Chapter 3

Two weeks before Kendra’s trip

Ryker’s POV

If this bitch thinks she can just run from me and hide, she is mistaken. She has no idea what I am capable of when I want something, and right now I want her. I sat in my cell in the hole planning my escape. I have been in this shit hole for almost six months now and it was taking everything in me to keep my cool. When I first arrived I made sure that they put me in solitary confinement. I had to unleash some of my anger, but it felt good to release the beast from within on some poor, pathetic sap. The unsuspecting victim didn’t even see me coming. I chuckled to myself, as the memory of his face and the events of that day played in my head. I had beaten the man close to death, then sat there covered in his blood waiting for the guards to take me away.

The small slot in the cell door opened and a tray of garbage was pushed through. I walked over and took the tray and slipped a small piece of paper to the guard. “Deliver this for me and my man will give you the amount we discussed,” I said to the guard. He didn’t respond, but he took the paper and left. I looked at the disgusting food on the tray and my stomach turned. I had to keep my strength though, so I ate it. It was the vilest thing I had ever eaten. Once I was done I pushed the tray back through the hole in the door and laid back on the cot. Her face came back into my mind, as I closed my eyes and smiled at the thought of seeing her again. She was mine, she may think that it is over but I will find her and bring her back home.

A few hours later I heard the squeaking of the slot in the door open. I looked over at it and a piece of paper slid through it dropping to the floor. The slot closed again and I walked over and picked the paper up. A smile came across my face as I read it. “I will see you soon Kendra,” I said as I tore the paper up and flushed it down the toilet. Everything was set and in a few days, I would be out of this shit hole. I laid back down and let the memories run through my head. She was so perfect and innocent when I met her. She loved her friends and family, but I quickly ripped all that away from her. I played the perfect role of the kind, fun-loving boyfriend for six months. I hated it, but I had to convince her to live with me. Then I could isolate her from everyone and she would be mine and only mine.

Then the day finally came and she moved in with me. Once I had her to myself I put my plan into action. Soon she didn’t talk to her friends or her family and she only went to work because I didn’t want to. Even then I always had eyes on her and whenever she would talk to some guy I knew about it. I would never let anyone take her from me. She belonged to me even if she didn’t know it, but I was just like any man and had needs. Kendra still wouldn’t give herself to me, which was driving me crazy. So, whenever Kendra would go to work I would have someone over. That was how it worked, I could have my other bitches, but if she even looked at another man I would rip his throat out. There was one friend of hers that I couldn’t seem to keep away. Audrey was always around no matter how hard I tried to keep her away. If I told Kendra that she couldn’t hang out with her, she did it behind my back anyway.

Audrey was half the reason why I let my anger get the best of me that night. I had only wanted to talk to Kendra when I went over there, but then I realized that bitch had filled Kendra’s head with confidence. Kendra had started to break just before she left me. Then she caught me with one of my bitches and ran straight to Audrey’s house. I should have gone straight there that night and dragged her home, but I thought if she cooled off she would come back. After a few days, I tried to go over and talk to her but Audrey wouldn’t let me in. I could feel the rage building inside me then, but I didn’t want to unleash it yet. I wanted Kendra to come back on her own, so I left and kept trying to call her for another week. When she wouldn’t talk to me I put eyes on her. I had to wait until she was alone if I was going to convince her to come back.

That night when I lost all control of myself, I had got a message from my man that was watching Kendra. He said that she was alone so I booked it over to Audrey’s house. I banged on the door. “Kendra, baby, come on open the door, and talk to me.” I could hear her moving around in the apartment until I finally heard her sigh at the door.

“Go away Ryker I don’t want to talk to you. We are done!” She always was a little sassy, but she always gave in to me.

“Kendra, please I love you. I’m sorry about the other woman. It’s over between us, I promise. You are the only one I want. Please, can we just talk?” I listened through the door and a smile came across my face as I heard her sigh again and unlock the door. She opened the door looking sexy as hell in her shorts and t-shirt. She stepped aside and let me in.

“Alright, you’re in now talk.” She said to me with an attitude. I could tell she wasn’t going to cave easy, but I knew she would give in.

“Just come home with me baby. We can work this out. I miss you.” I stepped closer to her and touched her cheek. Her heart was racing and she was holding her breath, as I touched her. She pulled back from me and turned away.

“No Ryker, I won’t go back home with you. I told you we are done.” She started back towards the front door, but I stopped her. The anger was building in me and I tried to fight it back.

“I’m not done talking to you,” I growled at her, as I grabbed her arm. She pulled away from me and took off to the bedroom with me right behind her. She tried to slam the door closed but I threw it open knocking her back.

“Stay away from me Ryker.” Her voice was shaking and her breath was trembling. I could smell her fear and it was exciting to me.

Then another scent caught my attention and it sent me over the edge. It was the scent of a man in her room. “Who the fuck have you had in here?” I said to her in a low voice. She looked at me confused.

“What are you talking about? No one has been in here, not that it is any of your business anyway. Now get the hell out of here before I call the cops.” This sent me into full rage mode. She was mine and she was coming home with me. I grabbed her arm again, but this time I held it tighter. I felt her wince in pain. “Ryker please you’re hurting me.” The smell of her fear was more intense now and I felt the beast trying to come out. I smacked her across the face and that was the last thing I remember until I was holding her at knifepoint with four cops standing in front of me. Now I am here in this cell, but not for much longer.

One week later...

“Heart, front, and center.” The cell door opened and four guards entered with shackles. I calmly stood and waited for them to chain me up with a smile on my face. I felt the blow of a nightstick to my stomach. “What the fuck are you smiling at you piece of shit?” The guard was about an inch shorter than me and he had been pushing my buttons since I got here. I stood back up and smiled again.

“Because you’re going to be the first.” He looked at me in confusion but didn’t say anything else. They walked me out to a brown van with no windows in the back. I climbed in the back of the van and watched as the door closed. I heard the doors in the front of the van open and saw two of the guards get in through the small opening between us. One of the guards was the smaller one that had hit me and the other was the one that I had paid to deliver my message to my men.

The engine of the van roared to life and I could hear the squeak of the gates as they opened. I started to laugh as I realized that my plan was starting. I heard the smaller guard huff in anger then push the small opening closed. Perfect, I thought to myself. I started to mess with the cuffs and the one on my right hand quickly popped open. After about thirty minutes I had all the chains off and sat silently waiting for my opportunity. “What the ....?” I heard one of the guards say. I braced myself as I heard the breaks lock up and felt us leave the road. The van seemed to be going downhill and then finally came to a stop with a hard crash against a tree. I had flown forward, but it didn’t phase me. I heard a low howl come from just outside the door and I laughed. I could hear someone beating on the door until it finally gave and flew open. I slowly crawled out of the wreckage and saw two big wolves standing in front of me. One was a brown and grey color and the other was a black and brown color.

“It took you two long enough,” I said to the wolves. They both laid down in submission at my feet. I looked at them and laughed. “Alright let’s get out of here.” They stood up and started to walk towards the woods. Right before they entered the woods the black and brown one turned back to me. I started to say something but he let out a low growl looking straight behind me. I heard the click of a gun cocking back and quickly turned and shifted to my true wolf form in one move. The look on the smaller guard's face was priceless as I ran towards him with a full charge. He turned and tried to run, but he was no match for me. I pushed him to the ground and dug my teeth into his neck. The flesh and blood filled my mouth and I held him until I knew he was gone. I pulled away from him and walked back towards my men with blood dripping from my mouth.

“Welcome back Ryker. Now let’s get out of here.” The voice of my beta, Hunter, filled my head, as I approached him. I looked at him and then huffed. 

“Where is she?” I said to him. He lowered his eyes from my gaze.

“She moved to Spokane with Audrey and...” His voice drifted off.

“And who else?!” I let out a growl at him as my teeth showed to him. 

“Some guy. I don’t know for sure, but I think his name is Paxton.” So the bitch really thinks she can move on without me. I took off running through the woods as the voices of my fellow pack members faded behind me. Spokane was too far to run to, I knew this, but right now I would run all the way if I had to. When I finally calmed down I found myself outside our old apartment. I looked up and saw a shadow in the window, and for a moment I thought it was her. “She is gone, Ryker. Why won’t you just let her go?” Hunter’s voice entered my head again.

“She is mine. I want her. Now, are you going to help me or not?” I growled out at him, as I turned to him and the omega in my small pack, Chase. They both nodded at me and we took off back to Hunter’s place.

Within a few days, I was standing outside her new home looking through the window. I saw her sleeping in the bed and it would have been too easy to just break the window and take her. I watched for a moment and noticed that she had dyed her hair and pierced her nose. I liked it. I started to raise my hand to break the window, but a noise stopped me. I took a step back, as a man opened the door and looked at her. I felt my anger rise, but I swallowed it and watched. The man shut her door and I slowly followed him from the different windows until he came back to the living room. I saw Audrey and Kendra’s sister, Bree, standing there. I listened carefully and heard them talking about leaving the next day to go to Aspen. Aspen, I thought to myself. “Ok, Kendra I will see you in Aspen,” I said as I turned and walked away.