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Ryker was in conversation with his beta when the door to the room burst open to reveal Riva. Both of them fell silent "You need to put her in her damn place, Ryker. She seems to have forgotten her place," Riva fumed, approaching him. "I told you not to go near her," Ryker snarled, shooting to his feet. " I didn't go near her. I was training our men when I saw her entering the abandoned temple with a bunch of children," she explained and then turned to Clovis, "Your stupid mate was also with her. When I went in I saw them teaching something to those children. Probably, brainwashing them into taking up arms against us," she added bitterly. "That's why I was adamant about not letting non-barbarians into our clan. They are never loyal," Riva remarked. She shot an accusatory glance at Clovis. "My Sera is not like that," Clovis furiously crowded in on Riva. Riva arched a brow. "Your mate is dumb. And that foreigner woman is using her to do her bidding," Riva sneered boldly in his
"I will not hear any of it. You are attending the celebration," Sera told Rosalie. "I don't think it's a good idea, Sera. Your people will not like that," Rosalie refused politely. "How long are you going to be cooped up in this hut? And who cares about people?" she insisted. "Sera...you don't..""I don't want to hear anything. You are attending today's celebration and that's it," Sera stated in finality and then looked up at her with a smile, "pleaseee," she insisted. Rosalie gave her a smile and finally relented. Today was Adgar and Istas mating ceremony. The whole village was pumped up for the celebration. Sera was excited too and wanted Rosalie to attend the celebration with her. Despite Sera's insistence to wear barbarian's clothes, she wore her own gown. It was a simple light pink gown, the kind her maid wore back in the palace. She was nervous about joining in the celebration. There will be many faces scowling at her, many eyes glaring at her, and many mouths discussin
She was struggling to breathe through the pain when she heard a dangerous growl. She raised her gaze and met with a set of red eyes. The creature was giving off a strong revolting scent. Rogue. It was a rogue. Just like this one many pairs of red eyes blinked to life in the darkness. It was too late when she realized she was surrounded by rogues.Rosalie felt weak and powerless. She knew she can't handle them right now so she decided to dodge them. The woman broke into running and the rogue chased her deeper into the woods.She raced through the darkness but her legs had started to hurt now. She couldn't understand why was she feeling so weak. But she had no time to ponder over it. Right now her only aim was to dodge those rogues. The blood-thirsty wolves were gaining on her. Rosalie ran out of breath and leaned against a tree. Her legs buckled and she fell to the ground. And just a couple of moments later, those red orbs reappeared. A vicious snarl echoed in the air as the eyes came
The heavy iron door loudly groaned as Ryker pulled it open. His heavy footsteps echoed in the dark, ominous corridor. The dungeon reeked of blood and rotten flesh but Ryker was too aggravated to feel revolted by it. The rage burgeoning inside him had deprived him of reasons. He quickly unlatched the lock and stepped inside the cell. His hazel orbs locked onto the man suspended by chains from the ceiling. His arms were painfully stretched out and his legs were shackled. Despite his condition, the man looked composed as he met his visitor's eyes " Never thought I'll see you again after your banishment, Antonious," Ryker remarked as he approached the man with threatening strides. "What do you want?" Antonious asked, glaring at the man in front of him. Ryker stopped a couple of steps away from him. His eyes glaring daggers at his captive. "The name. Tell me the name of the person who set you up to harm her," his tone was calm but strained with suppressed anger. Antonious features tw
"He saved you?" Ryker turned towards her. "Yes. He saved me from the rogues. Where is he?" "Chained up in the dungeons," Ryker answered flatly. Her eyes turned wide in shock before narrowing in anger. "Why have you chained him up? He has saved me," she snapped. "Now I know," he retorted. He thought Antoious was lying.Rosa heaved a sigh. "Take me where he is. I want to see him," she stated and began getting down from the bed. As soon as she moved, the throb in her head grew into a hard hammering. Ryker was quick to block her way with his giant frame. His eyebrows furrowed together. "You will not see him. He is dangerous," he refused her in a stern tone. "Whether he is dangerous or not, it is for me to decide. Now move," she told him just as sternly. There was no way she was going to let her savior endure another minute of torture as she stood alive. "Why do you never listen?" he clenched his fists tight, his frustration shining through his hardened eyes. Rosalie let o
"You want that thug as your personal guard?" his tone was cold and disapproving. The man looked on the verge of bursting into flames. "I am surrounded by thugs," she pointed out, fixing him with a sharp glare. His eyes narrowed into a slit, his lips tightened into a thin line. She perhaps enjoys riling him up. "You know what I mean. He is not to be trusted. I will never allow this," he refused outrightly. Antonious wasn't to be trusted. "First, I am not asking for your permission. I am telling you," she started, her shoulders squared and chin high."Either Antonious will be my guard or I'll have no guard. Secondly, who is here to be trusted?" she folded her hand and asked, insinuation evident in her tone. "I'll have a word with Clovis. He will guard you. I trust him," Ryker responded, dismissing her demand. Clovis was his most trustworthy man. He initially thought of putting Adgar on the job but he couldn't. It had a lot to do with Adgar's earlier attraction to Rosalie. Even thou
Ryker had agreed to her demand but he still had his doubts about Antonious. The man had betrayed the whole clan by sharing their secrets with another clan. The man didn't even care to defend himself when his dirty deeds came to light. Ryker should have killed him but instead only banished the man from the clan. Now he was back. With what intention?He had no idea how she managed to force "yes" out of him but the deed was done. He couldn't back out on his words now. But he can't also let her be alone with him. The thought kept him awake the whole night. And also a regret. Why did he let his emotions take over him? He had vowed to never show her emotions. The next morning he sent for Rosalie. He was going to keep her with him as long as he could. That way, he would also be able to keep an eye on Antonious and protect his future heir. Yes, his future heir. That's the only reason he wants her with him and away from Antonious. It had nothing to do with his possessive nature, he assu
"He can cook his own fucking food," Ryker spat, sounding irritated. "He is still looking for a place to stay and as he is always guarding me, he gets no time for himself. I was going to cook lunch for us but then you invited me over," her tone was even as she explained. He didn't like the fact she was going to cook for him. And why the fuck she was calling him and her as "us?" They were two separate individuals who couldn't be brought together not even in a fucking word. If anything, it only irritated him more. The woman looked at them confused, not understanding what to do. "Please, call him in," Rosalie motioned for the woman with a kind smile. The woman nodded before walking away. The scowl plastered over Ryker's face was a dead giveaway that he didn't approve of Rosalie's decision. But he kept quiet because he knew if he denied then this annoyingly stubborn woman would refuse to have lunch with him and he wanted to keep her in front of his eyes as long as he could. Time and t