Lycan's Prey by Jessica Hall

Chapter 43

Valen POV

Well, that was not what I expected as we left the cinema. What the heck did I just sit through? It was a damn kids musical with rainbow–colored trolls singing about rainbows and farting glitter. Marcus found the movie far more

entertaining than he should have. I wanted to drill my own ears out, and Valarian glared at the screen the entire time, not impressed but the girls loved it. . I was with my boy, definitely not my cup of tea.

“Will you stop sniffing her? You are creeping me out,” I snap at Marcus as he places Casey back in the car. She fell asleep towards the end of the movie and had to carry her out.

“I need to know the soap Everly and Casey’s mother use. The smell makes my mouth water,” he says, sniffing her hair again. “Or maybe it’s her shampoo?” he muses.

“There is something wrong with you,” I tell him, and he growls at me, which makes Casey stir and jolt awake as he clips in her seatbelt before climbing into the passenger seat. Marcus starts humming and singing along as Taylor belts out one of the songs from the movie. I raise an eyebrow at him.

“What? It’s catchy,” he says, bellowing out the song like he was auditioning for the voice. His hands move like he was orchestrating the damn musical. We stop at the traffic lights

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and I nearly jump out of my skin when he tries to hit some high note, and the girls in the back stick their fingers in their ears while turning my head to look at him.

“What is wrong with you?”

“Do you think it has a soundtrack?” he asks. I am about to say no, not wanting to hear a single one of those prancing troll songs again when Casey leans forward between the seats.

“Yes, it has one on, Spotify. You can download it. Mom downloaded it for me.”

Marcus turns, blinking at her before a devious smile splits onto his face, and he hands his phone to her.

“No,” I tell him before suddenly Casey is using the voice commands on his phone, and next thing I know, it is fucking blaring through my car speakers. I growl while they all bop along to the lyrics I knew would be stuck in my head on repeat for the next few days.

“Right, that’s it, I am dropping you home,” I tell Marcus, unable to take much more of him encouraging the girls to belt out each track. I pull up out the front, and he pouts.

“Out,” I tell him, and he turns, ruffling Valarian’s hair, and he growls, trying to fix it. He then turns to the girls.

“Got any more movie recommendations?”

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“Frozen, Frozen,” they chant.

“It has a singing snowman,” Casey tells him.

“It’s a movie date, also. Ask your mother what soap she uses. I need to get me some that,” he says, and Casey sniffs herself.

“Huh?”

over and tugging on her braid. He sniffs

“Huh?”

about which

and he jams his fingers in her underarm, making

what

weird,” she shrieks as he tickles

right, I am awesoooommme, and way cooler than Mr. Cranky pants here,” he sings before punching my shoulder. Casey and Taylor giggle before he hops out. I shake my head, heading back to the hotel. I now had

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over my shoulder if needed and

her ass out.

the hotel, I see Zoe waiting out front. I had messaged Everly when I left the cinema to let her know I was on my way over, so I was a little peeved that she wasn’t waiting when

of the car, Zoe is already at the door and retrieving her daughter and she unclips Valarian’s belt before I have a chance

is Everly?”

for the

Everly’s appointment?” Zoe bites her lip before pointing toward the restaurant, clearing reading the stern look

I grunt.

had to wait for an electrician, though Macey said she would handle it. Also, the dinner rush is approaching, and she

didn’t mean to startle her, but I was livid. I specifically told her

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rather than looking after her health.

for

help me

I come with you and mom?” he asks, and my heart twinges at his

drag your mommy to the doctors kicking and screaming,”

go?” Valarian says. I sigh, and Zoe shrugs before grabbing both of

had certainly gotten friendlier. I shove the doors open before

out to her, and she looks up. The

says, turning back to her task of helping the

me. I walk over to the steel table she was stationed at

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at me, but she was going. It wasn’t up for

you think you are doing?” she snaps at me, trying to reach for the knife I pried from her grip. I toss it in the

an appointment.”

she

and if looks could kill, would have turned me to dust. Good thing they don’t. I growl back at her before, grabbing her around the waist as

my back as I start

you dare; this is humiliating. I work here, put me down!”

you going to

am busy; we are down three people today.”

for her, it wasn’t filled, and I wouldn’t have cared

her, shoving the door open and honestly

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sitting