“Shit don’t tell mum I let you drink that much” Ryker says walking me to the bathroom.
“Arial help her, I am not watching her pee” He says shivering and making a disgusted face.
“Arial rolls her eyes and gets up helping me stagger in the bathroom, I giggle when I headbutt the tiles sitting on the toilet, quickly peeing.
“You know you should have only had one not nine of those, you don’t even drink Lana” My sister scolds.
“Leave her alone” Ryker’s calls from the room as I stand up. I couldn’t feel my face and the room spun violently Arial grabbing my arm and helping me out of the bathroom as I flop on the bed face down before rolling on my side.
“First time I would ever say, I am the one responsible one” Arial taunts making me laugh.
“I am only tipsy, not drunk so be a good little sister and go down and fetch more from the bar downstairs” Ryker tells her.
“You don’t think you drank enough?” She asks.
“Just stop whining and go” He tells her before reaching in his pocket and giving her his credit card. She growls before taking it from him and walking out the door.
“I know what we can do tomorrow, I will take you to meet someone she is pretty nice but also a little scary, you can ask her about your mates” Ryker says making me sit up or at least try to.
“Who and where” I ask.
“Avery, she is the city’s regent, she is usually at her apothecary shop on the east side”
“What do you mean she is scary” I ask.
“because she is not just a witch, you will see tomorrow. We can go after lunch” He says and I yawn before nodding. We sit in silence for a bit waiting for Arial to come back.
“Ryker?”
“yeah”
“What did she say about your mate?” He says nothing but rolls over facing me on his bed and I notice how sad he looks.
“Is that why you have been so cranky, you scare mum you know?” I tell him. He rolls on his back looking at the ceiling.
“You can tell me, I won’t tell anyone”
“I tell you, you will hate me, Lana. You’re best off not knowing” He says.
“Did you find her?” I ask playing with my bracelet my mother gave me. Ryker growls and I take that as a yes.
“She rejected you, didn’t she?” I ask, hoping for some answers, anything to explain where my loving big brother went.
“You will get a second chance mate Ryker, the moon goddess will give you a second chance” I tell him knowing she did reject him.
“Moon goddess won’t give me a second chance mate after what I did, Lana. It’s fine I have the pack to worry about anyway” He says the only indication I was onto something.
“The moon goddess will, everyone deserves and second chance,”
“Even your mates?” He retorts and I sigh looking up at the roof.
“That’s different” I tell him.
“No, its not. I can’t get a second chance Lana. But you can and don’t throw it away, don’t throw your mate bond away, you have no idea how much I want what you have and you’re willing to throw it away over one thing. If Lily and Damien can forgive Drake for what he did, you can forgive him” He says, and I was surprised at how angry he suddenly got.
“don’t preach to me brother, maybe go sort out your mate then I will deal with mine” I tell him suddenly annoyed that he would tell me to take them back.
“I wish I could, but nothing will fix what happened between myself and my mate Lana”
“Everyone deserves a second chance Ryker”
“I don’t” He says sitting up, I try to sit up as well but give up, my body feeling way to heavy to function besides talk and breathe.
“Why didn’t you tell us you found her?” I ask.
“Just leave it Lana forget I even told you”
“Maybe we can fix it, I could talk to her”
“What you have become a clairvoyant suddenly, you gonna ask if she can forgive me?” He asks before scoffing making me furrow my eyebrows.
“Huh, what are you talking about?” I ask forcing myself up to lean on the headboard.
“You can’t fix anything, I can’t fix anything. She is dead Lana, I killed her” He says before storming out of the room leaving me shocked. Did he just say he killed his own mate? Arial walks in just as he opens the door running into her. He looks down before growling at her and snatching the bottle from her hand.
“Wait Ryker where are you going?”
“To see a friend, don’t leave the room” He says walking off. Arial comes in closing the door looking at me questionably.
“What just happened?” She asks.
“I.. I can’t tell you”
“Are you for real, of course you can you’re my sister” She says throwing her arms up.
“Not this Arial, I definitely can’t tell you this” I say closing my eyes.
‘He is gay isn’t he, loves the cock. I knew it, fucking knew it”
“He isn’t gay Arial”
“Well until you tell me what’s going on, I am just going to assume he like it up the ass” She says flopping on her bed.
“Finally, can watch what I want” she says leaning over and stealing the remote off Ryker’s bed. I chuckle resting my head on the headboard thinking of what Ryker told me.
Lana POV
I woke with a wicked hangover, my head pounding to its own beat. Sitting up, my stomach churned and I raced to the bathroom. Chucking up last nights bad decision of drinking too much. Rinsing my mouth in the sink, I grabbed my toothbrush and brushed my teeth. As I was doing so, I could hear murmurs the soft voice of my sister like she was talking on the other side of the door. I strain my ears listening. Only catching the tail end of the conversation.
“Just hurry I can’t guarantee we will remain here” I hear he say before the talking stops, I must have heard wrong, no one knows we are here. Walking out into the main room my toothbrush still in my mouth I look around, Arial was no where to be seen. Ryker was passed out in his bed and I realise I don’t even remember him coming in. I must have been out cold.
My eyes snap to the door when I hear the doorhandle rattle. Arial walking in a shocked look on her face as she looks at me before composing herself.
“You are awake” She announces. I put a finger to my lips pointing to Ryker and she looks over seeing him still asleep before turning around and closing the door quietly. I was about to demand to know who she was talking to when I felt my stomach turn again. I rush to the toilet spewing my guts up, when I was sure I had nothing left in my stomach, I stood up flushing the toilet yet again. My face felt hot, my entire body felt like it was overheating. Turning the shower, I stick my head under the cold stream trying to cool myself down. The water rushing over my head and down the sides of my face making me gasp at the sudden drop in temperature.
Arial walks in leaning on the door watching me. “You okay?” She asks watching me worriedly.
“Yeah fine just hungover” She nods before handing me a towel and I shut off the shower feeling a little better. I quickly brush my teeth before chucking some clothes on. When I place my shoes on Arial whisper yells to me.