The Lycan's Forsaken Mate

s

at!" Marcus, my beta and second in command, yelled after

t up with me and exhaled. "I tho

omination I had to endure at that ball. "You call being surrounded by ho

s steps measured. "Come on, you need to lo

of it," I sighed and looked around the forest with my palm on my forehead. "I think we need to v

ghten the mood. "You can't vet every party.

bunch of giggling, immature females who think they're entitled to my tim

lpha and ruler of the great Lycan Kingdom. And as the Alpha, it's your responsibility to maintain good

d what of my responsibility to myself? To my own well-being? I a

. "I hear you, Alpha. But you must remember that the role of

horitative. "I've heard your arguments, and I'

sion resigned but respect

ough the forest. The trees rustled gently in the bre

," I muttered, the tensi

nd turned to face Marcus. "I think we shoul

head. "Let's ke

when I suddenly felt uneasy. I cou

voice dropping to a whisper. He could sense the change in my

ing a threat nearby. "Something's not right," I m

d me to where the feeling of unrest was coming from. I could hear Marcus calling out to me,

es harassing a girl. Her face was a little concealed due to how they towere

s. My fists tightened as all I wanted to do was save her and teach them a lesson, but I was still at the N

y wolf was agitated. When one of them squeezed her breasts and she let out an ear-p

d vulnerability I saw in them made my blood boil

wrath!" I growled, my v

l slumped to the ground, and my claws elongated. They dared

ut it was too late. My claws dug into their flesh, tearing through skin and sinew with a ferocit

ared at her strawberry-blonde hair that scattered all over her face, something mov

r, my eyes widening in s

the

he word came out of my mouth before

shock as I allowed the discovery to sink in. I've always hope

can't be my mate. I'm probably hallucinat

safe now. One of the pack members might fin

t to leave without her. I willed myself to move, but I couldn't. A

watching from the sid

n a bridal style. She was so petite, so littl

. She nee

were out of the Nightshade Pack. The minute we arrived at my Kingdo

This wasn't how I wanted this evening to end. I wanted to send h

my face wi

ere today. You were ready to destroy the world after seeing her in such a situation," he said, his eyes dancing arou

felt surreal, and I still couldn't wra