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
Ryker’s POVI sat outside waiting for the doctor to finish checking on Willow. She was losing her mind and it was evident that our time to leave had come but how could I leave when the actual reason why I came here hadn’t been done yet?My head was resting on my joined hands as I tried to think of a way to reach Alpha Andrew. I couldn’t return without having a response to Ella. She would feel betrayed or that I didn’t value this mission —which wasn’t true. I wanted to help her. The mission was as good as mine as it was hers. I just had to—“Alpha Ryker,” someone called in a low voice, but I heard them.My head snapped up in the direction of the voice and my head came face to face with the maid from the dinner party.She quickly came forward and slipped a note to me, then without waiting for my reply, she scurried away from the direction she had appeared.A cloud of confusion sat on my face as I weighed the paper in my hands. My eyes dropped to it, and I was just about to open it to sk
Ella’s POVI was slowly starting to lose my mind. Ryker had been gone for days now and there was still no sign from him. He hadn’t called and he didn’t even drop a message. Where could he have gone? Did something happen to him perhaps?My wolf was almost pushing me to call him, but I had to constantly control myself to be more patient and not ruin everything with my anxiety. He was surely going to call as soon as he got the chance. If he didn’t call, then he would come here.But then again, my head started going wild. We didn’t know how corrupt the entire Crystal Pack was. What if they had bribed their way into the council and every guard as well? What if they somehow found out about the fact that Ryker was helping me, and they tried to kill him? What if he was dead? Or maybe they had already killed him like they have done to many others before, and I wasn’t even aware of this?My eyes went to my phone on the bedside table, I stared down at it, contemplating on whether to call or not
Michael’s POV“Willow is such an actress!” I exclaimed as we gathered in David’s chamber celebrating our victory. "She fooled everyone, even I almost believed her"“But is she really alcohol intolerant?” I said giving it a moment of doubt. Selena downed the content of her glass before smiling widely. “Oh yes, she is but she was being extra at the role. I was almost getting worried when Ryker started acting difficult but, in the end, we won,” she said from her position with a smile plastered on her face. “I see, but she was perfect nevertheless,” I said, enjoying my wine.We had come really close to getting ourselves some trouble when Ryker arrived with a determination to speak to Andrew but we were smarter than he was. Before it could get out of hand, we sent him back to where he came using his very own lover —or parasite, which ever we wanted to call it. “This doesn’t mean we should kept out guard down… more like Ryker might come up someday. We need to keep working together to e
Michael’s POVLong after Andrew left my room, I couldn’t sleep. I kept having thoughts of how terrible this situation could become for me if Ella returned. Surely that pathetic fool would refuse to be with me. She was just going to ruin my plans. It was now clear why she ran. She must have figured out somehow that I was playing her. She must have realized it and then she ran. Fortunately, David thought of killing her. But now that Andrew had mentioned that there was a possibility, she might have been alive, it was the worst of news. The last thing on my mind was she coming up. Something had to be done soon. I had to deal with it before it went out of hand. I considered telling David about it. But he was always too irrational. He would insist to go with me and that would blow my cover with Andrew. Which I could not possibly afford. I had to do this on my own as silently as possible.And the starting point had to be Willow, the parasite. I had to find her by morning. I grabbed my phon
Ryker’s POV“I think I am strong enough to face anyone now,” Ella hissed from the corner fuming. No, she wasn't ready to face anyone. She was just saying all this out of anger. Ever since I told her about the situation, she had refused to wait. She turned defensive for no reason and it was starting to mess with my head. She stop couldn't making a fit about it, and I was starting to wonder if I said anything wrong. Everything I was doing was for her good. I was trying to protect her and get her to the point where no one would want to deny her of her right, yet she was fighting me for it.“Ella, I told you, it is not for you or me, or anyone to say what condition your health is. It is the healer that can speak on the matter—”“I don’t care about what the healer says! This is my life. My opinion should be the most important here,” she cried out and I felt a nerve within me shift.“But I listen to you, don’t I?” I asked and it seemed as if I only angered her more. “Do you? Did you liste