Chapter 25
“What?” Ryker’s face was aghast.
“Which part didn’t you understand?”
“But Willow, Gigi said—” he started.
“It doesn’t matter anymore, he knows who I am and where I am. At least now we can Mark each other and have the added advantage of strengthening each other and our pack. This would help us immensely.”
Hurt flashed across Ryker’s face before he quickly composed himself, “So, you want to Mark each other because it will make us stronger?”
“Yes, of course. The stronger we are, the better chance we have at defeating that asswad.”
“So, this is about Aziz, not about us.” My heart clenched at his pained expression, pain I had unintentionally caused. I didn’t think of what it may have sounded like to him.
I got up on my knees and cupped Ryker’s face, resting my forehead ag
