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.

soon enough." He reaches out for my hand as I slap mine into his, seizing it in a

make sure you stick to the plan, okay? No letting

brother..." I pause, swallowing the roughness in my throat, "Tell him I hope to

of asking questions, he nods his

"Sure thing."

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

say, walking past

calls the others with him, the two of us agreeing it would be much faster with a lot less bitching if we just separate and explain to our group the plan. Kyra and Teiran don't utter a word, the two just following until we have walked far enough that Kyra clearly grows curious as she

I say,

the plan is." She shrugs like she

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

eyes narrowing as she picks on the fact

come to a stop, turning to face

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

they think of our new..parasite."

seems amused by my comment, but he says

will be

I will be able to take him

looks at the ground, her tongue pressing against her inner cheek as

steal the egg and run off and leave you

Fae." Teiran says, his tone

lip, wetting the plump rosy flesh. My lycan stirs, wanting to come forward and take her and yank her to me and claim

Hah." She barks out a fake laugh. "So happy you found a sense of humor