Ryker-How stupid could I be? When I told her that my main priority is keeping my members safe, I hadn’t expected her to risk her life as she had. What is worse, I called her an idiot when she did.I told Julian to stop, but he just reminded me that under no circumstances are we to put ourselves in danger if it can be helped. I had hoped that Taelin would be on the road waiting for us on our return, but she wasn’t. We even looked around the area but didn’t find any of the rogues or Taelin.I couldn’t believe she had gone and got herself killed not even a few hours after arriving. We picked up the supplies and made our way back without any issues. I couldn’t get Taelin out of my head though.“Ryker, you need to let it go. There is nothing that can be done now. She was hot, but obviously not cut out for this job. It is time we contacted the Alpha King and explained what is going on.” My Beta said, pulling me from my thoughts.“It can wait until tomorrow. Right now, we need to get everyt
Taelin-During the span of three days, I barely ventured outside of my quarters. It wasn’t because I felt infected, but I hadn’t wanted to go out. Food was brought to me three times a day and I was under surveillance by Alpha Ryker.Instead of wasting my time away, I focused on learning everything I could about the people here and whatever else the folders I had contained about this place. There were only a few members that had any details about them.First, there was Julian Drake, the beta of the pack. He also had a twin brother named Ryan. They were both strong and very skilled snipers. Of course, I would need to see that for myself, since I was also rather skilled, not to brag or anything.Then there was Sara Andrew, who was the sister of Leon. I haven’t met Leon yet, but from the folder I had on him, he was the main one that oversaw the lab that was downstairs. I had heard from Ryker that he had a man that was locked downstairs with the rogue I brought in.I immediately disagreed
Ryker-Whatever possessed me to do what I was doing, was beyond me. There was no way I could stop myself now. Just having Taelin under me was the most exhilarating thing I have experienced in years.Even though I knew this couldn’t turn into more, I would deal with the consciousness of it later. For now, I had to have her, even if it was just one time. When I kissed her though, I didn’t think I could be satisfied with just a one-time thing.There was this urge inside me that was strong and the need to have her grew with each second. As I continued to rub her now wet clit, I was overcome with the desire to take her. The taste of her lips was also sending me into a spiral of pleasure.The way she responded to me was intoxicating. Not only did she taste like sweet cream and berries, but her arousal also smelled of it. In all of my life, I have never smelled or tasted something so delectable.It turned me on in ways I didn’t think were possible. As my lips mingled with hers, and my tongue
Taelin-As much as I wanted to chase after him to demand answers, I knew it was for the best. Things were far too complicated. It wasn’t like I had any expectations between us. As far as I was concerned, even if it were just one time, I would cherish that memory.What concerned me is when he mentioned a curse. From what I have heard is that witches had been wiped out by the rogues. There is also speculation that they are the ones that created them and just went into hiding.I guess that could be it, but if that had been the case, we would have noticed traces of magic. We might not be able to use magic, but as werewolves, we were, in a sense, magical creatures. For as far back as I could recall, witches and werewolves were natural-born enemies, along with vampires.If there was some sort of curse on Ryker, it would make sense. Except, if he were cursed for being a werewolf, wouldn’t the rest of us be as well? The biggest question was, what kind of curse was it?I now had an objective o
Taelin-“I can see something is bugging you, so I am offering to listen. If there is any way to get through all of this, we need to be able to have some we can confide in. You are in a new place, with new people, but if something is bothering you, talk to me.” Ryker said.With the way he spoke, I wondered if he did care about me or something. If there was anything I knew without a doubt about the man standing next to me, was that he confused me to no end. One minute he tells me that his priority to his pack only, the next he is making me feel things I never thought possible, and now he was concerned about what was bothering me.Sighing, I decided to tell him what happened when I returned home. In order to tell him that though, he needed to understand who Theo was. I just hope it didn’t upset him to know I had considered choosing him as my mate.I also included how I received my ring, which I then explained I wore it now as a promise to do everything in my power to help him. Lastly, I
Taelin-I was sure I didn’t sleep for more than a few hours, but I felt fully rested. After getting a shower and a fresh change of clothes on, I made my way down the stairs. Since I knew Sara was working the monitors, I went to see if she wouldn’t mind if I joined her.“Well good morning sunshine. I hope you got some rest.” She said, sounding like the chipper Sara I first met, instead of the timid girl that came to my room a few hours ago.I had barely entered the room before she greeted me. Her observations of her surroundings were at least good. Considering she didn’t even turn around when she spoke.Sitting in the rolling chair that was next to her, I smiled at her. I didn’t know what it was about her exactly, yet I truly felt like we were friends. It didn’t make me feel so awkward.“I did. If I am interrupting you, I can leave if you want. I was hoping to get a little insight on how things worked though. Since my job is to help safeguard everyone here, I thought this would be the
Taelin-The moment we were outside, I took in a deep breath. It was nice being outside in the brisk morning air. Okay, so it wasn’t exactly early morning, but it still felt like it was extra fresh this morning. It was different than being on the top of the roof, being that the air was thinner.I expected Ryker to say something, at least give me an idea of what we were doing, but no. He just started checking the cameras near the front door. While he did so, I kept my attention on our surroundings.By the third camera, on I didn’t sense any danger. Not letting my guard down, I remained vigilant. I tried not to let my thoughts stray from what I was doing, even if Ryker was blatantly ignoring me. Was the only reason he had me come outside with him to watch his back?I couldn’t complain, considering it was my duty as a member of the Royal guard. A fact I couldn’t allow myself to forget, regardless of how much this man got under my skin. Although, I was unable to deny that it bothered me ho
Taelin-Before I could react or do anything, Ryker grabbed my wrist and pulled me into what I believed was his office. He didn’t release me until we were both inside and he closed and locked the door behind him. Stepping back, I was having a challenging time not getting annoyed with how he manhandled me.“What in the actual fuck?” I knew I raised my voice but didn’t care.“I don’t want to alarm anyone. My office gives us the ability to speak freely without anyone hearing us. I need this to stay between us for right now, hopefully, no one overheard us or knew what happened. The last thing we need to do is upset anyone or cause anyone to become worried. We work so well here because we can remain calm. This, on the other hand, it would not bode well.” Ryker explained, unmoved by my reaction.“That doesn’t give you the right to treat me like that.” I glared at him, before readjusting my anger and speaking more reasonably. “While I understand your need to keep things low-key, I’m not entir