Traded To The Lycan King

Merikh sits on the edge of the bed, his muscles quivering as he stares at Hyacinth, who looks out of place in her velvet dress and crown. I take his hand in mine, his fingers twitching as he frowns up at me,

“You went into the woods? Without me?” He asks, his lips pinched together as he processes what I’ve told him so far…

“Well, you aren’t exactly mobile, Merikh. Hayes was in a panic and I’ve never seen him like that. It scared me, so I had to go with him.” I say, defensively.

“Hayes is a big boy. He can take care of himself,” he says flatly, his eyes narrowed. “You should have woken me up or taken Penny as well, or something.”

“There wasn’t any time for any of that.” I tell him truthfully. “Hayes took off. He wasn’t in his right mind. Plus, I’m a big girl and I don’t need to always be coddled or protected.”

“First of all 1

of all, Hayes is always in his right mind. He doesn’t do irrational or erratic behavior.” He argues back. “And big girl or not, you are a Luna! not a warrior, Colette.”

“Exactly, I am a Luna, and one with water skills. I am not completely useless anymore, Merikh. I am learning and getting stronger.”

“That doesn’t matter. It was stupid and you should have-

“Oh, come on!” I throw my hands up in anger. “His mate was in pain, and he was helpless. If you had seen him, Merikh. He was so broken. How would you have reacted? If it had been you next to him?” I ask him. He looks away, his jaw muscles tensing before he sighs heavily.

“Fine. So you went into the woods and found a random woman and decided to bring her back with you?” He asks, peeking past me at Hyacinth, who wanders around the room like she is assessing the decorations.

“Not just a random woman,” she murmurs without sparing him a glance. “A fae princess.”

He rolls his eyes and scoffs.

“Okay..but…that’s not even what is important right now,” I groan, pinching the bridge of my nose with my free hand. This is not going well at all Clearly, his pain is making him unreasonable, well, more unreasonable than usual.

“For fuck’s sake, what the hell could be more important than you running off after fucking danger with our unhinged beta when people are out there trying to fucking kill you?” He asks in a growly voice, his eyes dark with anger as he stares at me.

“That beta is your brother, I remind him with a scowl, choosing to ignore the logic he spews about the imminent danger surrounding my very existence.

find out there to help his mate?” He asks,

what I am trying to tell you, but you won’t let me talk long enough to finish

filtering in through the mate bond, but I know he can feel my frustration too. I refuse to be made to feel guilty for doing what had to be done, for doing exactly what he would have done. Was it potentially dangerous? Yes, I get

will remain silent while you explain, then.” He

wait outside until this little lover’s spat is over!” Hyacinth

I look back at Merikh, focusing on explaining all of this as

tell him and his shoulders tense, making him wince. “She came in like..I don’t know,

his eyes going wide as he looks at me and then at Hyacinth behind me. “Is

I was ever aware of, no.” She frowns. “But then again, as Fae, we all

asks our special tricks we

Hyacinth. I thought she was Lily, but once she explained who she was and why she was here, we came back after weird ghost

an amused chuckle before growing into a full–fledged laugh. I stare at him, both confused and awed by the sound, until he shakes

back with you?” He asks,

like I was being stupid.” I frown. “But I followed

my hands on his bare chest as I meet his eyes with mine. He has shut me out of the mind link, not letting me in right now,

gasps, her hand over her mouth and her eyes trained on Merikh’s

as he closes his eyes and inhales deeply. Then 1 help him turn

my life. This one,

She says, looking at him curiously. “But your kind has a strange ability to push pain away at

a sort of pain blocker

Merikh should spin

to help. I

Elm shows up to verify she is who she is claiming to be, she won’t look at shit,” He growls, his

be on his way down here. After all, he is expecting me.” She says in an equally sassy

his own damn way and let her heal him. The sooner he is healed, the sooner I can make

I am weak, and can you just trust any wornan in the woods claiming to be

with Merikh. The situation, all of it. Hyacinth saunters over to a chair and slides into