~Zach’s Point of View~
“Wake up baby, follow my voice,” I said, stroking her hair.
I didn’t know what was supposed to happen between when Tyra left me on Sunday and the challenge, but I had planned to try and talk to her again, reason with her. I never fucking expected to get a call that she’d been hit by a truck and was barely alive. I spared no expense getting the best doctor to transport her to the pack and care for her.
I had now been watching the doctor do this thing and run tests on her for hours. It was getting late and I was mentally exhausted. Seeing her like this, it was too much. She never should have left me, never should have gone with that moron.
“What do you think doctor,” I asked, not being able to s
~Tyra’s Point of View~I’m running, the wet, cold grass and mud are beneath my bare feet, sucking me down but it can’t hold me. I have to see it, I have to get there. I can’t miss it, I never miss it no matter what. It’s been pouring down rain for days straight, but it can’t keep me away.I finally see it, within my view and I just have to get to it. I finally throw myself at the block of stone, crying out. Every year it’s a different emotion for me, but not for him. But it’s never her fault. Anger, rage, it all comes to the surface on this day. The happiest day of the year in any pup’s life. The day my dad did everything possible to show how much he loved me, then he’d storm away from me in anger and rage. The ultimate tipping point.
My heart absolutely sank when Ash said I couldn’t leave, that Zach could keep me overnight, since it was best I stay in the pack hospital. I didn’t trust Zach a fucking BIT, and no one should!! Like death was somehow a deterrent to marking me? I couldn’t show him how pissed I was … how terrified I was really.Zach was trying to be charming by feeding me, opening the windows and telling me how nice it was outside. He even took me on a little walk in the hallways to get me up and moving a bit. My body was so damn stiff and putting weight on my feet was so hard, I had to keep holding Zach for support and he was relishing in it. All I could do was think about Ridge and how pissed he must be, how helpless he must feel.We were watching TV when I finally said, “don’t you think you need to get ready for tomorrow?”
~Zach’s Point of View~I watched Tyson go down the hall with Tyra, and I didn’t like it a bit. But I knew it would get me some brownie points with her and I needed all the help I could get.“Want me to go listen,” Ryan asked.I shook my head.“No, leave them be. Why don’t you guys go get some air for a couple minutes and come back, in case Tyson doesn’t want to leave,” I said, looking at my other warriors.“How the hell did he even get here, past our guards,” I asked.“Just like that cat did the other day, just teleported in, out of nowhere without permission,” Ryan said, pissed off.
~Tyra’s Point of View~There were easily fifty people out here to watch the challenge. I was completely sick to my stomach and had barely been able to eat anything all day. Reba was being a lunatic, yelling at me to find our mate. The full moon was nearly upon us and the pull of it in the air was simply too much to bear. It was going to be our first full moon together, and I desperately hoped with Ridge.I was sitting in a camping chair at the top of the fighting ring, front row seat. Zach had been all over me all day long and we’d had a huge fight because he wanted to help me shower and I insisted the nurse do it. Thankfully I won that argument.I was really impressed at how much more I’d healed since waking up, since I only ever knew how slowly I healed before as a mere human.
“She’s in heat,” someone yelled. I collapsed into the chair, hoping like hell the fight didn’t throw my ass into heat. What a nightmare! Ridge began shifting back and I got to my feet again.“Please Zach, forfeit!! Just walk away, both of you!! Just mutually foreit and everyone goes home!! Please,” I yelled.Zach was growling and shifting between his feet, covered in blood. He wasn’t fully shifted back yet, he still had his canines out, claws for hands and fur on most of his skin, but he was standing on two legs.“She needs you Zach, you can end this, PLEASE,” I begged.He looked back at me, then looked at his opponent. Ridge walked toward him and Beth yelled and moaned. Everyone was now crowded around her
~Tyra’s Point of View~ Obviously this wouldn’t be my first time being intimate but the anticipation sure made it seem like it. Reba was practically falling over herself trying to chase him down. We came through some brush and I heard the sound of water faintly trickling. It was easy to track Ridge between his scent and the blood on him, which simultaneously made me weak with desire but also disgusted. I didn’t like my mate being hurt and I was desperate to fix his wounds. Reba purred as she finally saw Ridge, he’d shifted back and he was soaking in what looked like a hot spring. *Nooo, I want my wolfie,* Reba fussed. *You can have him back later,* I mused. I pushed myself to shift back, it was
~Two Weeks Later~~Ridge’s Point of View~“Is it one line or two lines,” I asked, holding up her pregnancy stick.“Uhm, you ask like I’ve done this before,” Tyra mumbled, looking at the box.“Hah! The digital one says pregnant,” I said, looking at the other three tests on the counter.Tyra picked it up and glared at it, wiggling her nose. She was so adorable.“When I told Mindy I needed a test I didn’t think she’d buy out the entire damn store,” she snorted.“Just being thorough, like a good Beta’s mate looking af
Everything in me told me to throw Zach the fuck off my pack lands. His problems were not my problems. If Zander was dumb enough to come for Tyra then he’d have a war. But until that time came, I saw no reason to get involved. I eyed Nate and he just looked put out.“There’s a cabin about half a mile in, I’ll let you stay there tonight. I’ll speak with my team in the morning but I really see no reason to help you. I’ll have someone bring towels and some things you can make breakfast with. None of your people are to leave that building until you speak to me again. If you do go wandering off, my patrols will attack you. Nate will show you the way,” I said, firmly.“We appreciate it,” Zach said, putting out his hand.“Forget it,” Tyra said, ta