CHAPTER TWELVE RoxanneAlpha Ryker?I sucked in my breath afraid to make the slightest noise as I heard him walk in. I was terrified of his presence. Even in the dark his aura was oppressive. He made me want to sprint and hide. Good thing I was in a corner where he could barely see me.Ryker strolled into the cell with an air of dominance. “What's all this incessant racket, woman? One would think a banshee had taken residence down here.”I jumped when a spider fell into the chemise of my dress. God forsaken creatures.“You're just going to hide from me?” He demanded.“I'm scared,” I said, my voice merely a whisper.“On your feet,” He instructed.I went silent again. There was no way I could get on my feet. My ankle was injured.“Listen! If there's something I hate it's silence and disobedience. You may not be able to survive here little fly,” He reached for my neck.I gasped out in shock as his fingers closed around my small neck. He applied so much pressure I was scared I was either

CHAPTER FOURTEEN ROXANNE Once again I was back to the dungeon I dreaded the most, the very first. After Ryker gave out his orders the Elders became really furious and had an argument. I had wanted to thank him but when I called for him, he ignored me and walked off. The guards weren't pleased with his decision too but the Alpha didn't spare any one a glance.His mind was made up.I wondered why he had showed up again today. He wanted to punish me and I was sure his vengeance was brutal. I was worried whenever someone did the slightest nice thing for me. I wasn't used to having someone come through for me all the time.I laid still on the cold floor and suddenly remembered the cell I was in previously. The intricate designs and the diary I had found. I was curious. I wanted to know what details it contained. I needed to have it within my reach but I was unsure how.There were two guards at the door. If only they weren't dullards I would've asked them to help me get it. But they woul

CHAPTER SIXTEEN Ryker Me and my beta were in a pack meeting when I suddenly experienced an unsettling feeling of unease. I tried to block it out but it ate at me. My heart began to race, and a knot twisted in the pit of my stomach, leaving me feeling on the edge. This was the same sensation I had gotten when Roxanne was in trouble with X, a premonition I couldn't ignore.“Alpha,” my beta, Miles, called as he leaned in, “you look unsettled.”“I'm alright ,” I said flatly.I knew I wasn't but I ignored the feeling that ate at me and tried to focus on the meeting.What danger could she be in? No one came close to her now as she was segregated and I couldn't come to her rescue everytime.Fuck it. I had to go.“Beta Miles, take over. I've got to go check something,” I said.He shook his head, “Alpha, I could go and check. Your presence is needed here.”“You do this when I'm not present,” I said firmly. “Do it again and give me the details when it's over.”He nodded at me,“Got it.”I hast

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN ROXANNE For the third time, I was moved to a new cell. One that wasn't so far away. One that was smaller. One that I could be watched from, closely.But I wasn't the only one. I had company.Ryker had ordered his men to keep the guards I had murdered in the same cell with me and immediately they did as they were told, they stayed far away from me. They avoided me like a plague.They knew I had taken two more lives and they were more than terrified of me. I was trying to get accustomed to this new change. In White Moon I used to avoid people but here in Red Moon people avoided me.I didn't know if it was a good thing or not but what I did know was that it got me into more trouble.I had stayed in the far end of the cell. As always. It was the coldest and a dim light reflected in it.I didn't want to stay anywhere close to the bodies. Today's events replayed in my mind. I was sure I didn't kill these guards. I had waited for them to kill me. I may have passed out beca

CHAPTER TWENTY SELINAEver since my return, I had occupied myself with work and everything I had left behind. I got introduced to new pack members and workers and everyone was delighted to have me back. It was a sunny afternoon and I was bored to death from reading how to train a pup for the tenth time today. Miles had gotten it for me to prepare ahead of motherhood just in case we started making pups.To him, I was too delicate to be a mom. I still needed to grow up. Tch.There was absolutely nothing wrong with being a crybaby. But crybaby to my mate, couldn't be a perfect mom.In a way he was right for if the child wouldn't stop crying then we may just end up crying together.I closed the book and jumped out of bed. I slipped into a baggy vintage dress and decided to take a stroll within the pack's territory, eager to see the growth and changes that had taken place during my absence.As I walked, I observed how flourishing the pack was and I noted my brother’s accomplishment. The