Ryder was aghast. “Left? What do you mean?” he asked the servant with a hard expression on his face. On the inside his stomach had plummeted to his feet.
The servant cringed and seemed to shrink in his place. He gulped. “Beta Conrad has taken her to our pack house where he would introduce her to others,” he replied.
Visibly relieved, Ryder said, “Where is it located?”
The servants gave directions and he strode to the pack house. Internally, he was still thinking about the message she had written. It took him some time to remove it from the surface of the mirror. Why would she say that her name was Lyle? And why would she mention Elara? Suddenly, it struck him and he stopped with a jerk. Did he call her Elara yesterday night? But when? He had lost the count he was
She looked at him for a fleeting second. The next moment there was a draft of air, strands of hair moved on her face and Jeremy was down with Ryder straddling him. He punched Jeremy on the face. Jeremy had to use his magic to throw the alpha some ten feet away, but Ryder charged at him again with an enraged roar.What Lyle saw next were two hunks fighting and punching in a hand-to-hand combat. It took five men including Conrad to separate them. And when they were separated, they both had bruises on their faces. Ryder’s forehead was bleeding and he spat blood but Jeremy’s left eye had swollen and there was a cut next to his lips.When their gazes met, she saw his anger and frustration.“You just can’t come here and disrupt the training, Ryder!” Conrad said in a stern vo
As the days of leaving her approached, Ryder started getting anxious. He didn’t want to go. He had asked Lyle to come with him stating, “You are unprotected here, pup.” He also meant that she was the most beautiful woman who he had ever seen and there were chances that other men would flirt with her. Not acceptable. “With me you are going to stay protected,” he insisted while pacing the living room. “You must come with me.”Arya watched him pacing up and down. He was so anxious that Arya raised her eyebrows and looked at him when he talked about how vulnerable Lyle was. “I hope you understand that she is going to remain with me in the Black Crest pack, totally safe and secure.”Ryder stopped and glared at her. “You won’t be sticking to her, will you? What if she forgets her way back f
Lyle jerked open her eyes as a sheen of sweat beads lined her forehead. Why did she feel restless when she saw that woman in her mind? And why did she see that woman? Who was she? Her breath became shallow and she lowered her face in order to stop feeling so uncanny about it. She settled her emotions by convincing herself that it was just a fleeting thought. She must have seen the woman somewhere… She closed her eyes again and focused on meditation. But it was difficult. Every now and then she saw the image of the same woman… her golden hair cascading like rays of sun till her waist… Her beautiful green eyes and rosy lips made her look surreal.Lyle was getting frustrated because she was unable to ward off the image of that woman. She got up, rolled her yoga mat and stashed it aside with other accessories used in the pack house. Then she walked to Conrad and said, “I am don
Lyle gaped at what Dominique just said. “What do you mean, ‘we can’t’?” she said with bewilderment in her eyes. “We have just killed a werewolf in Black Crest territory and you are saying that we don’t even inform the alpha of the pack? If we do that, suspicions would be raised.” “Arya is already a busy woman. How would telling her something like this be wise?” Dominique countered. “I will handle this situation on my own if you don’t want to help!” He limped to the body of the werewolf who was lying on his back with his neck rolled at an odd angle. “Dominique, if we don’t inform Arya about it, wouldn’t it be called as murder that we are trying to hide?” she argued. “Murder?” Dominique lashed at her with brows drawn tightly. He pointed at the corpse and said, “Not only did that man attempt to kil
Arya was deep in conversation with a man in the main hall. When Lyle came in, Arya gave her a cursory glance and resumed conversation with the man. Lyle walked up to the dining hall and found that she was the only one dining. A servant came to lay the food for her and on an impulse she asked her, “Where is Dominique?”“He asked me to pack food for him,” she replied. “He has left for his pack.”Lyle jerked her head back in surprise. He had told her that he wouldn’t leave until her birthday. What changed overnight? But on the inside she was happy that he had left. His presence was making her stomach twist all the time.The servant girl served her with sesame bread and chicken stew and in a low voice commented, “The guest sitting with our Alpha is from the How
“You have to come and see it, Alpha,” Conrad insisted with a sense of urgency.Anxious and nervous, Lyle froze in her place. She looked at Conrad with wide eyes feeling as if her knees would give in the moment she stood.Arya and Benito strode to where Conrad was and he pointed outside, as he whispered something in Arya’s ears. Arya nodded and they all started to leave when she called Lyle, “Come over!” It was an order and not a request. And Lyle knew why Arya was in such a foul mood. Her fists curled tightly. She rose to her feet and followed the group outside.Rain poured in generous water pellets from the dense gray clouds over the earth. The water was so strong that it felt like it was piercing her skin. Rather than being in a rain shower, it was like she was in th
Surprised, Ryder whipped his head in her direction and his mouth fell. He gave Elara an incredulous stare. His posture stiffened as all the muscles in his body froze. What was she doing in the Silver Crescent pack? “Elara?” he said in a voice laced with disbelief. Then he turned to look at Juan who was smiling. “Well, don’t look at me like that!” said Juan. “Elara meant to give us all a surprise!” He chuckled and pushed Ryder towards Elara. He whispered, “She has been waiting for you to return for the past two days.” A sudden coldness hit at his core as his thoughts became fuzzy. Elara frowned and her lips curved down. The beautiful blonde was wearing a soft silk beige dress. She had tied her hair in a bun and was looking like a mature woman. But the odd thing about her was in the ten years she
His Beta gave a tight nod. They watched Ryder leave for his room. Just before he was about to climb the stairs, he turned and said, “Keep my jeep ready. I will be leaving by evening.” He decided that he would leave Elara back to the portal where she would cross back to the human realm and then go back to Lyle. Of course he would give Nyter to Elara as a parting gift. With that thought in mind, he raced to his room feeling energetic.Bath was wonderful… filled with Lyle’s thoughts. Like a randy lad he had jerked himself off imagining her butts and the core in between it. He laughed at himself and couldn’t wait to be with her. He was eager to spend her birthday in his hunting lodge that is if Arya allowed it. If not, he would be happy to spend it with her in the Black Crest pack too. After taking a bath he dried himself and came out with a towel wrapped around his waist.