The Wolf

Biography

A writer of vore fetish fiction (and occasionally mingling in other kinks) that's been doing so for nearly two decades. His stories range through a variety of pairings and themes in vore. Sometimes playful and light, other times almost venturing into erotic horror. Check the tags to find the right themes and pairings for your particular tastes, as the author believes that there's room for all branches of vore fiction in his head.

Some early stories, free stories, and commissioned shorts can be found in his gallery on Eka's Portal at: http://aryion.com/g4/view/248375.

Where to find The Wolf online

Series

Year of the Pig
When Trey and Percy meet on New Year's Eve of the the Year of the Pig, the human and the porcine start a steadily building college relationship full of desire, passion, and vore. Furry/Human vore erotica for adult readers only.
Owen and Katie
The furry, vore adventures of a German Shepherd and an iguana in love. When Owen first agrees to indulge Katie's predatory vore fetish, he's not sure what he's getting into—literally and figuratively. But with some genuine love and trust, he'll come to find out that even though Katie has some dark fantasies, she'll always keep her boyfriend safe.
Family Succubus
Stories telling the incestuous, vorish experiences of human males with their succubus female family members.
Studs for Supper
In a word populated by furries, humans, and magic, a reclusive entrepreneur has created a restaurant for customers to safely satisfy their predatory urges on males of all shapes and sizes. No limits, no actual deaths, just enjoying harmless vore through reformation magic in this playful fetish series.

Books

By a MILE (M/F MILF Vore Erotica)
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 13,220. Language: English. Published: November 25, 2022. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » MILF, Fiction » Erotica » Fantasy
When Tess overhears her son's best friend Hunter calling her a MILF and a MILE (Mom I'd Like to Eat), it awakens fantasies of being devoured she thought she'd long buried. Hunter is a man now, and the sense of being desired again, of someone wanting her so badly, inflames her and she begins to dream more and more of finding someone to offer herself to. Perhaps even being Hunter's first real meal.
Birthday Boy (Incest and Vore Erotica)
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 8,150. Language: English. Published: March 12, 2022. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal, Fiction » Erotica » Fantasy
When Todd's older sister Robin surprises him with an intimate ambush on his eighteenth birthday, Todd's not sure what to think at first. But he quickly gets into the idea as Robin seems to accidentally push some buttons on his vore fetish. Todd readies himself to spend the day with his sister, who may have more surprises for him than he realizes...
Be a Good Boy (Incest and Vore Erotica)
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 7,620. Language: English. Published: December 10, 2021. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal, Fiction » Erotica » MILF
When Sylvia starts to feel "the Itch", only her son can satisfy it. She's been conditioning him well to please her for two years, and with Trevor at his college classes for the day, it'll be a few hours before she can get some relief. And that may be long enough for the Itch to become something more. Something else that can only be satisfied by her son...
And Ate by a Reindeer (Romantic Vore Erotica)
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 8,460. Language: English. Published: December 2, 2021. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » BDSM, Fiction » Erotica » Gay Erotica
Kevin has just had a long evening working at the mall as "Santa's reindeer". All the caribou wants is to get home, get undressed, and spend some time with his wolf boyfriend. But if Kevin will wear the sexy outfit just a little longer, Toby will be his nice subby plaything for the evening. And as they slip into their roles, it might be a good night to indulge some other hungers...
Show of Force (Furry-Feral Vore Story)
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 7,190. Language: English. Published: February 2, 2021. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Historical/Ancient
(5.00 from 1 review)
Anthro wolf Tamak lives among his tribe in peace. Their village has lately been under attack by a pack of four-legged wolves intent on wreaking havoc. While his father has counseled maintaining their peaceful ways and hoping the pack will move on, Tamak has seen the escalation in their violence. And he has a unique power that he believes could halt the attacks with a show of force.
Year of the Pig 2: A Date (Furry-Human Vore Erotica)
Series: Year of the Pig. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 7,850. Language: English. Published: October 4, 2020. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Gay Erotica, Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal
(5.00 from 1 review)
A few days ago, Trey found himself making out with Percy, the pig he met at the animal folk fraternity on campus. Beyond that, though, Trey also indulged one of his fantasies and allowed the pudgy pig to swallow him whole that night. Surprised at waking up and getting text messages the next day, Trey learns that animal folk can bring people back from being eaten. And often, they want seconds.
The Dragon's Mercy (F/M Fantasy Vore Erotica)
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 11,800. Language: English. Published: March 1, 2020. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Action/Adventure
After closing up The Dragon's Mercy for the night, barkeep Seamus receives an unexpected patron. The half-dragon Raxiphelan has an appetite for a very specific fare and plans to enjoy a good, filling meal. Yet when Seamus makes a surprising confession in the heat of the moment, the dragoness is willing to pause a late-night supper to grant the human a certain mercy in a last request first.
Leftover (Incestuous Vore Erotica)
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 4,660. Language: English. Published: December 19, 2019. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal
It's the weekend after Thanksgiving and Marsha is looking for something leftover in the fridge. Though when her son Bill comes downstairs, Marsha realizes what she really craves for breakfast is a bellyful of the plump man he's become. Most of the people in her family know that Marsha is a predator, and Bill should be much more careful about showing off how many leftovers he's already packed away.
Home Cooking (Incest and Vore Erotica)
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 17,120. Language: English. Published: November 11, 2019. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » MILF, Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal
(5.00 from 1 review)
Since he turned eighteen, Brent's mother has been steadily escalating her attentions to him in their private moments. Despite being conflicted, Brent enjoys every dalliance as his mother starts to creep into some of his stranger fantasies. The sort he would never tell her about. But on a weekend with just the two of them, he'll find out just how much she knows and will indulge with him...
Complete Bonding (Incest and Vore Erotica)
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 14,960. Language: English. Published: September 1, 2019. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal, Fiction » Erotica » Gay Erotica
Patrick loves his father Nathan, and the two of them have shared a special Father/Son relationship for the past year, along with Victor and his son Shane. On the day Victor arrives to show off the huge belly he has now from swallowing Shane whole, Patrick will discover new feelings stirring within himself. He's always wanted to satisfy his father's desires, and wonders if he has similar hungers...
Mistress Linda's Meal (Quick and Dirty Vore Erotica)
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 2,500. Language: English. Published: July 2, 2019. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » BDSM, Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal
Mistress Linda has caught herself a nice subby college boy, all tied up on her bed. It was easy to lure him in and get him bound, and now Linda's hungry for a sub for dinner. A Quick and Dirty bit of bondage and vore erotica for adults only.
A Knight Like This (Romantic Vore Erotica)
Series: Owen and Katie. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 4,710. Language: English. Published: June 25, 2019. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Couples Erotica, Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal
In this sequel to "He Promised", German Shepherd Owen indulges Katie in a night of roleplaying to satisfy one of the iguana's fantasies. Katie dreams of being a fearsome dragon, and Owen is willing to play the role of a hapless knight that wanders into the dragon's den for his girlfriend. Tonight, between her vore fetish and his willingness to play along, they'll both be satisfied.
He Promised (Romantic Vore Erotica)
Series: Owen and Katie. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 2,610. Language: English. Published: June 25, 2019. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Couples Erotica
A short and sweet story originally written for Vore Day 2017. Readers can purchase this ebook version to show support for upcoming series installments. A month ago, German Shepherd Owen promised his girlfriend Katie that he would indulge her kink on Vore Day. But now with the time approaching, the thought of actually being swallowed by the iguana has him a little apprehensive.
Satisfaction Brought Them Back (Vore Erotica)
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 10,000. Language: English. Published: June 14, 2019. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Menage/Multiple Partners, Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal
Four catgirl sisters love to share their curiosities and even their sexual partners. Now Tina wants her sisters to experience the pleasure of her wolf boyfriend swallowing her whole. Two of them are ready, but one is skeptical of letting a big wolf swallow all of them. There's the old adage of what curiosity did to the cat. What follows, though, is a journey into new experiences and delights.
What a Dad Needs (Incest and Vore Erotica)
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 7,040. Language: English. Published: April 19, 2019. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Gay Erotica, Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal
Morton has had a long day at work. The big wolf is so glad to finally be home for the weekend, especially when he and his son have the evening to themselves to enjoy some of the bonding they love to do. The eighteen-year-old folf is more than happy to help when he hears that his dad needs three things tonight: a paw rub, a little fun, and a good, lively meal.
Year of the Pig (Furry-Human Vore Erotica)
Series: Year of the Pig. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 7,680. Language: English. Published: January 6, 2019. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Gay Erotica, Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal
Trey has always had an attraction to animal people, along with some unconventional fantasies about them. Now, in his second year of college, he's attending the open New Year's Eve party at Epsilon Iota Omicron, the animal folk frat. When he meets a pig named Percy, there's an instant spark between them, and as they come together, they'll find just how smoothly their desires mesh.
A Trick and a Treat (Halloween Incest and Vore Erotica)
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 8,230. Language: English. Published: September 20, 2018. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal, Fiction » Erotica » MILF
This Halloween, Dominic has a lot on his mind. He's a senior this year, it's his last one at home, and there's the little fact that a couple weeks ago his mother found all his porn dealing with mother and son. But tonight, his mom Anna is dressed as a sexy witch just for him. And with a little honesty and a touch of witchy magic, they'll fulfill each other's strange desires.
Made a Mutt Meal (M/M Furry Vore Erotica)
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 2,950. Language: English. Published: July 3, 2018. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal, Fiction » Erotica » Gay Erotica
Dimitri the mutt love servicing the slightly older bull Eric on their nights together. This time when Eric mentions the other hungers he harbors for his canine lover, Dimitri might just be ready to give in. When he's assured it's safe. Sure it is... A furry short of sex and vore for adults only.
Weekend with Stepdad (Pseudo-Incest and Vore Erotica)
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 5,180. Language: English. Published: January 23, 2018. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal, Fiction » Erotica » Gay Erotica
Sean, an 18-year-old white tiger, is facing the unnerving idea of a whole weekend alone with his stepdad, a buff orange tiger named Terry. Sean has never known how to relate to the older tiger, or how safe it is to tell Terry that he's gay. As it happens, Terry has all sorts of plans for their time alone together that come to light before a single night is done.
Exhibition Expedition (Exhibition and Vore Erotica)
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 6,910. Language: English. Published: August 15, 2017. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Gay Erotica, Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal
An experiment told in a found-footage writing style. Gary and Jake are two guys heading down the West Coast on a mission to film themselves fooling around in risky public places. Their planned show takes a far different turn however whenever they run into a seemingly amiable but hungry trucker named Bill in a rest stop. A story of exhibitionism, public masturbation, and vore for adults only.
Bound by the Gator (Furry BDSM and Vore Erotica)
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 6,490. Language: English. Published: September 26, 2016. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal, Fiction » Erotica » BDSM
After flirting with alligator Amon for a while through an app and meeting him in person at a local bondage club, Seige the husky agrees to go home with him for a night of being bound and used. It's a hot evening of master/pet play at Amon's place. Seige, though, has no idea just what a healthy appetite a gator can work up with all that action... A story of BDSM bondage and vore for adults only.
Anniversary Surprises (Furry BDSM and Vore Erotica)
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 9,360. Language: English. Published: September 7, 2016. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » BDSM, Fiction » Erotica » Menage/Multiple Partners
Polar bear Andrew is just arriving home from work for his anniversary night with his vixen girlfriend Sheila. What he doesn't know is that she's brought in a dragoness mistress named Janine to make all of his submissive fantasies come true. Before the night is over, he'll go deeper into his strangest fantasies than he ever thought possible.
See Me After Class (Interracial Teacher/Student Vore Erotica)
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 9,740. Language: English. Published: June 14, 2016. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Contemporary, Fiction » Erotica » Interracial
Allen Wallace doesn't know which of his students found his private profile online or how they figured out it was him. All he knows is they've been texting him about admiring his belly and how much they'd like to wind up inside it. Now on a Friday afternoon, his student finally wants to take the plunge and be his after-school snack. Though not everything goes exactly as planned.
Hunger Pangs (Incest and Vore Erotica)
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 6,950. Language: English. Published: November 16, 2015. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal, Fiction » Erotica » Lesbian Erotica
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Valerie is having a rough night with her intense cravings during her diet. When her daughter Lydia gets home from a day at college, she suggests that her mother take a break and the two of them have a free night to pig out. In a moment of goofing off, the two suddenly find themselves kissing, and as the night takes a strange turn, Lydia will wind up satisfying many of her mother's pent-up desires.
My Sister the Succubus (Incest and Vore Erotica)
Series: Family Succubus, Book 2. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 8,250. Language: English. Published: June 18, 2015. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal
(5.00 from 1 review)
Follow-up to "Son of a Succubus". Phillip worked hard to get out of his mother's household, get to college, and avoid winding up as just food for a succubus. Recently, one of his few sisters Violet has found him by chance and started spending time with Phillip and using him for the odd sexual snack. Violet seems to have no desire to gulp Phillip down ... until the day she hasn't fed in weeks...
His Own Way (M/M Vore)
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 13,610. Language: English. Published: April 22, 2015. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal
Written in 2007 Harold Lannigan is a wealthy, dying man with one fantasy. He intends to hire Jack Smith for a very special job and one very special meal. In this job, the vore hit man will have to take a different approach to make sure his client is satisfied. Features M/M sex, same-size vore, terminal illness, and some intense emotional moments. For adult readers only. Reader discretion advised.
The Doctor Is In (M/M Vore)
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 8,300. Language: English. Published: April 22, 2015. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal
Written in 2006 Doctor Markinson is haunted by a few secrets at his clinic practice today. He suspects his wife is having an affair, and beyond that, he's trying to forget about the times he's spent with other men and what it's led to in the past. His attractive new patient isn't helping much, and when he agrees to a quick dalliance at lunch, even more of his secrets will be revealed.
The Stranger (M/M Vore)
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 6,080. Language: English. Published: April 22, 2015. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal
Written in 2005 At the parties on the outskirts of town, guys meet weekly to try and hook up. But Michael has his own ideas of hunting there and is looking for a stranger. When he finds a shy, small man named Jack, he's pretty sure he's found his quarry. Of course, it's possible that not everything is as it seems... Features M/M sex, vore, some thriller elements, and some non-con content.
Predator and Prey Night (Furry BDSM and Vore Erotica)
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 10,220. Language: English. Published: March 28, 2015. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » BDSM
Rory is a subby wolf who's finally taking some time to check out the local BDSM club scene in his city. He thinks he's found a simple dom-and-sub meetup with a little flair and the burly, dominant bear of his dreams. Through naive assumptions and miscommunication Rory doesn't realize what he's in for when he agrees to satisfy all the bear's appetites. A story of BDSM and vore for adults only.
Vorentine's Day: Eric & Seth (A Valentine's Vore Story)
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 6,380. Language: English. Published: February 12, 2015. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal
Eric and Seth have been together for five years. It's been a good few years, though lately finances have made for some hard times. Still, love is making them look forward to Valentine's Day. But this year, Seth has a very special present for Eric. Something to satisfy Eric's particular tastes. A Valentine's vore erotica story for adult readers only.
Experiments (Incest and Vore Erotica)
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 10,630. Language: English. Published: February 4, 2015. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Sci-Fi Erotica, Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal
Margaret harbors secret fantasies, like having tiny, shrunken men at her mercy or fooling around with her own adult son. Margaret decides that she can at least test things out and see if she could live out some real fun time with him. Yet on the evening she seduces him, an accident shrinks Paul down to six inches tall. Will trying out a few fantasies make Margaret go too far?
The Wolf and the Seven College Kids
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 9,400. Language: English. Published: December 12, 2014. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal
In this adult, vore take on the Grimm's fairy tale, Heather is taking her wolf boyfriend Richard to meet her seven brothers and sisters. She begs Richard not to get involved in getting hammered for the weekend with the college goats. But after one strong margarita and several shots, the wolf is betting the undergrads that he can eat all seven of them in one night. Something's bound to go wrong.
A Father's Hunger (Incest and Vore Erotica)
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 17,480. Language: English. Published: November 12, 2014. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Gay Erotica, Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal
Jake's nineteen-year-old son Todd just won't leave the house and has become a source of constant temptation for the bearish man. Bad enough that he wants to fool around with his own son, but Todd has also become the sort of guy that Jake would love to swallow whole. Then it turns out that Todd has almost always been attracted to his pop... An erotic tale of incest and vore for adults only.
Son of a Succubus (Incest and Vore Erotica)
Series: Family Succubus, Book 1. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 7,850. Language: English. Published: October 10, 2014. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal
When you're a senior and your mother is a succubus, there are all kinds of advantages and pitfalls. Advantages like all the sex. Pitfalls like knowing she might actually eat you alive if your grades slip too far. Colin knows this better than anyone, and he's one slip-up away from being his mom's next meal. An erotic tale of incest and vore for adults only.
Studs for Supper: Sid's Saturday Night Special
Series: Studs for Supper. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 10,840. Language: English. Published: September 26, 2014. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal
A word populated by furries, humans, and magic and a restaurant for customers to safely satisfy their predatory urges. Harmless vore through reformation magic in this playful series. Fourth story. In the raunchy male-on-male Saturday night shows that sell to the highest bidder, a headlining stallion puts on a unique, impressive show with two other live meals, winding up with a large female hippo.
Studs for Supper: Girls' Night Out
Series: Studs for Supper. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 7,980. Language: English. Published: September 26, 2014. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal
A word populated by furries, humans, and magic and a restaurant for customers to safely satisfy their predatory urges. Harmless vore through reformation magic in this playful series. The third story brings a bear taking her human friend to the predatory hot spot for a girls' night out to finally indulge in her secret appetites, despite the human's worries that it feels a little like cheating.
Studs for Supper: The Interview
Series: Studs for Supper. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 4,660. Language: English. Published: September 25, 2014. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal
A word populated by furries, humans, and magic and a restaurant for customers to safely satisfy their predatory urges. Harmless vore through reformation magic in this playful series. This second story explores the interview process as an out-of-work actor tries to score a job at the restaurant. Of course, the alligator interviewing him might have interesting ideas on the final part of the process.
Studs for Supper: First Order
Series: Studs for Supper. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 6,120. Language: English. Published: September 25, 2014. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal
In a word populated by furries, humans, and magic, a reclusive entrepreneur has created a restaurant for customers to safely satisfy their predatory urges. No limits, no actual deaths, just enjoying harmless vore through reformation magic in this playful series. In the first story, a female wolf nervously orders a human delivered for dinner.
The Boy Who Cried Wolf - The Way It Ought to Be (A Female-on-Male Erotic Vore Fairy Tale)
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 5,430. Language: English. Published: February 23, 2014. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal
A vore fairy tale for adults. A directionless man from a small village gives false calls when watching the sheep in the early evening to hide his passions with an anthro female wolf that emerges at night. He loves her with all his heart and they've promised to be together, but can he really trust when she tells him just what he'll have to do to stay with her?
The Boy Who Cried Wolf - The Way It Ought to Be (A Male-on-Male Erotic Vore Fairy Tale)
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 5,670. Language: English. Published: February 23, 2014. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal
A vore fairy tale for adults. A directionless man from a small village gives false calls when watching the sheep in the early evening to hide his passions with his dominant lupine lover at night. The boy loves to serve his master when night comes, but this night the master may want an even deeper level of submission...
Gretel (Fairy Tale Erotic Bondage and Vore)
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 13,920. Language: English. Published: February 22, 2014. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal
An erotic vore fairy tale for adults based on the classic story. In the sequel to "Hansel", nineteen-year-old Gretel is searching for her brother, who has been missing from their village for several days. Captured by the witch that seduced him, a battle of wills begins between gruesome torment and forced pleasure where only one will win.
Hansel (Fairy Tale Erotic Bondage and Vore)
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 13,980. Language: English. Published: February 21, 2014. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Paranormal
An erotic vore fairy tale for adults based on the classic story. When nineteen-year-old Hansel is lured into the beautiful witch's cottage, he's in for a few days of being chained up, fattened, and used for pleasure as the witch prepares to have him for dinner.

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