NATALIE “ If you need something, do let me know. I will be right outside, Luna. ” The man in his thirties tells me politely.I sip on my coffee and glare at him from under my eyelashes.The whole day passed and that jerk finally decided to have the house unlocked. He sent the same two men to look after me or more like keep an eye on me that he sent when Enzo took me. “ What’s your name? ” I question, putting the mug down on the coffee table.“ Jake Houston. Luna. ” He replies curtly.He is trying his best to not look at me and stare at the wall instead.“ What happened to the warriors from the North Forest Pack? I know you two were only pretending to be losing. ” Folding my arms over my chest, I ask.Jake glances my way and abruptly averts his gaze when he finds me glaring at him directly now.“ I am afraid I can’t tell you Luna. ” His voice is firm.“ Okay. But they are alive, right? ” He sneaks a peek at me. His Adam’s apple bobs before he looks away once more.“ I am afraid I ca
NATALIE“ Oh my Goddess! Is your wolf finally coming out? ” Giana grabs my shoulders and jumps in excitement.I don’t think so. But my heart is beginning to beat fast again.My gaze meets Anne’s face. She is standing on the same spot, watching us with confused eyes.I can’t help but notice something strange about her expressions. I can’t pinpoint why she looks so sour and lost. Maybe, she is happy for me or just wondering about what Giana has said. She is always the most rational out of us all anyway. She must be wondering if what Giana is saying true or not.“ Luna. Please come back with us. Alpha will kill us if he comes here. ” Jake pleads from the doorway, reluctant to step inside the Beta’s house.“ Tell me. What else are you experiencing? Is your hearing getting enhanced? And your eyesight? Did you experience any strange pains too? ” Giana throws questions after questions, wanting to know everything.It’s scary how she is defining every single symptom.Is my wolf really coming
NATALIE“ Ryker…I swear I won’t hit you again! ” I huff.He tightens his grip around my waist and pulls me flush against his front. His hard boner pokes my butt. Heat flares in my cheeks and then shoots down to my core.“ Baby Love. ” He breathes down my neck fiercely.I stop struggling against him and rest my head on his shoulder, taking a deep breath.Ryker carries me to the couch, still holding onto my waist and keeping my feet hanging in the air.He puts me down on my feet when he has reached the couch and then, sits down. I take this chance to make a run for it again but he is quicker this time too.Pulling my wrist, he makes me drop on his lap before he flips me to my stomach. I gasp when the floor comes into my view, my stomach lying on his thighs.I crane my neck and catch glimpse of his dark gaze. A lump lodges in my throat just seeing the way his eyes shine with the famous evil glint and his lips form the same smile which terrifies me and turns me on at the same time.Smirki
NATALIERyker’s lips clash with mine again. The little restraint he had over himself to stop and apologise first seems to have snapped. He forces his tongue in my mouth, exploring every inch of it before his tongue finally strokes mine. Fire explodes behind my closed eyes. I moan in his mouth before pushing my body into his again.All the things he says and does to me…Fucking Goddess! I would never be able to reject him even in a million years.His hands find their way to the zipper on my back. He unzips my dress and slides it down my shoulders. The cold air brushes against my skin, making me shiver against his body.Detaching our lips, he moves down to my exposed neck. His lips harshly suck, bite and lick my skin. I groan with every stroke of his tongue, every kiss of his mouth and every brush of his teeth over my sensitive skin.My mouth falls open, his name slipping past my lips. “ Ryke… ”Ryker groans against my neck and pushes my back into the couch, hovering above me. My hands
NATALIE“ For what? ” Ryker hums and stills over me, staring at me with interest shining in his eyes.My heart races in my chest. I continue tracing his lower lip with my forefinger, going back and forth slowly.“ I know you said I shouldn’t play the brat role with pack members. ” I sigh and pull my hand to myself.Ryker nods his heads and pushes himself away from over me. I suck in a sharp breath and watch him.“ It will be fine. ” He is lenient. Too fucking soft.“ Really? ” I sit up on the couch as my eyes trail down his tattooed back.Fucking first time that I am seeing his back with so much curiosity. There is a wolf tattooed on his back. Its head starts from the back of his shoulder and the tail ends at the start of his hip.“ Consider this the last chance. ” Ryker picks his pants from the floor and turns to face me.“ I was…not feeling well. ” I blurt out.My hands reach out to my tattered bra when I realise I have been shamelessly sitting exposed in front of him. Oh My fucking
NATALIEMy head is beginning to hurt again. It’s like something is rattling against my brain, shaking everything up.My thoughts are all over the place. One moment I am thinking about one thing and then this headache strikes and it’s like another entity tries to take over me, leaving me with split opinions, different thoughts.“ Don’t take stress. Take rest. Go to sleep. Don’t think about it. ” He has the same things to say in the same fucking breath.The burning sensation returns in my eyes, making me feel like fire is about to spill out of them.“Ryker. Don’t tell me to rest. Don’t tell me to not think about this. ” I sigh, my shoulders slumping.“ I can’t sit here and wait…for—for I don’t even know what! ” My voice rises when a wave of pain hits me hard in the head.“ Trust me. Just stay put. I will figure it out. ” He assures me.A pair of hands land on my forearms. The pain subsides and a struggled breath leaves my lips. I close my eyes, relishing in the feel of the tremors of cu
NATALIEWhen Ryker said he had to be somewhere, I thought he was going on some secret mission.I fucking didn’t expect he would go to patrol the border on his own. Which Alpha in the werewolf community does this?I shoot him another glare as he continues to walk beside me leisurely. I don’t know how much time has passed but my legs are killing me. He is a werewolf, so he doesn’t feel it but I am just a human right now.“ Stop glaring at me. You wanted to know what I do. ” He chuckles, and glances at me from the corner of his eyes.“ Why are we patrolling the border when the patrol guards are supposed to do that? ” I whine and stomp my feet on the ground.To be honest, I went to shower and cried like a fucking cry-baby in the bathroom. It stung and hurt me like nothing else to know that I finally have my mate, I am marked yet my man still belongs to another woman at heart.But, there is nothing I can do about it besides giving him the time he needs to get over her. Maybe, he will move
RYKERUnbelievable.I told her what I am and she thought I was joking. Seriously.What is she? A small girl messing with my mind, that’s so fucking weird.How did I end up telling her about myself so easily? I have never told anyone about it before, not even my own sister or Britney.The name echoes in my mind and makes me sigh to myself. I drop my head in my hands and stare at the floor.Natalie is hurting. When something hurts her, it makes my heart hurt too. No matter how hard she tries to act unbothered about me not being able to get over Britney, I know it pains her deeply.But what am I supposed to do?I didn’t think I will get another mate after Britney’s death, so I lived with her memories. She has lived with me for years…How am I supposed to get rid of her right away?No doubt, I do have a fucking soft spot for little miss pesky. She is my mate but…there is just something which keeps coming between us.It’s not her fault. It’s mine. And it’s eating away at my guts.“ What ar