Mysteries Solved
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Sharon R. Barrett
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Warning there is a lot of sex in this story. Written in English slang. If you are under the age of eighteen please do not download this book.
Sheeha born with powers to heal, born a spirit wolf undefeated, powerful, she falls for a hit man code name Scorpion. Scorpion is on a job for the government and Sheeha accidentally gets involved. Her parents Ryker and Thena jump in head first to help their daughter survive the people out to kill her and Scorpion.
Riven Deep (Scorpion) works for the federal government; He is powerful, strong, intelligent male that defies authority. Home Security is where he calls home at times, but he is a free agent, one that even gives Ryker and Thena a run for their money. He is not of the old school. He is capable of doing his own inventing when required. He is a man that does the figuring on how to accomplish a job and then gets it done. His love for Sheeha unites a family.
Zand is working to save his sister Freedom from a mad man out to kill her to keep her from inheriting money. Freedom’s mate Dedalus is taking over a pack that had been run by his father.
Zand has a hard time accepting Alexi’s death then her being brought back to live with the changes the spirit were's Armondo made in her to help her live. Alexis is now full feline, jealousy and sex is on her mind. Can Zand accept her as a killer or will he walk away because of his high moral standards. Can Zand take the constant conflicts between the two and the wild nights of sex with his hot kitten? Zand fights to the death with another male named Drake for Alexis that leaves Alexis in a state of primal sexual desire. Zand has the mystery of the missing will of his mothers clues are left in books for him to find. Zand hunts for a young female she wolf to return to her father but can’t when he finds out the truth. Zand turns on his brother Lead who he thinks killed two of his sisters and wounds another.
Tags: werewolves, spirit wolves, sex, murder, spying, fiction, paranormal, romance, mysteries, mates, death, healing. spirit world.
Chapter 1
“Mother I will be home in five days, I am capable of driving myself. I do not need father to fly here pick me up and ship my truck home by train.” Sheeha felt as if her mother was treating her like a little girl once again she was a grown woman now.
“I know dear you can take care of yourself, it just I hate your being on the road alone so many things can happen. Before you tell me I know you have made this trip twice before. I worried each time!”
“Mother if had an uneasy feeling about the trip home you know I would let you know, but I am telling you everything will be just fine.” Sheeha felt sure everything would be fine for her; she did feel a little danger but nothing serious.
“When are you leaving Sheeha and heading home?”
“Mom I will be leaving on Friday morning, my classes are done with and my rent is paid up until Saturday until then I have a lot to pack. Bye Mom talk when I get home!”
Sheeha hung up the phone and moved to her bedroom started packing she had tomorrow to pack up the last of her stuff and put it into her small truck. Sheeha was excited she graduated university she had her medical degree she would now work at the clinic that Marilyn ran. She would also work at Paige’s clinic. And at Seth’s Clinic with Oaklee and she was excited. After having packed up the kitchen and the living room and the bathroom she had one towel toothbrush and hair bush in the bathroom and two out fits left out.
Sheeha went to bed around midnight slept until ten in the afternoon began packing up the truck. When she had the truck packed she decided to head out early. She took what was left added a small doll to the truck back seat and smiled. “There you go Miss Penny Worth relax and enjoy the trip. We will be home one day early.” Sheeha had handed in the keys to the apartment earlier in the day and she was free to start her life.
Sheeha moved to the driver’s side of the truck and got in seat belted herself in. She turned on the CD player and smiled. She started up the truck and began to move out. Sheeha’s doors automatically locked the gas tank was full. Sheeha hit the Yellowhead heading west. It was route sixteen all the way to the other side of Edmonton then north and home.
At three in the morning she pulled over at a rest stop shut down the truck put the seat back and closed her eyes. Sheeha was tired and beginning to fall asleep behind the wheel. At four in the morning Sheeha woke to gunshots, she quickly sat up looked around. Sheeha saw a man running towards her truck and she started up her truck and took off as fast as she could. She saw the man fall that was chasing her truck and began to breathe easier. Her truck was heading down the road at one hundred and ten kilometers and hour. She suddenly heard pounding on the back of the truck. She moved the rear view mirror and saw a man on the back of the truck. He had blood on his hand and he seemed to be having a hard time hanging on so she slowed down pulled over. She looked at the man once she got out of the truck. She helped him to the front seat of her truck. As she was putting him into the truck she lifted his wallet. Closed the door to the truck and opened his wallet and looked in, his drivers license said Riven Deep. She looked further found a gun permit to carry a concealed weapon. Then she noticed a card she had seen once before. Her father had one. She had needed twenty dollars she didn’t’ have it and her father refused to give it to her and she went to her father’s wallet and stole twenty dollars. He knew she took it and waited to see what she was going to buy with it. It turned out a beautiful scarf for her mother’s birthday and never said a word to her. But the guilt had eaten away at her and she confessed to her father what she had done, Punishment was a week lost privileges. So Riven worked for the federal government he was an agent just like her father she thought. Thought made a chill run up her spin.
Sheeha rushed around to the other side of the truck jumped in and drove until she hit a dirt road then she turned north on it. She pulled over went around to the passenger side laid the seat down and check the wound it was a bullet wound. It was a pass threw. Sheeha placed her hand on the wound and held it tight. The wound began to heal. Once the wound was healed Sheeha moved back to the drivers side and started the truck. Sheeha took out a road map looked for a secondary road to travel on. She found one but needed to stay on the road she was on for the moment. Sheeha turned the truck around headed back onto sixteen and headed west. Sheeha kept taking peeks at the man in the seat next to her.
Sheeha could see the sun rising in her rear view mirror she was tired but too afraid to stop. The man next to her was a male wolf. His black hair was trimmed but not to perfection. He had a square jaw, black facial whiskers that shown as a days growth. She didn’t know why but she was sure his eyes were blue, he reminded her so much of her father dashing good looks, debonair, sophisticated, smooth European type that made women faint. He would have a smile that would melt hearts just like her father he was well over six feet. Her mother had told her that her father was not a bad boy just women fell at his feet. When they offered he didn’t refuse.
Then again he could be married, mated, and bonded to a female just like his mother and have a couple of pups by now. The thought brought a frown to her brow and she bit down on her bottom lip. She found the thought distressing. To hot to be mated yet she thought to herself.
“Why are you frowning I was the one shot not you?”
Sheeha turned her head and glanced at the man. “I was thinking actually how did you manage to get yourself into the back of my truck?”
“The truck was there I didn’t realize anyone was inside I jumped in and you took off lucky for me. Can I have my wallet back I know you lifted it?”
“It is on the dash Mr. Deep!”
“Please call me Riven. What is your name? I do not like to be at a disadvantage.”
Sheeha Bratiano is my name! I noticed you stiffened up at the mention of my last name why is that Mr. Deep?”
“Are you Ryker and Dorthena Bratiano’s daughter?”
“Yes I am why do you ask?”
“I met your father a couple of times on let’s say not under the best of circumstances.”
“I see Mr. Deep and just what would my father have to say about you to me?”
“I would say the first thing out of his mouth would be stay away from him he is dangerous, the second thing would be I forbid you to see that young man again.”
Sheeha laughed, “well it is very clear to me you don’t know my father all that well Mr. Deep!”
“Please call me Riven so tell me what would Ryker your father say to you about me.”
“I think my father would say, I have met this young man under difficult circumstances and it would be well advise to take my advice and watch your step around him and you might consider carrying a gun.”
Riven laughed, “and what would your mother say?”
Sheeha began to giggle, my mother would say, Sheeha he is so good looking, and hot and I don’t blame you for wanting to help this young man out but listen to your father about carrying a gun and don’t be afraid to use it!”
Riven began to laugh pulled his seat up put his seat belt on. “Just where are you heading?”
“Home Riven I am heading home! By the way Riven before you ask I already carry a gun so don’t pull anything stupid.”
Riven laughed, “my parents never raised a stupid child in their lives and I am not the exception to the rule I am happy to say.” Riven smiled at Sheeha and his heart did a flip in his chest.
Sheeha looked at him for a moment then turned her head back to the road ahead of her. He had the most beautiful eyes she had ever seen they were a sky dark blue mixed with light blue and it made his eyes appear to sparkle like diamonds and his smile was to actually die for. His teeth were snow white, even and straight his lips were full. “Tell me Riven what case are you working on? Is it one my father is working on right now?”
“I don’t know what case is your father working on?”
“To tell the truth I can’t say!”
“Is it you can’t say or you don’t really know Sheeha?” The female who sat across from him intrigued Riven, and his mind was responding to her. Not only that she was stunningly beautiful, intelligent, and his body was responding to her proximity. Her black hair and blue eyes would melt hearts. He figured she stood five foot five in bear feet. As if on it’s own power Riven’s hand moved up and touched her upper arm.
“Why are you touching me?”
“Just wanted to make sure I was not dreaming that you are real and do exist.”
“What made you decide I was not real Riven?”
“The fact I was shot had been bleeding and now do not seem to have a bullet hole in my shoulder.”
“You must heal quickly then.
“I don’t heal that quickly I pride myself on being a fast healer but this is out standing. When you get to Manitoba you can let me out at a small town called Lake River Atoll.”
“I will be letting you out sooner then that I will be letting you out at the next town Riven! I need to get some sleep.”
”Is that an offer to share a hotel or motel room?”
Sheeha began to laugh, “as if Romeo as if.”
Sheeha pulled off at the next exit and a black car came up behind and hit her in the back end. Riven looked back keep going girl keep going and hit sixteen again. Sheeha shot through the exit straight across and hit sixteen doing hundred ten kilometer an hour then she hit one hundred and fifteen. “Put the damn truck in to cruise control girl let me take over driving.”
Sheeha pulled out her gun; rolled down her window when the black car came up along side of her she pulled the gun and fired. The bullet hit the passenger in the upper arm and he leaned over forward and she fired again this time the bullet hit the driver and the driver slowed down.
“Damn Sheeha your good, I take it you took lessons from your father.”
“No my mother gave me lessons.”
Riven laughed, “baby you can shoot and drive for me any time.”
Riven took a second look at Sheeha there was more to her then showed. A lot more it made him smile. Riven scented her she smelled of wolf but also of feline. She had to be able to change to both. He wondered if what he heard was the truth about after having a feline you never wanted anything else. “All right sweetness you can take me to the nearest town and we will get different rooms, I still need a ride and I am willing to drive part of the way.”
Sheeha’s hair was black like her fathers. Thena’s hair was a different color all the time. He remembered hearing when she was a blonde Ryker fell for her. But she had black hair in real life. But then when she did a job and killed a man named Michael her hair was red. Other then Ryker the only man who ever knew Thena well was a guy named Ned an electronic gizmo type of man. She also knew a man name Zanderland really well. If there was anyone else he didn’t know of him or her. He had heard that Ryker and Thena didn’t let people get close they were loners. There romance went down in the history books as far as he knew. Their love story was a great as Cedar and Felina’s.
Sheeha finally turned looked at the passenger; “I need to get some sleep I am falling asleep as I drive.” Sheeha pulled over they changed drivers and she curled up into the passengers side of the truck. “I am trusting you to get me home Riven! Do not disappoint me.”
Chapter 2
Sheeha woke turned over and smiled. Stretched her arms above her head looked around then suddenly sat up. She was in a motel room the bed next to hers was not slept in. She tossed the covers back realized she was dressed. She looked around saw nothing she ran to the door and found her truck gone. No purse, no money, no truck, and the man Riven gone. She walked back into the motel room went to the bathroom used the toilet washed her face and walked out of the bathroom. She slipped on her shoes. She started walking over to the motel manages office when her truck pulled into the parking spot in front of the room she had been in.
Marching over to the truck and when Riven got out, “you miserable piece of work give me my damn keys I am leaving you here and taking my self home!”
The smile that was on Riven’s face left, “I went and got us breakfast. I truly didn’t think you would mind. I filled the truck with fuel.” Riven was sure she would appreciate his kindness.
Sheeha looked at Riven, “what breakfast?”
“Coffee and egg on a muffin it’s better then nothing then I thought as we traveled towards Alberta we can stop eat at a Chinese restaurant get some pecan or almond chicken we seemed to have lost who ever was after me for the moment.”
“Which reminds me where the hell are we?” Sheeha asked in not to kind a voice and a frown on her face. She was angry he had taken her truck without her permission.
“Lets eat and talk you need some information Sheeha plus I need some help!”
“I can drive and you can talk I will just have the coffee.” Sheeha got into her truck pulled the seat up. Sheeha started the truck Riven jumped in on the passenger’s side of the truck. “Start talking!”
“Since you know what your father does, then you know what I do. I was hired to get some papers on business dealing. I got the papers. The problem is I was caught on film and the company I stole the papers from is out to get the papers back plus kill me. I made copies of the papers, dropped the originals in a safety deposit box at a bank and the copies are on microfilm those I have with me.” Riven spoke so uniformly without expression as if he were talking about the local news and there was nothing exciting happening.
“What if I contact my mother and ask her for her help I am sure she can cover our tail as we move across country?”
“It is enough I have your life in danger without involving your parents into this mess.”
“Riven all things happen for a reason maybe my parents are supposed to get involved, maybe my father is already. My father is on a job working in the same area as you were. Granted I don’t know if it is the same job or not but he is in the area or was.”
“We will know when we get to Lake River Atoll that is where I am to meet with an agent. I didn’t know your father worked without your mother.”
“What is the agents name,” Sheeha asked trying to keep her heartbeat under control.
“Rek is his name, he is suppose to move the microfilm then to the government himself and I am let off the hook.”
“Why didn’t Rek get the papers himself instead of you?”
“I was planted in the organization a few months back but when the opportunity arose where I could get my hands on papers I took it. I sort of jumped the gun a little and now my superiors are not happy with me of course I know I got fired from the company I stole the papers from.” Riven laughed!
“You have one weird sense of humor Riven. I don’t think either one are happy with your efforts.”
“I have to make a name for myself like your father did, did he ever tell you how he made a name for himself?”
“No and I would dearly love to hear the story.”
“Well it seems that there was this female your father use to work for her name was Little she was a short redhead and if I hear right she was a sex pot. She hired Ryker to kill a man in Germany by the name of Guthmund English is Goodemote. The man was extremely well protected. He had guards that actually stood watch over him while he slept. He had a security system that was to dye for at that time it was the best money could buy. Your father figured a way around the security system got in to the man’s bedroom killed the tree guards silently and then killed the man in the bed all without making a sound. Your father went to a safe opened it up took out papers and found the plans to bomb parts of Canada and the United States in the works. It was nothing short of amazing how your father got in and got out of the mansion. Your father turned those papers into the federal government and that is how the Canadian Federal Government hired him on. Then of course things as you know now he met your mother and she was hired on privately and they met on the same job in Sweden. The rest as they say is history!”
“Lets say I believe you; don’t you think my contacting my father would be the first thing we should do?” Sheeha asked with a sly little smile which was to entice Riven and it worked.
“You can try contacting your mother make sure lines are not tapped.”
Sheeha took out her cell phone turned it on and found eight messages she listened to each one. Sheeha hit speed dial for one number her mother came on. “Hello!”
“Mom its Sheeha I can’t talk long is the line tapped Mom?”
“Why are you asking such a question dear are you in some kind of trouble?”
“You could say that Mom I need yours or Dad’s help right away?”
“Where are you Sheeha?” the phone went dead.
Dorthena was screaming into the phone, Sheeha, Sheeha?”
Thena quickly called Ryker, “Hello sweetness.”
Ryker our daughter Sheeha is in trouble we need to help her.” Thena began crying.
“What kind of trouble did she say?”
“I don not know the phone went dead she asked if our number was tapped.”
“I will try to reach her on my cell phone sweetie relax it might be simple as her truck broke down she doesn’t have the money to repair it. There is more then likely a simple answer. I love you babe I’ll call you back.”
Ryker dialed Sheeha’s phone and Sheeha came on. “Hi Dad, I need your help, Riven Deep is with me and we are being chased. Heading towards Lake. Riven took the phone and pushed the button and hung up.
“You can’t tell your father where we are going the cell phone could be wired in from the telephone company. Listening devices we can’t take a chance I won’t take a chance on your life. Matter of fact we should part company the sooner the better. At the next town you’re going to pull over and let me out on the main street!” Riven felt responsible to Sheeha’s safety since he got her involved in the mess. It was beginning to bother him a great deal and he wondered why maybe it was because she was Ryker’s daughter. If there was a man who earned and deserved respect it was Ryker.
Sheeha began to get quiet thinking over everything that was said she pulled out her purse reached down took out an introduction card handed it to Riven. “When things settle down give me a call sometime you can reach me at these numbers!”
Riven took the card looked at it and smiled, “Darlin you will be hearing from me.” At the next exit Sheeha pulled off she pulled into a corner packing space. Riven leaned over and kissed her lips, “good bye for now sweetheart, damn but your beautiful. He kissed her lips long and softly. Sheeha’s heart jumped into high speed and she kissed Riven back. Then Riven jumped out of the truck. Sheeha sat in the truck watching Riven walk down the street a tear ran from one of her eyes. Then she saw a black car pull up and was following Riven he took off running he cross the street. She decided she could intercept him if she took a immediately left and she pulled out turned left, when she hit the next intersection she saw him and she rushed up in the truck pushed the horn and he looked around he made a leap towards her truck when he hit the back of the truck she took off and hit the secondary road going one hundred kilometers an hour. She swung into a park drove behind some tree’s and bushes by a lake and watched the car speed by. Riven jumped out of the back of the truck jumped in the front, “move over sweetheart let me drive.”
Sheeha pushed over undoing the seat belt. Riven jumped in he spun tires pulled out headed down the first gravel road he was flying when he came to an intersection he slowed down when he did a car pulled out and was chasing behind them. The car hit the back of the truck and Sheeha pulled her nine-mil handgun. The man in the black car was shooting at her truck. Sheeha pulled herself into the back seat opened the back window and fired her gun hitting the driver the car hit the ditch flew through the air landed hard in a field and came to a stop the front axel was broken. “Damn this is exciting know damn wonder my parents love this line of work. I have got too change professions!” Sheeha said with a big smile on her face.
“What profession are you in Sheeha?” Riven asked with a smile.
“I am a nurse plus a G.P.
Sheeha looked down and saw Miss Penny Worth slump over she picked her up and gasped, “Oh know Miss Penny Worth you’ve been shot. Tears ran down her face and Sheeha could not stop crying.
Riven yelled, “who is Miss Penny Worth how bad is it? Please don’t tell me she is dead! I didn’t know there was someone else in the truck do you want me to stop? We can drop her off at a hospital! Can you help her?”
“Miss Penny Worth’s face is missing,” and Sheeha burst into tears.
“Oh Thorn I am so sorry! I truly am so sorry!” Sheeha climbed into the front seat and Riven put his arm around her while she wept.”
“I think we should drop Miss Penny Worth off at a hospital of some kind so she can be properly taken care of!” Riven said holding Sheeha gently. Riven was so worried now for Sheeha’s life.
“It won’t be necessary she was just a doll I owned since I was four years old. It was a special gift from my parents.”
Sheeha was so up set she had Miss Penny Worth since Sheeha was four years old. She had a head made of porcelain hand painted they didn’t make a Miss Penny Worth dolls any more. They were collector’s items now. Sheeha took such great care of her. Her parents had brought it home to her when the two of them had to do a job and had left for two weeks. They were the longest two weeks of her life.
“Maybe I can replace the doll for you?”
“No she is a collectors item now and impossible to get but thank you any way. Sheeha hugged Riven. Sheeha hung on longer then she should have but could not help herself the scent of Riven was like sweet honey to her.
Sheeha’s cell phone rang and it was her father. “Father!”
“You’re crying what has happened?”
“Miss Penny Worth was shot in the head Dad she didn’t make it.”
“Oh Baby Girl I am so sorry, are you all right?”
“I am fine Dad, do you remember the game we use to play when I was younger?”
There were several but go a head. Lima one gets eaten by royal nine near one dashes twenty. Slip around by ten then add five slips around again by nine add twenty-two. Bye Dad!”
Ryker pulled off the road wrote down the started counting Lima is L by one is a that makes La second word begins with r fifteen is I. oh shit Lake River Atoll is where they are headed. Ryker didn’t need to go any further for the first letter of the third word. Ryker took off like a bat out of hell he was not far from their destination. Ryker an hour later pulled into a motel got a room and waited. The two hours later a knock at his door had Sheeha in Ryker’s arms kissing her face and hugging her. “You made it safe and sound.”
Riven walked in smiling and when Ryker let Sheeha go he doubled up his fist and hit Riven right in the face. “HOW DARE YOU ENDANGER MY DAUGHTERS LIFE?”
“DAD HE DIDN’T ENDANGER MY LIFE I DID IT ALL ON MY OWN. IT WAS MY CHOICE TO HELP HIM OR NOT.”
“Riven are you alright? Dad you knocked him out.”
“GOOD!” Ryker walked over got a glass filled it with water and threw it at Riven and the water hit him right in the face. Riven came up off the floor swung and Ryker ducked.
Sheeha stepped in the middle of the two of them. “That is enough! Riven put his fists down and so did Ryker.
“First thing in the morning Sheeha you are going to drive home and Riven and I are going to take care of business and I won’t take no for an answer.”
“Your going to have to take no for an answer Dad because reason number one is they who ever it is after Riven now knows my truck. Number two I would be far safer with you and Riven then on my own on the road now. Number three I started out mixed up in this business and I am going to see it to the end.”
Sheeha was asleep on top of one of the beds and Riven and Ryker were sitting up talking at the table. Riven showed Ryker the information he had on a small chip and the microfilm as well. They were discussing things. A knock at the door had both men up and out of the chairs. Ryker stood beside the door.
Then without asking whom it was he opened the door. “Hello sweetness, in step a beautiful female with long blond hair, she had the shape of a twenty year old she wore high heel spike boots, jeans form fitting, a blouse with a vest over it smiled at Ryker then put her arms around him kicked the door shut and gave him a kiss that would drop most men to the floor. Ryker pulled her in tight and close, I love you now and always Thena.”
“Hello Darlin did you miss me?” Thena smiled at Ryker and anyone in the room would know that they were deeply in love and that they were a mated pair. Riven knew instantly why their love went down in the books as one of the greatest loves of all times.
“Wow who do we have here Ryker?”
“Thena this is Riven a friend of Sheeha’s.” Thena gave the man the once over and smiled.
“Ryker he reminds me of you when you were his age. I’ll bet he is hung like you too darlin.”
Sheeha woke jumped off the bed, “Mom oh Mom I am so happy to see you. Oh Mom Miss Penny Worth was shot blew the face off her.”
“It’s all right dear we might be able to get her repaired.
Ryker scented a change and yelled “get the hell down,” Ryker pulled Sheeha and Thena down and Riven hit the floor. A spray of bullets hit the window glass sprayed the room. Sheeha looked at Riven her heart exploded, her mouth was open, her eyes were large, and her heartbeat was so fast. She smiled at Riven instantly she knew at that moment she was in love with Riven. If Sheeha died at the moment it would have been all right but she knew she was safe with Riven he would protect her with his very life. It was like a bomb went off in her heart. The door flew open from the bullets that hit it. Ryker pulled his gun, Thena had hers in her hand a tear bomb flew in the door Ryker grabbed it threw it out the door. The smoke did cover their movements as they moved to the far corner of the room. Got down behind the last bed in the room. The room was silent you could hear a pin drop.
When a man entered Ryker dropped him with his first shot. Thena dropped the second man. Then third and fourth men rushed in Riven shot the first man and Ryker got the other one. Then it was silent again, in the silence Riven looked at Sheeha, his heartbeat faster, her smile, her look of trust in her eyes and he knew there would never be any one else for him. His love would be endless for Sheeha. He didn’t want to go on without her. The explosion in his heart and mind blew him away an all-consuming love took him over and shocked him. The silence went on not a sound could be heard, then the sound of a motorcycle starting up roaring louder and louder when it entered the door Riven fired his gun and missed Ryker hit the man with the second shot, The motor cycle went out through the wall making an opening they slipped out the back working along the back of the motel. They hid near a fence. Ryker whispered to Riven, “Protect Sheeha!” Ryker and Thena made their way around towards the front. Twenty minutes went by when Thena returned.
Riven had his arm around Sheeha and she was looking at him as if he had placed the moon and stars in the sky just for her. Riven was looking at Sheeha finding it hard to believe he loved her so much so quickly and knew it was meant to be fate had stepped in and took control. There was no use in fighting fate, no use at all he learned a long time ago.
Thena smiled warmly at the pair “come on you two lets get the hell out of here while the getting is good. Ryker had tossed all of Sheeha’s clothes and items into his truck. Sheeha grabbed her handbag and jumped in the back seat of her father’s truck. Thena got in the front Ryker was behind the wheel. They sped off down the road. Four hours later Ryker pulled into a fast food spot purchased burgers and drinks and fries for them all. Then he drove down the road a couple of miles out of town slipped down a dark road and parked the black truck. Ryker got on his cell phone called a friend had Sheeha’s truck picked up.
Sheeha was sitting up straight and so was Riven. Sheeha was sitting close to Riven as if touching him gave her the security she needed at the moment. Her mind was on the love she felt for Riven it was all-consuming love that left the heart beating faster, left you weak in the knee’s, and breathless the eyes sparkling. Thena turned to look at Sheeha and knew just what she was seeing in Sheeha’s face she had seen it in her own face many times. Thena smiled, Ryker on the other hand was not smiling he also knew what he was seeing. He was not ready to give up his daughter he didn’t think he would ever be. Sheeha was special she had saved his life once he had saved hers. There was a special bond between them. Ryker looked at Riven and saw the love in his face for his daughter and he growled.
Ryker made up his mind right then and there he would call Zand to come and pick up Sheeha just as soon as he could. Then he would put the boots to Riven as soon as he could get the job over with. He would then forbid the two to see one another ever again. Thena had heard the growl and frowned at Ryker. She was reading his mind and she told Ryker to stop right there. Sheeha had the right to love who her heart told her to love and he had no right to stop it or interfere in it. He would not tolerate anyone stopping him from loving her. He just growled at Thena.
“Leave it be Ryker I mean it,” Thena said in anger.
“I am not giving up my daughter to the likes of Riven Deep Thena no matter what you say.”
“Do you want to lose our daughter forever Ryker because if you force her to make a choice between us and Riven she will choose Riven every single time?” Thena said in anger.
“You know Thena I don’t want to lose our daughter.” Ryker said feeling defeated.
“Then give your blessing Ryker and you will always have your daughters love, respect, she will honor you,” Thena said with a smile.
Ryker pulled Thena into his chest kissed her lips, “now and always Thena. I still hate it!”
“You still have Cherry Ryker!”
“For how long Thena for how long. Maybe I am just feeling old.”
“You’re not getting old Ryker your getting better!” Thena smiled at Ryker with all the love she had in her and it made him smile. Old bullshit, he is still as sexy as ever, still had the shape of a twenty five year old she thought.
“Oh dear here we go again my parents are getting mushy again. Mom, Dad get a room!” Sheeha said laughing. Riven had to laugh himself and hoped like hell his love for Sheeha would be as great as Ryker’s and Thena’s.
Ryker laughed, “that is not a bad idea but not right now we are still too close to danger. Finish up eating we need to get moving.”
Chapter 3
Ryker was driving, Thena was leaning up against him sound a sleep. A car came up behind Ryker and Ryker called Thena in his mind. “Thena wake up get one of your lip stick bombs ready. Thena sat up instantly grabbed her purse reached in pulled out the nine-mil hand gun, pulled out three tubes of lip sticks checked the bottom found the one she wanted. Held on to it. The SUV came up behind them hit them and Thena rolled down the window turned the little bomb three turns and counted then tossed out the bomb. The vehicle swerved out of the way of the bomb and when it went off it missed the front end, “give me one of those mother you toss one I will toss one.” Thena got into her handbag got out two more bombs.
“Do what I tell you to do Sheeha. Three turns to the left now count to five and toss one two three four five. They tossed out the bomb Sheeha dropped hers and Thena tossed hers and the one Sheeha dropped exploded and the front end of the SUV left the ground when it came down the wheels stayed straight.
“Riker keep the vehicle straight as you can, Riven reached into his inside jacket pocket pulled out a small pen. The window was already down so Riven stuck the pen out side the window pointed it to the vehicle behind and hit a button. The SUV slowed down then came to a stop.
Ryker looked in the rear view mirror, “what the hell did you do?”
“This little pen just killed his computer in the SUV is all without the computer it won’t run. But it has to be pointed at the engine to work. I can’t point it at the trunk of a vehicle and make it work, it just won’t happen.” Riven said with a big smile.
Ryker started laughing who invented that little item?”
“A friend of Thena’s actually a guy named Ned did the little item up for me. He is a great guy with electronics. I told him what I wanted and he made it. I have a couple more little fun items. Riven reached into his pocket pulled out a money clip. Ryker this little item once you remove all the money will explode in fifteen seconds. So make sure to always leave a bill in it.” Riven took out all the money but one dollar and handed it to Ryker. “Keep it I have another one. Riven reached into his pocket added money to the clip he had and smiled at Sheeha. “Sheeha you’re going to love this one.” He took out a cell phone turned it on. “The music is set to play when you hit one the song Misty begins to play half way through the song a smoke bomb goes off giving you time to escape.” Sheeha took the cell phone looked at it.
“To much like my phone better not.” Sheeha smiled at Riven.
Thena turned in the seat, “what else do you have Riven?”
“I have a fine wire inside the bottom of my jacket that is sharp cut frozen butter with it if you know what I mean. I have a couple more bombs and a single shot twenty-two-gun. I have a laser light that will blind a person a few other little odds and ends then I have my nine-mil and also my three fifty seven.
Ryker laughed, “I am beginning to like this guy. You remind me of me when I was your age and just starting in the business.”
“Ryker I have been in this business a while I might be twenty five years old, but I have been in this business since I was eighteen. You probably know of me by another name. Riven Deep is my real name code-name is The Scorpion. As your name Ryker is the Ace of Spades and Thena’s name is the Queen of Spades.
Thena gasped and Ryker’s head came up, “do you have proof of this Riven?” Thena said in awe.
Riven took out his wallet pulled out his business card, Put this number in the bureau’s web site see what you come up with Thena. Thena took out her IPad and went to the web site and punched in the numbers, Riven’s picture came up and the name Scorpion.
Thena looked at Ryker, “It’s him Ryker.” Thena handed back the card looked at the bureau’s web site punched out logged out and shut down the IPad.
The bureau talked about the job you pulled in Russia for months. You up staged the job I pulled in South America. I remembered thinking I have to meet this man. I have a friend who wants to meet you his name is Zand.”
“Zanderland Alexander the one and only one to ever get offered a job at the bureau and got away with declining the position they offered him. I want to meet him as well.”
Sheeha was getting a little sick of her father and Riven ignoring her totally lost in business talk. Sheeha fell asleep in the back seat she curled up next to Riven he put his arm around her finally slid down the seat and laid Sheeha down with her head on his leg. Thena was asleep and Ryker and Riven were still comparing notes at five in the morning.
At six in the morning Riven changed subjects, “Ryker I would like permission to court Sheeha and marry and mate with her? Your permission is required due to my up bringing.”
“Riven I need to think this over carefully, like me you are in a dangerous profession and the exception is Thena is also an agent and Sheeha is not. She does have an idea of what is involved and how we lay our lives on the line each day. It would be hard for me to watch my daughter go through life alone if something happened to you. Let me think on it!”
“I understand how you feel Ryker, I am top in my field I have no intentions of dying anytime soon. Would you refuse Sheeha a few years of a great love like you and Thena have or condemn her to a life time to a marriage that she would not know great love?”
Ryker turned his head and looked at Thena who lay on the seat with her head on his lap. Ryker smiled he remembered back to the exact moment he saw her enter the party in Sweden how his heart jumped out of his chest and he knew at that moment there would never be another for him. What would his life have been like without her? What if Cullen had killed her that time in the motel room. He could see her with her eyes black and blue swollen shut, her arm cut, her lip busted and she was still beautiful to him. They had ten pups they all turned out to be pups to be proud of. Thena didn’t look like she even had one pup she retained her shape; her beauty and Sheeha would as well. When he realized he might lose her to a lie of sleeping with Little his heart died a thousand times as she fought to hang on to the love she had for him they over came it all. Yes they had the kind of love that would go down into the history books it certainly was on the books at the bureau. He realized he could not deny his daughter Sheeha that kind of love.
“Riven you have my permission to court my daughter if she accepts you. If things work out then you have my permission to marry and mate Sheeha. But I want the kind of love for her that I have for Thena remember that, don’t marry and mate her if you don’t have that great all-consuming love. Don’t make me regret my decision Riven!”
“Thank you sir!” It was all Riven could say his heart was pounding in his chest; the world somehow seemed a better place, a brighter place in which to live in. For the first time in his life his life was valuable to him he would have to be less daring and more careful.
At seven in the morning Ryker took out his cell phone and dialed Zand’s number. “Zand I have someone who wants to say hello to you don’t ask who he is because you will be meeting him soon just say hello.”
Riven took the phone, “Hello Mr. Alexander I am pleased to finally get to talk to you. You are one of the few men that ever was offered a job with the bureau and got away with turning it down and I need to meet you sir if that would be alright with you?”
Zand smiled, “that would be fine with me to meet you sir. I haven’t a clue to whom you are but if Ryker puts his seal of approval on you then I do need to meet you, he doesn’t put his seal on just anyone. When can I expect you to visit?”
“In a day or two here ask Ryker?”
“Zand what do you want to know?”
“When do I get to meet this man?”
“Tomorrow night Zand we will hit the pack. Talk later Zand!”
Sheeha shot up from a sound sleep her eyes were wild, “Dad take the first left you can take!”
Ryker swung the vehicle to the left, now Dad take another left hurry Dad hurry. Ryker drove through an open field of canola then the next field had grain in it. “Dad turn right on the road in front of us. Ryker turned right. Thena was awake she was bouncing around the front of the vehicle trying to get her seat belt on. When she finally managed to get seat belted in Ryker hit the dirt road and turned right. Three black vehicles were following Ryker through the fields then out onto the dirt road.
Sheeha was shaking violently and she screamed out to the universe. Ryker brought the car to a stop in front of him were three vehicles blocking the road. Ryker started backing up at high speed when three more vehicles came up behind him and he slammed on the brakes. “Dad pull to the center between the vehicle and stop do not shut off the vehicle.
Sheeha closed her eyes undid her seat belt stepped out of the truck Ryker screamed get in the truck Sheeha now. Sheeha raised her arms into the air and screamed out to the universe once again.
“Stay in the truck all of you!” Sheeha rose into the air made a bubble around the black truck of her fathers. Then she cried out “LEAVE NOW OR DIE!”
Three machine guns began to fire, the bullets bounced off the bubble. Sheeha waved her hand and the three vehicles in front flew into the air landing in the field beside the road. Two of the men turned the gun on Sheeha and fired.
A bullet hit Sheeha and she fell from the sky landing on the hood of her father’s truck. Sheeha turned her head towards her parents and smiled. “I love you!”
Suddenly the sky darkened, clouds gathered and four spirit beings descended to the ground.
Riven and Ryker jumped out of the truck and pulled Sheeha off the truck hood, Sheeha looked up at Riven. “I love you Riven I…” Sheeha pasted out.
Armondo descended and Nikka was with him, vehicles were turned over the men who had shot Sheeha were dead.
Riven and Ryker were holding Sheeha. Armondo moved down. “Leave her to me now!” Armondo picked Sheeha up into his arms and Nikka lay hands on her and smiled.
“She lives!”
Armondo gave an order Armondo rose into the air ten minutes later he descended. “She is healed she will come around in a couple of minutes. What is happening here that she called out to us?”
“We were under attack Armondo by these men they have come for a microchip that when put in to the proper authorities hands will put them in jail.”
“Who is Riven the one Sheeha wants to call mate.”
Riven stepped forward, “I am Riven Deep sir!”
“Ryker I approve of Scorpion he will make a worthy mate for Sheeha she will find much love and happiness through the years with this one.”
Sheeha was coming around and she looked up at Armondo, “Armondo you came thank you for saving my life and those I love.”
Armondo put Sheeha down, “you are most welcome Sheeha!” Armondo and the spirit beings rose up and when they did all those opposing Ryker and Riven were dead. The vehicles were moved off the road. Ryker, Riven and Sheeha got into the vehicle. Thena sat smiling.
Ryker turned to Thena, “what are you grinning about woman?”
“That Armondo approved of Riven as a mate for Sheeha!” Thena began laughing when Ryker gave Thena a dirty look.
Sheeha sat up, “what is this all about?”
Riven turned to Sheeha, “I asked your father permission to court you if you agree and to mate and marry if we find each other acceptable.”
“You never asked me Riven why is that?” Sheeha said with great irritation over the situation she now found herself in. “Or is this a agreement you made with father and wasn’t going to tell me until after we were mated?”
Ryker started grinning, “what are you grinning about Ryker?” Thena ask feeling a little angry herself.
“She sounds just like you Thena. My advice Riven is kiss her a lot if you intend to win any arguments with my daughter!”
“Advice noted,” and River pulled Sheeha into his arms and kissed her lips until Sheeha was breathless. “Will you let me court you Sheeha?”
All Sheeha could do was nod her head yes, her eyes were glazed over her breathing was fast and she felt light headed. Riven liked what he saw he loved the effect he had on Sheeha and he decided Ryker was right on the money. She needed kissed a lot. Riven’s heart was also racing with the effect Sheeha had on him; he knew their love would last.
Chapter 4
Zand was sitting in his office reading up on a case that a man had called about. His daughter was missing and he wanted Zand to find her. Zand had not decided on taking the case but was going over the details of the case. The girl was a she-wolf that made a difference to Zand. The case of Amethyst Walker came to mind for some reason. He had given up information on where she was and it nearly cost her, her life. A regret still filled his mind at times over the case. This one was the same he felt he would regret taking the job, but then something told him to take the case and protect the girl.
A vehicle pulled into the drive way and Alexis screamed and ran out of the house. Free jumped out of the truck and hugged Alexis smiling, “I have missed you Sis!” Dedalus hoped out of the driver’s side of the truck and waited his turn for a hug from his sister in law.
Zand got up to look and see what all the commotion was about and saw his sister Free and smiled. Zand walked out onto the porch put his arms out and Free ran to him he kissed her and hugged her then swung her around.
Zand had not changed at all and neither had Freedom his sister or her mate Dedalus. The only thing that changed was they had four pups now. Ann was just like her father and Paige looked like her mother and Zanderland Ryker looked like his father and a four-week-old pup name Alexander looked like his father. Dedalus took the two older girls and Free took the oldest boy and Alexis took the baby. They walked into Zand’s home.
They went to the kitchen and sat down, “now tell me what brings you here?”
“We want to move back into the pack now I know that my old job won’t be available and that is fine, we just want to rejoin the pack. Free has finished her schooling and wants to get a job in town. I have furthered my education. If this doesn’t fit into yours and Ryker’s plan we need to know shortly because I have been offered a position with another pack that I can take. They want my answer by Monday. I promised I would call them on Monday afternoon let them know one way or the other.
Zand looked at Dedalus I am not sure Ryker is not home and I can’t approve anyone into the pack without his ok the pack has grown we have twenty families now.
Well if Ryker is not here to approve I will take the other position would it be alright to visit for a couple of days then?”
“You know you can we would not have it any other way. Tell me about this other position.”
“My father passed away car accident and I have been asked by the Elders of the community to take over and fill his shoes. My brother had a run in with the law and they feel he should not take over the position of taking over and running the pack. They have asked me to do it.”
“Dedalus you should take the position of alpha of the pack, it is a lot of work but you have the brains for it and you’re a fair man. Hell I will even give you a letter of recommendation for the position.”
“If I take the position would you consider helping me out do some investigating into those who should be my beta’s I would want to remove all my father’s beta’s and make them elders because of their ages.”
Zand smiled you know I would be happy to help. I also have a missing girl to find. I am thinking of taking the case. Her name is Aurora Paterson she-wolf age eighteen. I can go with you down to your pack take the names of those you want me to checkout and then I will also check the pack see if Aurora is part of the pack if she is I will take her home to her father. If not I will move on and investigate the men you have chosen to have me check out.
Sounds like a great plan, I will call tell the elders I will take the position. Dedalus took out his cell phone and called the elders and told them he would take the position of alpha of the pack. And they said to come down as soon as possible. He said he would be there the next day early in the evening.
Dedalus turned to Zand, “that is it the job is mine!”
“What job is yours sweetheart?” Free said smiling warmly at her mate.
“Alpha of my father’s pack!” Dedalus said smiling proudly at his mate.
“What about your brother Deacon?” Free said with a worried look on her face.
“The elders do not want him ahead of the pack he has had a run in with the law he won’t be alpha whether I take the position or not. They want to honor my father by having me as alpha of the pack. I know I can do it sweetheart it is in me to be an alpha!”
“I know it is darling I would be proud to stand at your side.” Free understood her mate’s desires to be a success in his life he was ambitious and it was important to him to be someone important. “So when do we leave?”