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.

don’t so cut to the chase.

his life.” He pauses and sighs heavily. “I want to make up for

letting Valen mark me help you

are going to announce whose daughter

“Excuse me?”

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not sure I understand what you are getting at,” I tell him when my phone starts ringing and vibrating on the table. I glance at it, and

ear and placed it on the

Summers, a man has come and stolen your Valarian and little Casey from class. He just walked out with them. He is claiming Valarian is his son,” I growl, annoyed while Kalen smiled, muttering under his

“Alpha Valen, ma’am?”

that

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

is Valarian’s father, he took him to school for me this morning,” I tell her, and Kalen nods and folds his arms, obviously happy with my answer. I didn’t get Kalen; I thought for sure he

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Valen had to hand in his ID, and yadda, yadda like anyone would actually be able to stop the feared Alpha Valen even if he broke the law, he was the

up. I grit my teeth and start searching my contact list for his number before hitting dial.

school rang me to say you have kidnapped Valarian

no such thing. Technically I am still on school property,” he states, and

just rang me, Valen. Where is my son?” I ask through gritted teeth. I was beginning to

stoner?” he whispered, and I sighed. It was pretty obvious

teachers there are from the rogue commune.

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I feel something dribble

this. I am in

watch them. I am not leaving them with

them? He wouldn’t even know what to do with them. Yet, I was stuck here in this ridiculous meeting with his father, but I didn’t want to tell him that and have him get it stuck in his

Valen, they need to be in school, and I am supposed to pick up

who is this Taylor?” he demands, and I can hear the burning anger in his

today,” I sigh, shaking my head, amused that he thought

man.

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

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kidnap other people’s kids,” I tell him.

ring and give me permission to take them. You have five minutes,” he

my son, and he never

no right to be anything,” I tell him before walking to the door and asking the secretary

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

about a good mate? Can you promise me

Kalen sighs heavily.

protected. Valen is the key to

I don’t need Valen’s help or your strange help, if that is even what you

the door burst open. Macey and Zoe rush in.

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if your son has hurt my daughter, you won’t be

calm her down.

is nice,” I raise an eyebrow at Zoe.

I don’t think he would hurt our kids, I spent all

Tell me one article you have read where he has injured a kid, leave him be; he will just take them out or bring them back if he can’t