Rescued By An Alpha, Complete Set (20 page)

She realized how stressed she had been from everything that had been going on in her life the last few months. It was not only about Philippe and Tom, but also regarding her work. Although she loved her work and was excited about it, she had to admit to herself it could be hard at times. It was not always easy to keep learning new things, and though she enjoyed the challenge, Jock was demanding. Being here with Tom was wonderful. He seemed so calm and down to earth. It was a pleasure to be in his company. He was not the old ambitious Tom anymore, that part of his character had changed.

"Let's go for a walk along the lake. As far as I remember, there is a sanctuary for the wildlife along there. If we walk quietly, we might be lucky enough to see some of the wild animals."

They walked a little further on and then settled down in between some bushes, where they sat waiting close to the edge of the lake.

"Look, Serena, there is a wolf with her cubs."

"Oh yeah, the cubs are so cute. Their fluffy coats are
beautiful
," she whispered. Their white markings stood out clearly against the bushy grey coats. They sat there for a while, watching the little cubs playing and jumping on each other.

"We were so lucky to be here at the right time," Serena whispered as they crawled out from the bushes.

They walked back to the open area where they'd had their picnic. "And now you're going to be feeling even luckier when you see how skilled I am with my bow and arrow," Tom joked.

"Oh yeah, don't let it go to your head," Serena teased. Tom laughed.

"Okay, let me see how smart you are."

He pointed out a spot on a tree, aimed for it, and hit it right in the middle.

"BULLS EYE!" Serena shouted. She jumped up and down and clapped her hands. Tom laughed. He did a few more demonstrations for her and was spot on every time.

"I have to admit, you're pretty good," Serena praised him.

As they walked back through the forest toward the summer house, Tom put his arm around her waist and pulled her in close to him. Now and again they stopped, and Tom nuzzled his face in her hair, moving closer to her. She lifted her chin and looked into his soft, loving eyes. Their lips met in a long, hot, passionate kiss. They stood close, savouring their closeness and feeling their hearts beat together.

It was getting late in the afternoon when they got back to the summer house. They carried some wood into the fireplace and started the fire. It didn't take long before they got a big, roaring, hot fire going. It was time to relax with a drink, and they cuddled up close together on the couch. It had been wonderful to spend some leisure time together in the forest.

"Are you getting hungry, Tom?"

"Yes, I am. I was thinking we could put a couple of steaks on the barbeque and eat outside. I'll do the cooking, what do you think of that?"

"How could I resist an offer like that? I'll make a salad to go with the steaks," Serena offered.

"Sounds great." Tom took her in his arms and placed small kisses all over her face. She giggled and threw her arms around his neck. They rolled around on the couch and laughed. Tom nuzzled Serena's neck and caressed her body.

"But we could also do something else first," Tom drawled.

"Um, yeah, and what would that be?" Serena purred.

"I'll show you." Tom started to undo the buttons of her blouse and kissed her bare neck. He moved down over her chest, pulling down her bra to release her full breasts. He felt a rush of excitement as his tongue trailed over her skin, circling her hard nipples.

It made her squirm and moan with pleasure. He pulled off his T-shirt and tossed it on the floor. She ran her fingers over his muscular, hard chest, then pulled her blouse off, eager to press her skin against his.

His breathing quickened as his strong hands cupped her buttocks. He lifted her up and glided his tongue between her legs. She shuddered and moaned as if shocked by electricity as he stimulated her clit. Clutching him with feverish passion, she pulled him up to kiss him.

Their tongues tangled together as her hands moved along his chest, driving him wild.

"I want you inside me again," Serena said as she spread her legs. Tom bent down again and let his tongue glide over her swollen clit. He sucked it into his mouth, watching her face as he teased her.

"I'm going to come," she said huskily, "I need you in me now, Tom."

"I want you to come a few times first. I want my tongue to feel you explode so I know you've been satisfied. Then I'll enter you."

"Yes! Oh, oh, oh, this is so good," she panted.

As she shuddered and shook, orgasms igniting in a chain, Tom could wait no more. He let his cock enter her with a hard jerk. He dipped his head, taking one nipple into his mouth and sucking, teasing until Serena cried out with pleasure and overwhelm. As she came again, he exploded inside her and collapsed on top of her. They lay there for a while, trying to catch their breath. Tom rolled over and lay beside her. Tom took her into his arms, both falling asleep and waking up when it was nearly dark.

It was still warm outside, and not too late for Tom to throw a couple of steaks on the barbeque. Serena whipped up a bowl of salad and set the table out on the porch, where they had a view over the lake. It was surreal sitting there as they listened to wolf howls punctuated the whirring crickets and calling birds, the lake's song soothing them as they shared each other's company.

They woke up to a sunny day the next morning and decided to go fishing. Tom pulled the trailer with the motorboat down to the lake, and Serena came down to the boat with a basket of drinks and sandwiches. She was wearing a very short pair of shorts and a tight T-shirt that showed off her bust and slim waist. Tom looked at her with loving eyes as she came down towards him.
She is so beautiful
, he thought to himself.

"I remember how we used to go fishing when we were teenagers. We had so much fun and we always caught fish." She smiled and giggled as she reminisced.

They pushed the boat out into the water and hopped in. Tom pulled the cord and got the motor going. He steered the boat up along the shore of the forest, hoping to see some of the wildlife from the sanctuary. After a while, he stopped the motor and let the boat drift a bit further out in the lake, away from the shore.

"We'll sit here and try to catch some fish, and maybe see some of the wildlife coming out of the forest for a drink or maybe a swim."

"Oh yes, wouldn't it be fantastic if we could see some more of the wild animals?"

They got their fishing rods out in the water and sat waiting for something to bite. "Serena, look at the big moose in there," Tom whispered.

She looked and saw a big moose walk into the water. It munched on the vegetation peacefully. "WOW, he is so big! What a great set of antlers he has," Serena whispers back.

Their fishing rods twitched. "Quick, hurry up and pull the line in. Look, we both caught a pike," Tom said. He took the fish off the hook with a smooth motion.

"Great! We have dinner for tonight. But maybe we need a couple more. Let's try to see if we can get them while we eat our sandwiches."

Serena unwrapped the sandwiches and handed one to Tom, along with a bottle of fruit juice. It was a perfect day, he thought as he looked at her. She toasted him with her bottle. "Cheers. I hope we have many more days like this together."

"Cheers, darling. So do I," Tom smiled as he lifted his bottle up.

CHAPTER SIX

Philippe's yacht was tied up to the jetty. He'd already called his father for help. Now he was sitting on the deck, waiting for the military submarine to arrive with his father and his friends from the French Foreign Legion. They were on their way to help Philippe catch the pirates that had tried to kidnap him. When he spotted the submarine emerging out in the bay, he got the motor started and headed out to meet them. He sailed up close to the submarine. His dad was waiting for him on the deck,

"Hi, Dad, am I glad to see you!"

"Oh yes, I'm so glad you got yourself out of that mess." Joshua grabbed the rope Philippe threw him and tied it around a rod. Maxi and a few of his friends jumped on board the yacht. Maxi checked the connection to the tracking device placed on the pirate's ship to make sure it was working. They helped Philippe to set up sail.

"You did well, Philippe. Everything works, now let's go and get those pirates," Maxi said. They jumped back onto the submarine.

Philippe was alone on his yacht, way out at sea trying to track down the pirates who kidnapped him. The military submarine was right under him. He kept in close radio contact with Maxi, but couldn't relax. The tension made every muscle hum. The sea was getting rough too, the yacht rolled up and down. But just then, Philippe spotted the pirate ship.

"Maxi, I see the ship. It's coming full speed towards me."

"Try to maneuver your yacht towards them."

They sailed right up next to the yacht. Philippe hid in a hole under the benches and waited as the pirates boarded him. They found no-one on the apparently empty yacht.

"Where the fuck are you, fucking scumbag?" one of the pirates yelled. The submarine came up on the other side of the pirate's ship. When the pirates jumped back onto their ship, Maxi and his team and the military surrounded them.

"Throw all your guns on the deck away from you," Maxi ordered. "You, pick them up and put them in the bag," he said to one of the soldiers, who acted right away. They rounded the surprised pirates up on the deck at gunpoint and cuffed them. The pirates looked furious, but resigned. Maxi interrogated them one by one, starting with the leader. He found out where they came from. Next he did a third-degree cross-examination of all of them. Their list of convictions shocked even him.

"You're all in big trouble. You might as well tell us where the bag with the three million dollars is Philippe's father gave you, because we'll just search your ship until we find the money. We are not going anywhere before we have the money, so you can sit here tied up all night and day, or you can tell us where it is so we can get going."

"You will find the bag on the bench down in my cabin," the dejected leader said.

Joshua and Maxi went down and found the bag with the money on a bench in one of the cabins. Joshua took it gratefully and stowed it safely in the submarine.

"We better go and check on Philippe." Maxi and a couple of his team jumped onto the yacht and went down the stairs and opened the bench.

"You can come out now, Philippe," called Maxi.

Philippe came out smiling with relief. "Good work, guys, thank you for your help."

Maxi and a few of his team sailed the pirate ship back to France, where they dropped the anchor and tied it up in the harbor.

They contacted the police. They were on the scene when they came back to the harbor. They sailed their patrol boat out to pick up the prisoners and brought them into shore, where a big van waited to take them all to jail.

Philippe sailed his yacht back to the marina where he usually had it anchored. He sat on his yacht, thinking about all he had been through. His thoughts went to Serena. He really cared about her. He would have to tell her the whole story of what happened to him. He couldn't keep it a secret from her any longer, he had to tell her he was a shifter. If their relationship was going anywhere, she deserved to know the truth.

After spending some wonderful days with Tom, Serena was again back in France working at Jock Lassalle's. She was excited about the thought of Tom coming to stay with her. He just had to sort out a few things first.

At Jock Lassalle's, they kept busy for the coming winter season. Many new designs were created, and Serena loved the frantic atmosphere in the workroom. It inspired her to be creative. She was pretty tired when she got home from work, but she didn't mind, she loved what she was doing.

"You know, Philippe tried to call you," said Violet. "I told him you were on vacation back in Sweden."

"Sure, sure," said Serena. The phone rang, interrupting her, it was Philippe.

"Oh, Philippe, you're back. I have been worried about you. Are you okay? How is your hand?" Serena was happy to hear from him. She didn't want to drop him without at least an explanation.

"Yes I'm okay. It wasn't my fingers they sent. They were from a dead pirate. That was just a scare tactic."

"I'm so happy to hear that. It's good to hear your voice again. I have been so worried about what those men were going to do to you! They didn't hurt you, did they?"

"Why don't I come and pick you up a little later and we can go somewhere for dinner so I can tell you all about it?"

"That's a good idea. Seven?"

They arranged to have dinner. Serena put down the phone, and a wave of panic crashed over her as she realized he'd assume they were on a date.

"How are you going to manage this, Serena? One moment, there are no men in your life, and now there are two of them again. I don't want to see you hurt."

"I know. It is not going to be easy to work out. So I'll take one thing at the time. I plan to tell Philippe my old boyfriend, whom I thought was dead, is back now. I want to tell him to his face because I do still care about him, but I want to be with Tom. Philippe has been so kind to me, I think I owe him that much. He too has been through quite an ordeal, and I have been worried about him." But she was twisting her finger in her hair unhappily, she had to let him know how she felt about Tom, but she was not looking forward to it.