#Chapter22"Thank you for dinner, it was lovely." I thanked Rhydian as we headed towards the clearing for my fathers funeral."It was nothing." He shrugged. "Do you want to lead the funeral?" He asked, glancing at me.I shook my head and sighed. "No, you're the Alpha." I smiled, looking at him. He stopped and stood in front of me. "I may be an Alpha but I'm not their Alpha." He smiled, "You're our Alpha."1He just doesn't give up about me being Alpha. I rolled my eyes and pushed him slightly to continue walking. "You lead." I monotoned, walking towards the clearing.As we neared the clearing, I noticed the whole pack was here already. I stopped dead in my tracks and scanned the area. There was some in wolf form and some in human form.Everyone turned to face me when they sensed me. Some bowed in respect, which I recognised but others observed me. Trying to figure out who I was. As I looked closer, I noticed that she-wolf, Selena was stood with a few other wolves.I growled lowly

#Chapter24I don't know how long we have been laying beside the lake. Aurora is laid with her head against her paws with Ryder resting his head on top of hers."Ryder wants to meet you," Rhydian commented through our link.He wants to meet me? Why would he want to meet me?'We're his mate. He's met me, now he wants to meet you.' Aurora whined.'Suppose so...' I groaned as Aurora moved her head slightly making Ryder grunt."Make sure he stays where he is," I warned Rhydian through our link.Ryder sat on the ground, keeping his eyes glued on us. Aurora crouched low and we began the shift. The sounds of bones cracking and snapping filled the air. My bones snapped back into my human form as the fur disappeared.I kneeled in front of him, waiting for him to come to me. He stood up and wandered over to cautiously. He stopped maybe a foot in front of me, sat down and just watched me.When neither of us attempted to move, Ryder laid in front of me, resting his head on his paws. I gigg

#Chapter26I sat staring at Lucas dumbfounded. Blinking rapidly like a dear caught in headlights. "I... Um... Rhydian's lying." I spluttered. That didn't sound very convincing at all. Lucas raised his brows at me and frowned. "Rhydian didn't say anything to me." I let out a breath I didn't realise I was holding in." I worked it out on my own." He shrugged."But how?" I asked, confused. He chuckled and placed his coffee cup down. "You didn't hide it very well if that's what you were trying to do." He smiled. "I had an inkling, after the situation with Selena." He explained, leaning back on the sofa. "But it wasn't until you ran that I knew." He sighed.I took a deep breath before sighing. "He was distraught Amaris. He didn't understand why." He explained, "I could see it in his eyes, he was confused." He sighed. I sighed and let myself fall against the sofa. "Why didn't you tell me?" He asked a hint of sadness laced his voice. I closed my eyes and sighed exhaustedly. "You know," He h

#Chapter28I sat up, gripping hold of Rhydian's shirt and dragged him up. I wrapped my arms around him, bringing him against me. "He was unconscious most of the time I was with him. When he was conscious, he kept asking for his sister. I asked for her name but he never told me. He just kept saying she was safe."My heart was beating faster every second he was telling his story. It sounded so familiar but yet so different. Like a different side to the story. My breath was caught in my throat, tears were streaming down my face and I made no attempt to wipe them. This was bringing back awful memories, ones I haven't thought about for years. He glanced up and looked at me. His eyes went wide, he used his thumb to wipe the falling tears that kept falling. "Amaris." He whispered quietly. I shook my head, letting out the breath I was holding in. "Plea... Please carry on." I managed to speak. He nodded, bringing me against his chest.I crawled onto his lap, wrapping my arms around his back,

#Chapter30I stared out at the open road as we made our way to my favourite spot. A little nature walk, every summer my dad used to take me. It's run by a lovely couple who are both werewolves. Every now and again, they only open for our kind, it's amazing running through there in our wolfs."I can't believe I let you drive my car," Rhydian complained for the second time. We've only been on the road for 10 minutes. I rolled my eyes and giggled."Don't worry. I'll be gentle." I chuckled. I put my foot down on the accelerator, causing the car to jerk forward. "Fucking hell, Amaris! Go careful." He shrieked. I glanced at him quickly, his hand was gripped onto the door handle, his eyes were screwed shut and his bottom lip was stuck between his teeth.I took a deep breath, looking back at the road. I stole a glance at him again, zoning in on his lips. I bit back a groan, he was making me feel all kinds of things."Eyes on the road, Thorne." He smirked, with his eyes still shut. I snapp