#Chapter35"It can wait a couple of days," Rhydian said. I shook my head, "You need to know... then you'll understand." I stated. "Understand what?" He shrugged. I took a deep breath, "Me... You'll understand me a little better." I sighed. He nodded, I took a deep breath and swallowed hard. He gave me a reassuring smile and it set me at ease.1"Long story short, I caught someone's scent the day after my 16th birthday. I had been told the smell of your mate is something you can't ignore, so I knew I'd found him. I had no idea who he was, he introduced himself as Brett, said he was new." I took a deep breath, "Someone drugged my food with Matebane in the canteen," I whispered, Rhydian growled lowly. I glanced at him from the corner of my eye, his eyes were black. He closed his eyes and when he opened them they were normal again. "Sorry, I'll rein him in." He apologised. "Anyway, I thought it was amazing. I'd found my mate and I couldn't wait to get home and tell everyone. At the end
#Chapter36We pulled up outside of the packhouse. "Thanks for dropping me here." I turned to face Rhydian. He nodded and smiled at me, "I'll see you at the pack meeting." He assured. I nodded before getting out of the car. There was one person I needed to tell that I wasn't leaving. I went up the steps to the packhouse door. I let myself in and went straight for the kitchen. "Hi, Gloria." I greeted the woman who was stood by the kitchen sink. She spun around beaming at me, "I was waiting for you to come to me, I didn't want to overwhelm you." She gushed. I waved my hand dismissively, "Nonsense, you're family." I playfully scolded. I quickly rounded the kitchen island and circled my arms around her. "I missed you, sweetheart." She bubbled. I heard her take a deep breath then she jumped back startled, "Oh, you aren't wearing your necklace anymore?" She asked. I shook my head and smiled. She didn't press any further which I didn't think she would do anyway. "Do you know where Luc
#Chapter37To say Lucas was happy was an understatement. I'm pretty sure he cried, although he hid his face before I could get a proper look. Now, I need to tell the rest of my family before I go out on that stage in front of the whole pack and pretty much execute myself. I snickered to myself as I was sat on a bench outside the hall. I tried nudging the wall Aurora put up, I wanted her present when we tell the pack and I also wanted to tell her I was staying which she will already know. But I wanted her to actually hear it. I felt the wall come down and knew she'd let me back in.'Rory, I'm sorry. I know I self-sabotage and I'm going to try. I want what you want, I just find it hard. We're staying, this is home.' I waited for a response from her. I stared out into the pack lands, there were pups running around with their parents. As much as I didn't want to live a pack life, I have missed the constant bustle of pack life. It's one big family, after being alone for 3 years, it's ni
#Chapter38I growled and screwed my eyes shut. I slowly opened my eyes and glared at her. The group of she-wolves that were stood around her had quickly moved away from her. I could feel my body beginning to shake. Images of Rhydian flooded my mind, I focused my senses and his scent washed over me. I took a deep breath and slowly felt myself calm down.I felt Rhydian and Lucas behind me, closer than they were. "Rogues took Alex and me when we were They wanted us because of our wolves. They came to us when we were 13." I said, keeping my eyes fixed on her. I heard my Uncle Tristan gasp, he'll be questioning me later..."Alex saved my life. He died getting me te safety. It was the worst feeling in the word, feeling your twin brother die." I snarled. "That's why my brother isn't here."How insensitive can she be? If she wanted to know about my brother there are better ways to about it."If kidnapping, torturing and killing my brother wasn't enough. They cocked up a plan to get me. Th
#Chapter39"How are you feeling?" Tristan asked as we walked leisurely together. "Really good, actually." I admitted, "It's like a weight has been lifted." I took a deep breath and stopped walking. "I've done so much talking today." I chuckled. "I've spoken about my past more today than I have ever done," I exclaimed. "I'm proud of you for letting someone in." He commented. "I told Rhydian everything. All about my past, about Alex and my Dark Wolf." I sighed. "I can't believe you're saying his name." Tristan smiled brightly at me. "It's really nice to hear." He added."How much of Rhydian's past do you know?" I asked. I wanted to tell him that he tried saving Alex. Tristan doted on Alex and me, Alex was always round at his house with Lucas. "Not a lot really." He responded. "I know about the rogue attacks that happened at his pack, I didn't know they were the same ones that took you and Alex though." He explained sadly. "Obviously it's not my place to say." I started, "But, I don
#Chapter40Rhydian's POV.1I would rather be anywhere but here right now. I'm sat at my desk with Selena sat opposite me, glaring at me. The she-wolf just doesn't fucking listen. She was told plenty of times not to rile Amaris up or to be disrespectful to her, and what does she do? Exactly the opposite of what she was told.After Amaris first attacked her I was beyond shocked. She wasn't at all like I expected, Alpha Eric spoke very highly of her. But when I met her, she didn't seem at all like him. He described her as loving and caring, that is not how I would have described Amaris when I first met her.But I was wrong about her, so very wrong. It's obvious now, she attacked Selena cause she knew I was her mate. I knew something was going on, I did feel something for her but I thought it was a purely physical attraction. Imagine my shock when I picked up her scent in the forest, everything finally made sense. But, then I was frustrated with Amaris. I didn't understand why she was
#Chapter41We had packed up the majority of downstairs. I decided to start on his office 15 minutes ago and all I've managed to do is stand frozen in the doorway. I took a deep breath then slowly stepped into the room. I went straight to the desk, I walked around it and took a seat on the black leather chair.I breathed heavily as I examined the room. It was gorgeous. All pieces of furniture were made up of wood, apart from the chair I was currently sat in and the little two-seater sofa on the right wall. The left wall had a tall oak filing cabinet, with a small wooden bookcase next to it. The desk was copper-coloured with black trim around the edge. The office was spotless, everywhere had a home with nothing out of place.I grazed my fingers against a small stack of books on the desk. I began opening the drawers seeing what was inside. I open the last drawer and saw a book, hiding half under countless files. I smiled to myself as I picked the book up."Little Red Riding Hood." I g
#Chapter42After I left Lucas and Elijah at the packhouse, I met Ria at my house. I'm cooking us both food before we settle down with movies and wine. "You know, I have missed your cooking," Ria said as she sniffed the air. I laughed and turned to face her while she was sat at the kitchen island. "Drew not feeding you?" I chuckled. "Oh, he feeds me plenty." She smirked. My eyes went wide at her and I dropped the spoon I had in my hand on the counter. "Oh my god, I did not need to hear about any of that." I shrieked. I picked the spoon up and chucked it into the sink. "What... Sex?" She asked, casually. "Oh my god, Ria." I yelped, shaking my head. "Have you not-?" She started to speak, "No." I blurted out, glaring at her. She stood up and came to me. "Amaris." She soothed, I shook my head and glanced at the cooker. "I don't want to talk about it," I said through gritted teeth. She turned my head back to her and took a deep breath. "We don't have to, don't worry." She comforted me,