(Amber's POV)I was a little bewildered by the rapid mood swings that Ryan was undergoing at the moment, but if he intended to seduce me everytime he felt a little jealous, then I wasn't going to complain.His urgent kiss had taken me by surprise, but there was no resistance from me as I allowed him to deepen the kiss, his lips working fiercely against mine, his hands gripping my head like his life dependent on it.He broke away suddenly and stared intensely into my eyes and for a moment I felt as though he was going to swallow me whole. The desire reflected in his eyes was almost frightening."You're mine Amber. MINE. No one else's." He growled furiously, his fingers tightening in my hair."I know Ryan..'m yours..no one else's," I soothed as the eyes of his wolf flashed alongside his and Rae reacted eagerly, her desire fuelling my own.Ryan's face darkened as he inhaled deeply and without another word, he picked me up and walked purposely to his bed, depositing me carefully on the mat
(Ryan's POV)I was careful not to wake Amber this morning when I slipped out of bed and headed to my office.I had woken up early thanks to Tom's mindlink this morning and rather than take his report with the distracting naked body of my mate next to me, I had asked him to meet me in my office.He was already standing outside the door with a lopsided grin and clutching two large mugs of coffee which I gratefully accepted as I ushered him inside."So, tell me, did we manage to get any useful intel?" I asked as I leaned back in my chair, sipping on the coffee."Not a lot unfortunately, Alpha. After they had healed sufficiently from your punishment, we began interrogations and no matter what method we used, the ones who survived still refused to tell us who was behind the attack."I could feel my wolf reacting angrily to the lack of progress and I wasn't pleased either, but if they had managed to withstand all of our interrogation methods, then it meant they weren't just anyone who had b
(Ambers POV)I was exhausted by the time Lily had finished helping me get ready for the date with Ryan. It didn't matter how much I insisted that it wasn't a date, and that it was simply a dinner, she wouldn't hear any of it.After we had found a dress that met her specifications, she insisted on helping me fix my makeup that she had managed to gather from the curious omega's who also volunteered to help out. Before I knew what was happening I seemed to have a small army of women running around and chattering excitedly at the fact that they were helping their Luna to get ready for a date with their Alpha.I had gotten so tired of correcting them , that I eventually gave up and let them have their gossip. I didn't see any lasting harm coming from it. The worst that could happen is perhaps Ryan became angry with me…but if that resulted in his naked body next to mine again then I couldn't honestly see myself complaining.I felt a little overdressed for something as simple as a dinner, bu
(Amber's POV)I blinked at him in confusion.Had he not listened to a word I had said?He seemed so fixated on the idea that she was rejecting him and she was sure she had never said that. As for not satisfying me, nothing could be further from the truth. I was sure that as long as his skin was next to mine, then there was no possible way that I could dislike anything that he did to me in bed.But I couldn't shake the fear that he would one day grow tired of me. I had already experienced his cruelty first hand and regardless of his reasoning, it didn't mean that he wasn' capable of reverting to that behavior again if he grew tired of me or if I displeased him in some way."Ryan, listen to me. Why do you want all of this so suddenly? If it's only because of the mate bond and you feel that you owe me something, then you're already doing enough. I don't want us to head down this road if you don't truly feel that connection with me because it will only lead to heartbreak if it fails.""Fa
(Ryan's POV)I was proud of how I'd handled the whole date situation, despite not being very good at romantic gestures or discussing how I felt and I was confident that Amber understood just how much she meant to me."Of course she does! Otherwise she would never have agreed!" My wolf chuckled happily, his chest puffing out in pride."I still don't like the thought of bringing her with us right now," I sneered, "Last time he was anywhere near him, his eyes spent more time ogling her tits than they did paying attention to what he was supposed to be talking about with me.""Well, it was your decision to utilize her feminine assets and use them for your benefit. You can't be pissed that she did exactly what you wanted.""I'm not pissed with her, I'm pissed with his lecherous eyes and the thoughts that I know have been swirling in his head since he saw her last." I snarled furiously, "She's ours. I will not share or tolerate another man thinking of her in that way.""I hate to break it to
(Amber's PoV)I knew that he wouldn't leave without one more attempt at getting me to leave with him and as he paused at the doorway and cast one last look of longing towards me I felt Ryan tense beside me."You know, if you ever change your mind or your Alpha here messes up, you'll always have a place at my side." He grinned lopsidedly as a furious roar reverberated through the air."I don't know who the fuck you think you are, but there's not a chance that I'll let you leave this room alive if you carry on attempting to steal my Luna. She is MINE!""Amber is her own person. You can't own a person Alpha…this is why I hate pack life and precisely why I built my mercenary empire." He shrugged cockily as he leaned on the doorframe, utterly unbothered by Ryan's fury."You fucking.." he snarled, taking a step towards him."Ryan please.." I said softly as I placed a hand on his chest, "I have no issues being his friend but I need you both to stop this."Ryan bristled slightly but the furio
As I opened my eyes the next morning, I realized almost instantly that Ryan had made good on his promise. I winced as I tried to turn over in bed and much to my dismay, even this simple movement made my body scream in protest. When I finally managed to turn to the other side, my heart sank in a sort of bittersweet disappointment.The place where Ryan should have been was empty and by the feel of the cold sheets next to me as I ran my hand over them, he had clearly been gone for some time. I sighed internally and threw the covers back as I sat up, gritting my teeth as I tossed my legs over the side of the bed.“Don’t be too sad Amber,” Rae soothed, “He has a busy schedule, you know that.”“I know, I just…it was stupid of me to hope for something a little more. Is a ‘Good Morning’ from him too much to ask?”Rae whined in response to the sadness that pricked at my chest before suddenly she began showing a lot of interest in the bedside table in front of me..“Wait! Look! He’s left you a
After a much needed and refreshing shower, I decided to visit Lily. I still hadn’t managed to successfully choose a dress for the party tomorrow and whenever I asked Ryan for his advice on the designs we had been sent, he insisted that everything was far too revealing and not acceptable in the slightest.I quickly decided that in future, I wouldn’t ask him for his advice because he was clearly bordering on moon-mad with his irrational behavior towards how much skin I was showing. Lily was the closest person that I had to a friend and it seemed like a good alternative for me to seek her opinion.As soon as I entered Lily's room, I found her amidst a chaotic sea of dresses, carefully inspecting each one with frustration written all over her face.“Wow.this is quite a collection!” I gasped as she turned to me and her face lit up in a smile.“I know! The designers just keep sending them and I can’t forward them on to you until I’ve made sure that there’s no faults with the needlework or d