“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…”

the healer says, 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 thinking she was

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 knowledge your true

sits up; her face is pale as she reaches out with a whimper for

you feel?” 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

my muscles tense, “aside from my leg,

back to her pack and kill anyone who hurt her. But I store those emotions away for a day. I will need that anger. Because

and re–wrapped as soon as possible. The closest place is her pack “The healer

Colette and I say

back to our pack as soon as possible. Staying out here or going back will just leave us exposed to more attacks. The only safe place for us is home.” I

will only kill people. No, we need to go where I know it is safe.

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

nods without looking at me, her legs swinging to the side. as if she plans to walk and a

her, not giving

my other arm wraps around her back. I tug her close, my heart beating fast as she locks her eyes with mine. There's a hitch in her breathing and I smirk. I enjoy having

will we be in your

can sense a shift in her. She seems

up 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

helpful, Hayes." I

look at Hayes to my right, who beams

idiot younger brother." I sigh and Colette

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

and I gingerly slide Colette in. She settles in and

"I'll drive." Hayes says.

vehicle," I remind him. In case something happens, one

skilled driver here. If I had been

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