Lycan's Prey by Jessica Hall

Chapter 75

“Soren snuck it to me and said your punishment was unjust.” My father lies!

“Did he now?” my mother asks, turning her icy gaze to me. I open my mouth to argue when Max, the traitor, adds his two

cents.

“Sure did, Grandma. I even told him not to!” my son adds fuel to the fire. My mother tosses her hand towel from on her shoulder down on the table.

I can

“Right! You know better, Soren! Now help do the dishes!” she snaps at me. Me, do dishes? But I am the damn king!

“Come now?” I ask.

“You heard me. Get in there and scrub those dishes. Your father lied to me and said he was busy this afternoon, and I punished him, and you go behind my back and reward him!” she snaps at me.

“I have maids for that,” I remind her.

“Are you saying a king is above doing dishes?” she asks just as the head maid walks in. I grit my teeth.

“Everything okay?” the maid asks, and my mother turns to her.

“Yes, my son was volunteering to help with the dishes. How lovely of him.” my mother tells her.

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“Oh, no, that isn’t necessary.” the maid blabbers.

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The maid glances at me like she isn’t sure if my mother is serious. I know she will

mother asks.

Marjorie; take the night off,” I tell her, grabbing the tea towel my mother tossed on the table, only to find Bree has bailed on the scolding I am about to receive. Oh, she will pay for this when I get to the room. Marjorie rushes off,

work just fine. Don’t make me put you over one,” she scolds. I growl at her, and my father snickers behind me.

me attitude, and I might pick you up and place you on

so?” she

be my little elf on the

son,” she clicks her fingers; my father’s personal guards

size to deliver the spanking you deserve,” she retorts. The guards look at her nervously, knowing if she orders them, they’ll have no choice but to try since they are my mother and father’s

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I growl, not wanting to hurt her guards, and

old man!” I remind

home? I am immortal!” He scoffs.

you!” I

He huffs behind me, and my mother leans to the side to glare at him around me. She

I press my lips in a line, this woman!

snap at her before

she calls after

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Two hours later.

used every dish in the kitchen to cook dinner tonight.

the murmur of voices. I linger in the dimly lit hallway, just a few paces from Max’s bedroom door, my heart thrumming a guilty beat against my ribs, knowing I wasn’t there for bath time or

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the hushed voices of Bree and my son reach my ears. Bree is reading to him, it appears. When the