Chapter 5

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, neither did Black. Though I also felt a wicked satisfaction. We moved forward to initiate her into our pack. The moment I got to her she stretched out her hand ready for me to slit her wrist. I held her hand and kissed it. I didn't want to considering I was trying to punish her but the mate bond had different plans. She visibly relaxed. I was beyond the moon when she allowed me to kiss her wrist without flinching. Her scent was even more intoxicating up close. I wanted to erase Kayden's scent from her skin so bad. I extended a claw and slit my wrist before slitting her's. I then put mine on top of her's and formed a link with her and the pack. She then took a deep breath.

" Can I hug you please?" I asked and she moved closer. I didn't waste a second, I directly put arms around her. Drenching her in my scent. She felt so good in my arms. Black told me to ask her why she wasn't looking at us before I was too out of it to ask.

"Don't you like me mate? Why are you not looking at me?" I asked in a very low voice, I wasn't sure she heard me. "Don't you want me."

" No I do, I just,..." she said and stopped mid sentence. I held her chin ever so gently and whispered.

" Look at me mate." I was met by most beautiful eyes. They were light brown and they had an undescribable depth. Then they started turning gold. My eyes widened but I couldn't bring myself to move or look away.

"I guess that is what she was trying to say." Black said in awe. I was only getting accustomed to the gold when they started turning red. She hadn't moved an inch. After a few minutes they started going back to there original color.

"What was that?" I asked still holding her in my arms.

" I just came to my full strength." she said tilting her head downwards as if she was waiting for me to reject her. I really wanted to inorder to spite her but I didn't want to loose her. So I held back.

I was preparing to lead her to our house but there was a knock on the door. It was my beta Ronald. I asked him to come in not moving from my position. He entered and immediately went down on both knees with his neck bared in submission. I was shocked at first before it clicked. I turned and looked at Layla and she was just as surprised, but I could feel the power oozing from her in waves. The guards outside my door were also on their knees. I tapped her shoulder lightly. she turned to me and whispered.

"What is happening to them?"

" You are happening?" I said it as more of a question scratching the back of my neck.

" How do I stop it?" she looked like she was close to hyperventilating.

" Relax okay. Then you ask them to rise." I told her with my hands on her shoulder trying to calm her down. She inhaled before addressing them.

" You may rise." she said

"Thank you Luna." they all rose and my beta informed me that the omegas have settled in before racing out like his tail was on fire.

When he left, Layla who had been still through the entire exchange turned to me. "Teach me."

"Teach you what exactly?" I asked trying not to say the wrong thing.

" How to not force people to kneel every time they are close to me. " she said.

" Ooh ok. My wolf usually does it. " I said

" Can I talk to him please. " before I could even say yes or no, Black took control and he and Kiera took about an hour practicing. I was not planning to allow Black to get any closer to her.

I took her to our house since I wasn't about to leave her around other males.This house was built especially for her by me. I gave her a tour and she couldn't stop smiling and it made me swell with pride. The last place we visited was the lake behind the house. The positioning of this house was intentional and I could not possibly be more content.

I walked behind her slowly as she ran towards the lake. When I got to her I attempted to put a strand of hair that had fallen to her face behind her ear and she recoiled as if she was expecting me to hit her.

" Sorry." she said looking at the ground. I attempted to touch her again but she flinched. I was about to say something when her eyes turned gold and she stilled.

After a few minutes they turned their usual brown.

" They know I'm at full strength." She said.

" Who?" I asked a bit lost.

"The council. It's just a matter of time before they find me. " she said heading back to the house.