The Pack by Donna Flynn

murderous glare he was giving Kirk made her anxious .
         “You are coming home now, ” h e growled grabbing her arm harder than he intended, fighting the shift that was threatening to overtake him . If he changed before Mercy, she would be terrified and would never forgive him for his duplicity , a fact he thought Kirk knew and was depending upon . The boy in front of him was not what he seemed . The aroma of pack lingered around him and every fiber of his being told him he could sense Mercy was one of them .
         “Luc please,” s he cried out in a larm her arm hurting where he held her so roughly .
         “W e meant no harm , I will bring her home rig ht now I swear, ” Kirk, told him trying to defle ct his rage onto himself.
         “Go to hell !” Lucan sneered through clenched teeth ignoring his sister ’ s gasp next to him . “Stay away from her or else .”
         “K nock it off Luc, Kirk has always been nice to me , you are the one acting like a jerk.” She did not know where she found the strength , but she jerked her arm away from his grasp and went to Kirks side. “I am so sorry for all of this.”
         “Don’t worry about it , he’s trying to keep you safe , I can’t blame him for protecting you .” He placed his h and on her chin and lifted her face . “I will call you later.” He brushed her lips with his own ignoring the growl emanating from her brother .
        A nother growl , one much fiercer in nature, which couldn’t be ignored, made him pull back and glance toward the wood line . There a large wolf stood watching them , its massi ve golden furred body hard to distinguish amidst the fall foliage. The power flow ing aro und him goaded Kirks own wolf to react , but he held his ground aware he could not endanger Mercy or the ot hers who partied on unaware of the angry exchange with Mercy’s brother .
         The new wolf complicated t hings. H e could tell by the territorial w ay the wolf acted he thought Mercy was his. He had no idea Mercy had another m ale after her , bu t now he had a taste of her sweetness, he was not willing to relinqu ish her . “Go now with your brother , I will see you on Monday at school .”
         “Let’s go, ” Lucan, dema n ded jerking her to his side, pulling her behind him , ignori ng the wide-eyed stares of the teenagers a round them who all gaped as she struggled to keep up .
        Gina ran behind them hoping to ease the situation , but Lucan turned giving her a low warning s narl and she froz e in place .
         “You’re hurting me, ” Mercy told him trying to pull her arm away.
         “I don’t care,” h e snapped o pening the door of his Mercedes , tossing her inside before jumping into the driver’s seat an d taking off wheels spinning, releasin g a spray of gravel behind that pelted the other cars in the area and left a trial of dust floating behind .
         “Luc.” She sat up and fastene d her seatbelt trying to explain , but he silenced her with a dark glare .
        “Not now , ” he growled gripping the wheel, fighting the rage consuming him . Wh en he found her in the arms of one of their kind , he near lost control.  If Alec had not been there to keep him from shifting things might have gone a lot worse . Of course, Alec too had seen her with the other male and even now, ran to vent his own rage before facing her again.
         The ride was a quiet one , the only sound , the soft hum of the engine as they both sat contemplating the evening. Mercy looked to her brother seeing clearly the anger and frustration on his face as focused on the road ahead. Never before, had she seen him lose his temper like had back at the bonfire, but she had never lied to him before.
         Tears filled her eyes and her body shook as she contemplated the scene she would have to confront once they made it home. He w as so angry, almost uncontrollably and she feared facing him. It wasn’t that