Chapter 8: Swimming in the dark

Noah’s POV

It’s one thing to see Blake flirt with Amelia, but to see Ryder put his fingers in her hair has me crushing the full can in my hand causing it to spray.

“What the fuck man!” Milo says as it gets all over him. He wipes at his shorts but must realize I am too distracted to respond because his eyes follow my gaze and he sees Ryder flirting with Amelia.

“Oh shit. Do you think Ryder knows?” He whispers to me. I shake my head. There is no way he could know that Amelia is my mate. Ryder has always been that one person who would love to take away something that is mine. He has always been that way even when we were kids. He would just see Amelia as the ultimate prize if he found out she is my mate. Goddess knows what he would do to her to keep her away from me.

“I can’t let him know that she is my mate but it’s taking everything in me to not go over there and break his nose.” I growl out lowly.

Ember came strutting over in her string bikini if that’s what you want to call it. I