Skinwalkers have been part of the American southwest for many years. The stories that the natives tell about men walking in the skin of animals. Many brush them off as just stories but some times the stories come true. Micah has been sheltered all her life in the big city where her family has everything that she has ever needed. After being humiliated by her fiance sleeping with her sister the night before their wedding Micah decides to find a change of scenery and just starts driving. After striking an animal somewhere on a lonesome New Mexico highway Micah finds that she is stuck in a small town. As she begins to explore she begins to relize that not everything is what it seems and not only that she can not seem to get away from the local Sheriff whose eyes are like looking into two emeralds. Can the big city girl come to find small town living is more her style or will the secret behind the rural town be to much. Trenton Longbow Williams is a third generation lawman who had moved away from the small town in search of adventure. Known by the nickname of "Lobo" he is truely a lone wolf. Having just recently moved back home after his father was attacked and left crippled Trenton just want to be left alone. He is happy being a cop but when he meets the soft eyes of the big city girl will he control his animal inside him and will he finally embrace who he is in order to save not only his family but the town itself.
One year ago
Trenton's POV
"Will you just stop running," I yell as we round the next corner onto the next street. The drug dealer that I am chasing just does not seem to get it that they can run as fast as they want but I will always catch them. "Williams what is your location," the call comes out over the radio as I begin to pick up speed. I love the thrill of the chase and the thought of catching my prey or at least this time to catch another drug dealer. "We are turning into the alley between 102nd and 103rd heading north towards Leech," I replied into the radio as I ran even faster, closing the distance to an arms length. The drug dealer looks back at me shocked to see that I am right behind him. Realizing that he is about to get caught he decides that he is going to fight and whips out a knife and turns towards me. I could reach for my sidearm that the department issued me but what is the fun in that. I need a little workout so I close the distance and begin to dodge each of his slashes and thrust. I can hear the sirens coming closer so I know that playtime is over and catch his wrist breaking it just with my grip. I then grab him up by his neck and look at him into his eyes as I feel my canines elongating and my eyes begin to change to an amber color. As his eyes begin to bug out of his head at what he is seeing I ask "Who is your supplier and you better be telling me the truth," letting out a low menacing growl. The only problem with having heightened senses is when these guys piss themselves. He began giving up everyone and everything for my body camera. I set him back down as my wolf "Lobo '' laughed his ass off in my head about how quick this one pissed himself. As I placed the drug dealer in handcuffs he began to rant that I was a demon and that I was possessed. This only made Lobo laugh even harder falling down and rolling around in a little corner of my mind then saying "you're a demon" before starting to laugh again. "Shut up" it is you that he is talking about I tell him, he continues to laugh but also knows it is now time to get serious. We know that this guy has a stash house that he was running to and we are pretty sure the door is in this alley. I begin to walk back down the alley while letting my senses take over and looking for what might take others hours or days to find it took me minutes. I find where a hidden door is located and we call in the Calvary. As the detectives start showing up I hear a voice coming down the alley that I only wished I could shut him up. His name is Detective Ivan Lorenzo and he thinks he is all that and a box of chocolates. Lorenzo walks up to me and says "well, well, well, if it ain't patrolman Williams, playing the lone wolf again." "What do you want Lorenzo," I ask, barely holding my temper in. Lobo is ready to come out and tear this guy in two parts. "You will see lone wolf Lobo huff's in my head as I wait to hear what Lorenzo wants. "This is the investigative units scene now and we no longer need patrolmen around so you can leave." I start to turn towards him to give him a piece of my mind after I give him a piece of my fist but a large hand grabs my shoulder stopping me in my tracks. I turn to see Captain Dmitri Warkoff standing beside me with a huge grin on his face. "Go ahead and head to the station and get the subject booked," he tells me without even waiting for my answer. "Yes sir," I say as I head back towards where my patrol unit is now parked. As I am getting to my car Dmitri messages me telling me I did not have to scare the poor drug dealer so bad. Captain is the only one in our department that knows I am not just a patrolman, as being a vampire he could sense me just the same as I could sense him. We keep each other's secrets. Lobo is giggling again in my head but it is all ok we got another bad guy off the streets.
Back at the station I begin doing my arrest report and can't wait to get off. As I am finishing up the new administrative assistant for the chief comes looking for me. She is wearing a pinstripe skirt and a white blouse that is unbuttoned three buttons down. As she is getting closer I can almost feel like she is looking at me like I am a prime slab of meat she wants to sink her teeth into. She approaches my desk and leans over so that I get a great view of her assets and tells me, "The chief want to see you and after your done seeing him I could use your help moving something." Lobo is whistling like a cartoon wolf saying man we are getting some tonight. I tell him to behave himself so that we are not mixing work and pleasure together. He makes a whining sound but he also understands. We walk into the chief's office and I already have a feeling I know what is coming. Chief Jones glares at me over his glasses and tells me to stay standing so that it won't take long. "That is what his wife says,' Lobo whispers, making me have to make my face go to stone to keep from laughing. "I just received another complaint on you today, Williams about excessive force, the man you just arrested said you broke his wrist." the chief said, still glaring at me like I should be scared. "Chief he came at me with a knife what was I supposed to do I was just defending myself." I state flatly. "Well we can't have any excessive force complaints against you so you patrolman Trenton Longbow Williams are here by suspended pending the outcome of this complaint, hand over your badge and department issued sidearm then turn in the rest of your gear to your locker." The chief states. I control the growl that I feel rumbling in my chest. "Is that all sir," I ask as I set my badge and sidearm on his desk. He dismisses me with a wave of his hand. As I am walking out of his office I pick up his mutter only due to my wolf hearing as he says, "and if I have my way you will be fired." Knowing that I probably won't be employed here much longer as I see the administrative assistant standing by her desk. Not slowing down my walk I grab her hand and pull her into the locker room with me. At first she looks shocked then the lust fills her eyes as I push her up against the wall. I feel her fumbling with my belt as I slide her skirt up only to find she is not wearing anything underneath. I quickly unbutton her blouse and unhook her bra. I slide one of my fingers through her slick folds between her legs and know that she is ready. Bending her over so her hands are on one of the benches in the locker room I enter her and hear her moan. I then take out all my frustration by thrusting in and out of her like a freight train. She is moaning and orgasms' quickly then I can feel her start to get close again. I increase until we both get our release. After sliding out of her she asks if I would want dinner and I just shake my head and walk into the shower.
After showering and getting dressed in my civilian clothes I head back to the squad room to get my bag and head home for the night. As I climb into my pickup and look out to the assistant, I have to call her as I still don't know her name. I roll down my window and she hands me a piece of paper before turning around and heading back inside. I open the paper and it says her name Amber, number and to call her anytime. I crumpled the paper and tossed it in the trash can as I pulled out of the department's parking lot. I drive to my apartment and head inside. I live in a shady part of town with shady neighbors but I get a discount from the police department for doing so but I also have to hear and see many things I don't like and a lot of the times I have to ignore it. As I walk up to my apartment my neighbor Lisa is getting home with her daughter Lilly. Lisa is wearing her big sunglasses again even though it is still dark outside so I know that piece of shit boyfriend has been hitting her again. I had warned him once but it does not seem like he gets the message. I help her get her door open and carry in her bags of groceries. Lilly gives me a big smile and hug and I can feel Lobo wagging his tail in my head. He has a soft spot for children just like I do. After helping them I head to my apartment and fix some supper. I have just sat down to eat when I hear Lisa's boyfriend get home and right away they start arguing. I turn up the tv so I don't have to listen but I can feel Lobo getting angry. As I am about to take a bite my phone rings and it is my sister Daisy. As I answer I can hear her crying and she sob, "Trent you have to come home, dad was attacked tonight and the doctors are not sure he is going to make it." I sat silent for a minute trying to comprehend her words. Our dad was the alpha of the Wapati pack, one of the most feared and respected packs in the Southwest. The only reason my sister is calling me is because my older brother Matthew was set to be the next alpha and was away finishing up alpha school in England. "What happened," I finally ask as the shock starts to wear off. "All we know is dad had got a call about a lost child up near Snow lake and he and a couple warriors went to check it out. All of the sudden mom felt a searing pain in her back and screamed find your dad, Agnes and Andre took more warriors and found dad near Snow lake and he was the only one left alive. The heads had been cut off the warriors and a pure silver throwing knife is embedded in dad's spine right above his belt. It severed his spinal cord, the doctors don't think he will be able to walk again and may not live." Daisy cries. After talking a little bit more Daisy told me that Matthew had just left for alpha school and with how rules were now you had to finish up the three year alpha school without leaving for any reason or the court of elders would deny your claim. Since Matthew was out right now dad's beta Ben would be running the pack along with our mom Anne. Daisy begged me to come home. She even told me that the local sheriff was retiring if he could find someone to take his place.
As I hung up with Daisy I heard the sound of a slap and picked up on the words I will kill you you bitch. Lobo grinned in my head as he felt my thoughts well since we are leaving time to make something right. I walked next door still hearing him hit Lisa and kicked the door in causing it to fly off its hinges. I knew that Lilly would be hiding under her bed in the next room so she would not see what was fixing to happen. As Lisa's eyes rolled in the back of her head as she passed out, I let Lobo come forward and felt my snout extending and fur began to appear on my skin. My claws extended and my eyes turned amber. "I told you not to touch her again, " I growled as I walked forward, breaking the arm that was holding her. His eyes were about to bug out of his head as he looked at me. He tried to speak but I did not give him the chance as I jerked him towards me and snapped his neck like it was a twig. I let his body crumple to the floor and picked up Lisa as I shifted back to my less scary side. I carried her into my apartment and placed her on my bed before going and getting Lilly and putting her in my apartment as well. I packed the few meager things they had in a few trash bags and carried them out to my truck. I was going to make sure they were set before I left this city. I went in and picked up his body and dropped it into the dumpster before picking up one of the many needles that littered the ground and shoved it into his arm. Finding a dead body around these apartments was a daily thing and no one thought anything about it. I went back to my apartment and made sure that Lisa and Lilly were ok. As I walked back in I made a couple calls. I drove them out to a nicer suburb of the city and up to a house that had three bedrooms. I handed Lisa an envelope and told her that the house was hers and that the deed would be mailed to her along with the title of the car in the garage. I then told her that the bakery down the street Mrs. Evans had a job waiting on her. I told her that there was something for her and Lilly inside to make a fresh start. I left them both stunned standing on the sidewalk with the keys to the house in her hand. I drove off and headed back home.
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