Lycan's Prey by Jessica Hall

Chapter 192

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I turn to see the billiard room’s doors open and out rushes Max. His eyes widen when he spots us and I hear my mother’s voice filter to me as she tries to stop him. As she rushes out I shake my head letting her know it’s fine as I move to scoop him up. “Your home,” he squeals as I soak up his scent.

“Yes, buddy. I’m home.” I say, my lips thinning into the best semblance of a smile I can muster.

He buries his face in the crook of my neck, wrapping his tiny arms around me in a tight hug. Every muscle in my body relaxes,

Aubrey watches from a distance, her face softening as she observes us. Max lifts his head and spots her. His legs immediately start kicking, wanting to be placed down so he can go to her.

Setting him down, he darts off towards her shrieking excitedly.

latching onto Aubrey’s legs tightly. Her hands instantly find his head, fingers carding through his hair as she crouches down to pick him up before tensing and looking at me

The sight of them together is almost enough to

picture, wanna see?” Max

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and her barely clothed body, my jacket drowning her petite frame switch is covered in blood. I clench my teeth, I want to heal her but those kinds of marks will only be healed if I change. her.. “I just need to speak with your

go clean up and be with Max, we can catch up later, you can tuck him in, I need to check everything

is where Damian and my father will meet me, not giving myself a chance to change my mind about

use her mindlink or packlink, she is also heavily dosed out on wolfsbane until I figure out what

in the quiet. As I approach Max’s room, I

curled up on the sofa, she is all cleaned up now, besides the deep gashes on her face you’d think nothing happened, gone is all the blood and ruined clothes, her hair no longer matted, her head resting on Max’s shoulder. They’re both fast asleep, a book lying forgotten on Max’s lap.

since her return now smoothed away.

toward them I scoop up Max first, tucking him into his bed, and