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 at him before turning to see Percy and Penny with an alarmed look on their faces

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

blinking at me before he gives me a

Thelp you

explain this mood to me.”

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

Hayes is desperate and if this has anything to do with our last heart

tell him. “We are family

Merikh is usually great to talk to about these things, sometimes a woman knows a woman better than

with that.”

beckoning his beta over to him from outside the open double doors. Hayes rushes off, leaving me standing in the doorway watching my handsome mate with a tinge of fury. Why the hell does he have

pointing some things

his desk completely empty. A frown creeps across my lips 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

rush out the office door, heading toward his room. He has to be

slammed in the face with the scent of bleach and cleaner. Tears fill my eyes, my heart aching

and nightstands. It is obvious he is gone, one of the first to leave. But why would he leave me without me telling him myself what my decision was? How could

exit the room, I slam into someone, grunting and bouncing off their body into the wall with a thud. The back

I apologize. 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

he reaches into his pocket withdrawing a small letter

did he leave?” I

says. “Caspian wanted to say goodbye, but he

at the letter, slipping my finger under the lip and

Colette,

much I wanted to say to you during our time, much 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

strongest. But it is not. Use your strong mind and stay close to Merikh. I have every bit of faith he will keep my

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

replaying over and over again. When did Merikh go to him? It couldn’t have

I call out to him as