taking standing here, but come away from the window sweetness!

Turning in Rains arms, and away from his chest she looked up into his blue eyes, and her heart began to flutter then beat so hard she thought he could hear it. Placing her arms around his neck she pulled him down until her lips met his. She opened her mouth letting his tongue slide in. His tongue teased and caressed the in side of her mouth. Until she was breathless then slowly began to undo her skirt and it fall to the floor. Moving his hands up inside her top he undid her bra and then lifted the top over her head leaving her breast bare to his eyes. Slipping his arms under her he picked her up and carried her to the bed.

"Amethyst you are so beautiful, you make my blood run hot, and everywhere you touch leaves me burning for you. Your skin is soft as goose down and creamy white. I want you so much."

He laid Amethyst on the bed after pulling down the sheet and kissed her lips until she, "whimpered with delight. A purring sound sounded from her throat" Rain smiled. "This should be one hell of a turn on to make love to such an enticing minks; she could be herself completely." Rain was looking forward to her letting go of the control, she had over herself.

Amethyst ran her hand up, and down Rains back moving them in small circles. Then moved her hands around to his chest pulled the snaps to his shirt open, and ran her fingers through the chest hair, and smiled. Rain was full and hard and strong. He lay back giving her access to him. She slid up kissing his lips, then his ears, and neck, running her tongue over his nipples. She pulled at his shirt and he removed it then removed his jeans and boxer shorts. Slowly she moved down towards his shaft lick here and there with her tongue. Her tongue was ruff and it made him moan then growl. She heard Rain moan and felt his body shiver with delight. Growling out her desire, her tongue moved down one leg then the other. Turning Rain over she ran her tongue up one leg and then up the other. When she reached his butt she nipped him on each cheek. Smiled when Rain moaned deep and then turned into a growl. Slowly she moved up his back, began to kiss his neck and then placed her tongue in one ear then the other.

Rain could stand no more of the exquisite torture. He flipped himself over and looked at Amethyst leaning over him. Rain looked into Amethyst eyes they were black as the pits of hell, glazed over with desire and all sultry looking. Pushing Amethyst down so that she lay before him, he moved down her body. Running his tongue over each of her toes then made circles on each leg as he worked his way up to the apex of her legs.

Ripping her panties from Amethyst quickly, he smiled. Rain buried his face in her black curls, and then stuck his tongue between the folds. Amethyst cried out in pleasure. She lifted herself to him wanting more. Rain welcomed her with his mouth, and then slowly she opened her legs to him. Licking her with his tongue until she was wet, and hungry, Rain moved up, and over her slowly while kissing her lips, then he sucked on the bottom lip. Moving his lips to her ear he spoke in a whisper. "Take the blood binding ritual with me Amethyst, be my mate in body, heart, mind, and soul?"

Amethyst eyes flew open and she stared into deep blue eyes that were glowing. She was speechless. As she looked at Rain his face began to change to a frown and then his eyes no longer glowed. She wanted to see him smile again she wanted to see his eyes glowing at her with love. And she whispered, "Oh yes Rain I will do the blood binding ritual with you and be yours for ever. The smile returned, and his lips began to possess her lips then her neck.

Rain moved towards the small night table on his side of the bed. Reached in took out a small leather pouch. Opened it up, and took out a very old knife that was extremely sharp. It had a design on it of to hands, held together with a leather strip. Rain cut his wrist at an angle, and then hers. He placed them together so the two cuts matched perfectly and they each took an end of the leather strip, and tied their wrists together.

"As our blood flows together we are one, purity, love, respect, and honor are yours. I love you I am yours now and always Amethyst."

Amethyst looked into Rains eyes and spoke softly, "As our blood flows together we are one, purity, love, respect and obedience. I love you I am yours now and always Rain!"

Rained kissed Amethyst on the lips placed her on the bed. Rain pulled Amethyst legs up, and bent them at the knees so he would have better access to her. He dipped two fingers in side her and found her wet, and ready. He removed his fingers, and placed them to his lips and licked the juice from his fingers. She tasted wonderful, and she was ready for him. Slowly he entered her until he was buried deep in side of her. Still he was not fully sheathed. He was huge; he needed to drive himself fully into her. Working in, and out of her she slowly stretched to allow him to bury himself fully inside her tunnel. Then he began to pump in, and out in, and out. She moaned then growled like a cat, and he pushed deeper, and harder. Sweat began to form on his body, and he smelled of musk, the woods, a wolf, and after shave, mixing into a scent that was driving her wild.

Amethyst began lifting, and pushing against him, demanding more, wanting more. She suddenly felt herself shifting between a wolf, and a panther and then shimmer caught in mid shift from human to panther, and wolf, her nails grew longer like a cat's, and the one hand dug into Rains back, then her eyes looked at Rains. She had no control over herself. Her body shivered, and shimmered, she bit into Rains shoulder. It excited her even more. She was out of control the animals inside her were taking over the muscles inside her tunnel, seemed to clamp down on to Rains shaft preventing him from totally removing his shaft from her.

Then suddenly Rains thoughts were there in her head, his emotions were on over loading she heard drive deeper, faster, yes more, more. His feelings were mixed in with hers, she felt his love, his desire, his joy, his anger, every emotion possible to possess. She felt his needs rising, she felt his desire consuming him, and the skin around his balls grew tighter. She cried out his name her body convulsed into a million pieces once then again, and again. The orgasms took over her entire mind and body. Thoughts began to get mixed up, and still the release went on and on. Then she felt Rains body releasing his seed into her it felt warm. His body shivered, shimmered, and fall totally relaxed. Once Rains body relaxed, then her body taking it cue from his also relaxed as the tremors subsided. Her arms, legs, and body were sore. Her feelings and Rains feelings all mixed up, she could not sort them out. He was content, his words I love you Amethyst. Her last memory before falling into an exhausted sleep was she loved Rain with all her being. And his voice whispered in her mind I love you Amethyst you are now mine, now and always.

Rain moved from Amethyst body lying next to her he pulled her into his arms, kissed her forehead and thought, "the world just got to be a whole lot happier and less lonely place for him." Smiling he fall into a deep sleep.

During the night Rain woke several times, the first time he woke he took the knife and cut the binding leather strip beside the knot and placed it in a hole in the head board, smiled and went back to sleep. He woke Amethyst once to make love. "Making love to her was a remarkable experience and he could not get enough of her." he thought. And it was one he wanted. His inner wolf was contented, and happy, and thrilled with the pain Amethyst had inflicted on his back during their mating. The second time he made love to her he held her down dominated her, and released his inner wolf, and she had been turned on by his dominance beyond words. She had orgasmic orgasms the first time and had even come three times the second time they made love. He had chosen wisely this woman for a mate. There were no words in the world that could even come close to expressing his dept of feelings for her. She was remarkable and very rare.

The sun was rising and Rain lay in bed looking at his beautiful mate. Smiles took over his entire being. His thoughts ran wild with thoughts of running with her in wolf form around his land. And pups from their union would be wonderful. He would never close her out of his mind he would let her tip toe through his mind when ever she wanted too. He hated secrets and would demand that she permit him to tip toe through her mind as well. There were just too many secrets between his parents, and in the end it had destroyed them. They were unhappy apart, but were unhappy together. His mother lived in a small house not far from his father's home. They remained friends but nothing more. He often wondered since there minds were connected if they ever spoke or did they shut each other out completely. Neither one could mate again since they had taken the blood binding ritual together. His mother seems to like it that way. His father slept with human women for the release. Rain didn't want a life-like that for himself. He wanted more, he wanted a mate who loved him, obeyed him as an alpha, someone who would be there for him. Someone he could be there for, and love, and crawl into bed each night with. Some one he could be one with completely. Amethyst was that female.

"Really I can drop into your mind any time I want too?" Amethyst said smiling.

Then let's see what is on your mind lover boy, oh, so you want to make love to me again do you. Well here I am, and I am not going anywhere." After a nice hour and a half interlude they showered and dressed. Amethyst had agreed openly to leave her mind open to him, total free access to her thoughts. She knew he would not drop into her mind all the time, and she would not do it to Rains either. But they both knew they would have free access to each other. They had enjoyed sharing each others feelings, idea's, memories, thoughts and emotions as they lay in bed.

Walking down the stair case Rain stopped to kiss his bride one last time before they entered the kitchen. "I love you Amethyst," had said. Kelly was fixing breakfast. Rain went off to find Pend, and Raw to find out how things were progressing with their information search on Hartman, and the man in the bar.

With a big smile on her face Kelly flipped over an egg and turned the bacon. "You're up earlier then I thought you would be this morning," Amethyst said. "You got in late last night I am sure. How was your trip to Spring Water Kelly?"

"Well, we actually got in this morning," Kelly said with a sheepish smile. "We stayed the night in Spring Water; I am in heat, and could not bear to drive home to satisfy the lust I was feeling. Pend took your pants, and dragged them up and down the side walks before we left town. We made sure that a few threads were left at the hotel. She laughed! And your jeans are in the wash. In the meantime, Fire sent over some clothes for you to wear. We thought you were both the same size. They are in a bag next to the stair case."

"Where does Fire live? Is it near, here I want to thank her Kelly?"

"You my dear lovely mate are not leaving this house for a little while. I will have Fire come over, and see you; is that clear sweetness?" Rain stood leaning against the door frame as he spoke with a stern look on his face.

Amethyst looked up, and her breath left her lungs as her eyes ran up and down her mate. "He was so handsome that she felt this tinkle between her legs. She wondered if she was getting addicted to Rain's touch, and would be lusting after him all the time. It would more then likely delight Rain to know I wanted him so much so often"

Suddenly, he smiled when he read her mind. Then she heard words in her mind as Rain sent her a message of, "later after breakfast, and I have talked to the guy's sweetness. Then I am all yours to do with as you please." Rains eye brows went up and down, and Amethyst laughed. The first promise from her mate was a memory to be cherished.

Kelly looked at the two of them and smiled. "I am so happy for the two of you. It is a shame you have such troubles, Rain, Pend, and they boys will fix things you wait and see. Do not worry about a thing Amethyst everything will be OK. I just have this feeling that you and Rain will be as happy as Pend, and I are. Now come eat your breakfasts is ready."

Pend and Raw came into the kitchen grabbed a cup of coffee, and sat down. Pend told Rain all about dragging Amethyst jeans around town. Raw said he was on the computer all morning. "Did some checking with Lycan registry for any wolves that does investigation work, and came up with one name Alexander Zanderland. He is not the man asking about Amethyst that I met. Does he look like someone you have seen Amethyst?"

Amethyst took the picture from Raw, and looked at it, "that is not the man I saw in Wylie's Bar. The one who asked me to dance; I told him I had a date, he said if my date didn't show he'd be at the bar."

"Do you remember anything about him that might help, something that stands out in your mind," Rain asks?

Thinking back to that night Amethyst frowned then it hit her right in the face, "he purred." He actually purred several times. I did not pay attention to it at the time, but yes I remember; he purred at me! Maybe he is a were-panther!"

"Now that is odd, maybe he is a were-panther, Raw check into the werecat registry and see what you can find out?" Rain said. Rain stood up walked over to the coffee pot filled his cup and said, Well that answers the question on how quickly you were found; a Lycan investigator. He scented you the entire way. We have to have some words with him. Now for the other man, we have to find out where he is, and who he is working for. Raw did you find out anything that can help us with Mark Hartman? Even if you think it is not important tell us."

Raw looked up and frowned, "not as of yet, but I have the word out in Casper with a couple of local packs to see what they can find out for me. There was nothing on the internet about him other than the usual things like he is president of a company. I found nothing on his personal life at all. Not even who he associates himself with after business hours. It is like he does not exist beyond the company."

Fire walked into the kitchen just as Rain said, "See if there is a way of contacting Alexander Zanderland maybe if we talk to him he might give up on Amethyst."

"So what is this about Zand" Fire asked?

Rain looked up quick, "you know Alexander Zanderland?"

"Sure I do, him and my brother are friends. And his name is actually Zanderland Alexander. Laughing with delight, at the looks on every ones faces. He never did get around to changing the error of his name on the Lycan Registry."

"Fire can you contact him, and tell him I want to talk to him?"

Hand me a cell phone, and I'll call him right now!" Fire dialed the number she remembered from seeing Zand a couple of years ago. The phone rang about six times and at the end of the phone a voice came on, "Zand here!"

"Zand this is Fire my alpha would like to chat with you if it's OK."

"Sure sweetie anything for my special girl; put him on! Zand said"

Rain took the cell phone and walked out of the kitchen across the entry way and into his office. About half an hour later Rain came walking into the kitchen with a big smile on his face.

Amethyst rose up biting at her lower lip. Rain seeing the worried look on her face came right to the point. "We do not have to be concerned with Zanderland, he has agreed to drop the case and let Amethyst alone. He said he was after a cat not a damn wolf. A sheepish smile crossed Rains face. And Amethyst face turned red. He does not search down wolves. I explain in detail what Mark Hartman was up to, and he started swearing up a storm. Said that was not the damn story he was told. He went on to say that Mark Hartman said Amethyst was his damn niece, and a run away. So he accepted the case. Zand is also in Coyote Ridge. Said he would meet me if I wanted to, but said it was not necessary. So I told him if he got the chance to come out and see us."

"That sounds like Zand, swearing every other word when he gets mad, or figures he got used," Fire said. "Zand does not rile easy, but when he gets angry watch out, all hell breaks loose. Zand makes a great friend, he will do anything for you, if you make an enemy out of him, and he makes a dangerous one."

"Zanderland is working for us for free. He will see what he can do about Hartman in Casper. And Fire, I gave him your love, Rain said with a snicker."

Laughing she said "don't let Smitty hear you say that" Walking into the kitchen at that moment Smitty said, hear what?" Then walked over, and kissed his mate on the lips then took her in his arms, and bent her back wards kissed her soundly on the lips to make his point, she belonged to him. Then stood, and smiled, "point made?"

Rain broke out laughing then everyone was laughing. Smiling at Amethyst he spoke softly and lovingly, "Amethyst are you sure you do not know this other man. Raw said he was six foot dark hair with gray at the ears, and his smile was side ways. Did you see him at your father's funeral, or at your home? Maybe he was someone you father new?"

"No I do not remember anyone that even comes close to that description. And some one with dark hair, and six foot could be anyone. I am so sorry; but if I do remember something I'll let you know right away."

"That is OK we will find out who it is. Raw get on the phone, and call Wylie. Ask him if he know where this guy is staying. And ask him to see what he can find out."

"Sure Rain I'll do it right now!

During breakfast teasing Smitty, and Fire over, Zand brought laughter to the kitchen. Everyone was having a great time. And Amethyst was even enjoying the comradely. The feeling of belonging was one she thought she would never experience. She could not remember ever laughing so much in her life. She finally new what the word joy meant.

Rain and Amethyst finished breakfast, and he had laid his hand on her thigh which made her feel more relaxed. She found it so comforting. "Come Amethyst, I'll show you the rest of the house. To the right of the kitchen was a large dinning room that held two very long oak tables with chairs. Moving out to the entry way to the west was an arch way leading into what appeared to be an extremely large den with a TV. A book shelf ran on one entire wall and it was full of books. Leaving the den they moved on to the next room it was Rain's office, a fair size one with a large desk, filing cabinets and several chairs.

Raw was just hanging up the phone, "Rain Wylie says the guy is staying in Spring Water not in town. And no name was given by him to Wylie. I'll make a call to Wayland in Spring Water see if he knows anything."

"Sure that would be fine let me know what he comes up with or has to say."

Moving to the next room they stepped down two steps into a laundry room, two washers and two dryers with a folding table, several ironing boards with irons sat off to one side. The room was spotless. Leaving the laundry room he took her down to the basement. The basement had been finished off over half of it was a room with a pool table, play area and nothing else. The rest of the basement was two bedrooms and a bathroom. Moving up the steps to the entry way Rain took her by her hand and moved behind the stair case opened a door inside was a pantry of sorts, more like a storage room for canned goods. It was like a mini grocery store. The shelves were packed. "In case we get snowed in and cannot get into town we have plenty of food to do the entire pack for a few months!" Rain smiled. There are four bathrooms up stairs and two down stairs.

Moving up the stairs and straight across from the stair case Rain opened a door in side was a room filled with pillows, sheets, towels, toilet paper, shampoo's and cream rinses, deodorants both for women and men, saving cream, razor sets. This Rain said smiling, "our storage room for other necessary items." Taking her by the hand he pointed down the hall way opposite direction of their rooms and said behind the doors were bedrooms except that Pend and Kelly had a set up much the same as they had. Two doors went to bathrooms.

Rain pulled Amethyst into his arms smiled down at her. "Come my love and lay down with me for a while."

Amethyst looked at Rain, "I am not tired Rain, I do not want to rest."

"It is not rest I have on my mind sweetness." Amethyst smiled as her mind opened to Rains, and realized he had making love on his mind at the moment he picked her up smiling.

Just then Raw called up to Rain asked, "Do you have a minute it is important?"

Setting Amethyst down on to her feet he smiled warmly at her and said, "Later sweetness." To Raw he said. "I got a minute."

Amethyst followed Rain down the steps, Rain went to his office with Raw and Amethyst decided to head back to the kitchen. Kelly was sitting at the table having a cup of coffee. Grabbing a cup off the counter, and poring herself a cup she sat down. "Kelly; do you do all the cooking here for everyone? I know there is a house keeper to clean the house."

Kelly smiled, "no thank goodness today is Willows day off she does the cleaning and the cooking, with one day off a week. On her day off I make breakfast for boys, and lunch will be an order of pizza from the diner, which Pend will pick up. Dinner with the warm weather would normally be a barbeque, but since you're not permitted out side we will do something special for your first day in the house, and use the dining room."

"I will gladly help as much as I can, but must admit I am worthless in a kitchen, except for making a sandwich," Amethyst said with a smile. Some day maybe you can teach me to cook?"

"Don't worry about a thing Fire is making a potato dish, I am going to make desert, Willow will come for the occasion she is roasting half a pig on a spit behind her home. Markus is bringing Silver and she is bringing salads. And Sparks mate Lilly, is bringing veggies. So it's all taken care of. Go up stairs, and rest it will be a long night of celebrations. I'll call you, or Rain can get you for lunch. Right now I am going to send Pend a message to meet me up stairs" she laughed, and took off out of the kitchen.

Finishing off her coffee, rinsing out her cup Amethyst thought "it might be a good idea to rest after all." So up the steps she went. When she entered the outer room to her bedroom she looked at several books sitting on a small table and decided against reading until she looked at the cover of the book on top of the pile. The title of the book was "Lycan's." Walking into the bedroom she propped her self up with the pillows, began to read. In a few minutes she was sound a sleep.

She could hear someone calling her, "Amethyst, Amethyst, come to me child." The voice made her feel warm, and in a dazed state between sleep, and being awake, she lifted herself from the bed. Still half a sleep the voice continued to call. "Amethyst come to me child you know who I am come to me." The voice made her feel like a little child again thinking everything and everyone in the world was safe. Sliding off the bed she moved towards the window looking out. She could see no one. Suddenly a shiver ran up and down her body. Fear instilled it's self in her mind. She could not help herself, she opened the window. Amethyst thought she was dreaming, thinking, "what an odd dream." She heard the voice again. "Rain I am so scared," she sent him a message. Her subconscious reached out to her mate.

Rain looked at Raw from his desk and said, "Well it's a good start lets see what else you can." Suddenly Rain stopped in mid sentence, jumped from the desk, and ran out of the room. Raw watched for a second then raced after Rain. Up the steps, towards his rooms they ran. Rushing into his bedroom he saw Amethyst opening the window, fear was rushing through her body. In a few steps he grabbed her and pulled her away from the window. Then a bullet flew through the glass, and struck the wall behind Rain. Raw jumped from the sound, and hit the floor. Rain fall to the floor pulling Amethyst with him, he covered her body with his to protect her. Rains mind cried out his heart stopped beating, "No, no you can't be hurt, please no." Not a sound came from Amethyst; her eyes were wide open unblinking, and staring at the ceiling. Raw crawled towards Amethyst, and Rain trying to avoid the glass from the window then asked if they were OK.

For a moment Rain looked at Raw, and nodded his head to let him know he was OK. Sliding off of Amethyst he checked her for blood, and found none. His heart seemed to begin to beat once more with the realization she was alright. He called her name, and then her eyes blinked several times. Then she suddenly broke into tears cried as Rain held her to him. Another shot rang out then silence. Speaking to Raw he said," go see if you can catch who ever fired that gun!" Pend, Kelly with robes on, and Mike came running into the bedroom. Once they realized Rain, and Amethyst were OK. Pend, and Kelly returned to their rooms.

Amethyst cried in Rains arms, he kissed her lips, her forehead, and her cheeks. He whispered his love to her. Her tears stopped, and she hung on to Rain thinking the world would stop spinning, and she would fly off. Having Rain as an anchor to the world felt so good; he was all she needed.

Raw jumped up ran for down stairs out the front door with Mike, and to the side of the house. Just in time to see Joe coming from the woods. He had blood on his clothes, and looked at Raw, and said in a quivering voice, "I heard the shot I came running. I saw a man rushing through the woods. I shifted into wolf form, and chased after him. He shot at me so I attacked him, and tore out his throat. I didn't mean to kill him I just wanted to stop him."

Raw spoke softly, "its OK Rain will understand. Your young you wanted to protect the pack. You did what you thought was right at the time. And maybe if you had not killed him, he would have killed you with that gun. Come in the house Joe, we'll get you cleaned up, and then you can tell Rain what happened." Matt walked in with Joe and Raw, with a feeling of this can't be happening. Knowing he would have to keep a closer watch on the house, and it's surrounding area.

An hour later the man's body was disposed of, buried where no one would ever find him. Musk kegs were a perfect place to get rid of a body. A few weights and he would sink deep into the floating marsh. Some musk kegs were thirty to forty feet down, some even deeper. They found a rifle, and a hand gun near his body. There was also a tape recorder with a woman's voice on it calling Amethyst to come to her.

When Rain had described the man to Amethyst she said, "His name was Big Red. He works for Mark Hartman. I have no idea what his last name is. But that he was big, mean, nasty person, "I do not think he would bat at eye, at murder." She went on to say "Big Red was here then so is Ray his buddy." Ray was a small man about five feet eight inches has a nasty temper, acts before thinking. The other two men she didn't know anything about without a description of them that might be with Big Red and Ray.

Pend, Raw, and Matt sitting in Rains office discussing what to do next. Rain spoke up and said "there had been four men at the cabin, and one in side. So we know that Zand wasn't with them that means there are three more men plus Hartman. "We will take them on one at a time. Starting with Ray, if he doesn't think first then his temper will be his down fall. Pend you have Fire, Lilly, Silver and Willow stay here in the main house tonight. Raw, Matt, and I are heading into town to Wylie's bar tomorrow night, and do some drinking. A little celebrating my matting won't hurt any, but we won't over drink. No use in losing control in town. That just would not be worth the fall out. See if we can catch this guy that's staying in Spring Water."

A knock at the door caused Rains head to come up. In walked Markus, "got the window all closed up with plywood until I can get into town for some glass tomorrow." Then Markus walked back out, and closed the door behind him. "Markus sure is a man of few words." They smiled. The rest of the pack can keep watch here, and keep Amethyst safe."

Another knock at the door and Kelly opened it stuck her head in and said, "If you do not want to miss your own party Rain then you better come out now." She said with a smile. Turning to Pend she smiled winked at him."

Well we had better go to the party it's getting later than I had thought it was," Rain laughed. As the men filed into the dining room Rain said he was sorry that they were so busy, and had for gotten about time. Rain taking his seat at the head of the table, Pend stood and said, "A toast to the happy couple, may your lives be filled with happiness and many cubs." Markus stood and said, "And no more missed lunches." Everyone laughed. That seemed to set the mood for the evening.

The party was fun after dinner everyone headed to the basement. Markus was cuddling Silver in his arms, and talking about their last date. Amethyst thought they made the perfect couple. Markus's black hair, Silvers so blonde and fair seem to go well together, him tall her short. Smitty sat with Fire with his arm around her watching everyone else, and every once in a while she would laugh. Smitty and she were talking in their minds through the mind connection. Sparks and Lilly stood by a small bar that had been erected for the occasion. Everyone once in a while he would lean over her and kiss her. To Amethyst, Lilly could not get enough of Spark's kisses. Joe and the rest of the guys were at the pool table taking turns. Pend was mixing drinks for Rain, and Kelly was putting ice into them. Once Rain had the drinks he headed over to Amethyst. Pend and Kelly took drinks, and sat on the floor. Pend had his back to the wall, and Kelly was between his legs with her back against Pend's chest. Amethyst was surprised that they joined in long enough to leave their bedroom. Then smiled to herself, wondered what it was like to spend so much time making love. The thought make her feel warm inside.

Kelly in heat, her demands on Pend would be; when, where and how she wanted to mate. Pend went into alpha wolf protection mode. Damn any male coming near his mate; Pend would not leave her for long. In the past when a female went into heat, and the male was not around to service her, she would hunt down a male. Now with the modern ways of doing things this was no longer permitted. The males stuck close to their females.

Rain handed Amethyst her drink, and said come, she got up from her chair and Rain sat down on the floor with his back to a wall, and Amethyst sat beside him until he pulled her over to sit between his legs like Kelly was with Pend. The lights were turned down until the only lights on were those over the pool table.

Amethyst realized that Pend, and Rain were much alike. They sat the same way with their females between their legs. They liked the same drinks, sports, and many of the same foods, thinking a like. "No wonder Pend was Rain's beta," she thought.

Rain moved her hair to the front of her, and kissed her neck. Then Rain flicked his tongue into her ear. She turned red with embarrassment, and looked around but no one was paying any attention to them. She began to relax against Rains chest and he kissed her neck. Rains hand came around her waist pulled her back closer until her butt was up against his male parts. He was hard, and made it clear he wanted her. She quickly drank her drink down. Rain pushed against the back wall lifting her as he stood. "We heading to bed good night everyone, and thank you for the wonderful party."

"Amethyst whisper they are going to know what we are going to do." He laughed at her innocent embarrassment, and sure enough. Along with some wolf whistles and good wishes Rain turned, and carried her up stairs. Just as Rain reached the top of the cellar steps she saw Kelly, and Pend right behind them. She smiled at them, and winked at Kelly. Kelly winked back and smiled.

When her and Rain reached the bedroom Amethyst found the glass gone the window boarded up and the room in total darkness. The bed had been turned down; a quilt laid across the hope chest a gift from Fire and Kelly. Setting Amethyst on her feet

Rain proceeded to remove his clothes walking to the bathroom for a shower with nothing on. Amethyst watch as her mate with his six-pack abs, and tight ass and strong legs moved across the room. The muscles in his back rippled with each step he took.

Then the bathroom light went on, and Rain turned looked at Amethyst and said, "You can join me you know!"

Smiling she walked at a slow pace to the bathroom, as she walked she began to slowly take one piece of clothing off at a time then dropped it to the floor. It was like watching a stripper in slow motion teasing with each piece of clothing that landed at her feet. Rain could feel him self growing hard, and when she noticed she smiled, clicked her tongue against the roof of her mouth, and then purred with delight.

Taking a deep breath he grabbed Amethyst pulled her into the tub, and turned on the water, when the water warmed he stepped into the shower with Amethyst in his arms. Taking the soap he began to wash Amethyst from head to toe. Making sure he paid her breast, and her female parts special attention. As his fingers reached her core she leaned into Rains body. Her eyes were dilated she wanted him. Then he handed her the soap. She looked at it in her hand then she heard him say in her mind, "Wash me."

She took the soap and rubbed it down his chest and across to his sides. Moving slowly down his body to his male parts she ran her hand with soap over his shaft and it jerked from her touch. Then she moved deeper to the sack that hung down in front of his legs and soaped them up and began to lift them with her hand. Rain's body shivered and he grabbed her hand pulled it away rinsing quickly he lifted Amethysts legs placed them around his waist. He stepped out of the tub pushed her back up against the bathroom door entered her quickly and deep. Amethyst purred, and then he began to thrust himself into her over, and over again until Amethyst cried out his name, and her body jerked as the orgasm took away all reason. And still he thrust in to her forcing her to throw back her head, and cry out deeper, more, please more, and her body once again jerked with orgasm and Rain rammed his shaft deep inside her, and spilled his seed within her tunnel. Slowly their breathing returned to normal, Rain kissed her lips then kissed her face. He smiled at her. His shaft was still hard in side of her. And he began to move within her and ten minutes later came in a whirl wind of purring and growling, mixed with moans, groans, and whispered words of love. Rain with Amethyst legs still wrapped around his waste, stepped back into the tub turned on the water, and he set her legs down in the tub. He washed her between her legs making sure to avoid her core. Then she washed him off. Then they toweled off.

Carrying Amethyst to their bed he laid her down crawled in next to her pulled the covers up, and over them, and watched her as she fall a sleep. Rain thought it would be him who would decide how their love-making would be like, but he realized it was not him, but Amethyst who decided if it was going to fast, and furious, and lustful or slow, and warm mixed with love. He decided he loved that about her. Sex with her wasn't just an experience of satisfaction; it was a deep knowing of ownership, and a connection beyond anything else in the world. Closing his eyes, sleep came instantly.