Traded To The Lycan King

I move swiftly to the SUV, waiting to take us back home, throwing the trunk open while Hayes watches me with interest. His mouth twitches like he is about to speak, but I silence him with a solid glare and he takes two steps back, his hands outstretched like he surrenders. The last thing I need right now is to talk about what just happened. How the hell am I supposed to process it when I can't even bring myself to admit it is happening? Colette is going to change her mind once she sees I will seriously let her leave. This is just her testing me, testing my resolve. Well, if she wants to play the game of who can be more stubborn, she is in for a surprise. Because I am the most stubborn of the two of us.

I yank out her two bags, walking them past Percy, Penny, and Leandra. The burn on my back twinges and stings, but at least it's something other than the blinding rage I feel right now. My lycan is fighting me for control, urging me to just grab our girl and tie her up, placing her in the car until we get home.

But even I know that is wrong. Shit, what I did was wrong. Should I have made decisions for her? No. and I get that, but clearly she is being emotional in her choice. She didn't know who her dad was and then she found him and learned of her bloodline. It has to be overwhelming, but to abandon her pack? To abandon me? This feels like a rash decision.

I bound up the steps toward the mansion two at a time, meeting her at the doorway as I drop the bags at her feet. She looks at me, her eyes red with unshed tears, and I can see how torn she feels. But it's hard enough to let her go. I can't concern myself with how torn she feels. Not yet, not right now.

"Stay safe, Colette." I mutter, taking a step back, but she follows me. Her hand reaching out and taking hold of my wrist gently.

I close my eyes, inhaling her scent, committing it to memory. There are so many questions I want to ask her. So many things I should say.

"Merikh..." she whispers, her voice breaking as I look down at the place where her fingers touch my skin, the spark as strong as it has ever been. Even with this heartache. "Please."

“Please what?” I ask her, arching an annoyed brow. “Please forgive you? Please pretend that this is breaking me inside”

She grimaces, and a rogue tear travels down her cheek as she draws in a shuddering breath.

“My hands are tied” She whispers, looking up at me. “I refuse to be a showpiece with a title. I want to be more than that.”

I yank my wrist from her grip, stepping closer into her bubble.

“The only one who doesn’t see your worth is you. Why the hell do you think I am fighting this so hard?” Iscoit

“Then let me go and find my worth,” she says, “For myself”

I chuckle dryly, reaching out and cupping her face with both hands. Her thin lingers reach up, resting on my wrists as she meets my heavy gaze.

“When you realize there is nothing to find, you know where to and me”

She looks at me, biting her bottom lip. “I promise to call you every day”

hers. Her hands sqleeze my arm, and I kiss her soll and sweet. Tying to convey through the connection just how much I am begging he then I break away,

but wanting her to understand that this is what it feels like

She asks, tears racing down

Maybe a week.” I tell her, knowing dmn well that it will feel like

whispers, her voice weak as she wipes her

exhale, “But not enough

about how much I love

behind me at the SUV’s where my beta and ga*mas sit, probably watching us trying to figure out what the hell is going on. Then I see Penny clamber

Alpha and Luna.” She says

walk down the steps, heading to the car, leaving my heart

be coming.” I

she asks, her voice going up an octave in shock.

home, Penny.” I clip out and look

between Colette and I. Colette, now hugging herself with tears streaming down her cheeks and me, looking like an insensitive a*shole with the tears I want to let out

know exactly what she is going

SUV Penny is going with Colette and I had hoped it would go this way. If I’ had suggested it,

to decide if she wants

am coming

really don’t have to,” she says and Penny

touch with your wolf’s side or siren side, you are my luna and I am your

up at Colette who smiles for the first time since our fight and

might be nice to

the SUV, climbing in the passenger’s seat

mutter to Hayes. He hesitates and I slide

grumbles, before way too slowly pulling

look back and see her, there is no way in hell Iwill leave the way she wants me to. This is what she is asking