Solstice Heat

Chapter One

    “Challenge!”
    As the door slammed against the wall, the three men looked up from the blueprints they were studying.
    Alex's voice was low, deadly. “Who?”
    Dave shook his head. “Never saw him before. Big black bastard. He just loped out of the woods as if he already owned the place.”
    “Not my place,” Alex growled as he rose to his feet. “Josh, Richard.”
    Richard glanced at his fellow Beta. “Why would he need his seconds in command?”
    “Witnesses,” Josh said. “Dave will come too as Omega.”
    Richard cocked an eyebrow. “Why the Omega? He's supposed to calm the Alpha down, not rile him up.”
    Shrugging, Josh stepped forward. “Dave has a better chance of stopping Alex from killing the bastard. I don't give a damn. Dave's more in tune with pack politics. It's not a good idea to kill the youngest son of another pack's Alpha. They get angry about stuff like that.”
    As Alex walked by him, Dave grabbed his arm. “He's not from any of the packs we've had dealings with. And, he's the biggest Were I've ever seen.”
    Alex shook his arm free. “Doesn't matter how big he is. This is my pack and it's going to stay that way.”
    His three subordinates followed him out the door.
    Alex inhaled deeply as he stepped out onto the wide porch that enclosed three sides of his large cabin. Numerous paths that led to other houses and cabins where members of his pack lived disappeared into the rich undergrowth surrounding the large clearing. This was his land, his pack. He'd devoted his life to caring and nurturing both.
    A snarl curled his lips.      more >>