Traded To The Lycan King by MG Wattsons

"I don't know what to say," I admit, his honesty catching me off guard. Since the second he laid eyes on me again, he has been nothing short of rude and cold. Every word has been a stab at me in one way or another. But now he suddenly racked with guilt and

apologizing?

"There is nothing to say, Kyra. You asked for your apology and I gave it to you," he says matter of fact.

"And that's it? We go back to constant fighting and bickering?" I ask, arching a brow. He pauses, then lets out a low sigh, his good hand coming up to pinch the bridge of his nose.

"I don't know," He admits. "What do you want from me?"

I scoff. "For starters? Maybe you not trying to sabotage me at every turn."

He frowns like I am speaking some untruth, and I give him a stern look.

"Fine. But in my defense, I wasn't the one to drug you." He says.

"Did you tell Marcos to do it?" I ask, crossing my arms over my chest. He looks away and shrugs, refusing to answer, and I roll my eyes. "Of course you did."

"I didn't want you to get hurt." He tells me, and I see how sincere he is, but sincerity doesn't matter when you mess up.

"Yeah, that worked out really well." I scoff, throwing my hands up in frustration, and he winces.

"In retrospect, it was a bad decision." He admits. "Dragons are not known for being in this area, even scouts. We are still close to the water and they usually avoid it."

for hours, Hayes. HOURS! That's not just a bad decision, it was a near fatal one and I know I am here in one piece, but it was very, very close to being me in multiple pieces." I say,

or that he admits he was wrong. What I understand now is that I want to know why he thinks so little of me. Was loving him back

mine in volume. "All I can do is apologize and ask

defeat. "And what does moving on look

He freezes, swallowing hard

How do you envision that happening?" I ask him, my hands

body nearly pressing against his as my

run. You need to find this Fae? I am your only hope of finding him. I can promise you that." His eyes meet mine and for a moment the air grows thick, the forest around us

do you hate me so much?" I whisper, my chest breaking open. All his actions and reactions point to one thing: hatred. Hayes has learned to not only hate life, but he

off guard as his warm breath tickles over

murmur, cursing myself as my eyes flick to his lips, watching too eagerly as his tongue

pick up before now wraps around me like a safety blanket and it I can't tell

brushes

guard as he

cheeks. I need to cut this tension, obliterate it to smithereens. I can't allow anyone to have this type of power over me. Not

body light as if it is floating. It doesn't matter how much I want

the moment in his mind. What he thinks he saw must have been something far

eyes flash as he seems to wake up from a daze. Hayes takes a step back from me as he drags a hand down his face. "Marcos was helping me, Hayes. Just like you had instructed him to do." "Why are you still here?" He asks, the gentle Hayes I remember disintegrating in a

that." I tell him, and he watches me expectantly. "The rest of the group is worried about

breaking from his deformed, yet somehow

me space," he says, then he points at me.