Heartless Angels
Chapter 22

Chapter 22 – Ray

Chapter 22 – Ray

I wanted to scream my excitement and pride for Oakley when I see her take down Lisa in less than five minutes. She’s

amazing, gorgeous, and se xy as hell. Just watching her handle her business gets me f ucking hard.

I knew the second that I saw her in the trials that she was my mate. There’s that indefinable pull to her that I can’t deny. Every time she’s around me, she’s all I can think about. I can replace her in a room without even seeing or hearing her, my b*dy is

that attuned to hers. I need her beside me every night. Ineed…her.

The problem is that I know I’m her second chance mate. A mate that she doesn’t have to take. Nearly all of the trainers

here are. It’s part of the reason we were chosen to be here.

Unfortunately, Oakley doesn’t know that I’m her mate, just like all of the other trainees with mates here don’t. They haven’t

had a chance to make that choice yet. They won’t for a while. Though they do feel the same attraction to their mates that Oakley does to me. Some are just better than others at hiding it or not giving in.

Those that have left have been tracked down by their trainer mates, if they had one, and they are happily going through the

mating frenzy right now.

I don’t know yet when her choice will come, each trainee’s choice and timeline is different. I just hope that she chooses me.

Because I’m already desperately in love with her.

“Ray,” Sophia says.

I shake myself out of my daydream of how se xy she looked when she Head Trainer?”

8 Laking down all five of her opponents today. “Yes,

She gives me a rueful smirk, likely knowing exactly what I’m thinking about. Tell us how it goes with Oakley.”

Adjusting myself as discreetly as I can, I sit up straighter. “Well. She has made several close friends and seems to have gained the trust and respect of many more. She is enjoying herself here, learning new things and showing off her skills.”

“What of her feelings for you?” Ethan asks.

This is something that I hate discussing with them, but they need to know everything that is going on with each of the trainees. They need to know who is likely going to make it to the final 10 and if they will accept the position or if their choice will

be love. “We have spent the last two nights together.”

“And you are…busy throughout most of the night?” Sophia asks, her eyebrows raised.

I give a curt nod, not really wanting to talk about my S** life with my boss, though knowing I have to because of the

prophecies.

“How do you both feel in the morning with so little sleep? Ethan asks.

“Rejuvenated. Like I had a full night’s rest of the best sleep I’ve ever had. It’s actually really amazing,” I say, still perplexed

about how that works with the descendants of the Moon Goddess.

“How do you feel about her?” Ethan probes, a small, sad smile on his face.

With all honesty, I reply, “I love her.”

“And how does she feel about you?” Sophia asks, her tone a little softer than usual.

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Chapter 22 – Ray

Here is the thing that I don’t know and It’s killing me. I know that part of the reason that I feel so deeply for Oakley is

because I already feel the matebond. I know that she likes me. I know that she is attracted to me and likes being with me.

What I don’t know is if those feelings go beyond physical attraction. And that’s the response I give.

“Should she make it through “Sophia begins, but I Interrupt her with a scoff. We all know that Oakley has the ability to make it through to the final 10. Even if the prophecy didn’t say that my mate would be eligible for that title, just her aura and her skill set shows it. She’s one of the best that we have, she’s just been down in the rankings because she’s trying to juggle her need to help her squad and showing off her skills. But she’s getting better and better and I know that she’ll be permanently in one of the top 10 spots shortly.

Sophia grins at me. “Should she make it through, you’ll be able to take her on a date soon and you’ll replace out more.”

I nod.

“Alright, you can go to her. She’s the last one for us to discuss. Your fellow trainers, Ethan, and I will discuss her scores for

rankings,” Sophia smiles broadly at me. For as much of a hard as s as she is with the trainees, she really believes that the Goddess has paired us for a reason. I think that if it was up to Sophia, none of these trainees would be part of the Elite 10 because they would be with their mates.

To be honest, it is one of the more brutal things that the Elite 10 have to go through. Each potential Elite 10 member is going to have to face a three way choice: 1) their pack and their first mate, 2) their second chance mate, 3) their kind.

Some have already made the choice of their pack versus coming here. Some are running away from something. I don’t know whether Oakley has made that choice yet, since we can barely keep our hands to ourselves when we are around each other. Ill have to ask her when we go on our date after the round robin. If she hasn’t made the choice, we could be in for a very unpleasant showdown with an angry alpha, beta, or family member. Those are usually the ones that show up for the trainees.

Like I said, most of the trainees have their mate here as a trainer. The others will replace their mate within the trainees when the time is right. And that is another choice that they will have to make, deciding if they want to keep their mate. Because you can’t be a part of the Elite 10 with a mate. It just can’t be done. The Elite 10 can’t have any other loyalty than to each other and our country.

kind.

The last choice that they will actively make is to become one of the Elite 10 and show themselves as a protector of their

This is why I so desperately am trying to insert myself into Oakley’s life. I want her to fall in love with me before she replaces out that I’m her mate. If she already has that strong bond with me, then it will be harder for her to reject me and either go back to her pack or move on as a member of the Elite 10.

I know that it’s selfish. I know that she has great potential, amazing things that she could do. Those wolves that elect to go back to their packs usually make lasting changes, not only within their pack, but within the whole lupine government as well. Those that move on to the Elite 10 are always warriors of the highest caliber and achieve great heights within our world, creating history with every sword swing or battle cry. I could easily see Oakley doing either. I could see her ruling beside some alpha or beta, for she would be one of the ruling wolves of the pack, and creating her pack in her selfless image. Or defeating any foe of our continent and protecting all of us.

But she is mine. And I mean to keep her, if I can. I would never force her, but I will try to influence her in that I want to make her love me.

I’ve already got an idea for that and I’m planning on starting it tonight.

I rush out of the meeting hall where we were eating and discussing the rankings of the trainees and hurry to where Oakley and her friends usually sit. The problem is, she isn’t there.

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Chapter 22 – Ray

“Hey, Ray!” Cassie says as I approach the table.

“Hey guys! Have you seen Oakley?” I ask, impatient to see my mate.

Mary and Cassie give me sly grins while Jer ry looks away. I can tell that he likes my mate, which is why I was so upset that first night when he pulled her into his lap. My eyes narrow until Mary speaks.

“She said that she would meet you in your room.”

That puts a wide grin on my face and I forget all about the other male. “Thanks!” I say, but I haven’t even gotten the whole

word out before I’m turned around and running to my room.

I take the steps to the dorms two and three at a time, wanting to get to my mate.

When I open the door, I see that she’s lit the candles that I had sca ttered all around my room, just for this purpose. It takes a second for my eyes to adjust to the change in light, but when they do, I gasp at the sight in front of me.

Oakley is laying on my bed, n*ked and only slightly covered by the satin sheet that’s on my bed. She’s toying with a rose in her hand, bringing it up to her nose and then sliding it down her face and chest to nestle it between her t its.

“Were these for me?” she asks, her voice soft and full of lust. My co ck, already hard the second that I saw her in my bed,

twitches at the tone of her voice.

“Yes. I had wanted to give you a romantic surprise. Seems I’m the one that’s surprised,” I say, closing the door behind me

and toeing off my shoes.

I pull my shirt off and walk towards her, taking in her beauty as I do. Goddess, I can’t believe that she’s mine.

“No one’s ever gotten me flowers before,” she whispers, a slight blush on her cheeks in the candle light. “Thank you”

“I’ll get you flowers every day for the rest of your life if this is the thanks I get,” I chuckle, making quick work of taking off my pants and boxers.

She sits up, leaving the flower behind on the bed and the sheet flows off of her b*dy like water Oakley crawls towards me and my breath is already uneven, my heart pounding.

She touches my chest and moves her hand up to pull my n*eck down so that our l*ps meet in a sweet, pure k*ss. Oakley pulls

back slightly to say, “I haven’t begun to thank you yet ”

Then she k*sses down my b*dy until she is level with my cock and slowly pulls me into her mouth.

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