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.

us, a somber look on his face as he looks lost, almost like he is just going through the motions. I look

will go speak with him,” I say, rushing off

slowly, blinking at me before he

you Luna?” he

mood to me.” I

to discuss it with you when we make

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

“We are family before

“Where Merikh is usually great to talk to about these things,

definitely agree with that.” I laugh and

my handsome mate with a tinge of fury. Why the hell does he have to be so good looking? It makes it

wink before turning to Hayes and pointing some things out. I exhale in annoyance before turning

as I move deeper into the office. There is nothing here that feels like him. The homey feeling he brought the room with his disarray and the smell of

to be there, packing. Unless she doesn’t really

fill my eyes, my heart aching at the thought of missing him and not being able to say goodbye. I

white linen covering the couch and nightstands. It is obvious he is gone, one of the first to leave. But why would he leave me without me

the wall with a thud. The back of my headaches as I

I was informed you were rushing up here and I have a message to deliver you from Caspian.” He rushes out, then he grimaces as he watches me blink. “Are

am fine. What letter do you have for me?” I ask him and he reaches into his pocket withdrawing a small letter with a wax seal of a

did he leave?” I

to say goodbye,

my

Colette,

to do with you and even more I had

a dangerous game, one that many see as a strategy for who is the strongest. But it is not. Use your strong mind and stay close to Merikh. I have every bit of

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

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

out to him as he walks further