Crater is sitting in his office alone. He is tired and his body is demanding rest. But Riley is there and he couldn't seems to control himself when he is alone with her. That will only make things more complicated. He wanted to stay away from her and not get attached to her. But the moment her scent begins to tease his nostrils, he will begin to loose focus untill she is the only thing that matters. That pull is so strong that he couldn't seems to resist it or resist her. He never thought a mating bond would be this strong. He didn't even marked her yet, but their attraction is irresistible. He sighed. He cannot send her away from right now. Life seems to be going on a rough path for Riley. She is attracting the bad kind of attention.After bringing Riley back to the pack house, he went straight to confront his uncle Nathan. Carter will forever be grateful for him for taking his nephew's responsibility at a young age. Nathan is not this bad. But his recent behaviour towards Rileydoe
After Sophie left, Riley tried to sleep. But just like every other night for the past two days, sleep refused to come near her. She laid down on the bed, idly looking at the ceiling when she heard the door opening and closing. She doesn't have to get up and see who it is. Her senses have alerted her of his presence. Her nostrils are tingling with his woodsy scent, and her stupid heart skipped a beat.She didn't get up from the bed, even though she wanted to go and demand where he disappeared to. She lay there quietly, listening to his approaching footsteps. He entered the bedroom and quietly sat near the foot of the bed, facing away from her. She turned her gaze and looked at his broad shoulders and narrow waist. She forced her eyes not to move down, even though a part of her wanted to.She is angry and felt like an outsider after he dumped her in his quarters and left."How are you feeling?""I want to leave" They both said at the same time. Carter frowned when he heard her demand
It's been two weeks since that night. Riley recovered completely from her injuries. She resumed her training from a week ago and Ajax hired her as the pack Sentinel. She is given her duties within the pack. Helping the Alpha or the Beta if they need any assistance, pack perimeter security every alternative day along with a few other warriors. As she is in dire need of a job, she agreed. After their talk, she never saw Carter again. Every night he comes to his quarters after she slept and leaves before she is awake. He is sleeping on the couch. She is missing him, but they both know it is for their own good. "I have a night shift today" Riley said before hopping onto the kitchen counter and biting into the juicy apple that she picked up from the table outside. Sophie has kitchen duty today. "You don't sleep well in the night nowadays. If not for the medicine our pack doctor suggested, you would be roaming in the pack corridors at night" Sophie teased while chopping some cheery t
"What are you up to bestie?" Sophie asked Riley, who is currently trying to finish the perimeter check without jumping out of her skin for every snap of a twig. Riley sighed and adjusted her mobile a little. For some reason, she is feeling extra jumpy and skittish tonight. She has this strong sense of awareness that someone is watching her. She knows she is being ridiculous and all of this fear is because of that night. But she couldn't shake the feeling of being watched. Just to calm her nerves, she dialled Sophie, so that she wouldn't feel alone and scared. "Nothing, Justin asked me to watch the northeast corner of the pack tonight. But before that, I have to do the casual perimeter check by walking around the pack perimeter to check if anything is out of place" she explained."Hmm, but there are others who are on duty tonight. Will they not do this check? Why is it always you?" Sophie asked.Riley chuckled."So sweet Sophie. But everyone has to do the perimeter check. Almost the
'Riley run ' she can hear Carter's voice in her head. But her feet refused to move. She is frozen to the spot with fear. She is scared that whoever it is might use the same wolfsbane he used against her to stop her. That was the most painful moment of her life. The moment that wolfsbane touched her skin, her whole body began to burn as if she is literally burning in fire. She doesn't want to go through that kind of torture again. Her reoccurring nightmares added fuel to her fears.And moreover she wanted to know who he is. Her determination to know who he is and what he wants is buried under the blanket of fear. But it's there."My sweet Riley" someone whispered from the other side of the pack territory. He is not on this side of the perimeter, which is a small relief. But if he can follow her this far, then crossing the perimeter is not a big thing for him.She shivered as that haunting voice reached her ears. She is even scared to breathe loudly. "Your soft skin" he whispered. That
"Apart from that sickening scent, we couldn't find anyone Alpha. No footprints, no clues, nothing. It's as if he is a ghost flying in the air. Came out of nowhere and escaped as if he was never here. If not for that scent, none of us would have believed that someone was there. But that scent, it is foreign and metallic. This scent cannot be connected to any living being. It is that different" Ajax shared the information he received from the warriors who went in search of that stalker. Carter leaned back in his chair. He is exhausted. Riley slept just a little while ago. She is terrified. He had to give her sleeping pills to make her relax. The pack doctor said that she is suffering from anxiety. Anyone who experienced something so haunting would feel anxious. He heard everything that man said to her. "He is not a shifter" this is the first thing Carter noticed about that man tonight. Ajax frowned. "Not a shifter? But humans cannot venture this deep into our territory. Moreover,
"Stop, please stop" Riley is begging her tormentor to stop his torture. Her whole body is burning with so much pain that she could barely breathe without wincing for every small moment. Her stalker is making her suffer for running away from him. The pain around her ankles was unbearable and she almost lost her life that night. But now she is scared that he will never let her die and torture her until she loses her sanity. Fear is a funny thing. In small doses, it will remind people to be careful, but if exposed to too much fear mingled with pain, it will become unbearable. That is what happening with Riley. She experienced too much pain when she first found out that she has a stalker. So she is really scared of what he would do next. Her fear manifested as her nightmares. Carter is shocked when he saw Riley begging someone to stop. He felt sad for her and he is equally angry with that man who is scaring her this much. He rushed to her bedside and cradled her in his lap. "Riley,
In the next few days followed after the stalker's visit, Riley's condition began to deteriorate faster than anyone could understand what is happening with her. The nightmares which used to plague her during the nighttime began to trouble her during the day as well. She began to get scared of simple touches and fear everyone whom she stumbled upon. After the third day, she locked herself inside the Alpha's quarters and refused to come outside when she saw a warrior whom she seldom sees. No one could persuade her to come out after that. Not even her best friend Sophie. She kept claiming that her stalker is here and he came to torture her. Everyone tried to assure her that she is safe inside the pack house, but she refused to listen to anyone, not even the pack doctor. After one hour when everyone failed to bring her out, their Alpha came. "Alpha, she is losing her mind. If this goes on like this, we will be forced to send her to a physiatric asylum" the pack doctor expressed his conce