Lycan's Prey by Jessica Hall

Chapter 51

“Your fiance is a werewolf?” my father questions and I sigh. This is not going to go well.

“And a nanny?!” my mother interjects.

“Oh darn, we’ll be the laughing stock of the kingdom…” my mother elbows my father in the ribs hard enough to make him grunt.

“We are just thrilled to know you won’t spend the rest of eternity alone. Isn’t that right?!” She states glaring at my father’s slip of the tongue.

Shit.

“You’ll just have to be extra careful around full moons until after the mating ceremony, and until you’ve changed her, please tell me you’ll mark this one on the wedding day? No waiting around like with Amelia, such a loss, I may not have seen eye to eye with her but she was still my daughter in law,” she adds.

Great now mother is referring to Brielle being unpredictable on full moons, like that makes her unsuitable to be around Max or maybe it’s because she is werewolf and I am Lycan. Lycans preferred to stay around other Lycans. I’ve told my staff to be quiet about it but people talk.

“Mother, Brielle is more than capable of caring for Max,” I say firmly. “She is good with him and he adores her.”

“Oh, well not to worry then you can just change her after the

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happily and I bite back a groan knowing I will have to come clean.

the hallway. Bree

breaks the silence.

while my heart feels like it is about to sputter out of my chest. Bree smiles politely and my mother’s eyes instantly lock onto her excitedly when Max draws her attention when he rushes over to her

one of confusion, fascination, and perhaps a hint of unease. Bree stands tall and elegant, in her flowing summer dress, her posture perfectly

the young lady?” my mother asks, turning to Brielle with a warm smile.

her eyes flicking between my parents and me. I step forward, taking her hand in mine, a

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before turning

to keep my tone

Brielle from head

nods approvingly.

beams, “We’re so delighted to meet you, dear.” My parents have been hounding me to remarry for years now, Brielle could be a farm animal and

you too,” she says, her voice rising higher with her

me wondering what

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