Accidentally Wolf (21 page)

“
You came knowing exac
tly why I wanted you here, Sera.
”
T
he
Alpha
smirk
ed
at
me
.
Ass. Hole.

“
Yeah, I abso-fucking-lutely knew why you did,
”
I answered
,
stepping closer to him.
“
But I
’
m still not playing your games.
If you
’
re not going to cooperate with my investigation, then I
’
m done playing nice. We can have our interview at the local police district after I have them come here and take you away in handcuffs for impeding a federal investigation.
”

“
You can
’
t be stupid enough to even think of doing that?
”
he asked
,
starting to growl at me.

“
Call it what you will, but I don
’
t make idle threats, Mr. Engle
.
”
I
was
still walking toward him. Only stopping when I was about ten feet away.
“
Now this can go down a few ways
.
E
ither we have our conversation now, or you can come to my office first thing Monday morning to have it with a nice apology as to the shit you pulled tonight. Or I can call in backup and have you taken to jail
—
your
choice. I
’
d choose wisely.
”

“
How dare you speak to our
Alpha
like that,
”
the loud
-
mouthed
,
annoying man yelled as he stalked toward me.
“
I won
’
t tolerate your disrespect for him.
”

“
Why do you keep talking
?
”
I
asked
,
turning so I could see both of them at the same time.
“
I
’
m not here for you, I
’
m not asking about you
. And disrespect? You
’
ve got to be kidding me! You
’
ve threatened me, which I let slide the first time, but I don
’
t even know your name.
”

“
I
’
m Tony Harper
and I
’
m
dominant
to you in this pack
,
”
Tony
informed me
,
still approaching me.
“
I will talk to you anyway I wish
.
T
hat
’
s the way the pack works.
”

“
I am NOT PACK,
”
I yelled
,
pissed off and not holding it back anymore.
“
So take your supposed dominance and shove it up your ass!
”

“
I
’
m going to enjoy teaching you respect,
”
he sneered
,
getting way to
o
close. I had my gun out in an instant and that finally caught his attention.
He stop
ped walking toward me
and
gave me a venomous glare
.
“
You cannot come here armed.
”

“
What part of this don
’
t you get, Tony?
”
I asked
,
shaking my head
.
“
I
’
m not here as Seraphine Thomas, I
’
m here as Chief of the FBI. We
’
re not playing by pack rules. I
’
m acting in accordance with federal law
.
I suggest you do the same.
”

“
I challenge you,
”
he snarled from where he stood
.

“
Challenge away, but
,
if you threaten me again, you
’
re going to jail.
”

“
Do you deny his challenge?
”
T
he
Alpha
took a threatening
step toward me
.
“
I
f you deny his challenge
,
you admit his dominance to you and everything that involves. You may be Chief of the FBI, but you are also just Seraphine Thomas. Whether you accept his challenge now or later, it is there.
”

“
That challenge can only be extended to pack members,
”
I answered.
“
Which I am not.
”

“
You are a wolf
in
the pack
’
s area,
”
he replied.
“
That means you are a part of this pack, or you leave the area to join another pack.
”

“
I don
’
t want to be part of any pack
.
”
I
was
realizing
that I was in deep shit here.

“
It does not matter,
”
Joseph said
,
smirking at me again.
“
You are a
shifter
and a wolf
.
T
hese are the rules we live by. Otherwise you would be deemed a rogue wolf and dealt with accordingly.
”

“
Are you threatening me, Joseph?
”
I asked.

“
No. I am merely stating our ways. And the
y
’
re
not going to change because you deem it so
.
”
H
e smil
ed at me
, knowing he had me cornered.
If I wasn
’
t so focused on trying to keep my head above water and not get
ting
sucked into their trap, I would have wiped that smile off his face.
“
You would be in this situation, investigation or not.
”

“
So I either join your pack or you
’
re threatening to kill a federal agent
.
D
o I have that right?
”

“
I
’
m not threatening anything,
”
he answered
,
holding out his hands in front of him in a gesture of surrender. The smirk on his face said otherwise,
“
I am merely stating
l
ycanthrope laws.
”

“
No matter how this ends up playing out, Joseph, you
’
re a bastard
.
”
I
’
m sure he knew that
,
but I felt the need to throw in my vote that he was.
“
I came here trying not to step on any toes, trying to play nicely with everyone
,
and you
’
ve cornered me and taken advantage of the situation.
”

“
I
’
m going to enjoy winning and teaching you how to be a proper mate
.
”
Tony smil
ed
widely as he ran his hands over his body.
I wanted to vomit.

“
Oh fuck no,
”
I
snarled
,
turning toward the
Alpha
.
Things were now going to get ugly no matter how much I
’
d tried to play their games and not get involved.
“
Pack laws or no pack laws, now he
’
s talking rape.
Is this how you really treat the woman of the pack? Either they fight and beat you or the
y
’
re
forced to have sex and I
’
m assuming pop out little pups for you?
”

“
It
’
s not rape, Seraphine,
”
Joseph
growled
,
getting pissed off at what I just said.
“
It
’
s the way wolves live. The strongest males get mates
after showing their dominance to the female. I
’
ve never known a single woman of the pack to say no.
”

“
What good would it do if she did?
”
I yelled.
“
Besides, that
’
s
not
the way real wolves do it. The men fight amongst themselves to prove to the female they are the strongest. The female picks then who she mates with. The entire pack
does everything based on the Alpha female
’
s needs. What you
’
re talking about is the way large cats work. Still, even if that
’
s the way wolves worked, you
’
re still held to human laws
. Which means if you beat up a woman and then have sex with her, it
’
s still abuse and rape.
”

I took a deep breath and exhaled, rubbing my temples. My head was starting to hurt from putting up with the ridiculous behaviors of this pack.

“
Enough of this,
”
Joseph yelled at me.
“
Do you accept his challenge or submit to his dominance?
”

“
Well no fucking way am I letting him touch me,
”
I answered.
“
And if I don
’
t accept his challenge on the basis of not being pack, you
’
re going to hunt me down and kill me.
”

The
Alpha
wasn
’
t stupid enough to say anything at that point
.
I couldn
’
t charge him with threatening a federal agent if he didn
’
t say it. His smile
,
howev
er
,
said it all
.
I was backed into a corner and he knew it.

“
What are the rules to the challenge, you chicken shit son-of-a-bitch?
”
I asked.

“
The one accepting the challenge chooses the form
.
”
He grinned evilly.
“
And they fight until one party cannot fight anymore
.
I
t is not a fight to the death.
”

“
Fine, I accept your challenge, Tony,
”
I replied
,
not looking at him.
“
But know this, if I
’
m a member of the pack, there will be no breaking of human laws. That means this shit of fighting females into submission stops, or I will have anyone
who does it
arrested and brought up on charges. Are we clear, Joseph?
”

“
If any of the females of the pack actually have issue with it, fine
,
”
he answered
,
looking like the cat
that
ate the canary. I was pretty sure if any female said anything against the practice, their ass would be grass.

“
Human form.
”
I t
ook
off my jacket, then holster.
“
But if I shift, I
’
m assuming you can shift accordingly?
”