“Does it matter?” I ask and Hayes looks at me in disbelief, giving me his brotherly ‘We don’t keep secrets‘ look.
“It matters to me, in how I treat her. Is she your mate?” Hayes asks.
“She is your Luna. You will treat her how she should be treated.” I say, crossing my arms over my chest.
“Merikh.” He whispers low, his eyes softening and I know where his thoughts are going and I refuse to go down that memory lane with him. I refuse to go down it ever again.
“She is my mate.” I say matter of fact, and he laughs, rolling his eyes.
“Mate, as in you chose her and followed through with the union to the Alpha’s daughter-”
“That’s not the Alpha’s daughter.” Percy says with a knowing smile.
“Then who the fuck is it?”
“That’s Colette,” Percy says, his smile even wider now. I roll my eyes because no one knows shit about what is actually happening. Hell, it was hard enough for me to believe it when I saw her.
“Who the hell is Colette?”
“She is my second chance mate…” I admit with a sigh.
“And you accepted her…” He murmurs, his eyes observing me as though he needs to gauge my reaction.
“Lycan’s can’t reject a second chance mate, Hayes, you know that. There was no leaving without her. I didn’t have a choice,” I mutter, and he nods in understanding, blowing out a puff of air.
“How did she take it?” He asks.
“She isn’t aware of it…” I say with a wince, and Hayes watches me with curiosity.
then…”
looking over his shoulder. “I think it would be best if you are at least around her, so she doesn’t wake up alarmed and
a choice in our mating. More of an ultimatum. In some realms of the world, that might be considered kidnapping. Not in ours, though, not when you are a royal and privy to
she reaches out with
feel?” I ask, moving to her
fear before she seems to calm and comes to her senses. I press my hand to her forehead and she
muscles
hurt her. But I store those emotions away for a day. I will need that anger. Because there will be other fights. This attack was not the first and now that I have a Luna I dare say
as soon as possible. The closest place is her pack “The
and I say in
soon as possible. Staying out here or going back will just leave us exposed to more
again, I will only kill people. No, we need to go where I know it
her pants torn and ripped off nearly up to her underwear line, where a white bandage is settled over her skin with green herbs covering the injury. The long makeshift splint frames her leg, making it unbendable, and I find I want to fix it. To fix her, but I know until the mate bond is fully recognizable for her, my presence doesn’t do much to speed
me, her legs swinging to the side. as if she plans to walk and a low displeased grumble radiates through my chest. She looks up
not giving her the chance
arm wraps around her back. I tug her close, my heart beating fast as she locks her eyes with mine. There's
will we be in your pack?"
now, we will make it by sunset." Her muscles tense and I can sense a shift in her. She seems to grow smaller, as if she is shrinking
beside us, Percy wandering close behind. "After a surprise attack, the victims are always on high alert. Nah, they will wait for our guard to fall before they attack again." I scowl at my
helpful, Hayes." I
I look at Hayes to my right, who beams at
brother." I sigh and Colette looks
we approach my luxury SUV that I had waiting by
gingerly slide Colette in. She settles in and I make sure she is comfortable before closing
"I'll drive." Hayes says.
be in the same vehicle," I remind him. In case something happens, one of us must
driver here. If I had been
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