Lycan's Prey by Jessica Hall

Chapter 4

My son cries louder, and I reach for him. The man’s eyes dart to him before he sniffs the air. I stare back at him, confused, and tug my son to my chest as if he’s threatening to take him away from me.

“It’s only temporary; please don’t call child services,” I tell him, and he cocks his head to the side; his gaze appears to be more thoughtful than scrutinizing.

“Does your car run?” he asks, looking at it before he kicks a

tire.

“I have no fuel; I will leave tomorrow, I promise,” I tell him, panicking. Maybe he was a council worker? I doubted it because of his expensive suit.

He looks at me, his nose scrunching slightly, “you smell familiar,” he mutters.

I swallow, wondering if he remembers me, but he doesn’t appear to, and I also didn’t want him questioning which pack I was from. My father and his Alpha were not on good terms, yet maybe if he could get me in to see Alpha Valen, he might help with his son. However, that thought also frightened me having to face the man who ignored me and refused to even do a DNA test. He declined to come to check stating my claims were lies, but if he just met him, he would see. We

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could always sense our own kin. I stare at the Beta, wondering if he would leave when he pushed the hatchback open further before reaching in. I scooted further back, looking for a weapon in case I needed it.

“Calm down; I can’t leave you here knowing you are sleeping in your car with a baby,” he says, grabbing the car seat.

“I will leave; just don’t take my son,” I tell him. He looks at me like I am mad.

“I’m not,” and his eyes mean it. “I want to help.” He’s being sincere.

“You want to help?” I repeat, slightly disbelieving. I must have heard that wrong.

“Come on, you can stay at the packhouse until I speak to my Alpha,” he says, waving me forward.

“Grab a change of clothes. We can come back to your car tomorrow,” he says.

Terrified, I don’t move. It had been so long since anyone had helped me. He sighs before grabbing a bag. He grabs a tin formula, the nappy bag, and some of my clothes, stuffing them inside the bag.

“Come on, wouldn’t you rather have a warm house than a cold car?” he asks. I look down at my son, wondering if I should

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the car seat. I climb out, and he hands me

I always wonder why he didn’t drive

seat in before scratching his head. “You know how to clip it in?”

put it in, and I will hold your…” His

son.

tell him, and he nods, holding out his arms for him. He takes him from me, and I lean in, making sure to keep an eye on him while I clip the seat in before turning around.

heater on when he hops in before glancing at me in the

odd–colored eyes, reminds me of my Alpha’s. He is the only person I know with amber eyes besides his father,” he says. I look at him, and he looks away, looking back at the road. He definitely has his father’s eyes, but I keep my mouth shut. Though maybe this would be my chance, he would be able to tell if he saw his own son. We can sense our own

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Alpha?” I ask,

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in the mirror again, gauging my reaction to his words. I feel excitement bubble in me, knowing

be fine with you bringing a rogue

www

be there, and I

he asks, and my belly rumbles loudly at the mention of

face heats. I give my son his binky, his

“What’s your name?”

answer him.

pack were you from, or

but I refuse to tell him which one. It

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I am Valen’s Beta,” he says before pulling into a drive thru. I

asks what I want, but I don’t say anything feeling awkward, so he orders two of the

I nod my head as he pulls up to

the front,” he says, which makes me

he says while patting the passenger seat, and I unclip my seatbelt before climbing over into the front. Placing the seatbelt on quickly, I notice that he doesn’t have a mark on his neck. That means he hasn’t found his mate yet.

the car,” he says. I thank him and open his burger box, letting him pull it out.

interior light on so we can see better before turning in his

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making my stomach melt. My hands are shaking as I retrieve the

asks, turning