Traded To The Lycan King

"We need to get him to Calvin." My mom says, trying hard to remain treading water. "But that vampire won't leave the shore."

I scowl at the bitch who started it all. The one who broke my mate and made our relationship so hard. The one that we were told was lurking but decided to not pay her any mind. I hear a splash behind us but I can't avert my eyes from the blood covered vampire standing in broad daylight waiting for us.

"Melody, why are you out here?" Caspian asks.

"They were attacked," I tell him, sparing him a quick glance. He immediately grabs hold of my mom and looks her over in a panic.

"Are you injured?" he asks and I watch her as she squirms, pushing him away.

"Would it matter to you if I were?" She snaps.

I cling to Merikh, my heart pumping with fear as I look at the vampire bite directly over my mate mark and my lips twitch in anger. This is all her trying to get under my skin. I don't know what her ulterior motive is, but there is no doubt she is enjoying causing pain.

"Are you going to just stay out there?" She hollers out, her voice annoyingly chipper as she walks along the water's edge, kicking her feet through the waves that rush over the sand.

"You could always come to us," I shout back and she cackles with a huge, eerie grin on her bloodied face.

"And ruin this hair? No, thank you. But since you have to eventually get him to someone, I can just wait here for you. I don't mind." She sends us a fake innocent smile.

"Yeah, I'm sure you don't," I mutter in annoyance to myself. Then I spin, doing a backstroke with Merikh resting on my chest as I propel myself to the shallow end. I can feel the presence of my parents and Zale as I stand waist deep, scowling ahead.

"Why are you here? To torture the people I care about?" I ask her, and she smirks.

if I told you I was looking for a

and roll my eyes. The only thing this bitch can find with her eyes closed is trouble. There is no doubt in my

I say, playing into her game. "This one is taken and I

she forces the corners of her

"I mean, you don't look like much. Why Giselle has any fear

Teiran will be able to talk sense into his father after she is gone. A war means death

girl group of power hungry dickless assholes. Which means I will do what Merikh couldn't. Not that he is incapable, but nothing pisses a mate off more than

mom and Caspian, then I look at Zale, who has remained speechless

what she hopes to give to me, but I don't find it intimidating. My hands fall to my side, my palms facing toward Lauren as I rise out of the water with each step until only my feet remain. Lauren doesn't take any chances as

cool, my blood replaced with the salty water of the ocean. A

hiss and shaking

fair." She scoffs, her head tilting to the side before she shifts as well. Her lycan only

into her eyes, noticing the way the color is off. Neither are they black like a true lycan or red like a hungry vampire. They are a mixture of shades

invincible hybrid, but she is rotting from the inside out. She was not created naturally

float to the side in my water

She roars, throwing a fit like a toddler, and I

she thought it would be fair to attack Merikh, knowing her strength is more than is? I don't give a fuck about fair

attention is on, so I rush to the side, stirring up the sand into the water I am made of, and I block he view. She hisses at

this kind of ability weighing heavy on my sources and my wolf's strength. I shift back into my

shoots over my head, taking me by surprise as I look around and see Calvin, his big belly glowing with heat as he forces a flame through

tossing me a vial and pointing to Lauren with a quivering hand like he can't believe what he