*LYCIA*‘Stay together.’At that moment I hadn’t realized it but my embarrassed father and my overprotective mother couldn’t bring it in themselves to say it to me directly that I should mate with Seff.As in they gave me permission to have sex with him for my own protection.Well of course this wasn’t something most parents would like but since my case was special they were specifically telling me to do it. I don’t think I would have realized what her words had meant if she hadn’t called me to her room once again to give me a very awkward talk about the birds and the bees all over again and that if I still didn’t want to be with Seff then she would surely find a way on her own to keep me safe.Even though I assured her that I was happy with this outcome, I think this had been the most tense I had ever been when talking to my mother.“That took you a while? Are you alright?” Seff’s voice scared me, making me look towards him peeping out of the spare room in front of mine.“Yes, I am a
*LYCIA*“Are you sure she still doesn't hate me?” Seff asked, leaning close to whisper into my ear making my mother’s glare intensify.She didn’t, I knew that but why did she behave like this if she had accepted him? Was there something that she was still worried about?It had been the next day and we had just settled down in the living room after breakfast waiting for the result of the rituals dad had performed yesterday.“Mom, I know that you hated Lycans because of something that happened in the past but I am sure you can see that Seff is different from them,” I said wanting to understand her now that we had crossed that hurdle of communicating with each other, “Is there something from your past that is still bothering you? If you talk about it then I am sure I can help you with that.”“It’s nothing you need to worry about and I still don't like Lycans but I don’t hate him,” she said, flicking her eyes away from Seff.She had yet again hurried away from giving a clear answer about
*LYCIA*‘Well it turns out that the bond does actually help.’ When Mom had said that she had sounded sad but I knew that she was happy when she came and hugged me and then whispered in my ear. ‘Make sure that you take him far away from here when you bond with him. I won’t tell you again but you have my permission.’That was embarrassing but I had taken heed of her words and brought Seff to a cabin far away in the woods away from my home. I had already taken a shower first and came out, changed into a dress and dried my hair while Seff took a shower now. Of course we both knew why we were here and I am sure we were both anticipating it but now that the time was finally here it was unbelievable.The bathroom door clicked open, making me look towards it to see Seff stare at me for a few seconds almost lost in his world. His gaze made me feel like he had been seeing me for the first time all over again. A sparkle of the fresh ocean reflecting in its depths as his eyes widened to take me i
*LYCIA*“Are you feeling alright?” Seff’s husky voice whispered to me as I felt him press a kiss to my cheek.I felt a smile appear at his words and as I turned around to look at him I lost the smile. A searing pain ran through my back making me wince and groan. “I want to say that I am but after the back breaking fucking you gave me from yesterday till morning today, I don’t think I am in any position to say that.”“I am sorry,” he said, his face contorted in worry and guilt as he saw me slowly pull my aching body into a sitting position. “Can I do anything to help?”“I would have told you to make me a healing potion but since you can’t do that I’ll somehow bear through this until we go home. I am sure once I take that I’ll be fine.” I said, making him frown and all of a sudden I could feel my own heart squeezing with sadness. But I wasn’t exactly sad…?“Seff, are you sad?” I asked, looking at him wide eyed, “Hey don’t be, I am fine. I would have done it all over again. That was the
*LYCIA* “What the heck are you yapping about? Are you crazy? Don’t listen to his words, Seff,” Esme laughed trying to dilute the situation but I could tell that Travis was serious in his suggestions.“No, it’s alright Esme you don’t need to defend me,” he said in response and taking my hand under the trouble he tightly held onto it making me look at him. His deep blue eyes were flicking between gold and blue and I knew he was angry.Clenching his hand back I tried to assure him that I was here for him and the touches seemed to work as he glared at Travis with bluer eyes and stated, “What we do or do not do doesn't concern you. I am Lycia’s mate and I will be her husband too. As long as she wants me I‘ll be anything for her but if you try to interfere in between our bond and take her away from me then I will be forced to do something about it. You shouldn’t underestimate me.”“Just saying that you would be anything to her doesn’t give you the qualifications to be that.” Travis argues
*LYCIA*Seff was livid.His body transformed on his own as his eyes shone golden and without a second thought he jumped off the ground and struck at Alora with his claws making a gash appear on her arm that she had used to protect herself.“What the fuck is wrong with this dog! Lycia, control your pet!” she shouted and then threw him off herself using her magic.“He is not a dog! He is my mate, stop insulting us and apologize for what you did,” I said, wishing for Seff to stop. Mom wouldn’t like it that he was fighting with her sweet sister.The magic didn’t work on Seff much as he rushed towards her once again. The magic Alora used on him only weakly pushed him back but didn’t hurt him as he struck at her with his claws again.‘Seff let her be, please’ I spoke to him in his mind but Seff ignored me and once again he used his claws to strike at her, this time breaking her barrier and throwing her to the side of the room with his giant paws just as she had done to me.Alora fell agains
*LYCIA*“I still don’t think we should be taking them with us,” Mom worried as she looked at both Seff and me ready and waiting in the living room.“I understand why you are worried, dear but Lars will need them to understand their connection with the spirit. We will have to take the risk,” dad said, going over the same conversation for the hundredth time since yesterday.“Don’t worry ma’am,” Seff said stepping forward, “I will protect Lycia, besides the mate bond is also there so you wouldn’t have to worry as much as before.”“Yeah, Mom and I are capable of taking care of myself too. I have grown stronger, maybe not as much as you two but I can handle myself,” I said, trying to assure her that everything would be alright.“You promise to stick next to me and not wander off on your own?” she asked, still a little agitated but she looked a lot calmer than before.“Yes, “I promised, letting her pull me into her embrace.“Fine I will trust you two but if something happens to you then be
*LYCIA*It had taken us around an hour more to find Lars' house and when we had reached there we found that he had been waiting outside for us to let us in through the protection dome he had built around his small house.He had ushered us in his small house and made us sit, finally taking a seat on a chair adjacent to Dad.Now that we had settled, I finally got the chance to examine him closely. Long tresses, raven and lustrous framed a thin bony face with slender eyes, deep set and peering at us with joy.“I can’t believe it has been so long since I last saw you! You haven’t aged a day,” Dad cheered, making me wonder just how long it had been since this man had looked this old.“Oh you shouldn’t flatter me, I always looked like an old man but years had always been kind to you and they still are,” he said and then flicking his eyes towards Mom he smirked, “Or does love help you maintain that youth?”“As brash as ever, huh?,” Mom muttered and this time I couldn’t stop myself as I blur