My Lycan Prince.Chapter Twenty-Nine.Clara decided that she was going to spend the first night with me in this strange room. But I think it’s mostly because the room smells like Dwayne and she gets some weird comfort from it.Clara and I have gotten close. She's a really good friend and she listens to whining about school tests that sneak up on me and projects that I don’t want to do. She Aldo’s confines in me too. I had no idea how rough Clara has it, I also thought her life was perfect with the way she acts and holds her head up high. Clara told me that her father is forcing her to marry Archer for his royalties and money. Her mother (Dorthy) is drunk and verbally abuses her on a daily basis. Her father (Edward) Is all about money and his business isn’t doing so well which is why he is making her do this. To save the family’s reputation and his business. Drinkwater Shipping Co. That’s the business that Clara’s family is in. The shipping business. They were the only ones on the i
My Lycan Prince.Chapter Thirty.I plan on telling Dwayne when he returns that I am not his wife. Clara and I had come up with a plan to save Wyatt’s baby and hopefully Noel as well. Clara is helping me work out to try to build up some muscles in my arms and legs. Today we are starting with push ups.I’ve never done push ups before or any type of physical exercise. Clara is used to it and knows what to do because she keeps her body in tight shape.“Come on Lily. Push- you got this,” Clara says standing over me as I struggle to bring myself back up.“I can’t..”Clara claps her hands.“You got this. Come Lily,”With her encouragement I finally made it back up.“Done,”I fall to my stomach panting.“How many was that?” I ask her.“Three,”I groan.“Don’t get discouraged you only just started,” Clara says walking over and grabbing two five pound weights.“Here. Do some curl ups,”I take the weights into my hands and begin to do what she says. After about five times my arms start to burn.
My Lycan Prince.Chapter Thirty-One.Clara decided to cut the workout short today since Dwayne was coming home and she wanted to find a dress to wear. I didn’t stop just because she wanted to call it a day. But I regretted it afterwards. I never had time to shower before they announced dinner and since Dwayne would be there it’s as good time as any to tell him.The moment I sat in my seat Dwayne was already angry with me for some reason.“Why did you have your things moved from my room?”He scrunched his nose in disgust as he took in my appearance. Messy bun, red dirty face, and smell like sweat.“What were you thinking? Coming to dinner like that?”“I’m sorry my workouts run longer than I expected. I didn’t have time to change,”Dwayne scowls. “Yet you had time to move out of my room?”“You never asked me to move into your room. You just decided it for me and no makes my decisions…I do that,”Sedrick sits the plate full of meat in front of me and Dwayne shakes his head. “She canno
My Lycan Prince.Chapter Thirty-Two.Clara decided to drive me to school so she could tell me about Dwayne. I only managed to get a few hours of sleep and when I woke up Archer was gone. I did my homework and had time to make myself a sandwich for lunch….it’s not on Clara’s diet for me but she said I could have this one because of what happened with Dwayne last night.According to Clara Dwayne wasn’t happy with her either for being in love with him he punished her. Said it wasn’t appropriate for her to be in love with someone like him. She’s so innocent he would ruin her. Which according Clara only turned her on more. “I’ll pick you and we can get started on your workouts,”I nod and close the door to her Audi. I rushed into school and everyone stared at me but said nothing. I turned in my papers and took my seat in the back of the class. English was first up. Archer soothed me to sleep and his touch made me forget all the pain I felt in my face. I know Archer feels something for m
My Lycan Prince.Chapter Thirty-Three.This was no longer about saving an innocent child. It wasn’t about understanding. This has gone past everything I thought and knew. Things aren't always what they seem…..Sometimes you have to look deeper than the surface.“What the fuck were thinking Lily?” Said Archer as he paced back and forth in front of me.He pulled me from the ballroom after Dwayne told him what I did. Dwayne and my father both tried to talk Riley out of it but he won’t let the challenge go….I was hoping he wouldn’t. It’s time Riley goes down for his own stupidity.“I have my reasons,”Archer narrows his eyes and grabs my hand and leads me back into the room and he walks me back to Riley. “You know what will happen if you touch her,” Archer reminds him.Riley smirks and stands tall.“Don’t make threats you can’t keep,” Riley tries to anger Archer and it's working…..Archer tensed.“Let’s make this fun, Riley,” I say stepping towards him.Riley grins.“Now that’s more like
My Lycan Prince.Chapter Thirty-Four.Clara and Dwayne offered to watch the baby while I went to school today and Archer is looking after him while Clara and now Dwayne take over my training as Dwayne calls it. And let’s just say Dwayne’s training is even more brutal than his punishments.“A werewolf will be expecting the obvious jabs of a punch, he will take you down before you land a hit on him. You need to practice fighting.” Said Dwayne.“Who?”He smirks and my stomach curls.“Me. But we get a start on that unit tomorrow, you did enough today. Go shower and eat homework, take care of the baby and bed. Tomorrow brings even more pain,”Said Dwayne walking away.I eat dinner quickly so I could get a start on my homework…..but the baby decided he was hungry and I quickly fed him. In the middle of changing his diaper which Dwayne of all people showed me how to do, Archer walks in.He hasn’t spoken to me too much since the night at Riley’s. I know he isn’t pleased with my decision but h
My Lycan Prince.Chapter Thirty-Five.My plan was slowly coming together. As for things with Archer? He still hasn’t made a move to talk to me. Still mad that I figured out that I was his mate. Lunar has told me multiple times that he has searched for me for decades. He also calls me little mate, which only added to my suspicions. Archer has told me before that a Lycan doesn’t have the same pill to mate as a werewolf does. I’ve only ever seen Archer shapeshift into his Lycan once….when he thought I was dying. Dwayne doesn’t seem to let his Lycan out either. I thought wolves had to run and be free from time to time…..I guess Lycans don’t have to?I have so much to learn about wolves and Lycans but right now I have to focus on the task at hand and that’s bringing Riley and my father down. Avery starts to whimper and swiftly make him a bottle…I’m getting pretty good at this. Being a mom that is.I try to savor the time I have to spend with Avery, I know our time together is running o
My Lycan Prince.Chapter Thirty-Six.As much as I wanted Archer to kiss me he didn’t. I never left as bad as I wanted to go….I wanted to stay. But I wanted Archer to ask me to but he didn’t. I have no idea why he keeps throwing up in my face how he owns me. Does he not see he doesn’t have to own me for me to stay? I love him and I’d stay with him no matter what. Obviously he’s missing a few screws in his head if he can’t see that by now.“What about this one?” Clara holds up the blue night pajamas with little black wolves on it. We’re shopping in town today for Avery some new clothes since Sedrick only got so many last week. Clara said this is perfect bonding time for us girls since Dwayne gives me the day off from training to let my body heal up. “I like it,” I nod my head in approval. Clara seems to enjoy having Avery around. I picked up some solid colored pjs and some onesies outfits. Clara had a stack of clothing over her arm. “How are things going with you and Dwayne?” She g
My Lycan PrinceEpilogue two. Ten Years Later…Avery Cole.Coming back to the island was something I told myself I’d never do. Not after Grandpa Dwayne and My father wanted me to go into their business. I didn’t want to make a name for myself and that’s exactly what I did.I had my name legally changed to Avery Cole instead of Martago. That last name carries with it a power that I wanted to possess but I wanted to gain that power on my own with my own name.I left the island at eighteen and went to college in California. I haven’t left the state since. After I finished business school I got my first job and from there I went on to create my own company Cole Enterprise. It only took me six years to do it. Both my parents were proud of me for what I have accomplished but I still dreaded coming back to the island. But my sister Sierra is getting married to some high school sweetheart and begged me to come. There’s a reason I left the island. It wasn’t because of the family business.
Epilogue Five-Years Later……“Lily, don’t forget Whitney is going with Sierra and I to the movies. Avery refuses to go,” Archer tells me.“He’s a teenager with mood swings,” I smile at him.Avery has changed a lot over the years, the things he used to love to do he hates now and he refuses to go anywhere with us as a family unless we force him to go. Since Sierra has Whitney going with her today I won’t make Avery go. “I know. We could have hung out while the girls played games before the movie,” Archer shrugged. Dwayne and Clara took a two day trip to the beach for their wedding anniversary. Archer and I are minding after Whitney.Clara hated to leave Whitney behind but like I told her she needs time to be with her husband and not have the baby around. Archer and I took a couple of days to ourselves last month. It was so nice and we enjoyed the little bed and breakfast.“I can try talking to him,” I tell him, turning to head up the stairs.Archer grabs my arm and pulls me back sh
My Lycan Prince.Chapter Sixty-One.Four Years Later…..“I’m so glad we’re finally having lunch with just the two of us. It’s been a while since we’ve had a girls day out,”ound i Clara said, taking a sip of wine. She’s right. It’s been a while since we’ve had a day for us. With being wives and mothers finding the time to be just us is hard. But I’m glad we found the time.“Me too.” I told her and as my eyes glanced around the room they landed on a familiar face, one I’ve seen from the dream where Archer died. I didn’t think much of it at first but now…it couldn’t be a coincidence could it?“Hold on. I’ll be right back,” I told Clara. She nodded and started looking through the menu. I walked over and stood at the table where the woman sat alone eating her meal. She was just as beautiful as the last time I saw her.Flash back from the dream.“Clara. You can’t be serious? I told you I wasn’t ready to start dating so soon,” Clara shrugs her shoulders. “Too, Late. Your date with Matthew
My Lycan Prince.Chapter Sixty.As I stand in front of the full length mirror in my old room in the palace. The plain white mermaid cut wedding dress fits my body like a glove. This dress suited me better than the ones in my dream when I was Marrying Mattie. The dress may be plain with just lace but it’s beautiful. Archer has never asked me to change who I am. He doesn’t demand I wear makeup to make me look more attractive or tells me not to eat so much because I’m getting too fat. Archer loves me for who and what I am.Lily Monroe.I’m far from perfect but who’s perfect these days anyway? I helped Clara plan the wedding with Archer. We've spent the last six months doing nothing but wedding things. My hair is curled and falls down my back. Archer doesn’t care about my hair, he cares about what makes me happy. Clara applied a thin layer of eye shadow and mascara and a touch of red for my lips. I don’t like makeup but I made an exception for today. Clara and I decided to go with a w
My Lycan Prince.Chapter Fifty-Nine.I stood from the couch and walked to the kitchen and grabbed a glass and held it under the faucet. I gulped the water down, my throat was so dry.I heard the front door open and close and I sighed.“I’m in the kitchen Mattie,” I said loud enough he would hear me but wouldn’t wake Avery. I rinsed out the glass and sat back on the drainer.“Who’s Mattie?”I froze. I closed my eyes tightly and shook my head.No. It’s not him, don't let your mind play tricks on you. If you keep this up you're going straight to the psych ward.His finger wrapped around my hips and he squeezed. His hot breath tickled my ear.“Answer the fucking Question Lily. Who the fuck is Mattie?” Archer asked again.I shook my head.“This isn’t real. You’re dead.” I said aloud, it was more for myself than him.Archer flips me around but my eyes stay closed to be afraid of what I’d see if I opened them.“What?” He said.Tears had already begun to run down my cheeks. I know this isn’
My Lycan Prince.Chapter Fifty-Eight.It’s been three weeks since Dwayne gave me Archer's ring. Three weeks I’ve thought about nothing but Archer's death. I’m not sure why Archer felt the need to ask me to marry him. I never once mentioned marriage. I was just happy that he loved me.Mattie saw Archers ring the night Dwayne gave it to me. He asked me where I got it and I told him Dwayne gave it to me he only nodded his head, never said anything further. I asked Mattie why he wanted to marry me when he cheats every chance he gets it. His answer? Oh you’ll love this one.“I’m marrying you because I love you. But what you don’t give me they do, so it’s a win win for the both us,” I just rolled my eyes at him. For as long as we’ve been together I haven’t once slept with him. I don’t plan to either.With only a week to the wedding I’ve been spending time with Avery. He seems happy that Mattie will be in his life and he will have someone to look up to.Avery doesn’t know about Mattie’s c
My Lycan Prince.Chapter Fifty-Seven.“She’s having a mental breakdown?” The voice I heard was not familiar and sounded like he smoked two packs of cigarettes a day. When no one spoke his raspy voice hummed.“They won’t tell you the truth. She’s family, they don’t want her locked up. But yeah I believe she’s having a breakdown,” I knew that voice. It was Mattie’s. How could he do this to me?I still can’t speak. I can’t even lift my arms or try to defend myself. I’m a helpless sitting duck.“I wouldn't say she’s having a mental breakdown. She just can’t seem to get out of the grieving process. It’s been years since he died,” Clara said.“Ah, I see. It’s not that she can’t get out of the grieving process. It’s that she has yet to grieve, she probably hasn’t let it sink in that he was gone. We can start her on some depression medication and I would suggest seeing a psychiatrist. This will be a long and painful process for her.” “Thanks Doctor,” It was Dwayne who spoke this time.“Th
My Lycan Prince.Chapter Fifty-Six.It’s been three months since I accepted Mattie’s proposal and I have hated myself ever since. Clara was excited and started planning the wedding the next day. The date is set for only four months from now. I’m not sure what I’m feeling at this point. I’m too numb to let it all sink in.Avery was happy with the news as well; he thinks of Mattie as a father. I don’t know why that breaks my heart like it does ... .but does my heart ache watching them throw a football back and forth. Clara wanted me to meet her for wedding dress shopping today. I didn’t wanna go but you know Clara she would have just dragged me here whether I like it or not. “Wow. Lily, this is the one,” Clara nods.“I agree,” Rose smiles with tears in her eyes.Jenny couldn’t make it today. I wish she could have been here.The dress is beautiful. Ball Gown strapless heart shaped neckline, with lots of crystals. This wouldn’t have been my choice of dress but I don’t care I just want
My Lycan Prince.Chapter Fifty-Five.The whole island was talking about the accident that happened two days ago. The deadly crash that took two lives. Why was everyone talking about it? Well you see one of the men that died? Was very well known on the island; his name was released hours after the crash. Archer Martago.My whole world came crashing down when Clara called me with the news. I was in complete shock. I mean there was no way that Archer was dead, it just couldn’t be there had to be some kind of mistake. But there wasn’t. Archer was gone.Avery didn’t take the news well, and he hasn’t stopped crying since. Me? I’ve been back in that dark place. I haven't eaten or talked that much since. Trapped in my own twisted head that has led me back down this darkness this time around I don’t see the light at the end of the tunnel.How could there be any kind of light for me after this? How can I ever find happiness again? Archer and I were doing great. He kissed me and told me that h