Lycan's Prey by Jessica Hall

Chapter 33 – part 1

Everly POV

I came home from my run to find Valarian sitting at the dining room table trying to use my laptop. My mood had lifted now I had gone for a run, but I was exhausted as I untied my laces and slipped my shoes off. The run really zapped my energy, and I had to take the long way around because someone had fixed the hole in the fence. Tomorrow, I would have to send someone to open it up again or maybe install a gate, which would be ideal because we can lock it off at night. Zoe is watching TV with the volume low and barely audible. She smiles at me and gives me a nod, turning back to the TV and pretending to be watching it when I know she was just keeping an eye on Valarian.

Valarian looks up at me, his cheek rested on his hand as he tried to use the laptop. Walking over to him, I run my fingers through his hair before bending down and kissing his forehead before kneeling next to him and looking at the

screen.

“What are you trying to do?” I ask him before standing and dragging the chair out beside him. He lets out a breath before looking at me.

“I wanna know who my dad is, why he left us. But I don’t kno✓ his last name, and Aunty Zo said to wait for you?” he says. I could tell he had been crying, his eyes were all puffy and red,

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he sniffled before plucking a tissue from the tissue box and blowing his nose.

He folds up his tissue into a perfectly neat square before placing it in the bin and washing his hands. I turn the laptop toward me before typing Alpha Valen Solace. Images and news articles pop up, and Valarian takes his seat next to me and looks at the screen before looking over at me, and I gesture toward the laptop.

“That’s your father,” I tell him, and he turns back to look at the

screen.

“We have the same eyes,” he says, looking at me. His amber eyes peer up at me, his lashes wet from crying. I nod sadly at him.

“Yes, you have his eyes; it’s a genetic trait on the male’s side,” I tell him, and he glances back at the pictures of his father on the screen.

“When I fell pregnant with you, I didn’t know your father was my mate, we met at an Alpha meeting, and we were both drinking, and that is when I became pregnant with you.”

“So you kissed, and I was created?”

I chuckle at his words, and so does Zoe behind me.

“Yep, that pretty much sums it up,” I tell him.

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your mate, how did we end

my father kicked me out. Because he thought I was a rogue whore, and I refused to terminate the pregnancy, I chose to keep you,” I tell him honestly.

I am the reason

choose you every time. If I could go back, I would

think, his face scrunched up in concentration. I cup his cheek, brushing my thumb over

cheek.

were you at an Alpha meeting?”

next in

looks even

just find out my dad

before rubbing my eyes and

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found out I was pregnant, I tried to tell your father, and he didn’t believe me. I then saw him a couple of years later, but your dad was a bit tired and had too much to drink so he didn’t recognize me. He was confused, and I think he thought I broke into his house, so he kicked me off his territory before I could tell him about you,” I

to tell him, how long ago?”

ago now, when

that Grandma Val died from not being with her mate, that not having your

You shouldn’t listen to adult conversations

sweetie”

her mate

I have you to live for, I won’t die, Valarian. I have too much to live for, you being the biggest,” I tell him, and

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he is a bad man?”

he is just perceived that way, kind of like how I am perceived to have done something wrong. People believe things about people that may not be true. It’s not fair,

off about him; I always felt funny when I saw his picture, but I didn’t

recognize our own family. It’s built in

was his

let you

seems to think for a second, and he stares at the screen, scrutinizing the picture of his father out front of the hotel

you

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ok; I think I will go to bed now,” he says, getting up and taking the laptop with him. He kisses my cheek before looking

“Night, aunty Zo.”

sweetie,” she replies, and I watch