Chapter 177

Chapter 177
Ariya

“A Navi. Interesting.” Ryker said, his eyes lighting up with excitement. 
Ari? What’s wrong? Drake asked urgently. 
Ryker. I told him and cut the connection. 
It was too late. Ryker invaded my mind and I didn’t need Ryker getting to Drake. I screamed in pain as Ryker forced his way in. My hands fell from his and the strength started draining from me immediately. My vision blurred and I fell to my knees in front of Ryker. He held on trying to see what he was looking for. 
I heard the door shut and a small scuffle. Someone else had to be in the room with Ryker and I. I wasn’t sure who. Ryker let me go and I fell to the ground. My eyes fluttered closed. 
“What the hell is going on here?” I heard a voice growl. 
That voice. It was his voice. Ivan. I tried to force my eyes open and saw that someone else had been in the room with Ryker and I. Someone had Ivan from behind and was holding him tightly so he couldn’t move. Ivan tried getting out of the other man's grip but couldn’t. 
Ari! Ivan pushed to me. 
Ivan, I… I started but didn’t get a chance to finish. 
“Took you long enough to get here, kid.” Ryker growled, grabbing hold of Ivan’s head with his hands. 
Ivan froze and his eyes went wide as Ryker invaded his mind. My adrenaline surged and I was able to pull myself up to be on my hands and knees. I looked up at Ivan, worried. Ryker and Ivan both gasped in pain as Ryker withdrew his hands from Ivan. Whatever Ryker tried to do, it didn’t seem to work. I saw Ryker’s eyes glow and the man that held onto Ivan had the same effect. Ivan’s wolf eyes flashed at me triggering my eyes to flash as well. 
All of my memories came flooding into my mind instantly. I had no idea what was happening but I saw Ivan’s hair change to his real hair color. The white tips formed and my eyes went wide. I had to get Ivan out of here somehow. I wasn’t willing to lose him. I wasn’t willing to risk him getting tortured. They were going to know that Ivan wasn’t actually Justin. That he’d been Ivan this whole time. That he infiltrated. 
The fear took hold of me. Ryker seemed stunned for a moment and I took the opportunity. 
Ivan! I shouted in my mind. 
I felt him start to disappear from me and the panic hit me. I was not about to lose him. He didn’t respond to me. I felt that his strength was gone and felt the darkness starting to engulf him. 
“I…” I started to shout. 
A hand wrapped around my mouth immediately, preventing me from screaming Ivan’s name. I could feel Ivan falling into the darkness. I struggled against the hand but it didn’t budge. Ryker had grabbed hold of me and wasn’t letting me go. I struggled against his grasp but I was unsuccessful in freeing myself. Ryker was not a small man by any means. He was massive. At least compared to Ivan and I. While Ivan was a toned muscular build, Ryker was more on a muscular stocky side except he was taller which made him all the more intimidating. His arms were massive. He had wrapped one arm around me holding me to him and the other he wrapped around my mouth making sure I couldn’t shout. 
“Zayne.” Ryker said to the man holding Ivan. 
Zayne sniffed the air and nodded at Ryker. The fear took over me as I worried what was about to happen to Ivan as I felt him slip further away from me. I couldn’t lose him. So I decided to do the one thing that I knew I could do even in my situation. I let my eyes change and my fangs came out and I bit into Ryker’s hand as hard as I could. Ryker roared in pain, ripping his hand away from my mouth and letting me go. 
“Zayne, let him go.” Ryker ordered. 
Zayne immediately let go of Ivan and I lunged at Ivan, catching him before he hit the ground. Ivan was really weak and I could feel him slipping away from me. 
“Ivan!” I said urgently to him. 
Ivan didn’t move so I did the one thing I knew would work. I bit into my own tongue and then kissed him, pushing my tongue into his mouth. Ivan jolted awake, his hand immediately pulling me closer to him. Zayne’s eyes went wide as he watched what I did. 
Ivan! I shouted in our mind as the tears began to burn my eyes. 
It’s ok, Ari. I’m ok. We’re ok. We… Ivan started. 
A low growl came from behind us. I pulled away from Ivan and spun toward the growl. I bared my fangs growling at Ryker. Ryker growled back, baring his own fangs at me. My eyes went wide with shock.