Traded To The Lycan King

“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.

rejected then…”

would be best if you are at least around her, so she doesn’t wake up alarmed and thinking she

a choice in our mating. More of an ultimatum. In some realms of the world, that might be considered

she reaches out with a whimper for her

I ask, moving to

my voice, her hands shaking and her face painted in fear before she seems to calm and comes to her senses. I press my hand to her forehead and she closes her eyes, her head pressing into my warm palm as if she is too weak to

out of the ordinary.” She says softly and my muscles tense, “aside from my leg, it

a snarl waiting to break free as I press my lips together tightly. My lycan roars within me, tearing to get out and head back to her pack and kill anyone who hurt her. But I store those emotions away for a day.

The closest place is her pack “The healer tries to say

I say in

just leave us exposed to more attacks. The only safe place for us

foot in that pack again, I will only kill people. No, we need to go where I know

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

say in a whisper. Moving to her side, Colette nods without looking at me, her legs swinging to the side. as if she plans to walk and a low displeased grumble radiates through

carry you.” I tell her, not giving her the chance to refuse

I tug her close, my heart beating

will we be in your pack?" She asks

I can sense a shift in her. She seems to grow smaller, as if she is shrinking into a shell of

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 idiot

helpful, Hayes."

at me, confused. I look at Hayes to

is my idiot younger brother." I sigh

does an awkward walking bow as we approach my luxury SUV that I

is all Colette says. Hayes opens the door and I gingerly slide Colette in. She settles in and I make sure she

"I'll drive." Hayes says.

I remind him. In case something happens, one of us

here. If I had been driving, they wouldn't