Mated to the Lycan King.
's
ouring.
s soaked, and my phone ke
d to the car, still open. I could see my mom's hand, limp, hanging from the side. I started walking toward it, my legs feeling like
ooled beneath him. My heart raced, terror creeping through me, but I couldn't shift into my wolf form
at I was hallucinating. Maybe this was just some twisted illusion. The popcorn in my hand had long since gone soggy,
tt
e of what my f
ver?" My voice cracked, a sharp pain
o much for me to handle after witnessing everything. I had watched as a wolf ripped into my father
our earlier, smiling in the mirror, dressed in my short off-shoulder black
," I'd
ey?" she
ll find a mate,
sweetie. You're mommy and daddy's little princess, and yo
mommy." I
ey. Now, let's go be
e tradition... except for tonight
o numb under the rain. The last thing I recalled was Aunt Janet's voice, pleading with the doctor: "Doc,
n the corner of the hospital room, silently crying. Her body curled
back to me, like a movie replayi
ing out of the bed and ya
to comfort me. But I pushed her away, screaming louder.
em back to me!" I screamed
room, trying to calm me, but I hurled ev
ng free. If I'd had a smooth first shift, I might've let her go. Let her tear apart anyone
ed, and I couldn't make out the doctor's face before my consciousnes
process what happene
onths
hing that can be fix
ve chosen that opt
around me. The past two months had been filled with therapy sessions, helping me
thing delicious wafted from the kitchen. I followed it, finding Aunt
online." She finally turned toward me,
g. "It's working. You we
She smiled softly. "Go
back in a
th me at the hospital, helped me through the darkest nights, and intr
a facade. One I wore for
tepping inside. Aunt Janet had kept everything spotless, as if Dad w
My eyes landed on his journal, the one he always kept close. Smiling, I picked i
stopped
ports and mentions of 'unnatural deaths.' Dad's conclusion was
ut Lyconia, their hometown. Dad was an Alpha before the
origin, then maybe I should visit. Maybe that would help me heal
ld never let me go, so I kept it to myself. After dinner, I
ded. This was my father's home. The town where he had
. That's where we belonged. With a bit o
tanding nearby. I walked up to him, try
morn
nce-over, his gaze
on. My father used
called out loudly, "Yo, Matt
ed from a nearby h
ing. Says her fath
the air around me. "Definitely on
mention that I wasn't in control of
nodded
oked surprised.
the Alpha, right?" Matthew ges
lite, something felt off. H