RYKER

I take a deep, deep breath until my lungs fill with oxygen to the brim.

I need to calm my tits.

“ She knows? ” I exhale and move back to my spot, slumping down over the chair.

The genre of the story of my life is changing from Action to Melodrama. Great! Fucking fantastic!

“ She…doesn’t. ” Zero nods to himself.

“ What a twist of events. So Luna’s sexy friend is giving her a wolf suppressant. And that friend is Zero’s mate. And Zero is a part of our small aware—of—all—secrets group. ” Zio claps his hands, chuckling.

I shoot him a side glare. He coughs and sits straight in the chair.

“ We are fucked. ” He cringes.

“ How important is this mate to you? ” I face Zero, questioning.

He blinks at me robotically. Awkward silence hangs in the air as I wait for an answer. My eyebrows rise in curiosity when he doesn’t answer me for the longest time.

“ I didn’t realise it was a question. ” He takes hint from my raised eyebrows and states calmly.

Oh. That’s a perfect answer.

So th