Traded To The Lycan King

*Colette POV

I watch Merikh as he works in his office, his head down and a frown on his lips. He has been like this since the night we k*ssed in the healing waters. And that was just over two weeks ago.

He snaps at everyone, especially Hayes, the two of them bickering back and forth under their breath

as I try to tune them out and not listen. That would be an easy feat, a maid pretending not to hear what they hear, but I'm not a maid like Merikh likes to remind me almost every day. I'm his Luna. So I listen. "No luck finding the mole yet?" I ask, arching a brow. His eyes snap up, the speck of surprise melting away into an amused smile.

"And here I thought you were so enthralled in your books that you weren't listening."

"You enthrall me," I mutter, chewing the inside of my cheek shyly. He pushes away from his desk, then stands, all the while pinning me with his eyes as he stalks me down like prey. I remain still, like a deer in th "I enthrall you, hmm?" He stops at the foot of my comfy chair.

"It's a fun word, isn't it?" I smile up at him innocently and I see him fighting back the playfulness he so rarely lets

loose.

“Tell me, what is it about me enthralls you, my little Luna?" he leans forward, his hands coming on either side of my ears, pressing into the back of the chair as his nose dances dangerously close to mine.. It's already getting harder to breathe in his presence. Just being near him brings me a calm, and a storm rolled into one. The safety net of his aura and the danger of my attraction to him.

I'm falling hard and I have not the damnedest clue how to tell him I am ready for the next step without sounding like a wanton woman. I find myself unable to speak as he closes the distance and brushes his no

My mouth runs dry and my eyes flutter closed, begging him to k*ss me again like he did when we were in the healing water. Two

weeks of pining for that touch, that passion, only to suffocate in this S*xual tension that could easily snuff out the sun.

"I like you, Merikh." I rasp out and he tilts his head, surprised.

"You...like me?" he asks.

"I do." Ladmit.

"You mean you feel safe with me," He says as I watch him with a critical eye.

I mean, I have feelings for you." I reiterate, and

weeks." He states,

held me when I had a nightmare and have stuck by my side..." I pause. "I don't want to leave He freezes, blinking at me. "You are

your

side."

second before I cup his cheek. "I've lived more in these past three weeks than I ever did in my first twenty-one years." "We will announce you to the pack tomorrow." He murmurs, a smile

different from the one before.

it?" Merikh

I realize he is resorting to the mindlink. Gone are the whisperings, replaced with a way to hide things from me. I'm not a fan of

anger rolling off him as his skin goosebumps and he cracks his n*ck, trying to remain in control. Something terrible must have happened for him to lose control like this. I glance at Hayes,

as he stares down his older brother before he

0088% 18:16

is wrong?" I ask, standing and reaching out to touch Merikh's arm. His muscles flex as

a k*ss on the top of my head. "Why don't you some dinner with Penny and Percy?" He says, stepping away from me, going

possibilities. The only thing I can

watching him nervously. His anger seems to melt a little

a soft smile.

haven't taken you to training

say, but in truth, I would rather remain

mind linked Penny. She will meet you on the trail. Percy will be your

"Thank you, Hayes."

smiles softly when he realizes he has been caught, and it sends a thrill through

hor

as I slide out the side

my gamma gang.

house. The walk through the old town makes me smile, knowing that this is all mine, truly mine, as of tomorrow. There is no taking it back or kicking me out

but why would I want to escape when he makes life feel like wanted? What Merikh sees in me I will

excitement swells and I find myself walking faster to get to Penny. I can't wait to tell her the news. She is going to freak out and want to help me pick out a dress

nothing. I spin, looking behind me and in the shadows where Lexpect Percy to be, but