"What happened today?" Mariah asked me. I sighed and pulled her closer. We were laying in my bed and I could sense my mate's uneasiness.

That stupid rouge.

"A girl, very pretty, I believe her name's Mariah."

What the fuck. How does he know about my mate? He probably doesn't. He's just getting you riled up about nothing.

"Mariah you say? I don't believe I know a Mariah, sorry." I told him formally. Just act like you don't know, he's belie-

"Don't play dumb, little Alpha"

Well, that didn't work.

The way he mocked my title made my aura expand further, until I could see both of those overgrown rats fighting the submission.

There wolves were begging the human side to, but the human side were just to full of shit to notice.

"I know, you know exactly who I'm talking about. You little mate Mariah just found her way to you, didn't she?"

I clenched my jaw and felt my hands behind my back fisting. I could feel the anger coming off of my friends because of the threat to their Luna.

"So the rumors are true! The strongest Alpha in the country has found his beloved mate."

I remained silent. I had no idea how to respond to that. The teenager smirked at me before clearing his throat and speaking.

"Yes, the prophecies say that the son of the king of rouges, will battle the strongest Alpha, and win. So since it's already been predicted, and you don't look like you would last 5 minutes fighting me, I'm here to take my mate without a battle."

I couldn't help the threatening growl that ripped from my lips when he said Mariah was his mate.

"I'll never give her to you." I snarled at the paracites that had the audacity to call themselves werewolves.

"Well, if you won't give her I guess we'll just have to come back later, and take her. Forcefully, or not."

Then, the rouges left. They turned around and walked away.

"Ryder? Hello? I'm talking to a statue!" I shook my head and looked down at Mariah.

"Are you okay?" She asked softly, worry creasing her perfect features. I nodded and went down to kiss her head but she put her hands to my lips.

"Oh no! No nothing until you tell me what's up!" She told me. My mouth dropped open.

"What!" I exclaimed. She raised her eyebrows. I groaned and put my head in her neck.

"NO! Ryder stop it!" She yelled at me while uselessly shoving at my head.

"Stupid werewolf strength." I heard her mutter under her breathe.

"And stupid werewolf hearing." I told her sitting up. She rolled her eyes and pushed me off of her.

"Mariaaaaaaah" I whined. Oof. I was acting like a toddler.

"Ryyyydeeeerr." She mocked my tone. I growled playfully. Mar pushed off the bed and placed her hands on her hips.

She was in just a pair of sleeping shorts that were Rylin's and my shirt. I felt my eyes grow darker.

Mariah obviously noticed me eye raping her because she put her hands up in front of her and backed away.

"Mariah come baaaaack." I complained while sitting up on my elbow to watch her.

She stopped across the room and folded her arms, and raised an eyebrow at me. Her one foot took her weight so her hip was to the side in a total 'I dare you to say no' way.

"Ryder. Now." She demanded me. Luca didn't like that. The Alpha in me didn't want me to submit to anyone, even my mate.

"Come back to the bed." I told her raising my own eyebrow. She stayed put.

"You want me to come back, tell me what happened with the rooges." I burst out laughing.

"Rouges, Mariah rouges." She flushed bright pink at the mispronunciation but didn't move from her spot.

"Whatever Ryder! Tell me about the fudgen problem!" I could tell she was getting annoyed but I'd rather have her annoyed than scared.

"No" I told her, shifting so I was on the edge of the bed, sitting down. I saw Mariah's eyes move down and take in my bare chest. When she looked at my face again she rolled her eyes at my smirk.

"Now Ryder" Again with the demanding, Luca hated it. I did too.

"No, not until you come here." Again, she didn't move a muscle. I rolled my eyes as she glared at me.

"Mariah you look like an angry chipmunk." I tease her, a smile tugging at my lips.

She grumbles and throws her hands up saying.

"Nope, nope, I'm not doing this. Goodbye. Goodbye." I don't believe her until she turns and walks towards the door.

"Mariaaaahhh, come back." I call to her. She puts her hand out in a stop action and says.

"You won't tell me what I want I'm leaving. You can't tell me wha-"

"Come here." I interrupt her. Commanding her using my Alpha Tone. She freezes and walks back towards me but looks shocked and confused.

She stops about 3 feet away. "Come onnnn" I nag at her. She can't do anything right now to me, but that doesn't mean I'm not gonna get beat after.

Mariah looks to be fighting my command but ends up giving in and walked right between my legs.

I grabbed the back of her thighs and pulled her forwards so she was straddling me. I smirked at her and she glared.

"Ryder, what are you doing to me." Mariah grit out. I laughed and put my head in her neck. I mumbled on her skin.

"Babygirl, this is called an Alpha Tone. I use it when people don't listen to me."

I feel her shiver and I grin, pulling back. She glares at me again but I can smell her scent sweetening, meaning one thing. I turned her on.

"Baby. Do I turn you on?" I ask, moving closer to her, so our lips were only centimeters apart.

I saw her gulp and look back at me. Her lemon scent was overloading my brain. She was this close. I could feel myself getting harder by the second.

"N-no" She whispered. I smirked at her stuttering. I pulled her closer to me and heard Mariah gasp.

Ryder pulled me more onto his lap and I couldn't help but gasp when I felt his friend on my thigh.

I cleared my throat before whispering. "R-Ryder. U-uh, y-you-" I looked down and blushed but that just made his stupid smirk grow more.

He already forced me to come back with his 'Alpha Tone'. So he can order anyone around with some deep and husky and incredibly sexy-

NO! I didn't get really hot from Ryder's almighty command, you did! Who am I talking to?

"I have a what Mariah?" Ryder mocked in my ear before slowly moving his hips against me.

I sighed at the intense sparks that were driving me towards this sinful boy.

"Mariah? You didn't answer me? What do I-" I had had enough of his fudging teasing. I pressed my lips to his and kissed him harshly.

Ryder didn't even take time to think before I could feel his mouth moving against mine.

I leaned closer and wrapped my arms around his neck. I could definitely feel his erection on my crotch now.

He groaned and it was like music to my ears. Snaking my hands up the back of his head, I pulled at the soft strands of hair.

That earned me another low groan from my mate. I felt a smug smile creep on my face. I think Ryder noticed to because a low growl vibrated through me and the next second, I was laying on the bed, underneath him.

He attacked my mouth again, one hand on my hip, another holding his bodyweight off me.

Ryder continued grinding his hips into mine. Another soft sigh flew out of my mouth when his tongue shove itself into my mouth.

He massaged my tongue with his before pulling back. I almost whined at the loss of contact but he latched onto my neck.

I was breathing heavily, really heavily. How the fudge was Ryder not tired!? I could feel his open-mouthed kisses as he trailed down.

When Ryder got to the crook of my neck he seemed to be almost, searching for something. Then I remembered that the crook of my neck was where his mark would go if he ever did choose to.

Just then, he found it. A loud moan escaped my lips and I immediately clamped them shut and turned beet red.

His smirk didn't go unnoticed and I silently cursed him in my brain. He nipped and licked at that one spot until I couldn't even remember my name.

Ryder kissed the spot once more before pulling back and staring at it. He looked satisfied and proved that when a grunt of approval came from his lips.

He kissed my forehead and layed beside me. He spooned me from behind and I could still clearly tell he had a boner.

"I'll tell you tomorrow, I promise baby." He told me, while pushing my frizzy curls out of the way so he could rest his head on my neck.

I could feel the exhaustion from the last few days flooded my entire body and I had a hard time keeping my eyes open.

"I lov-"

That's all I heard before sleep took over my tired body and I fell into a comfortable sleep.