It was the third day and the group had crossed Tashnek Valley. They had come in front of the Shelmer Mountains. The territory of Arya’s pack was just after the two peaks of Shelmer, and it was a two day journey.
“Have you ever been to the human realm, Ryder?” asked Lyle as she clutched a root jutting out from the wall of a particularly steep slope that was on the right of their narrow path. She grabbed it for support and then jumped off to the other side.
“Careful!” Ryder grunted as he watched her with his heart leaping against his ribcage. He had offered her, no, ordered her to climb his back for the journey, but she had refused. And since then he had been on the edge.
She stood there with her hands on her hips and said, “I am very careful and stop fretting over
Lyle’s scream was muffled in the water when her ankle got twisted with the fall and her left hand took the brunt. Did a bone snap on the inside? The mind numbing pain in her shoulder was too much to bear. She couldn’t make it to the surface because of the strong currents that carried her further down. Still with whatever energy that was left in her, she struggled to swim to the surface and when she came out, her chest bumped into a boulder whooshing the air out of her ribcage. Another heavy current of the stream came from her right and drifted her violently with it further down. She noticed a boulder ahead of her and thought that she would be able to hold it, but the water was so turbulent and the boulder so slippery that she couldn’t hold it. After what seemed like an eternity, badly bruised everywhere, she gave up.The pain in her body was unbearable. Her shoulder must have fractu
Ryder was trying to put his thoughts together as to how the rock under her feet cracked to the extent that she slipped. She was at least a meter away from the slope on a fairly plain rocky surface. Once again he went under the water, swam with the flow of the torrential stream and looked around to see if she was stranded behind a rock or lying on the bed, but she was nowhere. When he reached the bough, he smelled her scent. And Ryder… he was relieved that she was alive. Her scent was strong on the bough that he followed. On the banks, he saw footmarks on the wet mud and noticed that tall grass and weeds were lying crushed under the weight of someone. Perhaps she crawled there and was too exhausted to move, but why were there so many footsteps and other scents? Suddenly his gaze went to the blood drops over where she must have lied. His heart plummeted. Was she in danger?
At first Lyle jerked her head towards him with wide eyes. She found him still focusing on the road in front of him. He had squeezed her hand and was holding it as if he would never leave it. Her breathing became ragged when despite those bruises on his face, she found him irresistible. The volume of his golden hair on the top of his head was falling over his forehead. She had this sudden urge to tousle them. No one should have such beautiful hair. He said he loved her. “Don’t stare like that at me,” he said in a low, sexy voice. A while later he sucked in a sharp breath. Seeing that she hadn’t an answer, he continued, “Lyle I am not perfect. But the only thing I can say is that I will follow you into hell if that is what is going to keep you safe. I am going to protect you because I feel you are mine, but I also feel that you are my protector. I wasn’t tethered to life as much as I am tethered to it
42Nolan and Arya laughed so loudly at their answer that the mood in the atmosphere lifted immediately. However, Dominique stayed quiet and rolled his eyes.Arya drove the jeep with utmost care over the rutted road. Since she knew the shortcut to her pack’s territory from there, which was safe from attacks, she took the route. The journey that they would have covered in a day’s time got reduced greatly and they reached the Black Crest pack in four hours straight.As soon as Arya parked the jeep, her clan people surrounded her. The look on their faces was that of joy. Children, women and men started helping her and her friends with eagerness. Arya’s house was more like a lodge that was constructed of brick, with exposed wooden rafters. There were white tiles on the arched roof. The house was bea
Lyle froze at her words, but masked her expressions. She looked at her plate where she dug her fork into meat pie. Dominique was sitting next to Lyle and he heard what Arya said. He sliced a piece of roasted chicken on his plate with a knife and picked it up with his fork to eat. As he chewed it, he said, “This is so delicious, Arya!”“Well, you really have to say that to our cook. She is a gem!” Arya replied, savoring cheese and garlic toast.When Ryder came, he saw that Dominique was sitting on her left. She was on the extreme corner of the table right next to the head chair on which Arya was sitting. Arya’s beta, Conrad, was on the other side. He was in a deep conversation with Nolan. He expressed his displeasure with a low growl, and asked Arya’s beta to sit somewhere else. Conrad looked at him with a frown an
44Lyle’s eyes became soft with tears. A smile tugged up her lips that lit up her face behind the tears that were rolling out. How could she express her gratitude to a woman who had been so helpful to her at all times? There was warmth in her heart and she felt as if all her bodily tension had released. “How can I repay your kindness and support, Arya?” she said. She felt so connected with Arya at the basic level that she felt overwhelmed. “And even if it’s a long shot that my parents belonged to this pack… I would love to take it.” All of a sudden she felt excited. What if her parents were from the Black Crest pack?Arya got up from her place. Rounding the table in front of her, she walked to Lyle and stood in front of her. She took her hands in hers and said, “Welcome to the Black Crest pack, Lyle.”
Lyle went back to the crown of his penis and then wrapped her cherry lips around it, wantonly. His legs quaked and his neck muscles corded. His shaft swelled in her mouth when she groaned around it. He pushed his hips inside her wanting her to take more. Every time his cock touched the back of her throat, he bit back curses. She licked and flicked and sucked him until he came inside her with a brutal roar. Ryder’s chest was heaving so fast that he thought he couldn’t last this lifetime if he didn’t get inside her. He withdrew from her mouth and then wiped her face. He found his wolf trying to take over, to mate her. But how was this possible when he hadn’t even scented her as his mate. Gods, he wanted her. He would die if he didn’t get in her. It was difficult for him to control his wolf. His fangs had lengthened and his claws increased. His voice altered when he said, “I want to— want to get
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
Lyle felt better and opened her eyes wider after she gulped the glass of water. She looked up at him and smiled feebly. She could hear his loud heartbeats. He hugged her tightly and pressed her face to his chest. “Stop giving me such shocks, pup,” he whispered. “You will be the death of me.” She chuckled. She peeped out from his embrace and was pleasantly surprised to find Arya and Conrad. “Arya! Oh my god! Sister!” Lyle exclaimed. She tried to struggle free from her husband to go to her. When he didn’t leave her, she glared at him. He had to leave her reluctantly. The two sisters hugged each other. Lyle’s eyes stung with tears. When she pulled away from Arya, Arya said in a hoarse voice, “Your husband called us here. And I’ve been shouting on him from a long time.” She tucked a strand behind her ears. “You brave, brave girl.” Her voice choked. On
Lyle jerked her eyes open. The blast was so loud that she found Ryder already rushing outside. Quickly she wore her shorts and tank top and ran outside. The explosion was so loud that it came like a horrible yell from hell. It was very dark but the forest in front of their lodge was engulfed in fire. Flames rose high into the night as if challenging the darkness of the night, challenging the sanctuary of the forest animals. The fire ran impatiently everywhere, engulfing everything that came in the way.Lyle put her hands on the head as Ryder watched the catastrophe. Two trees were uprooted, the splinters of which had broken several glass windows. The loud cry of birds and animals was terrifyingly painful.“How did this happen?” asked Lyle as goose bumps lined her skin and her stomach plummeted to her feet.
Thelma quickly got Lyle dressed in a simple deer skin ankle-length skirt and a deer-skin bustier that showed her mark amply. She insisted on making her wear black bead necklace, which she said belonged to the ancestors. She had let her hair open and made her wear a tiara that was woven with the wild flowers of the valley.“You look beautiful, pup,” she said while making her wear a beaded bangle. “I can’t believe that our Alpha has found his mate. We were all not very happy with Elara because of her coldness towards our Alpha. She would come and use him and go away.”“Use him?” Lyle asked, confused.Thelma laughed. “Use his wealth. She would take numerous gifts for herself and go away. The last she met our Alpha was ten years back and everyone in the pack kn
“Alpha Ryder,” Juan said with respect in his voice as he bowed to him. He gave a worrying look at Lyle. When they all settled, awkward silence hung in the air.Lyle looked at the woman who was sitting opposite to her and wondered if she even remembered her. But there was one thing she could feel—there was lightness in the air. The heaviness and gloom associated with the spells was gone. When last time she had seen the men and women around her, they all looked dull, morose and indifferent to their surroundings, but now she could feel and see the glint in their eyes.The woman spoke, “Good morning, Alpha.”Ryder gave a tight nod in response, as he clutched Lyle’s hand all the more tightly and put it his lap as if making a statement.
Lyle moved her hips in tandem with him. “Please,” she whispered when their skin beat against skin, as she demanded more. She closed her eyes and felt him driving inside her like a piston, stretching her and filling her, hitting her to the hilt.“Open your eyes, Lyle. I want to see you come around my cock,” he said, grazing her lips with his fangs.Lyle opened her eyes to meet his hooded eyes and her inside only melted more. She tightened her sheath around him to milk his cock. His fangs lengthened more and she could see the tips slicked with his venom. The site made her feel needy… needy for him. Suddenly she wanted to lick those fangs. She lifted her head and licked them and he roared with pleasure, thrusting harder inside her. His beast wanted to unleash to mark his mate. She grabbed his shoulders as he pumped her ha
When Lyle woke up, she was dazed. She pushed her hands against rock hard muscles to get up a little. His scent and warmth wrapped her in the comfort of his strong arms. She lifted her head to meet his intense gaze. Lyle swallowed hard as she peered in his hazel eyes that were burning with need. She could see that his fangs had lengthened and a purr emanated from his chest.“Ryder?” she said and tried to get up, but his strong hands prevented her from getting up.“Mine,” he growled.Her lips kicked up when the haziness from her thoughts lifted. He sensed her as his mate. “Yes…” she whispered, her wolf acknowledging the mate.He brought his hands to her flushed cheeks, his eyes flitting to her lips, to her
It was extremely rare to find your mate in the Lore. For Ryder the world had gone silent except for the presence of his mate. Ever since Varana left, all he could hear was the feeble heartbeat of his mate. All he could see was her pale skin and even paler face. She was bruised at so many places that his stomach churned. Her scent was so strong that his guts were roiled. “Mine!” his wolf growled. Ryder felt that unbreakable bond with her. He would protect her with his life. The man had waited for so long and this was the epitome of his life. The need to rip her dress and see her all over again was making him tense as hell. But that wasn’t the main issue right now. He had sensed her as his mate and whether she sensed him or not, her fate was sealed.“She is just too exhausted,” said Varana after examining her. He touched her forehead and Ryder growled again.
Elara’s body visibly shook and her facial expressions became slack. Her lips trembled when she said, “Dominique, my son.” Disbelief marred her mind and tears continued to roll down out of shock. Her body posture collapsed. Her voice cracked, “What has she done to you?” With her wrists locked, she bent over him and clung to his head. Her wails ricocheted in the room they were in.Suddenly she experienced chilliness around her and her muscles felt weak. It was as if her magic was weakening. There was a stabbing pain in her stomach. Eyes widened, she looked at Lyle, whose eyes were glowing orange as if a fire was burning in them. With her hands in front of her, and eyes staring in space, darkness shot all around her in tendrils that twined like gnarled roots of trees. The dark tendrils slid on the floor towards Elara like ripples on water and penetrated her magic. Elara sho
Silver Moon pack’s borders weren’t well guarded. Lyle had picked up a bag littered on the ground and stashed the severed head of Dominique inside it. Everyone seemed to be in a jubilant mood and even the guards were relaxed. When Lyle slipped past them, she noticed that though all of them were talking with each other, they had glossy eyes, as if they were entranced. They gave her a cursory glance and resumed talking. It was… strange.She walked further into the territory. The whole pack was decorated with ribbons and lights and loud music was blaring from somewhere. As she walked through the streets, she found that there was hardly anyone around. Houses looked desolate and chilly winds blew, howling like they were mourning. Very few people were sitting in the warmth of their houses doing mundane jobs. Even though it was all very weird, she had to find her way to Ryder’s house. Lyle