Traded To The Lycan King

Dean frowns, a heavy sigh escaping him as he places his hands on his hips and weighs what I have told him.

"And you think it's a good idea?" He asks, finally looking up.

"No, but I think it's our best option." I admit. "Is it ideal? No, not at all, but I'm trusting my instincts here."

He smirks, his cheek dimpling as he tries to hold back a chuckle.

"Forgive me for saying this, Hayes, but since I have known you, all your instincts have done is find us in fights, almost dying."

"That was anger. This is logic. It's obvious that what we have been doing isn't working, so we need to pivot. Find a better angle, a better plan, and I think this is the way to go." I admit. "Look, I know trust is hard past a certain extent with me. But if you could just afford me a little grace here, it would help—"

"I trust you." He says, cutting me off, the skin around his eyes wrinkling as his brows furrow. "What I need to know is that you can trust yourself."

My lips press together, and I look away, my gaze drifting to Kyra where she stands and stretches as the others wake everyone up. Can I trust myself when I don't even know what the hell to do about her? About this disgusting spring of hope flowing in my gut? I want her; I want a life with her, all the while knowing I deserve no such thing and I can't ever have it.

"That will be something I have to figure out along the way."

"Hmm," Dean mulls in thought, and I cross my arms over my chest, watching him.

"Hmm what?" I ask, and he looks at the others.

"You should at least take Marcos with you." He exhales. "Four is better than one."

"Marcos is a great fighter, but he will only cause tension. We already have tons of that with taking the dragon with us."

"Yo! You guys ready?" Koda hollers over to us. I give Dean a firm nod and he gives me a weak smile.

I guess if all goes well, we will see you soon enough." He reaches out for my hand as I slap mine into

letting people wander off and search for us." I say firmly. "Marcos will not follow you

pause, swallowing the roughness in

instead of

"Sure thing."

drum before going into war. I am putting my faith in her and her dragon friend to find Ezrah and get what we need. Knowing what I know now, I realize that the mission of just simply finding the egg is truly

two come with me." I say, walking past them and into the

utter a word, the two just following until we have walked far enough that Kyra clearly grows curious as she slides up next to me. My lip twitches up into a soft

say, feigning

plan is." She shrugs like

walk this way until you pick up a scent or see something." I shrug and she cranes her head to look at

are hanging out at camp?" She asks, her eyes narrowing as she picks on the fact I am not being exactly forthcoming with all the information I

turning to face her

own from now on. The others have gone to inform Merikh and Colette of who we

of our new..parasite." I say, looking right at

seems amused by my comment, but he says nothing, only nodding

be able to take on

Teiran and I will be able to take him on while

before she looks at the ground, her tongue pressing against her inner cheek

the egg and run off and leave you two

Teiran says, his

It will be fine." I tease her and she glares at me, then her tongue darts out and licks her lip, wetting the plump rosy flesh. My lycan stirs, wanting to come forward and take

barks out a fake laugh. "So happy