My Two Alphas novel Chapter 38

　　Ace’s POV

　　Ryker was a mess as Amanda finally gave into our commands, her screams made my ears ring and I have never been so sickened by torture before and had a new respect for mental torture. It made my stomach turn as she collapsed on the floor at our feet, both of us were torn to pieces by her wolf fighting the commands. Amanda was in some ways unaffected being she was Ryker’s mate yet the pain he was enduring not only doing it but feeling through the bond was heartbreaking.

　　Reika lay in a huddled heap on the floor at his feet, his chest rising and falling heavily and he was sweating profusely. Tears streaked his face as he bent down with shaky hands to grip the tops of her arms.

　　“Get away from me” Reika snaps, her voice trembling as much as she is, Reika slaps his hands away before she starts sobbing. I couldn’t imagine having my wolf forced into submission like that, forced to go dormant and have the sudden chatter stop, the loneliness in her own head must be a form of torture in its own.

　　Ryker falls to his knees beside her pulling her to him, his fingers gently brushing her hair. “I had no choice, I won’t let her destroy you” He whispers to her. Reika’s hands clutch his shirt in a fist as she clings to him.

　　“I’m sorry but we talked about this, she was hurting you, hurting our kids” Ryker tells her and she nods yet it was obvious she just paid the ultimate sacrifice for her family. Not only did she lose her wolf for them but she basically just tossed all her freewill away, something I know had been holding him back from doing this earlier.

　　Ryker could just command her now and she would be unable to defy him. Effectively stripping her of her title even though she would remain Queen and by his side, he had the ultimate control and against him she would be a puppet on some strings.

　　“I know” She cries, pressing her face into his chest. The amount of trust she must have in him to allow him to take her freewill was obvious, she trusted him to make the right choices, trusted him completely. I hoped one day Lucy could trust me the way Reika trust Ryker wholeheartedly.

　　“Lucy?” She asks looking up at him.

　　“She is with Ryden and Rayan”

　　“She must hate me, she must hate me for everything” Reika tells him.

　　“She knows it wasn’t you, she knows Amanda was unstable and suffering” Reika shakes her head and starts crying again.

　　“I hurt her, the things Amanda said to her '' Reika says crying harder but Ryker presses his chin on her head tucking her to his chest.

　　“She knows it wasn’t you” Ryker tells her before he looks at me. I nod to him, turning and opening the door to let them know it was safe to come in. I wondered if Lucy would hate me for participating in her mothers torture but It needed to be done. Amanda had become more estranged, more unstable and the PTSD was uncontrollable and not only ruining her family but her mother.

　　Tyson nods to the door and Lucy turns to see me standing there. Jacob was trying to calm down an upset Rayan, while Lucy cradled her brother in her arms.

　　“Rayan it's over, we can see her” Lucy tells him and I could barely just make out her voice. Rayan looks at her and she nods toward the house and his eyes dart to the open door before rushing to it. He stops next to me and Lucy comes up behind him giving him a nudge when he doesn’t enter. Both of them stare at their mother on the floor in Rykers arms and Reika looks up at them before sighing in relief when she spots they are ok.

　　“Mum” Rayan asks, looking at his father for confirmation that it was her. Ryker nods to him and Rayan throws himself in her arms. She kisses his face, clutching him and stroking his face with her hands. Lucy chews her lip and Ryden stirs in her arms making her look down at him, he sucks his fingers and Jacob steps inside.

　　“I will go make him a bottle” He says kissing Lucy’s head on the way past as he walks toward the kitchen.