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.

and toying with it. "Your grandfather was tired of waiting for her to find her mate,

I hear her name. Those tears I swore I would hide away trying to creep up, but I push them down. Melody. My mom's name

with you, then?" I ask him and

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 so long. And she is. a

cheek heating under his assessing

curious about what you can do. If anything." He whispers. "Do you only have a wolf? Can you breathe underwater, manipulate water?

draw people to her with songs." Merikh says,

can?" I ask, my brows

"Yes."

leaning forward in his

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

knew..." I whisper, my

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

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"I what?"

healing waters, you called

I was in the healing waters, letting the water calm me as I

me. It was like he needed me, had to have me. My chest tightens as I stare at him, realizing that it

stutter, trying to swallow the sting of knowing I had tricked him into coming to me. That what I remember as being the beginning

Caspian asks, a smile breaking his lips as he watches me with pride. "That is a special gift, though it is generally

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

the thought of him touching me right now, knowing that singing it will only draw him

to take in. You meeting a father you never had. the

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

death or your discovery. I tried to hide you. Coming

you find out we

Just the necklace I made you with your mother

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worn out leather in his hand. "The remnants of the last

didn't try to find who supposedly