Riley
Harry was right. Our parents were pissed off about what happened at the bowling alley and for the fact that we didn’t head home immediately.
In fact, this was such a big deal that I received a phone call from the Alpha King and Luna Queen… my biological parents.
I walk upstairs to my room feeling nervous as I call the number that Dani and Rich gave me. The only time I ever heard from my biological parents was on my birthday. So, I know this isn’t good at all.
The phone rings and I hear king Carter, my father, answer, “Rieka.”
It’s weird hearing my real name. Aside from me reminding myself who I really am, I never hear my name.
I say, “Yes sir.”
My mother, Camille, asks, “Are you alright, Rieka?”
I respond, “I’m fine, really it’s no big deal.”Carter grumbles, “If it’s not a big deal then why did a future Alpha shift in the middle of a bowling alley? And from what we’ve been told you were involved in the altercation.”I bite the inside of my cheek; I don’t really want to tell them about Zane and his rejection with me. I sigh, “I don’t know what to tell you.”Camille asks in a panicked voice, “Do they know who you are?”
“No, don’t worry. Everyone thinks I’m a human that just needs to keep her mouth shut.”I hear background noise on their end and they both get off the phone quickly. Once the call shuts off, I take a deep breath as the tension in my body releases. I didn’t notice how nervous I was about that call until it was over.I lie down on my bed and stare up at the ceiling, one more year. One more year and I will be reunited with them and taking my place as Luna Queen.
My phone buzzes pulling me out of my thoughts. I smile softly when I see a text from Archer saying: It was great meeting you, Riley.
I smirk, man this guy seems to fall pretty fast. I set my phone on my nightstand, unsure the best way to respond to him. Oh well, I can just talk to him tomorrow.
Archer
Stupid mate bond. It makes me feel uncertain.
Riley is a human, she doesn’t feel the connection the same way I do, and on top of that she’s only 17. Even if she wasn’t a werewolf, she wouldn’t feel the same way I do, not until she turns 18.
I hardly slept last night because she never responded to my text. It makes me wonder if I was pushing her too hard, but all I said was that it was nice to meet her. Is that really pushing hard?
I growl in frustration as I tug on my hair in frustration. I throw on a pair of basketball shorts and head outside so I can go for a run. Maybe if I let Atticus out then I’ll be able to relax a bit.
I push my wolf as hard as I can, I don’t realize how long I’ve been running for until my mom mind links me: Hey Arch, are we having dinner together?
The sun is beginning to set, and I watch in surprise. Have I really been running for like five hours?
Neither Atticus nor I feel winded, but I respond: Yeah, on my way back now.
I get back home, and my mom is sitting at the table along with Caleb and Brandon and their parents. All of the grownups talk, and I notice Brandon and Caleb look at me with concerned faces.
My mom asks, “What have you been up to today, son?”
I lie smoothly, “Just patrolling.”She nods, and I feel my phone vibrate and it’s like time stopped as I read the simple message from Riley: It was nice hanging out with you.I debate if I should respond back immediately or not. I don’t want to come across desperate, but this is all so new to me. I didn’t get attached to anyone whenever I visited other packs because I always knew I’d be going somewhere else. I mean… I slept around a little.
Not a crazy amount, but girls were always throwing themselves at me and a handful of times I allowed myself to act like a normal teen and have some fun.
But I was never serious about anyone. What’s going on with Riley is different… she’s my mate and I want to make sure she knows I want something serious.
My mind is churning with thoughts of her as we finish up dinner. I stand to excuse myself when Brandon says, “Hey, do you want to play some video games or something, Archer?”
I mutter, “Yeah, sure.”I follow him and Caleb to the game room, but I tune them out as I message Riley: Any chance I can see you again?The phone buzzes almost immediately making me smile as I read her response: I think that’s a strong possibility. When would you want to meet?
I glance at the time and smile when I see it’s only 6. I respond: The guys and I were about to play some video games, you’re more than welcome to join us.
I wait eagerly for her response, but I’m surprised when my phone rings. I smile as I answer, “Hello?”
“So,” She asks as her voice trails off then she asks, “Is this at your pack?”I chuckle, I almost forgot she was a human. I say, “Yeah, it is.”“And by boys do you mean Brandon and Caleb?”“Yeah.”“Anyone else?”“I mean, our parents live at the packhouse but they’re in a whole different area so I don’t think that counts.”She sighs and says, “My parents want to meet the boy who kept me and my brothers safe. They said I could go but only if you pick me up and promise to have me back by midnight.”My smile gets wider as I say, “I promise.”“Okay, then I guess you can come and get me. I’ll send you my address.”“Cool, I’ll see you soon.” I say as nonchalantly as I can. I don’t want her to know how excited she’s making me; Atticus is howling loudly in my head at the thought of seeing her again. I get up from the chair and say, “I’m picking up Riley, be back soon.”Neither of the guys respond but I noticed they’re knowing smirks as I walked away. I roll my eyes; I don’t care if they think I’m whipped. I just need to see her again.RileyMy parents practically drown themselves using the potion to hide scents. When I told them that Archer is an Alpha, they wanted to make sure he wouldn’t be able to sense their scents at all. They tell me and the boys multiple times how we’ll go outside for them to meet Archer and he’s not allowed inside because it smells like them, and they don’t have enough time to cover the scent.I sit on the front porch watching Todd and Harry throw a football while listening to their parents get ready inside.The noise of a car on gravel greets my ears and I sit up as I hear Todd yell, “Mom, dad, he’s here!”I hear dad mutter, “Damn it.”And mom goes, “It’s okay, be cool, be cool, we got this.”I roll my eyes, I think they’re a little too nervous for this meet up. Archer gets out of the car and runs his fingers through his dark brown hair and then he smiles at me nervously and
Archer I could rip Caleb’s head off with his constant insinuations and flirting with Riley. I try not to show how possessive I feel and just have fun with her but he’s really starting to get on my nerves because he’s taking advantage of the fact that he knows I won’t react poorly with her around. Riley asks to sit in the spot where I sit and I would normally say no to anyone asking that, but… she’s my mate and I’m trying to impress her. So, I agree to it and I sit beside her as I teach her how to play. She looks at me with such wide-eyed innocence that I mind link the guys and say: Go easy on her… we don’t want her to hate playing with us after our very first game. They both mumble in agreement and after 30 minutes of letting her get used to the game, we start a real match. It doesn’t take long to realize she was faking as she soon wiped the floor with us. Brandon even calls out to me, “Um, Archer, I’m not going easy!”Ril
Archer The night with Riley couldn’t have gone better. I brought her home at 11, not wanting to push her parent’s boundaries. She smiles at me as we pull up to her house and says, “I had fun, Archer.”I nod with a smile, “Me too, Ri, maybe we could do this again soon?”She gives me a coy smile as she says teasingly, “I think we could arrange that.”I chuckle and get out of the car to go open her door. I take her hand and start walking with her to the front door, but she stops and looks at me as she says, “You can go ahead and go, Archer, I’m fine.”My eyebrows furrow and I shake my head no and say, “I’d like to see your parents if they’re still up.”“Oh, well, they’re probably asleep. You know how the old folks are.” She responds with a nervous chuckle. I nod looking at her curiously, why doesn’t she want me to come to the door?I take her hand and say, “Come on, Riley.” She lets out a soft groan that confuses me and she fid
RileyAfter that night, everything changed. My parents didn’t care about me going over to Archer’s anymore and actually seemed to prefer it.It was weird, but it was nice. Since Zane and I broke up his sister Breanne doesn't talk to me. I've reached out a couple of times but she never answers. I wasn't super popular in school and she was my only real friend that if I hadn't met Archer and the guys this summer would've been pretty boring.I'm a little nervous as school gets closer. I'll have to deal with Zane and Breanne every day and I won't have my guys with me. It seems a little dumb to make friends whenever I'll be leaving soon anyways to take my place on the throne.I decide not to focus on it right now and instead focus on the good things. For most of the summer I have been over at the Dark Moon Pack and my brothers would join me over there too at least once a week. They ended up joining in on trainings with Archer’
RileyWhen we pull up to the Dark Moon packhouse Brandon and Caleb are already waiting outside for us. Todd unbuckles his seat belt as fast as he can and hops out of the car before Archer was even able to make a complete stop.Archer murmurs under his breath about how reckless that was making me giggle and I hear Harry huff behind me as he really just hates seeing me interact with Archer.I glare at Harry for his reaction, and he grunts as he gets his bag out of the car and slams the door shut. Archer looks at me with one eyebrow raised and asks, “Do you think the kid is ever going to accept me?”I chuckle and say, “Eh, it’s not likely, but maybe you’ll grow on him just like you grew on me!”He lets out a hearty laugh as we both get out of the car and as he takes my hand he says, “Oh yeah, like I had to grow on you! You seemed pretty taken with me from the start.”I bump into h
ArcherI love that Riley wanted me to stay with her. Although it’s what I wanted too, I wasn’t going to pressure her for it, especially with the way her little brother is acting toward me.Holding her in my arms feels right though, it’s a feeling I’ll never get tired of. I find myself drifting off to sleep and find myself feeling the most peace I’ve ever felt. I don’t know how I’ll ever sleep without having Riley by my side.Of course, it was ruined after only a couple of hours when I hear her brother exclaim, “What the hell are you doing?”Riley huffs as she sits up and states, “Har, it’s not a big deal.”He glares at her as he says, “It is too, Ri, he’s going to hurt you just like Zane did.”She looks surprised for a moment like she wasn’t expecting to hear about Zane again, but then she looks upset as she says, “Archer isn&rs
RileyI gasp as I stumble away from the man and turn to face him. I look at the man in front of me. Black hair combed over, a strong jawline, and he towers over me. I’m five foot six and he stands at least a foot taller than me. But what captivated me and scared me most was his piercing red eyes. He’s a vampire.Then I recall the words that he said, he called me ‘princess’. How does he know who I am?I stumble backward as I try to put some distance between us and say, “I-I don’t know what you’re talking about.”He looks at me curiously before he smirks and says, “You don’t have to hide who you are from me, Rieka. I know who you are and I’ve been watching you for a while now.”I question, “Watching me? What are you? That Edward creep in that vampire movie? You’re stalking me now, is that it?”He chuckles and looks at me with amusement in h
LeviticusI have been watching over Ms. Rieka Hart for almost a year now. I knew at some point we would officially meet, I never thought it would happen like that though.I'm grateful I was there though, if I hadn't been then she would be dead. Even if she is a "Gemstone Wolf" her wolf hasn't come to the surface yet and she would've been completely defenseless against those rogues.Relief fills my body knowing that she's safe. We need her. All this time I've been watching her, I’ve been eager for her to take the throne. I’m not a fan of Alpha King Carter and Luna Queen Camille, they seem too lost in their grieve of being unable to have the family life that they wanted that they are unable to perform their duties properly.Due to this, the supernatural world has suffered. Everyone is worried as time goes on because most believe that Rieka was assassinated, and once the Alpha King and Luna Queen fell then what would happen with