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Muffled words
sounding like, “take a fast shit for your self Cullen.”

Cullen leaned
into Thena, “Where is Seeker bitch?”

“Thena said in
a voice that did not sound like hers, “Fuck off!”

Suddenly
Cullen grabbed her slapped her and then, dragged her across the
room, pick Thena up laid her across the top of a long dresser.
“Sweetheart,” Cullen said to his wife, “get a pitcher of water and
let’s see if she can breathe water. When she finds out she can not
maybe she will answer my questions!”

Cullen’s wife
walked into the bathroom and came out two minutes later with a
pitcher of water and a hand towel and slowly pinned Thena’s head
down so she could not move it, and drained the pitcher of water
over Thena’s face. Thena tried to move her head to avoid the water
but couldn’t Thena began choking and spitting up water!

Ryker heard
muffled words that sounded like fuck off by a female’s voice, and
another slap in the face. Ryker listened closer to the door he
heard muffled sounds like some one being dragged a short distance.
Ryker moved towards the window and looked in through a small slit
in the curtains. The room was a mess, it appeared Thena had put up
a good fight tables were on there sides some were broken. He saw
Thena up on a dresser with a towel being put over her face, and
then a woman came out of the bathroom and started dumping water
over her face she either took in the water or could not breathe.
When they stopped the towel was removed and Thena threw up water,
and was choking. Ryker had seen enough he had to act and act now or
they were going to kill her. The man was screaming at Thena, “Where
is he you fucking bitch?” Cullen said while digging his fingers
into Thena’s arms.

Ryker went to
the door and knocked no answer so he knocked again. The room was
silent he walked back to the window and Thena was on the floor
being held down with a hand over her mouth, he could not see the
female figured she was either behind the door or had slipped out of
sight in the room. He went back and knocked again. Nothing so he
pretended to leave the area making loud noise as he walked away.
Then Ryker slipped back silently to the window and looked in. Thena
was sitting in a chair her hands were tied behind her back, she had
two black eyes, which were swollen shut, a split lip that was
bleeding, nose was bleeding and her jaw appeared to be swollen. She
also had a few black and blue marks on her arms, her right arm had
been bleeding. He looked closely at Thena then at the man. The man
had blood on him, his face was clawed up bad, and he limped
slightly as he moved around the room. Ryker watched as the man gave
Thena a shake and when she tried to looked at him he asked her,”
where is Seeker?” When she told him to fuck off again and he
punched her in the face the blow had knocked Thena out.

Ryker went to
the door and hit it hard landed on the floor rolled and fired his
nine millimetres with the silencer on it and the man went down, the
woman was not in sight. Where the hell did she go? He checked the
room top to bottom and decided she must have gone out the open
window in the bathroom. Ryker untied Thena got a cloth and put it
over her nose and lip. Ryker tied a piece of the sheet on her arm.
Once the bleeding had stopped Ryker picked her up carried her to
the cabin he was renting, removed her clothes washed her body of
blood with a warm cloth and placed her in his bed. He noticed a red
mark on her shoulder turned her over and another one was on her
shoulder blade. She had been shot and from the looks of the wound
lost a lot of blood and it had been within the past day or so since
the mark was still visible. Suddenly he was filled with anger that
ran deep inside him and it wanted to burst forth. Ryker hit the
bedroom door with his fist. He felt better then!

He then walked
the block to the motel room collected all of Thena’s clothes and
items including guns and carried them back to his room. When he
went back the third time he picked up the man who lay dead on the
floor and carried his body to the truck and drove off. Once the
body was disposed of he drove back to the cabin. Ryker had been
gone for over an hour. As he drove back to the cabin he wondered
how Thena was. It was good to see her again, he had missed her, and
it was like part of his heart had gone a stray and now it was back
where it belonged.

Ryker used his
key and opened the door to the cabin. Walked in silently and worked
his way to his bed room. Thena was still out cold in the bed. He
smiled she was still beautiful, her eyes were swollen shut, she had
a fat lip, and her jaw was swollen and he could not get over how
beautiful she still was in his eyes. He thought to himself; too
think her beautiful in the condition she was in it had to be
nothing short of pure unadulterated love of the purest kind. It had
been a year since they parted, he had mellowed a little, missed her
like hell.

He whispered
to her, “there has been no one else but you love. There never will
be; we belong together, I just wish you would realize it.” He would
not force her to come to him, she had to come to him on her own
terms, and he would wait even if it took forever, or the time never
came at all.

Ryker smiled,
he had been born on the rise of the full moon. His Father was an
alpha male had a small pack in the states. If his mother had waited
another three days he would have been born on the full moon. He was
a leader, take charge kind of guy, he loved deeply, would always be
faithful no matter what; would think before he acted. He had a
temper, but lost it so seldom most thought he did not have one.
However, when he did lose it, damn the world he was a bull in china
shop. When push came to shove he shoved back and he shoved back
hard. Ryker was very manipulating alpha male. He would if he could
manipulate destiny when possible. He was romantic most times with
the female he was with, always buying flowers, or candy or taking
them out to eat, always remembered anniversaries. He was also a
patient lover making sure the female enjoyed herself as much as he
did. He had to admit since Thena and him split, he didn’t make love
he just had sex for the release and didn’t care about who he was
with, or if they were satisfied or not. The whores he was with
wanted it over quick get there money and leave which suited
him.

Slowly and
carefully he slipped Thena’s night grown on to her body. Walking
back to the living room he smiled, “she needs me right now, whether
she likes it or not.”

Ryker fixed
himself a sandwich and some soup and a salad. As he sat there and
ate he decided it would be wise to sleep on the couch such as it
was. After looking at the couch for about three minutes he decided
against that. In stead he made up a bed on the floor out of some
quilts and blankets and spare sheets, shut off the lights, crawled
in with a t-shirt on and a pair of briefs. The bed was made up next
to the door so all he had to do was reach out and grab someone
trying to leave or enter the bedroom. He made sure that with the
lights off he could not be seen from any direction. He appeared to
be nothing more then a shadow on the floor.

During the
night Ryker woke up to hear, Thena crying and calling his name.
Ryker got up and walked into the bedroom and listened to her cries,
she was moaning half the time, and crying the other half. In side
it all she was calling to Ryker, at one point he heard her say, “I
love you Ryker now and always have loved you.” Then he heard, “no
Seeker don’t do it, no please don’t Ryker!” Thena’s words
disappeared in a quick inhale and her tears.

Ryker wondered
who the hell is Seeker, why was she begging him not to do something
what did she say raw don’t ray. Hell that doesn’t make sense.
Don’t’ rap, suddenly his fist hit the door and wood splintered he
tried to rape her, I will kill the son of a bitch. He won’t live
another day if I find out he actually raped her! Thena never heard
his fist hit the door, nor did she hear Ryker swearing.

When Thena
fall back into a deep sleep Ryker stood there frowning at her, “so
you never stopped loving me sweetheart. Well then this might not be
as difficult as I thought it might be to get you to see we belong
together.” Ryker turned got back into his make shift bed and fall a
sleep while wondering who Seeker was and how he was going to kill
the bastard, and what else had he done to Thena.

When the sun
light came into the window, he woke looked around it took him a
minute to realize where he was then he jumped up and looked in the
bedroom door. Thena was still in bed a sleep thank goodness. He
looked at her and his shaft grew hard and bigger then normal and he
had to get his shaft down before Thena woke and saw him. He rushed
off to the bathroom, used the toilet and took a quick shower, a
cool one and came out. He stretched his arms and legs and muscles
to work the kinks out of them from sleeping on the floor.

Ryker checked
on Thena and she was still a sleep. He wondered about that since
she was an early riser so the fact that it was already eight in the
morning and her still in bed had him concerned. He walked into the
bed rested his hand against her forehead it felt fine, cool to the
touch. He listened to her breathing and it sounded a little
rattled, but that did not surprise him with having water forced
down her throat and nose. He placed his hand under the sheets and
touched her leg and it was warm. He pulled his hand out and looked
at her face and smiled she was just a sleep. He should not have
been surprised with the lost blood from the gun shot wound and
after last night it will take a little time for her too recuperate
from the ordeals. Cats may have nine lives he thought, but it takes
them a little longer to recover then werewolves. But she was also a
werewolf, but leaned more towards the cats.

Just then
Thena’s cell phone rang and he picked it up and said, “Hello!”

Hi Ryker old
man; how you doing this is Zand,” Zand said with a big smile.

Ryker smiled
deeply, “Zand I am great and how about you, and that glorious mate
you have? How did you know it was me?”

“Alexis is
just fine and so are the two pups. Ryker your voice would be
recognized by anyone it is such a deep baritone. Thena asked me to
do some checking around on Melrodger Courtoreille, and I have the
word on the street for Thena.”

Damn Zand you
now got two pups’ last I heard you had your first one on the way.
Time flies when you’re having fun!” Ryker laughed! “What is it Zand
I need to know to help Thena,” Ryker said with a knitted brows.

“The word on
the street is that Melrodger wants not only Seeker killed, but he
wants Thena dead as well, she is the only tie in to Michael Claims
death and Melrodger connection. Seeker is the man who was with
Melrodger’s son Cue when he was killed. Get Thena to a safe place
Ryker you your welcome to come up to the alpha house with Storm and
Wind take residence in one of the cabins, if it is to far there is
also Rain Walker and his mate Amethyst’s place they also have
vacant cabins you can use. Storm and Rain are brothers; both will
certainly lend you a hand if I asked.”

Ryker smiled,
“I’ll have to get back to you on this one, it’s pretty dangerous
situation I just killed an ex-CIA OPS working for the highest
bidder. His mate is still around I am sure and she is dangerous
beyond words. It might be a situation where Melrodger may have to
be removed from the picture all together. I would be more then
happy to take care of that problem myself. I had a run in with him
fifteen years ago when I was a young kid. And let’s say I lost that
one and I don’t intend to lose a second time as far as Melrodger is
concerned. I have learned plenty over the years on how that alpha
operates.”

“The name on
the couple would not be Cullen would it?” Zand said with a worried
looked.

“Zand that is
the name of them alright, don’t tell me anything concerning them
unless it is something I would not know of which would be something
recent; such as in the past year or a little more. ”

“Recent news
is they were behind the killing of the Hart family in Florida, the
killing of Sam Douglas in Detroit and Marshall Wilcox’s son Steven,
they did some mercenary work in Asia for a month or two, nothing
else knew.”

“Zand do me a
favor and find out who this Seeker is for me and don’t let Thena
know I was asking you to find out about him for me please? Zand I
intend to kill the son of a bitch the reason is my own.”

Zand thought,
“ok will do see what I can find out tell me where he is
staying?

“In this area
I believe Zand.” Ryker said with a deep frown on his face. Ok I’ll
keep you informed thanks for a job well done, and I might get back
to you on a safe place to stay. Problem is I don’t want to endanger
others. And you know me I always put others first.”

Zand figured
that Seeker must have done something awful for a man like Ryker to
want to kill him and he figured it had something to do with Thena.
Now what would make a man like Ryker want to kill another man, he
must have forced himself on Thena that was the only answer. Zand
hit the steering wheel of his truck, he felt like taking pieces out
of Seeker as well. No damn alpha would ever attempt rape no matter
what. They had more control then that.

Ryker hung up
the phone walked to the refrigerator opened it up; looked in side.
“Damn not much to eat a bag of chips from Thena’s motel room.
Better then nothing.” As he sat there eating the chips at the table
he heard Thena moan and got up quickly and rushed to the
bedroom.

Thena sat in
the middle of the bed tried to see out her eyes but they were
swollen shut completely. Her head ached beyond belief. Her jaw was
aching like hell. Her lip felt like it was on fire. She wanted to
cry, but was beyond tears. Her nose was tender and felt stuffed up.
Then she heard someone in the room, she froze, “who’s there?” She
reached under the pillow and came up with no gun, where the hell
had she left one of her guns? She knew she left one under her
pillow, who ever was in the room had to have taken it. Turning she
leaned her head back as far as she could trying to see, but saw
nothing, “Please tell me who is here?”