The Pack's Weirdo : A Mystery to unveil
Chapter 73 - My king

Chapter 73: Chapter 73 - My king

I was unable to sleep because of the anxiety of meeting council members and, obviously, my injured body. So, I finally gave up trying to sleep and decided to go to the gym.

I knew that I would not be able to do anything in my condition, but I was hoping to find Matt and Mia there as they would be preparing for morning training along with a few warriors. Ryan didn’t come home yesterday. He said that something urgent had come up, and no matter how hard I tried to ignore this, I couldn’t help but miss him more and more. I tried to tie my hair but hey, who am I kidding? I can’t even tie my hair with two hands without struggling, and then trying my hair with one hand is next to impossible. I grabbed an oversized T-shirt and wore it while my hand, in the sling, was also under the shirt... {oh, I love these extra-large t-shirts}.

I went outside the house as silently as I could and went towards the gym. I witnessed a very surprising and weird scene when I entered the gym. Mia was helping Sarah in the workout, while Matt was doing squats with, I don’t know how much weight, Layla was running on the treadmill, and Ellon and Jack were nowhere to be seen, but in all this, the most shocking scene was a very shirtless Ryan struggling in changing the diaper of Ella who is lying on the exercise bench.

"Sarah, can you please help me out here? Ella is not listening to me," he shouted for help in helplessness, and instead of helping him, Sarah just rolled her eyes while others were trying to stop themselves from laughing at him.

"I already did my job by sending you to the newborn baby’s dad training along with Jack. Now it is on you how you will change Ella’s nappy," she scolded him bossily while stretching herself.

"But it is different. That doll neither kicked me whenever I tried to change the nappy nor cried like Ella" he is desperately trying to get some help. "Please, Ella... uncle loves you very much. Please let me change the nappy" I couldn’t help but smile at his cute antics "for god’s sake, where did that stupid jack go? He told me that he would be back in an hour," Sarah snickered.

’’He is not going to be back soon, Ryan. He has not slept properly because of all the duties that you left behind in taking care of Ella. So, now he is not going to come soon" Ryan’s expression resembled the same as Ella’s right now. "Please, somebody help me" he looked at everyone with cute expressions, he was looking everywhere when his gaze met mine, and instantly the king took control of him. His eyes turned green, and his claws extended on their own. He took a step backwards from Ella, and I ran towards them and took Ella in my arms.

"King, you can’t do this when Ryan is handling an infant", I shouted at him while everyone came towards us, and Sarah took Ella from my arms.

"I cannot hurt any innocent... no matter. I am in control of my human" he took his claws back, softly took Ella from Sarah’s arms, and changed her nappy perfectly. What surprised me more is Ella didn’t cry or kick even once. Instead, she was smiling while looking directly into the king’s eyes. When I look at others, they are looking equally shocked as me. He took her again in his arms and gave her back to Sarah "just because I am an animal, you can’t expect me to always behave like a beast", he said to me, and this actually made me speechless. He looked at me from head to toe and then again into my eyes "unable to sleep?" he asked me, and I couldn’t help but softly shake my head in negative.

"We need to check on the training ground along with warriors" Mia and Matt were about to go when the king stopped them.

"Can we become friends?" as soon as he said that, everyone looked at him as if he had grown two heads. "Yes, I wanted respect, but there is no need to run away every time I surface" he looked at Layla. "I know that you and Ryan both are trying to get along for Aadhya’s sake, but maybe we can also try to be a bit informal" I don’t know about others, but he has already blown my mind with his words, "Think about it. There is no need to rush. I am going back home and taking Aadhya with me. Her body needs rest, and if she hurts herself more, then my human is going to blame it all on himself. You guys can continue and Sarah... take Ella home. There is no rush to start doing your delta duties so early. Aadhya will take care of that part for a few weeks" before anybody could say anything, he took my hand in his and took me out of the gym.

"King", he hummed but didn’t stop. "Why are you in control?" I asked him, and he stopped and turned toward me. He took a step towards me, and before I took a step back, he grabbed my waist... {not touching the wound} ... and pulled me towards him. My chest crashed with his naked chest, and my heart started beating like a crazy heart... {What was I thinking? I should not have asked him anything} ... I looked at him and found him looking at the nape of my neck.

I became a little self-conscious, and his body heat was not helping either to ignore the fact that I was so close to him while he didn’t have any shirt on. He tucked a strand of hair behind my ear, trailed his finger to the nape of my neck, and took a shaky breath. Wherever he touched me, I could feel the lingering tingling sensation there, while the butterflies in my stomach were ready to come out anytime.

"Because I can’t trust him with your security anymore" he removed his hand from my waist and again took my left hand on his, and we walked inside the house. He started walking upstairs, but I stopped, which made him look at me.

"Where are you taking me?" I asked him nervously.

"In the room" I snatched my hand from me on this.

"I am not going to sleep in your room," I told him strictly. He nodded, took my hand in his, and started walking towards my room. I again snatched my hand from him.

"I can go to my room myself," I told him, and he gave me a deathly glare... {Tell him to cover himself up with something, dude. He is looking more alluring than intimidating in this way}.

"I am not leaving you alone," he said to me stubbornly, and I couldn’t help but miss Ryan. I know he scolds me, but he is not stubborn in this case. "I have already ignored to see your face the whole day and even didn’t let Ryan come home just because I don’t want to scare you away with all this... now it’s not my fault that you came to me, now I can’t control it" I got seriously scared at his statement.

"You... you pervert.... what- what is that control and all? You are not coming anywhere near me or... " I glared hard at him but still couldn’t hide the blush and nervousness from him while my heartbeat was drumming in my ears. He did the exact same thing that I warned him not to do. He again encircled his arm around my waist... {again, not hurting me} ... and slammed my body on his very naked body... {has anyone died of this fuzzy feeling before, or am I going to be the first case?}.

"Or what... mate," he said while smirking, which made me completely lose my breath and mind.... {what is my name? Where am I?}

"I wi.... will... I will scr.. scream" I can’t move my eyes from his lips now... {if I will kiss him, will it be called lip lock or beardliplock}

"Then scream," he started leaning down, and the panic alarm in my mind started ringing loudly while those butterflies had already reached my throat.

"Stop...." I put my uninjured hand on his chest, and he instantly stopped. I removed my gaze from his lips with much effort and looked into his eyes which were now fluctuating between black and green. "Can you not do this, please?" I whispered.

"What?" he put his forehead against mine now and closed his now green eyes.

"These fuzzily muzzily things. I am afraid that all these butterflies in my stomach are going to come out anytime now" he chuckled softly at this and placed my head on his chest while hugging me warmly. I can still feel his chest vibrating, but now I am not feeling nervous anymore.

"What am I going to do with you and your innocence?" he asked no one and kissed my head. "Don’t panic. I am not going to do anything. I know that Ryan made you nervous enough to make me not do anything with you without your permission. That stupid got scared that you would doubt the mate bond, and to prove that the bond is still there, he kissed you. Believe me, after that, his condition was also the same as yours, but he is good at hiding that from you" I can’t say that I am not surprised by this revelation.

I raised my head and placed my chin on his chest to look at his face to know if he was telling the truth. He looked at me and chuckled while again placing my head on his chest. "No one will touch you without your permission, love. I am just coming with you because I know that I can help you in getting good sleep. I can also tie your hair and can definitely help you in wearing this shirt correctly" He finally let me go and, this time, took me to my room without any resistance from me.

When we reached my room, he went towards the window and checked the lock first, then looked at me. "Do you want me to help you out with that T-shirt? Are you wearing anything inside?" I know he is trying to act as if he is not getting affected by all this, but his heartbeats tell a different story.

"I am comfortable in this way" he took a relieving breath and nodded.

"And your hair."

"I am not going to do much physical work, so that was also fine" he nodded and narrowed his eyes at me.

"Why is your face still red? Did you have a fever?" he came towards me and placed his hand on my forehead.

"I am fine," I told him, but he was not listening to me.

"You are not fine. It is normal to have a fever when you get a serious wound. Didn’t the doctor give you painkillers?" He continued his questions, "Stay here, and no need to even come out of the room. I will be back in a few minutes" before he sprinted out of the room, I grabbed his hand, and he stopped.

"She gave me a painkiller, and I have already taken it. Just cover yourself up, and everything will be fine," I said to him without making eye contact, but I knew that he would be very happy to hear this. Much to my relief, he didn’t say anything, just chuckled and went out of the room. He returned after wearing a T-shirt and track pants instead of just shorts earlier. I took a relieving breath when I found his eye colour back to normal.

"Oh, thank god you are back." I sat on the bed and placed my hand on my heart "damn king, he made my heart beat so fast that I was afraid that I would get another heart attack", I said to no one in particular, and he chuckled at this.

"Though he was bitching about me, the things he said were true" again; I am stunned by Ryan’s confession.

"I should not have kissed you without your consent, no matter what the situation was. You are my mate; I was supposed to make you feel safe and precious around me. Not to make you nervous," he accepted, and I looked at him with an open mouth. "I am sorry for invading your privacy and for hurting you before that" I couldn’t say anything, just nodded at his statements... {this man surprises me every day... that animal also} ... "Why are you wearing your t-shirt this way?" he asked me and pointed at the dangling sleeves.

"It is tough to wear it properly without removing that sling, and this shirt is big enough for me to wear it comfortably in this way also" he chuckled at this and shook his head. He looked at the bed and then at me.

"I don’t think you can sleep with your injured hand in front and a deep cut on your back. I can help, though" before I understood what he was trying to do, his scent invaded my senses. I can’t help but close my eyes and take deep breaths. I can hear him chuckle, but that is not enough to get me up from this daze. The next thing that I felt was getting myself pulled on the bed with force. I shrieked in surprise and waited for an extremely hurtful blow on my back, but it never came. I opened my eyes and found myself lying on the bed with my upper body on his torso, but my lower body was not even touching the bed or his body. I craned my neck backwards and saw him already lying comfortably on my bed with his eyes closed.

"Ryan", he hummed and encircled his hands around my waist to the front.

"I don’t think it is very comfortable for you," I told him, and he shushed.

"I am more than comfortable, Chicky. Now sleep. I am also tired" he pulled me a little upwards and leaned on my neck from backwards. In the beginning, I was a little uncomfortable because I didn’t want to crush him under my weight, but I didn’t say anything... {he will let me go after a few minutes. Obviously, I am not light-weighted}

"Be at ease, Chicky. You are not heavy, so let your weight be on me. Sleep, tomorrow we need to face the elders from the council" as soon as I remembered that, I groaned, and he patted my waist softly. "It will be alright. Sleep" I didn’t want to sleep because I needed to think of many questions that they would ask, but his soft patting and scent made me sleep within minutes... {Why is he so comfortable?}

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Note -

If you have read this story till now then congrats we are going to head towards it’s end very soon. From the Next one or two Chapter onwards, all the mysteries that are hidden till now are going to be revealed layer by layer. I am excited to write those Chapters, I hope you guys are eager too.

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