RYKER“ Do you believe it? ” Zero’s voice sounds from the speaker of my phone.I rub my thumb across the bloody surface of the pendant, not answering him for a moment.“ She was lying. ” I place the pendant on the desk and lean back, still staring at it.“ Yes. The witch was lying. You and I…both know…no potion used to suppress a vampire’s thirst for blood can work on hybrids. It’s impossible that the witch didn’t know that. ” He sighs, probably rubbing his temples on the other side. “ Love potion then? ” I detach my gaze from the pendant and stare at the ceiling instead. Was I really fooled by a fucking love potion? It’s hard to stomach, it’s even harder to admit. “ The pendant has something in it. I can feel it. I feel myself getting pulled in different directions. As long as I am close to Natalie, I am my usual self but when I…” I can’t say it. I know, I don’t love Britney.The whole thing was about being mates with her. And if she had really fooled me with a love potion, then th

NATALIE The constant silence and my content heart is about to make me burst. I feel so full that emotions want to overflow.He loves me like crazy. I want to squeal like a teenager just by recalling what he said and how he made love to me. For the first time, sex felt more than physical intimacy. It held a meaning.“ Ryke... ” I call out to him, breaking the spell of silence after some time.“ Hmmm... ” He hums, nuzzling his nose in my hair, taking in my scent mingled with his.“ When are you going to initiate me in the pack? ” I ask, frowning.He pauses, breathes, leans his head back. His arms stay around my waist, keeping my body pressed into his muscled one.“ I have some things I need to do before that. ” He sighs.I shift towards him, wanting to see his face when talking to him. He lets me move and when I settle in, his arms are back around me.“ What things? I want to become your Luna and handle the pack as soon as possible. I don’t want to delay it. ” I pout.He grins, sliding

NATALIEStubborn Evil Jerk!“ Rykerrr… ” I whine, giving in and turning to face him after two minutes. “ Tell meee. ”“ Ask nicely. ” He turns to me, smirking.I suck in a frustrated breath, glaring at him. “ Please. ” He puckers his lips out, pretending to think. My eyes lower to his abs in irritation. “ You said no round two. ” He reminds me of the words I uttered not more than five minutes ago.“ You won’t tell me? ” I drag my eyes up to his.“ Do you really want to know? ” The lustful look falters, a serious one clouding his ocean globes.I nod my head reluctantly, having a bad feeling about this one. Ryker sighs, coming close and resting his head on my pillow.“ When I was with the witch, I got the chance to know about a lot of supernatural creatures, rituals performed in the past, secrets no one but only a few people knew about… ” He says, his eyes shining with mischief.“ So I searched for the only thing I was interested in. ” He smiles all of a sudden.I blink, leaning clos

NATALIEAll the way back to the house, I continue to look outside and find it hard to speak a word to Jake. Luciana kept convincing me to get an ultrasound scan but I refused. I don’t know if she can detect the baby’s identity by conducting some any other tests or scans. It’s safe for me to let her give me the diet plan, the necessary supplements and go home with them.She reminded me to inform Ryker about my pregnancy as soon as possible even when I was on my way out of her office. For a moment, I froze, turned, stared, and felt cold again. Am I supposed to tell him I am pregnant and then let him know that it’s complicated? He lost one child before…what will he feel when he gets to know even the birth of this child is threatened?Tears prick my eyes as the car rolls into the driveway. Closing my eyes, I push the tears back and breathe in.With this connection between us now, I can always tell where Ryker is. The bond pulls me to him, letting me know he is close, possibly at Zio’s h

ANNE “ Do you think they will be fine now? ” I ask Zero who is walking in front of me.He doesn’t reply and continues to walk towards the pack house which is close now. I don’t get why we needed to walk everywhere. My legs hurt. We could have taken a car. But, he clearly didn’t like that idea.“ Zero.” I rush to catch up with him before glancing at his side profile.His ashy black hair is ruffled, falling over his forehead and covering half of his deep eyes. I suck in a sharp breath to not let the irritation show on my face.First, I oddly want to push his hair back which is shit.Second, I hate that he sometimes doesn’t answer me which is even more shit.“ Ryker and Natalie would be fine even without our help. ” He answers when we enter the driveway.I hum, falling back and looking down at my feet. I look like a homeless beggar while he looks like a shirtless hot hunk taking a walk around. This is so unfair.“ Anne. ” He calls my name all of a sudden.I pick my head, after quickly f