***“Fuck...” Ryan gasped, surprised at Jeremy’s reaction. This mate shit must mean a lot to the wicked asshole, Ryan thought completely shocked. Though he felt an answering pain and sadness within his heart and wanted like hell to console Jeremy, he just sat quietly…almost dispassionately, watching and listening to him sob.Jeremy cried for quite some time, apologizing the whole time to Ryan for treating him so badly. He begged for his forgiveness. When Jeremy eventually quieted down, he remained on his knees but sat back on his heels…unknowingly assuming the sitting posture of a submissive. He just didn’t feel like moving from where he was. He looked so defeated, vulnerable and dejected. Definitely not like the powerful arrogant alpha that Ryan had come to know. Oh, he still looked sexy as fuck. No one could take that away from the man.“Wh…what would you want me to do for you?” Jeremy rasped when he felt he could talk.Ryan’s brow shot up in devilish surprise. “I thought I just tol
***“Shit.” He shuddered to imagine what someone like Jeremy would do if anything happened to his mate. “But I’m not officially your ma…”“It’s just a ceremony. To let everyone know you’re my mate. It’s a very important ceremony. But it doesn’t mean you’re any less my mate now.”“Why do you people bother with it then?” Ryan scoffed.“You will probably gain some abilities after I mark you. Become stronger, share some of my abilities, and generally gain the respect of everyone in the pack…and beyond.”“As if I need all that.” Ryan snickered but Jeremy ignored his words and went on.“Oh and this attraction or lust or whatever you call it will become even more intense but controlled and sweeter. Well, that’s what I’m told.”“I definitely don’t need that.”“Well, what I’m trying to explain is that even though that ceremony hasn’t taken place, I’ll still lose it should anything happen to you. And I don’t think it will do anyone any good.” Jeremy said quietly.“Hmm…for starters, that ceremon
***‘Not bad.’ Gloria’s wolf chuckled when the beautiful white wolf came back with his kill…a small rabbit. ‘Could have gotten something bigger though.’‘Ow come on, there are no big animals around this time and you know it.’ Ryan panted as he flopped down beside the beautiful brown wolf who was his instructor.‘Wanna bet?’ Gloria asked dryly, amused at how harshly Ryan was panting.Gloria Stanton had been training her son’s mate for the past two weeks. Jeremy should have been the one to train Ryan but Ryan claimed he couldn’t stand the sight of the alpha. Gloria wasn’t fooled for even a second. Ryan all but drooled just from merely hearing her son’s voice. She didn’t understand why he couldn’t just try to hate the miserable Jeremy less and accept his attentions. One would think Ryan was a soft person. Well, he’d impressed the hell out of her with his stubbornness.‘Why don’t you prove me wrong oh mighty warrior?’ Ryan murmured, turning to look at Gloria’s face.‘Time?’ The brown wolf
***Two weeks had already passed since Gloria started training him. And it had been an exciting two weeks for Ryan. He’d grown to understand and love the being within him. He especially loved it when they went for runs. The feel of the earth pounding beneath his feet when he ran was just amazing. He felt free and happy whenever he ran. And Gloria had been tolerant and great with him throughout. Within just two weeks, she’d managed to teach him almost everything there was to know about werewolves. Becoming one with his wolf made Ryan appreciate supernatural beings better. Gloria had even taught him how to hunt for food like a wolf. And that had been so exciting.Feeling that adrenaline rush during a chase… It was unbelievably thrilling. And Ryan always laughed with amusement at how content his wolf felt whenever he made a kill. Gloria accused him once of playing with his food. But Ryan loved it when he chased after the animals he hunted, play with them a bit before he finally pounced.
***Just as Ryan rounded a corner and got to the elevator, it began to slide shut but not before he saw its occupants. Jeremy, Philip, and Stan were standing inside, laughing uproariously at something. When the elevator door suddenly started reopening, Ryan just stared at it with bated breath, dying to catch another glimpse of the face he’d missed so much. And when he did, he couldn’t stop the shiver of desire that shot through him. Jeremy looked absolutely gorgeous in his beautifully tailored three-piece suit. And when the smoking hot alpha beckoned Ryan with a crook of his finger, he almost drooled.Ryan moved as if he were in a trance… right into Jeremy’s open arms, sighing with contentment when he felt his mate’s arms wrap around him. God, he loved the feel of Jeremy’s hard body against his. He buried his face against Jeremy’s neck and cuddled up tightly to his hard body, breathing him in deeply as the elevator began its ascent. Ryan could hear the three friends talking but couldn
***“I’m sorry if I’ve offended you by talking about it,” Jeremy said, watching as Ryan pulled his t-shirt over his head. “I just…” He exhaled audibly. “You’re so sensitive about it. It’s obvious you wished you weren’t like this. I just wanted to know whether something could be…” Jeremy trailed off as he tried to come up with the right words. “I was curious so I…”“Checked the net. You’ve already said that.”“I also spoke to a doctor,” Jeremy added. Yes, he’d tried to seek professional advice. He hated that his mate felt he had to hide himself because of his condition so he’d wanted to know whether anything could be done to correct the situation.“You told some doctor about me?” Ryan paused in picking up his towel and turned to look at Jeremy with eyes filled with shock and anger.“No.” Jeremy raised his hand as if to ward off an attack. “I only asked an expert I happened to meet in one of my meetings to tell me about the condition, that’s all. He doesn’t even know you. Neither does h
***The energy in the arena was charged. There were at least a thousand people in the arena but Ryan thought it could easily accommodate ten thousand people. Ryan could see a few women but the men, most of whom were in wrestling trunks, dominated. There were a number of boxing rings scattered around the arena but the one in the center was double the size of a standard boxing ring. Almost all eyes were focused on the two warriors sparring inside the big boxing ring.“Oh God, they’re huge.” Ryan gasped as he watched the two men. “Who in their right minds would go up against all that muscle?”“All you need is skill, not muscles.” Gloria chuckled, steering Ryan towards some arranged chairs close to the big boxing ring. “With the right skill, you can take that down in a blink.”“I wouldn’t want to find out whether my skills would work,” Ryan murmured as he sat down beside Gloria.People kept bowing respectfully to Gloria but none spared Ryan a glance. Apart from Jeremy, Gloria, Philip, Joe
***Jeremy slowly completed the act of pulling up his warrior. Then with a grace that made almost everyone in the arena smile with admiration and pride, he leaped over the rings and landed outside it. Then he started towards Ryan with a confident, natural, sexy swagger that made Ryan moan unconsciously.Ryan saw Jeremy walking towards him and felt his heart race. He really didn’t know what Jeremy had in mind but the fact that he was coming to him…with that mouth, was okay with him. His lust-filled eyes were focused intently on Jeremy’s lips. As Jeremy drew closer, Ryan’s breath started coming out harshly, the riot of his emotions and the depth of his hunger taking complete control of his senses. By the time Jeremy got to him, Ryan felt as if he would go insane if he didn’t taste those lips. It was that bad.Jeremy smelt his mate’s need and didn’t disappoint. He reached for Ryan’s hand and pulled him up. Then he slipped a hand into the back of Ryan’s hair and cupped one side of his fac