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  Lock & Key Publications 107 N. State Road 25 Waynetown, IN 47990 http://lockkeypublications.wordpress.com/ Blood Lines, The Utley Tribe: Part I by Andie Lea Digital ASIN: B00NE24R2I Cover Art by: Andie Lea Edited by: Andie Lea Copyright @2014 Andie Lea

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  coincidental. This series is dedicated to my amazingly beautiful sisters, Kathryn Sturgis & Ricolle Williams. You ladies know these characters as well as I do. Whenever I’m feeling like a crappy writer, both of you are there to tell me otherwise. Thank you so much for bringing these characters into my life.

  Book One

  Samantha Utley

  Prologue

  -Samuel Utley

  “Samuel. As you know, your daughter will be celebrating

  her twenty-first birthday later this evening…” Gabriel

  began to say and I could tell where this conversation was

  going. “I am aware she is your princess and hate putting

  your foot down, but the time has come for you to.

  Samantha is old enough to take on her responsibilities

  concerning our tribe. You have stated yourself that you

  will not be around forever.”

  I nodded in agreement. He was right. I wasn’t going to

  be around forever and now is the time for Sammy to step

  up and contribute to our family. We have given her

  plenty of space to grow up. It was time for her to come

  home. My only son, Evan, has offered to take over Samantha’s

  responsibilities. Gabriel insisted he focus on what he

  was born to do…protect his twin sister, Erin.

  “You’re absolutely right, brother…” I began to speak.

  “Sammy is over-due to come home. I want you to watch

  over her and Maddison at the club tonight. Be sure to

  take Collin with you. She may remember him once she

  sees him if she hasn’t repressed too much of her

  memories.”

  He nodded politely and left the house with Collin

  following him.

  It may have been a few years, but I still knew my

  daughter well enough to say that she was going to be

  beyond pissed once she sees Gabriel. Collin…not so

  much since she has always held a soft spot for him. Sammy was going to be furious and possibly hate me for

  the rest of my life, but I honestly couldn’t wait to see my

  little girl again.

  Chapter One

  “Maddison, it’s my birthday and I plan on getting

  wasted.” I said with a huge devilish grin on my face as

  our waitress set a bunch of shots down in front of us.

  Maddie slowly peeled her eyes away from her phone.

  “Huh? What? Oh I’m not drinking tonight Sammy.”

  I wanted to ask her who the hell was more important

  than me since she wasn’t get wasted, but I knew there

  had to be a reason. “What in the hell do you mean you’re

  not going to party and get drunk with me tonight?

  Maddie, you’re my best friend why won’t you get drunk?

  It’s not like you’re pregnant.” I said trying to be my usual

  smart ass self, slamming a few shots of rum.

  “Yes Sammy. As a matter of fact, I am.” She said as she

  looked anywhere but my face. I felt angry. She was my best friend and we’ve always

  shared everything together. We never kept secrets, but I

  wasn’t ready for that to come flying out of her mouth.

  “Holy shit Maddison! How far along are you?” I

  wondered as a hand pulled on my arm.

  I mouthed an apology to Maddie as the sexy drunken

  man dragged me out on the dance floor.

  Hell…I’m single, it’s my birthday and I’m here to have

  the best time ever!

  The stranger was tall, slender, and very drunk. He slid

  his hands all over me as we danced. It has been a few

  weeks since I got lucky.

  “Screw it.” I said aloud to myself, grinding my hips into

  him as we moved together. I allowed him to slide his hand to my breasts and feel me

  up. As much as I hated to admit, I was starting to enjoy

  his touch.

  Oh yeah…I am definitely getting some birthday sex

  tonight!

  While we moved to the music, I could feel eyes burning

  though me all the way to the core of my soul. For a

  moment, I had forgotten about my drunken dance

  partner and began looking for those eyes when I saw

  him sitting there in the far dark corner.

  I was quickly pulled back in to reality when my dance

  partner slid his hands up my thighs and up my skirt,

  feeling his warm fingers making their way inside my sex

  and start to wiggle against my walls. Closing my eyes, I

  moaned as my back relaxed against his chest.

  ****

  -Gabriel Utley

  I couldn’t take seeing my brother so upset while

  watching the love of his life, Samantha, get taken

  advantage of in such a public place.

  Collin stood up from our table. I thought he was going to

  kick the guy’s ass and take Sammy away from the jerk

  who was trying to screw her on the damn dance floor. “I

  can’t take watching this fucking guy do that to her. I can

  see everything that is supposed to be underneath her

  skirt.”

  I made my way over to them, bumping into people as I

  strode. I happen to be built like a tank and walking

  through a crowd wasn’t easy for me.

  Feeling a few hands grab my ass, I ignored the flirtatious

  calls and continued to make my way over to Sammy. I

  was a man on a mission for my brother. It didn’t take a genius to see how pissed off Collin was

  being forced here against his will to watch over

  Samantha and Maddison as a personal favor to our

  brother, Samuel. I could see how bad he loved and

  craved her. It must be killing him to watch her prance

  around with other men and nearly fucking them in a

  crowd.

  I pulled the guy off Samantha. “Hey, that will be enough.

  She is drunk and definitely not going home with you

  tonight. I forbid it.”

  Intervening wasn’t something I usually did, but when it

  came to family and safety…you can bet your ass I will!

  I could feel Sammy’s eyes trying to burn a hole through

  me. I sensed she wasn’t going to go with me willingly.

  How the hell am I going to get her to leave with me?

  She was so stubborn just like her father, it was s
cary. I leaned down and whispered in her ear the favor she

  asked me for when she was just getting her breasts. She

  begged for them to just come in already. Me being the

  sweetheart I was with my incredible gifts, I helped only

  to request a favor from her at a later time. “Samantha,

  it’s later. Time to go back home and you will be joining

  me on this trip. I am not asking you…I’m telling you.

  You owe me.”

  ****

  -Samantha Utley

  Gabriel pulled me away from my only chance for

  birthday sex. He threw a punch and the guy hit the floor

  with a thud.

  “Where in the hell do you think you’re taking me?!” I

  yelled as Mister-Macho carried me out of the club. “Put

  me down!” He placed me on my feet, giving me a chance to

  straighten my now-sobered self.

  “What are you doing here, Gabriel?” I growled, seeing as

  how my birthday sex now has a broken jaw.

  “Samantha Emilia Utley, you should be ashamed of

  yourself!” He barked at me. “If your parents really knew

  where you were…” he cut himself off.

  I folded my arms over my chest. “My parents don’t give a

  damn about me. All they care about is their precious

  princess. Wait...I’m sorry…her majesty, the queen.”

  “Are you ever going to let that go?” He asked.

  I growled at him again, trying my damnedest not to

  phase due to being in a public place. “Hell no I’m never

  going to let it go! Do you think it is easy being specially

  made for someone who doesn’t even want you? Every physical and internal detail was destined to be

  yours…but just like everyone else, you loved Erin more!”

  “Nobody loves Erin more. We love you all the same.” He

  informed me.

  “Don’t give me that bullshit, Gabriel!” My body growing

  hot for a few moments and then cooling down after

  sensing there was a legit reason for him being here.

  “What do you want with me?”

  “It’s been what, four years since you’ve left home? Emily

  and Sam miss you. I may have no room to talk on how to

  treat family, but you should pay a visit to your parents.

  Your mother is having a rough time and they need you.”

  He said.

  I couldn’t help but snort. “Why would they need me?

  They have you, Erin, and Evan…one big, happy family.” He narrowed his eyes at me, one of the facial

  expressions he made when he was deathly serious. “They

  need you because you are your mother’s only daughter.”

  Even though I knew he was right, my eyes systematically

  rolled in annoyance. Yes, it’s true that I was my mother’s

  only biological daughter. Erin and Evan are my half

  siblings…one could say that my dad is a bit of a horn

  dog.

  On my first birthday, my father broke the news of

  knocking up another woman to my mother. He couldn’t

  help himself and had to have her was his excuse. My

  mother was absolutely furious…at first. That is, until the

  darling twins were born and caused her to have a change

  of heart.

  Erin and Evan have been in the limelight of my parents

  since the day they were born. I had to undergo years of therapy to undo the internal damage of having to deal

  with them being mommy and daddy’s favorites.

  For a girl who had siblings not even two years younger

  than she was, I spent most of my time completely alone.

  I couldn’t stand seeing my parents praise them over

  every little thing. My therapist taught me that I cannot

  control the actions of other people; I can only control my

  own and I should live my life the way I want, not my

  parents.

  “Sammy, please let me take you to Emily and Sam.”

  Gabriel’s voice spoke, pulling me out of my thoughts.

  “I hate to burst that royalty bubble of yours, but I’m

  never going back home.” Were my final words to him as

  I strolled away, shaking my head as if it would make the

  entire conversation vanish. Maddison’s car stopped in front of me and I opened the

  passenger door. “Thank you so much for rescuing me.”

  Sliding into the car, my muscles started to relax.

  “What in the world did Gabriel want?” She asked while

  speeding off towards my condo.

  I sighed, leaning my head against the seat. “The usual.

  Wanting me to come back home.”

  My eyelids felt like weights. Every time I drank too

  much, it didn’t take me long to pass out.

  Chapter Two

  The next morning, I woke up to a massive headache.

  Grumbling as I rolled over, my head pounded as my

  brain tried to process the memories from last night. I

  could barely remember Maddie driving me home.

  Ugh…why do I always have to drink so much on my

  birthday?

  I peeled myself out of bed after my vision unclouded and

  stumbled my way into the kitchen.

  “Mmm…coffee.” I said as my fingers touched the pot

  handle.

  “You better be making enough for me.” A female voice

  spoke.

  Even though her voice had been familiar, that didn’t

  stop me from almost jumping out of my skin. “Dammit

  Maddison!” looking over at her, surprised to see her belly so massive. I must have been drunk as hell to not

  remember seeing that last night.

  Her smile illuminated the room as she placed a hand on

  her abdomen. “I know. Doesn’t my baby girl look

  fabulous?”

  “How in the hell did you get big so fast? Were you this

  big last night?” I caught a whiff of her scent and the

  baby’s. “Oh hell no! Please tell me he didn’t!” growling at

  the familiar stench.

  “Before you get angry, it wasn’t all his fault. I was the

  one who pursued him and he couldn’t resist.” She tried

  to convince me, but my temper wasn’t buying it.

  “That’s it. I have had it with that man!” storming into my

  bedroom, I threw on some clothes. “Maddison. Home.

  Now.”

  **** I stormed into my father’s garage, pulled him out from

  under the hood of one of his cars, and slammed him up

  against the wall. “It wasn’t enough to get one mistress

  pregnant?! Maddison is my best friend! What in the hell

  are you trying to do, knock up every damn woman in

  town?!”

  Evan quickly wheeled himself out from under the car

  and stood up. “Hey! Sammy! Knock it off!”

  “Sammy, please calm down.” Maddison pleaded.

  My eyes glared into his. He was taken by surprise and

  scared. Damn right…he better be fucking scared!

  “Sammy…I…I’m sorry.” He finally spoke in defeat.

  “You’re not sorry you dumb son of a bitch!” I growled,

  tightening my grip on him. Evan growled at me. “Sammy! Let him go! Now!”

  dropping the tool he had in his hand to rush over

  towards us.

  I released my grip on his throat and stormed out of the

  garage, phasing as I ran.

  Usually the air breezing through my fur calmed me

  down, but today was a whole different stor
y. My so

  called father knocked up my best friend.

  Maddison was the one person from around here that I

  trusted. She knows everything…from my favorite movie

  to the color of my fur. When my parents warned me that

  I may lose a friend if I let her too close, I took that risk

  because I knew that she wouldn’t leave.

  I knew that wasn’t the case because Maddie had kept

  some secrets of her own. She’s a vampire and has some

  extraordinary gifts. There isn’t anything she can’t do.

  She’s my magical Maddie. Now she was pregnant with what, my half-sister?! Why

  can’t my father learn how to control what’s in his damn

  pants?!

  I sat at the edge of the cliff, looking out onto the water.

  Why in the world did I even come back here? Why

  should I care so much about the people who don’t even

  care about me?

  “We care about you, Sammy. You are just too stubborn

  to see it.” I heard the alpha’s voice in my head.

  “Go away Gab-Gab.” I thought, not turning back to see

  him.

  His outrageously bigger wolf-form sat next to me,

  casting a shadow. “Nobody here hates you. Why do you

  act like we do?”

  “I could be gone for an entire century and not one of

  you would notice. You’ve made it clear that I do not fit into this perfect world that you created.” I stared out

  onto the water.

  “Samantha Emilia Utley, you are a valuable piece to

  this family. You have major responsibilities here, but

  your father and I feel that you are not ready for them

  just yet. For the past few years, we have allowed you to

  live your life the way you wanted. What more could a

  girl ask for?” He snorted.

  I flopped down onto the ground. “I don’t want to talk

  about this anymore…” closing my eyes, wishing that this

  family drama would just go away.

  ****

  I woke up expecting to still be in wolf form, laying on a

  cliff. My eyes popped open at the unusual scent of

  breakfast. As soon as my brain processed that I was no longer in

  the woods, I pulled myself out of bed and down the

  stairs. I still felt a little hung over from the other night.

  “There she is. Good morning sleepyhead.” My mother’s

  overly perky voice practically chirped once she saw me.

  I groaned a little. “Morning…” greeting her as I poured

  myself some coffee. Feeling my father’s eyes blazing at