Traded To The Lycan King

Caspian enters the kitchen looking a little better than he had when he arrived. He rummages in the fridge looking for anything he can find to eat as I sit with a cup of warm tea, waiting for Colette to get back.

"How are Hayes and his mate?" He asks as he closes the fridge door.

I shrug. “As good as can be, I suppose we are lucky that Colette and I arrived when we did."

"Did you have as warm of a welcome as I did?" He asks, walking over with a pint of ice cream and a spoon. I arch a brow, watching him with curiosity. "Ice cream?" I ask him skeptically and he just stares at me as he opens it and spoons a bite in.

"There are many things I love about being up here. This is one of those things." He explains as the front door opens. I stand up, waiting anxiously for Colette to walk through, even though I know with every fiber that it is for sure her. But that doesn't matter. There is nothing better than physically being able to have eyes on her.

"We came as fast as we could." She says, a soft exhale when she meets my gaze, her body relaxing as she moves to me as I lift my arms. She melts into me, her embrace feeling like home as I fill my lungs with her scent.

"Are you okay?" Melody asks Caspian as she moves past me.

My lips find the top of Colette's head before I look up to watch Caspian look up from his ice cream with a look of surprise on his face, spoon in his mouth.

“Me?" He asks, removing it and swallowing roughly.

"Yes,"

“Uh, I'm okay. Nothing I couldn't handle." He says, sounding like he is trying to boast. I shoot him an amused look, and he clears his throat. "Elm is here, Colette."

She breaks our embrace too soon, as I slip my arm around her back, seeking her touch at every turn.

“Is he still here? What did he say" She asks, looking around for him.

"He will be back." Caspian says. "Right now, he is with Hayes and Leandra, trying to help them."

"What is wrong with Hayes and Leandra?" Colette breaks in, her eyes wide with concern.

shooting a look

of a hold on Leandra and through the mate

can feel her worry through the bond as

as if it is a thought for herself she didn't realize she spoke

told us if something was wrong with him." I reassure her, though it would be a lie if I said it didn't unsettle

heavily. "We know where Giselle is, and now we know where Lily is and heavens willing, she will

the first move," Elm says, entering the kitchen with a grim look on his face as he meets Colette's

the element of surprise right now." I remind him. "With you having Lily under lock

wolves in the area. I do not mean to be rude, but wolves are much easier for her to control and since she has had them under her spell for so long, it is easier for them

him with a glare. Elms scowls at me as he crosses his arms over his chest as if

simple as slitting her throat." He shoots back at me, his eyes filled with annoyance. “There is a process when it comes to magic.” "You all were so fucking opposed to a hybrid existing and yet you can maintain this

fucking war started because of Colette's existence, or so everyone keeps saying,

stepping me back away from Elm as she turns and looks between

tone. "What matters is defeating Giselle and restoring

Lily is gone, Giselle will panic." Caspian says. "The hold on those

I think and look around the

Lily go, have Ezrah follow her."

says anything, but their eyes skirting around to each other clues me into

look for Lily

is time to

the big fight that is inevitable. If releasing Lily can buy us just a few hours,

asks, but he seems

buy time." Colette murmurs, "So we can maintain our element of surprise and then, when we are ready, launch our own attack?" “Aren't we better off with her coming to us?" Melody asks. “Isn't the whole plan to make her go berserk and panic

Ezrah to follow her?" Elm asks, arching a brow

I say with a scoff, "There is no way in hell I would let her go and just allow her to be free. When the moment comes that, we need her dead so we can win, Ezrah