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87 - RykerI become conscious of a tingling brush along my face. I don’t open my eyes though. I savor the feeling. “That’s nice, Little Lamb, but yesterday sucked. Give me another hour.”A small giggle interrupts my thoughts quickly. I turn my head to see a bright-eyed Emily looking at me from her bed in the middle of the room. “Why do you call her a lamb? She’s not a lamb, silly Alpha!” She covers her mouth and laughs again. I can see the delight in her mother’s and Kennedy’s eyes. All three of them want an answer, an honest answer. Copyright ©️ 2024 Miss L Writes and Ember Mantel Productions“Well, my little ninja,” She laughs at her own nickname. “Your Luna tried to run away from me once. She hid her scent just like you did. She was very sneaky. I had to use my wolf to find her and she had never seen him before.”“Oh my gosh! Your wolf is so big! Were you scared, Luna?” She turns her wides eyes to Kennedy.“A little at first, because I didn’t know who it was chasing me. But onc
88 - KennedyOh sh*t! I did say it. I was so caught up in getting Emily taken care of that when I was telling Ryker to keep his distance so the wolfsbane wouldn’t affect him, I told him I loved him. He didn’t say anything or react at all, so I thought maybe he doesn’t feel the same or I imagined saying it. I laid there last night, holding onto Emily, worried about what today would look like when he completely took me by surprise and kissed me goodnight then whispered I love you softly in my ear.He has a small smile on his face as he lets me process all the things that happened in the last couple days. I can’t believe it was just yesterday that I threw Amy out of the packhouse and Ryker let me break down a few more of his emotional walls.“How do you feel now? I know that the wolfsbane wasn’t as bad for you, but it did affect you.” He rubs my arms and goosebumps erupt with the tingles. He’s watching the reaction intently while I watch him.“I feel okay now.” I take a deep breath
89 - Ryker“F*CK!” I yell. Willing myself not to put a hole in my office wall. He was there, right under our noses and we missed him. We searched the whole deserted camp and found nothing. I don’t know if they were tipped off or if they saw us coming, but everything was packed and gone.I know my beta saw the camp. I know he’s one of the stealthiest people on my team. I can’t believe he would make a mistake to let the rogues know we are onto them. I also know the camp was only half a mile away from where we found Emily. That can’t be a coincidence. I wonder if they were using the wolfsbane to hide their existence. Who knows how long they have been there. If she wouldn’t have disappeared, we may never have discovered it. That ravine borders land that is an unspoken neutral zone. That section of land had a great big fire when I was young that took all the surrounding packs weeks to put out. And in the twenty or so years since, it has never recovered. Many of our more superstitious
90 - RykerI rest my forehead to hers, breathing heavily. I have no idea what just came over me and I am still shaking. Clearly my body understood what needed to be done because I’m pretty sure that my soul left my body.“See, nothing to be afraid of.” She whispers, playing with the hair at the nape of my neck. “That was amazing.”“There’s still so much to be afraid of, but I don’t want to talk about that right now. I want to savor this with you. It is still amazing.” I haven’t pulled out of her yet reveling in the feeling the tiny little flutters her body is giving me as we breathe together. I press her into the wall with most of my weight and I have no intention of moving anytime soon.“The bathtub is about to overflow.” She giggles and I groan. I guess I am moving.“Fine.” I mutter as I slowly slide out of her, loving the sensation. “Mmm, we are definitely not done tonight.” My wolf is on board with trapping her in the bedroom for the foreseeable future.“Absolutely not! Now th
91 - KennedyI pull back to look at Ryker. We are both still exactly the same and yet so much has changed in just moments. I can’t believe I made it through that. I never thought I would be able to tell that story to anyone. I still feel a little numb, almost like it wasn’t me telling the story. Like someone else was using my mouth, but I’m just here for it. Even now, I just realized I have my hands on Ryker’s face with no memory of moving.He sits quietly and lets me study him with my hands. I trail my fingers from his corded neck up to his manicured five o’clock shadow. Trace along his jaw and run my thumb across his lips, where he gives me a light kiss on the pad, but nothing more. His strong cheekbones are more defined as he clenches and unclenches his jaw with my movements. He closes his eyes as I run both thumbs across his eyebrows and he sighs. Then I comb my fingers through his hair, lightly scratching my nails along his scalp earning me a tiny shiver from him.“You are killi
92 - Ryker“Knock it off.” I growl at Danny. He’s been messing with me, trying to change my mood.This dumbass has been bouncing around like a pup hopped up on sugar.One of our warriors caught sight of Claude with a small group of rogues too far from his house or any builds he’s a part of for it to be a coincidence and I immediately rounded up the guys to come and search for him. We caught one, but it was too easy. He’s trying to trap us or lead us on a goose chase. What is he trying to accomplish by pulling us away from the packhouse? My only guess is Kennedy. He knows how strong I am on my own, but now I have my mate, we are going to be unstoppable. I can already feel my strength and my senses enhancing. I didn’t know it could be this intense.I can see the footprints in the ground, which only makes me think of my mate. Is this what it is like for her when she’s tracking? My hearing and sense of smell are more too. I used to have to focus to block out sounds. Now I need to
93 - RykerClaude starts as we barge in. “Well, hello Ryker. Unfortunately you have caught me at a bad time. Please make an appointment with my secretary and we can set something up soon.”If I didn’t know he was trying to be a pompous asshole, I would be mad. He’s nervous, I can smell it. “I think now is as good a time as any. You did visit me this morning afterall. I was a little preoccupied at the time, but my mate is very generous and decided I should check in on you.”“You allow your mate to dictate your schedule?” He scoffs.”How modern of you.” He’s too old to roll his eyes effectively, but he tried.“Your Luna is an impressive person. She has made it through several attacks unharmed and managed to inflict some damage to her attackers along the way.”“Bullsh*t! She’s a weak human. The only reason she survived anything is because she is heavily guarded. I don’t know why you keep her around. You should be mating with a she-wolf who can bring you more power and strength.”
94 - RykerThe early summer sunrise breaks my sleep, but the tingles from my contact with Kennedy keep me from moving. I am in heaven, right here, just like this. I pull her closer to me and I hear her faint giggle.“What are you laughing at, Lamb?”“We have to go to training, you hornball.”“They can wait a few minutes.” I roll over on top of her and nuzzle into the crook of her neck, eliciting another giggle.“You know it won’t be a few minutes. And you have to set a good example.”“I have been setting a good example my whole life, They can deal.” I get a delicious moan out of her when I shift my hips.“Well, when you put it like that. Maybe we can have a little fun in the shower. I mean, if you think you can without breaking it again.”“Is that a challenge, mate?”“Is it working?”She squeals as I jump off the bed, lifting her with me. I make quick work of my t-shirt as I carry her in. I turn on the water to heat up and press her back against the cold tile, capturing her lips
39 - FinnToo excited to do anything else Greta and I cuddle on the couch talking into the early hours of the morning. Ryker said he has ideas of how to make this happen quickly for us, but he needed to catch some zzz’s before Rosie wakes up from her latest nap. He’s doing his best to support his mate through these early days, which I commend and envy him a little.Greta sighs deeply, but doesn’t say anything. I feel a wash of sadness come over her through the bond, but she is curled up against my side with her head tucked under my chin so I can’t see her expression.“Hey,” I whisper, squeezing her hip gently, “Talk to me.”Another sigh and then a sniffle and I can’t take the suspense anymore. I pull her up into my lap so she’s forced to look at me even though she keeps her eyes closed like it’s going to stop me from seeing how red they are.“Greta, babe, you have to talk to me.” I plead. “What’s going on in that stubborn head?”She’s trying to calm her breathing, but it's ragged an
Hi all. I apologize for being absent the last week. I was a much needed break from all things electronic and somewhat out of my control. I am back, diving into the conclusion to The Warrior's mate and concepts for new stories to follow once I am done here.I appreciate all of the readers who have been following me since the beginning and any new readers just joining in.
38 - FinnThe living room is good and full of people when we finally make it inside. I am not a fan of crowds, but there is so much excitement around the birth of Kennedy and Ryker’s baby, I can’t help but smile along with everyone else. Trinity wiggles out of my arms, but grabs my hand in her tiny little fingers. She is clearly in charge here.I look over my shoulder at Greta, but all I get is a smile and a shoulder shrug as she walks off towards the kitchen and I am dragged closer to the crowded couch where I can see the top of Kennedy’s head through the mass of wellwishers surrounding her.“Come on Finn, look at, look at!” Trinity moves like our bodies are the same size and I can wade through the legs of adults like she does. “Come on Finn!” She says, annoyed at the slow pace. A few people move at her fireceness, smiling at the demands of a determined child.When I finally get through, the sight stops me in my tracks. Kennedy is glowing holding a tiny pink blanket. All I can make
37 - FinnGreta takes me by Ryker’s packhouse to shower and change. The perks of having clothes and supplies at my fingertips still surprises me sometimes. Cindy, this tiny little kitchen omega, packs us meals to go and we start our drive.“Uh…so how is this going to work?” I ask tentatively. We obviously have the physical part of being mated under control. Greta has even let me hold her hand most of the drive.“What do you mean?” She asks, but it’s not convincing. I know she’s been thinkin logistics too.“Well we are mated now and there is no way I’m going to sleep separate from you, but my apartment won’t fit you, me and up to four kids. Will your place fit all of us, or do we need to talk to Ryker about something else?” Her eyes go wide. Maybe she wasn’t thinking about the same logistics I was.“What makes you think that we are going to have up to four kids with us?” Her husky voice squeaks and it’s adorable. I can’t help but smile at how nervous she is. Kids were never on her
36 - GretaI am so full of mixed emotions. On the one hand I want to beat Janelle’s ass. I never really liked her anyway. Her and Amy were always too good to do any actual work or put effort into anything but chasing the leadership. Now I know why, but it doesn’t make them any less irritating. She will suffer for all of their crimes even if she isn’t the brains behind this operation. Everyone in this pack will put the most responsibility on her. It’s one hundred percent personal.I’m pulled out of my thoughts by a kiss to the neck. I suck in a breath at the sensation. “They have this handled. Grant said to get out of here before he throws up.” Finn whispers against the shell of my ear causing a wave of goosebumps to trail over my whole body. I just now notice we aren’t alone with Janelle and her other teammates. Finn really is distracting, I’m going to have to watch out for that.Finn lifts me by my thighs and I naturally wrap them around his waist when he starts walking. It seems
35 - FinnI can’t even begin to describe how good Greta feels in my arms. But I can’t think about that right now, we have a fight to finish. So I thread my fingers through her hair and kiss her gently one more time before pushing her off my lap and standing. She takes the hint and then takes my hand and we both run into the forest or we can still hear growls and snapping of wolves fighting.“They knew we were coming.“ Greta says, a little bit more worry than I’m used to in her voice. “I know, I think your Warriors got played.“ I say exsasperated. Ryker’s team is so good though, I don’t know how it is possible. “Could they be using any of your old hideouts or old methods to get into the pack?” She asks. “I don’t think so, because Amy‘s dad was very secretive about how we moved from place to place. There was a lot of magic involved, so I don’t think anyone actually knew how and where we were traveling until we finally got to where he wanted us to stop.“ “He really pushed for the mag
34 - FinnWe are a tangle of fur and fangs. The stench of this rogue is enough to make me want to gag, but I continue to bite at him. He’s fast but sloppy. His claws don’t hit their mark because he’s fighting angry, not controlled. His wolf rears back and mine lunges to the side and whips around to grab his flank. He rips at the muscle and we are rewarded with a howl as he hits the ground and tries to limp away. There’s no way my wolf is standing for that. He jumps on his back and bites at his throat again and again, until he finally collapses.When my wolf feels the pulse in his neck completely stop he drops him to the ground and we go in search of our mate. I hear the sounds of fighting all around me. This group wasn’t dumb, but I’m not sure what their plan is. They haven’t gotten past our defenses to get further into Dark Moon. I haven’t heard of any demands of threats or what they want. I keep following the sounds and my pull to Greta. Another two grey wolves dodge out towards
33 - FinnAs we reach the SUV a blood curdling scream in the form of Finn’s name comes from behind us. We both turn around, he catches the child flying at him easily.“No, don’t go.” She keeps repeating through sobs, holding onto him as tightly as her little fingers will allow.Finn looks at me, but I don’t know what to do either. We are both so out of our depth here. Part of me hopes that Ryker is wrong about her parents, because neither of us knows the first thing about raising a pup or dealing with emotional outbursts like these.“Hey.” I step closer and try to tuck a lock of hair behind her ear. I get a ‘humph’ and she burrows into Finn’s neck further. Taking a quiet breath in and out, I look at Finn. We have to go, Janelle is our problem, but Trinity is our responsibility. I don’t know what to do.Finn rubs her back, consolingly. “Trin, why can’t we leave?”“Cause you won’t come back.” She blubbers out. The sound is extra muffled against his neck.“What makes you think that?” I
32 - GretaA blast of sunlight hits me right in the face. I gasp, but I can’t move. What is going on? My eyes peel open slowly and I take in the surrounding bedroom. I see immediately why I am stuck. I am in the middle of a four human pretzel. Gabriel’s head is on my stomach with his butt towards Finn, who still has my right hand laced with his resting on his chest.Tilting my head a little further, I see Trinity woven into my legs. Her head is on my left thigh, but she’s under my right leg. Her feet are tucked under Finn’s leg. It explains why I no longer have a blanket on me, their body heat is plenty.“How did you not get wound into all of this?” I whisper to Finn.I hear a huff before he answers. “I was, but I had to pee. When I got back they had you locked down. They haven’t moved since.”“Did you hear what Ryker said about their pack?” I’m not bringing up the part of the conversation about me.“I did. I think we let him and Josh do their thing and we have a discussion with the