chapter 196
Ryker POV
I waited for her to come out of the bathroom, only when she did she froze like a deer in headlights, her eyes darting around looking for an escape. What exactly do you say to someone, when you almost killed them, but not only nearly caused their death but made sure their death was going to be painful, torturous only to be wrong the entire time.
If Tyson hadn’t woken, I hate to think what I would have done to her, it is just lucky she has an unnatural ability to heal. Lucky she was no part human because otherwise I don’t see a way for her to forgive me for what I did. But I had to try, I had to try to fix what I broke.
“I’m sorry” I told her the words were painful as they left my lips but I truly meant them. What I wasn’t expecting though was for her to throw my own words at me, making me wonder just how much capacity I actually did have for the word.
“Do you even know the meaning of the word?” She says her eyes glinting oddly as she stares at me like I spontaneously grew a second even a third head.
“I um….” I clear my throat nervously, can’t she see how uncomfortable this is making me.
“Bet she was uncomfortable when you cut off her toes” Brax tells me in disgust. I have no words for once, completely tongue tied and not knowing how to get out of this situation. I was used to beating my way out of awkward situations, not trying to talk them out.
“Can I go now?” She asks, looking to the door where my parents were just walking out. I nod to her, words failing to form. She walks past and I watch my mother quickly hug her. Reika’s arms are stiff at her sides like she doesn’t know what to do with them, she awkwardly pats my mothers arm and I could see how tense she is in her arms. My mother places a hand on her shoulder.
“Thank you” she tells her and she nods before walking into the room, her eyes darting to me standing watching her from the hall. She closes door quickly when our eyes meet, my stomach sinking that I couldn’t fix what we never even had in the first place but I suddenly longed for it, my wolf making the need to be with her worse and guilt plague me.
My mother walked over to me looking up at me, I had to bite back the laugh as I looked down at her, she truly was short compared to my height. I duck down slightly as she wraps her arms around my neck hugging me. “We should go, I want to get back before anything else happens, Arial also needs help. She got them baby blues badly. ” She says and I nod, for the first time in a long time I actually wanted her to stay. Maybe she could help my mate.
My mother steps away and my father comes over and pats my shoulder gently looking at me.
“I don’t know how you’re gonna fix that, but fuck Ryker for once in your life try and not be such a dick” He says and my jaw clenches at his words as I fight the urge to tell him off.
“I mean it, not everyone is plotting against us Ryker, she could have left them but she came back” He says despite looking the same age as me he looked tired as the years slowly started to show in his eyes crinkling the edges.
“I will” I answer simply. He nods before grabbing my mothers hand, I watch them walk down the stairs and out the front door. Walking into my office I try to do some work, trying to distract myself with pack duties, and business contracts. I find myself losing focus easily as the hours tick by. My wolf is becoming restless the longer time goes on…
“Brax stop it” I tell him when I feel him press beneath my skin for the hundredth time, fur sprouting along my arms as he grows more and more antsy. I tossed the file down I was looking at, the shit looked like gibberish to me. I hated looking at stats. My eyes just glaze over when it comes to numbers.This belongs © NôvelDra/ma.Org.
“Go get our mate” Brax whines wanting to see her, hell he would probably be fine if I could just smell her mouth watering scent.
“She is probably asleep” I tell him looking at the clock it was a little after 1AM. Had I really been staring at that file that long?
“Go check” My wolf urges, shoving forward and trying to take control. My fist comes down on the table and I hear the wood groan under the blow. “Brax!” I warn as my claws slip from my fingers and into my palm.
“I will fucking go just stop, you bastard” I tell him. He doesn’t stop trying to force me until I get up and am moving to the door. “Fucking stupid mutt” I tell him.
“Dumb fuck” He spits back at me angrily, trying to make me move faster and go check our mate. I walk out of my office before following the hall around to their room before stopping at the door and listening. I could hear their hearts beating softly on the other side of the door before one palpitated, pumping harder, beating like a drum as it picked up pace and I knew it was Reika sensing my presence. I open the door and peek in, Tyson was sound asleep, his arm hanging off the bed and one leg like he was about to fall off.
I walked over, moving him over on his bed and picking up his blanket from the ground and tossing it over him and tucking it around his body, pressing my hand to his head. His skin was still warm but the cold was having an effect on him. Stepping around his bed before closing the bedroom window which was wide open.