A few seconds after knowing the branch would easily hold my weight, I got comfy on my branch, draping my legs over either side. Ryder came into my line of sight he was sniffing the ground. I placed my hand over my mouth to muffle my giggling. I watched as he kept running past then stopping after losing my scent. Turning around, he was at the bottom of the tree I was hiding in.
I watched as he sniffed the tree before looking up, his gaze landing on me straddling the branch. He tilted his head to the side. “Ryder can’t climb, but I can.” Reid’s voice coming through the mind link, my smile dropped. I looked down before climbing another branch. Going back to his human form. I heard him laugh, making my eyes dart back to him. Reid was standing there in all his naked glory, smiling back at me. He started climbing the tree alarmingly fast. I took off running along the branch before jumping to a nearby tree, gripping the tree with my claws before I steadied myself. Looking at the ground, I gasped. That’s a long way down in my adrenaline rush I hadn’t realised how high I had actually climbed. Frozen on the tree, Reid jumped over landing on the branch above me. “You can run, but you can’t hide.”
“Ha, that’s what you think,” I threw back at him before clenching my teeth. I jumped off the branch the ground rushing towards me, making me let out a high pitch squeal, my feet landing on the ground below. I was now looking up at Reid who looked like he was about to have a heart attack at my little stunt. I saw him mutter something under his breath but couldn’t make out what he was saying. I knew he would have to climb down. His human form isn’t sturdy enough to jump the thirty or forty metres to the ground.
“You could have hurt yourself doing that.”
“Don’t you mean, you would hurt yourself if you tried that?” He shook his head at me. Climbing down the tree while I watched his nice firm ass. I giggled to myself watching him swinging from branch to branch, like Tarzan.
“What are you laughing at?”
“The view,” I called back. He smiled at me. Before hanging from a lower branch by his arms, he let go landing on his feet in front of me. I stared at his gorgeous body covered in sweat, his tanned skin shining in the sunlight. My eyes running down his body to his V-line.
“Hey, my eyes are up here.”
Rolling my eyes at him. I shoved him to the ground, making him land in the dirt, and took off running towards the Pack house. I could hear him shifting back into wolf form just as I broke through the tree line. Seeing his clothes laying on the ground, I reached down and grabbed them, only leaving his shoes. Zane and Mitch watched as I darted inside, locking the door behind me. Everyone was standing inside the kitchen, watching amused. I knew Reid wouldn’t fit inside the door in wolf form, his shoulders were too wide. I watched as he breathed on the glass, I waved his clothes at him.
“He is going to kill you when he gets inside,” said Christine.
“Has to find me first,” I said, running through the kitchen door and towards the foyer. I could hear everyone laughing behind me.
“Bring my clothes back, Aria.” I ignored him walking up the stairs. I listened as he Pack linked everyone asking for some clothes so he could shift back.
Everyone ignored him except Zane. “Can’t get involved, boss man” I laughed to myself, before hiding in his office. After a few minutes of him not being able to get in. I heard him use his Alpha voice through the link demanding clothes. He sounded annoyed.
Being cheeky, I knew mine would overrule his commands. “No one help him, I’m trying to find somewhere to hide,” I called back. I heard him growl annoyed.
“You’re gonna regret that, Ari, when I get inside. I am going to punish you.” I laughed back at him. Deciding he would find me in his office, I ran back downstairs and into the kitchen. Reid was no longer at the door.
“Where did he go?”
“I have no idea, but you better hope he doesn’t find you,” Mitch chuckled. I heard banging. Looking through the window I see Ryder/Reid had jumped on to the lower part of the roof. Whoops didn’t think about the windows. I knew as soon as he was out of sight of the kids he would shift back and climb through a window. I looked at Zane for help, but he put his hands up.
“Don’t look at me. I’m staying out of it.”
Christine nodded towards the walk-in pantry. Just as she closed the door, I heard Reid landing on the floor in one of the upstairs rooms.
Everyone darted out of the kitchen, leaving me in the pantry. It didn’t take long before the pantry doors were thrown open and a not happy Alpha was staring down at me with his arms folded across his chest.
“I see you found some clothes,” I nervously giggled.
“I’m glad you’re enjoying yourself at my expense.” Reaching forward he gripped my wrist, making me smack into his rock-hard chest before he threw me over his shoulder.
“How very caveman of you.” He stormed out of the kitchen and past everyone, who were now sitting on the lounge in the games room. I could hear Reid muttering to himself while I flailed around trying to make him put me down.
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