My Lycan Prince.Chapter Forty-One.Packing up Avery’s things isn’t easy. As he lays on the bed stretched out asleep I pause with his shirt in my hand my heart is pounding. I know being a mother was something I never wanted but am I making the right choice? This is my brother's baby, the only thing I have left of him and Noel. I have so many plans for my life and having a baby would make those dreams harder to achieve…..so why am I feeling so guilty about letting Avery go? I sigh. I need to stop overthinking things. This is what’s best for him, this isn’t about me or how I’m feeling about it. It has and always will be about Avery and what’s best for him and his needs. This isn’t about me….it never was. “Ready?” Clara asks as she comes into my room. With the pain unbearable in my chest I nod her way and zip up the suitcase. “He’s ready,” I tell her and she grabs his suitcase while lifting Avery up into my arms. I’m riding with them to the airport so I can spend time with them bef
My Lycan Prince.Chapter Forty-Two.Two days. My future will be determined in precisely two days. Will Riley win? Or will I win? Will one of us die? Or will both of us go down together?So many things. The event that’s being talked about from packs to kingdoms was finally arriving in just two days' time. Riley has gone all out for this fight. With bleachers as far the eye could see gathered in a circle around a dirt square patch where Riley and I will stand toe to toe. Riley is going to use the dirt to his advantage. Dwayne had already prepared me for that. Dwayne prepared me for a lot of things.Riley gave us the tour of course once we came to town to go over the rules. Which is where we’re headed now, to his office. Archer and Dwayne walk behind Riley and I follow behind them. As we walk the grounds where the fight will take place. All of Riley’s crew are working hard to finish setting things up with only two days left and so much that needs to be done he has them working like dog
My Lycan Prince.Chapter Forty-Three.Dwyane climbs into the car and his eyes search the limousine before his gaze falls on me.“Where’s Archer?” Ask Dwayne.I shake my head.“He left not long ago, I thought he went back to you,” I say.Dwayne mutters curses under his breath as he reaches for the handle. “Don’t leave the car. I’m going to find Archer,” Dwayne closes the door behind him.I sigh. My phone dings and quickly glances at it.It’s a text from my father saying to meet him in twenty minutes at his house. I know my father is up Riley’s ass. But he wouldn’t want to meet me unless this was of importance. I climb out of the car and head In the direction of the house, it will take me more than twenty minutes though. What could he want this time? He’s been sending texts giving me warnings. Being this close to the fight I don’t see this conversation being anything but bad news. I open the door to the house letting myself in. “Dad?” I said making my way through the foyer toward
My Lycan Prince.Chapter Forty-Four.Pacing the room of the hotel waiting for Dwayne to return with Clara and Avery. I never wanted him to come here with Riley being so close. He could send more men to kill him. “I know what you’re thinking and that won’t happen Lily. I’ll keep you both safe,” Archer said. He’s sitting on the chair across the room by the window. Tomorrow is the fight and all I can think about now is Avery’s safety. Why didn’t my father tell me about the tracker? I could have gotten it out and he and Clara would be safe right now in New York City. “Why didn’t my father tell me?” Archer shakes his head. “I don’t know. Why didn’t you tell me that Clara had Avery this whole time?” Archer asks.I sigh.“She wanted to get away from your father. And I thought Avery would be safer with her than here,” Archer Huffs. “They both could have been killed if it wasn’t for my father they just might have,” Archer said.I know he’s right. I’m so glad Dwayne made it in time. He
My Lycan Prince.Chapter Forty-Five.My heart’s thumping wildly against my chest. I’m nervous, not about losing the fight…but I’m nervous because I know I will be facing Archer and not Riley. My plan to end Riley’s life was bulletproof. I had everything planned out to the smallest details. But now? Right now I’m stumped. The nail polish and foundation I had made? Was a special of its kind made completely from Silver…I’m not stupid I had a pretty dark blue made for color so no one would suspect anything but I don’t know if Silver has the same effects on Lycans as it does wolves….if does how will I be able to use it when I’m fighting Archer?Ugh….how did this get so complicated?I slip on the outfit Clara picked for me she said and I quote “Looking sexy will draw the eyes to your body and that will give you the advantage “ it’s a stretchy black shorts that are so short my ass check is probably showing. The shirt is black and barley comes down past the boobs. Great choice Clara.I sit
My Lycan PrinceChapter Forty-Six.The little stunt I pulled with Riley’s groin cost me a knee to my face. The blood flew from my mouth before I hit the ground with a thud. I glance over at Dwayne for him to signal the go ahead for me to start fighting back like he trained me to do, but he shakes his head. Dwayne wants Riley to get as many shots in as possible as Dwayne said he will get cocky and when you get cocky you get sloppy and that’s when I make my move.Riley grabs hair and yanks my head back forcing me to meet his gaze.“Give up now. And I might spare your life,” I grinned.I’ll never give up, I’ll fight till the last breath leaves my body.I spat blood in his face and he stepped back and glared at me.What more could he do? My fave was already bleeding from the gash on my left eye, my mouth which is busted and my nose. Not sure if there is anything else on my face that could possibly bleed.I waited for Riley to stomp his way toward me and I quickly hopped on my feet and
My Lycan Prince.Chapter Forty-Seven.Ethan uppercut me and I raised a few inches from the ground before landing on my back. I kept my eyes closed and ears open. Just Like Dwayne taught me to do. Ethan hasn’t gotten many hits on me. I kept dodging them, which pissed him off. But who gives a shit after the way he treated Rose he deserves the silver.The ground thumped as Ethan closed in on me. When the crowd booed I knew he was standing over me. The swooshing of the air told me he was going to kick me. My eyes snapped open and I wrapped my legs around his and punched him in the balls once he was down to my level I headed butted his face. “You stupid, bitch,” Ethan hissed.I drew my hand back and made a claw with my nails when I glanced over at Riley who was facing the crowd shouting while my dad was laying on the ground. It was then I saw my dad pull a needle from his pants.First rule Dwayne taught me. Never turn your back on your enemy. I push Ethan backwards and stood to my feet
My Lycan Prince.Chapter Forty-Eight.Never In all my life have I ever seen a place like this. The forest I’m walking through has thick fog that hugs the trees and these aren’t normal trees, they're burning purple at the tops and it never spreads but never dies down either. Where the hell am I?Am I dead?“Hello?” I say, walking deeper into the fog. I’m barefoot and for some odd reason I’m in a hospital gown. No one answers me. My head snaps to the left when an owl howls. Its eyes are red. It's bigger than any normal owl I’ve ever seen.I heard the sound of running water. Pushing through some hanging limbs I can hear my feet crunch against the leafs as I step forward. That’s weird, why are only the tops of the trees burning purple and not the rest of it? When I push through the last of the limbs something even weirder happens. It went from being dark to being daylight with clear blue skies and sunny. Tons of different colored flowers laid on the ground surrounding this beautiful w
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