Relentless

Relentless Part 6

Ryder

   Waking up in my cabin alone was not part of my plan. Keeping my kitten away from the rest of my pack was the only way to keep her safe after my alpha found kept her alive, unclaimed he forced me to step aside with his will, wanting to play with her himself. His right as alpha to have all unclaimed females to himself if he pleased. Punished me for keeping her from him.

     His pack is all men. Male wolves’ rule all, the women are beaten into submission. Finding my mate in the park that day, I was out hunting for new females for him. Seeing her sat there looking so innocent. Blonde hair loose around her shoulders her ocean blue eyes caught mine calling to me. Claim me. Moment she smiled at me it was all over, my wolf clawing at my insides “mine”.

   Smelling other wolves on her didn’t faze me, she had no mark on her neck. She wasn’t claimed, smelling wolves on her must know she knew of our kind. When my demeanour hanged holding my wolf back, she was captivated watching me. Wanting to know how I changed my eyes. Following me out the park with a promise “come with me and I’ll show you kitten” endearment snuck out, it suited her. Cute playful just like a kitten. Pack seeing me come out with her naturally assumed she was for Dean, new toy for him to use. Seeing them approach us had me growling, the boys catching it kept their distance. An omega never growls at other pack males, we are the errand boys the lower rank in the pack hierarchy. Staying watch but kept their distance I’d just put my claim on her. Wasn’t going to go down well with the Alpha when he hears about my actions. He liked to play with the woman before letting the rest of his pack touch them, sadistic man if I ever knew one.

      Only knew of his way of claiming a mate. Make them submissive, isolate them, toy with them. Only way I knew to keep her.

    Seeing Dean touch her had me growling. My fists clenched turning white at what I was forced to witness. Rest of the pack holding me back knowing he’d kill me outright for trying to stop him touching her. Thankfully, he didn’t penetrate her or try to claim her. Neither of us would have survived.

   Racing into the night following his scent being an alpha made his scent strong, meant to put fear into your wolf. For me it was like heaven. He had my mate.

   Following roads few cars around at this time of night. Paws screaming for a rest as I pelt down a dirt road. Every moment his scent fades, I can’t risk a break no matter what it costs me. I won’t lose her now I’m so close. Need her in my arms again, her breath caressing my skin as I worship her for the way I treated her. Knowing now I should have cherished her from the start not following in dean’s footsteps. Hours go by smelling the ground as I run, his scent becoming potent again a huge cabin comes in to focus alone with other wolves I don’t recognise surrounding the cabin. Muffling a growl guard dogs my wolf readying for a fight. Staying in the shadows downwind I watch, waiting for my opening. Less battles I must fight more chance I have of getting to her in one piece. I’ve counted six wolves guarding, all smelling of enforcer, strong wolves following their alpha’s command.

    Days go past watching them, shift changes even recognising their individual scents now. none of them moves far enough out their compound to smell me. Yet. Wind working in my favour as so many new packs arrived in town, disguising my scent amongst the many. Easy to disappear when I’ve been off the grid my entire life my Outlaw pack don’t believe in integrating.

    Keeping my wolf out keeps us guarded “time to get our girl” mutter to my wolf through our connection, able to keep grip on him through our connection. He doesn’t run wild, I let him out regularly. Alpha that took her runs through the front door of the cabin into the trees by m, his whole pack follows him out losing sight of them in the growth. They would have smelled me if they were watching as closely as I was watching them. Somethings got them riled up enough to leave the cabin un-protected.

    Creeping closer to the back door, watching the shadows. No-one’s scent lingers they all ran after their alpha. Sniffing the air strawberries fill my nose. My girl is here.

    Following strawberries through the house, faint but still lingering. Her scent leads me to a bedroom, curled up whimpering wrapped in white sheets there you are kitten I purr.

    Hearing me padding in “Mad is that you? Please talk to me I’m sorry I don’t know why I said his name I’m sorry please” folding into herself looking tiny on that giant bed, can smell the Alpha here. Keeping her eyes squeezed shut she hasn’t seen me yet, keeping it that way padding quickly past her. Turning my head to watch her, hate to leave her like that but she doesn’t need to see me change it’s not a pretty sight. Especially as she thinks I’m this other guy. Little does she know I’ll be stealing her back. Her words ring through me, did I hear her right? Did she say my name with his hands on her? Pride fills my chest watching her my head high willing her to see she wants me like I want her.

    Stepping away from her tears pulls my heart to pieces, nudging the door closed with my snout letting myself come back. My wolf receding down knowing she’s close calms us both. Staring at my matted hair dinged up face and chest from being in woods for many days. Turning on the shower needing a freshen up for this, he’s not going to like it, but he also left her unguarded. He doesn’t deserve her “please Mad let me in” pleading through the door, still thinking I’m him. Scoffing at her assumption “calm down kitten”. Smiling into the heated shower, hearing her breath intake at my words. Now she knows it’s me in here. Do love to make her wait, driving her to the edge “find something I can put on kitten” enjoying her tremble through the door “unless you want this conversation while I’m naked. Would skip us a few steps” smelling her arousal from here. Times like this I love being a shifter. Her breathing coming shallow now thinking of me in here “ok” so quiet I barely hear it as she steps away from the door. Smirk covers my face at this situation we’ve got ourselves in. Rinsing the past few days off me, needing to see her. Don’t know what I’d do to his if he’s marked her to abandoned her after.

                                                 “Mine”

    Stepping out into the cool tiles, heat swirling through me at seeing her again. Listening to her pacing just outside the door. My kittens anxious to see me two. Not putting any more distance between us. I walk out the bathroom back into his bedroom, smelling him everywhere surrounding her, my wolf itching to come out and fill this room with my scent.

      Stepping close. Forcing her to step back until a wall keeps her from moving further. She’s trying to hard not to take me in, can see her eyes waver as she tries to hold onto my eyes. My kittens never seen this much of me now I’m utterly naked in front of her, she’s heard my wolf and seeing me now just confirms that she wants me too. I can smell it on her. Putting my hands on either side of her head, caging her in “look all you want kitten, It’s all for you. Every inch of me is for you and you alone” stroking down her cheek, hearing her breath hitch as I touch her, leaning into her “you’ve never been like this with me before Ryder” trying to sink into herself again. I won’t have that I need her to shine again “it’s all different now Kitten” locking our eyes making her see my sincerity “I thought how I treated you when I found you was normal but I was wrong. I’m so sorry for all of that”. Holding her chin keeping her eyes on me “I won’t be sorry for keeping you to myself, but I should have been at your feet worshipping you not hurting you” dropping to my knees pulling her into me silently asking for forgiveness. Breathing her in hoping it’s not the last time I’m this close to her barely covered body. Waiting for her to respond is torture, looking past her glorious body “please kitten say something” pleading her to say she forgives me.

     Seconds feel like minutes. She moves my hands from her body, thinking that’s it she’s done with me, she’s going to kick me out. My wolf itching to claim her “she’s ours take her!” My kitten always full of surprises drops to her knees in front of me. Pulling my shoulders into her, crushing her lips to mine. My hands have a mind of their own getting carried away, stroking every part of her I can reach. Passion swirling round us, been to long since I’ve touched her. Tasting her again has set my wolf off, wanting to taste her too “Bite her, mate her” ringing through my ears my wolf demanding to take her. Pulling away from her lips both of us breathless “I’ve wanted to do that since the start” whispering into my lips “good kitten because I don’t intend to stop doing that” kissing her breathless again pushing her down, “you feel so good under me kitten” my lips moving down her body tugging the scraps of clothing she has on out the way of my lips needing to taste her treasure between her legs. Her hands grasping my shoulders, my hair anywhere she can grab “like my lips on you kitten” licking and biting as I go. Breathless “yes” escaping her lips, if I weren’t a shifter, I wouldn’t have heard her. Pulling my hair to the brink of pain, she’s so full of lust she doesn’t even know she’s moving my head where she wants it down her body.

       My tongue tasting down her crease of her thigh, up to my treat. Loud bang comes from the front door “think they know I’m here Kitten”. Pulling me back up scrambling to get our somewhat appearance acceptable, “need a last kiss before your Alpha boy kicks me ass kitten” crashing my lips back to hers filling her with every ounce of passion I have. Chance this could be the last time I see her if he has anything to say about it.

    Hearing him break into his own house crashes our beautiful moment. Her cheeks flushed, makes me smile against her lips, I’m glad I put some furniture in front of the door to make it harder for him to get here. Holding her face memorizing her lips as I tentatively release her. I should be dressed properly before he comes in and sees me naked on top of her. We have things to discuss about our girl and him seeing me naked isn’t going to make this any easier.

     His anger coming towards the bedroom making my wolf whimper. Being an omega makes it exceedingly difficult to stand up to an angry alpha. My wolf recedes under pressure he’s a powerful alpha with his beta and pack following him closely, I can feel them coming through the house heading right to us. Standing in front of Riley, protecting her from him she doesn’t deserve his wrath that is solely meant for me. Storming the door yellow eyes pinning me in place “how dare you come to my house. Come to my mate’s side. I’m going to bury you.”  Growling through every word his alpha pushing his will onto me to answer him “I’m here to see my mate. She’s mine too” growling back. My mate is in danger from him even though he’s stronger I don’t back down; I can’t back down where she’s involved. Taking a step forward infuriating the alpha keeping her behind me “she’s mine” gaining me a growl from the pack behind him. Stepping up to the pack will certainly get me killed but I will not step back and let him have her, she’s mine from the moment I saw her. I took her and if it weren’t for my alpha touching her Mad would never have found her.

       Riley surprising us all stepping between us hands up to our chests “both of you back off. I am done with others deciding my life. If either of you care about me at all then stand down and talk. We must talk about all of this, what’s happened and what’s going to happen, but I will not stand here and watch you two fight each other. The yellow eyes we will talk about as neither of you told me what makes your eyes glow. Both of you should have since apparently both of you have that magic trick up your sleeves” chastising us. Shouting at us. Both of us staring at her, unbelievable she’s standing up to both of us. Only a few short days ago she was tied to my bed in my cell doing whatever I asked of her, now she’s standing their yelling at me and an alpha. She is much stronger than either of us gave her credit for.

    Breaking her spell, the pack step beside their alpha, I recognise the gesture their waiting for his signal to kill me. Mad surprising us all “leave. Downstairs now” without another word they leave us alone staring at each other. Riley still stood as a wall between us keeping us both at arm’s length “why did you leave her unguarded after so many days keeping her locked up” staring into his eyes curious to why he left her alone just for me to sneak in to take her back “why did you take her, keep her hidden and hurt her” Maddox growling at me stepping closer to me edging around Riley “I took her because she was mine. Hurting her wasn’t my intention but in my pack that’s how things are done. You don’t say no to the alpha and I royally pissed him off by not letting him do what he wanted to with her” running my hands through my hair, frustration lacing my words “I wasn’t the one to hurt her that was all him, I treated her the way they show us to. Woman are not treated well in my pack. I treated her the way I was supposed to. I haven’t hurt her since a tear ran down her cheek” stepping closer to her “kitten I’m so sorry for how I took you and treated you when I first found you. It felt wrong to hurt you even that first time but I quickly saw the error of my ways” reaching for her, stroking down her arms gaining me a growl from Mad “I should have been cherishing you not keeping you locked away, the moment Dean, my alpha touched you.” Looking away from her beautiful eyes, she needs to hear this. Harder to speak these words “I knew I had made an error bringing you to my pack. I’m sorry kitten. I’m so sorry please allow me to make it up to you for the rest of my life” pulling her towards me needing her eyes on me, showing her, I mean every word. Keeping her close, fearful my next words could easily be my last “I know you feel the pull to me as I do to you, please kitten tell me you feel this”. Mad grunting stepping towards us “stop touching her before you lose those arms” grabbing her out of my arms, my wolf growling back at him. Either of us touching her brings our wolves close to breaking out, wanting to protect her from each other.

     Riley pushing away from him, I couldn’t stop the smirk crossing my face. Riley pointing her ringer towards both of us “knock it off both of you before I bang your heads together” getting angry at our possessive ways “Mad I’ve never seen you act like this. Why are you being like this? You’ve never acted like a fiancé to me let alone a boyfriend and now your acting like a jealous husband” turning to face me “Ryder I swear if you don’t stop pushing this possessive side of him, I will never forgive you for how you treated me in the beginning. I know it wasn’t the same after a while but we need to figure this out because your both making my head spin” walking away from us heading towards the bathroom “I need a shower, clear my head. When I come back out you two better have sorted something out” huffing as she turns “I will not be a pawn between you. You understand me” demanding answers from us. Looking back at each other speaking in unison “yes”. Neither of us backing away from each other. Staring holes into each other. I will not back down from him no matter how much his wolf tries to make me. I may not be an alpha or even a Beta but I’m fighting for my mate, only way he’s going to make me leave is by taking my last breath.

     Walking up to him clenching my fists as I step feeling my anger for this man reach an all-time high as I think of how he pulled her away from me, she’s my mate. Standing a foot away from each other “you touched my mate” it didn’t warrant a response but keeping the smirk from my face that I’ve touched her, he hasn’t it’s hard to do looking into his eyes. Rhetorical question or not his alpha push forces me to answer him “yes she’s my mate. How could I not touch her” his hand grips my shirt so fast I blinked and was standing inches from his face “how dare you touch what isn’t yours. She’s mine. She’s going to be my wife and you think you can touch her” speaking low so only I hear his veiled threat “she’s my mate too, I found her unmarked how was I to know she was engaged. She told me of you when we first spoke, but she spoke of you as a great friend not as a lover with no mark on her she’s fair game. If you wanted to claim her you should have done it before I found her. I would have fought you for her, but I couldn’t claim her as I can now”. Gleaming from the facts on my side. Seeing the realisation wash over his eyes as he sees it from my side “you won’t last the night” whispering at me as his fist collides with my cheek knocking me to the ground. My strength is unmatched he could easily kill me before she comes back from the bathroom, how he’d explain it to her I don’t know, probably say I started the altercation.

    Bleeding on the floor as he towers over me using me as a punching bag, “you won’t stop me coming for her no matter what you do to me. She is my mate and you can’t change that” looking into his eyes showing him I’m speaking the truth. Mad seeing how serious I am steps away from me looking back towards the shower “how is this possible? Riley’s my mate” backing away from me looking between me and the bathroom. Leaning against the wall his hands behind his head look of utter disbelief crossing his face. Spluttering blood onto the floor as I lay my head on the floor refusing to back down on this fight. I’m fighting to keep my mate.