“That feeling you’re getting, that’s what it is called, why you feel like you can’t breathe,” he says.
“Do you want me to go so you can sleep?” I ask thinking maybe I should leave and go to Tyson’s room; he might rest better if he can’t hear my thoughts.
“I will sleep better with you beside me,” he says, making me look at him while I debate what I should do.
“Did you find Amanda’s daughter?” I ask him but he reaches for my hand.
“Not yet.” He says and I feel something strange wash over me making me wonder what it is. It made me feel sad, overwhelmingly sad.
“You can feel my emotions,” Ryker answers my thoughts about the strange feeling.
“So that’s not my feeling?” I ask and he shakes his head.
“No mine, because you’re over there and I am here, so come lay with me,” he says pulling the blanket back.
I crawl closer before laying down, Ryker reaches over before gripping my hip and flipping me before dragging me closer and pulling the blanket over us.
I feel the heat from his chest seep into my skin, warming me. Sparks rush over my skin, and I turn over facing him. “Lift your head up for a second,” he says, and I do. He puts his arm under the pillow before using his other arm to pull me closer and I lay my head on his arm.
“That’s where you belong,” he says. Pulling me to his chest. I put my hand on his cheek feeling it, his skin scratching my palm.
“I need to shave,” he says when I feel his hand move under the blanket going to my lower back. He rubs circles with his fingertips. My body relaxes as his scent surrounds me making me want to lean in and inhale his mouth-watering scent.
“That feels nice,” He whispers, turning his face and kissing the inside of my palm, his eyes closing. My stomach flutters at his words and he chuckles while all I can think about is his scent and the strange feeling in my belly.
“You can if you want,” he says, making me confused.
“I can hear your thoughts,” he says, his arm under my head moving and I find my face pulled closer to his when he suddenly sits up looking down at me. He puts his face in my neck, running his nose across the mark on my neck making me squirm as it tickles, my entire body feeling like it is engulfed in sparks. He laughs and I can feel it rumble in his chest when I suddenly feel him run his tongue over it before he sucks on it.
I didn’t think the tingles could get any worse but the moment he ran his tongue over it, my entire body tensed, the tingles spreading everywhere rushing to between my legs. Making a moan leave my lips, my hand on his side tugging him closer as he sucked on my skin. A strange feeling washes over me, making me want to pull him closer, I didn’t want it to stop as I pulled him closer, my breath coming out airy like the noises escaping me. He growls softly, almost a purring sound before he pulls back looking down at me. He smiles, brushing his nose on mine. When he goes to pull back I kiss him, and he freezes and I pull back.
Did I do it wrong? I wondered when he didn’t react, and he chuckled while shaking his head.
“No, I just wasn’t expecting you to do it,” He whispers before pressing his lips to mine. His hand goes to my neck before he tilts my face, his thumb tugs my chin gently making my lips part and I feel his tongue trace across my bottom lip before moving between my lips. He kisses me softly, his tongue brushing mine before he kisses me harder, his tongue tasting every inch of my mouth and I kiss him back. He makes a strange noise before sucking my bottom lip in his mouth before pulling back. He looks down at me pecking my lips softly before laying back down.
He tugs me closer, placing my head on his chest and I touch my lips, liking the tingling feeling on them. His hands stroked my hair before I felt him kiss my forehead.
“Do you want to sleep with me? I mean. Not that…. Argh never mind, just stay with me,” he says, making me wonder what he was trying to say. I just nod, closing my eyes and draping my arm across his chest, he pulls the blanket up and I snuggle against him, nice and warm.
R yker
Waking up I felt completely rested, Reika was still sleeping soundly beside me, and I rolled, her head falling on my arm. I brush her hair back, running my fingers through her hair and she moves, her face seeking my touch. I kiss her lips softly, careful not to wake her before hopping out of bed. I tuck my pillow next to her so she can still smell my scent before walking out of the room and heading downstairs. I find Tyson and Ace sitting in the kitchen eating cereal for dinner. “Where is Lily?” I ask them. “Left a few hours ago,” They shrug, and I look outside to see only darkness. “Where is Reika,” They ask with goofy smiles on their faces. “In my room, if you must know.” “Good, she didn’t get much sleep last night, and I am pretty sure she went and slept in your walk-in.” “What on the floor again?” I ask and they nod. “Probably your scent, did you find Amanda’s daughter,” Ace asks. They ask the one question I was hoping to avoid. “Yes, but I trust you boys not to say anything to her yet.” “She is dead isn’t she,” Tyson asks and I nod. My stomach is turning at the knowledge. “Fuck!,” Ace mutters. “That’s not all,” I tell them and they both look up. “You know Amanda is Reika right,” They look at each other. “You said something about it the other day before you left, so they are the same person then,” Tyson asks. “Yes and Lucy, is Reika’s daughter,” I tell them and I watch both of them pale slightly. “Ryker, Reika..”- “I know, just let me figure out how to tell her first okay? I will be in my office if you need me but knock, don’t just walk in,” I tell them not wanting them to see the videos. I checked on Reika first making sure she was still asleep before walking back to my office. Unlocking the filing cabinet, I grab the box and place the next DVD in the DVD player. I stare at the box, seeing one that says Lucy. I pick it up and put it back in the box before turning the DVD on. I turn the volume up. My office was soundproof so I didn’t need to worry about anyone hearing. The new DVD was mostly her talking to the glass, talking to her mate, or playing with Lucy. Their experiments got worse, worse than ever and they had the perfect bait to get her to do what they wanted, Lucy. They would take her, refusing to give her back until she complied. Though now their experiments would be more brutal. Removing organs, injecting her with different things, and hooking her up to all sorts of torture devices to see how much she could bear. She endured it all. Everything they did to her on the promise of giving her daughter back. She did everything they asked, her screams were deafening, blood-chilling, and made me feel sick. Hearing a knock on the door. I switch the tv off before hopping up and unlocking the door. Sitting back down, Tyson walks in leaning on my desk. “Aunt Lily is taking the kids to timezone tonight, can Ace and I go with her and the kids, she is downstairs?” He asks. “You didn’t have to ask,” I told him. “Kind of do, you’re my ATM,” he says, and I shake my head. “My wallet is in the kitchen but I don’t have cash on me” “I will take your card then,” he says walking out. “Hey, don’t you want the pin” “Already know it, it’s the same as mums,” he says with a chuckle. I chuck my stapler at him and he shuts the door before it hits him, before opening it again. “Missed, how do you think I brought that Xbox,” he says, popping his head in again, the cheeky little shit. “Have fun” I call to him as he shuts the door. I turn back to the TV, turning it back on. Once that one finishes I grab the next popping it in. She was 16 this time and Lucy was around one. Reika looked so young in these videos her face still rounded with adolescents compared to her now. I watch Lucy’s first steps, I watch her talk to her mate through the glass, and do more experiments. I was watching Reika roll a ball to her daughter when I heard a noise behind me, making me jump. I grab the remote before pressing the button trying to turn it off. Her eyes stuck on the screen as she stepped into the room. “Lucy, roll the ball to mummy,” Reika says and I jump up, giving up on my fumbling fingers, and rip the cord out of the wall, the screen going black. “Lucy?” I hear her murmur eyes on the screen. I walk over to her but she sidesteps me rushing to the TV. “Where did she go? Put it back on,” she says tapping the screen. “Reika?” I call her, but she suddenly turns around trying to jam the cord in the outlet. “Make it work. Make it work,” she says trying to jam the plug in with her shaking hands. She spins around looking at me. “I want to see. I want to see her! Turn it on!” she says frantically with tears rolling down her cheeks. Her confusion smashes me hard as she snatches the remote off the table pressing buttons. I take it from her, reaching for her but she steps back “Please? Please turn it on!” she begs smacking the screen with her palm. “Reika you shouldn’t watch,” I tell her, and she starts smacking her head, and completely losing it. “Bring her back! Make her come back!” she screams, grabbing chunks of her hair. “Okay, okay, just stop hurting yourself,” I tell her, stepping around her and plugging it in. She turns to look at the screen and I turn it on. She stares intently. Her eyes are not moving from the screen.
S he watches herself playing with her daughter. “Why isn’t Amanda, why does she look like me?” she says touching the screen when suddenly she hears her own voice again.
“Good girl, Lucy, roll it back” Lucy giggles rolling the ball back,
“Ready? Catch the ball,” Reika says at the same time as she does on the screen, making me look at her. “She is mine” she gasps, touching her daughter’s image and watching the video. I watch her watching herself when suddenly someone walks into her cell. They try taking Lucy from her, but it doesn’t work, she fights back putting herself between her and her daughter who was crying.
“You can’t have her; I did what you asked” I hear her scream at them before she attacks them. Lucy crawls under the bed hiding and Reika kills two people that enter her cell. I stood up, about to turn it off but she was in the way. She calls her daughter out from under the bed shielding her eyes away from their bodies that were lying bleeding on the floor. Suddenly the door opens again, and I pause in shock when I see they let her mate into the cell for the first time.
He holds his hands up and she stares at him oddly, like she couldn’t believe he was there, in her cell.
He waves to his daughter, and she rushes to him, hugging him, wanting to touch him, her daughter in her arms. I couldn’t make out what they were saying because he was talking in a hushed voice, but he sits on her bed taking the baby from her. She sits beside him and brushes Lucy’s hair with her fingers when the door opens again. Three people walk in, and she attacks them, her mate holding the baby when he suddenly walks over handing Lucy to the woman standing at the door.
He tries to calm her, when Reika realizes he hasn’t got the baby in his arms anymore. She lunges at the woman, but he grabs her telling her it is okay and the men rush from the room.
I look at Reika, her entire body shaking as she watches the screen and I hear her sniffle before turning my attention back to the screen. I touch her shoulder and she jumps.
“What did they promise you?” She screams at him smacking him. He grabs her restraining her before I hear his voice.
“Look, I will come back for you, I promise,” he tells her, and she shoves him off.
“What?” She says.
“If we give them Lucy they will let me go,” he says, and my blood runs cold. He sacrificed his own daughter for his own freedom.
“No, get her back now!” she demands, and I watch as fur starts to grow on her, her face twisting in pure rage.
“Amanda, calm down I will come back for you,” he tells her, and she shifts. She ripped him to pieces. I had never seen anything like it, there wasn’t a piece of him that was left attached even after she killed him, she ripped into him till there was nothing, but skin, blood, and bone left before shifting back.
“I did what you wanted! I did everything! Give her back!” She screams smacking on the glass, but it falls on deaf ears as they ignore her.
She starts trying to smash her way out of the cell, tearing her hands apart and clawing at her own chest screaming for Lucy. She runs at the mirror glass before she suddenly stops completely immobile like a statue. She stares at herself in the glass, and I watch her eyes turn black in the mirror and I know that’s when her wolf took over for good. The room fogs up filling with steam and she suddenly collapses before the screen goes black signaling the end of the video.
Reika stares at the screen, her eyes all puffy and bloodshot, tears streaming down her face.
I pull her to me, wrapping my arms around her trembling body. “She took it from me,” she whispers.
“She did it to protect you,” I told her. But she shakes her head before I feel a wave of something when she pulls back looking at me.
“You found her, if you have these you found her,” she says, and I feel my heart twist painfully in my chest.
“They are just videos,” I tell her, pointing to the box on the table. She moves away looking in the box picking up the different disks.
“What’s it say,” she says, pointing to the writing. Pulling more and more out.
“Ryker help me, what’s it say?” She says, looking at me.
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