Enslaved by the Alpha: Part One (Shifters of Nunavut Book 1) by Viola Rivard

“Right. So, all that aside, when do you think you can get my sister back?”
    Her attempt to redirect him did not annoy Erik. He would get this matter out of the way so that there would be no distractions later.
    After giving her neck a careful nip, he pulled her down onto the floor with him. A large white bear fur covered the area beneath them, and he liked the way her darker hues contrasted against it.
    “How much do you know about the local packs?” he asked.
    She blinked up at him, appearing briefly confused that he was actually addressing her question. “Uh, I know that Siluit is to the east of here. Next to them is the Urok pack. Then to the—”
    “Not the geography,” he said, casually tossing a leg over hers. He let the full length of his hard cock press against her lush thigh. “How much do you know about them?”
    “Well, I know that Zane is the alpha of Siluit and he hates your guts and can you please stop rubbing up against me like that? People are staring.”
    “So?”
    She scowled at him. “It’s embarrassing.”
    That annoyed him. Any female in his pack would be delighted to be in the position that she was in. It would show the others that she had his favor, thus elevating her rank within the pack.
    He tried to remind himself that this was a human he was dealing with. He wasn’t entirely sure how human males courted their females, but he could only imagine that the process was rather tame and subdued. As Erik was neither of those things, he was not going to make an effort to appeal to her on that level.
    “The males need to know that you belong to me,” he told her. “If I do not make this clear to them, they will try to rut with you. Then, I would have to kill them.”
    She stared up at him, eyes wide and face stunned into stillness. Erik paused and enjoyed the moment, until he could no longer hold back his laughter. By the time he regained his composure, her scowl had returned.
    He asked, “Do you really think I would kill a male for fucking you?”
    She averted her gaze. “I think you’re crazy enough to do just about anything.”
    Erik pinched her chin, forcing her to look at him. By doing so, he intended for her to look at his face, but she seemed to be in the habit of staring directly into his eyes. He recognized on a certain level that this was a human thing—none of his wolves, not even Sten, would dare to do this. It was a show of defiance and challenge. But curiously, he did not feel even a vague hint of anger when the human met his gaze.
    “By marking you with my scent, I am merely doing you a courtesy,” he explained. “It will make them think twice before trying to initiate sex with you.”
    Her voice was flat. “Gee, thanks.”
    “Zane does hate me,” Erik said, getting back to the topic at hand. “But that is irrelevant. He has an even greater rival, a bear tribe to the south, known as Talek.”
    Her brows furrowed. “I don’t remember hearing that name.”
    “They aren’t native to the region,” Erik said, running his index finger along her jawline. “Their territory was much farther south, but human settlement has forced them to seek out a new territory. They are currently hunting at the southern boundaries of Siluit lands, and from what I understand, they move farther north each month.”
    “Okay, but what does that have to do with getting my sister back?”
    “War between Talek and Siluit is inevitable. Within a year, they’ll be at each other’s throats. When that happens, Siluit will be distracted and we will go to extract your sister.”
    The human shot up, her mouth agape. “ A year? That’s way too long. My sister’s in danger!”
    “From Zane?” he asked, amused at the prospect.
    “Yes,” she said emphatically. “He’s a deranged barbarian. He’ll kill her.”
    Erik smirked. “A wolf does not play with his food. If he wanted to kill her, she would already be dead. Clearly he has other plans for her.”
    “I have a hard time believing