Lycan's Prey by Jessica Hall

Chapter 36 – part 1

Valen POV

The moment I laid eyes on him, I knew he was mine when he suddenly squeals loudly and barrels toward me on his little legs, crashing against me. I imagine the look on my face was of pure horror at first as the pint–sized creature clung to my legs. Tatum and Marcus just stared gobsmacked und Marcus had his mouth wide open like he trying to catch flies.

“I found you, I found you, I knew I would find you,” the boy screams, bouncing on the balls of his feet. I pat his back, not knowing what to do with the kid. Yet, touching him only made this scenario more real. For a moment, I wonder if my drink had been spiked and someone slipped me hard drugs. For a second, I kind of hoped they had until I get a whiff of his

scent.

He was a rogue, but his Alpha aura is strong, too strong for just me, indicating both his parents were Alpha born. Only another Alpha would scent the potency of his aura even as small as he is, but his scent was also familiar.

“So he is yours then?” Tatum asks, stepping into my apartment. I blink before staring down at him, his big amber eyes staring up at me. There was no doubt. He was mine. And I nod, apparently I have a son? But how, who wouldn’t jump at the chance to have a kid with an Alpha? What woman in the world would hide it, that’s assurance for life having an Alpha’s

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just rubs his chin; raising a finger in the air like he was about to say something then closes his mouth

that apparently came from my family jewels. I press my nose into his neck, wondering if I smelled

brushes his neck and face. “Stop, it tickles,” he laughs, and I can’t help but smile at his adorable cackle before he reaches for my neck with his tiny hands, and I place him on

is Everly Summers?”

nods. “Yep, and I

that would be changing, I think

will be so happy, now you can be with my Mom, I can take you home to surprise her, and we can be a real family,” he says, smiling with all his teeth on display. Somehow, I

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me wonder if he was named after me and what a resemblance to my mother’s name. Valarie; she died when I was a baby. I liked the name but was shocked she would name him after me, yet how did she manage to keep him from me, and

old are you?” I ask him.

he answers, holding up his hand fingers splayed out,

I look at Marcus.

I ask him, and he shrugs.

an eyebrow. Of course, I know–how. But I wanted know how it

I repeat to him, and he nods.

at them both in case someone comes up here looking for me. I definitely didn’t want anyone overhearing how the mother of my child kept him

you,” Valarian says, and Marcus walks over to take him, but I tug away from him, not wanting to put my new son down. Instead, I hug him

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make the food then,” Marcus says, and I nod to him. I hated Marcus’s cooking, but right now, I wasn’t willing to put him down as if he could somehow vanish, and it would all be a dream, one I didn’t want but now suddenly couldn’t imagine not having him in it. Please be real; if I wake and it isn’t real, I may just consider that I have

eat.” Valarian nods