Chapter 6 - Dual POV - Here comes trouble…

Ryker’s POV - What now? …

As we reached my room, I recognized a familiar scent, I stopped, and Leno was at my side, immediately feeling my hesitation. I asked him loud enough for Dira and Nora to hear me, “Do you smell something or someone familiar?”.

I see Leno’s eyes widen like saucers, “She wouldn’t?” He asked me, puzzled.

Noticing her mate’s reaction, Nora extended her hand toward me, “Please hand me your room card key.” I reached inside my pockets and handed it to her.

I can feel my mate looking at us, her face blank, without emotions, and waiting for an explanation.

I looked her in the eye and said, “It seems I have a very annoying, unexpected, and quite difficult guest waiting for me in my room.” In a flash, I saw her reach to Nora, taking the room card key from her hands and heading towards the door, opening it. I rush next to her, and I see Carolina. I growl lowly, glaring holes at her face.

Carolina is sitting on my bed, dressed in a dark green gown, her legs crossed, looking bored as if she’s been waiting a long time for me, ready to jump at me.

“Surprised,” and to my surprise, she does that. She stands up and runs towards me, pushing Dira out of her way, her hands going around my neck. Seeing her intentions of kissing me, I dodge her right in time.

She looks at me frowning and says, “Surprise, Ryker.” I remove her arms from around me. Although beautiful, I saw a hint of annoyance on her face. I may not have noticed before, but now that I do, I want nothing to do with her.

Carolina has always been around the pack-house. She’s the youngest sister of my Delta Bryant Clark. Hence also of Delta blood, and because of that, she has always been fascinated with me.

Even though I am 30yrs old and she is 25 years old. I only approached her on that aspect a couple of years ago. Loneliness got to me a bit; she had warmed my bed one time, a long time ago.

Still, it never was my intention to have her as my Luna even though she takes those attributes upon herself, the staff that works in the pack-house had kept me updated on her behavior, plus I have cameras installed in all gathering areas. I tolerate her around because Bryant is like a brother, the same as Leno and Geo, my Gamma. Bryant knows what happened between us and has made it a point that I will not take her as a Luna if there’s still a chance I can meet my fate. And today, Carolina seems to have made the worst mistake of her life.

I am holding onto her forearms, keeping them at bay, not wanting her anywhere near me or attacking Dira.

I mind-link Leno, “Call Bryant NOW and find out why she is here, and also let him know I found my mate, he will know what to do” I close the mind-link, and I see Leno nodding and stepping away.

Nora is already taking his place by my side with a not-so-subtle annoyance reflected on her face.

“Little girl, weren’t you told to stay back?” She asked, annoyed.

“I am not a little girl. Besides, Ryker needed someone to be by his arm, not for the other packs to see him weak without his Luna,” she sneers.

I am tired of her bullshit. “What makes you think I am weak without my Luna,” I said to her with as much venom as I could muster, making a point that she has defied my authority in front of not only my Beta couple but my mate, although to her chagrin she still doesn’t know she just pushed her aside.

“Ryker, I… … You know … I… “ she stutters, tears forming in her eyes.

“You WHAT, Carolina? How dare you come here unannounced on a Pack Official business without an escort?.. I ask, fury in my tone.

And then I heard her clear her throat. Carolina turned her head in a snap towards her, snarling.

“Who are you, and why are you in my Alpha’s bedroom,” she said with disdain.

“You mean MY MATE’s ROOM?” The possessive tone in Dira’s tone fills me with pride. She is claiming me.

“Whaaaaaat, lies? Carolina replies, pulling her arms from my hold and walking towards her, Dira towering over her petite physique.

“I don’t have a reason to lie, but you better state your reason, or I WILL make you leave, AND I am not afraid of roughing up your feathers a bit PRINCESS” She smirked, confidence radiating from Dira’s whole posture.

I see Carolina’s posture change, and she steps back, meeting Dira’s gaze, thanks to the height of her heels.

Dira’s eyes turned red, her wolf making her presence known.

Carolina’s POV - Toss aside.

“How could this happen? Why did this happen?” I ask myself.

I am staring a hole into this chick, who she thinks is coming in between Ryker and me.

“He is mine. I gave him all I was. How could he toss me like this? I don’t believe this is the mate bond. He should already have found his mate. He was going to choose me. I can’t believe it.” I argued internally.

“I am angry beyond comparison.” My wolf Demetria is coming forward, and I feel my skin tingling, ready to shift. I will tear this bitch face off.

“Carolina, your rage is fueling the shift, forcing me to come out. He is not ours, and you need to calm down”, Demetria tells me.

I feel a strong pair of arms encircling me, and I turn my head slightly to see Ryker, his face contorted with fury.

“Why is he mad at me? He should be angry at this monstrosity who claims to be his mate” I am raging inside.

I scream at the top of my lungs,” AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH.”

I feel her getting closer to me. Snarling, forcing my wolf to come out overcome with my rage. I feel a sharp pain on the side of my face. I turn around, shocked.

“This bitch has slapped me, my eyes are tearing up, and Ryker is not releasing me. I am trashing in his arms, wanting to get free.” i think, my mind racing to comprehend what is happening.

He moved me away from she-devil and tossed me on the bed with such force I bounced on it, recovering myself and readying to attack her.

Ryker steps before me, and I can feel his aura overwhelming me. Demetria is quivering, and I am submitting, baring my neck to him, to my alpha.

“Carolina, I command you to stop and control your wolf,” he said sharply, and I couldn’t help but flinch at his tone.

“He is commanding me. He has never done that. I am of Delta blood, and even though my brother Bryant is the Delta, he has never commanded me like this”.

My tears are running down my face, embarrassed. “What have I done, I wanted to be his Luna, and now I will never be, not behaving like this, like a mad wolf.” I am telling myself, struggling with all this that is happening.

Ryker is still holding me with his aura, I buckled, and my knees dropped to the floor. I dropped my hands, keeping myself in submission to him, I glanced at Nora, and she was baring her neck at the sheer force of his power, all directed at me.

But she is still there, standing proud. I snarl internally. “I will get you. You will not have him. You will pay for this.” I mentally vow.

“Look at me, Carolina, and answer me honestly,” he tells me, fury still in his tone.

“Why are you here, and how did you come across this information? It was top secret. Only my rank knew about it?” He asked.

I shake my head, “not wanting Bryant to get in trouble.” “Carolina, don’t make me command you,” he said one more time, more sternly.

I shake my head. “I will bear the pain as much as I can. I want him to see my loyalty, and I will not betray my brother.” I am struggling to keep my thoughts coherent.

“Carolina, I command you to tell me why you are here and how you found out about this,” I scream louder than I ever could.

“AAAAAAAHHHHHH” “ He has never treated me like this. Why is he this cruel?” I keep thinking

I scream my brother’s name in pain. “BRYANT,” I am sobbing hard.

“I sneaked inside his office and saw the paperwork for your travel and stay,” I started saying, ripples of pain subsiding.

“I wanted to be by your side, to try to convince you to let me be with you, to be your Luna” I realized I could cause a wedge in this newly formed relationship.

“I wanted to be more than the one keeping you and your bed warm,” I heard a gasp, unsure where it was coming from, but my eyes were on Ryker’s handsome face.

He tsk at me, putting his hand on his face.

“ I told you that was never going to continue happening,” he said coldly.

“I gave you everything I have,” I spat back.

"I wanted this bitch to know what we did.” The wheels in my head turned, coming up with anything that would make her reject the bond.

“ENOUGH,” he said finally.

“Nora, go to the front desk and check if we can book another room. If necessary, reach out to the Alpha. You know what to do, discretion at all times”, he said to Nora.

“Yes, Alpha, as you command” I hear Nora walk away and the door open and close. I am smirking, and when I look up, to my surprise, she is still there, unfazed. She looks even bored. What the fuck…