ISABEL POV
Everyone in the garden turned to look at the source of the interruption snarl.
I followed theor gazes to see Ray walking towards the altar, towards me, his see green eyes not cold and distant as usual, but burning with a lot of emotions that I couldn't look away from him. Lala uncurled within me as hypnotized as I was.
“Brother,” Jonah rasped out.
Ray ignored him, his gaze never leaving mine as he closed the distance between us and pulled me close to him.
I jumped, completely shocked, bracing myself with my hands on Ray's chest.
“Ray, what in hell-” I began to ask, but my voice was cut off when Ray fisted my hair, making a mess of the waves Micah had took jer time to style, and bare my neck to him.
Ray didn't hesitate as he bit down on my neck, therefore marking me as his mate.
I gasped, a feeling unkike any thing i’ve felt before raced through me- a feeling of completion, and so much delight that lala yelp with in me.
Ray's canines retracted, closing the wound shut with a precise touch of his tongue that made my toes curl from pleasure that flooded my body. My gasp changed into a moan as Lala took over to mark our mate.
And just like that,I felt the bond click into place.
Our bond wasn't like what I had imagined it to be. It felt like I'd been lost and then suddenly I was in the right place. Not one that hindered me, but one that linked me to the right person.
And on the other side of the bond was Ray.
I opened my eyes and stared at Ray's, feeling hypnotized.
Had his eyes always been this sexy? And his face, Goddess, he was so-
“What have you done brother?” Jonah growled, interrupting my day dream. His eyes burned black as he moved towards my mate.
Ray's hand fell to the back of my waist, a small reassurance that he won't let anything happen to me. Under normal circumstances, I would've wondered at this complete change in his behavior, but all I could think of at the moment was Jonah giving us some space so I could kiss him my mate.
Wait. What was wrong with me?
No. That wasn't me; it was this stupid bond and Lala's thoughts. The marking had given her too much power, enough that she was at the front of my mind, and there was only one thing she wanted badly- her mate.
“I thought it would be clear,” Ray blanked in response to Jonah's burst. “I claimed Isabel as my mate.”
“How dare you Ray?” Jonah's wolf was gaining dominance authority now, and I would've been concerned if I wasn't busy mentally fighting with my wolf. “Isabel is mine! We've been engaged for two years!”
Ray dismissed indifferently, his thumb rubbing my lower back and stirring up Lala even more.
“I was carrying out my duty to do right by her, seeing as we already spent the night together and I took her virginity.”
The shock on Jonah's face was pure, and murmurs broke out across the garden.
“Thtas not true.” Jonah sounded like he was trying to convince himself. He turned to face me with so much hope in his eys that I almost felt pity for him. “He's lying right Isabel?”
I finally had Lala inder my control, but I didn't answer Jonah.
My silence must have spoken louder volumes, because the anger that suddenly flooded Jonah's face reminded me of how he'd looked when he almost choked me to death.
Ray tugged me closer to himself, protecting me from his brother, but he shouldn't have even bothered.
Jonah didn't move towards us. Instead, he rushed towards the audience and pulled Rachel from her seat.
Then, keeping his focus on me, he bit her, marking her as his mate.