All Chapters of Strings of Fate: Chapter 221 - Chapter 230

"Bellamy kisses me, then kisses me again until my knees go weak. When they start to buckle he slips his arms around my waist, lifts me up and steps backwards until he reaches the bed where he sits down pulling me into his lap. Then he kisses me again. We stay like that, kissing and holding each other for who knows how long until we pause to breathe. I’m panting collapsed against him with my head on his shoulder when I realise that despite everything, Bellamy is definitely holding back. His hands are both still respectfully above my clothing and haven’t moved from my waist and back. I’m sitting sideways over his lap but our hips have enough space between them that I can tell he is working to keep things relatively tame. Damnit. I shouldn’t have bolted earlier when he sat next to me. He might have understood why I was freaking out but he didn’t understand my actual answer. He doesn’t notice my distraction and turns his head to run his lips gently over my neck, then up my jaw until they

"I know it’s a jerk move but I can’t risk her refusing, this is too important. So I barge my way into her home and try not to grin at the way she glares at me. It’s cute and completely non-threatening. “What are you doing? This is my home, you can't just let yourself in!” She objects, I turn and go to give her a dominating stare. Sure enough, she looks away immediately. Yeah that’s about what I expected. A glance around her home doesn’t tell me a lot about her. The place is pretty empty. There is a tv, a couch, a small but tidy kitchen and a dining table that seats two. A door at the far end of the room must lead to her bedroom. I have a strange desire to see behind that door. Are there more personal items inside? Something that might tell me more about this woman. I return my focus to Ryann. I need to talk to her but I feel strange standing here. I remember the little dining table. Perfect, I point at it.“Sit.” I tell her. To my surprise she glares at me. Perhaps she isn’t so meek

"I leave Ryann alone for two days before I lose my patience. I use that time to look up anything I can about her. I make use of my authority as Alpha and convince the Magic Registration Office to show me her file and, as she said, her magic is recorded as ‘unknown.’ Damn, so she wasn’t lying about that at least. For some reason I’m happy about that. Probably because it means she really might be useful to me for helping get rid of Tristan. Although I can’t deny there is a small part of me that just kind of wants to see her again. Probably just because she smells good. I barely know her, why would I care if I see her again?I decide that this time, Ryann needs to come to me. If only because she can’t kick me out of my own office at least. I send Shaun and Aaron to pick her up from work. Shaun because he’s charming and friendly enough that he might be able to set her at ease, and Aaron because he’s intimidating so it should prevent her from kicking up a fuss. Also, because he’s so quiet t

"I have no idea how the hell this happened but I am furious. Five minutes ago I was sitting peacefully watching Ryann as she falls asleep in the passenger seat beside me then all of a sudden we’re attacked by Vampires. I was forced to shift and chase them off. I desperately want to go after them but I can’t leave Ryann here alone. She is sitting on the bottom stair of her building and is shaking like a leaf. I approach her hesitantly. She is clearly terrified, I don’t want to make it worse, I know that shifting scares a lot of people, even Magics. Most magic can be interpreted away as weird science or just extra abilities, but changing yourself completely into another creature that is in no way a similar sized weight or anatomy to your own? That tends to cross a line for most people, not to mention that in my case that creature is a particularly large and deadly predator. So I approach her cautiously. I need to be sure that she is uninjured. When she fought back against the Vampire ho

"I know I am not the most patient person, but I can’t help but wonder how long my idiot brother is going to take before he asks Ryann to dance. He thinks he’s been playing it cool but even a blind man could see that he’s gotten attached to her, and I suspect that she likes him too. Although she is much better at hiding it. She is a strange person, Ryann. An unusual combination of reserved and bold. She fights and resists my brother like it’s easy, but then struggles to talk back or look someone in the eye when she’s uncomfortable. Still, they’re sweet together even if they have been sneaking around to spend time together since the moment we met. Bellamy courting my new friend has been entertaining to watch, although I do wonder if he’s ever going to actually admit it to her. I suspect that he thinks she already knows, but I think her confidence is so low that it won’t occur to her until he does something really obvious. Which brings me back to my original thought, why isn’t he asking