ANNE He darts his tongue out, wetting his thick lips. The darkness of his eyes seems to be shifting like shadows, beautiful but deadly. When I realize how it sounded to him, I try to explain without giving too much away. “ I am not planning on giving potion to Natalie. No, I don’t need to do that anymore because Ryker is there to protect her. ” And that fucker Alpha is there to tell her how horrible I am for what I did too, given that he didn’t let me reveal everything to her myself. “ What do you want from her? ” He remains unbothered, not giving anything away.I observe him for a moment more. His stony jaw clenches, a vein throbbing under it. “ I want her to tell something to Natalie and Alpha Ryker. ” I whisper, detaching my eyes from his smooth skin. “ If you know what it is, why don’t you tell them yourself? ” He avoids the secret and jumps to the question which concerns me. I poke my inner cheek with my tongue, huffing. “ I would have told Natalie myself and she would ha
NATALIERyke took me back home and Zio was already waiting for us in the living room. Britney was sleeping in her room so no one needed to be by her side.“ Get something out of the Beta. ” Ryke commands Zio as soon as he is close to him.He could have mind—linked him but he didn’t because he wanted me to know what they are doing now. Ryke has informed me about the whole rogue situation. He has also told me that they caught the so—called Beta, Maxwell of the strange rogue pack.“ I should stay here and look after Britney. ” Zio sighs, disregarding what his Alpha is saying.I think this is the first time I have ever seen him talking back instead of uttering ‘Sure Alpha’ or some other nasty remark before getting back to work.I wrap my arms around myself, watching him closely. Is Britney’s return going to become a problem bigger than I am anticipating? The cruel question is pounding at the back of my mind for a while now.“ Zio. She is at my house. She will be fine. ” Ryke assures him a
NATALIEI grow impatient when Britney keeps staring at me and Ryker remains silent. The tension between us three grows and grows until the string is pulled so tight that I think I am going to throw up if he doesn’t say anything to her.“ Ryker, who is she? ” She looks away, asking him once more.My gaze is drawn to my mate who is giving me his whole attention now. There are creases over his forehead. A nerve ticks in his hard-set jaw. I pull my quivering lower lip between my teeth. My heart is thumping against my ribcage violently.“ Britney. ” Ryker sighs at last.I drop my hands by my side and clench them into fists. He is going to lie. I fucking swear I will throw a huge tantrum without giving a fuck about what we agreed upon.Ryker takes his eyes off me, a defeated gleam clouding his gaze. My heartbeat slows down as the calmness spreads. “ When you rejected me, the bond between us broke. ” He tells her while he grabs her hands that were resting over his thighs.I peer at Britne
NATALIEI like to think that the whole Britney situation didn’t let me sleep the whole night but deep down, I know it’s not true. It’s the jerk mate who didn’t let me sleep.Even after staying in the same house, having sex, and knowing we care about each other, we never slept on the same bed. But, yesterday night, he decided he wanted to stay right by my side. He crushed me in his arms the whole night and because of that, my heart had gone on a rollercoaster. I couldn’t blink my eyes, let alone sleep.Now, I feel dead. He is still asleep but I am sitting on the kitchen stool, drinking my coffee lazily while thinking about his sudden change of behavior. Britney’s arrival was supposed to break us apart but Ryke has proved me wrong which is making me nervous and kinda happy in a bitchy way at the same time.My ears perk up when the main door opens. I stay in the same spot, waiting for him to appear in the kitchen.“ Good Morning, Luna. ” Zio appears in front of me, aiming straight for
NATALIE“ My child died when they knocked me down and gave me wolfsbane. ” The first thing she reveals makes me shrink in myself. The foreign agony makes me sick to my stomach and I don’t want to imagine if it’s only a fraction of his pain or if it's everything he feels.“ At first, they planned on blackmailing me with you. They said to me that they are going to make you come clean about something by using me. I was so scared, so I rejected you instantly. ” Britney sighs, rubbing her palms.“ When I rejected you…my wolf died. That’s probably why you all couldn’t feel my presence in the Pack bond either. ” She looks at Ryker who is still standing by my side.My chest tightens as I steal a glance at her face. Her eyes are glazed over, hinting that her mind is traveling to dark places.“ I thought—I thought they will kill me. ” She jerks her head back, blinking rapidly. “ But they didn’t. ”“ Why? ” Ryker asks.My head turns in his direction. He is being too harsh right now. She just to
NATALIEBritney stumbles away from us. Tears roll down her cheeks in waves. Just by seeing the shocked look over her face, I know she will have a hard time accepting this truth.I don’t know why but I feel like stepping away from Ryke. I don’t want to make this situation worse. I don’t want a part in this pit of ruthless guilt.“ How...How is that possible? ” She lets out ghost of a whisper. Swallowing the lump in my throat, I slip my wrist out of Ryker’s hand and step forth.“ I know this is...this is a lot to take in. Believe me. He struggled to get over you. He really did but just like all of us, he had to accept the will of Moon Goddess. ” I speak, somehow, trying to make her snap out of this state of disbelief.“ I-I don’t know... ” She pants.Unconsciously, I take another step toward her. Before I can grab her, she is already falling down on the floor, her head hitting it hard.A gasp leaves my lips as shock overcomes my senses. Zio is by her side instantly. Ryker, too, doesn’
RYKER‘ I don’t feel bad. Her wolf refused to talk to me anyway. ’ Grey grumbles.‘ She was our mate once. How can you be so unbothered? ’ It doesn’t settle well with me that Grey refuses to feel even a little pity for Britney.‘ Natalie and Nyla are worried because of her. That’s all I care about. I am happy with Nyla so never even think about ditching my darling for that weird creature. ’ He sneers before blocking our bond.I press my lips in a thin line, staring up at the ceiling in my office.There is something I can’t understand. This something doesn’t let me believe that those rogues kept Britney alive for so long without telling me, or letting anyone else know. The fact that Britney doesn’t have any injury marks over her spotless body is another troublesome reality. It’s horrible that I am questioning her after she went through so much, solely because of me, but I can’t overlook so many things because I am the Alpha. And I must not allow emotions to overcome my rationality.Th
NATALIEI asked Jake how Britney was when the night fell. He said ‘ Luna is fine. And Alpha is by her side. ’I was so stunned, that I couldn’t utter a word. The rigidness in his body, the change of his respectful stance all irked me out.He didn’t see me as his Luna anymore. I wanted to correct Jake, shout at him, and force him into realizing I was his Luna now, but I didn’t. I stayed silent until he left. And then dwelled in self—pity.When he left, I kept thinking about him before my thoughts drifted to Ryker who was by Britney’s side right now.A part of me continued to scream, shout, and yell at me that I needed to trust him completely. Ryker will never let his old emotions resurface. He didn’t feel anything for Britney anymore, because he had me now.But, I failed to let that part win. The bigger part of me, the part which sensed Ryker’s emotions changing for a mere second when Britney uttered ‘You love me.’, won. That’s why I am here at the infirmary, ready to face the woman w