MATED TO FATHER, FATED TO SONS Chapter 80: DRASTIC MEASURES

RYKER

Cole stared at like I had completely lost my mind.

Which was unusual because Cole already knew I was a maniac, had witnessed enough of my decisions over the years to understand I sotis borderlined on deranged lunatic territory without apology.

But apparently asking him to help stage an accident for Amaris crossed so line he had not expected to cross.

I had thought about this plan the entire walk from Amaris’s room to Cole’s office, working through the logistics while my mind raced with possibilities. The only way to stop her from leaving was if she physically could not leave, if circumstances made it impossible for my father to ship her back to Stormshadow by sunset.

There was no way I could change Alpha Corvin’s mind through conversation or negotiation or appeals to whatever humanity he might have left buried under all that grief and control. The man was immovable once he made a decision, carved from stone and twice as stubborn.

And I would rather die and be buried alive than beg that monster for anything, would rather cut out my own tongue than give him the satisfaction of hearing plead.

So drastic asures it was.

Cole adjusted in his seat and I noticed he looked slightly uncomfortable and disheveled, his shirt untucked on one side and his hair ssed up in a way that I was sure had nothing to do with reviewing the files or paperwork before him.

"Ryker, have you gone mad?" he demanded, his voice pitching slightly higher. "What do you an by causing Amaris to have an accident?"

I stared at him and fought back a smirk because this whole situation was almost funny.

Did Cole actually think I did not know Nia was under the table right now?

When I had been walking toward his office through the glass hallway I had spotted them fucking through the transparent walls, had seen enough to understand exactly what was happening before Cole noticed my approach and Nia scrambled to hide. It had been too late to turn back without making it obvious I was giving them privacy, and honestly I did not have ti for that courtesy.

I was on a ti crunch. In a couple hours Amaris would be packed up and shipped back to Stormshadow and I needed to act fast if I was going to prevent that from happening.

Also everyone in this pack knew Cole and Nia were sleeping together anyway, so why she felt the need to hide under his desk like so teenager caught by parents was beyond . But I would play along with their charade for now because I needed Cole’s help and antagonizing him further would not get what I wanted.

"Alpha Corvin wants to send her back to the Stormshadow pack," I explained, leaning against the doorfra with my arms crossed.

Cole’s eyes widened and genuine concern flashed across his face. "Why? What happened between them?"

I was not about to tell Cole about the artificial insemination situation or Amaris’s refusal or the confrontation in the hallway outside the bathroom where I had been hiding and listening. That was too much information to share when I just needed his chanical expertise and willingness to bend rules.

"She had a misunderstanding with Alpha Corvin," I said vaguely, keeping my voice casual. "He got angry and declared he would have her shipped back by sunset today."

Cole sighed and ran his hand through his already ssy hair, making it stick up even worse. "That is really crazy. The timing could not be worse with Victor still out there." He paused. "But how does causing her to have an accident help in this situation?"

"If she does not leave or is unable to leave, he cannot ship her back," I stated like the logic was completely obvious and reasonable.

Because it was.

"And let guess," Cole responded slowly, his eyes narrowing as he processed my plan, "Amaris has no idea you are planning to attempt murdering her?"

I chuckled and the sound ca out darker than I intended, echoing slightly in the small office. "Don’t put it that way. It would not even count as second degree murder, maybe third degree at worst since I am not actually trying to kill her. But really I am doing her a favor by keeping her here."

"You are a deranged lunatic Ryker," Cole muttered, shaking his head.

"So I have been told," I agreed easily, unbothered by the assessnt because it was not the first ti soone had called that and it definitely would not be the last. "Are you going to help or what?"

Cole squinted at and I could see him weighing his options, calculating whether he actually had a choice in this situation or if I was going to force his cooperation one way or another.

"Do I even have a choice?" he asked, already knowing the answer.

"Not at all," I confird with a smile that showed teeth.

He exhaled in defeat, his shoulders slumping slightly. "Alright. Just give a couple minutes to finish up with these papers here and I will join you."

"Okay but do not take too long," I instructed, pushing off from the doorfra and turning toward the exit. "We are working against the clock here."

Then an evil thought crossed my mind and I felt a smirk spread across my face before I could stop it.

I turned back around to face Cole’s desk where he was trying very hard to look busy and professional. "And oh, Nia? I did not take you as soone who likes doing it in the office during work hours."

Cole’s jaw literally dropped and he looked completely mortified, frozen in his seat like I had just exposed his deepest darkest secret to the entire pack.

Nia slowly stood up from under the desk where she had been crouched.

Her cheeks were flushed bright pink and her dress had fallen slightly off one shoulder, the fabric bunched around her waist in ways that told exactly what position Cole had her in before I interrupted. Her hair was a ss and her lips were swollen from probably biting them.

This bastard Cole must have been going absolutely crazy on her, I thought with genuine amusent.

She bent down again and when she rose she had her loafer in her hand. Without warning she threw it at my head with impressive accuracy for soone who had just been thoroughly fucked.

The shoe hit directly in the forehead and I burst out laughing while rubbing the spot, the sharp pain just making the whole situation funnier.

"You bastard," Nia snapped, her voice sharp with embarrassnt and fury colliding together. "Why did you not turn back if you saw us?"

I smirked and leaned against the doorfra again. "And allow you both to reach orgasm? Why would I do that when interrupting is so much more entertaining?"

She imdiately grabbed her other shoe and threw it at with even more force but this ti I was ready and caught it mid-air, my reflexes faster than her anger.

I laughed again, harder this ti. "I am not judging you Nia. Do whatever you want."

"You are the last person who should be judging anyone," Nia shot back, crossing her arms over her chest. "We all know you are worse than any of us when it cos to inappropriate behavior."

Fair point that I could not really argue with. I was indeed the worst of them