I gathered all the energy I had left and limped towards him. I was only able to take three steps before I collapsed but this time, I collapsed into my mate's arms.

"Dad, I have something to tell you before we leave." I said to my father when he was done instructing a couple of men on what to do.

"What is it?" He asked, his hard, dark eyes starring into my light ones.

"Noah isn't just my friend. He's my mate." I said slowly. Many emotions swirled in his eyes, it was hard to identify just one.

"I know," he stated harshly. I could feel the disapproval and disappointment in his voice. "I don't know what I did for the spirits to curse me with a gay son." My stomach dropped. I never knew his words could hurt me so much and make my whole world go still. My father had never looked down upon me in such a way.

He studied my face before he continued speaking. "I will help rescue him since you are the Alpha but I refuse to accept that he is your mate. The spirits made a mistake." He didn't look me in the eyes the entire time and that made a horrible feeling cloud my chest. My heart contracted but tears did not fall from eyes.

He turned his back and started to walk away. I took deep breaths and thought for a moment. I am the Alpha. I refused to be spoken to in such a manner and no one was allowed to speak ill about my mate. I was gay whether my father liked it or not and I would stand by Noah no matter what anyone said.

"Noah is the best thing that has ever happened to me and I will not stand by and let you ruin that." I stated with a stern tone that made him turn around quickly and narrow his eyes at me.

"You can disown me." I paused and took a step toward him. "You can beat me." Another pause and step. "And you can ignore me but there will not be a day when I will not love Noah. I am gay and you might not accept it but I accept it." I took two more steps and looked down at the man I once called my father. "You may be my dad but if you lay a finger on my mate, I will make your life a living hell."

I looked him straight in the eye before turning and walking inside the mansion, leaving him alone, my speech replaying through my head while a devious smile lingered on my lips. I finally accepted it and I needed to tell Noah that.

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"Where is my Noah?" I asked in a dangerous tone. We just made it to the abandoned house and I could sense Noah 's presence. Not only his presence but I could smell his blood and that just made me even more angry.

"Now, nephew, don't you think you're being a little rude?" Christopher said, looking calm for someone that was about to be dead. I snarled at him and watched him with narrowed eyes. "Fine. We'll do it your way." he stated before he shifted into his huge black wolf. He looked even more crazy in wolf form and it almost made me feel bad for him - almost. Key word: Almost. No way was I gonna feel bad for him now since he hurt my mate.

But even at first glance, you could tell he was rogue, driven by loss and desperation. It was just how my parents told me, the loss of a mate only leads to the ruin of a wolf, driving them either insane or dead or both. I pitied my uncle and I hate for how things ended between him and our family. But the capturing and torturing of my mate was nothing something I could forgive.

Snarls and growls could be heard all around us as my pack fought against the crazed rogues. We circled around each other, waiting for the other to make the first move. I lounged forward and snapped my teeth at his hind leg. He moved quickly and I missed. We began circling around each other again and I knew he would try to make the move this time.

He crouched low to the ground and pounced on me. We rolled across the room while snapping our jaws at each other, trying to injure the other. He finally succeed and bit into my shoulder. A whine escaped but it was quickly replaced when I kicked him off of me.

We went at each other again, standing on our hind legs as we pawed and snarled at each other. I eventually was able to scratch his muzzle hard enough to make him jump back in surprise. I took that as an opportunity and jumped at him, clawing at his back. We fell back onto the wood floor and wrestled with each other for what felt like centuries.

I was able to sink my teeth into his shoulder and managed to injury him severely. I threw him against the opposite wall and watched his bloody body sink to the floor. I knew he wasn't dead yet but he was injured enough to the point that he couldn't even think straight.

I turned towards the nearest hallway and ran down it, searching for any sign of Noah. But everywhere I went, he wasn't there. Eventually, I turned down a hall and caught his scent. I followed his scent to a strange door and without giving a second thought, I barged into the room.

I stared into the eyes of my mate and I couldn't be happier. I shifted back to my human form and ran towards him.

I looked up from my bloody arms and gazed into the eyes of my mate. I didn't care that he was naked, all I could think was that he was finally here. I gathered all the energy I had left and limped towards him. I was only able to take three steps before I collapsed but this time, I collapsed into my mate's arms.

Just from his touch, I felt a million times better. We both let out a heavy sigh when he hugged me to his chest. Even though my whole body ached from the pressure, I couldn't care less. I felt warm tears fall onto my shoulder and I knew he was crying.

I pulled back a little and looked at his face. He refused to let me look at him and kept turning his head away from me. I grabbed his face and made him look at me. I brushed away the tears with the pads of my thumbs and lightly kissed his lips.

"I'm so sorry, This is all my fault. I should have never left you." he said before he pulled me to his chest again. "I'm going to get you home. Everything is okay now." I knew what he was saying but it sounded like he was trying to convince himself, not me.

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"How do you feel?" Ryder asked as he set me down on his bed. The bed never felt so comfy in my life. I snuggled under the blankets and curled into a ball, taking in the comfort the bed offered. I poked my head out from under the sheets and looked up at Ryder.

"I feel like crap." I stated before bringing my head back under the sheets.

"You know, I could heal you and you would better immediately." he said with a suspicious look in his eyes. I thought back to the time Brad hurt me and how quickly my nose was fixed once Ryder kissed me.

"Really?" He sat on the bed next to me and pulled the covers off my head, nodding his head. "Please take the pain away." I said barely above a whisper. He pulled the covers off of me, completely, and had me lay down on my back.

He hovered on top of me and brought his lips to mine. My body reacted without even giving a thought and tried to pull him closer. I had missed his touch, his smell, him. I tangled my fingers in his hair while his tongue explored my mouth. He moved away and began placing kisses along my jaw. Tilting my head upwards, he licked at a long cut that trailed across my neck. Instead of hurting as I expected it to, my skin was burning with pleasure. I could feel the skin pulling back together.

He trailed soft kisses down my stomach before removing my shirt and continuing. Scratches and cuts covered my body and I could see the hurt in his face. He left a small kiss before attending to the wounds with his tongue. I watched in amazement as the cuts disappeared and new skin replaced it, leaving behind a burning feeling.

He kissed his way back up to my chest and looked into my eyes before giving my nipple a lick. I arched my body into his while a gasp left my lips. He let out a soft chuckle as he continued to kiss his way down to my shorts that were loaned to me by Riley.

He, slowly, pulled them down and discarded them somewhere on the floor. He looked down at my boxers with a hungry look and I knew what he was thinking. "Ryder, I'm not ready to go all the way yet." I said, trying not to upset him. I didn't want to go all the way yet and I was hoping he would understand.

"I know, baby, I know." he said, giving me a kiss before returning his attention to my batman boxers. With fingers hooking under the hem, he looked to me for approval. I could see in his eyes how bad he wanted me and how his wolf waited for his chance to strike. Once given approval, he ripped my boxers off with a fiery hunger and the cold air made contact with my bare body. His eyes changed to a bright yellow as he stared at my now naked body.

My face burned as his eyes stared longish at my body. I wasn't self conscious but I wasn't the most confident person either. Something about being under Ryder's gaze was intimidating and thrilling. I wondered what he thought of me and if he liked what he saw.

I tried to cover my face with my hands but he pulled my arms down. "Don't." was all he said before he moved to where he was face was directly above my lap. My face was heated and I knew I was blushing like crazy.

Before I knew it, he took my member into his mouth and my body responded almost immediately. The feeling of his wet mouth on my throbbing member was indescribable. My back arched, a loud moan escaping my mouth. All thoughts of being shy and nervous left my mind as my whole body hummed with pleasure. He reached for my hand and we intertwined our fingers together as my cock filled his mouth.

His mouth was warm and the consent friction was driving me crazy. He continued to suck and lick while I scirmed underneath his grip. The only sounds that could be heard were my moans and groans but I couldn't care less at the moment. I could barely even think.

He used his free hand to massage my balls, earning more moans from me. My hands gripped his hair, wanting nothing more than to unload into his mouth. For someone new to being gay, he sure knew his way around my privates. When I finally felt that building in my balls, my hips began to buck up on their own, making Ryder gag but he continue to work on me. His tongue licked the whole shaft while he sucked with passion. He moaned around my cock, his hands gripping my hips, and that was my last undoing.

"Ryder, I'm gonna-" I started but didn't get to finish as I rode the waves of my orgasm. It took us both by surprise and racked through my body with such force. Being sexual with Ryder was something I had never experienced before and my body was feeling things I never knew possible. I emptied into his mouth, the cum dripping down his mouth, and I was suprised as he swallowed most of my cum, and licked his lips clean.

"Yummy." he said as he came up and placed his lips back on mine.