“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…” he

is waking up,” the healer says, looking over his shoulder. “I think it would be best if you are at least around her, so she doesn’t

ultimatum. In some realms of the world,

pale as she reaches out with a whimper for her

feel?” I ask, moving to 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

softly and my muscles tense, “aside from my leg, it feels like a normal

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

possible. The closest place is

and I say in

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

we need to go where

covered in blood, 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

I 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 my chest. She looks up

tell her, not giving

splint doing its job to keep her legs motionless. As 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

your

it by sunset." Her muscles tense and I can sense a shift

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

is Hayes?" She whispers up at me, confused. I look at Hayes to

idiot younger brother." I

an awkward walking bow as we approach my luxury SUV that I had waiting by for us later in our

in. She

"I'll drive." Hayes says.

be in the same vehicle," I remind him. In case something happens, one

the most skilled driver here. If I had been driving,

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