Chapter 26

Scarlett managed to make her way into the bedroom and realized that she could not jump onto the bed without hurting herself more. She limped her way into the living room and laid onto the floor. It seemed logical to just lay on the floor so nothing would hurt, but Scarlett was wrong. She whined as she laid on her side, the one that wasn’t broken, so nothing would be touching the leg that Josh’s wolf crunched on. Scarlett heard Tasha call out to her as the door opened once again and then Nick’s voice called out as well. Scarlett let out a yip to tell them where she was in the apartment.

Nick walked in, took one look at her leg, and shook his head. He knelt down next to her and gently tried to touch the leg. Scarlett yelped and snapped her jaws at Nick from the pain.

“Well, Alpha, that wolf managed to break your leg in multiple places with that bite. It’s going to be a bitch to snap into place. Having you shift could cause the bones to break more, too.”

“So, you are saying she has to heal as a wolf?” Tasha asked him for clarification on Ruby and Scarlett’s behalf.

Nick looked at the leg again, “I think I would rather deal with Ruby than Scarlett.” He looked at Scarlett when she whipped her head at him. “Sorry, you will use your teeth and claws if I do anything. I value my life more than that.”

This guy thinks he is funny.

I thought it was hilarious.

Scarlett huffed and pulled back enough for Ruby to come back. The shift took much longer than usual from the injury, and as Nick had expected, it was quite painful. Tasha walked over with a pair of pants and a shirt that had to be Ryker’s. It was quite large in comparison to Ruby and the sides were cut out. Tasha helped put the pants on by holding them while Ruby stepped on them, and Nick let her lean against him with her good arm. The shirt was much harder to manage, but Tasha did the best she could to not touch Ruby’s forearm that was angled all kinds of weird. Once she was clothed, Ruby sat down on the couch, and Nick had Tasha hold Ruby’s free hand.

“This is going to hurt.”

Ruby nodded, looked at Tasha instead of Nick, and then closed her eyes. She wondered where Ryker was and wished he was there. She was afraid of what was about to happen and wanted him here so he could keep her calm. Ruby reached out to him through the bond, but she was met with a wall. Before she could question it, things got a little confusing.

Tasha moved Ruby’s arm and managed to hug her and had that arm against her chest in between them. Ruby was not sure why she did this until Nick jerked his hands and the bone moved into place. Ruby pushed into the cushions, threw her head back, and screamed. Before she could do anything else, Nick did it again. Ruby’s scream reverberated against the walls and made an echo. Then her growl pierced the silence that followed.

“Damn, Nick. That hurt like a bitch!” Ruby looked down at her forearm, and it no longer looked like a zig zag symbol. “I wish we could have waited for Ryker to come up for that.”

Nick was wrapping Ruby’s arm so everything would stay in place as she healed. He let out a chuckle, and Ruby raised her eyebrow at him.

“He was told to close himself off to you and stay away from this apartment until I was done.”

“Why?”

“What do you mean, why, Rube? If Ryker would have felt you go through that, or had to watch you go through that, his wolf would have attacked Nick. Even though he is helping you, Rainer would have seen it as Nick hurting you,” Tasha explained.

“Again, I value my life,” Nick added.

“Makes sense.”

Nick finished the wrapping and put her arm into a sling, told her she should be healed within twenty-four hours or less, and then left with a quick goodbye. Tasha followed Nick out, and Ruby was confused as to why they rushed out. When Ryker walked into view, she realized why.

“You know, when I signed on to be your mate, I didn’t think my life would get this exciting and lonely.”

“Why am I being attacked as soon as I walk through the door?”

“Scaring away all my friends. Making people pissed off that you marked me. Did not sign up for this, Dude. How do I jump out of this circus?”

Ryker sat down on her right side so he did not touch her arm. He slung his arm around her shoulder and put his head against the side of hers. She did her best to not cuddle back to remain in character that she wanted out.

Am I poking the wolf? Yes. Do I think I am going to regret this? Yes. Am I going to stop? Not yet.

“If you think for a second I am letting you go, I’ll have to punish you.”

Ryker’s voice was husky towards the end which made Ruby’s panties a little damp. She had no idea what that meant but was insanely curious to find out.

“Not kidding, Dude. Did not sign up for this. First your territorial shit. Now I am killing people because they were so pissed off you marked me that they attacked me.”

Ryker growled in her ear, “if you weren’t healing, I’d make you never say something like that to me again.”

“Oh? Tell me, Alpha. How would you punish me?”

“Mouth off when you are healed, and I’ll show you.”

“Promise?”

“You bet your sweet ass that is a promise.”

Well, looks like I have a new mission.

* * *

Ryker toldRuby to be a good girl and just relax until her arm healed. Ruby tried, but it got hard to sit in one spot. What made things worse? Ryker meant to not even move off the couch. Ruby attempted to get herself something to drink and Ryker stomped into the room, yelled that she needed to relax, and got it for her instead. Ruby wanted a snack soon after that. Same thing happened. She had no idea what Ryker was doing, but when he would leave the room, she would want something. If she tried to just do it for herself and not bother him, he would come stomping into the room and make her sit back down. At first, she found it funny and sweet, but after he yelled at her when she was not in the room on the couch, but in the bathroom trying to pee, and then tried to apologize, Ruby about had it.

“I am allowed to pee, Ryker! Calm your dick!”

“I just don’t want you doing something to make you hurt your arm more!”

“And you expect me peeing is going to do that? Couch or toilet, guess what? I’M STILL SITTING!”

“You could have lost your balance since you can only use one arm.”

“Get out!”

Ruby used her right arm to point at the door. She wished it could be the door to the apartment, but she knew for damn sure Ryker was not going to leave her alone. After she managed to not fall after wiping herself, Ruby realized she would need help getting her pants back up. She knew asking Ryker to assist her would be the smart thing to do, but Ruby did not feel like proving him right. Instead, Ruby looked down at the length of the shirt on her, and it was long enough that it almost looked like a dress; so she kicked the pants out from around her ankles and walked into the living room, literally, half naked. Ryker was on the couch trying to find something to watch. He looked over at her and just stared at her bottom half until she plopped down onto the couch.

“Where are your pants?”

“They were holding me back. Had to get rid of them.”

“Holding you back from what?”

“Walking.”

“Couldn’t you get them up by yourself?”

“I don’t want to talk about it.”

Ryker chuckled at her and went back to trying to find something to watch. He managed to find a show that played videos of people being stupid and kept it on. Several hours passed, and not once did they change the channel. The show seemed to suck them in. Ruby found herself laughing until she had tears in her eyes at least once per episode, and it felt nice to feel normal. When Ruby’s stomach made a growl that could have matched Scarlett’s, Ryker got off the couch and began making food.

Ruby watched her mate in the kitchen and found herself smiling at him. After being rejected by Tyson, she never thought she would find another mate. Being rejected by a True Mate was rare in Shifters, but it was certainly not unheard of. Most moved on to choosing someone as their mate instead. Some remained mateless, and others even went feral from the heartbreak. Ruby was not sure if she would have moved on with someone else or just chose to remain without a mate for the rest of her life. It did not seem like something that would bring her joy after being crushed by the one person that the Moon Goddess chose for her.

But Ryker changed all of that.

He was an infuriating man to say the least. Ruby was not even sure if Ryker was going to accept her there for a while. Now they were mated, and he was even trying to take care of her while healing from a fight and making a fuss over her. A week ago, Ruby would have told someone they were crazy if they told her this was her future.

Still would, honestly. The man is still infuriating. Now I just find that shit attractive.

Mate bonds are weird…

After a large helping of sloppy joes and fries, Ruby was ready to fall asleep. Ryker did things a little bit differently than she was used to, but kind of preferred it. The meat had a slight kick of spice and more flavor than she ever remembered. The pack cook made this dish back home. Ruby had a tendency to moan as she ate when she really liked the food she was eating, and it never caused a problem before.

But now she lives with her True Mate.

Ryker stared at her as she closed her eyes and moaned loudly as the flavors coated her tongue. Ruby stopped mid-bite when she noticed and had to laugh.

“What?”

“I never wanted to have sex with any she-wolf more in my life. How the hell are you able to turn me on while you are eating?”

“Blame the mate bond. That was my plan.”

“Wait, are there things you find sexy that I do that you normally aren’t turned on by?” Ryker sounded hopeful.

“No,” Ruby deadpanned.

“Then why say something like that?” Ryker certainly seemed annoyed that Ruby said no, and Ruby had to take another bite to hide her smile.

“To cause this reaction.”

Ryker growled playfully, “you just love pushing my buttons, don’t you?”

Ruby gave him a look that she hoped came across as not caring, “don’t know what you are talking about.”

Ryker shook his head and went back to eating. When they were finished, Ryker cleaned up, and they both sat back down on the couch. Ruby felt beyond full, and her eyes grew heavy. Ryker somehow angled himself and nestled her into his side. Before she knew it, Ruby lost consciousness.

She had no idea how long she remained asleep. Ruby woke up to Ryker still watching television, and the same program was on. Without thinking about it, Ruby moved her left arm. There was no pain of any kind that followed. Ruby stared down at her arm, then slowly turned her head with a smile on her face toward Ryker. He looked at her with a concerned look on his face as he noticed she had moved her arm. Ruby jumped up and pulled the sling from around her neck. Ryker jumped up and nearly growled at her to keep the sling on. Ruby flung it at him.

“Don’t tell me what to do, Alpha. I can do what I want!”

Ryker smirked at her, “you sure about that?”

Ruby allowed a claw to lengthen out of her finger and cut open the wrap around her forearm. When she felt the air brush across her arm, it felt cold from the sweat on her skin. She dropped the wrap and looked directly into Ryker’s eyes.

“Damn you woman, are you even healed enough to do that?”

“Watch me.”

Ruby used her left hand to slowly pull up the bottom of Ryker’s t-shirt. Just before she reached the top of his jeans, she stopped. Ryker was only a few feet from her, and he closed the distance with one step.

“Before things go any further, and I want to hit myself from even stopping what could possibly happen next here, but I want to ask you something.”

“Uh…” Ruby could not even begin to describe her confusion. “Okay.”

“Would you be okay with adventuring into something that would not allow you to move?”

“Uh… I’m confused. I never had that question asked to me before. What the hell does it even mean?”

“I like to do some things that fall into the bondage category.”

“Being tied up?”

“Yes. Care to experience it?”

“I would be completely tied up and have no way of moving?”

“Or seeing.”

“What?”

“I want to blindfold you, too.”

Ruby hesitated. She had never done anything like this before and wasn’t sure if she would feel comfortable with that.

“You can say no, Red,” Ryker kissed her forehead, “but I need your consent before I can do this. Otherwise, it’s not enjoyable for me.”

Ruby licked her lips and swallowed hard, “explain what you want to do and how this works.”

“Well, if you consent, I will tie your hands above your head to the bedframe and blindfold you. I will tease the living hell out of you in every way that I can until you are just a slippery mess and possibly begging for me to use my cock to satisfy you. But, if you are uncomfortable at any time, you can just tell me to stop. Some people do a lot more things than I have planned, and it causes them to create safe words so if they say it, then they stop.”

“For instance?”

“Choking is a lighter one.”

“Do you-”

“No. I plan to use my fingers,” Ryker gently caressed her folds with his finger, “lips,” he kissed her lips gently, “and tongue,” he flicked his tongue against her lips, “to send you to a new level of pleasure than you have ever experienced.”

Ruby felt herself get wet at Ryker’s words and actions to describe what he had planned. It did not seem all that bad; hell it even sounded a little fun.

“Okay.”

“Okay, what?”

“Really?” Ruby put her hands on her hips.

“Yes, really. Like I said. I need consent.”

“Fine, Alpha, I consent.”

Ruby loved the smirk Ryker always gave her when she said Alpha in that tone. Ryker moved as fast as lightning and threw her over his shoulder. Ruby laughed until he tossed her onto the bed and began rummaging through the drawer of the bedside table. Ruby looked around and noticed that there were a few candles lit inside of the room, and that was the only light inside of the room. She had no idea when Ryker had done this and was kind of impressed that he set this up without her knowing.

Though, she was surprised that whatever he was looking for was not already out. He finally found what he was looking for and turned toward her with the items in his hands. He had a long piece of silk in one hand and a blindfold in the other. He grabbed her ankle and pulled her to him, then put down the items onto the bed to hold his hands out. Ruby was not sure what was happening but knew deep inside of her soul that she could trust Ryker. She put her hands into his and he pulled her into a sitting position. Ryker then got down onto his knees so he could be the same level as her. When his hands went into her hair and placed his lips on hers, she immediately melted into him.

Without breaking the kiss, Ryker moved his hands down to the edge of his shirt and slowly pulled on it until he had to stop kissing her to take it off. Ruby whined absentmindedly, and Ryker’s lips were on hers once more. Ruby then pulled at his shirt and did the same as he did. This time, when the kiss was broken, their breathing was a little heavier. Ruby fumbled with his pants, but Ryker did not do anything to make her feel awkward. Instead he kissed along her shoulders until she yanked the button and zipper open. Ryker stood up and allowed the articles of clothing to fall down. His hard erection sprung out from beneath the boxers he wore. Ruby had to take a second to admire her mate in his full glory before her. Ryker was a thick man with hard lines of muscles everywhere she looked. Her favorite was the lines above the hips that seemed to make every smart girl go stupid. She followed them until she finally met his gaze. The smirk he wore never got old.

“Ready?”

“Yes, Alpha.”

That turned the smirk into a smile. Ryker had her hold out her hands and put them together. He tied the silk material around her wrists so she could barely move them. When he pulled the material together in a knot, she noticed it was a little loose.

Hmm. I wonder why he did that.

Ryker leaned into her and began a soft and passionate kiss that had her toes curling. He guided her onto the bed as he kissed her until he was on top of her. As he leaned over her to tie the material around the rail behind her head, she could not stop herself. She licked the length of his abs up to the middle of his chest. Ryker’s chest rumbled when she was finished.

“Tempting me to start things early?”

“Is that what I did?” Ruby smirked at him.

“Your mouth is going to get you into trouble, Red.” Ryker pulled the blindfold out and showed it to her. “Are you okay to have this on as well?”

Ruby honestly did not even mind being tied up. Her heart was thumping a little hard with the anticipation as to what was coming, but that was about it. Ruby thought about nodding for him to tie it around her head, but then thought of how he did not seem to do anything without her giving a verbal consent.

“Yes.”

Ryker tied the blindfold around her head, and she heard the material tighten around her. Her heart raced a little more at the sound and at the fact that she had no idea what to expect next. Ryker’s weight disappeared off her, and she did not feel him on the bed at all. When she felt his lips against her skin around her ankle, she nearly jumped out of her skin. She could feel Ryker smirking, and it made her squirm with eagerness.

He slowly kissed every inch of her skin from her ankle to her hip, along her stomach, and around her chest. His breath against her skin caused goosebumps as the air felt cold after each kiss. She could feel herself getting wetter as well, and Ruby wanted to grab him to drag those lips to her own. When the fabric cut into her wrist, Ryker stopped, which only caused her to groan.

“Keep going,” she uttered.

Ryker kissed her lips softly and curtly, then she could not feel anything for a few moments. The expectation of feeling him again was getting to her. Ruby bit her lip to suppress another groan. She had a feeling Ryker was watching her, and she did not want to make him think he was already winning this little game of his. Ruby knew his end goal. To make her want him so badly that she begged for it. There was no way she was going to cave so quickly, though the kisses alone were making her want whatever he had planned next.

Yet again, when she felt his hands on her legs, she jumped. She could feel him gently nudging her legs open. Ruby obliged and slowly opened them for him. When she felt his hot mouth against her folds, the groan she was suppressing just floated out of her mouth. Ryker used his tongue to part them and flicked the tip of his tongue against her clit. She shuddered and moaned at the same time which encouraged him to slip his tongue inside of her. As he moved his tongue around, he massaged her until he found a sensitive area, and Ruby gasped. Ryker focused on this area until Ruby felt an orgasm building. As she clenched her thighs around Ryker’s head when she felt herself about to tip over the edge, he moved his tongue and flicked it in between her folds instead. Ruby growled at him but then focused on him swirling his tongue around her clit. Ruby moaned as she felt the pleasure coil inside of her core again. Her breathing grew rapid as she felt herself coming close to going over the edge yet again, and Ryker stopped.

Oh this asshole thinks this is a game! I can’t even do anything about it since I am tied up!

Ruby felt his smile against her skin as he kissed the inside of her thighs.

“Enjoying yourself?” he asked seductively.

“Fuck you.”

Ryker plunged his tongue deep inside of her and caused Ruby to arch her back as she moaned from the ripple of pleasure that rocked through her body. Ryker remembered exactly where that spot was that he was at before, and he lapped his tongue against it until Ruby was nearly letting loose the scream that had built inside of her.

Then he moved once again.

“If you move one more time, Ryker, I am going to scream stop and go find a vibrator to get the job done.”

Ryker laughed against her thigh. He kissed the outside of her entrance as a sign of truce, “already begging?”

“You would too if I would deny you a damn orgasm!”

Ryker plunged his tongue again, going right back to that same spot and moved his tongue so expertly that her walls were tightening within seconds. Ruby felt her hips rock against his face as she moaned with each pulse of the orgasm. He stopped again, but Ruby felt her body’s muscles tighten in her legs, core, and arms as the ripples of the orgasm finished going through her. When she could not feel his body on the bed, Ruby growled.

“Are you going to finish what you started?”

“Why? Did you want something?”

Ruby felt his finger slide through her lips and then into her core. It was hard to focus as Ryker slipped another finger inside and moved them as if it was his cock instead. Ruby squirmed and then felt his lips on hers. She could taste herself on him as he kissed her as if this was going to be the last time he ever kissed her.

Ruby broke the kiss and the words spilled out of her mouth as she felt another orgasm coiling inside of her, “I want you, Alpha.”

Ryker stopped his fingers from moving, and she could not feel the warmth of his body near her as if he stood straight next to the bed.

“Your wish is my command.”

Ryker’s finger slipped out of her, and she felt his weight on the bed. She felt him lean against her, and their stomachs were touching. Then she felt the blindfold being lifted off her head. Before Ruby could open her mouth to ask why he did that, Ryker lifted her legs and adjusted himself so he could have his tip against her entrance. With one swift movement, Ryker filled her to his hilt, and she felt herself stretch around him. Ruby’s back arched as he slowly rocked himself out and then back in. This time was certainly different than the last few times with him. He felt harder and longer than ever before. This experience had him so turned on that she wondered if his hardness was painful. But with how he was slowly rocking inside of her, she didn’t need to ask. He had to stop.

“You feel too good,” he told her.

After a few seconds, he started rocking his hips again. This time with a little more force and a bit faster pace. He did not stop when he felt the orgasm inside of Ruby beginning to tighten around him. Instead, he moved himself to the spot he found before and hit it with such force that it sent Ruby completely over the edge before she even knew it was going to happen. She cried out as it rippled through her, and Ruby pulled on the fabric wrapped around her wrist.

Ryker swiftly used a claw to cut the fabric between her wrists, and it fell off her. As he swooped his arms under her, Ryker lifted her up and kept her in his lap. His lips were on her before she knew it, and her arms wrapped around his neck to steady herself. Ryker held her in place as Ruby rocked her hips, lifting herself a little as she pulled up so she could move herself down along his shaft at just the right angle. Ryker must have liked the movement because she heard him growl in approval. Ruby found her own rhythm until she felt herself tighten again around his hard length inside of her. Ryker moaned as he felt her walls around him and bit down on her lip. The quick pain from his teeth scraping her lip sent her over edge, and Ruby threw her head back as she moaned through it.

Once her orgasm was done, Ryker leaned her down onto the bed and slapped his hips against her. The angle alone made her walls feel tighter to the point she could only feel him. Ryker held her close and kissed her once more. Ruby’s nails scraped down the length of his back as she felt her final orgasm rip through her, and Ryker’s orgasm vibrated inside of her. The room filled with their moans until Ryker collapsed beside her.

That was the hottest damn thing I’ve ever experienced…