Traded To The Lycan King by MG Wattsons

Chapter 24

"Merikh POV

I lounge back in the chair on the deck, taking in the clear sky above me, showcasing the stars and the waning moon. My whole body feels like it's vibrating with every emotion. Rage, guilt, betrayal. All of them meld together, ripping through my mental state like nothing I've felt before.

"So you did it, huh?" Hayes says, approaching me from behind. I roll my eyes, knowing I should have expected him and his usual confrontations. It's what makes him such a great beta. That and I can't kill him off for his honesty,

"Hello to you too, brother." I grumble.

I ignore him as he takes a seat next to me, sighing heavily, keeping my eyes trained on the sky.

"So how did she take it?" he asks, and I scoff.

How did she take it? Not fucking well. That's for sure. Hell, the more I think about it, the more I try to convince myself I didn't see how hurt she was. How betrayed she was. But I need to get used to that look, and the feeling it carves into my s

"I think.. I exhale, looking over at him finally, "I think I broke her heart."

"Of course you did, Merikh. You took her options away." He says like she ever actually had any.

"What option? Could you explain what exactly I took from her?"

"Well, her choice, for starters.

"We both know that the blood oath is entirely reversible." I grumble. "I took nothing from her, I just delayed it."

"We know that, but she doesn't. How can she when you refuse to tell her you guys are second chance mates?"

"Colette agreed to this. Okay? She agreed to being Luna and take my mark one day." I say, sitting up and swinging to face him.

soul.

"Yes, but she meant being marked. Not the blood oath that you use on a top warrior or someone you have to keep close."

"Damn it, Hayes" I growl. "Without this oath blocking the pull to her, I will lose control! It's intoxicating, SHE is intoxicating. I want to claim her. Shit, more than I wanted to claim Lauren. It's like a festering inside my chest, like a fucking infection that keeps growing. There is no antidote or cutting it out. But this oath, it's a bandaid. It buys me time, it's to keep me sane,"

"Buys you

time for what?" He scoffs.

"To figure out what the hell to do next!" I stand abruptly.

You should have just told her you are second chance mates, so that she knows the oath can be broken when you mark her."

"I want a mate I can trust!" I roar, my chest pinching at the memory of Colette kissing Grady. The moment my trust for her shattered. "How does telling her prove this I can trust her?"

"Forcing that trust isn't real trust." Hayes says softly and I chuckle dryly

choosers," I mutter,

the alpha. You don't

shouldn't have to

yet?" Hayes says,

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father tried to fix before MY MATE fucking killed him

the night before she wanted to carry my pups. It wasn't Hayes who had to step up and keep his shit together to lead

bloomed into black blossoms of doubt overnight after being watered with our father's blood. "Merikh, dad's

on the committee that have the Lycans weaker than we have ever been, and the werewolves exposed to the fucking other supernatural

into an oath where she can't backstab you, while you use

and for me." I grit out. "I need to trust that she won't try to leave me when

in me. "You wanted her to be forced to stay by your

her wouldn't have the same effect?" 1

hand over his stubbled

are sacrificing so much to do what

late." I mutter and

before your committee meeting" He

suppose I do

Go tell her why she is so important. Tell the poor

risk her knowing her past." I

of that yet? Fine. But the oath is already in place and she deserves to know that when you two are ready, that mate bond will be

and the wise words of our father. The combination always brings me comfort after

I whisper, shoving my hands in my pocket. "Okay, I

and then he

you think she will slap you?" He teases and I frown. From a wise father like figure to idiot brother in ten seconds flat. Might be a record. I chuckle,

my mind, still angry with me for doing what I did. Maybe if he were a more controlled beast, we wouldn't have

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for her and the ache in my chest to

pushing the door open. Colette looks up at me from her spot on the ground, sitting with her back against the bed and her eyes red and raw. There are no tears anymore, only the

to speak with you." I swallow, "If

a

giving her the ability to push me the way

she asks, her voice

break when I mark you. If you want me to

a maid, but I know

you know there are loopholes," I remind

finding my second chance mate, and I

you." I swallow, my mouth

suppose. She furrows her

the pull, didn't