Alpha's Vigilante Mate

Chapter 3

RYAN



The cab dropped me off at the complex that housed my apartment. I lived in a street that was still in a better part of the city but pretty different from where I had come from. After making it to my room, I went straight to the bathroom, wanting to make sure I had not gotten the wrong dosage for my pills.

The dosage was right, two pills per day, I could now check that off, as a reason for what had happened .When I finally caught my image in the mirror, I could not believe my eyes.

The woman in the mirror looked like she had been mauled by an animal. Angry bruises on her neck, one prominent just where her scent gland was located. In another scenario, that would have been a mating mark.

" Did he really have to do that,'' my wolf commented,clearly displeased, making her presence known for the first time.

" Do you know something about this?'' I asked. Apart from the fact that my suppressants were faulty, maybe she could make sense of everything.

" No, I don't,'' she replied, too quickly for someone who was innocent before quickly fading away.

Shaking my head, I stopped my small tour of my body, deciding to attend to more pressing matters like booking an appointment with my doctor, as soon as possible.

Calling her phone, by the second ring she had already answered asking if I had an episode or had an emergency and needed to see her. I had expected nothing less from her as she had been among the most supportive people in my life, doubling as my full-time doctor and therapist. She had helped me progress so much and overcome what had happened to me in my earlier years. The nightmares always reared their ugly head in my life once in a while, but I was doing my best to get well. Assuring her that I was fine and booking an appointment first thing in the morning, we finished our call.

Taking off my makeup and clothes and washing off the black dye from my hair, followed by a hot bath to sooth my sore muscles.

I felt bettter. Towel drying myself, I looked at myself in the full body mirror in my room . I had even more bruises on my body, some more prominent than others around my waist and thighs especially. My skin would look horrible for the next few days.

Going back to sleep was impossible and I waited till when my appointment hours were close enough and headed out.

I was a frequent visitor and the receptionist gave me her routine smile followed by ushering me to my doctor's office, who seemed to have just arrived as she was working on buttoning her white coat.

" Morning Martha,'' I said while launching myself into the coach that I had grown accustomed to over the years.

" This must be pretty serious if you made it on time,'' she said, adjusting her glasses and taking a seat at her desk.

" Well, if my suppressants are not working and the possibility of me being pregnant is not serious enough, then I don't know what to tell you,'' I replied, trying to sound as unchallant as possible.That got her attention.

" I can't smell your scent. What do you mean malfunctioning?'' she asked.

" Last night, I went out. My pheromones affected the Alpha I was with and myself as well, which would not have been possible if they were working. Plus I need some emergency pills as well,'' I finished off picking at my nails, not wanting to see the expression on her face.

" Ryan Melanie White,'' she called my name sternly in a manner that reminded me of my mother when she scolded me, causing me to wince.

" I thought you were old enough to know better,'' she chasticied before getting up to leave her office. If that had been her reaction, my parents would not be hearing anything about this, I decided.

She came back handing me the pills and a glass of water before taking her previous position.

" I am thinking that if your suppressants can somehow stop working, then we can not confirm for sure if those pills will be effective,'' she stated.

" What do you mean?" I asked, trying not to think about the implications of her statement .

" You will need to come back for routine testing as it's very possible that the same thing that happened with your suppressants could happen with them. In the meantime, I will take a sample of your blood to see what is wrong exactly.Those suppressants are the most advanced and are the most efficient in the market, so I am baffled. Meanwhile, take your time to think about if you are ready to have a pup or not,'' were her last words that kept ringing at the back of my mind.

Mel's Pov ( Ryan's wolf)

Keeping my mouth shut was really not my best quality, something that had been the source of all my problems. Now Ryan had an inkling that I knew something about the incident from the previous night. I actually did, given the fact that it had been all me in control the minute we left that nightclub.All decisions that had also led to it had been influenced by me. Was I feeling guilty? A bit, but not over what had happened, but having to keep a secret from my human companion.

How do you explain that you discovered that the man who was flirting with you at the bar was the very one who had been your rival in the spirit world and your feud had led to both of you being cast out to the mortal world as punishment? I could recognize those golden eyes from anywhere. They had always been unique to Rex.

Once Ryan had shifted and my presence in her life that had been previously dormant was active, I had spent the better part of my time searching for him with all the technology that this world had to offer,initially full of bitterness, praying that he was completely far from me, but after years had passed and I had not found him, I had been happy and content that he was no where near me and I could live this life peacefully while helping my human achieve her revenge mission.

Imagine my shock when his scent that I could pick out from thousands had hit my nose last night, followed by his golden eyes gazing at me hungrily. The uninformed decisions that had followed could be fully blamed on the pent-up feelings of hate that had been accumulated over the years and heat. Now here we were, looking at the possibility of being pregnant with his pup. I cursed out.

A pup was the last thing we needed on our plate. I had no idea what I wanted, torn between keeping the pup verses praying the tests would turn out negative.

Maybe the Moon Goddess was still not done with me and had left it to Rex to torment me even in this life.

Regardless of it all, I was really happy to see him. He was the only connection I still had to home but no one needed to know that.