AN: I'm so sorry for the delay but my muse and life seem to have gotten in the way so here's the latest chapter. It's really filler while my muse works on coming back.
Carl Elias had never been a jealous man. He'd never let any emotion run his life until he'd met John Reese. That damn Alpha was everything he wasn't, tall, handsome, charismatic, plus with a full head of thick wavy hair.
Growling he paces, barely keeping his wolf in check as the events in his life keep unfolding with what looks like a head on collision with John and his pack. No matter what he does it seems as if fate is determined for the two wolves to lock paws and go head to head in a fight that could lead to one of their deaths. If only John would play nice; but no he didn't play at all if he didn't like you; then you were less than nothing. If he thought you were nothing then by that time it's too late because he'd be at your throat ripping it out. No, it was as if John could sense that Elias had done him wrong - he had but he wouldn't dwell on that as he couldn't change the past - and from the looks of it the future was shaping out up to be explosive.
He couldn't believe that his pack had bungled his perfectly thought out plan to land one Detective Joss Carter and keep her off his back, and maybe in the process notice him as wolf and man. Damn, if only he'd gotten there sooner he could have tried to convince her that she and her cub could have been a part of his pack. Although he doubted she'd be amenable since her cub was injured by members of his pack. Damn it once again, John Reese was getting in between him and something he wants. Since he had yet to pick a mate to bear his cubs, his wolf definitely had taken notice of the pretty detective. Hmm this really did create quite the dilemma with the woman, her cub, and the Outlaw Pack.
Shit he thinks. It seems to always comes down to him coming in a close second to John Reese which was concerning. Damn his unruly pack; a pack that he'd wrestled from his bastard of a father after killing him and his brother for their treachery. Sighing he takes a deep breath trying to think of a way that doesn't end in a dispute with the other pack; not that he was afraid of them, but he was realistic. John Reese was a powerful full blooded born wolf unlike Elias who was made one much to the disgust of his pack. Not that they would say it aloud but with the senses wolves had, they couldn't hide it. However, he knew that even in their disgust they were too scared of him to voice those thoughts, and for that he could only feel satisfied. At least they knew what a dangerous man or wolf he could be. Still his pack should have known better...
Scar, his beta/right hand or paw wolf once questioned his growing obsession/fascination with Carter but after Elia's almost shifted in response, no further comments were made on the matter. This was as it should be since he was the Alpha of the pack and his word was law; even as he knew Scar meant no harm nor disrespect since the man had been with him from the beginning. Hell he got the nickname taking a blade meant for Elias himself so he couldn't be too upset, it was just a very touchy situation with him obsessing over Carter and his beta just wanted to make sure he kept his head in the game.
Which could be the reason it seemed that every time he set up one of his operations that bitch, he means that affectionately, was one step behind dogging him and his pack, closing shit down, costing him time and money. This meticulous police work only caused his obsession to grow, causing distractions that he could ill afford and yet his wolf was making his opinion known. He was interested if the tail wagging was any indication and ready to mate. Still he was shocked that she had not as of yet connected him or his pack with any of those illegal operations.
Damn. The bitch was relentless and really did intrigue him in a way no other woman or wolf had before. She was beautiful, intelligent, fierce, and a loving mother. She reminded him of his mother. At first when his operations had started being shut down due to her diligent determined ass his first thought was to have her eliminated. However after having her checked out his annoyance turned into intrigue. Which even in his denial is heading towards obsession. Just imagining that mocha colored skin hidden by slacks and shirts that do little to hide curves had both man and wolf with tongues out panting.
No Elias had dreams of an empire; one that would rival his own father's or take over, eliminating the old man whom he hated with a fierceness that he knew was obsessive. Those dreams of an empire that included a mate worthy of his pack, of him, and of bearing his cubs. Someone as loving as his mother had been to him before being brutally murdered by his own father. And Detective Joss Carter fit that bill perfectly. He thinks of the way she came charging up at the hospital parking lot hissing and spitting mad.
"I'm sorry, but who the fuck died and made you king over me and my son," she snaps glaring at Elias with a look that could kill.
Just remembering her all incensed and passionate was enough to know his obsession with her was worth all the operations being shut down. Even if that annoying ass beta of John Reese's starting cackling like a fucking insane wolf that needed to be put down. He plays it cool though.
"Well you must be Detective Carter that I've had the pleasure of hearing all about. But that's neither here nor there as with our laws you and your son are a part of my pack by default." As she smiles at him he feels his heart beat faster as his wolf also sits up, but then she stomps on his heart with her next words.
"Let me see if I've got this right. One of your flea bitten mother fucking dogs attack my son, which is going to have him howling at the moon, you somehow think you have some claim on us?" She spits out viciously. She continues her tirade as fierce as when she fought for her son's life in the park.
He inwardly winced because even though his plan was to take her son it was never in his plans to see the kid hurt. No that was his dumb ass rogue wolves, and he was glad they had been put down by John and the Detective. Even so he and his men growl threateningly at Joss, but John along with the rest of his pack answer back and every wolf in the vicinity is fighting to not let the fur hit the fan.
Shit. How the hell could his plans go awry so fast? He was unsure but he knew he had to get a handle on this situation. So once again he plays it cool by being arrogant.
"I was being polite when I offered you my protection, Detective, but if you want to spit in my face and go it alone then be my guest. But remember, a debt is owed for the life that you took, that's pack law," Elias replies looking smug thinking he's backed her into a corner.
But she comes out swinging and fighting just as fierce as he was told she fought his pack mate in the park. No this bitch is just as tough as everything he's learned about her which is why he wants her to be his. Plus if he could take her away from John Reese that would be a bonus but the way she was breathing fire at him he knows that might be a lost cause. As she screams taking a step towards him only to be stopped by none other than John who put his filthy paws on his Joss. And she let him!
All that did was cement his obsession with her.
Except for the part where she kept trying to put his ass in jail, even if she had no clue it was him, but he knew that it was only a matter of time before the Detective put it all together. Shit! Why couldn't he have as competent a pack as John Reese's? Again Elias feels the pain of the green eyed monster as it rears its ugly head. Not only did John get her and his cub into his pack but by the possessive gleam in his eye and hold he had taken notice of her as well.
Picking up the glass of scotch he'd been slowly sipping his emotions get the best of him and he throws it against his office door. Damn, this was the story of his life. Never having or getting what he wanted. Never having a family. Never getting the chance to watch his mother grow old to see him take a mate and give her grandkids. And finally never having the love and respect of his father. Now to add to that his dreams of an empire were being assaulted on two fronts, one from Carter and one from the Outlaw Pack.
Elias knew he needed to get a handle on the situation before things really got out of hand. It was obviously time to rethink his plans for the Detective and her son since his original plan had gone to hell in a handbasket. Yes he definitely had to rethink his plans because failure was not an option; he planned to have Joss no matter what he had to do to get her. That included eliminating anyone who got in his way.
With those thoughts in mind he calms down and takes a seat. He leans back in his chair contemplating his next move with the ruthlessness that got him where he was today.