Ryker-A few hours have passed by, and nothing has happened. Taelin and I wandered deeper into the woods, putting ourselves between the nearest town and the other pack members. Currently, Taelin was pacing back and forth.“Are you going to tell me what is bothering you or are you just going to walk back and forth like that?” I asked, leaning myself against the tree I had been standing next to.“I am fine.” She muttered, continuing her pacing.“You told me that the last time I asked. Have you forgotten that I am your mate, which means I can feel that something is wrong with you?” I asked, crossing my arms over my chest as I stared her down.I hoped I would be able to intimidate her enough to spill whatever was on her mind. That is, if she would just take a second to look at me. Ever since we came out here, she has kept her distance, refusing to look at me.“Because I am fine. When you asked me ten minutes ago, I was fine. I am still fine.” She said, her hands tightening into fists at h
Taelin-“Is this it?” Ryan asks as we reach the gate that encloses the location where I grew up.I thought that by returning home, I would feel something more than what I do. At the very least, I thought I would be happy to return. Looking at the large gate, I felt disconnected.Now it felt like a place, rather than a home. Maybe because it was empty and everything it had once been, was now gone. Now, it was just a temporary location we would be staying at until we found a cure.“This is it.” I answered without a single emotion in my voice.Standing outside of the gate, I waited for something to connect with me. The last time I was here, I was overfilled with emotions, with being home. Now I don’t know what I felt.“Oh cool!” Ryan rushed forward to open the gate, but he stopped short when he realized there wasn’t a way in. “How do we get in?”“Wait here, I will be right back.” I told him as I started down the side of the gate.Ryker caught up with me as I neared the small entrance The
Taelin-Entering my house, I was hit was the lingering scent of my mother. Sadness washed over me with the memory of how I last saw her. If I would have known things were going to end up like this, I would have made our last memory a good one.“Are you okay?” Ryker asked when I stopped inside the door.Standing in the living room entrance, I looked around the room and saw my mother’s favorite book sitting on the coffee table. The quilt she made was thrown on the couch as if she just left it laying there. A bottle of water was also sitting on the side table, next to the couch.It looked like she had just stepped out of the room, and she was going to return. My mom was a clean individual, and she rarely left things out like this. When she was done with a book, she would place a bookmark inside it, then return it to the bookshelf.After she was done with her blanket, she usually folded it up and placed it on the back of the couch. Now it looked like she just stepped away for a moment. Th
Taelin-“It’s time to wake up Tae.” The soft voice of Ryker pulled me from my sleep.I was laying with my back against Ryker, his arms were wrapped around me, as he gently caressed my arm with his thumb. His lips were pressed against the side of my temple as he whispered. I didn’t want to get up or move.It was different waking up in Ryker’s arms. I wanted to savor every second of it, for I didn’t know when we would sleep together like this. The moment I open my eyes, I knew that reality would set in, and it would be time to get back to what we were supposed to do.“We can’t lay here all night.” Ryker whispered in my ear once more.“I know.” I groaned.Rolling onto my back, I looked up at him as he propped himself over me. He looked as if he had just woken up as well. I could still see the sleepiness in his eyes. His hair was messed up from his sleeping, but it only made him appear more attractive.“How did you sleep?” He asked with a slight smile on his stubbled face.“Surprisingly g
Taelin-“Being here makes me miss my home. There are so many pictures on the walls that it is hard not to see how happy it was here. I saw a picture of you when you were younger, you looked so cute.” Sara spoke, breaking the silence that filled the air.We have been standing outside for a few hours now. There haven’t been any signs of rogues. I didn’t know if that was a good thing or a bad thing. We needed to start doing something to progress on finding a cure, but on the other hand, it was nice to not feel like we were being constantly attacked.The past few days we have been lucky to only come across a couple of rogues. Maybe I was just getting tired of continuously fighting. It could also be that when I had been home, before leaving the first time, I had been protected against any threats.“Did you hear me?” Sara asked when I didn’t respond.Turning my head to look at her, she was looking at me with a worried expression. Having been lost in my thoughts, I realized I hadn’t answered
Taelin-I had fallen asleep before Ryker came in, which meant I never had a chance to tell him how I felt. It was for the best though, considering I felt like hell right now. My entire body ached, and I was quite sure that I was going to end up throwing up any second.Ryker woke me up when he crawled into bed, although he didn’t do it intentionally. I didn’t want him to figure out I wasn’t feeling good, so I pretended to be asleep. In the end, I fell back asleep relatively fast.Now he was waking me up again, except this time he was trying to get me to get up. With the way I was feeling now, I knew I was going to need to tell him I wasn’t feeling good. Hopefully, he didn’t look too deep into it because I didn’t want him asking what was wrong when I didn’t know myself.“Would you mind if I stayed in bed? I think I might have eaten something bad. My stomach hurts and I feel like I am going to hurl.” I told him, sticking to the truth as much as possible.“Of course, do you need me to sta
Ryker-“Is Reyes, okay? I expected she would have come with you.” The Alpha King said the moment I walked through the doors at the packhouse.“She said she isn’t feeling well. She has been dealing with a lot lately.” I told him as we headed down the stairs, where the others were waiting.The Alpha King didn’t say anything else on the matter as we walked down the stairs. He seemed deep in thought, and I couldn’t help but wonder if I said the wrong thing. I hadn’t said what I did to get her in trouble.I didn’t get the chance to say more about it, because as soon as we got downstairs Leo started talking. “Alpha Ryker, I have been running tests on the rogue Taelin brought in but I can’t get any new data off it. I feel like I have reached my limit on what more I can learn. We either need to find more rogues or find an innovative approach.”“I can go out tonight to get another rogue. We are practically starting all over here. Just because we managed to bring all our data over, doesn’t mean
Taelin-My head was pounding like it would explode, when Sara returned. Never in my life had I been so annoyed with someone. Just the sound of her voice was ready to send me into a rage.I was beyond agitated but tried to hide it. I wish she had just left me alone to sleep. I had been perfectly fine until she woke me up. Sara must have noticed my discomfort because she gave me a slight smile.“Just a little longer.”Sara’s voice wasn’t any different than it was any other time, but right now I wanted her to stop talking. Her hands were cold as they gripped my wrist, to hold it up. She was drawing my blood, to run some tests on it.I had settled with the idea that I was pregnant, at least that was why I felt different. I haven’t been around other females that were pregnant, so I didn’t know what I should be feeling. All I knew was that I was ready to snap at her.Maybe it was my hormones going out of whack. The best way I could describe what I was feeling was like I had a million needle