Juan (The Juarez Pack Book 1) Read online

  “Are you going in the doctor’s office with me?”

  So much of the pregnancy she’d been on her own and that was going to stop. He felt warm at the thought that she was asking him to go with her. She was ready to share this with him and he was happy to be included. “They couldn’t keep me out. Now can we get on to my reward for cooking?”

  Amee blushed beautifully and nodded but her phone rang. “Hello.”

  “Amee, this is Tyne. I’ve got some information for you.

  “Put it on speaker,” Juan whispered and she did.

  “Go ahead Tyne.”

  “Want to introduce me to your mate first since he’s listening?” Tyne asked dryly.

  “Juan this is Tyne, Tyne Juan my mate. Happy now?”

  “Overjoyed. I’ll save the hurt her again and I’ll kill you speech for a more appropriate time. I’ve got some basic information about their organization, how it formed, hierarchy, and so on. They been around since the U.S. became a country but they weren’t always in Mexico. They survived in the seedy underbelly of new country until the council, which was started at the same time as the country’s new government gained enough strength to start the wardens and sentinels. Now with a wolf police force and the extra man power packs lent them, it was no longer safe for them to hang out here.”

  “So they went south?” Amee asked.

  “Not entirely. They have strong connections to some of the criminal elements up here which make them more dangerous than I originally thought. There main organization is south of the border but not far. They had groups that do their bidding up here and they find supernaturals like Chief and work with them to strengthen their organization. I’ve heard the group in Cali has been receiving reinforcements and I’d bet they’re coming from the criminals they like to work with in the U.S. rather than their main group.”

  “Any way to find out who those groups are and give them something of their own to deal with?” Amee asked.

  Tyne chuckled. “That’s my girl. I had that thought myself and Ariel is taking an interest. Most of these groups around here are tied up with Chief and therefore fair game. They’ll miss the wolves they sent to help Los Lobos when they get attacked themselves. The council has agreed to support the move if connections to Chief can be shown.”

  “Why do I think you’ve already done that?” Juan asked.

  “Because you’re learning,” Tyne responded. “Their hierarchy is similar to pack but the names are different. They have a grand leader who controls them all named Bartose. He’s the king pin and if he goes down, it will cripple the organization enough we might take it down. Under him are group leaders that are scattered all over Mexico and the U.S. but he limits their power. He’s anal and he’s suspicious of everyone. It’s why the council hasn’t had any luck inserting spies in his group. They do have some in the smaller groups that have little contact with him personally. Usually he avoids our country, but Amee has pissed him off on many levels. Rumor is he planned to purchase her for himself. That’s why he’s taken this personally, he feels rejected.”

  “The bastard is crazy,” Juan growled. “She didn’t even know it and she has a mate.”

  “Preachin’ to the choir. Word has it that he has a bounty set on Amee. The amounts are different if she’s dead or alive. Looks like he still holds out hope for getting her back,” Tyne informed.

  “I want to kill that bastard,” Amee observed.

  “And you should get the chance in a fair world,” Tyne agreed.

  “There’s nothing fair about the world,” Amee repeated almost as if it were a lesson she had learned. “But maybe we can help improve things. I want to take out a bounty on his ass.”

  Tyne laughed. “I love it. How much?”

  “A hundred,” she said.

  “You’re not going to get anyone to risk their lives for a hundred dollars,” Juan explained gently.

  “She means a hundred thousand,” Tyne clarified.

  “Really?” Juan asked and when Amee nodded he flushed. It embarrassed him when he didn’t know something.

  “You didn’t know. The hunters we deal with won’t take a bounty under ten thousand,” Amee explained.

  “You deal with bounty hunters?” Juan asked.

  “It’s a family business. I used to work it until I decided it wasn’t my calling. Those that excel at it can make a good living,” Amee observed.

  Juan asked. “What was your job?”

  “I did several things including bringing in bail jumpers,” Amee replied. “So what now Tyne?”

  “I’ll issue the alert on the bounty for Bartose and we’ll keep digging. I also have a couple of guys trying to track Bartose or any of his associates. Maybe more information will come to light. Meanwhile I suggest you take every precaution. Damn, I almost forgot. We checked out you people for the meeting and one got sent home. He was carrying a tracker and I didn’t like his answers. My guys will stick with the group so they can scan them in the morning and bring them to you. I don’t like that we found something. It shows they’re watching friends, family, and business associates. I planted something on the guy so we’ll know if he was innocent or not.”

  “I don’t like the sound of that. Maybe you should delay your meeting,” Juan suggested.

  “You don’t know your mate very well yet, do you?” Tyne asked.

  “There’ll be no delays, I like to meet things head on,” she said. Juan raised an eyebrow at her reminding her she had run away from him. “Most of the time.”

  “I’ll call you if anything else comes to light,” Tyne offered before the line went dead.

  “I need to call my father and tell him what Tyne told us so he’s prepared.” Pulling his phone out. He called and his dad answered on the first ring.

  “What’s wrong?” His dad asked.

  “Nothing is wrong with any of us. Amee got some information I think you need.” Juan proceeded to tell his father everything he could remember that Tyne had said.

  “This was Tyne that got the information on Amee’s behalf?” Carlos asked.

  “Yes, do you know him?”

  “I do know Tyne casually. He’s very good at what he does and even though we use our in house guys most of the time, he’s done some rush jobs for us in the past. I think Ariel and some of the other white wolves keep him busy.”

  “Amee uses him almost exclusively for her business.”

  “It’s a good thing, Son. That wolf can be a big help and he contracts with a lot of security experts. I hope it won’t come to it, but if it gets bad he can keep her safe.”

  “That won’t be necessary,” he growled.

  “Listen to me, Juan. I taught you to always have a backup plan. For Amee and the pups it’s Tyne and don’t forget it. We had an attack right after I spoke to you. We didn’t lose anyone but they lost maybe a dozen.”

  “How did they lose so many?”

  “Instead of leaving the dead behind, they lost more as they tried to recover them. I felt no sympathy for them, they care nothing for their soldiers. It makes me wonder why they continue to fight for such uncaring leaders.”

  “A thought occurred to me when Tyne said Chief and Los Lobos have connections. Could they be feeding them low doses of blood drug to keep their unquestioning loyalty?”

  “That would explain the need to recover the dead. We would smell the drugs on them but why haven’t we already smelled them?”

  “Very low doses might not scent enough to pick up unless you examine the bodies. You need to get Cage to talk to a specialist. If this is true, maybe the vamps will give some aide? It’s their damn blood and their rogue adding to the problem.”

  “I will see what I can do on this end. Maybe you can get more out of Tyne when you talk to him again.”

  “It’ll be tomorrow when Amee has a meeting. He didn’t say he would come personally, but I’d be shocked if he doesn’t.”

  “Are they close?”

  “Yes, she says he’s like an uncle to her.�
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  “He’s not a bad uncle to have. I’d heard he was in a relationship with a white wolf. Maybe he may become an uncle if they marry.”

  “Could be, but if he is no one seems to know which one has his eye.”

  “He’s smart not to publicize it. He has enemies that might find a female an easier target.”

  “Just like the scum we’re dealing with.”

  “Exactly. Some have no honor while sometimes I think we have too much.”

  They said their goodbyes and Juan had much to think on with the conversation they’d had. He preferred to think on it later. Right now he just wanted to take his mate to bed preferably to make wild passionate love to her, but even holding her in his arms would feel good. Juan got up and went into the bedroom where Amee was on her computer. She looked up the second he entered the room and their eyes met. It’s an instant inferno as he reached down and lifted her up carrying her to the bed where he gently laid her down. Stripping bare, he leaned over to help her undress realizing he should have done that first. It was just impossible to think when he wanted her this much.

  He rolled onto the bed and on top of his mate caging her in with his arms. Smiling at her wolfishly, his nose dropped to her neck as he inhaled deeply letting her sweet smell wash over him. A groan broke loose followed by a rumbling growl of need. “Tell me you want this too,” he whispered.

  “Yes,” she softly agreed.

  His lips dropped to hers as he took her passion and gave it back in equal measure. It was almost as if he felt their bond tighten as the kiss took on a life of its own until they broke apart panting heavily. Nuzzling her cheek with his nose, he enjoyed the soft feeling of her skin. The wolf in him needed the sensual contact and demanded to know every inch of their mate.

  Moving down one kiss at a time, he arrived at her enlarged breasts. Pregnancy had already begun to make changes and he could imagine her giving his pups sustenance and it turned him on so much, he even wondered what it would taste like. Probably sweet since everything else about her was, including her kisses, her honey, and her skin. He moved down to her belly kissing it and whispering to his babies. They moved slightly under his touch letting him know they were there. Not that he could miss the way they swelled their mother’s belly, but his seed growing there turned him on even more.

  None of that surprised him any more since he had realized everything about this female excited and pleased him. There was a time he had hoped he would never have to mate but now he just prayed to the goddess for a lifetime of love with his perfect mate. It had been a long uphill battle, but now he knew what an amazing gift he’d been given and he wanted nothing more than to spend every day with her. Sliding down to the cusp of her thighs, he breathed in deep the every changing scent that grew sweeter with the growth of his pups. Licking her there, he noticed the taste was getting sweeter too.

  He slid his fingers into her channel which tightened around them. Two fingers moved in and out as his tongue searched out her little bundle of nerves and lapped at it. Her legs spread wider inviting him to lick faster, finger fuck her deeper, and make her cum. Both of her hands moved to thread through his hair and grab onto it holding him in place to prevent possible escape. It made him want to smile that she even worried he might want to be anywhere but between her thighs. Moving faster, he felt her muscles clutch at is fingers.

  Sensing she was near her release, he worried her little nubbin until he felt her freeze and come apart. Arching, she clenched and clutched at him trying to pull him in even deeper. The tremors continued for a few moments until they began to slow. Finally she let out a satisfied sigh as she collapsed back into the bed letting her fingers slide from his hair. He was lucky she hadn’t snatched him bald. Juan slid up her body gently careful to put no weight on her tummy. His cock was leaking like a sieve his need almost uncontrollable.

  He eased his cockhead into her well lubricated entrance and moved in slowly enjoying the feel as he penetrated her inch by inch. Growling once he was fully seated, he began to pick up speed until he was pounding into her. Her body began to react immediately with essence to ease his way and her channel squeezed him lovingly. It was heavenly to feel surrounded by her and he was in the razor’s edge of orgasm but he held back. Nothing he’d ever known felt as thrilling as thrusting into his mate except the moment he found release inside her. She was about to orgasm and he could feel it in the way her channel fluttered around his length and the look of bliss on her face.

  Hammering a little faster he was ready now for them to climax together. The start of her release hit and her pussy squeezed him until his seed erupted into her. She was tight as a vise and he couldn’t hold back if he tried. Never had he had a tighter or more pleasing home for his cock than her sex. Groaning, he heard her scream his name and it pleased him immensely. He bucked and jerked into her until every drop of his essence was unleashed and there was nothing left to give. Her sweet sighs and soft noises of contentment soothed him and he rolled them over so she stayed in his arms. It wouldn‘t be long before he’d not be able to take her this way and he’d miss it. Being face to face with her reassured him that she knew who she was with and truly wanted him. It might sound strange but given the fact that she’d run from him, the reassurance calmed his wolf.

  It wasn’t surprising that they fell asleep and woke a few hours later. They hadn’t really been tracking time or using a schedule but with her people arriving in the morning, that had to change. His phone rang and he hurried out of the room so Amee wouldn’t wake. Things had been hard on her and he noticed she was tiring easily.

  “Juan.”

  “How’s everything going?”

  “Dad, you didn’t call to check on us. If there was trouble you know I would call you. Tell me what’s going on.”

  “We found our leak. One of the wolves assumed dead was Eduardo, but he was captured instead. His little sister gave them information hoping they’d return him.”

  “Dear goddess, what is she, about ten?”

  “Yes, she just turned ten. They dumped his body at the gate and she’s hysterical. She admitted to everything and she wants us to execute her.”

  “We can’t, she’s just a child.”

  “I know that, Juan. Have you forgotten I was there when she was born and I’m her godfather?”

  “Sorry Dad.” It was unusual because it was a human custom but the little she-wolf’s mom had been human and insisted on having one. Her mate was a dear friend of his dad’s and he’d honored him with the selection. Both of the parents were long gone, lost in the war with the Cardigan Pack.

  “It just seems to get worse with no end in sight. I told her he was already dead when they contacted her but she won’t believe me. They left a note on the body saying she didn’t honor their deal.”

  “Someone told her?”

  “Of course not but people talk and she overheard. I don’t know what to do for her.”

  “Give her some time to grieve. Maybe she’ll come around.”

  “I’m not even sure if we have time. At least the last two attacks have only resulted in their casualties. I guess you’re right and we’ll just wait it out. Take care of my daughter and grandpups.”

  Juan closed his eyes remembering Eduardo the last time he’d seen him. He was twenty with so much life ahead of him. Short for a wolf at not quite six foot, he’d had a gentle disposition not suited to war and now he was gone. There might be many not tough enough to be soldiers that would be sacrificed to this war before it was over. Los Lobos needed to be exterminated like the pests they were and wiped completely from the world.

  Her smell hit him alerting him to the fact that she’d got out of bed. “How are you feeling, Mate?”

  “I’m fine. Did you get a call? I think I heard a phone ring but I ignored it and kept sleeping.”

  “You didn’t keep sleeping long. Yes, my dad called to update me.”

  “You’ve already talked to him today, what happened?”

  She was too smart
and perceptive for her own good. “He caught the spy that was informing on them.”

  “Good, I hope he’s hard on him.”

  “Normally, I’d agree with you but it’s the ten year old sister of a soldier they captured.”

  “Oh my God. She’s a child, surely your dad will tread carefully?”

  “She’s in no danger but she’s asking to be executed. They’ve killed her brother and ruined her life. I’m not sure that little girl will ever recover.”

  “It sounds like she doesn’t want to. Maybe she needs time to process what’s happened. Is she somewhere safe?”

  “I imagine she’s with family.”

  “It just shows why organized rogues have to be wiped out. They are just criminals using their lack of morals to their advantage.”

  “Don’t be upset. It will work out and the little wolf has plenty of pack looking out for her.”

  “Maybe it will be enough.”

  Amee stood near him now and he pulled her to his lap. He leaned back on the couch and cuddled her against him. His hands moved over her swollen belly feeling their babies rolling around. “Do you think they are in there playing?”

  “I don’t know but it feels weird when they move like that.”

  “Only because they are getting so big and there are two of them. When we go to Ariel’s doctor, do you want to know their sex?”

  “I’m not sure. In some ways it doesn’t matter, I’ll love them the same either way. But in another way, it would be nice to know what to buy. Should I get pink or blue? Right now I don’t have a thing for them and I don’t even know where they’ll sleep.”

  “I’m sure my dad will have that taken care of if it’s not already been done. Maybe after we see Ariel, we can do some shopping. I’ve heard they have many stores here and even some outlets. Would you enjoy shopping?”

  “Silly male, of course I want to go shopping and we have to buy two times everything. I will look forward to it.”

  It felt so normal for them to sit there and discuss the babies and buying toys and clothes for their arrival. In the middle of all the confusion, a little bit of normal was a good thing. They continued to discuss their plans until Amee’s stomach began to complain. Juan felt bad because it was past supper time and he hadn’t fixed anything. He pulled out his phone and pushed a nearby restaurant that delivered.