RYLEE He took hold of my hand and refused to let go. I had no choice but to stay with him and watch him sleep. I stroked his hair with slow movements and let out a sigh. I knew he was strong and powerful, but at the moment he looked so vulnerable. I wanted to protect him to the best of my abilities. I placed a hand on his forehead to check for a fever, but there was none. Although he was sleep, he refused to let go of my hand. I wondered how he would feel about everything that had happened when he wakes up. Would he go back to being cold and indifferent? Or would our relationship progress? While I could only hope for the latter, I couldn't help but feel worried. He had broken down in front of me, I had a feeling that he was going to be embarrassed. I gazed at his resting face, taking note of the dark circles under his eyes. His brows were creased up and his breathing had quickened. I knew for a fact that his nightmares had begun. So, I laid down beside him. He buried his face in the
RYLEE Without uttering a word, he walked into the room. I'd never seen him look so cold and intimidating. This was on a whole different level. I knew I had to be careful with my speech. The last thing I wanted to do, was piss him off. He walked into the bathroom while I started to clean up all the blood stains he'd left on the floor. When he emerged from the bathroom, he had a white towel wrapped around his waist. I was itching to ask him who he'd just killed. But, I didn't have the courage to. He slipped on some clothes and left the bedroom. Once he was out of the room, I finally felt like I could breathe. He had seemed pissed. Had he found the initial person who knew his secret? For the remaining hours of the night, I sat on his bed, wide awake.In the morning, there was a knock on the door. It was Jared. He had a package with him. He handed it to me, a sheepish grimace on his face. "I was supposed to give this to you, a week ago. But, I forgot about it" he said and I raised a bro
VINCENT "It has to be Allora's doing. It can't be a mere coincidence," Rylee said as we walked towards the gates with Jared. "It's a grotesque sight. I suggest you brace yourself," Jared said to her and her eyes widened."It can't be so bad, right?" "You just have to see it for yourself," Jared responded. He was right. The bodies were mauled beyond recognition. It was a messy murder. The sigil from before, was carved into their foreheads. There were three bodies in all. Rylee brought a hand to her mouth, her eyes filling up with tears."Allora left you a short letter," Jared said, handing me a blood stained sheet of paper. It read:'Soon, it will be the turn of your pack members. You should move quickly if you want to stop US. We love big challenges, Vince'"We also have another problem, Vincent" Jared said, turning to look at me."These bodies were once members of Wyatt's pack. He will definitely not let this one slide. He will make sure to use it against you. Things are not looki
RYLEE Despite the fact that Vincent seemed to be in a lot of pain, he kept his face impassive. Watching the pack doctor clean up his injuries made me realize how bad it was. It made me upset. I turned to look at Jared who watched Vincent with his lips in a grim line."Who did this to him?" I asked and he looked away. "I can't tell you." "Why not? Look at him, he's a mess. These past few days has been hectic, even for him. Now, this?""Don't you think he would have prevented it if he wasn't okay with it?" the tall, dark haired man who was attending to Vincent's wounds, spoke."He's no weakling, you know" he continued, his gaze meeting mine."Jonathan," Vincent warned, his eyes closed. Jonathan mumbled an apology and continued to attend to Vincent's injuries. "Why? Why did you let them hurt you like this? Why do you keep pretending to be fine? I really don't like it. I'm hurt when you're hurt. Don't you understand?" I croaked. Vincent remained silent. From the look on his face, I k
RYLEE While we sat by the fire, eating grilled meat, Ava nudged me and gave me a smile. "You look a lot happier" she said and I patted my cheek with my free hand. "I do?""Of course! I'm so glad Vincent made you the pack's Luna. Can't you tell that the members are happy? We were worried that my brother would never find his mate." I shifted my gaze to Vincent, who was engrossed in a conversation with both Jared and Zeke. I raised my hand to wave at him as our gazes connected. I couldn't stop myself from beaming as he gave me an acknowledging nod. His eyes tightened into thin slits, and his attitude shifted abruptly. A panicked scream pierced the air and everyone rose to their feet."Sorry to crash this party. But, I had to. I must say, I love attending parties. The only reason I'm doing this is because I was not invited." I clenched my fists, my blood boiling in my veins, at the sound of Allora's voice. She was standing in the centre of the field, a little girl captured in her head
VINCENT Maryse had to be cooking up some mischief in her head. The seductive look in her eyes didn't faze me. But, Rylee was clearly disturbed by it. She was yet to let go of my hand and she had a slight frown on her face. If she could shoot lasers from her eyes, Maryse would have been roasted to ashes. I knew she could be possessive, but I was only seeing it clearer in this situation. I hadn't expected to see her at the Bluerose pack. "Are you the Alpha of this pack?" I asked and she glared at me. "What does it look like?" She demanded. 'She's not the Alpha' Rylee said to me through our mind link. 'Are you sure?''She's tapping her feet and she's avoiding eye contact. She's not the Alpha'"You're only going to stare at me? Is that what you're here for?" Maryse questioned, a frown creasing her brows. "Vincent Morgan ?"I turned to see a red haired man with two other men flanked on either side. He looked to be in his late forties."That's me" I responded and he smiled, holding out
VINCENT Anger welled within me at the thought that I had been fooled by Jeremy of all people. He had taken advantage of the fact that I had been desperate to find the person who had been threatening to spill my secret, and I had let him. "What are we going to do now? Jeremy must have known that you would figure it out. He has been playing mind games with us," Rylee said, her brows furrowed. "I still don't understand his connection with Killian," Jared spoke. "Come to think of it, he might have been lying about what pack Killian was planning to approach first," Rylee added and I rubbed my temples in frustration. My judgement had been twisted up due to my personal feelings and I'd messed everything up. I felt that it was my fault. If only I'd paid attention and refused to take Jeremy's bait, the situation wouldn't have ended up this way."I know you're blaming yourself right now. But, it's really not your fault, Vincent" Jared said. "I just need to fix this mess," I said and Rylee
RYLEE Letting out a small sigh, I wiped the damp spot on my dress with a white towel. "Hi, are you Alpha Vincent's mate?" I looked up to see a tall blonde staring at me from across the room."You're his mate, right?" She probed further as she approached me. I gave her a nod, uncertain about what her true intention was."It's nice to finally meet you. I've been waiting for this moment for a while."Her smile had turned creepy. It set off alarms in my head. "Who are you?" I said and she grinned."Melissa Black," she replied and pounced on me right after that. She was awfully strong. She pushed me across the restroom and I collided with the wall. She approached me again and dragged me to my feet, her hands wrapped around my throat. I struggled to breath, my lungs straining for air. Determined not to go down without a fight, I kneed her in the ribs. Her grip on my throat loosened as she coughed. Taking an advantage of this moment, I pushed her away from me, her head colliding with the