Sleeping Ranker Novels & Stories

Rookie mistake. But I wasn’t going to let that derail me. Not today. Not when I had way bigger things on my plate. Like moving into my fake fiancé’s penthouse. “I believe that’s the last luggage, ma’am,” Maverick, Nikolai’s other driver/bodyguard/security wizard/all-around polite man, said, snapping me out of my internal meltdown. I blinked, glancing at the sleek black SUV. “Oh. Uh, yeah. That’s it. Thanks, Maverick.” I forced a small smile and tried not to look like I was about to crawl out of my skin.

My mind was clearer too. We went back to the clearing and shifted to our human forms and got dressed. The women left the clearing and we remained behind. We closed the circle and I would now have to fight for my position in the pack. By the end of the night I would either be ranked fourth behind Malachi or ranked sixth behind Frank.

She fought her way to her feet and mumbled, "I need to get up." Drake slowly opened his eyes and focused his gaze on the woman. "Sleep, stray... I want to spend the whole day snuggling up with you." His speech had a weary and drowsy quality to it. " "I need you right here next to me; it's cozier that way."

Her eyes closed. Tabitha jerked up in bed. She could feel her body was soaked with sweat. What kind of dream was that? She looked over at Mark who was still asleep. She slowly got out of bed and went to the bathroom. She turned the water on and splashed it on her face. Her mind was still racing. She kept having these dreams but she didn’t know what they meant. Who was the guy in the dreams that she couldn’t see? She never could make out his face. And why was Mark always hurting her in the dreams?

I cleared my throat. “I’ve asked you here for something particular. As you know, I am becoming Alpha, the last-ranked wolf in Nebrodi. This means the other ranked positions are vacant.” I began. Gage and Ilario’s backs quickly straightened as I mentioned the ranked positions. Khloe looked adorable and equal parts terrified and interested.

“I’m sound asleep right now.” She couldn’t help but chuckle at him. After he’d made his position clear in the bar, he hadn’t said another word about not wanting to come with them, despite the fact that she hadn’t kept her end of the bargain. Meagan made a weird snorting sound and said something in her sleep. The other Hunter was definitely dead to the world. Now was as good a time as any to pick Ryker’s brain, though now the ten feet between them seemed expansive. “You know anything about scandium?” she asked.

she said imperiously. “But–” She tapped her cane on my butt cheek. “Up. Up!” I sighed and turned back to the stairs, making my way to my small apartment. A red dragon screensaver flew happily across my three monitors, welcoming me back home. I went to the computer and sat down in my gaming chair. Since Kieran wasn’t a threat - at least I didn’t think he was a threat - there wasn’t any reason I couldn’t sign back up for my forums. I had just finished getting myself back into the fifth one when DracoK4u messaged me.

I could feel their hunger, their need to dominate. This ranking system wasn’t just a game—it was a war waiting to happen. My wolf stirred, restless, eager for the challenge. But something else tugged at me, a faint pull I couldn’t shake. I pulled out my phone, the screen flashing with the notification. Cassian Virex. Dominion: Solas. Rank: 95. The three-point Bloodborn bonus had pushed me higher, just shy of perfection. Ronan leaned over, whistling low. “Ninety-five, huh? Not bad, golden boy. Guess I’ll have to settle for second place.” He flashed his screen—Rank 92, plus his own three-point boost.

Yawning, I take a drink of water from the night stand, before getting in bed and pulling up the covers. Just as I close my eyes, I hear a familiar scratching noise from the closet. Opening them, I bolt up in bed. Bubba, my fearless monster slayer is laying on the floor comatose, but he hears it too and jumps up. I notice that his ears are perked up and he cocks his head as he tries to hear something over by the closet.

"Miss! Wake up! Alpha Damien is going feral!" Maria's frantic screams ripped through the night. My eyes snapped open. I gasped for air, a cold sweat drenching my back. The phantom agony of my bones splintering… The feel of warm blood on my face… It was still there, seared into my nerves. My two little pups. Their screams echoed in my head. I could still see their father—my mate—tearing them apart right in front of me.