The New Dream Ch. 01

This is how Lea changed her dreams.

For as long as she could remember Lea always wanted children. As she worked and lived in her chosen career as a biochemist she thought she had time. Get everything together, find the right man, a home, the yard, the whole white picket fence dream.

Then one day it was too late. Her husband of six years decided he didn't want her anymore. They had married in their 30's. She was now 43 and divorced. Oh she got the house, but who cared about that when it was just her.

Lea's last check up found out the reason why she never got pregnant from her ex. She physically couldn't get pregnant. Her uterus is tilted to a degree that it's impossible for those little guys to reach her eggs.

Her emotions bottomed out after that. She just stayed home and cried for days. One day she was just zoning out. The tv was showing some horror movie about werewolves. It had come to a climax were you can finally see the monster transform from its human form to the wolf.

She huffed and went yeah right. Then something clicked. What would the molecular needs have to be in ordered to actually change your form that way and survive it? The wolf form could heal itself. Maybe, just maybe, it could change what was wrong with her own body.

So she went back to work. She researched wolf genetics and worked to see if the human genomes could be altered to accept the foreign DNA. Her colleagues began to look at her like she'd lost her mind. Even a janitor was looking at her strangely, no doubt someone had told him what she was researching.

Eventually she had to move her lab to her home as she was drawing too much attention. The last thing she wanted was to be institutionalized for what she was attempting to do.

What she didn't know was that she had already drawn attention to her work. She was being watched so closely that if she sneezed she probably would have been handed a tissue. She worked from the time she woke to the moment she passed out from exhaustion.

It took her more than a year, and then it happened. The right sequence just came together like glue. The 2 DNA's melded and became one, the new variables slid together, then moved apart so gracefully it was like watching a ballet on the slide. They were still separate, but not. They moved so seamlessly it was perfection.

She needed to test it. But on what? Then she thought, what else, me. Her excitement had alerted her watchers. They watched as she moved to her bedroom with the loaded vial. She thought, "At least I could be comfortable." She looked one last time at her reflection in the mirror, not that she expected anything to change, but you never know in any experiment what the ultimate outcome could be. She has a fair complexion, hair a dusty blonde that she kept short. Her 5'6" frame was maybe a touch too thin due to her work hours and focus on the science rather than good nutrition. Shaking her head she moved to the bed and laid back after wrapping a rubber band around her arm to prep the vein. She took a deep breath and then inserted the needle, pushed the plunger and the altered DNA was introduced. She removed the needle then took off the band and waited.

After 10 minutes Lea still hadn't felt any different. She got up and went to the kitchen and got some water. She was working out what could have gone wrong. Suddenly she felt like she was burning up, it came upon her so fast she gasped. Then the pain started, it hit hard and fast, and she dropped the glass in reaction.

The next thing she knew four men came running into the kitchen through the backdoor. Two of them grab Lea, she was in so much pain she couldn't fight them off. The other two went to the lab and started taking her research and notes. They grabbed everything, then as the first two pulled her out the others set fire to the house.

They loaded Lea into a van with her work and held her down as she writhed in pain from the changing process and the shock from the kidnapping.

She lost track of time as it felt like every one of her cells were being torn apart. They arrived at where ever it was they were taking her. She was thrown over one of the men's shoulder and carried into some sort of large cabin, and taken down to a basement. Once there she was shackled to a wall with enough give she could sit or lay down comfortably on a mattress that was on the floor.

They left her once she was secured and shut the door. Her transformation was ramping up. She watched as her fingers start to change, then her vision changed. Everything was getting sharper, she could hear the birds outside as if they were right next to her.

Hair was suddenly everywhere on her body, the same color as that on her head. So many changes were happening at once she lost track. Then when she went to scream at the last wave of intense pain it came out as a howl. A new voice was suddenly in her head. She was telling Lea it was ok, that she was her other half. That she would protect them both. She didn't know why but she trusted her. She told Lea to rest and she'd be there if Lea needed her, that she would stay forward for now. Lea was so tired she agreed instantly.

As her protector paced, she growled at the chains on her and as to why they were there. She was aware of the men on the other side of the door. She could smell them, and doing so she felt as though she should know what they are.

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"She's strong," a man said as he looked at the monitors. He turned his head to acknowledge who had just came into the room. As soon as he saw the visitor he immediately bowed his head.

"I see her experiment worked," the visitor said.

"Yes sir," the man answered.

The visitor watched as the new wolf paced and tried to shake off the chains. "Where's her research?"

"On your desk sir."

"And her lab?"

"Burned as instructed sir. No one will find a trace of her experiment."

"Good work," the visitor said as he watched the monitor for a minute more. "Alert me when she changes back to her human form. Make sure there are clothes ready for her. I'll be in my office until then."

"Yes sir."

The visitor left and the man turned back to the monitors.

***

Lea awoke slowly, her memory of the night floating in and out like fog. When she lifted her head she saw that she was chained and naked. She became aware of the sounds outside the door. Someone was talking just loud enough to hear, but not understand the words.

Panic crawled through her quickly as she began to remember, the experiment, the men, the fire. In her mind she heard the voice again.

'I will protect us,'.

'Who are you?' Lea asked.

'I am your other half, I am your wolf.'

'My wolf?'

'Yes, I will be here to guide you, to help you, and protect us when needed.'

A knock on the door brought her out of her conversation. She looked over and quickly tried to hide her nakedness and backed away as a man walked into the room.

The man stopped just inside the door. "I won't hurt you."

"Why am I chained here then?"

"That was to protect you, and us."

"Protect you? What could I do to threaten you? I'm the one that was kidnapped, my work destroyed!"

"My boss will explain the reasons. Here," he said as he tossed clothes on the mattress. "Those are for you. He'll be here in a few minutes to speak with you."

He turned and left Lea to get dressed. She grabbed the clothes and quickly tried to dress. The major problem she had was that she was still chained. All she could do was slip one arm through the shirt then button it as best as she could. The pants were easier.

Ten minutes later the door opened again. The same man walked in and moved closer to her. Suddenly a loud growl erupted from behind the man, Lea's wolf reacted and began the change. Her fresh clothes ripped away as her wolf came forward to protect. The next thing she saw was a giant amber wolf rush into the room. The man from before stepped between Lea and the other wolf. She didn't know if it was bravery or what, but he stood his ground.

"Sir, you must be calm. I don't want her," he was saying to the wolf. He looked over his shoulder at Lea as she growled low in her throat.

Lea's wolf told her something was off, different. She took a deep breath, scenting the air. 'Mate!' she screamed at Lea.

'What?' Lea asked her as she became agitated.

'He's our mate!'

'Who?'

'That wolf!'

Lea looked over and saw the wolf was having troubles with restraint. What she did know is that his smell came to her. He smelled of pine and sweet grass. The deeper she breathed the more it clouded her mind.

'He's ours,' her wolf was stressing, pulling against the chain.

"Sir, you must leave. She's not ready for this."

The wolf looked at Lea and howled. Then he walked out.

"I'm sorry," the man was saying. "We had no idea this could happen. Are you able to change back?"

'He's no threat,' her wolf said. 'He feels like a protector.'

'How can you know?' She asked her. 'He's the one that brought us here.'

'Yes I know. Yet he makes no move to come near us. Especially now that our mate is here.'

'Are you sure?'

'Yes'

Slowly she backs away and Lea changed back to her human form. The man moves slowly to her side, he pulls out a key and releases Lea from the chains. A woman walks in as he pulls the chains away from her.

"This is Kelly," he said, "She's going to take you to your room and help you get settled. Please don't try to run. He will know and chase you. A wolf loves nothing more than to chase his mate and make her submit. You are not educated in our ways yet."

"Wait," she said as he turned to leave. "What do you mean our ways? Who are you?"

"I think you should have a good idea about who we are by now."

"Werewolves," she said truly knowing.

"Yes"

"Wait," she said again as he made to leave again. "What's your name?"

"Theo," he said, "Your Beta."

"My Beta?"

"Yes, that wolf that just claimed you as mate is our Alpha. That means you are our Alpha bitch." At that he left and Kelly moved to her holding a dress. She had a mile wide smile that you couldn't resist and Lea smiled back at her.

"Come my Alpha," she said and held the dress out.

Lea took it and slipped it over her head. It felt nice to be covered, even if she didn't have any underwear.

"Thank you."

"It's my pleasure to serve you," she said then bowed.

"Oh please," she said and touched her shoulder. "I'm Lea. I don't deserve your service. I did this. I can see that. But I need answers."

"I have not been given the pleasure to explain things. I will take you to your room." Kelly turned and lead her out of the basement. They walked through an expansive home. She clearly had not been aware of the actual size when she was brought here last night. She was led up a wide staircase and as she passed, people who were coming down would stare at her until Kelly cleared her throat and they moved on.

"It seems that the word is out about you," Kelly said.

"What do you mean?"

"Our Alpha is agitated and projecting his need for you."

"How can he do that?"

"He's our Alpha," she said simply. "This is your room for now."

"For now?"

"Once you're mated you will be with our Alpha in his rooms."

"I need time to understand before anything close to that happens."

"There is one thing that I can tell you," Kelly said as she walked up to a door and opened it.

"What?" Lea asked as she followed her.

"Being mated is beyond exciting, beyond fear, and gives you such a feeling of being complete that no one that isn't mated could understand."

"That sounds intense," Lea said as they walked into the room.

"It feels intense," she turned on the lights.

Lea looked around and just stared. The "room", was bigger than her entire ground floor.

"I don't need all this room," she protested.

"To give you anything less would be an insult to our Alpha," Kelly said matter of factly.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be insulting."

"There is no apologies needed. From what I was told you are new to this life. Our Alpha will explain things once he regains control."

"Can you tell me what happened in that room? I mean one minute I'm a prisoner and the next I'm being treated like royalty."

"You were never a prisoner," a deep voice said behind them. The sound had her skin tingling and goosebumps sprouting all over. She saw Kelly stand taller and bow slowly. If she were to guess by the way Kelly and her wolf were reacting, the alpha had just walked in.

Lea turned and gazed upon the most gorgeous being she had ever seen in her life. He stood at well over six foot tall, his hair was long and hung just past his shoulders. It's sable color a near match to his eyes. He walked to Lea slowly and she scarcely was aware that Kelly had left the room and closed the door.

"Um, hello," she stammered. 'Good god could I sound more stupid,' she told her wolf.

'He doesn't care how your words sound,' her wolf said, 'He wants us. We need him.'

The adonis smiled at her. It was as if he could hear their conversation.

"What did you mean I was never a prisoner?" She asked before she completely lost herself to his scent. She could smell him as he stepped up to her and stopped an inch away. Her hands itched to reach out for him.

"You were tampering with nature. We watched at first because you drew attention to yourself at your office. One of my pack works there as a janitor. Then when you moved your work to your home we waited. We were uncertain that you could accomplish it. But look at you now, less than twelves hours and you are changing freely, talking with your wolf fluently. It's like your body was waiting for your experiment."

Lea felt like she was glowing under his words. He wasn't admonishing her, or making her feel like she was crazy for wanting to change herself into this new lifeform. She felt like he was right. As soon as the change was complete it seemed as though everything was finally right. "The janitor," she smiled thinking of how he asked what she thought were just curious and innocent questions.

"You know who I am," he was saying, bringing Lea out of her thoughts.

"I know you are the Alpha," she looked up and her gaze was captured with his. "But noone has told me your name."

"My name is Royden Benton."

"Mmmm," she was near melting. His voice moved over her like silk. It wrapped around her senses and tugged her closer. Without thought she reached up to touch his chest lightly. She saw him take a deep breath. He was hard, like touching a marble statue, but he wasn't cold like stone, he was warm and inviting.

She couldn't stop from running her hands over his form, down his arms. Here was a real man, a wolf. He was already all of that long before she started her experiment. What will it be like for me years from now? Will I have all this strength?

"Lea," he said as he stopped her hands from their roaming. She hadn't noticed until then that they were headed down.

"I'm sorry," she said and blushed.

"No don't be," he told her. "I am trying to hold my wolf. But if you touch me there I won't be able to restrain him."

"Oh," she said as she looked up. "Can I touch else were?"

Royden chuckled. "Sure."

"You appeal to me like no man ever has before," she confessed as her hands reached up and teased the ends of his hair.

"We are mates," he said as he watched her intently, "We are drawn to only each other. There will never be another that can make us feel this way about them."

As he explained this she couldn't help but agree. She wanted him to touch her as she was touching him, but he just stood still and allowed her curiosity to explore his body.

"Why can I touch you, but you don't touch me in the same way?"

"If I touched you right now I wouldn't be able to stop my wolf from coming out again. I won't have you being scared of me, I couldn't handle it if you were."

Lea's wolf was pacing in her mind. 'He would never hurt us. It was my reaction to the growl, before we smelled him, nothing more. Please tell him how sorry I am.'

Lea looked up at Royden. "My wolf is upset. She says she's sorry for her reaction earlier. She knows you would never hurt us."

Royden visibly relaxed. "She was the reason my wolf wanted to come out. To prove he was no threat to you," Royden said.

Her wolf understood and Lea could feel her happiness. 'Will you allow him to touch us?' She asked her wolf.

'Yes, oh please ask if he will allow me to come out to feel his hands in my fur. I want to know that feeling so much.'

Lea looked into Roydens eyes and stepped back a little. "Will you be alright if she comes out?"

"I can handle it, but will she be able to handle it if my wolf comes out too?"

"Yes. Before they come out to meet though I'd like to feel your touch first," she held out her hand. For a moment he looked as though he was fighting with himself. She wondered if that was how she looked when she was speaking with her wolf.

Royden moved forward and lightly took her hand.

She led him to the couch and sat with him. She raised her hand and touched his cheek. Lea wanted to learn his features, memorize them. Touching him was like a drug, she had to feel every inch of his skin. She leaned in and drew in a deep breath, taking in his scent as deep as she could.

Royden slowly lifted his hand to her cheek, lightly brushing his knuckles along her jaw. His touch sent waves of longing through Lea and she leaned into his hand, wanting more from him.

Lea looked up into his eyes and saw desire, sharp and fierce. It took her breath away to see it. Without warning he leaned in close, so close she could taste his breath, so heady and masculine. His lips were less than an inch away, the slightest move would have his lips on hers.

She found that she wanted that more than she wanted to breathe. So she took what she wanted for the first time in her life. She moved forward and pressed her lips to his. He sucked in a deep breath as they both felt lightning hit.

There was no stopping now. Their desires collided and merged. He slid his tongue along her lips seeking entrance, she allowed it.

She felt his hands dive into her hair and angled her so he could kiss her deeper. Her hands were gripping his shirt and trying to get him closer. She wanted him so much she ached in places she had forgotten.

"More," she moaned against his lips. She ran her hands down to his buttons started yanking them open.

She felt his hands move to the dresses zipper and worked it down. The dress fell open and Lea felt his touch on her skin. Traveling over her shoulders, down her arms. She tingled wherever his fingers traveled.

"Royden, please."

Royden growled deep in his throat as he yanked her closer and kissed her deeper. She could feel him losing the battle within him.

He pulled away abruptly and held her at arm's length.

"If we go further, I will claim you. My wolf will push to mate, to complete our joining."

He looked in her eyes. She could see the amber of his eyes swirling with a yellow hue. "You are not ready for that. You are only less than a day old."

His sincerity was apparent in his voice.

"Maybe our wolves should wait to meet," Lea suggested. "I don't feel like I could control her like you control yours."

"Trust me, I am having a hard time with him. There is so much we need to teach you. First I need your agreement that you won't leave these rooms without Kelly or Theo as an escort."

"I'm not running," she assured him.

Royden smiled at her and touched her cheek. She couldn't resist leaning into his touch.

"I know you wont. The pull towards each other is too great. It's because you and I are not yet mated. Any male would want to try and seduce you. I really don't want to fight my own, so it's in all of our interests to have you escorted."

It sounded reasonable. She needed to learn, on that she agreed. "Do you have a library?"