Traded To The Lycan King

Percy grins when he sees me walking down the hallway toward him. The relief I feel only shows how much this young gamma has grown on me and the reminder that I have missed him. He looks completely normal, well fed and free of mind. But then again, he had the last time as well. So, as I approach him, I give him a gentle smile.

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“I promise the witch is no longer in my head.” He says, putting his hands up. I chuckle, stepping into a quick embrace before stepping back.

“It is so good to see you back to normal.” I tell him and he nods.

“Yeah, well, it was a weird sensation. My only regret is I didn’t realize it sooner.” He says, frowning. I sigh, tilting my head.

“Perc, you fought her off! An incredibly powerful fae, not just powerful, but the d*mn queen. You held her off and tried to give us a warning.” I remind him.

“Yeah,” he says as he shakes his head. “But she still won out eventually.”

“No.” I scoff. “You won. There isn’t a single person you hurt. You let us know in time so you could be saved. It takes a powerful warrior to do that.”

He nods, looking away from me as the others scurry around with luggage and mingling.

“I know it may seem weird to ask this but…is there anyway you would be comfortable with me still remaining on as you gamma?” He asks, his freckled cheeks growing pink as he clears his throat and looks at the ground. I furrow my brows, confused.

“Why wouldn’t you be?” I ask him and he seems shocked by my response.

“Alpha Merikh suggested it might be best for me to step down, just for a little while.” He explains, and I find myself growing, annoyed with my mate once more.

He continually claims that he needs me, that I am the one in control, and yet he does things behind my back. I get he is trying to protect me, that he isn’t doing these things to be controlling or possessive. But intended or not, that is exactly what it feels like.

“Alpha Merikh is wrong.” I say with a tight smile. “I would not feel comfortable with just one Ga*ma. You guys are a package deal. I need you and Penny.”

“Glad to hear you say that,” Penny says from behind me, and I look over my shoulder to see Percy’s twin grinning. “When Alpha made the suggestion, it felt…wrong.”

“I will talk to him about it.” I promise.

is just going through the motions. I look at him

go speak with him,” I say, rushing off after the lumbering beta.

me before

Thelp you

you can explain this mood to me.” I motion to him and

like to discuss it with you when we make it back to the pack…if you might

that Hayes is desperate and if this has anything to do with our last heart to heart, I can only assume he is struggling

course,” I tell him. “We are family before I am

Colette.” He says, rubbing his face. “Where Merikh is usually great to talk to about these things, sometimes a woman knows a woman better

that.”

watching my handsome mate with a tinge of fury. Why the hell does he have to be

a s*xy grin and a wink before turning to Hayes and pointing some things out. I exhale in annoyance before turning and heading to my

into the office. There is nothing here that feels like him. The homey feeling he brought the room with his disarray

room. He has to be there, packing. Unless she doesn’t really pack? What could

through his bedroom door, not bothering to knock, and I’m slammed in the face with the scent of bleach and cleaner. Tears fill my eyes, my heart

to leave. But why would he leave me without me telling him myself what my

and bouncing off their body into the wall with a thud. The back of my headaches as I touch it, wincing. Someone touches my arm and look up to see

were rushing up here and I have a message to deliver you from Caspian.” He rushes out, then he grimaces as

his pocket withdrawing a small letter with a wax seal of a violent ocean wave. I brush

did he

say goodbye, but he wasn’t sure he

down at the letter, slipping my finger under the lip and breaking it free

Colette,

I had planned to do with you and even more I had hoped to experience with you in the near future. But fate plays games more often than not, and for now we find ourselves apart

who is the strongest. But it is not. Use your strong mind and stay close to Merikh. I have every bit of faith he will keep my little girl safe, where I failed to

stay with Merikh, though I had wished you were the one to tell me and not your mate. Trust your instincts, test your abilities, and stay

anger and confusion, the last paragraph replaying over and over again. When did Merikh go to him? It couldn’t have been after the meeting

to him as he walks further