NATALIEI can’t open my eyes again right away but I feel Enzo picking me up in his arms and then carrying me away somewhere.The loud voices tune in and out eventually. I am dumped down on a soft seat before his hands disappear from my body.The car begins to move. My mind remains clouded and my judgment distorted due to the excruciating pain.My eyes open and close eventually as I try to snap out of this daze. I can’t give up. Not like this.“ E..Enzo… ” I croak.“ I will get you treated once we are in the pack. ” He speaks gentle this time, acting like a fucking lunatic.“ Enzo…I..will… ”I will kill you. Fucking prick! That’s what I want to say but I am tongue tied.“ Don’t speak. Rest. ” He pats the side of my head which hurts as if I have hit a truck on my way home.“ Alp…Alpha will…kill…me… ” I finally manage to choke out. As time passes, my body is going numb but my senses are slowly returning. I can see through the blurriness a little.“ I…don…wan..to die. ” I choke on my br
NATALIEEnzo lifts his hand to punch him but Ryker grabs it and twists it around so fast that I have to blink through my pain to believe what I am seeing for the second time.Before I can really comprehend what’s happening, Ryker twists Enzo’s arm and kicks him so hard, his body goes flying to the tree behind me.The loud thud noise makes me cringe. My horrified eyes stay on Ryker who has Enzo’s severed arm in his hand right now.I hear Enzo’s agonised screams and howls of pain next. Goosebumps rise all over my skin.Ryker drops Enzo’s arm and steps forth. Fear pricks my skin like thousands of tiny invisible needles.He crouches down by my side and a frown etches upon his forehead. The anger which radiates off his body tells me what he is planning on doing.Ryker pushes his hand forward and touches my swollen cheek with his warm fingers. His eyes darken and he exhales heavily.“ I am going to kill him. ” He whispers under his breath. Promising. Informing. My breath hitches in my thro
NATALIEDesperate to escape the voice of my sister, I thrash and break free of the nightmare. The bright light in the unfamiliar room hurts my eyes. I have to blink a few times to adjust my vision.The first face I see is of Anne. I can see her mouth moving, forming words. But, I can’t hear her.There is a constant ringing in my ears which increases in volume, the more I try to listen to what she is telling me.I feel the light ache in my body but the suffocating throbbing in my side and my head is gone.“ C…Hear… ” Anne’s words become a little clear.The next face I see if of Giana. She rushes by my side and pushes Anne aside so she can talk instead.Confused, my gaze switches between them both.Giana bends down and takes hold of my shoulders before shaking my body. I snap out of the daze. My hearing ability comes back in full force.“ Are you fucking alright? ” Giana’s screeching voice makes its way up my ears.I hiss, closing my eyes. “ I can… ” hear you.And my throat feels like
NATALIE“ I was going to let him live for a while. You know…torture him and get information but then you asked me to spare him and the switch flipped in my head. ” He breathes, his eyes narrowing on me.“ You killed him…because I… ” Tears wet my cheeks again, blurring my vision.“ Yes. There he was trying to fuck you against your will and instead of asking me to kill him…like you should have… ” He inches closer, letting his lips touch mine in a feathery touch. “ you asked me to let him go. ”My breath hitches in my throat. Did he really misunderstand the situation like Anne suspected?Enzo and Emilie leave my mind at once and the thought of having him miscalculate this situation makes me grab his jacket between my fists.“ He was my sister’s mate. ” I try to reason.Ryker’s lips twitch when my eyes lower to them. I swallow and glance up in the deep ocean.“ He put his hands on you. ” He retorts, sounding dangerous.“ He… ” There is nothing else I can say.My body shudders when he tigh
NATALIERyker pulls me out of the room. A woman in her late forties instantly greets us.“ Hello Alpha. Luna. ” She throws me a polite smile.As a formality, I return her gesture when in reality, I feel so awkward.“ I think it will be better if Luna rests for some time, Alpha. ” She turns to Ryker.“ Get back to work Luciana. ” Ryker dismisses her coldly.The woman leaves our way, letting Ryker haul me out of the huge infirmary. I glance at the woman from over my shoulder, knowing she must be the pack doctor.“ Why must you be so rude? ” I mumble under my breath.Ryker doesn’t answer. Instead, he releases my wrist and intertwines our fingers. I glance down at our hands and let out a sigh. He knows how to shut me up without even saying anything.“ Where are you taking me? ” I question, walking beside him.I can’t help but notice the way he walks, without making any noise with his feet. It’s as if he floats in the air, swift and sneaky but powerful nonetheless.“ Home. ” Ryker hums lo
NATALIE“ Bring them here. ” He stretches his neck and commands Zio.“ Yes Alpha. ” Zio disappears from my side and turns right from the end of the living room.Ryker plops down on the white couch and rests his arms over the headrest, stretching again.Is he out to give me non—existent blue balls? I shift from one foot to another uncomfortably.“ Come here. ” His voice sounds tired and burdened.Now when I can finally think rationally again, I can’t help but notice certain things. The look on Ryker’s face and the way he is acting…is almost like he is hesitating or guilty.About what? I can’t tell.I approach him with small steps. He grips my hand and makes me sit on his lap like a child.I gasp but don’t struggle to get out of his hold when he wraps his arm around my waist and rests his head on my shoulder. He brings his right arm forward and places his hand over my thigh, stroking my skin from over the cloth.“ I have to initiate you into my pack, love. ” He whispers in the crook of
NATALIEI sigh, my shoulders sagging. “ Take them out. ” I whisper. “ Zio. ”“ Natalie! ” Anne hisses as a warning.“ I am sure Alpha Ryker…” My eyes trail off to Ryker’s cruel face as I utter. “ has thought of giving them a place to stay. Take both my friends there. ”“ You don’t understand. ” Anne huffs, folding her arms over her chest.“ I understand. ” I glance her way. “ But, it’s between me and my mate now. ”I am saving you from his wrath, idiot! I don’t think she can see the deranged look in Ryker’s eyes right now. It’s almost as if he is on the verge of losing control and snapping Anne’s neck. I don’t want that. And if things escalate…I am not sure anymore if Ryker will listen to me and spare her life.“ Come on, ladies. Let’s leave them alone. ” Zio gets up, chiming as if a bomb hasn’t been dropped in the living room a few moments ago.With my blazing eyes, I try to convey the silent message to Giana who is staring at me, her mouth agape.“ Go. Rest. ” I whisper assuringly
NATALIETime seems to have slowed down a notch. I sniff, staring up in his peering ocean eyes. Ryker looses a dry breath and plants a kiss over my nose. “ You don’t hate me. ”Arrogant Bastard!I continue glaring at him. Tears stop flowing down my eyes and rage takes over. I hate how he knows about my emotions and still plays with them.Ryker caresses my navel from over my dress. Jolts of electricity rush down my body, heating my blood.“ I won’t forgive you for this. I will hold a grudge and I will stab you in the back when the right time comes. Don’t expect me to be loyal after what you have done to me. ” I rant, feeling his hands all over me.Ryker presses a firm, lingering kiss over the left corner of my lips and smirks down at me. “ Will this be enough to make it up to you? ”“ No. ” I deadpan. “ Tell me the truth…It’s the only thing which can make me forget what you did. ”I know he has a reason. A reason he is reluctant to share with me. Because he doesn’t trust me.“ Like I s