Ryan's POV
Since I entered Alpha Kayden's land my wolf has been on edge. It feels weird calling it Alpha Kayden's land but I'll get used to it, hopefully. "Black pull yourself together, I'm having trouble controlling my aura because of you. What the hell is going on?" I asked my wolf. " I don't know yet, but it's a good and bad feeling. I am in physical pain and yet I'm happy and angry. I am taking the pain so that you can look calm and give our warriors a bit of confidence. They are wound up tight and if they find you a bit weird they will misinterpret it." " And think that something bad is going on and I'm trying to shield them from it. " I finished the sentence for him. " Exactly, so until I find out what, can you be a sweetheart and control yourself. " He said and I could see him flinching as if the pain came in waves. " Let me feel it Black. " I braced myself and he needed no convincing. I couldn't help moving forward, causing my driver to look at me with concern through the front mirror. " Is anything the matter your highness? " he asked. " My legs are just tired and this seat is getting really uncomfortable." I said which was partly true before asking black to take the pain back. " We are almost at the border your highness. "was the only thing the driver told me. I readjusted my position before getting back to my conversation with Black. "What was that it felt like I was receiving a beating, and a severe one." "Sweetheart if I knew what it was I would have gotten rid of it, but right now I'm having a bit of trouble concentrating. " he said. " Stop calling me that. " I growled causing him to fall into a fit of laughter and before I could say anything more the car stopped. I got off and the first thing I caught was a chocolate scent and it was driving me nuts. I love chocolate, but it's never made me this crazy. A part of me expected it to be my mate but I didn't want to believe it. "Are you making anything with chocolate?" was the first thing I asked causing Alpha Kayden to smile from ear to ear. "Would you like some Alpha Ryan?" his chosen Luna Lucy asked as she stepped out. I could see a tiny blood speck on her shoe and it infuriated me for some reason but I didn't show it. I was guided in and given a cup of coffee and chocolate muffins. Ooh, how I love chocolate. I wanted to moan in ecstasy but I couldn't because of appearances. I was also sure this was not the only source of the scent. I could smell it all over Kayden's palace. The hope I was trying to stomp on came rearing it's head. I really wanted it to be my mate. When the party was over the omegas were brought down and I could immediately scent her, but she didn't once look at me. The chocolate sent was from her. I could barely contain my excitement. We said our goodbyes to the new alpha and Luna then their head omega started distributing them among the alphas. We had signed a peace treaty with the new Alpha and this was his peace offering. For some reason I felt like she needed me not to stare so I stopped but I was itching to know her. I was lucky enough she was part of the omegas given to me. After everything was over we were on our way out of Alpha Kayden's territory. I made sure each omega sat with a guard and I sat with her to make it less suspicious. She had Alpha Kayden's scent. At first I thought it was from Kayden since we were in the same room, but now I knew it was from her. The entire time she didn't look up. Black couldn't shut up also. " Talk to mate. Ask her what her name is. I bet it's beautiful just like her. I can feel she doesn't want us to look at her but why? Ask her why Ryan. " It would have driven me crazy if only I wasn't thinking of the same thing. When we finally got to the pack we went straight to the pack house and I had the omegas brought to my office. I was going to initiate them and have them officially join the Cannine pack before they are taken to their rooms. I made sure she would be last to enter my office so that I would have more time with her. Most people believe I'm a tyrant, most times I am but only when it is necessary. One thing I didn't do though is mistreat my people. I ensure they are well fed and dressed. However any traitors or law breakers are severely dealt with.Ryan's POV When she entered my office her chocolatey scent filled the room. Now that I think of it, it was mixed with roses and a bit of honey but the chocolate was more prominent. There was a bit of Kayden's coffee aroma lingering on her skin. She still wasn't looking at me. I cleared my throat in a vain attempt to get her to look at me. I decided to go along with her decision even though it took every fibre in my body to stay put. Black was also silent. He hadn't said a word since she entered. "Your name please?" I said in my alpha voice. " Layla Kiera Ruiz. " she said with the most beautiful voice I ever heard. That's when Black decided to talk. I was angry with her for having another man's scent but also drawn to her. " Kiera?" he was jumping up and down like a mad man." Mate is legendary. " he said swelling with pride I had taken too long to ask or say anything else and she started fidgeting. Her nervousness was palpable. I didn't like our mate being nervous around us
Ryan's POV I was a tad disappointed when Layla said I couldn't mark her or carry her mark. That was the only thing that was on my mind since I met her. She said she wasn't ready yet I was understanding though or at least I tried to be, because of what I knew about her I knew she didn't trust people easily. I tried to focus on the positive side of things, at least I found her and I'm not going to be a lone wolf like I assumed for too long. Apparently she is connected to every wolf in existence. I don't know how that works but I can feel that she's telling the truth. After everything was settled, we went back into the house and straight to our rooms to get some rest since it was almost dinner time and we've been traveling for the greater part of the day. Thirty minutes after, I took a shower and headed to the dining room for dinner. We mostly talked about our experiences and our likes and dislikes. The morning after, I woke up earlier than she did. I went to her room to chec
Layla's POVI was getting so close to breaking the promise I made to myself. He was right in front of me, his face contorted in pleasure with no trace of the scary intensity I was met with yesterday. I enjoyed the effect I had on him a lot more than I cared to admit. I was ready to give myself to him completely. He was starting to break my defenses and I doubt he even knew it. He gave himself to me no questions asked. I was still engrossed in his beauty, the way his mouth was slightly open, his eyes closed, the way his muscles flexed as he guided my hand along his length only for him to become completely still. After a couple of minutes he placed his head on my shoulder. I let him as he tried to catch his breath. His breath was slowly steadying when we heard o knock on the doorRyan's beta was at his door. I guess it's my door now. It will take some getting used to but I'm okay with it. He was asking about the Luna ceremony and we decided to push it for a month to give me enough time
Layla's POV I took a bite and about two spoon fulls of stew and headed to my room. I knew he was watching me as I made my way to the staircase. I was too focused on him to notice the omega Infront of me. " Was the food not to your liking Luna?" " No. It was really good I just wasn't that hungry." I said to her with a smile. ' I was just hungry for a different kind of meal. ' I told Ryan through our mate link and in the next second I heard his seat scraping the tile as he was getting ready to stand up. ' Don't forget to straighten your shirt. I don't want others eyeing what is mine. ' I said turning to him with a knowing look. He straightened his shirt over his zipper before standing. I know I didn't want to be marked right now but that didn't mean I didn't want to have sex. I spent the better part of our training today convincing myself that seducing my mate wasn't a crime. He is my mate after all, one day I'll bare his mark and his kids, meaning I will eventually have
Ryan's POV It's fashion week in New York and the clothes are to die for. Layla was looking out the window as we drove past shops and boutiques. The look in her eyes made me more confident in my decision to bring her along. She looked like a kid in a candy store. She had to dress like my bodyguard for security purposes. We were not yet ready to announce our relationship, so it worked. The first thing we did after getting to our hotel suit was to asses her fighting skill, since she would have to fight for real like a bodyguard. I taught her everything in my book and she was a fast learner. In two days flat she was qualified to be in the royal army no questions asked. I made sure she could fight with her eyes closed before I could start investigating the breach to our system. Her last test was to fight my bodyguards and she even did it with a blindfold on and she won. I was bursting with pride. She also fought me. We fought for five straight hours with no loosing or winning. I wasn'
Ryan's POV I was on my computer the entire time working on recovering the packs money. I was able to, but immediately after I was done I received an email. ( Wow! I'm impressed. I expected you to take longer than that, anyway, I did it to get you to the city. Meet me at Riton's clothing line.) I was a bit sceptical but I still went. The moment I stepped into the shop I scented roses and honey from two sides of the room. ' Mate? ' Black said, more like he was asking rather than stating. I turned and faced Layla and I could see the confusion in her eyes. She kept a straight face and I was impressed by how well she did it. Ronald on the other hand seemed like he didn't notice anything. " What are we doing here again?" Ronald asked seemingly bored. " Let's buy some clothes first. I'm here to meet someone." I said trying to get a glimpse of whoever or whatever the scent belonged to. " Honey, you are gorgeous, let's find something to much your beauty." suddenly a guy came forw
Rome's POV " Let's go home." I said to Ryan as Layla and Leon kept dragging bags of clothes from the dressing room to us. " We have a hotel." Ryan said more as a suggestion than a denial. " Your beta can have it. Leon has a house here, it is big enough for all us." He went stiff for a minute, I guess he was mind linking his beta. I expected to have a hard time convincing them but it was easy. The mate bond did most of the convincing but either way I was greatful they didn't refuse. I never knew the feared Alpha had an obedient side, and it made me proud to know it was only my mates and I. As I was still admiring him Layla and Leon slumped beside me breathing heavily. I had never seen Layla fight but I knew Leon was an amazing fighter, so to see them this exhausted was shocking. Knowing the intensity of the mate bond I knew Ryan wouldn't let Layla be his body guard if she couldn't protect herself. " She could take an entire army with an arm behind her back." Ryan whispered in my
Layla's POV "Layla!!!" I could here Karen the head omega banging my door, at first I thought it was a dream until I heard her shrill voice a second time. I jumped only to hit my head on the floor. My seat toppled over sending me straight to the floor. I had been studying for my finals, I must have slept on my desk. I had my final paper today and my birthday the following day. "I'm coming." I yelled pulling my maid uniform over my pajamas and tying my hair in a messy burn. I opened the door and rushed to the pantry thanking my lucky stars she had left. I picked all the ingredients before rushing to the kitchen. I am usually the one in charge of the baking. I once found a recipe book among my belongings and tried a recipe for chocolate cupcakes and that's how I ended up here. I'm not complaining since it got me off toilet duty. I worked as fast as I could, after everything was ready I set them on trays asked Karen to inspect them then went flying into my room for a quick shower