Chapter 41

*Colette*

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"Will you be okay?" Merikh asks me, his voice low as his eyes stare into mine. I cross my arms over my chest, trying to show the indifference I don't feel.

"Of course I will be." I tell him, pointing over to Penny. "I have Penny to keep me safe and entertained."

"What has he not been entertaining enough for you?" Hayes asks, slapping his brother's shoulders, laughing. His laughing ceases when he notices Merikh and I exchanging a look of irritation and he puts his hands up, taking two steps back. "Noted, you both need to get laid." he grins before turning and walking out the door.

"If you want, I can stay and we can-

"I'm fine, Merikh," I mumble. "Truly. I have Penny and if I'm being honest, I could really use some girl time."

He nods, looking at Hayes and then back at me with an unreadable expression.

"I won't be gone long," he mutters, slipping out the door. He leaves it open, probably hoping I will watch him walk away, but I have better things to do than stare at him as he walks away, But I know I'm kidding myself thinking I won't stare at him til he disappears into Hayes' room with him.

It feels weird, watching Merikh as he walks away with Hayes, taking him to his room just down the hall. It doesn't matter if he will be gone for seconds or hours. I am used to his presence yet again. But with Penny being here, he now feels safe, giving me a little more space. At least, for now, that is.

"Sooo," Penny smirks at me as she walks over to the couch and plops into the plush cushions, making a dramatic show of how comfortable it is. Her eyes roll to the back of her head as she pretends to faint from comfort and I chuckle, walking around the side and taking my seat.

"So what?" I ask, arching a brow. "It sounds like you

something."

She bites her lip and grabs a blanket.

are waiting for something from me or waiting to tell me

"Now that I have seen Perc, I can fully focus on you and the mess of your love life."

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I roll my eyes, a scoff tumbling from me.

"What makes you think it's a mess?" I ask her, but I know she has a fine tuned intuition. She chooses not to answer as she gives me a knowing glare and I cover my face in embarrassment.

"I thought everything was better," I whine, uncovering my face. "He finally let me explain the thing with Grady and he realized I was telling him the truth. But..."

Her face falls from excitement to disappointment.

"But what?"

been lying to

you caught him eating a burger or...?" She asks, looking entirely

couch cushions with a whistling exhale. She seems to process as I watch the switch of emotions go through her face. She sits up, opening her mouth like she is about to speak, then she tilts her head, thinking better before plopping

works out, her

me about it," I

just screw up, he like...fucked up sideways and

as serious as

with

that work...Also, who is your dad? But like...how did Alpha know?" She says, her brain. catching up with

never feeling like I fit in, my uncle and cousin

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like a freaking maid."

you doing?" She asks, pushing forward and

think I'm okay with it. The next I feel like the rug is being yanked out from me

says softly, reaching out to pat my folded hands that rest

father were mates. And they loved each other and wanted to make it work...but someone found out. I guess I grew up with them until I was ten. I apparently knew him as my dad

something clicks in her brain and she

met a siren?" I tease her, and she shakes

She shrugs. Eyes wide and filled with

a tight smile and she grins. "Now you have met a

pretty damn special, not going

also, they live in the ocean usually, but they can live in fresh water if

any in the lake at home, do you?"

bark of

my head.

have to have permission to ever enter the water. Permission granted by the alpha and I don't think Merikh would agree to

mark me in order to

rubs her temples, squeezing

questions in my head in my

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me. Yes,

hits me as if I

back. Tell me all about

heat as I blush. "It was...nice." I admit, feeling

at it since?" she asks hopefully. "You know Lycan needs an heir and all that, so it's just a normal, not creepy, question."

that one time." I clear my

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