Prologue: The End of his Human Life


Tony gasped for air as another wave of nausea swept through his weakened body. Gigantic coughs reverberated throughout his entire system and he felt as though he was going to black out any minute. He desperately tried to hold onto consciousness, because somewhere in the back of his mind he knew there was something he was still supposed to do. He wasn’t even sure how he’d gotten this way either. The last thing he remembered was knocking down the door and Tim entering the dark hotel room first, following after his partner, and then nothing. He didn’t know how he’d gone from watching Tim’s six, and maybe a little bit of his ass, too completely out of the game, laid out, somewhere completely unknown. He tried to focus around him and couldn’t concentrate enough to zero in on anything. Everything seemed incredibly hazy and nothing stood out.

“It is going to be okay, Tony, I’ve got you. You’re going to be okay,” Tim’s voice came out of nowhere and it soothed some emotion deep inside Tony that he could not quite place. Suddenly Tony could feel Tim’s hands on his body, even though he still couldn’t see anything. He tried to ask what happened, but he could only force out a couple moans before the nausea swept through him again and severe pain joined in as well.

“Don’t try to fight it, Tony, it will only make the change harder,” Tim’s voice was right in his ear and it continued to help keep him calm, regardless of how sick Tony felt.

Tony tried to concentrate only on Tim and suddenly the pain subsided slightly as his awareness of Tim shot through the roof. He felt the hard contours of Tim’s body stretched out underneath him and the pain would lessen every time Tim hands stroked down his body. Tim smelled sweaty, spicy, and just damn good. Tony felt like he should be freaking out at the realization that his probie suddenly smelled better than a beautiful woman did after being away at sea for months on end.

He moaned when Tim shifted slightly and Tony felt the loss of his hands.

“Shh, it’s okay Tony, I’m here. That’s it; concentrate on me and only on me. Just let go and allow the shift to happen,” Tim murmured. This time Tony felt the cool wisps of Tim’s breath against his ears and neck. The contact sent shivers down his spine and suddenly the pain was subsiding into something else. He squirmed and tried to slip away as arousal began to overwhelm him. He didn’t want Tim to even have a hint of what was happening to his treacherous body.

Tony despaired when he felt Tim’s chest rumble and heard the soft chuckle from beneath him. The blurriness was clearing up and he could start to make out the forms of things around him. They were in a bedroom that Tony did not recognize and lying on large bed. Tony still felt a little topsy-turvy, but that was disappearing as well. The pain had completely morphed into arousal and Tony was finding it hard not to grind back against the hard contours of the body below his, wanting to see if Tim was as turned on as he was. Before he could move though Tim expertly switched their positions and gently laid Tony back on the bed. Tony moaned a low, keening whine at the loss of contact.

“Sorry, Tony, but you’re about to have your first shift and you’re sending out enough mating hormones to attract every shifter this side of the state. I need to be in a better position to make sure you stay safe and unclaimed until you’re fully changed,” Tim spoke softly, but the words were confusing to Tony. He didn’t understand anything that Tim was telling him. Where was Gibbs? What the hell had happened?

Then as quickly as the pain had disappeared, it came back tenfold, and he was screaming at the top of his lungs. His whole body was on fire and he felt like someone was twisting his internal organs and breaking all his bones. Then the blurriness reappeared and suddenly everything was dark.

Chapter One: Having his Six

Tim stared down at the beautiful, red wolf that was splayed out on his bed. He sighed and brushed his hair back off his eyes. The change was done and the scent that Tony had unconsciously been emitting had dissipated into simply an intoxicating memory. Tim finally slumped back down onto the bed hard, knowing that an earthquake would not wake Tony now that he had undergone his first change. Tim tried to think clearly as the adrenaline of the last twenty four hours bled from his body. Tim had been too slow to react when the scent of another shifter had crashed through him at the suspect’s house and Tony had been bitten. He had not been expecting it and Tony would now pay the price for the rest of his life for Tim’s lack of guard.

The door creaked open and Tim was on his feet in a flash and growling out a warning.

“Brother?” Sarah’s voice was quiet, but full of questions. Tim knew that he would not be able to push the pack off much longer. He had thrown Tony into the car and driven straight to the closest safe house. He had barricaded Tony and himself into a safe room and had ordered no one to enter until after Tony had completed the shift. He was Pack-leader, known as the Ulfric King, and knew that he would be obeyed without question because of his status. When it came to shifter politics the Ulfric was top of the food chain. He assumed that whoever was on duty had contacted Sarah and Tim trusted his sister to know to contact Gibbs and explain what happened.

Gibbs was one of the very few humans that Tim had told of his heritage and he was damn glad that he had made that choice at this moment. Sarah stepped a little closer and Tim was suddenly more aware of her presence. Her dominance washed over him and he felt the steady thrum of his own dynamic surge forward and the wolf started to precede its human counterpart.

He growled low in his throat, warning the other wolf off of his territory. Sarah’s eyes widened and she quickly stepped back and put her hands up in a placating manner. Tim took a deep breath and established control over his beast almost immediately. He groaned to himself. This was exactly what he did not need and it was one of the largest downfalls of being a wolf and especially the ‘king’ wolf at that.

His beast was the most dominant of the pack, proven by right of the fight, and it was constantly seeking out a partner who was strong enough to stand by his side, but submissive enough to not be a threat. It seemed that his wolf now had a penchant for Tony and Tim couldn’t help but wonder if Tony’s wolf was going to be interested in Tim’s. It was likely since wolves were a hierarchical society and Tim was the top of the ladder.

Tony’s wolf, unless another strong dominant personality, would instinctively desire Tim’s wolf if interest was shown. The fact that gender did not factor into a Wolf’s line of interest was the hardest thing for non-born shifters to get used too. Most eventually did and found themselves not caring one way or the other. Thus was the way that wolf and man became intertwined into one being or rather two working in complete harmony with one another.

Tim truly prayed that his previous suspicions about Tony’s bisexuality were correct, because his wolf was demanding the claiming of the other man. Tony was never obvious in his perusal of other males, but Tim being a werewolf had its upsides. Tony turned on was an aphrodisiac scent akin to the strongest drugs to McGee. Often when they were interviewing or around another alpha male Tony’s scent would spike with arousal. It didn’t help matters that Tim had wanted Tony on his own for almost as long as he’d known the man.

When Tim had first come to NCIS in D.C. the local wolf pack had been led by a sadistic, cruel leader named Dominic. Tim had almost immediately challenged and killed the previous Ulfric.

Then he’d set about reforming his new pack. He had asked his sister to transfer to a school nearby and stand in as his second until he either chose a mate or found a beta in his pack that he could trust. His sister had been young, but they were both born into a strongly established pack. The chances of moving up into positions of power were highly unlikely and only gained by killing the previous wolves in charge. This was something both McGee’s had been brought up never to do unless the leaders were corrupt and therefore considered unworthy of such an honor.

The fact that they were both high up on the dominant scales had marked them both since birth. They had been watched almost twenty four seven less they decide to try and mutiny against the current leadership. Tim had left the pack almost as soon as he reached his majority just for a bit of privacy.

There had been no time to pursue the very human DiNozzo in the beginning while Tim went about fixing the broken and abused pack-mates. Tim’s wolf had been uninterested as well because Tony had none of the qualifications to be an Ulfric’s mate, namely not being another wolf. Around the time that Tim’s position had become stable it seemed that Tony had suddenly seemed to hate Tim. Tim had quickly realized Tony had been trying to protect his own position as Gibbs’ second. A position Tim had immediately went about proving he had no interest in, being in charge of a pack left no time to have any position of authority in his human life. As time went on and Tony became more secure about Tim’s place on the team the elder agent had warmed up considerably. He’d never shown any interest in anything besides a working relationship and friendship to Tim’s dismay.

Tim hung his head guiltily. Everything was about to change in Tony’s life and it seemed like Tim was getting everything he’d ever wanted spread out on a platter. Tim felt his wolf stir as the image of Tony spread out before him flashed through his head. He shifted uncomfortably and couldn’t help but blush when Sarah cleared her throat and gave a delicate sniff into the air that was filled with the scent of heavy arousal.

“I’m sorry, Sarah,” he apologized, but did nothing to indicate she could move closer, “I think it might be best if you sent Abby in to get the full story.”

Sarah narrowed her eyes suspiciously. She thought over the request and finally surmised that Tim was not slighting her by asking for his best friend. He was just choosing the one submissive in their pack that his own wolf would not feel threatened by while being around Tony.

“Alright bro, but I just need to know one question before I go down to deal with your surly bear with a toothache boss that is currently making pace marks in the living room,” Sarah finally answered. Tim grinned at her precise description of Gibbs and felt an immense amount of relief that Sarah did not get upset with his request for Abby.

“The question?” he prodded when Sarah did not immediately ask.

“Is Agent DiNozzo going to be alright?” Sarah’s voice was hesitant and Tim realized that Tony must have looked worse than he was when they arrived. Tim glanced back down at Tony and couldn’t help but smile softly at the sight of Tony’s wolf. He hadn’t been expecting for Tony’s coat to be red, but it seemed to fit exceedingly well. Thick, lustrous, and russet colored made Tony’s wolf beautiful and rare in their almost all gray wolf pack.

“He’ll be fine, Sarah, tell Gibbs that Tony’s first shift went exceptionally well,” Tim informed her and raised an eyebrow when Sarah seemed to hang around a bit longer.

Sarah finally sighed and seemed to come to some sort of inner conclusion before speaking, “Tim, I know that you have a lot on your mind, but there is one other thing that I feel I have to say with the way things seem to be going. It’s been kind of obvious that the reason you have never taken a mate, as is proper, is because of your hang up on Agent DiNozzo. The rest of the pack will already have figured that he will become your beta and I want you to know that there will not be any challenge from myself, but Patrick will not be happy about being bumped down the ladder and out of all decision making. If you make this official and you need to soon then I will expect a challenge from him almost immediately since I will move from being you’re Beta to being your Gamma and he will be left out of the leadership trio.”

Tim narrowed his eyes as the information processed, “Sarah, you damn well know if he challenges you and wins then I will have his head on a pike.”

Sarah shook her head in aggravation, “Timothy, you can’t kill a pack-member simply because he challenged your sister and won by a perfectly fair fight. I just wanted you to be prepared that it will happen.”

Tim finally nodded, “Thank you, Sarah.”

“You’re welcome, Ulfric. It is my job as your beta, even short lived as it has been, to make you aware of any issues that will arise in the future,” Sarah answered and bowed her head respectfully.

Tim acknowledged her statement with an incline of his own head and then sent her hurrying out the door with a hand motion.

He briefly thought about the intricacies that made up pack order. The Beta was always the mate of the Ulfric and should there be no mate then the Beta was someone of the Ulfric’s choosing to be his right hand. The Beta was followed by the Gamma. Patrick, the current Gamma, was a good man, but ambition and desire for power often clouded his decisions. Sarah already had been keeping a close eye on him to make sure he would not make a play to challenge Tim as Ulfric. If it wasn’t for the fact that Tim was a loved and respected leader then Patrick probably already would have.

Giving up the matter as something to worry about later Tim returned to his vigil of watching Tony until Abby came in. He took a good look at the female wolf. He smelled the dried tears that had soaked into her skin and he noticed the fingernail markings that Abby had dug into her hands. He gave her an encouraging smile and Abby returned it. Tim stepped aside and motioned her forward. That was all it took and Abby was crawling on the bed and checking over Tony. She leaned down and inhaled the wolf’s scent blending with Tony’s and nuzzled her human head into the thick fur before finally crawling back off the bed and turning to face Tim.

“What happened, Ulfric?” Abby’s voice was the quietest Tim had ever heard from the normally exuberant woman. He quickly explained how Tony had been infected and what he had done. Tim left out the part about his wolf demanding satisfaction as the whole thing was a bit overwhelming.

Tim wanted to speak with Tony before Tim’s wolf made any rash decisions, like kissing the living daylights out of Tony as soon as he regained consciousness. It would be a bad choice to mark and claim Tony without any regard to what Tony thought about the matter. After the explanation Abby seemed satisfied. She gave a quick kiss to Tim’s cheek and left in a considerably better mood than when she arrived.

She tossed a saucy grin back at Tim before exclaiming, “You both will make a really cute couple,” and then she scurried out the door faster than Sarah had.

Tim groaned in slight aggravation. Apparently his whole pack knew he had a crush on a coworker the majority of them had never met according to the way Sarah and Abby were reacting to Tony’s new identity as man and wolf.
Tim’s attention was snapped back to the bed as Tony let out a low whine. He slid back into the bed and lay down next to Tony. Tony immediately scooted his canine body closer to Tim. Tony nuzzled his hand with a cold nose and lapped at the palm. Then he gave a yawn and pretty much snuggled down into Tim.

Tim couldn’t help but smile indulgently at the big ball of fur that was resting comfortably against him. He let the soothing rhythm of Tony’s breathing calm him and he passed out only a short while later.

It must have been slightly before six a.m. when Tim awoke with a start. He quickly backtracked in his mind to remind him of what had happened. It didn’t take him long to figure out what had awoken him either. Where a wolf had lain not seconds before, Tony in human form was now sprawled out. Tony’s legs were entangled with Tim’s, his face pressed into the corner of Tim’s neck, and his hand curled tightly around Tim’s collar.

Tim couldn’t help but bring a hand up to stroke Tony’s hair gently. Tony snuffled and rubbed his head against Tim while shivering slightly. Tim frowned when he felt the chill rush through Tony and wrapped his arms around the other man’s naked body. Tim tried to ignore the lust overtaking him by Tony being pressed against him and accessible, but when Tony snuggled in and pressed his cock into Tim’s clothed groin, Tim couldn’t help but let out a moan at the added stimulation. Tony, still deeply asleep, had succumbed to his new body’s needs and was rubbing up against Tim frantically and making throaty noises that were filled with pure need.
Tim gritted his teeth in frustration and started to disentangle himself from Tony. He wrapped his hand around Tony’s wrist to try and detach the other man from his collar, but Tony held on so tightly that his knuckles turned white from lack of oxygen.


“Calm, Tony, shhh,” Tim tried to reason with the stubborn, sleeping agent. He was about to use a great deal of strength to just to get off the bed instead of gently extracting himself, when Tony suddenly made a different whimpering sound and followed it up with words.


“Please…Tim, please,” the begging words tumbled from Tony’s mouth and Tim looked down in shock. His ears told him Tony was still asleep from the steady beating of his heart and Tony’s eyes were also shut tight. The words, however, undid something in Tim. He pushed Tony down to the bed and jumped back and put as much distance between them as the room allowed. Tony’s arousal was filling the air in a heavy, intoxicating aroma and he was squirming on the mattress in desperation to get some sort of relief for his desire. Tim pressed himself against the wall and watched Tony through heavily lidded eyes and prayed that Tony would awaken from his first shift soon so that he would stop acting as if he was in his first heat.


Suddenly everything clicked and Tim got what was going on. The first heat was exactly what was going on. Tim could have head slapped himself for his own stupidity. Shifters were a cross between human and wolf, but that did not mean they were exactly alike in every way that each species was. Lycanthropes did not have to be female to go into heat; rather the only condition for the heat was being a natural submissive. Shifters were either dominant or submissive; there was no in-between in their body chemistry. There were varying levels of dominance and submissiveness, but each wolf was one or the other.

Tim had honestly thought that Tony was going to be a dominant wolf and he cursed himself for assuming. Tim’s own wolf had practically been screaming the answer at him by snarling at his own sister as though she were after something that was his. Now that Tim was aware of the situation, his wolf would no longer be ignored, and Tim growled low in his throat as he watched Tony thrash around on the bed.

He would not take advantage of Tony while the other man was unconscious, but reigning in his instincts was perhaps the hardest thing Tim had ever done to date. He forced himself to stay against the wall and wait for Tony to wake up. He knew that it should not be too much longer and sure enough his ears picked up the sound of Tony’s breathing picking up speed and finally Tony stilled completely and his eyes fluttered open in confusion. The hazel orbs swept across the room until they landed on Tim.

“What happened?” Tony asked hesitantly. Tim continued to stare him down with an intense gaze and narrowed his eyes when Tony seemed to subconsciously pull the blankets over his naked body. Tim didn’t answer Tony right away, but stalked over to the bed and ripped the blanket from Tony’s hand and threw it across the room. His eyes were darkened with some intense emotion and barely registered the confusion in Tony’s eyes. The confusion and uncertainty in Tony eyes caused Tim’s wolf to demand a primal satisfaction from the submissive wolf with even more urgency.

“Tim, what’s going on?” Tony’s unsure voice reached somewhere in the back of Tim’s mind, but the wolf was in charge now and he was not letting go so easily. He leapt onto the bed and crushed Tony underneath him, held Tony’s hips down in-between his thighs, and pinned his wrists to the bed with his hands. Tony gazed up in shock, his usual wit completely deserting him, as Tim leaned down and smelled him. Tony shivered and whimpered when Tim chuckled darkly and licked the delicate skin of Tony’s neck.

Tim was quickly losing control. He wanted to spread Tony open and thrust into the warm, willing body beneath him, but something was holding him back. Something was wrong.

“Tim, please stop,” the plaintive plea from Tony seared through Tim. He pulled back in horror at what he’d been about to do. That was the problem; Tony wasn’t a willing participant, not yet at least. Tim growled in anger at himself. He had not lost that much control over his wolf since he was a kid and had his first rut. He looked back up to meet Tony’s eyes and was flabbergasted at what he found. Curiosity, uncertainty, and a slight bit of fear, but absolutely not one drop of the blame or anger that Tim was bashing himself with.

“God, I’m sorry Tony, I…”Tim started to scramble off of Tony and stood by the bedside. He looked back down at Tony and found himself once again at as loss of what words to say.

Tony was looking back at him with a hurt expression that he quickly hid behind one of his normal masks. Tim narrowed his eyes and reached out with his senses. Tony was one of his wolves. He was Ulfric and whether Tony knew it or not he belonged to Tim now and hiding from Tim was not allowed. Tony’s eyes widened as he felt the strange sensation of a warm embrace and then a weird feeling that something was breaking through his normal defensive walls that he used to protect himself since he was a child. He started to shake as emotions flashed to the forefront of his psyche that he had not dealt with in years. Abandonment, abuse, and other travesties that he had fought to make sure another child did not go through, but in front of them all was the constant fear of rejection. The rejection that

Tim now knew Tony had felt like Tim was giving him when he pulled away so suddenly from the physical closeness he had just had with Tony.
Tim felt a surge of anger that Tony had been made to feel that the fact that Tim had decided to not practically rape him made Tony feel pushed away.

He concentrated on pushing all those negative feelings away. He heard Tony gasp as Tim projected a sense of belonging that was suddenly wrapping around Tony and cocooning him in its embrace. Tim opened his psychic connection to all his other wolves and pulled them into the familial embrace so that Tony would feel that he had a place in this world even though he understood nothing about what was going on. Tony reached out in the physical world, unaware of how to do it mentally, and Tim was right there pulling him into a strong embrace. Tim shut down the mental connection as Tony welcomed him in the physical world.

“You’re mine now, Tony, you’re not going to be alone ever again,” Tim whispered in his ear as he ran his hands up and down Tony’s torso. Tony shivered with emotion and felt completely helpless as he leaned into Tim. Tim continued to shush him and comfort him through touch. Finally, Tony settled down enough for Tim to draw back and stare at him again to determine if Tony was ready to talk about what had happened. He left their hands locked together for a constant reminder of what was between them.

“What happened, Tim?” Tony asked quietly when Tim didn’t immediately start talking.

Tim sighed, “Tony, you were bitten by a werewolf.”

Tony’s jaw dropped and he stared at Tim with incredulous eyes. Tim blanched at the blatant disbelief and stepped back from the bed and shrugged. He stripped quickly out of his clothes and ignored the squeak that Tony made when he shoved them out of the way. Then he closed his eyes and pictured his wolf’s image and when he opened them he was staring up at Tony through golden eyes. Tony’s mouth was still open, but his eyes had gone from disbelieving to almost popping out of his head. Tim snorted and concentrated on changing back. His shift came quick and fluidly. He quickly redressed when Tony continued to stare at him in half astonishment and half open interest.

Tim gave a wry grin at Tony’s complete silence.

“If I bring Gibbs in and he tells you, will you believe you’re not hallucinating?” he asked.

“Gibbs is here?” the genuine relief in Tony’s voice at the question caused Tim to growl lowly again. Tony looked up startled.

“I’ll let him come in, but don’t even think of going near him or letting him touch you. You belong to me,” Tim snapped. Tony looked immediately taken aback. Tim sighed and ran a hand through his messy bed hair. This was not going to be an easy thing to explain. It was not that he thought Gibbs was going to throw Tony over his shoulders and run off with the other wolf, but the elder man was a recognized Alpha to Tony in the normal human world. Tim and his wolf were both riding high in their dominant headspace and having someone who was clearly another dominant near Tony was not going to make it easy for Tim not to just up and bite Gibbs if he got to close to Tony.

“I’m not a damn possession, Tim, and I sure as hell don’t belong to you,” Tony snipped back. Tim narrowed his eyes and stalked back up to the bed. Tony went to stand, but Tim held his hand up for Tony to stop.

Tony whimpered as he felt a compulsion to stay where Tim pointed. Tim snapped his fingers and pointed to the floor. Tony slid down the side of the bed till he plopped down in front of Tim’s legs. He looked up in open astonishment at the smirk on Tim’s face and started to shake when he realized that he couldn’t refuse Tim’s orders. He felt as if Tim could tell him to roll over, ass up, and allow himself to be taken and he would without argument. Something akin to panic must have shown on Tony’s face, because Tim suddenly knelt in front of Tony and reached out to grasp his chin and prop his head back up.

“I am the Ulfric of this wolf clan, Tony…what?” Tim broke off when Tony shot him one of his I really don’t understand, but don’t want to look stupid looks.

“What the hell is an Ulfric?” Tony blatantly asked when given the opportunity.

Tim chuckled, “The King or leader of the wolf pack. It is my job to protect and lead all my wolves. I will never force you into anything that you truly do not want. When I say you’re mine it’s because my wolf knows your wolf wants him. We might be able to ignore any attraction between the two of us as humans, but our wolves are not going to be so accommodating,” Tim explained gently and watched relieved as he felt Tony slowly started to calm down.

“I can’t ignore an order from you. How am I supposed to function in the field without being able to call you out when you’re wrong,” Tony practically whispered.

Tim smiled softly and reached out slowly to pull Tony against him. He inhaled the strong, masculine scent of the new wolf and ran his hands up and down Tony’s muscular flanks. Tony leaned into the caress instinctively and nuzzled his mouth against Tim’s neck. He looked up after a moment in shock as if he couldn’t believe he had just done that.

“I feel like I’m spiraling out of control,” he whispered.

“Oh, Tony, you’re not going to spiral out of control while I’m your Pack-leader,” Tim tried to placate the older man and immediately realized it was the wrong direction to go with the situation. Tony’s human side didn’t understand how this worked and he wouldn’t easily accept that Tim was now his leader, but his wolf side was practically begging for the comfort and control Tim was offering.

Tony looked even more confused and Tim took a deep breath to try and explain again and more thoroughly.

“Okay, Tony, let’s take this slow and easy. How do you feel right now?” Tim asked quietly and pushed Tony back slightly so that he could see his facial expressions and judge by watching and not only by feeling.
Tony wrinkled his nose slightly and grew pensive.

“Like I’m about to jump out of my skin,” Tony finally answered.

“That’s because you’re adjusting to two forms, human and wolf. Both are equally part of who you are now and the challenge is to allow both of them to work together symbiotically. It will take a while for you to completely feel at home in your own skin. Anything else?” Tim prodded Tony to continue to lead the discussion.

“How the hell did we not know this about you? Do full moons mean anything? Does silver really kill us?” Tony suddenly had a million questions to Tim’s amusement.

“Maybe the bed would be more comfortable if we’re going to start a game of a hundred and one questions,” Tim hinted and stood up and put out a hand to help Tony up. Tony looked down at himself and seemed to suddenly realize his nudity. He blushed at the fact that he was completely stark naked in front of a fully clothed Tim. Then Tony stared up at the hand Tim offered. Suddenly Tim realized there was a lot more on the table than a simply hand up to Tony. He felt that Tony knew he could easily push himself up and fall back on the bed. There was no reason for him, a fully able healthy man, to accept Tim’s help for any other reason than he simply wanted to feel and be close to the other man. Tony didn’t even know he’d reached a decision until he felt Tim pulling him up, flush against his body for a second, and then settling easy onto the soft mattress. Tony held tightly onto Tim’s hand and when the other man didn’t make any move to pull away Tony slackened his grip. He watched mesmerized as Tim climbed on the bed, over him, and settled down with Tony snug against him.

“Alright, Tony, you never noticed for the reason most humans don’t ever notice. None of you really want to know what else is out there. Oh, it’s okay to watch shows or movies about it, but no one really wants to run into a real werewolf or vampire,” Tim began.

“Vampires are real?” Tony yelped. Tim looked down startled at the interruption.

“No, Vampires are not real as far as I know. Shape-shifters are in various forms. Obviously, we’re wolves, but there are also several large cat breeds out there, some birds, and a few others. The only thing I’ve never really run into or heard about is any type of bug. Different breed’s of shifters mainly keep to ourselves and have our own structure of living. Wolf packs have Ulfrics as their leaders. The Ulfric usually has a mate who is the Beta. Then there is the gamma. Structure and placement is very important to the pack. Everyone knows their place so they know where they belong,” Tim explained.

Tony followed along easily and grew still at Tim’s statement that everyone had a place to belong. Tim seemed to know this would have effect on him and stared straight into Tony’s eyes as he made the statement. Tony shivered as Tim’s all-knowing eyes seemed to peer down into his soul and leave him completely defenseless. Tony floundered for something to say and finally just looked hopelessly at Tim, wanting it to be made better. He hated this hollow, empty feeling at the bottom of his stomach. Tim leaned down the small distance between the two men and brushed his lips across Tony’s.

Tony moaned at the slight caress and suddenly felt himself spiraling out of control with desire. He plastered himself against Tim’s hard body and returned the kiss enthusiastically. Tim grunted at the sudden force of a naked DiNozzo in his lap, but quickly adjusted for the other man’s weight. Tony was squirming against his erection, opening his mouth happily, and when Tim reached up and squeezed the back of Tony’s neck, Tony went completely loose and pliant. The mating hormones were thick in the air again and Tim tried to regain control of his wolf as Tony made such an
effort to cause the exact opposite effect.

“Tony, god Tony, calm down. I want this and I am not going to be able to control what happens if you don’t stop,” Tim choked out as Tony abandoned his mouth to kiss down his neck. Tony lapped at the sweaty skin and nuzzled his nose into the crease.

“Don’t wanna stop, want to make you feel good, want the emptiness to go away,” Tony whimpered when Tim scooted back and held a hand up to stall Tony from following.

“You don’t know what’s happening, Tony. This isn’t just horniness or anything else like that. If I take you then I am claiming you. You don’t get to back out after that. Once my wolf and I are sated from your body and you are marked from head to toe, you are completely ours, we will kill anyone who ever has the audacity to try and touch or take you away from us,” Tim growled out between clenched teeth as Tony whined even more at the loss of touch. Something he said seemed to reach Tony, because the other agent’s eyes cleared a bit and he stared blindly at Tim.

“It’s just sex,” he whispered helplessly after a moment.

Tim shook his head negatively, “It wouldn’t be. Not between you and me. I’ve wanted you too long and your wolf was practically made for my wolf. If we have sex then I’m going to claim you as my mate and beta. You’ll belong to me even more as my mate than as just a member of my pack. You’ll have to put up with the fact that I’ll be territorial, jealous, and possessive with you like I’ve never been with anyone you’ve ever seen me date. I’ll expect not only obedience, but blind trust when it comes to the pack. You will be expected to not only do exactly as I say in bed, but in our pack life as well,” Tim quietly explained.

Tony watched him closely for a few minutes, “You really want this? You really want me? Why?”

Tim smiled wryly, “Only you would be able to ask that question and really not know the answer.”

Tony snorted darkly, “Oh, because I’m hot and easy. I thought…”
Tim broke into Tony’s tirade almost immediately when he saw where Tony was going, “Damn it to hell, Tony! Why are you always so quick to assume the worst? I want you because you’re funny and charming when you want to be. Even when you challenge me on just about anything and annoy the shit out of me I still want you. You drive me crazy with lust when you so much as look at another man or woman with desire.”

Tony stared at him blindly for a few minutes and then launched himself at Tim again. This time Tim didn’t even hesitate. He’d warned Tony what would happen and damn the consequences when Tony knew what to expect. Tim maneuvered them around and slammed Tony onto his back. Tim wrapped his hands around Tony’s wrists and slammed them above their bodies with a sense of déjà vu that they had been in this position earlier. Then he went to work licking, sucking, and biting his way from Tony’s lips to his hips. By the time Tim reached Tony’s groin Tony was squirming and gasping uncontrollably. Tim chuckled at the keening noise Tony made when Tim backed up off of him. He stood beside the bed and stared at the puddle of pure sex and want that was Tony DiNozzo.

“Tim, please,” Tony hoarsely begged as he stared submissively up at Tim. Tim saw the exact moment that everything shifted in Tony’s eyes from pure want to pure need. Tim peeled his shirt off and quickly unbuttoned his pants and shoved them out of the way along with his boxers thinking to himself that he might as well had stayed unclothed after his shift. Tony licked his lips as Tim revealed himself again and this time Tim let him look to his fill. Tim reached over into the bedside table and grabbed the lube that was a common stock item in werewolf safehouses.

“You sure about this, Tony, last chance to change your mind,” Tim hoarsely asked as he lubed up his cock slowly while watching Tony. Tony instinctively spread his legs wide as Tim climbed back on the bed. He watched wide-eyed as Tim knelt over him, still stroking himself continuously, Tony’s eyes locked onto Tim’s hand and cock. Tim covered a couple of his fingers with extra lube and reached down to probe gently into Tony’s depth. He felt the area clench around his fingers with an almost painful tightness. Tim glanced up to check on Tony. He found Tony’s eyes closed, head tilted back, mouth open and moaning quietly. Tim curved his fingers and pushed back in and grinned gleefully as Tony’s eyes shot open and his moan went up several octaves. Tim prepped him thoroughly, but quickly.

Then when he felt that Tony was aptly ready Tim lined himself up to Tony’s lubricated entrance. He watched Tony’s facial expressions carefully as he slowly pushed inside. He closed his eyes only briefly as the welcoming heat enfolded around his head. When Tony gave a loud moan Tim’s eyes popped back open to watch as he slid the rest of the way in up ball’s deep. Tony looked up at him in a mixture of intense desire and partial pain at the burn. When Tim pulled back only slightly to maneuver back in and thrust against Tony’s prostate Tony immediately pushed back against him in reaction.

“More?” Tim teased as he ground his hips against Tony’s ass.

“Tim…,” Tony breathlessly whined at the little stimulation.

Tim’s eyes darkened as Tony pleaded with his eyes. Tim felt the wolf surge to the forefront and this time he willingly gave over as he felt Tony’s own wolf take over. Tony’s body went completely loose and pliant as Tim started to slam into Tony at a hard pace. Every time he pulled out Tim slammed all the way back, fully owning Tony in the most primal of ways. Tim rutted continuously hard and furious into his willing partner and when he felt close Tim leaned down to at the same time Tony bared his neck. Tim’s teeth found the delicate skin right under Tony’s ear and bit down hard enough to draw blood and leave a scar. As soon as the tangy blood touched Tim’s saliva Tim reached out mentally and pulled Tony’s mind fully into his own while thrusting his entire being into Tony’s own mind.
Their consciences swirled together, completely in sync, and finally entwined into an intricate rope binding them together forever.

Tim howled ferociously as his orgasm overtook him the moment the mating ritual was complete and he felt Tony come to completion at the same time. Finally, Tim collapsed down onto Tony and felt the other man wrap his arms around him protectively. This was perhaps the weakest moment of a dominant wolf’s life. The moment he bonded to his mate everything narrowed down to him and the one he took as his own. Tony instinctively was cradling him in a mental and physical cocoon of protection and Tim felt proud of the instantaneous way his mate seemed to understand what he was supposed to do.

They lay in a heap of tangled limbs and both drifted off into a restful slumber, completely aware of another being in a way that neither of them ever had felt before.

Chapter Two: Teaching His Rules

Tim came awake in the lazy comfortable way one usually did after an extremely peaceful and deep rest. He felt the body on top of his and immediately felt the muted presence of someone in the back of his mind. The previous activities of the day came rushing back to him in a flurry of images. He grinned when he remembered the body slumbering quite loudly on top of him was Tony and the presence in the back of his mind was their mating link.

Tim resisted the urge to follow the link and immerse himself as completely as he had the night before. He understood now why so many mated pairs warned against getting too addicted to opening the link constantly between their linked minds. It could easily become hazardous to Tim’s ability to control, lead, and hold his place in the pack and it could also affect Tony and his ability to concentrate and perform on the job.

There was a stirring on top of both his body and in the back of his mind as Tony stretched and then stilled completely. Tim watched amused as Tony’s eyes slowly opened and took in his surroundings, including Tim underneath him.

“Hi,” Tim grinned when Tony blushed ear to ear. Tim decided he liked the scarlet color Tony turned when not sure what to do or what to say.

“Um, hi,” Tony finally answered and rolled off Tim, but stayed close so that the front of his body was flush to Tim’s side and Tim’s arm wrapped securely around Tony. Tim leaned down and kissed Tony leisurely, enjoying the intimacy without the overpowering urge of mating.

“I can feel you inside of my head,” Tony whispered wondrously after many slow kisses and caresses.

Tim nodded and opened the link slightly so Tony could feel the depth of what he was feeling for his mate at the moment. He allowed Tony to bask in the tender emotion for a moment before slowly closing the link. Tony looked at him with a slight bit of awe at the way he had just felt Tim’s genuine feelings about him and Tim just smiled back at him.

“So, I take it we can’t stay in bed all day?” Tony finally pondered.

Tim sighed, “No, we definitely cannot stay in bed all day, even though I really want to. I promise you that. Gibbs has probably put a hole in the floor from pacing and I’m sure Sarah is about to bite him in aggravation. They don’t always get along so well. Gibbs isn’t really Pack so he doesn’t treat Sarah with the deference she’s used to. I’m sure Abby would like to see for herself that you came through your first shift alright.”

“Is Abby one of us?” Tony asked.

“Yeah, she’s a born shifter like Sarah and me. Gibbs already knew about shifters from the Corp. A lot of lone wolfs join up to ground themselves without an alpha to hold them in line. When I realized that Gibbs knew about our kind I told him what I was,” Tim explained as he climbed out of bed. He resisted the urge to crawl back under the covers when Tony whined at the loss of bodily contact.

“C’mon, Tony, up and at it,” Tim ordered and Tony scrambled out of the bed. Then looked angry at his quick compliance and glared at Tim.

Tim chuckled, “Soon you’ll find it easier to not immediately do the things that are more like suggestions. It’s only when I push obedience into the link that you will feel the absolute need to do what I say. It’s only hard to ignore anything I tell you right now because we’ve just bonded. Give it time, Tony, and it will get easier. I...I will try and watch how I word things. At work I will be extra careful not to make anything I say come out as an order. Gibbs is still the boss and you’re still my senior field agent.”

Tony immediately went from pissed to appeased. Then he looked down, suddenly realizing that he had no clothes on.

Tim tossed a pair of sweats and a shirt to Tony, “Here, put these on. As soon as we can we’ll run to your apartment and pick up some things to tide you over for awhile.”

Tim watched as Tony pulled on the clothes slowly. His body was obviously aching and Tony grimaced as he bent down to pull up the sweats. Tim ducked his head to hide the grin at Tony’s obvious reminder of their heavy duty love making early that morning. Tony’s scent grew heavy with arousal as the physical reminder must have flashed through his thoughts as well.

“What do you mean to tide me over for awhile? I’m not going to be staying at my place?” Tony asked as he slipped in the bathroom to relieve himself.

Tim shot him a bemused glanced, “I told you before we mated how I would get once I claimed you. Did you actually think that you are going to be spending any night away from me?”

Tony looked startled as he came back into the bedroom, “I didn’t think you’d want me around you twenty-four seven. I just thought you’d want me available for…uh…” Tony’s voice drifted off as he blushed red in embarrassment.

Tim grimaced as he realized what Tony’s presumption had been, “Tony, if I could handcuff your ass to me forever I would, but since that would be impractical not to mention uncomfortable, I’m just going to have to settle with you staying living with me. I’ll get Abby to take you to some of the vacant pack houses and you can see if there is one you’d like. If not we’ll start looking for something a bit bigger whenever we have the chance.”

Tony froze up at Tim’s casual mentioning of buying a house simply because Tony didn’t like any of the other houses available. This time his normal funny-guy routine came easy to him.

“Sounds an awful lot like I’m your wife, McGee,” he drawled as he pulled the shirt over his head. By the time he had pulled it over his chest Tim was in his face with his hand cupping Tony’s cock tightly. Tim stood completely still for a moment and stared at Tony until the other man gulped nervously.

“I assure you, Tony. I know full well that you are most definitely NOT my wife,” Tim said seriously as he clutched even harder on Tony’s cock at the word wife.

Tony eyes dilated and he hardened quickly in Tim’s hand. Then Tim found himself thrown back on the bed, his legs dangling to the floor, and Tony kneeling in between them with an intent expression on his face. Tim moaned as Tony easily pulled his pants down and swallowed Tim’s cock with ease. Tim found himself relaxing into the care of his mate in a way that he had never really relaxed around another wolf before.

Tony nipped, licked, and sucked him from his balls to the tip before expertly applying pressure to exactly the right places and sucking him down completely in a motion that had him bucking up into Tony’s mouth and coming uncontrollably. Tim marveled at the way Tony instinctively used the link to know how to touch and pleasure him. As soon as Tim collapsed back on the bed, Tony shifted back on his haunches and smiled smugly up at him.

Tim reached out and yanked Tony on top of him before kissing him hard and possessively on the mouth, Tony’s hair gripped firmly in his hands.
Tim was just about to rip Tony’s shirt back off of him when a scent wafted into the hormone thickened air. Tim sat up and growled immediately before slipping out of the bed and turning to Tony who was watching him curiously.

“Get dressed NOW,” Tim snapped and did the same as Tony jumped up and did as he was told.

Tim slowed as the scent came no closer than down the hall and then receded. He growled, aggravated at the wordless warning he had just been given.

“Is that wood and gun oil?” Tony asked from behind him and Tim turned enough to see him crinkle his nose.

“Yeah, that would have been Gibbs. He came to the top of the stairs at the end of the hallway and then turned around and went back downstairs. It was close enough to push his smell into our scenting path,” Tim explained as he opened the door and ushered Tony out.

“Why do you sound all growly…whoa, what is that?” Tony asked then stopped completely near the end of the hallway and inhaled deeply.
Tim laughed outright as Tony noticed his enhanced senses again. Tony’s head swiveled and look dead at him and then Tim barely had time to brace himself before Tony was pressed against him, nuzzling at his neck, and scenting him.

“You smell good!” Tony exclaimed as he lapped at Tim’s neck, nibbled, and sucked just as he had earlier in the bedroom to another part of Tim’s anatomy.

“I mean, you smelled good before and all, but I wasn’t really paying attention to scent rather than how much you felt good, but now that I can smell all those other people…and they really don’t smell that good…all that sweat, but you smell like…like…ink…and donuts…and blood…blood?” Tony’s voice turned from intrigue to worry almost instantly.
Tim sighed as Tony went immediately from not only sniffing him, but trying to touch every inch of his body at one time.

“It’s fine, Tony, I shot that bastard that bit you and only barely washed off. Blood is one of the easiest things to scent. The iron makes it a slightly pungent but bitter smell,” Tim said sternly and reached to grab Tony’s forearms and separate them slightly so he could look at Tony as he reassured him.

“We need a shower after I handle this,” Tim said after a moment of Tony looking at every possible inch of Tim that he could with clothes on.
Tony nodded, not saying a word, and Tim peered closer at him trying to discern what was going on in his mate’s head. Tony was only quiet when he was worried or upset.

“You don’t need to think about that asshole, Tony. He bit you and he knew what the penalty is for not only being on my territory, but infecting a human without permission. It’s a warning and a boot out of town for the first one, but the second is a killing offense,” Tim tried to reassure Tony, but knew deep down it wasn’t really working.

“There’s a lot I don’t know about this world isn’t there,” Tony asked after a moment.

Tim nodded and stated, “A lot, Tony, but you’ll learn as you go. I’ll answer any questions you ask me, though, if there is anything you are curious about.”

Tony snorted, “Tim, I just became a werewolf and mated to my work partner who is apparently a werewolf king. I have a lot of questions, but they can wait until we take care of this.”

Tim immediately caught the emphasis on “we” and nodded understandingly. He found himself immensely pleased that while he was the dominant in their mating, Tony would not be content to simply bare his neck and stay back when dangerous or even irritating situations arose. Tim had desired a strong mate who would not only be his lover, but someone who would be able to stand up to him and stand beside him without Tim having to worry about losing his life mate.

They headed back down the stairs and when they reached the little twist that lead into the main living room, Tim took the lead. He could feel Tony’s eyes burning into his back for a moment, but Tony eventually followed after him. Tim briefly wondered how hard it was going to be for Tony to be completely comfortable with Tim taking the lead.

Deep down, Tim was sure that Tony had always subconsciously needed someone to take control, but Tim was equally sure that Tony had never come to terms with this need inside himself. Tony could even possibly be ashamed of it. From what Tim had observed over the years, humans did not readily give into their dominant or submissive sides, often hiding it away from anyone who might guess the truth about their kinkier lifestyle and make fun of them. Now Tony was being forced to deal with this facet of his identity and Tim had a feeling that after the honeymoon period ended Tony was going to rebel against him. Tim ignored the foreboding feeling and concentrated on their current issue.

The first thing Tim noticed was Abby teetering back and forth with barely contained enthusiasm that was obviously aimed at Tony by the way her eyes lit up, regardless of an underlying shadow that marked her concern, when they came through the door.

The second thing Tim observed was that Gibbs and Sarah were standing as far apart as possible from one another. He resisted the urge to roll his eyes. The first time the two had met, when Sarah had been accused of murder, they had been fine. It was only after Gibbs found out about Tim’s werewolf status that the two began to subtly butt heads. Tim figured it was because of the fact that he accepted Gibbs as his alpha at work and Sarah couldn’t understand an Ulfric that allowed himself to be bossed around.

Tim’s head whipped around when Gibbs approached them. He willed his wolf down and did his best not to snarl. Gibbs must have sensed something because he slowed immensely and stopped a few feet in front of both of them.

“Tony, you alright?” Gibbs asked quietly as he ran an assessing eye over his senior field agent. Tim couldn’t help the responding glare at Gibbs obvious perusal of Tony’s health. Did Gibbs not think that Tim wouldn’t have called Ducky or someone else in the minute there was even a hint of trouble or trauma with Tony’s change?

“I’m fine, boss,” Tony told Gibbs flatly and then stepped closer to Tim so that Tim could feel him breathing against his neck. Tim allowed the scent and proximity of his mate to settle his wolf. There was no threat to Tony in the living room. Tony was perfectly safe and none of these people, his family and friends, were going to try and take Tony from him.
Gibbs next words had him loosing the little bit of control he’d gained and seeing red.

“Is this going to be a problem at work? Do I need to see about transferring one of you?”

Tim growled ferociously and was in Gibbs face in an instant. He barely registered Abby shying away from the upset dominants, but he was already responding to Gibbs’ threat.

“You are not going to take Tony away from me. I don’t give a damn about rule number twelve in this instance,” he snarled.

Gibbs didn’t react and stayed perfectly calm. He met Tim’s eyes evenly before answering, “I didn’t mean anything like that, Tim, but I have to make sure that everyone on my team is safe. I just need to know that you’re not going to rip out some witness’s throat because they flirted with Tony.”

Tim startled at Gibbs rationale and bluntness. Gibbs was watching him, amused as Tim sifted through Gibbs’ statement and unasked question.

“I’m not going to eat any witness that has the good sense to see and try to attract Tony, but I’m not going to put up with unnecessary pawing or touching,” Tim finally answered grouchily.

“Hello? Tony, standing right here, and you should trust me enough to know that I’m not going to put up with someone “pawing or touching” me,” Tony’s voice mocked Tim’s words back at him and Tim resisted the urge to let his wolf drag Tony off and remind him who was in charge of this relationship. Tim’s human side understood the sentiment of personal freedom all too well and he refused to break Tony as so many had obviously tried before him.

Tony then turned his attention back to Gibbs, “And Tim is not going in the field without me on his six,” he growled just as protectively and possessively as Tim previously had. Tim felt a wave of pride in his mate wash over his own wolf nature. He might be a possessive top, but anyone who was in the know understood that strong submissives were just as protective and possessive.

Gibbs chuckled and raised his hands in defeat.

“Alright, no splitting you up as long as you both behave, but the first time someone is hurt without just cause, or I catch you fucking in the elevator, there is going to be repercussions. No more killing your naughty wolves during work hours unless there is a threat like today,” Gibbs seriously warned.

Tim nodded, “Sounds fair. Now, my mate and I have some things to discuss and he also needs to eat.”

As if on cue Tony’s stomach rumbled loudly and everyone laughed.

“I’ll order pizza for both of you and then we’ll head out,” Abby chipped in happily and pulled out her cell phone. She sidled up to Tim and Tony, and when Tim gave her a nod of permission she threw her arms around Tony.
Tim turned his attention to Gibbs for a moment when the man said, “I’m going to head out as soon as Abs is done so I can drop her off.”

Tim gave him a grateful nod, his overwhelming possessiveness not rearing its ugly head with Tony standing away from the other alpha male.
Both men turned to glance at the quietly talking pair when Abby started to buzz in excitement.

“I came in and cuddled you when you were shifted, but now you’re awake and I just needed to hug you again. I’m so happy you’re okay; Boss man and Timmy would have been murderous if something happened to you. You are not allowed to die, ever, got that?” Abby rambled on to Tony’s amusement.

“Abby, let the man go and order the pizza,” Gibbs ordered, but couldn’t help and grin when Abby just shook her head and burrowed into Tony a little more. Tony patted her back and held tightly to her for a few seconds while everything overwhelmed him for a moment.

It didn’t take any time for Tony to realize Abby was sniffling quietly and her body was shuddering against his. He looked up helplessly to Tim. Tim nodded towards the kitchen and indicated for them to go outside for some privacy.

Feeling Tony pull her forwards, Abby slipped out of his embrace, but locked her fingers tightly around Tony’s.

“Coffee, then sunshine?” she asked quietly as they entered the small room.
Tony just nodded and Abby narrowed her eyes in thought. Something was wrong with Tony and if she was going to head off his normal evasion tactics then she would have to be skillful about it. She set about making the coffee and allowed Tony a few minutes to get his bearings. Finally, when the coffee pot had finished brewing she poured their cups and fixed them quickly.

He gave an approving hum when she dumped three heaping spoonfuls of sugar and a heavy dose of cream into one cup before handing it to him. She grinned as he inhaled deeply and the look of pure enjoyment on his face made her giggle.

“It smells amazing,” Tony replied as he took his first sip and then a larger gulp.

“Lots of things do with our enhanced sense of smell,” Abby replied and then led him out the side door and into a large backyard. Abby sat down at a small garden table. Tony followed her example and sank into the other chair.

“Not everything,” he muttered and glared at the table as if it had committed some act of animosity. Abby looked at Tony confused. She could tell something was bothering him immensely, but it was always hard to pin down exactly what was with him.

“Tony, what’s wrong?” she finally just asked and watched as Tony’s eyes developed the hooded expression he wore when weighing and debating what he would say next. Abby grimaced and thought to herself that this would not do at all.

“Don’t lie to me, Tony, please. You are my Ulfric’s mate and therefore second in our pack and if there is something wrong then it is every packmember’s obligation to try and help, but more than that I am your friend. You’re my best friend, Tony, surely you know that. Please, tell me what’s bothering you?” Abby pleaded softly.

“Tim killed that other shifter because of me,” Tony finally muttered. Abby drew back confused.

“He infected you, Tony, and would have ripped your throat out if Tim hadn’t acted. Why do you feel guilty over the fact that Tim did his duty as Ulfric?” she asked after a moment.

Tony looked up incredulously, “Abby, he killed that other shifter. He didn’t think or stop or anything, he just reacted. I don’t remember anything but a sharp pain and then Tim was pumping bullet after bullet into him. When his chamber was unloaded he walked towards him and then I passed out. What happened, Abby? Tim smells so damn good, but there is this heavy scent of…of…,” Tony broke off and shrugged helplessly as if unsure of how to go on or explain.

Abby thoughtfully pondered on his words before slowly articulating her reply, “Tony, it’s no wonder that you don’t know much about our society, but there are strict rules and regulations that all shifters have to abide by. The Ulfric is more than just a leader. He is someone who has proven his ability to care for and protect the pack.”

She stopped and made sure Tony was paying attention, “Tim took over our pack almost as soon as he transferred here. If you want the truth that is why we stopped dating. I could never hold the second in command position in a pack. It’s not in my nature to be able to balance Tim out and my wolf also doesn’t possess the raw power to demand respect and obedience that an Ulfric’s mate must have.”

Tony felt his face flush at the hidden compliment, “Why’d he take over the pack? Tim doesn’t strike me as the type to take over anything without a good reason,” he mused and watched surprised as Abby’s face darkened.
Abby took a deep breath, “I stayed away from the previous pack, making sure to avoid other shifters at all costs so that I would not be forced in front of the Ulfric and made to join his pack. Tim went, as another alpha, to introduce himself and claim a lone wolf status.”

When she paused Tony saw her hands shaking slightly. He reached over and grabbed them in his and ran a soothing thumb over her palms. She shot him a grateful look.

“I don’t know what Tim saw that made him challenge Dominic, that was the previous Ulfric, but when I saw him next day he was radiating so much dominant energy that I knew something had happened before he even told me. When an Ulfric takes over a pack he gains an enormous amount of power through the pack mentality and Tim was totally showing that. He told me what happened, we broke up, and he set about changing the ranks within the pack. Sarah showed up two weeks later and slid into the second position and I officially left my New Orleans pack and joined Tim’s,” Abby seemed out of breath when she finished.

Tony processed everything he’d been told and leaned back to think. He wanted Tim more than anything in the world at this moment. Everything in the past seemed completely second to his desire for Tim. Tony was deep in thought when he heard an unfamiliar voice behind them.

“Abby, I thought you’d be home by now,” Tony watched as Abby froze as a male voice sounded from a few feet away. He watched suspiciously as she turned and gave a tight smile to the new wolf. Tony followed her gaze to land on another wolf. Tony started as he realized he had assessed the male as a wolf immediately.

The man sized him up at the same time and smiled leeringly at him. Tony narrowed his eyes. The man was attractive in a classical sort of way with brown hair and glittering eyes, but Tony felt something akin to menace pulsing in the way the wolf stood.

“Patrick, I thought you had better manners than to stand upwind. It’s not very nice to try and sneak up on us,” Abby chided, but the wolf just waved her off.

“So this is the Ulfric’s new pet?” he chuckled and sized Tony up and down. Tony immediately took offense and flew out of his chair and in front of her.

“Who are you?” He snarled. Tony tried to hold on to his temper, but something was urging him to see red.

“Down, pup, now! Show some manners to your betters,” the other male wolf snapped back and was in Tony’s space immediately.

Tony felt something akin to razor blades washing over his skin and suddenly the air was crackling with energy. The small space between them seemed to be crinkling with electricity. Distantly he heard Abby yelling.

“TONY! PATRICK! STOP! TIM!”

Tony was about to jump when Tim flew in between them and positioned Tony firmly behind him. Tim grabbed Tony’s wrist and squeezed warningly when he heard Tony growl deep at Patrick from behind him. He leveled a glare at Patrick and waited to see what his former third in command would do.
Patrick quickly reacted and bared his throat quickly.

“Sorry, Ulfric, but you should teach your mate better manners,” Patrick snarled.

Tim heard Tony react behind him again. Tony tensed completely and then Tim felt the answering surge of anger flow through their bond and Tim had to keep tight control so he wasn’t overwhelmed by Tony’s desire to rip Patrick’s throat out. He tugged on Tony’s wrist and pulled him flush up against his back and felt his mate relax against him slightly.

“Why are you here, Patrick? You should know better than to come near a newly changed wolf and my claimed mate at that. You’re lucky I haven’t torn your throat out by now,” Tim snapped back.

Patrick curled his upper lip slightly, but the words that came out of his mouth were completely respectful.

“I was checking on you all, Ulfric. I heard about the mating and wanted to see if there was anything I could do for either of you,” Patrick smoothly answered and Tim’s felt his metaphorical fur unruffle slightly.

Tim nodded to Patrick before ordering, “Go home and think before you enter a situation like this again.”

Patrick’s back straightened and he nodded his head before turning and walking away.

Tim turned when Sarah growled behind him, “That man is trouble, brother, I told you that when he became your third and now that he is not hierarchy at all? He is going to act. Kick him out, kill him, allow something unbecoming to happen to him, it doesn’t matter, but please act.”

Tim glared at Sarah, “I am not going to have anything happen to a member of my pact without irrefutable evidence that they have committed a wrong doing.”

“He might not have committed it, but he is thinking about it!” Sarah angrily snapped back.

Tim felt his wolf wanting to react angrily, but he pushed the instinct down with an effortless ability he had perfected since puberty.

“Go home, Sarah. In fact, everyone go home,” he demanded and then grabbed Tony’s wrist and practically dragged him into the house. Tony instinctively stayed quiet as Tim muttered to himself and collected whatever belongings he had here. He dragged Tony upstairs and into the shower where they quickly washed one another.

“I’m going to fuck you through the mattress when we get home,” Tim murmured against Tony’s neck as the waters washed away the sweat, blood, and grime.

Tony shuddered at the dark promise in the words. Tim turned the knobs off the shower and grabbed a couple towels off the rack. He dried Tony off and then himself. Tim left for a second and came back with two more sets of sweats and shirts. He dressed Tony as if he were a child and then himself.
Then without a word to Tony, he grabbed Tony’s wrist again and dragged him outside to his car. He pushed Tony into the passenger side seat, but when he went to buckle the seatbelt for Tony he found his own wrists loosely held.

“I can buckle myself in, Tim. Come on, let’s just go home,” Tony kept his voice level and watched as a little of Tim’s aggravation seeped from his eyes.

“Yeah,” Tim finally responded and made his way to the driver’s side and slipped behind the wheel. They made it back to his apartment in record time and inside quickly. Tim stopped momentarily to order the forgotten pizza and then pulled Tony into the bedroom.

Tim watched Tony’s eyes darken as he stripped his shirt off and then turned to start digging through a drawer. Tim tossed the old shirt onto the bed and watched covertly as Tony hesitantly reached out to finger the worn cotton material. He drew it to him after a moment and inhaled deeply of the musky, spicy scent he’d learned to recognize as Tim’s. He crumpled the shirt in his fist and glanced back up at the chuckle coming from Tim.

“Put it on, Tony, that’s why I took it off,” Tim teased.

Tony glared at him and Tim just laughed harder. It took a few minutes for Tony to realize he had not immediately felt the need to put on the shirt after ordered, but Tim noticed the minute his mate’s eyes lighted up.

“I thought you said it would be awhile before I could resist simple orders?” Tony asked as he pulled the shirt over his head on his own terms.

Tim shrugged, “It depends on the person. It really doesn’t surprise me that you were able to do it quickly.”

“Why?” Tony immediately asked.

Tim cringed slightly. They had not talked about Tony’s issues or past at all and this zeroed in on one of Tony’s key traits. He sighed and ran his fingers through his hair before sitting down next to Tony.

“Tony, the only person I have ever seen you follow orders for is Gibbs. I don’t know who instilled the belief that authority figures screw you over and therefore you have to take apart every possible piece of the order before doing it, but I know someone did,” Tim gently answered and prayed Tony would realize that he wasn’t prying.

Tony was shock still and Tim could practically feel the wheels turning in his brain. He waited patiently for some type of reaction, but was completely surprised by what Tony did.

“It’s not like I was beaten a lot or anything growing up. I was raised a rich kid in the right neighborhood among the right people. I went to the right school and wore the right clothes. My parents bragged about me at their social circles and all, but if you asked one of them how old I was on any given day they wouldn’t know the answer. When my mother died I was sent to the school councilor and she asked me how I was feeling,” Tony paused for a moment before continuing.

“I told her I was okay, but she didn’t buy it and kept pressing. She told me it was perfectly normal for me to miss my mom kissing me goodnight, tucking me in, reading to me, and all sorts of other things. When she paused and looked at me she noticed that I looked confused. She asked me what was wrong and I asked her if other parents actually did those things,” Tony stopped for a moment and took a deep breath. Tim patiently waited for him to continue, while holding firmly to control his wolf that was quickly become rapid with fury over the treatment of his mate.

“I thought they were made up things on television and in movies like other fantasy things,” Tony’s voice had taken on a sardonic tone, “She was so shocked that she contacted child authorities after questioning me for a while and claimed that I was neglected and therefore emotionally abused,” Tony’s voice grew quieter as he finished and Tim desperately wanted to reach out and pull Tony into his arms, but resisted the urge knowing it would make Tony stop talking.

“My dad smoothed everything out with a check, beat the shit out of me for the first time, and shipped me off to boarding school as soon as my split lip healed up. It was a military academy, but I loved it. I made a lot of friends and felt like I had a family for the first time. I actually wanted to go into the forces after I graduated even though I was only eight,” Tony stopped again and gave a bitter laugh.

“Sometimes I think the only reason I didn’t was because my dad would probably not had a problem with it. Plenty of respectful gentlemen served at one time or another. When I majored in Phys Ed and then became a cop is when he cut me off completely through his attorney. I only hear from him like once a year,” Tony finally seemed to finish up and Tim quickly reached out and crushed Tony to him.

“I will never leave you, ever, and if you ever feel neglected you will come talk to me,” Tim pushed authority into the last sentence and prayed that Tony would understand why he was pushing that point. Tony looked startled at the statement, but Tim could see the emotion swirling in Tony’s eyes.

“Tony, do you understand?” Tim asked in a softer tone when Tony just continued to stare at him.

Tony gave a brief nod as if unsure of what would come out if he opened his mouth.

“Tony, answer me, please. Tell me you understand and won’t hide from me. I love you and will always care for you,” Tim’s voice held a bit of steel, but the compassion seeped through in voluptuous amounts.

“Yes, Tim, I understand even if I don’t know why,” Tony finally remarked.
Tim shook his head, “I know Tony and we’re going to work on that. I promise that eventually you will realize it’s because I love you, you’re mine, and I take care of what I love and what belongs to me.”

Tim watched as Tony shivered slightly and then he felt a slight wave push against his mental blocks on their link. Tim smiled and dropped the barriers slowly and felt Tony’s also drop instinctively. They were going to have to work on Tony mastering all of his new abilities soon. The intensity of their link immediately kicked in as soon as the walls were completely down.

Tim allowed his wolf to come into play and he slid in front of Tony and pushed him down on the bed. Tony readily went down on his back, but leaned up eagerly to meet Tim’s mouth when he swooped down to kiss Tony’s lips. He ruthlessly devoured Tony’s mouth and nipped at his bottom lip.

“I’m going to kiss you till you’re lips are so swollen it will be obvious what we spent the rest of the day doing,” Tim murmured in between breaths. Tony moaned and bucked up a little looking for stimulation. Tim shifted his weight to hold Tony down more firmly.

“Don’t move, Tony, I’m going to show you how much you’re wanted and what you do to me,” Tim kept his voice low and husky.

“Tim, please,” Tony hoarsely cried out and Tim chuckled slightly.

“You like hearing what I’m going to do before I do it, mate?” Tim teased before whispering right into Tony’s ear before darkly promising, “I’m going to fuck you so hard that you’ll be walking funny for days. The whole of NCIS is going to know what you’ve been up to if not with who.”

“I want you inside me, Tim, so bad,” Tony said as Tim set about licking and nipping at Tony’s tan skin. He didn’t take the time to pull Tony’s clothes off; he just ripped his own shirt into two pieces and then the same with Tony’s boxers. He admired Tony’s hard and leaking cock for a second before nipped and licking down it as well. When he reached Tony’s inner thighs he suckled slightly at the delicate skin and placed his hands on either side of Tony’s hips to hold him down before biting into the sensitized area.

Tony wailed and practically came off the bed with a shout.

“What did I tell you about staying still, Tony, am I going to have to spank you?” Tim teased and grinned upwards to Tony so he would know that Tim was joking. The reaction he got was not at all what he was expecting and Tim cursed himself for being so clueless for the second time that night.

Tony stilled completely, but Tim smelled the thickened arousal immediately.

“You like that, Tony? You want me to lay you over my lap and tan that beautiful ass with my hand or maybe my belt?” Tim asked with some of the main teasing tone, but serious this time. He wanted to make sure this was something Tony wanted as well.

“Tim, please, please Tim!” Tony began to beg and squirm again almost simultaneously.

Tim shimmied off Tony’s body quickly and pulled the agent up and over his lap with ease. Tim planted his feet on the ground to get good balance and then started to slowly add little taps across the twin firm globes. Tony stayed completely still and Tim felt the slight upset at Tim not immediately laying into him.

“You ever have done this before, Tony? Been over somebody lap, ass up, and receiving a spanking as an adult?” Tim asked.

Tony shook his head and Tim drew back and laid a very good smack and watched as his handprint immediately began to show.

“It’s okay, Tony, I know you think that I’m going slow and that’s fine, but understand that I will get you where you need to go. I just need you to give your body over to me, Tony. You’ve already done it physically, but I need you to let go and trust me to take care of you emotionally,” Tim murmured.

He picked up the pace as Tony started to pant and his entire ass began to turn a pleasant pink color and then started to darken into a red hue. Tim started to slow down, but Tony’s lust shot up when he landed another really good smack in exactly the place he’d just landed. Tony was squirming and crying out incomprehensible pleas. Tim realized with slight shock that Tony was close to coming and when Tony twisted his head slightly to look over at Tim blearily, Tim felt another shot of arousal shoot through him at the sight of Tony so lost in their connection.

“That’s it, mate, give yourself over to me,” Tim murmured and Tony shuddered at the sound of his voice.

“Tim, please” Tony sighed as Tim picked up the pace one last time. The sound of Tony’s soft pleas almost me him come in his pants.

“I want you to come for me, now!” Tim ordered and Tony thrust down one time into his lap and came with a cry. Tim didn’t waste any time pushing Tony back down on the bed on his back and pulling out his own cock. He grabbed the lube and prepared himself and Tony quickly before lifting Tony’s leg apart and pushing into Tony’s welcoming heat.

Tony lay boneless across the bed and Tim rode him hard and steady with increasing loss of control. It was the moan from Tim sliding across Tony’s over sensitized prostate that had Tim spilling into Tony and crying out his name. Then he collapsed to Tony’s side and pulled him up against him tightly.

“Mine,” he growled quietly and lapped over one extremely dark love bite adorning Tony’s neck.

“Keep me forever?” the quiet question would not have been heard if Tim hadn’t been a wolf.

He leaned back over to turn Tony’s head slightly and kiss Tony’s lips gently.

“Always,” he answered just as quietly, but with a sense of conviction he’d never felt before.

He let Tony drift off, while he kept an ear out for the pizza. For now, he was content to just lay still and hold his mate.