Traded To The Lycan King by MG Wattsons

*Colette*

Percy is silent, his eyes always on the lookout and his body tense as we move swiftly closer and closer to the enemy. There are so many things I want to say, want to ask him, but I know all too well the once chatty kid is much more closed off now. Even to me. I clear my throat softly and glance at him, catching him as he looks at me. Then he sighs.

"Luna, I am fine." He tries to assure me.

"Ok," I say nonchalantly, afraid to push harder.

"The Fae queen's hold wasn't long enough to linger in me. I have not felt her once where Leandra has." He offers and I shake my head.

It's funny how he assumes I am worried about that. Or perhaps he knows exactly what I am worried about and wants to be sure we skip that topic. When I look at him again, I see he needs this, to just air his own worries and doubts while I pretend they are mine.

"If you say so, Percy." I shrug, ducking under a pine branch, the needles tumbling from the dried out tree and scattering to the ground.

"I would never put you in danger. If I was worried about her having a hold on me, then I wouldn't have come." He says, his voice growing more desperate. "The fae's hold was weak enough for me to fight once, so if it happens again, I will fight it."

A soft breeze brushes my face, and I pause, wondering how a breeze could make it through the dense forest. He prattles on with his words while I watch as a single tree shudders from the same wind and I reach out, grabbing Percy's arm. He lets out a sad sigh.

"Luna, I swear I am here to protect you, and it has nothing to do with Penny. We took an oath and I stand by that—”

"Percy..." I mutter "Shut up."

He follows my gaze, his eyes growing wide before he scowls up at the tree, his knees bending as he lowers his body and prepares for an attack.

"What do you see?" he whispers low enough only a wolf could pick up.

"Breeze in a single tree," I murmur back, my eyes focused on the branch that sways yet shows me nothing. No animal or warrior can be seen, but we have learned that means shit in this world where magic has turned dark.

"We need to move," He says, grabbing my elbow, and tugging me away. My eyes snap to him, watching as he fixates on something I clearly can not pinpoint.

"What do YOU see?" I hiss at him and he shakes his head, though his eyes remain focused.

"Nothing where something should be, and that worries me more," he says before snapping his gaze to meet mine. Panic explodes over his face. "Run, luna" "Shit," I grumble, turning and taking off at a full sprint.

Percy is at my back, his even breathing loud enough for me to hear, and I realize he is doing that for me, so I know he is there and I don't need to look back. I try to reach out to Merikh, but we have grown too far apart.

mind whirls with possibilities of what the hell might be following us. Whatever it is, it has had the time to attack and yet it didn't. Whether that makes it a wise enemy or a shitty ally,

as I

much faster. Not only do they have that height and long legs, their stamina and strength is overall just.... better. I, however, have to reserve my wolf and siren to try to save as many

lives depend on me being able to drown out the blast, but my own. If I fail, I will be the first

with a loud thud as I grunt out in pain. Percy is next to me in a heartbeat, swooping under my aching shoulder

fingers extending to entwine me. Twigs, slice at my face, catch as my waist as we try like fucking hell to

calf. I cry out, and land on my hands and knees,

here." He murmurs. "I can feel her now, she is so fucking

it, Percy." I say, forcing myself to stand as I roll my shoulders back. He looks over his shoulders at

fully intend to do just

me suddenly seems to fade. The sheer truth of Percy's words is enough to make me bet my life on him winning this battle. He is young and new to this role, but I am not sure there has

with red and her face pale, almost gaunt. When she smiles, she reveals a mouth of missing teeth and

and soaked with blood. Elm must have

says, her lips cracking and a droplet of blood dripping down her chin. "You turned

a moment,

loved me," she whispers. "He chose me until

stepping in between us to

clean off of him. Another flies for him, taking his other hand just as one grabs his leg. He howls, breaking his

reaching for the water and swiftly pulling it from the earth intime to break his strike to the ground with a soft mud. Lily's eyes squint as she smiles wide

a

my eyes. I know I need to save my strength, but I refuse to watch him fight an unfair fight. There is nothing for me to say to

using her eyes, she witnesses

his ass. They circle him, twisting together at the top slowly, trapping him. He tears them to shreds, but they replace quicker than he can move out of

tries like hell to break free. A green root slips around his neck, tightening as his lycan

the ground and trying to make it over

noose around his neck stops, and I look up at Lily, who looks all too happy with what she is doing. Then he leans forward and tilts her

will let you say goodbye." She says. "It's more than you got to

can. What use is water at this moment? What use is a wolf against a magic that took

to respond as he lies, unable to move. Then I realize what it is I have to do,

I dig deeper than the cold reserves of water

bubbling, the water that steams and roars with pockets of heat. It feels as if my veins are being stretched

it happens, a geyser that rises to the surface, exploding from the very earth beneath Lily's feet as she screeches and flies into the air. The water drips down onto us, the searing burns ones I relish as it proves I did it. Then I look at Percy and he roars, his lycan back and breaking free as he leaps up a tree, tackles her from the geyser as