Hell nah.

He fucking didn't.

How the fuck did he!

I clutched Mariah tightly to my back as that dickhead smirked and looked to the side of me.

"Oh calm down Alpha I'm just here to peacefully take what's mine" I was fucking gonna kill him.

He was gonna die. How the hell could he call my mate his. That fucking dick!

She was mine!

I glared and growled threateningly towards him. That only seemed to make his stupid smirk grow wider.

"NOW! AS YOU CAN ALL TELL, IM NOT APART OF YOUR PRECIOUS LITTLE PACK!" The unwanted rouge yelled. More people bore their teeth and snarled.

"THE PROPHECIES SAY I AM TO FIGHT THE STRONGEST ALPHA FOR HIS MATE! IT PREDICTS I WILL WIN! I AM GIVING YOUR ALPHA ANOTHER CHANCE TO HAND MY MATE OVER TO ME PEACEFULLY OR I WILL COME AND FIGHT LIKE THE BOOKS SAY!"

He stood quietly for a couple minutes, taking note that nobody had moved or made any indication they were gonna give up their Luna.

He clicked his tongue in disappointment and shook his head.

"Okay, I will be back soon. Have fun everyone. Meet my mate while you still can."

With that he turned around and started to walk away. I ran up to him and grabbed his throat, pinning him to the wall.

A vicious smile crept onto his now red face. He pointed behind him and I heard gasps. Whipping around I saw the father rouge had Mariah with a gun to her head.

She looked terrified and I didn't waste anytime to drop that rat and rush over to her. I pulled her away from that dog and safetly behind me again.

The dad smirked and walked towards the doors with his fucking son.

"See you soon!" The teenager called before walking out of the room. We all watched as our 2 biggest enemies walked away.

I swear he will never get my mate.

Everyone stood in either rage or shock, as the rouge walked away. When that disgusting man grabbed me and put a gun to my head i swear everyone's heart rates spiked.

Just for a second, i thought they wouldnt care and give me to them. Ryder was shaking. In fear, or anger I dont know, but I knew it wasn't going to end well.

"Ryder....." I whispered to him. I was trying to swallow the nerves that were making my hands shake but it was difficult because they didn't want to go away.

All the sudden, faster than I could comprehend, I was being lifted up in the air.

I squeaked in shock and wrapped my legs around the source. I was met with the chest of the one and only.

Ryder.

I looked up and saw that his irises had turned to deep pools of nothingness. He looked around quickly and I heard commotion from behind me.

"OH SHIT!" Someone, by the sound of his voice I'm guessing it was Damien, shouted.

"Back the fuck away from Mariah!" He demanded to everyone. The whole room proceeded to take a step away from me and Ryder.

My mate scanned them all carefully, as if searching their souls for the secrets in the back of their minds. Many started fidgeting nervously when their Alpha looked at them.

When he seemed satisfied, he turned around so I could see the crowd over his shoulder.

While others were scared shitless by my mates wolf, I found comfort and safety in the blackness of his eyes.

"Ryder?" I asked again and his face snapped back to mine. He looked angry with my question and I was lost until I saw everyone mouthing something to me.

It took me a second, but I finally got it.

"LUCA!" They were all lip-synching.

Dumbass. I scolded myself. Ryder saw me looked over his shoulder because he started to turn around.

I knew if he saw any male looking at me right now, they would be dead. He was such a possessive koala bear.

"Luca!" I said urgently. Ryder, well, Luca, looked at me again with a smirk on his lips.

I rolled my eyes at his smug face. That seemed to start a whole 'nother thing in him because his face hardened again.

I raked my brain throughly for any information that could help me in this case.

I was about to give up when a paragraph flashed in my eyes.

"When werewolves were close to shifting and their wolf was in control of their human form, you have to treat them with respect. If not, they could take it as a challenge."

Fuck. I did not want to fight my Alpha werewolf mate. I bit the inside of my cheek to keep from rolling my eyes and lowered my head.

I was dating a tyrant. I could feel Ryder looked around my the why his neck brushed against the top of my head when he would look another way.

A low growl vibrated through my body so I risked looking around. I pushed back a tiny bit away from Ryder and scanned the room.

Every single person was bowing in respect. Wow. I have a fucking scary mate apparently. No one dared to look up from the ground.

"EVERYONE! SIT!" Ryder's demanding voice boomed through the room, echoing off the tall ceiling.

On command, all the people, well, werewolves, sat. I saw them look at each other in worry but not one person looked in the general direction of us.

Ryder set me down and but his hands stayed around my waist. He walked the couple steps to his chair and pulled me down with him.

I tripped over the 1700 inch heels I was wearing and fell right on him.

"Oof" I said as I fell onto his lap. Ryder didnt even flinch. Course! He's a were-friggin-wolf Mariah, a building could fall ontop of him and he'd walk out dusting his hair off and saying

"Well that was unfortunate"

"Alpha? Who was that?" Damien's father asked. I had found out he was the old Beta of the pack and that Ryder and Damien's fathers were best friends.

"That was a dickhead rat who thinks he can beat me in fight. He says the prophecies say he'll win and he's 'giving me a chance to give him what's his' peacefully."

Ryder's voice is deeper than usual and is extremely husky. I know that Luca's still in control by this, and the black iris that has taken over the diamond blue in his eyes.

Ryder snarls the whole thing and I can tell he's pissed. Really pissed.

I turn my body slightly, so I can lean my head on his shoulder. I wrap my arms around his torso and feel him relax.

I smirk. Not the only one who can make an impact huh Mr, Alpha.

"What are we going to do about it?" Ethan asked. For a second I'm shocked, I've never seen him so serious. It kinda scared me.

"Everyone's gonna be cautious. We're gonna double the guards, and Mariah's gonna stay indoors."

I whip my head up in shock.

I can see Ryder's diamond blue eyes have come back so Luca gave back control.

"What!?" I ask him breathlessly as he just stares at me.

I look around and see everyone's nodding their heads in agreement to the shitty plan Ryder just gave them.

"You can't keep me inside forever!" I exclaim. Ryder just gives me a bored look while telling me.

"Babe I'll keep you locked underground if it means that dick doesnt her you." I blink in disbelief.

Fuck no. I'm not becoming a mole, or fucking ground hog.

I open my mouth to argue but Ryder gives me a heard look. I glare at him, crossing my arms. I hear his faint chuckles and remember what he once said.

"Mariah you look like an angry chipmunk"

I uncross my arms, suddenly self-conscious that I look like a pissed off rodent when I'm mad.

He couldn't actually mean that....right?

*****

The meeting is finally over. It's been around 2 and a half ours and my ass is killing me. I know this is a wierd thing to be mad about but everytime I tried to shift Ryder would tense and suck in a breath.

I eventually stopped because I could feel him getting hard.

I jumped up and turned towards him. I made sure to get a good distance away from my capture and glared, putting my hands on my hips and challenging.

"You can't keep me inside bitch"

I saw just enough to see Ryder's eyebrows raise in question before I turned around again. I knew it was a far reach but it was the only plan I had, so I did it.

I ran.