Ryker’s POV“How is she?” I asked Anna the moment she stepped out of the room, and she nodded at me with a smile on her face.“Oh, she is fine now. She just needs rest, and everything will be back to normal.”As much as I wanted to believe that I knew it couldn’t be true. Ella would only be fine after the people that put her in this condition get to pay with their lives and I was going to make sure of that.“Do you want to talk to her now?” Anna’s voice sliced through my thoughts, and I paused them to stare at her.“Huh?”She placed the tray she was holding on the table and picked a sofa close to me. “My lord, Ella has been awake for a few days now… I understand that she didn’t want to see either of us, but I saw her, and we made up. You should talk to her too.”“No, I don’t think that is important. She is already going through a lot of traumas. It won’t do her a lot of good if I added to the list.” My reply was mostly due to my guilt. I had failed her in every way a mate failed their
Ryker’s POVAfter speaking with Ella, it was time to put the plan into action. I grabbed my keys and for the first time in days, I decided to return home.I had purposefully ignored Willow, her calls, and everything that would take my mind off taking care of Ella. Now that she was stable, I felt it was right to return home and start closing loopholes.The moment I pulled up the car in the parking space, I saw Willow already standing at the door waiting. My heart was hardened. I didn’t even feel a single bit of remorse as I stepped down and went to her. If I was being sincere to myself, she was one of the suspects I had but I’d rather not start pointing fingers until I was sure of my suspicions.“Hey,” I mumbled, walking past her.“What was that Ryker?” she screeched behind me.I closed my eyes and let out a deep breath. “Willow, how are you? How was your day?” I asked with sarcasm. “Can I go now?”A frown settled on her perfect face, and I took that moment to slip away from her. But o
Ryker’s POV “Patrick, wait behind,” I said as the council members got on their feet and started filling out of the conference room. Each came to where I stood, bowed, and joined the file to exit the room. When they were all out, the guards closed the doors, giving Patrick and me the privacy we needed. “I thought you were already in Crystal Pack?” I asked him as silence filled the room. “I was leaving when the council leader called me, but I have news that might come very useful to us,” he said. Ever since I sent him to pick up Ella, he had grown such an attachment to her and just like me, he had readily taken the problem upon himself to bring her justice. “The town is preparing for another mating ceremony…” “Another one? Aren’t they supposed to be mourning, Ella?” I growled as a cloud of confusion laid itself above me. I thought if anyone was going to have sympathy then it had to be the Alpha, who happened to also be a victim in this mess. Yet, he was allowing a party when his
Ella’s POVThe moment I heard a vehicle parking, I jumped out of bed and rushed out to the general sitting room. Esther was sprawled on one of the couches and her brows raised as she saw me approaching.“Woah, where are you going in such a hurry?” She teased. “You know you are not meant to go outside. We can’t jeopardize the whole plan if someone sees you out there…”I bit down on my lips and paused at the door. She was right I couldn’t go outside, but I would remain here and wait for him to come in.“Do you miss him so much that you can’t wait for him to get back?” Anna announced as she emerged from the kitchen with a tray in her hands.My cheeks flushed and my wolf rolled in my head further intensifying the blush. “I am not eager to see him… besides, it could be Patrick —I am just worried. I need information,” I said, crossing my arms around my chest.Esther and Anna exchanged looks and their faces burst into unknowing smiles. I wanted to interrogate them, but the door opened at th
Michael’s POV“You look hot, man!” Jason praised me as I appeared from the bathroom with my bow tie perfectly placed on my shirt. “The smartest man in all of Crystal Pack! Today is the day, man. How do you feel?”His words caused a small grin of pride to break on my face, and my blood curdled in satisfaction. My organs were all excited and my cock was not left out. This happened every time I tasted victory. The feel of the air tickled and caressed my skin bringing forth the taste of my trophy.“I feel like the alpha already… a very horny alpha…” “Awesome man!” Jason cackled. Poor thing probably thought I was joking but I was too serious.I grabbed my coat and started heading out of the door. “I am going to Selena’s room. Give the door a hard knock if the proceedings get urgent,” I said. I heard him say something about waiting the night, but a smirk covered my face. What was the point of waiting when I could have it all now?In no time I got to Selena’s room. I knocked once and invit
Ryker’s POV“Baby, you look so handsome tonight,” Willow mumbled for the umpteenth time as the car took us to the royal hall where the ceremony was to take place.Her fingers curled over my chest, and I had to peel her fingers off so she wouldn’t take my buttons out of my shirt.“Babe, it’s your friend’s ceremony, you don’t want me looking like a clown without front buttons, do you?” I asked with furrowed brows. I was actually getting irritated, but I controlled my emotions.“Oh, we could just stay back in her room and forget about the after party… the ceremony wouldn’t take so much time. They won’t even notice our presence or absence. We don’t need to stick around…” she whined.My brows raised higher, almost touching my hairline as I looked at her.“Are you ovulating?” I asked as even my wolf waited for this answer because she had been acting clingy since she came back from visiting her friend when we arrived.Her cheeks turned a light shade of pink and she raised herself from my che
Ryker’s POVWhen we got to our room, I was irritated. Willow tried all she could to cheer me up and bring me to the mood, but my wolf turned its back on her. My mind was still trying to figure out a way to meet with Alpha Andrew. The ceremony was supposed to be the perfect place, but Willow had ruined my chances, now I had no idea how to meet the man since we could be required to leave at any moment.Willow's wet kisses continued moving over my face creating a pattern that only she enjoyed. I could only stare, but my mind was far from getting moved by what she was doing.“Babe,” she sighed, moving her legs so that she was now sitting on top of me. “Baby, what is wrong?”“You should have let me speak to Alpha Andrew when I had the chance,” I growled softly, turning my eyes to the side table where my phone sat.I started developing a plan. Maybe if I called Patrick, he would be able to form a sort of proposition. This way, I could get an audience and it would appear like I was only go
Ryker’s POVI remained in the bushes longer than I had planned. Michael walked past me, and Emily closed the door behind him. The lights in her house went off but I still couldn’t leave I tried to think of a connection between them, but I couldn’t think of one.And for him to come visit her when it was so late, there had to be something fishy happening.A good thirty minutes passed before I finally got out of the bushes and slipped out of the path. Using the same method as I had done before, I walked quietly sticking to the shadows and the buildings as cover.I got back to the garden between the guest house and the main mansion. I let out a deep sigh and returned to my room.“Babe, where did you go?” Willow asked with her hand on her chest like it was hurting. “I was already panicking. I thought something had happened to you. And you didn’t even take your phone with you…’“I went out for fresh air, you shouldn’t have gotten worried,” I whispered, making my way to the bed.As I lay dow