The moment Sherri walked into the house Miss Elizabeth knew something was wrong. She looked pale and did not acknowledge her or anyone since entering the house. Sherri immediately went to the living room bar, grabbed an empty glass, and put two cubes of ice in it. Miss Elizabeth didn't know what to think, her silence was more frightening than her volatile moods, but obviously something was on her mind and it wasn't good. "Sherri are you ok?", Miss Elizabeth asked gently. Sherri's back was to her as she swirled the drink in her hand, she turned around and was about to gulp it down but the moment she tasted the alcohol she spit it out. This seemed to knock her out of her trance. "What am I doing?" she suddenly asked no one in particular and put the glass down on the bar. One of her hands went to her stomach as if to protect it. Miss Elizabeth was confused by her behavior.

"What are you doing?", Miss Elizabeth asked with concern.

"You won't believe what the doctor told me.", Sherri said with bewilderment. Miss Elizabeth rushed over to Sherri and took her hands in hers to offer comfort. "Oh My God, Sherri are you all RIGHT?" Sherri looked at Miss Elizabeth and to her surprise, Miss Elizabeth could see tears in her eyes. She wrapped Sherri in a hug. "Tell me what's wrong? What did the doctor say?"

"I am pregnant," Sherri said so softly that Miss Elizabeth wasn't sure she heard her correctly. "You're pregnant?", Miss Elizabeth asked in astonishment. She pulled Sherri out of her embrace and looked at her square in the face. She could see Sherri was telling the truth. "Is it JBL's?", Miss Elizabeth asked and Sherri looked at her with scorn and knocked her hands away. "Of course, it's JBL's. What kind of question is that?", she said offended by the question. "I am sorry. It's just with all the craziness that's been going on around here I had to ask." Miss Elizabeth said defensively but then another thought came to mind. "Does JBL know?"

"No, I barely found out myself.", Sherri said as she paced the room.

"Did you break up with him?", Miss Elizabeth asked breathlessly.

"Yes, I told you I was before I went to my doctor's appointment.", Sherri's voice went up an octane.

"How did he take it?"

"Not well at all, there was a lot of yelling and his security had to retrain so I could l leave.", Sherri shuddered at the image that played in her mind of JBL being restained by his men. It wasn't fear she felt but desire. She had never seen him so out of control, he always had such impeccable manners, and he was always the gentleman. The key word being gentle. It's not that she wanted him to be abusive just not always so passive and a pushover. She needed someone who would challenge her, who was assertive, and who knew what they wanted and went for it. For once, she had gotten a glance of that side of JBL and it made her wonder if she had made a mistake, one of many today.

"Are you going to tell him?", Miss Elizabeth was of course referring to the baby.

"NO, and neither are you!" Sherri shouted petrified.

"But he has a right to know, he is going to be a father."

"I will not let anyone take my child away from me."

"Sherri, JBL wouldn't. He suffered too. He lost his family during the Great War. This would be a great blessing to both of you. A chance to heal the wounds that have haunted you both." Miss Elizabeth said gently.

"No, he will take the baby away from me.", Sherri said frantically, as she put a protective arm around her stomach.

"How can you be so sure?" Miss Elizabeth could not understand why Sherri would think JBL would be so cruel.

"How could he not? After what I did to Nikki." Sherri sucked in her breath," "OH MY GOD! Nicole. I have to put a stop to it!" Sherri said frantically as she ran toward the cellar she had imprisoned Nikki in with Randy. Miss Elizabeth was right behind her, her heart pounding a mile a minute. Praying Sherri did not figure out her involvement with Nikki's escape.

Sherri grabbed the keys from the key holder and unlocked the door. "Nikki!" "Nicole!" Sherri yelled desperately as she looked around the empty room. "Where is she? Where are they? BRETT!, BRETT!" Sherri screamed.

"Yes boss, what is it?" Brett yelled back as he entered the room and realized Nikki and Randy were nowhere in sight. "Where are they?" Brett said with a frown.

"That's what I want to know.", yelled Sherri hysterically. "You had one damn job and that was to watch them."

"I will get the men and search the grounds. They couldn't have gotten far, I checked on them a few minutes ago.", Brett said as he ran from the room to get his men.

"What have I done," Sherri whispered in horror. "What have I done." She repeated as she started to hyperventilate. She grabbed the bedpost to steady herself. "If they find out who her father is they will kill her. They will think she had something to do with all this."

"Then we will have to pray they don't", said Miss Elizabeth.

Randy woke with a start. He could hear someone calling his name. No, it was Nikki yelling his name. He could hear her a couple of rooms down the hall. He could feel her distress. Randy jumped out of bed in a fighting stance and realized he was in his room. He felt dizzy and sat down on his bed. His last memory was of his brother Nathan coming toward him and the relief he felt as he blacked out from exhaustion, knowing he and Nikki were safe.

"RANDY! RANDY!", he could hear her call his name again. He immediately put on a pair of pants and a T-shirt. Then followed the direction of Nikki's scent. He opened the door to the room he knew she was in, he was shocked to see her strapped to the bed. Her eyes were closed like she was asleep and his mother had a cold cloth on her forehead. His father and grandfather were in the room on the other side of the bed. "Why is she being restrained?", Randy growled, angered that his mate was being treated this way. His mother got up from the bed and approached him.

"Randy, honey, she is in heat and has been delirious with fever and want. We had to restrain her before she hurt herself or someone else. She barely settled down a few seconds ago. She probably senses you are near." said his mother delicately and hugged her son. "I am just so glad you are alright.", she said tearfully.

"How long have I been asleep?", Randy asked his mother as he returned her hug.

"You have been asleep for two days, son." said his father.

"Two days!" Randy exclaimed, and then another thought came to mind. "Her mother, she is the one that kidnapped me. She is probably on her way here to get Nikki."

"Well, let her come. Our men are patrolling the borders and I hired some extra hands to help secure our land. We are ready if she tries anything." Bobby Orton Jr. said sternly.

"We are just glad you are alright son.", said his grandfather. "We have been so worried about you since finding you in such poor condition. You still look a little haggard but nothing a good meal and sleep won't cure."

"Yes, I will prepare something for you honey. Why don't we go to the kitchen and let Nikki rest", his mother said as she wiped her tears away with the sleeve of her shirt. Once in the kitchen, they all took a seat at the table except for his mom who started pulling out pots and pans.

"I guess this answers your question as to why you felt such a strong pull toward Nikki", his grandfather stated with a smirk.

"Where are Nathan and Megan?", Randy asked.

"Your sister went to town to get Doctor Lawler because Nikki's heat is so intense. We have had to keep the help away from the house. The only ones not affected by your mate's heat are these two old farts.", his mother said.

"Should I be worried mother?"

"I don't know son that is why I asked Megan to go get Doctor Lawler.", she said with concern.

"Nikki's heat is so strong that it was affecting your brother and he thought it would be better if he went home." his grandfather went on. "If you need him just use the mind link or you can walk over to his house. It's not like he lives far."

"Son, I don't understand, how can she be a werewolf?" asked his father with confusion. "When we had dinner at their home, she did not smell like a werewolf nor did she respond to your alpha. And why would Sherri raise her knowing she is a werewolf? Could Nicole be a half-breed?"

"I don't think so," said his grandfather. "I had some interactions with Ted Dibiase and he was definitely human."

"Nikki had been told she had cancer since she was a little girl and was taking medication. However, the cancer medications were actually suppressants. She stopped taking them about a month ago because she was told she was cured.", Randy explained.

"Oh My God, that poor child.", Eliane gasped. "To be denied her nature. How terrified and confusing this must be for her. She will need you, Randy. Why would Sherri do this to her? Her own mother."

"For revenge.", Randy said disturbingly.

"REVENGE!", all three of them said in unison.

"But, we have never done anything to her!", his father declared angrily. "On the contrary, we have been trying to be good neighbors by inviting her and her family to our cookouts and holiday parties but she has never accepted any of our invitations."

"She said she was seeking revenge against a mutual enemy."

"That makes no sense, we don't have any common enemies.", Bobby yelled, he could feel his temper rising.

"Darling, please don't get upset. We don't need you turning into a wolf right now and doing something foolish.", said his mother.

"None of this makes sense!", Bobby said again as he slammed his hands on the table with frustration.

"I know Dad. She is crazy. One minute she is calm and collected and the next minute she is flying off the handle making no sense." Randy said in exasperation as he ran his fingers through his hair.

"Helmsley!", his grandfather pronounced.

"What about the Helmsley's, gramps?"

"The Helmsleys have been enemies of the Ortons for generations.", Bob Orton Sr. stated.

"Why is that grandpa? I remember as a kid the hostility and tension that existed between our packs but never understood why," said Randy.

"To be honest son, I can't remember why exactly our families fought for generations." Bob Orton Sr. stated thoughtfully. "I think it had to do with a land dispute or some kind of business deal what went wrong. However, it was Hunter Hurst Helmsley who murdered Sherri's family during the Great War. I remember before the Great War, Ted DiBiase, Sherri's late husband had a pretty intense rivalry with Hunter. They were always trying to outdo each other regarding their wines." said Bob Orton Sr.

"But how did it go from an intense rivalry to Hunter murdering Sherri's family?", asked Randy.

It was Randy's father that answered this time. "I recall 2 or 3 years before the Great War, someone started to poison the water that ran through our territories. It first happened on Hunter's property. He lost almost all of his crops that year and could not produce any wine. It also destroyed half the cattle and horses he raised which was another source of his income and how he fed his pack. At first, Hunter accused us of poisoning his well and the river. There was no blood lost between our two packs and if either pack had an opportunity we would corner the other and either beat them to a pulp or kill them. We are Ortons. We are honorable and wouldn't have done something as cowardly as go behind Hunter's back and poison the water."

"So, what happened?", asked Randy curiously.

"When Hunter started accusing us, the fights between our packs got intense. It got to the point where nobody felt safe or left the property unless they were in pairs. But then, it started happening on our property. We lost our crops and part of our herd."

"Yes, and you children got very sick from eating the meat and drinking the water." reminisced his mother.

"And that's when all hell broke loose between our packs and the body count started adding up on both sides. Then one day Hunter called a truce and we had a meeting. Hunter pointed out what a coincidence that both our lands were poisoned the same way and how our businesses were suffering. The one person to be benefitting from our misfortune was Ted Dibiase.", recalled Bobby Orton Jr.

"Yes, and that's when Hunter went after the Dibiase family. Ted of course denied any involvement. He told Hunter he would not stoop so slow that his product spoke for itself. However, Ted was as hothead as Hunter and was insulted by the implication and the attack on his reputation. Things escalated between the two at a local fair where both their wines were being judged. Hunter received a higher rating and taunted Dibiase who had, had enough of Hunter. A fight broke out between the two men, Hunter of course had the advantage of being a werewolf, he was stronger, but, that did not deter Ted. Ted held his ground and I admit I admired him for that because he knew Hunter could easily beat him but did not back down. The tension, anger, and resentment between the two spiraled out of control." said Bob Orton Sr.

"Did you believe that Ted Dibiase was behind the poisoning, father?" Randy inquired.

Bobby Orton Jr. sighed, "Honestly, son I don't know. At the time, my gut feeling was no. Ted Dibiase may have been a hothead and human, but he loved and valued his family. I can't believe a man like that would turn around and poison someone else's family."

"So, what happened? Did anyone ever figure out who was poisoning the water?"

"No, because the Great War happened." his grandfather said softly.

"Are the Helmsleys still our enemy? I don't remember having clashes with them growing up."

"That's because during the Great War both humans and werewolves were on the brink of annihilating each other. If it wasn't for President Sting and Elder Undertaker, I don't think any of us would be here today.", said his grandfather somberly. "After the Great War, the petty differences between our packs seemed ridiculous and inconsequential after almost being wiped out of existence. I mean don't get me wrong, I won't be sitting at a table parting dinner with a Helmsley anytime soon."

The burning feeling throughout her body, especially her vaginal area was back. Nikki opened her eyes and did not recognize her surroundings. When she tried to move her arms, she noticed for the first time, she was restrained to the bed. Nikki started to panic and pulled on the restraints harder but they would not budge. Where was she? Where was Randy? Was she in another part of her mother's, no Sherri's property?

"Aughhh!", Nikki cried out. A wave of burning heat danced through every part of her body. She took shallow breaths as she felt the heat leave through every pour of her skin and fiber of her hair. She had to get out of where she was but how could she when she was strapped to a bed and alone. Nikki shut her eyes tightly, clamped her mouth firmly, and gripped the ropes that prevented her from getting off the bed. She tried to contain her agony as another wave of heat swept over her but it seemed to go on forever. When she thought it had finally ended another overtook followed by another and another. Nikki screamed in agony. "Nikki called our mate only he can ease our pain", whispered her omega. Nikki remembered it was Randy's semen that had stopped her heat and given her relief from the pain the last time.

"RANDY! Help Me! RANDY! Please!", Nikki begged as she screamed.

Suddenly the door opened and Randy stepped into the room. Nikki was thrashing on the bed, every inch of her skin was red from her heat. He closed the door, went to the bed, and started to undo the straps. The moment Nikki's hands were free, she started to tear away Randy's clothes. There was a part of Nikki that was telling her to stop and that she should be ashamed of the way she was acting like some wanton whore. "Sshh, there is nothing to be ashamed of it is our nature and he is your mate," said her omega softy. But what if I don't want him to be my mate? Let him ease our pain and let's think about it later. With that Nikki gave in to her desires.

"Nikki please, let me get you into the shower to cool you off!" Luckily, the room they put Nikki in had a bathroom connected to it, so they had privacy.

"I don't want a shower I want your cock in me. I want to squeeze it and choke it with my pussy, so you can release your hot semen into me." Nikki said deliriously with need and want. Every single word she uttered made Randy's wolf come alive in him. He had never been so turned on as he was by Nikki's demand. He could feel his cock harden. When he had finally freed Nikki from her constraints. He tried to lift her bridal style from the bed but instead, Nikki jumped into his arms and wrapped her legs around his waist. She then removed her shirt and ripped her bra off exposing her full round breast to him. Randy felt his mouth salivate, he couldn't wait to taste, bite, and play with them. Then Nikki jumped out of his arms and stood in front of him. "You are wearing too much clothing. I need to feel your skin against mine", she said with a pout and ripped his shirt off. She then jumped back into his arms and wrapped her legs around his waist again. Nikki started to rub her chest against his. She purred in pleasure from the skin-to-skin contact. Randy started to walk toward the bathroom.

Next, she did something that had him seeing stars and on the verge of an organism and his cock was still in his pants. He was the alpha and he was supposed to be the aggressor. Which is why it shocked him to feel Nikki claim him. She threaded her fingers through his hair and gripped the back of his head. Then tilted his head to the side, soon he felt her run her sharp teeth along his neck and slowly sank her teeth into him. The pain and pleasure of the act nearly brought him to his knees. Instead, he leaned against the door frame of the bathroom, catching his breath. "You taste sooo good Randal.", Nikki said as her pink tongue licked her lips. "I wonder if all your parts taste just as good," she said seductively as one of her hands slid between them and gripped his cock. "You'll soon find out", said Randy hoarsely. He was so hard it hurt to have his pants on.

Once in the bathroom, he stripped out of what was left of his clothes as did Nikki. Nikki again launched herself at Randy and latched her lips to his in a desperate sloppy kiss. Randy turned the shower on and set it to cold. Nikki hissed in pleasure feeling the cold water against her overheated flesh. Randy then slammed her against the wall and spread her legs. He aligned his cock at her entrance and then slid all the way in. He stopped to catch his breath, she was so tight, hot, and wet against his hardened cock he was ready to cum, but needed to think of Nikki. It was not just his semen but the organism that would ease her heat. Nikki was growing impatient and started to buck against him. He held her still so he could regain his composure and not blow his load like a teenager. Once he had himself under control he started to move slowly. Her moans were driving him wild and he started to move faster and harder. He found one of her nipples and began to suck and playfully bite it and then he switched to the other. Nikki was whimpering in ecstasy and clawing at his back. Randy growled loving her nails grazing against his skin.

The friction against his cock as he thrust in and out of her felt delicious. He could feel the tension and tightness in his core building. Nikki began to moan louder as she was nearing her climax. She dug the heels of her feet into Randy's buttocks making him go deeper. "Yes right there!" she yelled. Randy thrust again and again until he felt her climax and her vaginal walls tighten around his cock. Never had he come so hard, he was literally seeing stars as he bit her on her claim mark. Nikki sighed and went limp in his arms. He continued to thrust into her, riding out his organism until all his semen was spent. When he was done, his cock slid out of her and he held Nikki's limp body against his.

On wobbly legs, he turned off the shower and headed toward the bed slowly. He had never experienced anything so intense. With Kelly Kelly, he had to control his desire for fear of hurting her. However, with Nikki, he could let himself go and fully enjoy the experience because like him she was a werewolf. He placed Nikki gently on the bed and lay next to her. He gathered her in his arms and brought her body as close as he could to his. He then covered them both with a blanket and fell asleep feeling happy and content for the first time in years.