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29 - RykerAs much as it bugs me that my Beta, Gamma and Delta are all shacked up with girls and shirking their responsibilities, I am enjoying the peace of running by myself through my pack. The damp earth in my paws feels amazing and the stretch and pull of my muscles this early releases any tension I was holding.Running like this allows me to clear my head and think. I have to get Claude under control and I’m afraid the only way is for him to return to the Moon Goddess. But if he has his claws in too many people in his area, that might start an uprising and get innocent people hurt or killed. I hope Robin will be able to help me flush out the key players so we can either turn them to our side or handle them as a group and make a very messy example of what it looks like to go after me and my pack.I also have to figure out this mate thing. I really need to talk to Jeremiah and get some background on her. She didn’t appear to have any kind of pack mark or brand. So I don’t know
30 - KennedyI got a lot of looks from the group of warriors sidling up to the training grounds from their cars and even Alpha Ryker looked puzzled by my entourage. He was more subtle about it though, standing behind his truck drinking water. I avoided eye contact with him though, not sure how I feel about what happened last night. I did notice the sheen of sweat on him, and tried not to let my thoughts wander while I am standing in the middle of all of these kids.“Can you come to our training?” Emily asks, bringing my attention back to her. “I want to show you how good I am.” She shadow boxes for me.I laugh. “I don’t know what my plans are for the rest of the day, but if I can, I totally will come watch you.” She wraps her tiny arms around my waist and gives me a hug, which I return. Then I fist bump the guys and say quick goodbyes as they head back in the direction that we came from.“And where have you been all morning? We all tried to reach you.” Jeremiah wraps me in a he
31 - Ryker Why would he be worried about her? Why was she alone if they couldn't reach her? And why the hell can’t they reach her? He said he hates it when she disappears like that. Does she disappear often? My mind is going crazy. My chest is clenching in panic at the thought of her being lost and she’s right in front of me. I really want to go to her, to hold her. That would calm me and my wolf down, but we can’t, not yet. My mate is safe in my pack, but she was alone and no one knew where she was, no protection with her. Oh, f*ck! I take a deep breath in and out. We need to stay calm, otherwise I might shift uncontrollably. I haven’t done that since my first shift. I keep reminding my wolf that no one knows she is our mate and this is not how she is going to find out, if I decided to tell her at all. I follow everyone in and try to calm my mind and my wolf’s mind as we go. I need to listen to the conversation. There has to be a reason why. Thank the Goddess for Greta. She is at
32 - Ryker “I’m getting that vibe. But it makes sense if you and her are tied together somehow. She’s an Alpha female and they are worse than we are.” I smile trying to lighten the mood. That was a lot of information that I don’t think ever would have given me. He laughs, “Don’t I know it. And of course, I’m mated to one. I think I am going to have my hands full, especially if Ken comes back to live in the pack after college. It’s what my mom wants. And she wants to be close to the business her mom set up before she was born.” “Not happening Jer-bear, deal with it. She’s staying here. She’s Dark Moon Pack now.” My wolf let his possession ripple through me. “We can’t say that yet, we haven’t claimed her.” I’m interested to know what business she has and my mind starts wandering to ways that we could move it here. “Then claim her you f*cking moron. She is ours!” “She has plans and we have to respect that too.” As much as that thought has my heart and stomach rolling, I have to trea
33 - KennedyBeta Josh gives a tight little half smile, mischief dancing in his eyes. “Let’s go then.” He crouches down and I match him, letting my anger at their silent conversation fuel me. They were probably discussing how weak I am and if the Alpha can hold back enough to not hurt me. This is just a game to them and I don’t like being the butt of their stupid ass jokes.Then a growl vibrates the group, Alpha Ryker grunts ‘fine!’ as someone else calls ‘GO!’I have a split second to react. Josh jumps back and Ryler comes at me from behind. I duck to avoid his outstretched arms and get a hit to his upper thigh, that probably felt more like a bee sting than a blow to his gigantic muscle. I am not going to think about those absolutely defined muscles. The hit does change his momentum enough for me to spin out of his way, mostly. He grabs my left arm and I am flipped and land on my back before I can even blink once. The wind is knocked out of me, but not nearly as bad as it shou
34 - KennedyI have to be cool though. I cannot act like the freakish girls that I have seen around Jeremiah, or even Amy last night. These alphas have girls throw themselves at them all the time. Girls that only want a piece of the ‘alpha,’ not the guy who happens to have the title of alpha. He also doesn’t seem super happy about having to deal with the presence of a human. Although, I thought last night might have at least made him more open to me.We had a moment last night and then again on the training grounds. I know he could feel it too, see it in his eyes, even if he won’t admit it, but this little flirtation will end when I go back with Jeremiah, Rayna and the guys in a few days. I may never see him again after this. I just need to relax, he’s just a guy like all the other guys I hang out with daily. Just treat him like one of the guys. A really big, really hot, alpha male kind of guy. Just one of the guys. Just one of the guys. That’s the mantra I have in my head as he
35 - Ryker“Why don’t you just go and talk to her?” My wolf’s question has been the same everyday. Today we are watching Kennedy, Rayna and some of the guys play with the pups. It’s fascinating. It didn’t take much to convince him to stop on our border run.“I can’t trust you to behave yourself, that’s why.”“So you’re just going to hide like a p*ssy and then follow her around like a stalker instead. That makes so much more sense.”“I am not stalking her. I’m trying to understand her. Besides, she hasn’t made any effort to come to me either.”“That’s what you’re going with? Leaving your balcony door open hoping to hear her moaning your name is not an invitation to come talk to you. She’s also human and doesn’t have the same senses that we do. You’re going to have to be in the same room as her for her to talk to you, dumbass.”“I swear to the Goddess if Danny hugs her one more time, I am going to rip his arms off.” They know I am here and he’s doing it to get a reaction. It’s wor
36 - KennedyAs much as I want it, nothing else happens between Alpha Ryker and I again. In fact, I only caught glimpses of him coming and going from the pack house during the week and I didn't see him at all the last two days we had before heading back to Silver Crescent. I know he’s busy running a combined set of packs with probably thousands of pack members, but his room is right next door to mine and I can smell his cologne in the hallway and even on the balcony, so I know he’s still here. He’s just out of reach.Realistically we should have come across each other at least once or twice, but I feel like he’s avoiding me. And then I want to smack myself, because why should I even care? I have never wanted a second round with any of the guys I have been with. I even kept Ben at a distance, even though I’ve been with him a few times. I don’t know why this is different, but it is. As much as he riles me up, something about him settles me, although I’ll never admit that out loud.