Chapter 148
THIRD PERSON POV
“Goddess! That was intense,” Lief chuckled slightly and blew a low whistle.
“You can say that again,” Ezren turned to look at Ryker and laughed. “I don’t know what’s worse. You, having a man as a love rival or a woman. Either way, you’re fucked, Ryker.” He picked up a glass of wine from one of the she-wolf passing by and took a drink.
Ryker growled in annoyance. His hot gaze remained on Lyra’s retreating as she meandered through the crowd. His eyes narrowed as he noticed a few Alphas and male-wolves in the hall casting lustful and admirable glances her way.
“It looks like you have lots of people to fight off,” Lief added, following Ryker’s gaze.
One of the rogue Alphas had stopped to say something to Lyra briefly. He had been unusually close, his hand slightly resting on her arm, which made Ryker’s wolf go mad. What was worse was when she had left, the rogue Alpha had watched her leave with a lustful glint in his eye as her hips swayed. Unable to take it anymore, he went after her. He wouldn’t stand by just because she said so,o while other men and women coveted his mate. She was his and no one else’s.
“Ryker, why are you leaving already?” Ezren asked in surprise, and Lief jabbed his arm playfully, and they both chuckled, knowing he was headed for Lyra. She was the only one who could hold him down right now and calm his angry wolf.
You'd better hurry, else Xavier is going to get there before you,” Ezren called out.
“Or Amaya,” Lief adde, and they both laughed.
Ryker turned to throw them a dirty glare before moving ahead.
RYKER’S POV
When a few of the ladies from the BloodFang pack approached Lief to speak with me, requesting my approval to throw a little birthday party for Lyra, I was at the hospital with Lyra then. Lief had mind-linked me for my approval, and I had accepted in a heartbeat before he came to join me. Little did I know that the ringleader of the birthday celebration was no other than one of her friends who had feelings for her.
It pained me to think that others felt what I felt and wanted to do the same things I wanted to do with her. It wasn’t just pain; ul, it made me want to tear the whole place down and mark her to show that she was mine.
By the time I got out of the hall, I couldn’t find her.
Damn, she was fast.
It was as if I was moved by an overwhelming urge to be with her. The bond between us had intensified in less than forty-eight hours, making it impossible to stay away as she promised. As soon as I got to her floor, I didn’t bother knocking. I just opened the door to her room and went in.
The door clicked shut behind me, but I barely registered the sound because I was greeted by the sight of a real-life Aphrodite. Lyra looked stunningly beautiful. Her pale skin glowed like glass under the moon. She had just released the strap of her white dress, making it fall to the ground the moment I stepped into her room, and so I was looking at her naked frame, which made me hot and needy at the same time.
“You can’t just stay away, can you?” She smirked and walked slowly towards me.
My breath hitched at her sight. The curve and sway of her hips made my dick throb so hard, it felt like it was going to burst around its seams.
“Goddess Lyra, you’re going to be the death of me.” A deep growl tore for my throat, deep and hard as I pulled her close and pressed her against my body. My body was tense with desire while I held her waist firmly.
“I cannot let you go,” I murmured, releasing a hot breath against her lips before claiming her lips in a devouring kiss.
Her scent enveloped me. The scent of cherry blossoms made me go mad with desire and need; it burned.
I moved her further into the room, her body firmly pressed to mine while we kissed. Long, deep, and hard, until she bit my lip so hard and drew blood, making me release a sha,rp shaky breath.
She finally released my lips and gave me a wicked smirk.
“Alright, show’s over. I need to have a bath. My beta would be here shortly.” She walked towards the direction of the bathroom, leaving me stunned. It was not until the door to the bathroom was clicked shut from the inside that I got myself.
I shook my head lightly and walked over to the bathroom with a deep growl.
“Lyra,” I called, knocking at the same time. ‘Open the door, or I’m going to pull it down. You know I will,”
“Stay away, Alpha King. Last I checked, your wing is at the farthest end of the walkway.” Her voice came out sounding muffled from the barrier between us.
“Fuck Lyra, you keep telling me to leave, yet you kiss me like you want me. I know you feel the bond between us, so why do you keep pushing me away?” My breathing was heavy, and my body laced with desire, while I rested my head against the door.
“That wasn't me, okay. That was Liora, my wolf. Left to me, I wouldn’t come to you even if my life depended on it. Besides, why are you so much on my tail? Don’t you have a Luna to go to?” She called out, or more like yelled out.
Then there was silence.
I released a shaky breath and sighed, then turned to rest my back against the door.
“There is no other woman, no one. It has only been you.” I replied while the silence spread between us. I knew she could hear me. I had reached out to her through our bond, knowing she would be able to sense how I felt and know that I meant what I said.
There was no sound. Just two hearts, one reaching and the other fighting.
“Lyra,” I called out to her again, but there was no response. Just silence. I suddenly felt hot all over, a deep growl escaped me, and my gaze burned. I immediately turned to look at the door.
She was going into heat, and I could feel every bit of her desire.