Lycan's Prey by Jessica Hall

Chapter 42

Everly POV

“You look worried,” Kalen states. He leans forward before standing up. He motions toward my chair, and I walk over to it before taking my seat. Kalen takes the seat on the other side of my desk.

“No, I kind of expected it. You here too, what? Threaten me about telling Valen about Valarie?” I ask while pulling my phone from my pocket and sitting it on the desk.

“You think that little of me?”

“Well, you did let your mate die, so what else should I think?”

“I never intended for that to happen. I loved Val, she… I was coming to claim her, and she always hid how bad it was.”

“Bullshit,” I say, hating him more and more by the minute.

“You think I wouldn’t take it back if I could?”

I didn’t care to hear his excuses, and I knew Tatum would be lurking around, so if needed, I only had to call out to him.

“What do you want?” I ask him.

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“Let Valen mark you.”

I fold my arms across my chest and sit back, I didn’t expect that.

“No.”

“Don’t be stupid, Everly. Do you want to turn out like Valarie?”

“And whose fault is that?” I spit at him.

“Fucking stubborn woman, you’re just like her. Set in your ways.”

“Marking me will solve nothing, five years I lived with him screwing around, am I supposed to forget that, forget him kicking me out in the rain when I tried to tell him?”

Kalen scrubs a hand down his face. “My son won’t take anyone besides his mate, and I need some kind of leverage against your father.”

“My father is not my issue.”

“Don’t be so stupid. I am trying to stop a war,” he says.

“And you think I am the answer to it. My father won’t care if I marry Valen or mate and mark him. He hates me and me

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having a kid to him will only make him hate me more if he finds out.”

“You have no idea what’s at stake here.”

“For you or me?”

“Both.”

“Then tell me I am not a damn mind reader you need to be either transparent or get out of my office.”

“I know you don’t trust me, Everly. But I am trying to do the right thing here,” he says.

cut to the

be happy. I want my grandson to be a part of his life.” He pauses and sighs heavily. “I want to make up for the past. I want to do

mark me help

he does, you are going to

“Excuse me?”

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starts ringing and vibrating on the table.

and placed it on the loudspeaker, so I didn’t rupture an eardrum. Kalen shakes his head while I try to get her to calm

and stolen your Valarian and little Casey from class. He just walked out with them. He is claiming Valarian is his son,” I

“Alpha Valen, ma’am?”

know that no

Valen wasn’t the most favored Alpha among rogues. Kalen clears his throat, and I sigh, knowing I had to admit there was no kidnapping,

and folds his arms, obviously happy with my answer. I didn’t get Kalen; I thought for sure he would be here trying to warn me away from

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and yadda, yadda like anyone would actually

my contact list for his number before hitting dial. He answers it after a couple of rings, and I snapped

has the school rang me to say you have kidnapped Valarian

he states, and I rub my forehead before

rang me, Valen. Where is my son?” I ask

know his teacher is a stoner?” he whispered, and I sighed. It was pretty obvious she was I don’t think a single teacher there was actually sober.

of the teachers there are from the rogue commune. What do you expect?”

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snaps at me, and I move the phone to the other ear when suddenly Kalen is holding out a tissue to me. My brows furrow when I feel something dribble on my lips

got time for this. I am

watch them. I am not

I didn’t want to tell him that and have him get it stuck

in school, and I am

and I can hear the burning anger in his

it’s my turn to pick them up today,” I sigh, shaking my head, amused that he

man.

is Taylor’s class?” I hear him ask one of the kids.

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can’t just kidnap other people’s

them. You have five minutes,” he abruptly hangs up, and I curse, and Kalen chuckles.

were seeing someone, I know my son, and he never gets defensive like

to

a reputation, but he is a good man, far better than me. He would be

mate? Can you

Kalen sighs heavily.

want your son safe, right, protected. Valen is the key

him for years, and I don’t need Valen’s help or your strange help, if that is even what

the door burst open. Macey and Zoe rush in. Macey seeing Kalen, glaring at

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Asshole, if your son has hurt my daughter, you won’t be leaving this damn room,” Macey spits

calm

nice,” I raise an eyebrow

spent all damn morning with him, and he

kid, leave him