NATALIE This only makes me cry harder. The little restraint I had over myself is gone.“ This is pretty annoying. ” He hums when I don’t stop crying.“ You are not even asking what happened to me?! ” I hiss, placing my burning forehead on my right knee.“ I don’t need to know. But I do need you to stop crying. ” His irritated voice sounds from the speaker.I sniff, shaking my head. Why am I only getting all these assholes in my life?“ I won’t stop crying! ” I declare.Tears blur my vision worse than before. Talking to him seems to be having an even more negative impact on me. I want to cry so much that I pass out and when I wake up, I might not even remember what happened today. It might feel like a dream.Silence falls on the other side.“ He lied to me. Everyone…all of them lied to me. ” I sob quietly.My body is slowly turning cold now. It seems to be happening due to the plaguing emotions which are hurting my heart.“ Okay. ” Equally disinterested.“ Are you not going to ask wha

NATALIEIt feels nothing new to wake up in the pack hospital bed with Doctor Yoona breathing down my neck.“ The Alpha is visiting the hospital today. Tell him what’s wrong with you. ” She tells me robotically as soon as I blink at her.Why does she even care? And why would Alpha care either?Pain hits me after these questions do. I sit up in the bed and my hand instantly wraps around my neck. Doctor Yoona hands me a glass of water without even asking. I grab it, deciding to say thank you later.“ I gave you the healing potion. How do you feel? ” She questions when I gulp down the water and place the glass at the side.“ I am fine. ” I give her a small smile.“ How did you fall off the stairs this time? ” She is clearly mocking me.“ The usual stuff. ” My voice drowns as a huge lump gets stuck in my throat.“ You will die. Someday, you are going to die if you keep this up. ” She tells me before fixing her thick rimmed glasses over her nose.I nod my head and stare at her, barely ho

NATALIE“ Caught you, thot. ” The rogue hisses close to my ear, with his heavy body covering my small frame.Taking in a shaky breath, I place my hands over the ground. Closing my eyes, I think about the possible ways of getting out from under him.He grabs my waist, ready to turn me around. I hit him in the side with my elbow as hard as I can. The crunch noise makes me sure that I hit a bone, straightHe groans, rolling off me. I get up on my feet quickly.“ Get this — Get this, slut! ” He growls from the ground.I look down at him and up at the rest of the seven men. They are close, too close.If I make a run again, one of them might shift and attack me.I place my hand over my right shoulder which hurts from the impact with the ground earlier.“ Where will you run from here, bitch? ” The buff man scoffs.“ Stop — Stop right there. ” I wave my hand at them.Sound stronger. I tell myself.“ I mind linked the patrol guards. They will be here any moment. So, if you want to save your li

NATALIE “ Untie this rope. ” I whisper, casting my eyes down. Fuck, fuck, fuck. I don’t want to have sex with him here. But I do want to have sex with him. “ Why should I? I am kind of liking this view. ” He retorts in his usual cocky tone. I lift my head. Another wave of heat ripples through my body. I gasp when our gazes lock. He rests his back against the tree in front of me leisurely and folds his arms over his chest. In the darkness, I watch his intimidating silhouette with desire swirling in my eyes. “ Please. ” Am I begging? No. Hell no. But, yes. A little. “ You didn’t listen to me when I said you shouldn’t cause me a headache. ” He reminds me. “ I…” I breathe. And clench my thighs. Wetness pools between my panties as the ache in my core grows stronger. “ Ple—Please. Just. Just… ” I bite my lower lip, stopping myself from moaning. “ Interesting. ” He hums, raking his fingers through his hair. “ What is so…interest—interesting… ” My lips quiver. I have to clenc

RYKER I watch her jaw opening and then hanging low in terror and surprise. Fuck. She always fucking takes it the wrong way. I blink my eyes and lower the cellphone for a moment. “ Who do you want to come and get you from here? That’s what I am asking. You can’t go home alone from here. ” I narrow my eyes and glare at her. She releases a breath through her mouth and my eyes are drawn to them. I gulp unconsciously and avert my eyes away. She is making me lose control. All of this is so unpredictable, like getting hit by a random disaster on your way home. “ How — How do you know them? ” She stutters, stumbling back and hitting the tree behind her. I look back at her. That’s what she was worried about. “ Long story. ” I am not in the mood to explain things even I can’t understand right now. Why did I go to such extent to know all about her, absolutely everything about her? I am not sure. “ You…” She always seems to get stuck on this word. My eyes search her amber orbs. In t

NATALIE“ So…tell me what’s happening.” Giana asks for the third time during our ride back home.My mind is still caught up in the events from earlier.Ryker. His name is Ryker. He finally told me but what help is this name to me?Besides, he knows things about me — he knows where I live, what I do. He even has the contact numbers of my friends saved in his phone.Some fucked up situation I have caught myself into.But, I can’t deny, he did make my heart skip a beat when he stopped me midway and kissed me before revealing his name.“ Natalie. ” Giana calls my name.I close my eyes and place my forehead against the cool window. I don’t want to talk to her. I should have insisted on going home on my own. At least, that way Giana wouldn’t have smelled this sex scent on me. She knows I met my mate again but she doesn’t know why.“ Just speak up and let me know if you need anything else. Just let me know if you are hurt. I… ” She shifts her focus back on me instead the road.“ What can y

RYKER“ So you killed them all? ” Zio asks dramatically.My eyes follow his figure. He has been pacing back and forth in my office for quite some time now. If he was not my beta and a childhood friend, I would have kicked him out long ago but he is a privileged bastard.I roll my eyes and rest back in the chair. “ I tried talking to them nicely. They didn’t listen. ” “ You killed them in front of Natalie? ” He whispers in a horrified tone.I sigh, shaking my head. “ What else do you think I should have done? I admit it was tempting to let them take her but grey didn’t agree to this. ”He stops pacing and glares at me. “ I don’t believe you actually thought about letting them take her. ”“ It’s called letting someone else take care of your problem. ” I smirk at him.He walks forth and slumps down on the visitor chair. His hazel eyes never leave my bored gaze.“ She is not a problem. She is your mate. ” He is the one forcing me to get over it.But he knows it’s nearly impossible for me

NATALIE“ Are you serious? ” Anne hisses.“ Yes. I am damn serious. ” I nod my head.She sighs, followed by Giana who has similar dejected expressions displayed on her face right now.This satisfies me.I open the car’s door and step down.“ I am going home. ” I tell no one in general, but still expect that these two idiots heard me.“ At least take a bath before going home. ” Giana is quick to get out and suggest.My feet freeze on their spot. The stickiness in my panties is still so fresh. And I smell like walking sex.If I go home like this, my Mom and Dad will definitely kill me this time.I press my lips in a thin line and turn around to face Giana.“ Don’t expect me to forgive you just because you are nice to me. ” I remind her.Anne comes out of the car and gives me a serious look. “ We won’t take advantage of this situation to make you forgive us. ”I look down and then nod my head. Without waiting for a moment longer, Anne leaps out and grabs my wrist before dragging me to t

NATALIE“ It’s your Mom. ” Anne informs me from over the kitchen.I look over my shoulder and find her holding the phone at some distance from her ear while she informs me about my mother’s call.“ She wants me to come home? ” I question from the living room.“ Yes. ” Anne nods her head.Her eyes tell another story. She doesn’t want me to go back to that house.“ Okay. Tell her I am coming. ” I turn back around and face Giana who is sitting on the sofa opposite mine.“ We will drop her off in half an hour Mrs. Whitman. ” Anne tells Mom monotonically.“ Okay. Sure. ” She hangs up on the call and comes to sit beside me.I pull my legs up and place my chin over my knee. A sigh leaves my lips.“ Don’t worry. I will ask someone to look into this man. Text me the number he used to call you when you get hold of your phone. ” Giana says.I nod my head. I have told them everything. From his visit to my room, to his call and then him finding me in the forest. I have conveniently hid the fact th

NATALIEI lower my gaze instantly and attempt to walk past him when my senses kick in.“ Can’t even say hi to me? ” He mocks.My feet come to an abrupt halt. I turn around to face him.Pangs of hurt hit my heart when I peek in his shimmering brown eyes. I unwrap my arms from around myself and drop my hands by my side before curling them into fists.“ What do you…want? ” It’s hard to talk.I don’t know what I am supposed to say to him.“ Do you need it so bad for me to want something from you? ” He smiles at me.My breath hitches in my throat. I grit my teeth.He takes a step forward. I take one back cautiously.I have never noticed this monstrous look in his eyes before. Or maybe, I simply ignored the red flags.“ Isn’t it better that you know everything now? I don’t need to lie to you anymore. ” His voice lowers.Goosebumps rise over my body. An alarm goes off in my head, informing me about something I can’t comprehend right now.“ I can still take care of you. No one from this pack