Chapter 5: Ryker

Fuck, she smelt so good.

“You’ve outdone yourself, Rye!” Clarissa shouts over the music. We grind in sync with other couples on the dancefloor.

I control her hips, bucking against her ass with my hardened dick. But she’s not the one I want to sink my erection into.

Olivia.

It doesn’t make sense. My brain hasn’t had space for any thoughts except partying, pussy, and Talon for years. Suddenly, some human waltz into Hunter’s life and I'm getting a hard on every three minutes thinking about her.

I grab Clarissa by her neck and yank her into me. She bares her throat for me to nip and lick while I squeeze one of her huge boobs.

It's not enough. I can still scent Cinnamon and Strawberry.

But Clarissa is clearly dripping for me, I can smell it. Usually, it's enough to have me shoving my dick in her mouth, but today I feel so disconnected.

Finally, she whispers, “Don’t you want to take me somewhere private?”

“Oh fuck yes,” maybe when we’re fucking I'll get my senses back.

She grins like she won the lottery, but right as she’s about to start pulling me past the dancing bodies and toward my bedroom, she stumbles to a halt.

I sigh, knowing exactly who she’s looking at.

“Axel!” I greet, trying to sound perky for my Alpha, and not fucking pissed that he’s about to cock block me.

Sure enough, he tilts his head at Clarissa, and she scurries out of my grasp, disappearing into the strobe lights and drunken wolves.

Once she’s out of sight, Axel huffs, “I told you to reduce the number of parties you throw here."

I rub my temples.This shit again, “I haven’t had a party here in forever, man, and this is my annual Wreckers party. It's legendary. The people will riot if they don’t get it.”

“No, the only one who will riot is you, ” Axel snaps, “Have you even thought about Talon-”

“I think about Talon all the fucking time.” I growl.

If it was another Alpha, they would have punished me the second I stepped out of line, but Axel is basically our brother, and instead of getting his Alpha-ego twisted, he steps closer, a foot taller than me, “If you were thinking about him you wouldn’t fill a house he also lives in with fucking Alcohol, Ryker. He - FUCK OFF!”

The people who were listening in on our convo back off as quickly as it takes for me to get mad.

I snarl, “Stop treating Talon like a child. He’s an adult. He can only get help if he wants our help. Besides, he went home.” So much for introducing him to Olivia.

Whatever, it’s not like she’ll show up.

Axel’s massive body tenses, “No he fucking didn’t. He’s supposed to be in his room right now.”

“What? He told me his parents asked him to come home. It’s the reason I gave him the keys to his jeep an hour ago.”

A vein throbs at the base of Axel’s neck, and it tells me I’m worse than dead, “Talon’s parents are out of the country. I told you that shit on Monday you dumbass.”

I don’t even flinch. How can I when fear comes crashing over me? I internally flick through our bond with Talon, praying I don’t feel what I think I will.

But sure enough, his bond comes weak. Woozy.

Pained.

Goddess, he’s in so much pain, and much more trouble.

“We have to find him.” I hurry out

“Ya, no shit.” Axel says, pushing past me with that dominance bullshit Alpha’s have, “and do not let Hunter find out you let Talon go. He’ll lose his mind.”

Of course I wouldn’t do that. Am I trying to get killed?

We don’t get far before Axel freezes. In fact, the whole party does.

Oh what now? I try to crane over my Alpha’s shoulder to see what it is that has people backing away from the door.

Whatever it is, it has the ridges of Axel’s back strained, and a low, threatening growl falls out of him.

“What is i-“ the smell of cinnamon and strawberry knocks the question out of my mouth.

No.

I finally peek over Axel’s enormous shoulder, and sure enough, Olivia is standing there, looking like a fallen angel surrounded by angry, hungry demons.

“Hold on.” Axel says with venom that terrifies me, “First I have to take out the prey.”