"Merikh❞

"I don't like this," Colette says, her tongue running over her teeth as she drills me with her angry eyes.

"Are you worried about me?" I tease her and she crosses her arms over her chest.

"Of course I am! Don't pretend like you can't feel it through the bond." She growls.

She is right. I feel her fear and the way she doesn't want me to leave her side. The way she wants to just wrap her arms around me and keep me here. It's damn adorable and so fucking refreshing to know it rather than hope.

"Letty," I say in a gentle voice, stalking toward her. She rolls her eyes, trying to be mad. "Penny and Percy will both be here with you."

"You stupid fool." She sniffles. "DO you really think I care about me? It's you that I am worried about."

"Am I not the Alpha of Death?" I ask her, arching a brow, and she scoffs. Her indignation only feeding the playful side of me. "Am I not the Lycan king?"

"You are my mate above all those things." She says and her words spear me right in the chest. Her words surprising me as I blink at her, dumbfounded.

"Am I that important to you?" I ask her and her shoulders drop, her eyes going sad.

"Do you need me to say it as well as feel it for you to believe it?" She asks me and I nod emphatically.

"Every day. I need you to tell me every day."

"I love you, and I hate you." She says like the smart ass she is.

"Oh? and what is it you love about me?" I ask, walking toward her and rubbing up and down her arms as she looks up at me.

"You mean what is it I hate about you?" She rivals and I smirk.

"Oh, I know why you hate me. A little all too well. What I don't know is why you love me."

"Because of the mate bond," she says, but I feel the lie, all the while watching her lip twitch.

"Interesting." I mutter. "Do you want to see if the lie detector works for me, too?" I ask, arching a brow, and she fights back a smile.

best lie." She says, bracing yourself as a knock sounds

open up."

I'm having sex with my mate." I call out and her eyes go wide

close. I run my nose along her jawbone, humming in delight as her scent nearly spirals

"That's not a lie."

is not. And I will never lie to you

need to get a move on. We should have left

feel the

worry, and my heart seizes. I never want to make her doubt a word I say, and I know damn well she isn't done punishing me yet. But I've

out of my arms,

promise you will come

damn true. I always come back. Fighting is my specialty and

mind for you once everything is all sorted out." She says. I lunge forward, pressing a kiss to her lips

know, I know." She groans

Percy gives me a knowing nod and I leave them behind, finding Hayes leaning on the back

damn." He says, reaching out for my neck. "You weren't

mad, but I can't help the huge grin on

I could find a mate

you will find her and she will be a bigger handful than you

amazing as I am?" He teases

we break

where the trees were blazing earlier, sniffing around and trying to find evidence or anything other than possible magic. Flames are easy for any of the

in the sun catches my eyes in a nearby tree and I look up, seeing a metallic red canister. I place my hands over my eyes, shielding them from

He confirms, and my

"Shit." I grumble.

the fire people like the Dragons, wizards

rules out no one." I scoff. "You don't leave shit like that behind unless you want it found. And you don't want evidence found unless you are trying to aim people

red-eyed wolves. Because they don't give a shit about evidence." He reminds

I exhale. "There is that option,

the forest, with Hayes right behind

the red-eyed freaks." He says. "The real question is, who

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