Lycan's Prey by Jessica Hall

Chapter 40

Everly POV

Yesterday was rough, last night even tougher. I didn’t get any sleep; my entire body was aching from tossing and turning. The mate bond grew stronger each time I saw him, and the pain of denying it was getting harder to ignore. I rolled out of bed and to the sound of soft murmurs. That meant Zoe was awake as I heard her trying to wake Casey in the room beside mine. Getting to my feet, I quickly opened my door to see her in all her bedhead glory. She yawns and smiles at me.

“Morning,” she says, turning her attention back to Casey’s open door before she does a double take. She steps away from me, and Casey goes to step out of her room when Zoe shoves her back inside the door and quickly shut it. Casey bangs on the door.

“Just a minute, sweetie,” Zoe says before gripping my arm.

“What happened? Did that bastard hurt you? I will fucking kill him,” she whispers with venom in her voice.

“Swear Jar,” Casey calls through the closed door while I try to figure out what had got into her.

“Huh?”

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1288 (Vouchers Zoe ushers me into the bathroom, turning me to look in the mirror, and I gasp at what I see. There’s blood smeared my face, and the dark rings under my eyes look like I got into a fight… no, lost a fight. I reach for a washcloth and quickly wash my face, but there is no bruising or sign of physical injuries.

“Must be a nosebleed,” I tell her, which was something that was becoming more frequent. Whenever I saw him, it seemed to me that something would get worse, headaches nosebleeds. I blink at my reflection before leaning in when I notice the discoloration of the whites around my eyes, no longer white but blood red.

“What the fuck?” I whisper.

“You need to figure out something soon, Everly.”

“It’s fine; I will go see a doctor,” I tell her, though I knew it was pointless.

“No, you need to see your mate. Or mark someone,” Zoe gasps, and I stare at her in the mirror. Her eyes were watery, and as she watched me, concerned.

“It’s been four and half years, Everly, and you are already deteriorating. What will it be like in another five years? How much worse?”

I shrug. I had no idea, but clearly, that wasn’t the answer she

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18 288 Vouchers was after because she stalked off down the hall. The moment I step out of the bathroom; I hear a shriek before her voice reaches my ears.

“The bodyguard right, geez, you scared the crap out me.”

Walking into the living room, I find Tatum sitting up. “You get many breaks–in to sleep on your uncomfortable sofa?” he groans, and I hear his back crack. He tosses the blanket aside before making his way to the kitchen and flicking the kettle

on.

is wearing her silky pajamas with kittens

tree if he was going to mock her socks, she had an entire collection of those toe socks, and in the wintertime, she even liked to wear them with her flip flops. She called them her winter editions flip flops. She growls at him, and he purrs back at her, which shuts

other all their lives with Valarian’s excitement. At the same time, Tatum scooped him up, there was a knock

ages.

placing him down. Valarian moves to

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back; you came back!!” he squeals eagerly.

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He steps into the apartment, and the

nods to Tatum before

me.

your eyes?” he says, shoving past the table and knocking a chair over.

me, and he glances at her before raising an eyebrow at me when I swat his hands away.

when Valarian suddenly speaks against

I press my lips in a line. Valen looks at me, and his

doctor. I will take her,” he tells Valarian, and I go to object when Zoe

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Zoe says, folding her arms across her chest, and I notice Tatum’s eyes dart

to a rogue center,” Valen states before realizing what he said to Zoe, who

her hip. Oh, careful, Valen, you may just get

or are you admitting that this city

paths with Zoe if she is in a bad

walking off into his room down the small hall. Tatum hands me a coffee giving me a worried look before handing me

“For the boss.”

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mate and Valarian. Stepping into the room, Valarian pulls his clothes out of the

beside him, he takes his mug from

look like a kid’s room,” he

doesn’t like a mess,” I whisper

as he laid

going over to his little desk, pulling out two coasters, and sitting

something relaxing. Apparently, coasters are relaxing. Placing mine on the coaster, I move to his wardrobe, retrieving his shoes from the bottom and placing them beside his perfectly made bed.

I had even caught him making Casey’s or remaking mine. That’s one of the reasons I made

every morning and made the bed before I climbed back in it

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nervous while I gel my son’s hair and flatten his collar when Valen suddenly started unbuttoning his shirt. I just

me.

isn’t necessary I ironed it

it, I know it’s there,” Valarian cries as

it,” Valen tells him, giving him a worried look

of the world; it can be fixed,” Valen states, walking out before stopping in

you keep your ironing