The Lycan King's Forbidden Mate

ows on the smooth stone walls. A soft breeze carried the scent of pine and damp earth through the open balcony, remind

far fro

at the

s of the concrete as my mind replayed the moment I had been cast aside. My

y rejected me because I haven't shifted, bu

s the sting of that

, I knew how everyone whispered behind my back, s

but no shift had ever come. And now, Alaric, the one

e bound with him, but the

glance as I stood up, I paced back in forth in th

warmth of the thick blankets. It had been a long day, which I only used wandering around the Kin

bs, a strange sense of anticipati

y blood carried a lineage long whispered about

reminder that no matter how powerful my father was then, I am still my father's

dy clear that it's

ieling, but then I absentmindedly closed my eyes shut when suddenly, Alaric's

urst open, without warning. Three women and one man dressed in mod

ould already tell who they

lad in a deep maroon

orgive our

ing her head

ummoned you to

tly, my sharp

mmo

oman

s to dine

on in their stance, no indication that this was an

rl with auburn curls, held

equests that y

d before handing me the d

ent attire, a loose t-shirt and legg

ire not ac

didn't notice keep

except for a strip of dark hair down

sented at court functions, My Lady. The dinner w

specifica

elf as I let confu

ly but still to

idnight blue, with intricate silver embroidery

ing my eyes ad

more elegant than any

that was sewn into every thread, I was not

he King himse

t, a little to late for

ore turning my gaze b

eave. I wi

er woma

ide to escort you t

leaving me alone with the h

ng off the nerves threate

r someone who

ed out of my old clot

t smile as the fabric slid over my skin like liquid

g me down the grand hall. The air smelled of roasted meats, spiced win

ow

oment we reached the dining hall, I was greeted b

s a f

the guest room and choose not to see another living soul. It was beca

the King himself su

fore biting me lips hard, hoping t

es

ssappointment

ing possibly want wi

be a mi

nervously pul

nt shook

the court of Lycans. You a

e as I made my way clo

und him at the head of the table, in an intricately c

Mar

heer aura of dominance pressing aga

oked away when his g

of Shadow W

them

ed hard a

om

a massive grand chandelier in the middle, its long w

as my gaze once ag

met them earlier this morning d

King Marcus, they are the highest ranking wolves, war

wolf from Shad

r one

yself to b

am no w

d from the left

little one who h

ver hair, her voice smooth as

hed my

fore... About being wolfless.

her be,

ttered from acr

ere for a

d. The weight of their

orward, resting his

You can enjoy t

his expressi

could move, h

hy you have bee

allo

our M-M

oment before exchanging a glan

u have yet

s

lin

in my stomac

softer but fi

Brielle Fox of Shadow Walker Pack. The

silent. Then

lieve there is

lump in my throat when he pul

hen one servant pushed me ligh

A re

ed co

ged at the corner o

n you think, Foxy. Mo

caught in

ll begin training

rcus de

d out exactly

udly I barely heard th

. Like the same I received from

d been given

han

ld not ru

st not