Ryker I woke up with a groan and looked around the room where my parents shared with me and my brother Cade. I was still sleepy as my eyes were still getting accustomed to my surroundings. I was a very light sleeper and any sound was capable of waking me up and at that moment I knew something was wrong. My father was standing close to the door and his eyes were glowing amber. My mother was bent over Cade shaking him awake as he tossed and turned on the little bed he was sleeping on refusing to wake. Something was wrong and I could feel a strange feeling of dread wash over me as I sat up straighter on my own bed, the vestiges of sleep leaving my eyes. "Mom what's wrong" I asked but as always she ignored me, her gaze fixed on Cade who was now rubbing his eyes as he forced himself to stay awake. "Loci," my father hissed from the doorway where he was peering out from the little crack he had made by opening the door slightly. I was up on my feet in a second grabbing my clothes, putti
AvaI was aware of the slow methodical feeling of opening my eyes to the darkness that surrounded me. I looked to sleep with the light on my room turned off so I knew I was still in a familiar environment.The dreams hadn't woken me up this time. It was something different and as I lay on my bed trying to gather my thoughts I was aware of a strange feeling.It felt like I was being watched. I scanned my room in the darkness which wasn't a barrier as I could still see thanks to my heightened sense of sight with or without light.There was no one in the room yet the feeling lingered, persisting till it made the hairs at the back of my neck rise. I fixed my eyes to the door, keeping them there as I anticipated someone coming in anytime.I stayed like that for a minute, eyes fixed to the door, the only sound in the room, my slow steady breathing and tye beating of my heart. The door didn't open to reveal some intruder and I took my eyes away from it and dragged myself up from the bed.I c
Ava The next morning I was already awake before the sun was out in its full glory. Seated at the end of my bed cloak in my hand I stared into nothing images of that means face flashing across my eyes.You're still alive.The words echoed in my head filling me with both dread and excitement. Whoever that woman was she knew what had happened to me or might have had a direct involvement with it.She wasn't a vampire neither was she a werewolf. There was only one supernatural force that was left which had a penchant for chasing chaos.Witches.They were rare, but it didn't mean that they didn't pop out every now and then to do some damage before they retreated to their hiding places. It bugged me because I didn't think I had ever come in contact with a witch as our species detested each other."Witches preferred to stay on their own and found strength in numbers of their coven. Vampire and werewolves despised them because of how cunning and tricky they could be, always seeking to gain so
Ryker Finding Bean's dead body was like a punch to the gut but as soon as Ava gave me the cloak I knew instinctively that something was definitely wrong.As soon as I took the cloak from her hands my sense of smell kicked in and as I sniffed the cloak I was hit by an onrushing wave of familiarity to the smell.I looked up at Ava, my heart starting a mad pounding frenzy behind my chest."What it is it?" she hissed."I know this scent."Ava looked at me like I had just told an unfunny joke."I sniffed the cloak several times and couldn't get any smell, not even a little bit."I took a deep breath and buried my nose in the cloak again before I took it away . It couldn't be possible, how long had it been since I smelt this scent, how long had it been since I had crossed paths with this person."You said you saw this on a woman?" I asked Ava wanting her to say no, to say it was all a big mistake."Yes I tried to go after her but she got away."I lifted my nose to the air and took a deep br
Ryker "How did this happen?" "Can't exactly remember,one minute we were just on the giant sjd the next minute we'd been ambushed." I was in Cades room watching the pack healers tend to his body which looked like it had been badly burnt. Black streaks ran across different directions in his body and his face was partly burnt showing the red skin underneath it. The room stank of burning flesh which was starting to irritate me the more I stayed there. "How do I know you are telling the truth? I asked narrowing my eyes at him. "Evidence?" He said distractedly pointing at his body. "I don't buy that, this is not the first time you are doing something fishy and having a run in with witches." "Yeah but I've never been burnt, so we can all agree that this is a bit different." "You still didn't tell me what you and your buddies were doing with K9 back at borders about a week ago" I snapped gritting my teeth in an effort to control my anger. Cade had this obnoxious attitude of always ge
Ava I don't know why I was drawn to the window of my room all of a sudden or why I could feel that same strange feeling that had been with me the night before but the next thing I knew I was already peeking out the window of my room.My room faced the courtyard and part of the manor's gate. If I wanted to get a better view all I needed to do was crane my neck at a certain angle and I would be able to see what was going on at the gates.Currently I could see three men standing there, ther faces all carrying him expression as they watched the gate like any minute something was going to come charging inside the gates plowing them apart like bowling pins.I caught a whiff of Rykes scent in the air as a soft breeze wafted into my room caressing my skin, sending shivers across my body. I wrapped my hands around my body and turned to look in the direction I had caught Ryker's scent.He was coming out of the oak doors and treading behind him was Tao while face was pale white. Rykers didn't se
Ryker You shouldn't talk unless you are talked to, don't invite any of your friends to this party, refrain from cooking up any mischief or hidden tricks you might have ticked away under your sleeve… "I watched the woman seated across the table from me as Tao read out the dos and don't she was going to abide by if she wanted to be present in the hall when the event started. Eve stared back at me with as much hate as my stare held. Whenever I thought back to it I asked myself what had made me attracted to such a woman. What was it about her character then that I found appealing? Right now all I wanted to get her out of my sight, away from the pack, away from Ava. I saw the way the both of them looked at each other, the way they watched each other movements like predator and prey. I still didn't know how Eve was present in the death of Ava. I was yet to ask, not because I couldn't ask but because I wanted to keep my distance from this woman, seeing her alone was causing currents of r
AvaI wrapped my arms around me pulling the small jacket I wore over my gown closer to my body. I took in a deep breath as I tried to calm myself down.The last few days had been an emotional turmoil for me on two options; storming into Eve's room wherever it was she had holed herself up in and getting the answers I much needed from her one way or the other and the other option, the one that haunted me.Leaving Rykers pack silently as his mate was here. These were the two choices I was faced with and all through the days Eve had arrived I was battling on which option to go with.The fact that I couldn't get answers from someone who knew how I had died or had something to do with it was eating me up inside. It was a feeling of helplessness that was slowly driving me insane, like showing a c
AVA.I just sat there in shock staring at Cade who looked back at me with n nothing but coldness in his eyes. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing.“You?” I said disbelieving what I was seeing.He said nothing but kept on watching me no expression on his face, nothing.“Cade here would be responsible for the final process of your death. He is going to inject his blood into you and from there we can proceed with what needs to be done.I closed my eyes refusing to believe that was I was seeing was true, refusing to believe that Rykers brother wasn’t just standing I front of me about to lend a hand to tis witches on my own death.“Please let me go “I said opening g my eyes, fighting back the tears that were threatening to spill through.“I’m afraid that isn’t an option” Eve hissed.Miriam gave a nod and the two women close to me bent a
AVAI just stared back at Eve noting the way her eyes shone like she had just won the lottery.“Did you hear me Ava; I said I’m going to have Ryker kill you.”Of course I heard her but I didn’t want to acknowledge what she had just said. I didn’t want to show her the fear that was coursing through my body.“Why?” was all I could say as my brain wrapped around what Eve had just said.“That’s a good question. Miriam must have told you that she does not have any personal vendetta against you but I don’t want you to believe what she says for even a second, I do have a personal vendetta against you”Eve paused and paced around me her footsteps making thumping nooses in the floor of the cell.“I don’t know what gave you the audacity to think that you could just waltz into Ryker's life and suddenly act lovey dovey with him. When I’m done punishing you, you’ll never have a taste of what isn't yours.”“Ryker doesn’t belong to you; he has the right to chose whom he should remain with.”I knew I
AVA. For some reason whatever Eve had put into my body was preventing me from using my wolf powers. The more I remained in the darkness of the cell the weaker and weaker I got. Occasionally Eve would come in and taunt me while I kept quiet and just listened without saying a word. I was more interested on what I was going to do, what steps I was going to take to make sure that I escaped from her clutches without any harm. What she said yesterday still haunted me, echoing in my head like some sort of phantom bell. If Eve and Miriam were indeed serious about creating this so called witch hybrid that they talked about it meant that they had to kill me first in order for the spell to work. Apparently I had a mate somewhere who wasn’t dead and as long as I lived it posed a problem to the spell. Yet something kept bugging me at the back of my head. If I had a mate, how come he had a child without me and how come the both of us had been separated? Now that I was alone in the cell and tho
I was starting to get restless now and with each minute that passed I could feel myself getting more and more angry. It had been two hours since Cade had left the pack in search of Ava and I haven't heard anything from him. All my attempts to reach him had all proved abortive. Grimacing, I rubbed my hands on my face trying to quell the shift that was beginning in me whenever I got angry. "Relax Alpha if Cade is true to his words them we only have to trust him and wait for now" I knew Tao was trying to get me to calm down but his words only seemed to agitate me even more. "It's been hours, he hasn't called back or said anything. If you were in my position you'd feel the same." "Maybe there is traffic," Tao offered. I threw him a murderous glance and Tao raised his hands in surrender. "Fine, I give up on cheering you up." I took a deep breath once again trying to calm down the beast that was fast rising within me feeding on my restlessness and anger and felt it subside. "There
AvaI stare shell shocked at the woman in front of me. From the silver color of her hair to the harsh black of her eyes and as she looked at me, I knew instantly that I could recognize that face."You?""Yes, me in body and soul" she chuckled."You know I'm quite surprised that you can remember who I am although Eve here tells me that you somehow lost your memories."I could member her quite alright, images of a pack flash behind my eyes, of me walking with this woman beside me talking and laughing. There was another woman walking close to us but the memory was hazy. I couldn't picture the other woman clearly."I find it very interesting that you are not able to remember most of the people who you were very close to before your death and yet you can remember me.""Are…are you not a wolf?" If she was in my memory just now. In the pack I had just remembered then she had to be a wolf.Miriam drew away from me a huge grin on her face."I stayed a while in your pack but that dosnet mean I
I opened my eyes to a steady clinking sound that seemed to grow louder with each second. I was aware of a floating sensation and when I looked below me I could see my feet were scuffing against the ground below me.The clinking sound that persevered was coming from the chains that held my legs steadfast. I felt arms under my armpit and looked to my side to see two figures dragging me forward, one on each side of my arms. In front of me was Eve moving forward, what looked like a blow torch in her hands.There was a faint ringing sound in my ears and I still felt dizzy. I just lay there limp in the hands of the two figures who are dragging me forward.A dull throbbing pain follows in my head as I crane my.neck to the aude to see where we were. All I can see is dark
"Alpha!" I jerk awake in bed instantly alert my eyes, noting two things in the semi-darkness of my room. Ava's spot on the bed is empty, the door of the room is halfway open like someone had left in a hurry intent on not making a noise and had forgotten to close the door. "Alpha!" Tao called out through his mind link,his voice barging into my thoughts. "What is it Tao?" I grumbled angry that he was using the mindink to wake me up. "We have a problem, multiple problems" I was distracted by Tao's words as part of me wondered where the hell Ava was. "
AvaI opened my eyes softly instantly feeling something perched at the base of my chest. I looked down to see Rykers arm draped across me in a sort of protective hold.I smiled as I turned to look at him, noting the way his hair fell to his face in dark curls, the dark outline of his stubble.His breathing was soft, almost like a caress against my skin.I remained like that staring at him for a few seconds before I leaned in and planted a kiss on his forehead. Ryker groaned and turned around taking a part of the bed sheet with him, the contours of his butt exposed to me.The memory of our intimacy came back to me afresh and I felt my body start to respond. It was funny that just remembering his touch was enough to spark within me a fresh wave of desire.I rolled out of bed and got to my feet draping a towel I usually kept close to my bed around my naked body and w
Ava."Have you been fucked bound to a rope before" Ryker whispered hungrily into my ears.I could feel the lust oozing from his words, the way his body trembled as he fought for self control and the way he was slowly losing the battle."I haven't, " I mummered almost hungrily keeping myself in position refusing to move any inch of my body lest I awaken desires so deep within it.Ryker was pressed against me, the contours of his body pressing up against every inch of mine. I could feel his erection that was straining against his pants press against my midsection, his hands that were wrapped around the small of my back ensured that I was lodged firmly against him."Then consider this a new experience" he whispered, stopping just short of my neck to place a gentle kiss there as my body awakened to his touch, every single cell in my being alert.Ryker scooped me into his arms as easily as one would lift a baby and turned towards the bed. He dropped me gently as soon as he reached it and w