8 Brother in law

Azura

Fuck. Everything is going opposite of what I had planned. I’m not ready yet to face my husband and to make the scenario worse, they start arguing. I hear Nicholas provoking Ryker as always from the outside and I immediately go to the small dressing mirror. 

Thanks to the Goddess, I had kept all the things in the drawer safely before taking the shower. I start getting dressed but I feel gross as I don't have any other option than to wear the clothes I had on again. 

Ryker’s growl makes my heart leap into my chest, fearing the worst. If Nicholas manages to prod him enough to make him lose his self-control, Ryker will lose the chance of even participating in the final battle, let alone becoming the Alpha King. 

I get out of the bathroom after making sure that my wig is in place and my scent is disguised. My jaw drops to the floor, seeing Ryker seizing Nicholas’s neck furiously. When he threatened that asshole to kill him, it wasn’t a mere threat. His wolf has taken control over him, I’m terrified by the predator look on his face.

Nonetheless, I rush to his side and put my hand on his back. Whenever I did that in the past, it calmed down his beast though I’m not sure if it will still work or not. 

“Leave him, Ryker,” I tell him and he turns to look at him. His fiery eyes turn back to their natural amber-brown color. 

“You have come to protect your-” I know what he is gonna say before even he says that so I pinch his back and indicate him to stop saying anything further. 

“Why?” He asks through gritted teeth, not loosening his grip on Nicholas’s throat.

I facepalm myself inwardly. I shouldn’t have come out to help him and remind him of the rules of the Alpha battle. 

“Are you stupid?” I frown. “He is clearly trying to provoke you so you can draw blood out of his body and then, voila. You’re out of the battle and academy, too. Have you forgotten the ‘No bloodshed’ rule of the Academy?” 

I hated saying it in front of Nicholas, even when I didn’t spare him any glance, I could feel his piercing gaze on me. I wish we had mind-link but for that, I should have been either his mate or his pack member. 

Ryker closes his eyes and curses under his breath before letting go of that asshole’s neck. Nicholas begins coughing violently, gripping the edges of the table firmly. With each cough, Nicholas's hands tense around the table's edges, his body racked by the force of his coughing. Had I been a minute late, he would have definitely died. 

My wolf starts howling as she is worried for our mate and feels bad for him. I can’t believe she can be so stupid to still want him. She snaps at me saying that she is my wolf so she feels the mate bond intensely and can’t help but still long for our mate. 

I don’t have time for this so I simply ignore her and walk toward the table to grab the glass of water and offer it to Nicholas. Although I hate him, I have to make sure that he doesn’t complain about this to the management, or else, they will kick Ryker out before even the training begins.

Ryker might be the most arrogant and cold-hearted Alpha, but he is the right person to be my roommate since he already knows my secret and I don’t have to pretend at least in my room so it will be hard for me if my roommate gets replaced. 

Nicholas gulps down the water and narrows his eyes at me. “Who the fuck are you?” 

He has the nerve to ask me that instead of thanking me for saving his fucking life. I can’t help but scowl and his gaze checks me out from head to toe, his eyes suspicious and his expressions wary as his expressions stiffen.

Goddess. What I have gotten myself into. If he recognized me…

“You should thank me for saving your life,” I snap, turning my back on him and going to my bed. Thankfully, there are two beds in the room. It would have been really awkward to sleep beside Ryker who was practically my brother-in-law.

“Get out of my room, bastard,” Ryker growls and I rush to his side to rub his back gently. 

He closes his eyes and sniffs my scent, frowning slightly. 

“For now, I’m leaving but be prepared to get out of this Academy because I’m going to show this to the officer,” Nicholas smirks, pointing his finger at his neck where blood had popped out from his flesh.

Ryker had put too much pressure on his throat. Short-tempered Alpha. 

“Don’t bother doing that. It will only waste your time and efforts. I will be there to tell them the truth as I have witnessed everything,” I warn him but I know that it’s not going to stop him so I saunter toward the little tea-table. 

“The rule is the rule, motherfucker. And once it’s broken, one has to face the consequences,” he snarls at me. 

I grab the jar and break it by colliding it with the corners of the table. I walk back to Ryker with the remaining piece of the jar in my hand and press it slightly into his arm, drawing the blood out. 

“Let’s do it your way, then,” I smirk and throw the leftover piece of the jar on the floor, close to his feet. 

“I’m still the witness but now, I’m changing what I saw,” I tell him. “I saw that you broke into our room and attacked Alpha Ryker so he grabbed your neck and tried to push you away in self-defense.” 

The color drains from his face, he hadn’t expected that. A hurt woman is the most dangerous person.