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.

so cut to the chase. What is it you really

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

mark me help you with

going to announce

“Excuse me?”

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you are getting at,” I tell him when my phone starts ringing and vibrating on

the phone. I jerk the phone away from my ear and placed it

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

“Alpha Valen, ma’am?”

you know that no

Alpha among rogues. Kalen clears his throat, and

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 would be here

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

I assure her before hanging up. I grit my teeth and start searching my contact list for his number before hitting dial. He answers it

has the school rang me to say

school property,” he states, and

I ask through gritted teeth. I

with Casey, do you know his teacher is a stoner?” he whispered, and I sighed. It

are from the rogue commune.

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when suddenly Kalen is holding out a tissue to me. My brows furrow when I feel something dribble on my lips and taste my blood coating my lips. I take it from him, and he watches me, his brows pinching together, and he opens his mouth but

time for this. I am in a

them. I am not leaving

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 head that I was allowing him to mark me.

school, and I am supposed to pick up

this Taylor?” he demands, and I can hear the burning anger in his voice. Kalen chuckles, and I raise an eyebrow at him. “Jealous.” Kalen mouths to

up today,” I

man.

class?” I hear him ask one of the kids.

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you can’t just kidnap other people’s kids,”

Zoe and Macey to ring and give me permission to take them. You have five minutes,” he abruptly hangs up, and I curse,

you were seeing someone, I know my son, and he never gets defensive like that,” Kalen laughs.

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

man, far better than me. He would be a good

about a good mate? Can

Kalen sighs heavily.

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

Valen’s help or your strange help, if that is even what you are

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

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you won’t be leaving this damn room,” Macey spits

calm her down.

is nice,” I raise

he would hurt our kids, I spent all damn morning with

Tell me one article you have read where he has injured a kid, leave him be; he