Ella’s POVWeeks passed since the Crystal Pack royal family returned to their pack in shame. I knew they were not done. I knew that deep down they were planning an attack or a sort of revenge but so far, we haven’t heard any news from them since.It was almost like they had sealed the palace from other people. No news left the four walls of the palace and as time went by, I stopped worrying about them.I started preparing and the first thing I had to do was to go see Ryker.I changed from my silk wear into a pair of jeans and a shirt, then letting my hair fall freely down my shoulders, I walked out of my room and went to his study. I knocked on the door, acknowledging the guards at the door, before inviting myself inside.“Hey,” I said as I got in. Ryker was on his desk going through the files. I hadn’t seen him in days. I knew that he was worried about Willow and didn’t entirely know what to do with me. But as our eyes met, I could see through the wall of seriousness he had built.
Ella’s POV“Are you sure about this dress?” I asked as Esther swayed it before me. She nodded her head and flashed me a smile. Then she placed it on the bed and walked to the dresser where the line of beauty products sat. “I am not sure about the dress,” she said, and I frowned. “But I would be once it’s on you. Come on, get up. We don’t want to keep the Alpha waiting…” she urged.I moved from my position at the bathroom door and joined her at the vanity table. She prepped my skin, my hair, and my face. Dusting and blotting products till I was certain I looked like a clown.“don’t worry, as soon as you see yourself, you are going to be blown away!” she giggled but I could only glare at her.She got a sick idea to cover the dressing mirror for the duration of her work. I had no choice but to imagine the products she was placing on my face, turning me into a clown with the barely there dress she had on the bed. I was surely going to fit the role.“I am done with your face, now. let’s m
Ryker’s POVThe moment my eyes set on her, I knew I was doomed to love her forever.The red dress she chose to wear was painfully attractive. It hugged every perfect place on her body, causing mine to be painfully aware of her. I tried to concentrate on the food, I tried to focus on any other thing around us but I couldn’t.‘Mine’, my wolf groaned over and over again. I tried ignoring but it was hopeless.When she asked that we move to the fountain, it was a huge relief. But standing in front of the fountain did nothing to distract my eyes from the beautiful woman before me. If anything, it made it worse. I couldn’t deny it anymore.I was attracted to Ella in everywhere, but I had been suppressing it for Willow’s sake. But tonight, I couldn’t hold back anymore. My eyes settled on her lips, and I knew that if I didn’t taste them tonight, I might not see the next day.“May I kiss you, Ella?” I blurted out before the more rational part of my brain could stop me.She raised those green ey
Ella’s POVI couldn’t help the smile on my face even as Anna and Esther continued talking about the latest gossip in the Pack. I was lost in a world that only Ryker had taken me, twice now.The first time was in that mansion at the border when he was too intoxicated but this time, he knew just what he was doing, and it felt just as great. A shiver went through me and the pressure between my legs increased. Ryker was doing something to me, and he wasn’t even here.My lips went into my mouth, and I tried to stay in control, but it felt like his fingers were still moving over me. I couldn’t push the feeling away.“Ella.”“Earth to Ella!” Esther snapped and I blinked out of my dreamland.“Huh?”“Are you even listening to us?” Anna asked and I nodded, as I hopelessly tried to remember the last thing, they spoke of but all I could remember were Ryker touches on my body.My cheeks turned hot, and I had to shake my head to get a hold of myself. “I am sorry, I got lost somewhere, what were yo
Ella’s POVMy heart was thumbing hard in my chest as I took the first step out of the room. I held the coat tight around my body, and I walked with my head held high, but inside of me, I couldn’t find anything to hold on to as my hormones went all over the place.“Luna,” the guards at the entrance to his study greeted me, the chorused sound pulling me out of my thoughts.I managed to pull up a tightlipped smile for them and then nodded in acknowledgement. They stepped out of the way, and I walked in. A wave of memory flashed through me, and I remembered the first time I had dared to break all protocols back when he brought me here…It was because I wanted to negotiate for my baby, but I couldn’t even do it as Willow had chosen that moment to come back alive.A shard of pain sat through my heart as I recalled the moment once again. Maybe if I had gone ahead and told Ryker the truth, things might have not turned out like this. It would have been different.I stopped walking for a second
Ryker’s POVI jerked towards him and pushed past the door. It wasn’t exactly like I cared about what he said. It was just the perfect excuse to run away from the question Ella was asking.I didn’t have an answer for her because my heart couldn’t bring itself to even think of what I wanted.Willow was an essential part of my life. She had fucked up, but I couldn’t just cancel her out. Yet the emotions I felt towards Ella were too strong for me to keep overlooking. I wanted her and I wished she could take me without demanding more.But who was I kidding…“Ryker?” Willow’s voice tore through my thoughts, and I raised my head to see her approaching me from the entrance.A frown covered my face as my eyes settled on her. It was as if all her sins came into my mind in that second and I felt irritated once more.“What are you doing here? Are you finally ready to get the test you ran from?” I growled.She took a step forward and dropped to the ground on her knees. “Ryker I am so sorry… baby.
Ella's POVRyker's words rang in my head and I pursed my lips. The reply I wanted to give to Willow was right on my tongue but for Ryker's sake, I swallowed it back down.My lips were sealed but a plan was already cooking in my head.Willow was a liar and a manipulator big I was grateful to the goddess that Ryker was slowly starting to see the sort of person that she was.I knew her being here wasn't ordinary. She was here for a purpose and I wouldn't let her succeed, no matter what.As soon as Ryker walked out of the place, I didn't waste any moment. I turned around and set my plan in motion.I went straight to his bedroom and got into bed, pulling the blanket over my chest.Knowing Willow, I knew she would shamelessly walk back into Ryker's room but she was going to meet the shock of her life.Ryker was my mate. Yes, he hadn't come to terms with it yet but I wasn't going to let Willow take him from me again. It was time her cruelty came to an end.It wasnt long after I lay on the be
Ella’s POV“I don’t care about who he trusted. That’s on him not me,” I snapped, getting to my feet. My heart was starting to hurt because of someone who wasn’t even worth it, and I didn’t like it.“Ella, but he is your father,” Ryker insisted, and I turned my burning eyes to him.Didn’t he see that I didn’t want to talk about this? Didn’t he see how much it was pissing me off?But rather than show my anger, I swallowed all my emotions and smiled.“I’d like to go change now,” I said and before he could reply, I walked out of the room and went to mine.I hated how my heart felt concerned for Andrew and Ryker kept bringing it up. He didn’t deserve any reaction from me. he hurt me and now the goddess was paying him back, he had to deal with it on his own.As my fingers brushed against the doorknob of my room, I changed my mind at the last minute and walked in a different direction. Staying in that room would only make me moody. It was best I went to unwind and the only place I knew how t