Traded To The Lycan King by MG Wattsons

Chapter 36

Merikh tugs shut the large bay window's curtains, looking around outside as before he turns to look at me. Caspian has all the lights on in his immense office of silver colors and various shades of blue swirling along the walls like shimmering waves of the sea.

It even has a salty smell, one that reminds me of a fresh warm breeze kicking up sand as you walk along the beach. It's annoyingly comforting while I try to remain angry and disagreeable.

"How is Percy?" I ask, looking at the ground, playing with the fabric on the armchair from where I stand behind

1. it.

"He is healing now." Merikh says, but I still ignore his presence.

"Brent has removed the spells that ban the use of powers for your kind, so you can contact him through the mind link if you are worried." Caspian says. His voice is soft, like he is trying to please me, to win me over. It only

irritates me further.

-Perc? I call out to him through the mind link.

-Yes, Luna?-

-How are you feeling? Are you finally healing or do you at least have some relief and know what happened?—

My memory is foggy. But I have agreed to allow Brent to help me clear it once I am a little more healed.-

-Rest, okay? I need my shadow backup and in order-I tease and smile to myself.

-I've called for backup. Hayes is on his way with Penny-he tells me and I furrow my brows, finally sliding a glance at Merikh. I want to be mad at him for not telling me they are coming, but it's hard to reason with the logic that he hasn't been alone with me long enough to tell me anything.

-I will come visit you after this meeting- I tell him then I shut down the mind link, clearing my throat as I square my shoulders and push my hair over my shoulders.

No more cowering or hiding my emotions. And no more damn tears. I am a luna and I will get my answers and from there I will take my emotions back to my room and feel them without anyone else having to see it.

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There will be no more pity or sympathy or people thinking I am weak because I am experiencing or feeling things. I am a Luna, the damn queen. It's time I act like one.

meet my mother?" I ask Caspian, catching him off guard as he clears his throat

seat.

running away from her pack." He whispers, reaching for a leather strand on his desk and toying with it. "Your grandfather was

would hide away trying to

she stay with you, then?" I ask him and he

to. For as to live together but to live together, with what we are...it was hard. I have an entire underwater world to rule and even with my royal blood, I can only remain out of the water for

ask, my cheek

you can do. If anything." He whispers. "Do you only have

to her with songs." Merikh says, breaking

ask, my

"Yes."

leaning

sing, always telling her she couldn't carry a tune. That her singing was so

knew..." I whisper, my face heating

to her with her song." Merikh says, sliding his eyes to me as my mouth falls

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"I what?"

the healing waters, you called

him, shocked. The memory floods back to me when I was in the healing waters, letting the water calm me as I sang the song I

away from me. It was like he needed me, had to have me. My chest tightens as

sting of knowing I had tricked him into coming to me. That what I remember as being the beginning of something big between us

he watches me with pride. "That is a special

calling him home." I whisper, afraid to look at Merikh, even though I feel the pull to do so. It's as if I can sense his intense

now, knowing that singing it will only draw him closer. "No." I rush out, making the decision to never again sing that song. "I have

says, giving me a gentle smile. "This is a lot to take in. You meeting a father you never had. the chance to mourn

thought you said hybrids like me couldn't exist. That

discovery. I

not fully believing him. "How did you find out we

was burned. Nothing left. Just the necklace I made you with your mother and this-"

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leather in his hand. "The remnants of

try