Savage Desire
Chapter 43

"Well, well, well. Look who decided to join us?" Deloris grinned as she looked at Stan. "Never thought I'd see the day Stanley Norris would run in the face of l**t." She laughed. Stan sat at the table with a grunt. "Wanna save today's date somewhere?" Phillip's head beta growled as he signaled the lady at the bar to bring him some alcohol. "You okay, buddy?" Jeremy asked quietly.

"Nothing a shot of whisky won't fix." He rasped, filling his glass to the brim with some Jack Daniels. He downed it at a go and refilled his glass.

"Trying to get drunk are we?" Jeremy muttered, sipping his coee.

"I need it." Stan muttered. "Never been so scared in my life, Jer. I can't tell you what happened." He took a large sip. "Just know that you would have killed me if you'd known." "What? That you wanted to fuck my mate?"

"Oh shit. You knew?" Stan asked with widened eyes.

Jeremy nodded. "Now you understand my problem?" "Shit." Stan whispered. "Who else..."

"Let's just say, every male who comes near him..."

"Fuck! Almost as if he's a female in heat." Stan muttered.

Everyone froze. One would have heard a pin drop. Stan had voiced out something that had already crossed the minds of the AA, the doctor and the warlock but none had been bold enough to voice it out. Every eye was on Jeremy. He stared wide-eyed at Stan. "He's a man, Stanley." Mama Cora said with an incredulous look. "That's the most ridiculous analogy ever."

"Just saying." Stan murmured with a shrug.

"Actually, I've thought of it." Dr. Sanders muttered.

"Me too." Jeremy grumbled. "I mean there was what happened with Nash. Then the guys on the Island. Then the alphas..."

"The alphas?" Both Stan and Deloris asked with a shocked look.

"Uh-huh." Jeremy nodded. "That day we went to meet the alphas...they were all drawn to Ryan. Wanted to be around him...talk to him... It was almost as if there was a force that was..."

"How many days ago was that?" Dr. Sanders asked with a frown.

"Six days ago." Jeremy answered.

"Any peculiar irresistible scent...odour?"

"Yes actually." Jeremy groaned. "All I need to do is get a whi] of that mouthwatering scent. Then I'm ready to go no matter the time or place or how exhausted I am."

"Can you remember when you started smelling it?" The doctor pulled out a tablet from his bag and began to scribble away.

Dr. Sanders looked fascinated by what he was hearing. He suspected that the scent that according to the alpha his mate released, was sex pheromones. It was usually released by an individual, to attract another individual usually of the opposite sex, to encourage them to mate with them or to perform some other function closely related with sexual reproduction. Usually, females released it in spades when they were ready for breeding. The strange thing was that from how the alpha was describing it, his mate seemed to be releasing even more s*x pheromones than the average female.

"That same day." Jeremy shrugged. "That day we met the alphas."

"Does he still have the...urge for s*x?" The doctor asked.

"Oh yeah." Jeremy chuckled. "It's almost as if he craves my c*m. He insists he doesn't want to waste even a drop so...he wouldn't even blow me to completion. He always wants that c*m inside him. Sorry ladies." Jeremy gave a quick insincere apology to Deloris and Mama Cora. Neither was a werewolf so they did not see s****l talk as normal as the rest of them.

"If it is really the heat, then that day of the meeting was when it started." The doctor said with some relief. "You were very lucky Alpha. Because if it had been any other day but the first, I shudder to think what would have happened."

Jeremy looked confused for a moment. Then his eyes widened when the full import of what the doctor had said hit him like a ton of bricks.

"Oh fuck!" He gasped. "I would have killed them all..."

The estrous cycle, which was also known as heat, was a time of fertility that generally lasted between five and seven days for female werewolves. It was always accompanied by intense s****l cravings. During that time, the female released powerful s*x hormones which every male in the pack reacted to, even the male pups. It could usually be a dangerous time, particularly if the female was not mated, because conflicts and fights could break out between males as each would be drawn to the female in heat. Sometimes females in heat would either keep to themselves or move out of the pack house temporarily to prevent conflicts. Males who had to be around a female in heat for one reason or the other, but didn't want to or weren't supposed to have sex with them could be given a shot of zilka, which usually suppressed the urge for sex.

From what the doctor was saying, if they'd met the alphas on any other day apart from the first day of estrous, which was usually the mildest, each alpha would have wanted a piece of Ryan. And since no mate would be okay with other males trying to fuck his mate... definitely not an Ojah, Jeremy would have fought with the alphas. And that battle would have ended in only one way for the bloodthirsty Ojah... The death of each alpha who was in that meeting. "Shit!" Stan growled. "It would have been a massacre."

"If you think your mate would have stood by and allowed you to murder all those alphas, then you don't know him very well." Deloris said with a proud smile, her eyes sharp and intelligent.

"I repeat, the alpha's mate is a man." Mama Cora said curtly. "He can't possibly be in heat."

"What other reason is there?" Stan asked with a groan. "I know what I felt. It's staring us in the face."

"Let's not jump to conclusions." Dr. Sanders cleared his throat. "We have to be very sure. We can only be certain after the tests I'm going to run. In the meantime..." The doctor opened his bag and took out a syringe. "I have some...zilka on me." He looked at Stan. "When the Alpha told me what happened to you when you saw Ryan, I gave myself a shot because I really don't want to die today." He held out the syringe to Stan. "No opence, Alpha." "None taken." Jeremy chuckled.

Stan took the syringe the doctor held out to him and without blinking an eye, quickly injected himself.

"Done." Stan gave the empty syringe back to the doctor and then turned his eyes onto his AA and best friend. "Want a shot, Alpha?"

"He's my mate, asshole." Jeremy murmured grupy. "I want to fuck him just as much as he wants me to. Care to tell me where zilka fits into the equation?"

"Now I understand why you look so malnourished." Stan muttered, running his hand through his hair in a clear sign of worry. With a groan, he moved to the edge of his seat. "Listen Jer, I'm sorry about what happened back there. You know there's no way I would go after what's yours if I was in the right frame of mind."

"I do." Jeremy murmured, slapping his friend on the back. "Why else do you think your dick is still attached to your body? Better apologize when you see him again. He was hurt by your behaviour."

"Oh boy." Stan groaned.

"There's one more thing Alpha." Dr. Sanders said. "If he's in heat, and all that you've told me is accurate, then today is the seventh day and also the most...desperate. His need for sex will be most intense today. Should I still go ahead with the tests?" "He's agreed to do it so don't worry Doc." Jeremy nodded.

"Very well, Alpha." Dr. Sanders said as he got to his feet. "If you don't mind, I'd like to go and set up my stu] now." He said as he signaled Michelle who was having a laugh with two of the staat another table.

"I'd better come with you just in case..." Jeremy got to his feet and drew Stan out of his chair.

"I'd rather the good doctor went first." Stan grumbled.

"Aw don't be a baby Stanislav." Jeremy drawled. "My mate doesn't bite."

"Suck my dick, asshat." Stan muttered.

"No thanks, twerp."

And even as they left the restaurant, the two friends kept throwing insults back and forth to the amusement of Deloris and disapproval of Mama Cora.

Ryan heard them before they entered the chalet. He heard Deloris' laughter and wanted to go meet her but didn't want a repeat of what had transpired with Stan so he stayed put. When the door eventually swung open, Jeremy entered first, followed by Deloris, and then the rest. Ryan simply stared from his perch on the windowsill. He noticed that Dr. Sanders snied the air tentatively before stepping fully inside.

"Ryan..." The Deloris opened her arms with a delighted grin. "Come here baby. We won't bite."

"Speak for yourself." Stan drawled, earning himself an elbow from Jeremy. "Ouch." But he didn't even flinch. His amused gaze remained on Ryan.

"You must be enjoying it here." Deloris drew a grinning Ryan into a warm motherly hug. "You look great."

"I'm enjoying it very much." Ryan sighed, hugging her back. "I've missed you."

"Same darling. Same." She gushed. "Everyone says hi. Your mother says to tell you she's missed you and needs to hear your voice more." Deloris added with a frown and then laughed at the guilty look that passed across Ryan's face.

"I'll call her." Ryan promised as he stepped back to shake Dr. Sanders' outstretched hand. He dipped his head respectfully at Mama Cora and said hello to Michelle. "Please use the room to the left." Ryan directed.

As the doctor and his nurse moved to the designated room and everyone else made themselves comfortable in the plush couches, Stan approached Ryan.

"Hey." He said softly.

"Hey." Ryan looked wary.

"I'm sorry about earlier." Stan said quietly. "Can I please get that hug now?"

"Sure you're not going to freak out?" Ryan muttered.

"Trust me...you would have known by now if I was going to." Stan gave the most roughish grin and then reached out

to draw Ryan into his arms. "I'm sorry." He whispered. Then he was picking Ryan of his feet and swinging him around to delighted laughter from his friend's mate.

"Hey dickhead, put him down before you make him dizzy." Jeremy gave a mock growl which got drowned in Ryan's laughter.

"You have the finally set most jealous mate." Stan chuckled as he down and flopped into the seat beside Ryan Jeremy.

"Here..." Jeremy patted his thigh, indicating that Ryan come sit on his lap. But his mate shook his head.

"I don't think that's a good idea." Ryan said but the longing in his eyes showed how badly he wanted to do exactly what his mate had asked. "I'll sit right here." He sighed, sitting beside Deloris. The way Jeremy looked insanely hot in those jeans and clingy V-neck t- shirt, Ryan didn't think he could get that close to him and not jump his bones.

"So...tell me what's been going on here Ryan?" Stan asked but then quickly shook his head vigorously. "No, no, no don't. I don't wanna know. Why don't I rather tell you guys what's been going on back home since y'all left on that motor..." Ryan's face heated up so fast Stan trailed of. "Well, well, well...pretty telling colouring I must say..."

"Stan..." Jeremy growled warningly but couldn't suppress his own telling smile. His eyes locked with Ryan's. And the heat in Ryan's eyes as he watched him watching him sent a delicious tingle up the alpha's spine.

Stan didn't miss the heated look that passed between his friend and his mate. With a smirk, he changed the subject. "Okay, so I've finally decided to grant Admiral Mathias his wish. The man has been bugging me for years. I've agreed to train his new recruits. I'm to train them with one Lieutenant Commander Ty Wesley, who is the youngest Lieutenant Commander in the history of this country."

"The youngest huh?" Jeremy chuckled. "He must be badass."

"Oh he is." Stan grinned, deliberately flashing his unnaturally long canine teeth. "I asked for a dossier on him so I've read all about him. He's good. He had better not show me attitude though. 'Cause if he does, I'm going to have a great time breaking every bone in his body and ending his career."

"Aw come on, you two are supposed to be working together as trainers not enemies." Jeremy laughed. "I don't think he'll give you attitude."

"Just saying." Stan chuckled. "Phillip and I met with..."

Ryan tuned out Stan's voice. He was sitting beside Deloris who was listening to what Stan was saying. Ryan watched as his hands, which were in his lap, shook. It was almost as if he was an addict having withdrawal symptoms. Jeremy was right...something was definitely not right. He'd told himself whilst he showered and ate that he was going to exercise some control and endure whatever examination that Dr. Sanders wanted to conduct. Jeremy had explained that he'd only asked Mama Cora and Deloris to be around as backup because of the nature of his powers. If during the examination, things overwhelmed Sanders, the other two could step in and hopefully save the day. That was thoughtful of his mate, Ryan couldn't help but think. His only problem was that he wanted his mate like never before. He needed to have sex. And the urge was getting stronger by the minute. Maybe it was because they hadn't had sex since he'd woken up that morning. Ryan tried to distract himself with other thoughts but he just couldn't seem to reel himself in. What made it even more difficult was the fact that Deloris, who he respected massively, was sitting right beside him. Mama Cora was also a respected old lady in the Pack. Ryan really couldn't go getting all slutty with his mate as he was dying to, in the presence of those two.

"Hey, are you okay?" Deloris reached out to cover Ryan's trembling hands with hers.

"Want the truth?" A soft whimper escaped Ryan as need slithered through his veins.

"Nothing but." Deloris looked closely at Ryan and gasped at the clear struggle going on inside those intense green eyes. Ryan was definitely not alright. Even his skin felt hot to the touch, almost as if he had a fever. "Ryan?"

"I'm..." Ryan took deep breaths and leaned the back of his head against the headrest of the couch. "I'm not okay." He whispered shakily.

"We're ready, Alpha." Dr. Sanders said from the doorway to the room the examination was to be conducted.

"Look at me Ryan." Deloris demanded, ignoring Jeremy who had moved to where they sat to crouch before Ryan. She waited till Ryan opened eyes glazed with hunger to focus on her. "Now breathe." The warlock held Ryan's hands between hers and began to recite some words silently.

In no time at all, Ryan began to feel some warmth spreading through him. With it came a sense of calm. Suddenly the urge to have sex wasn't so bad. He still wanted Jeremy but it didn't feel as if he'd die if he didn't have him right then as it had felt like earlier. "Better?" Deloris asked when she felt Ryan's erratic breathing even out.

"Yes. Thanks." He grinned and leaned forward to kiss her on the cheek. Then he stood up and turned to Jeremy who'd also gotten to his feet. "Coming?"

"No." Dr. Sanders said quickly. "I'd rather the alpha stays here. I'll let you know if I need you." He told a scowling Jeremy.

Jeremy couldn't stifle his growl. "If you think I'm staying away from my mate, you have another thinking coming, Sanders."

"It's not the best time to be by his side Jeremy." Deloris said softly. "Sanders won't get an accurate reading. I'll be with him. And I'll call you when it's necessary."

"And at what point would you say it's necessary?" Jeremy rasped, wrapping his arms around an amused Ryan.

"I will know when it is." Deloris smiled as she watched Jeremy kiss Ryan right in front of them. "In fact why don't the two of you go somewhere and leave us to work?" She looked at Stan conspiratorially.

"Go where?" Stan asked with mock innocence, making Deloris roll her eyes.

"Anywhere but here." She responded dryly. "Go for a walk, a run, or better still, take the chopper for a spin or something."

"Go." Ryan whispered to Jeremy amidst kisses. "I'll be fine."

"Call me when you need me." Jeremy whispered against Ryan's moist lips.

"Come on Alpha." Mama Cora grunted. "With the way we all know he's feeling, he'll be summoning you in the next sixty seconds." She drawled, making Ryan blush. "Wait for Deloris' signal and not your mate's. The doctor can only do his job if you cooperate." "Alright." Jeremy agreed reluctantly, kissing Ryan one last time. He waited till Ryan and Deloris entered the room where the examination was to take place before turning to Stan. "Come on buddy." It was obvious the alpha was glad to have his friend around. "So what

is it going to be?"

"How about a walk?"