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The Lycan's Mate. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
Riley’s stay at the Shadow pack was turning out to be a very interesting one. It would have been perfect if she didn’t feel the way she felt towards Lucas. Most nights, before she slept all she thought about was the tingling wave that had swept over her body the first time they met. She still thought about Shawn and wondered what had become of him. It was unlikely that he was dead, Shawn was a survivor and he was probably having a good time now despite the crumbling of his pack. That particular night, she could never forget it, she had been too close to death and there was no other feeling that could be compared to the fear she felt. Had Lucas been two seconds late, she would have been dead by now. She owed Lucas her life and she tried her best to please him and all seemed to be going fine, except when they got close. Then there was that spark, a spark that made her dream and see something like a future with Lucas but she brushed it off each time.“I'm not in his class, we can never
The Lycan's Mate. CHAPTER TWENTY SIX
Riley saw very little of Brenda for the next day and she was grateful to the moon goddess for keeping her away. But that luck ran out on the day before the feast, Riley was excited about the feast. Although she wouldn’t be going with Lucas, she would still be close to him one way or the other. This particular day, Brenda walked into the pack house that day with a frown on her face, she was in a very foul mood and was ready to offload the anger she felt on anyone's insight, but that was of course except Lucas. The guards at the front door were a little too sluggish and delayed in moving aside for her to pass. That infuriated her completely and she lashed at one of the stone-faced guards, “You brainless chunk of flesh! You’d better learn to move aside quickly the next time I am about to enter, don’t get on my bad side so quickly, you fools!” She snarled querulously. The guards exchanged angry and baffled glances when she walked into the house and the one she had slapped rubbed his
The Lycan's Mate. CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
It was D-Day! On the day of the feast Riley was nervous. Riley woke up with a very bright smile on her face despite her nervousness, the rays of the sun danced on her eyelids as she parted them open. On her bed, she stretched like a lazy cat and slowly crawled off the bed. “Oh my gosh, imagine being surrounded by illustrious werewolves from all the packs!” She exclaimed to herself. “That’s crazy, my life certainly is a whirlwind of adventure.”She checked the time, it was a little after eight. She had twenty minutes to pick up Lucas’s breakfast from the kitchen and take it to his study. That made her remember the event of the previous day, Brenda had a temper and Riley didn’t appreciate her taking it out on her. The slap was uncalled for, Brenda didn't have to display the brutality her anger carried in such a manner. She was just a spoiled bitch, Riley concluded, that had to be it. She was the kind of girl that got whatever she wanted and if someone else had it, she didn’t think tw
The Lycan's Mate. CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
“Bloody blue hell! You look astonishing!” He didn’t say it to her, he said it to himself, in his head. Riley looked stunning and for the first time he got to see her true figure in a beautiful gown and it was something more than impressive. He hid a grin, Lucas would certainly be in for a tough time tonight. He would have to keep his eyes on Brenda because she was his date, but Dolph was sure Lucas would find a way to steal glances at his maid. Dolph himself looked dashing in an excellent three-piece suit tailored just for him, he wasn’t a man of flattery so he recovered from his initial surprise and kept his face impassive. “A forest girl in a nice evening dress, it doesn’t fit.” He said flatly.The smile on her face when she had caught him gaping at her disappeared immediately, “Really? That’s all?” She blurted out and quickly closed a palm over her mouth.She didn’t want to voice her feelings of disappointment towards his words but it flew out of her mouth uncontrollably.He nod
The Lycan's Mate. CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
Riley felt like it was all her fault, she had worn the wrong gown, it was all her fault. No one said anything for a long uncomfortable moment and that made a sinking feeling engulf Riley. Although she regaled in the dejected look of shock on Brenda’s face, she still felt like she had to do something. “I’m sorry, it was my fault, I should never have worn this. I’m so sorry, I will go and change into something else, any of my casual clothes.” She said and all eyes fell on her except Lucas who was still facing forward. Dolph’s look was scolding her, saying she should have said nothing while Brenda just glared at her with a blazing fury and dangerous hatred. Riley bowed to all of them and turned to walk out when Lucas grabbed her wrist easily, his grip was so strong, she couldn’t even think of wriggling free. Riley thought Brenda couldn’t get angrier but when she saw Lucas’s hand on hers, Brenda’s face contorted even more and she lost all her beauty. “No, I’m sick of this, Brenda,” Lu
The Lycan's Mate. CHAPTER THIRTY
Riley didn’t feel much like the terrible dancer she was because Dolph was such a good dancer. What she didn’t understand is how he managed to move both of them in one fluid motion but still managed to keep a distance. Unlike every other couple in the room, her breasts didn’t push against his chest, her head didn’t rest on him either. The grip he had on her waist was like a feather’s touch and that made Riley have a lot of respect for him. Lucas found it difficult to concentrate on the dance because he kept stealing glances at Riley and Dolph, he even missed a few steps from time to time but didn’t make Brenda notice it. Brenda was stiff in his arms, she was pissed at him and would be for quite some time but Lucas didn’t mind. She had to learn good manners if she wanted to go far in his pack. The music stopped, the dance was over and at the same time, Riley and Dolph released sighs of relief. “Finally, the horror show is over,” Dolph remarked and looked around. “You’re a terrible da
The Lycan's Mate. CHAPTER THIRTY ONE
“What the fuck are you doing, Dolph?” Lucas asked, his voice laced with annoyance.“Lucas, have you forgotten how we used to do these deals? Huh?” Dolph asked, holding his hand firmly so Lucas won’t just walk away.“That was about six fucking months ago, Dolph. We’ve done three more fucking deals in that space without having to involve women as part of the fucking deal!” Lucas retorted.“Does that mean things have changed? No, that’s not what it bloody means, Lucas. I’ve told you how much we’ll get from this, common, you can’t throw it away all because of some forest girl.” Dolph said, his tone sort of scornful and that sent Lucas into a fit of rage.“What did you fucking say, Dolph?” He asked, his eyes reddening with anger.Seeing the danger, Dolph was on his guard immediately. “Relax, Lucas, don’t forget that Brenda is here too. What do you think she’ll think if she hears that you refused to give Riley out for a night to seal an all-important deal?” Dolph asked and that made Lucas r
The Lycan's Mate. CHAPTER THIRTY TWO
The swap.“The swap? I thought you all gave up this part of business deals months ago?” Brenda asked, trying to force a little sympathy into her voice, even if it was fake but she couldn’t.She was too thrilled by this, too excited that Riley was being subjected to this and she frankly couldn’t care less. The maid could burn in hell or get raped to death for all she cared.“We thought so too but I guess that’s not the case,” Dolph said, he was staring at Lucas the whole time.Lucas watched until King Jeremy took her away and they disappeared behind the back door, he already knew where they were headed, his pack. “Lucas, common let’s go,” Dolph said while Brenda tugged at his arm.He took a deep breath and said, “Let’s go.”They all started walking together but the king’s Luna didn’t move and Dolph was first to notice this. He hitched and pirouetted to look at her, Lucas and Brenda did the same. “What are you doing?” Dolph asked, hoping she wasn’t the strange kind. He hated being wit
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The Lycan's Mate. CHAPTER EIGHTY-THREE
Riley struggled to contain her temper, she wanted to hurl at Lucas so badly, but she held back the urge.The startled lady jumped off the desk and straightened her skirt with a look of embarrassment and shock on her face. At that moment, the secretary ran in, panting heavily and her eyes widened as she saw the scene in front of her. “King Lucas, I’m so sorry, I couldn’t restrain the queen from barging in.” She said apologetically, afraid that she might lose her job. Lucas, who had recovered from the brief moment of shock, waved her away. “It’s okay, you can go.”The secretary couldn’t have gotten out of there quicker, it was as hot as a hell hole due to the heat between Riley and Lucas.Riley glared at the lady and suddenly became angry that she was still there. “Get the fuck out, you fucking whore!” She bellowed spitefully and the lady, who was shivering from head to toe, rushed out. Riley slammed the door after her and faced Lucas, who was now on his feet with a cigarette and lig
The Lycan's Mate. CHAPTER EIGHTY TWO
Riley cried bitterly that night, she felt so betrayed by Lucas that she thought all the love for him she had left was gone, but it wasn’t. She still loved him dearly, but she hated the guts he had to put her through this sort of torture. Ignoring her and making her feel less of a woman wasn't enough for him, he had to sleep around too and that hurt her. Worse was the fact that she was sure he didn't care about her feelings. He knew he was doing this to her intentionally, but it had gone way too far. “What an asshole you are, Lucas, a fucking asshole!” she cried and buried her face in a pillow.She cried herself to keep and all this while,Lucas didn't step foot into the room. “Now you’ve messed up big time, how do you explain this?” Dolph asked, running his fingers through his hair in frustration, this was complete madness! Lucas's face was unconcerned and he just shrugged, “Explain? To who? I owe nobody an explanation for anything, Dolph.” He said flatly. “Yeah, no one except yo
The Lycan's Mate. CHAPTER EIGHTY-ONE
Dolph cleared Lucas's desk before leaving the pack office that evening.He was exhausted and there were some documents he had to drop off at the pack house so Lucas could sign them the next morning before coming to the office.He drove to the pack house, his eyes heavy and tired, he strolled in to find the queen seated in the living room."Hey there, Riley." He said languidly as he walked past her.Riley who had a frown on her face turned to watch him walk away, it seemed like Dolph was dragging himself rather than walking."Hey, Dolph." She said, but he was already out of sight.Riley was getting tired of this pretty quickly, she just wished Lucas would come to his senses soon. His negligence of her and his ill attitude just made her stay here unbearable.She wasn't just some doll or effigy he kept in his house to portray the crown of the queen. She wasn't an object of the throne, she was a human too, who had feelings and emotions and needed care and love. Lucas ruthlessly denied her
The Lycan's Mate. CHAPTER EIGHTY
Lucas left his office later that day with an angry look on his face. He walked out of the pack office building and his chauffeur brought the car around the building. “Where to, King Lucas?” He asked.Lucas didn't want anyone to know where he was this particular night, so he decided to drive himself there. “Don't worry, I’ll take it from here.” He said to the driver who got out and handed the key to him.Lucas drove for a while, silently and just taking in the beautiful atmosphere of the night, and then he decided that it was time to leave. The more he thought about Riley, the more erect he became and his craving for satisfaction became unbearable. He drove out of the pack and headed into the city, it had been a while since he headed out alone. Usually, he went with Brenda but of course, she was unavailable and very much out of his reach.He went to a huge pub where he had been a regular before he was handed the prestigious crown of his pack, he was still remembered there and even ack
The Lycan's Mate. CHAPTER SEVENTY-NINE
Lucas developed a habit of keeping late nights and soon, it grew into something more.From getting drunk occasionally, to going to clubs and picking up different beautiful ladies. Everything usually ended in the pub or club, but that also started changing too. That night, after Dolph’s conversation with Riley, he became more worried about the relationship between the king and queen of the pack. It was like a bond no longer existed between the both of them but everyone else in the pack was too blind to see it or detect anything wrong. He couldn’t go about his responsibilities properly for the rest of the day and that also included his favorite sport, sex. She stopped riding him for a while and just sat on him, but still it took a short while for him to realize that she had stopped.“What’s the matter?” He asked, his eyes still looking dazed from his thoughts.There was a look of annoyance on her face as she got off him and left the bed, completely naked. She picked up his cigarette ca
The Lycan's Mate. CHAPTER SEVENTY-EIGHT
Staying with Lucas in the same room wasn’t going to change much or mend the acrid relationship between them but Riley was still going to give it a try.She was determined to win Lucas over again, but it proved to be a rather herculean task as time went on. She realized that at first, their love had blossomed effortlessly, Lucas had fallen in love with her at first sight, and then there was also the bond between them. Riley had forgotten how difficult it was to try and make a man fall in love with her ever since she met Lucas, but now, she was going to discover it again.She had a nightmare of Lucas treating her the same way Shawn had and the thoughts of it just became more and more frightening as she thought about it. One thing she was sure of was that Lucas would never imprison her or hit her, he also would never rape her. Whatever phase he was going through now was just the acceptance at stage all over again and once he finally came to terms with his emotions, all would be fine. But
The Lycan's Mate. CHAPTER SEVENTY-SEVEN
What Riley thought was a good situation turned out to be hell and she found herself wishing she could leave the pack. Over the next four months or so, her stay with Lucas as his Luna could be described as traumatic and it got into her head so much that she often fell into depression.The next day, after her coronation, Lucas assigned her to another room and she left the maid’s quarters, but she wasn’t staying with him in the same bedroom either. He moved her and all her belongings to another bedroom and that made her confused. “Why do we have to stay separately from each other now that I’m your Luna, Lucas?” She asked.He stared at her impassively, “Because that is how I want it to be, You just wear the crown and bear the title of the luna of my pack, there’s nothing special between us.” He replied indifferently. “And what about the child? What about your child, Lucas?” She asked, suddenly developing a feeling of resentment for him. “My child will be well taken care of. Anytime y
The Lycan's Mate. CHAPTER SEVENTY-SIX
There was a feast later on and then a dance.Lucas left her alone for some time and was lost in the crowd. She too was lost in a small circle of ladies who had gathered around her and were trying to know more about her. She was supposed to join a clique specifically for the Lunas of the Lycan queens and one even confessed something rather embarrassing to her. “I’ll be honest right now, Riley,” One of the other queens around her said. “We already had a special towel made for the incoming queen of the Shadow pack and to be honest, we already had Brenda’s name inscribed on it.” The others laughed softly and one added, “That’s no big issue, we’ll make another one right before our next meeting.”This was when Dolph stepped in and interrupted them, “Excuse me, ladies, if you don’t mind I would like to have the newly crowned queen.” He said politely and they giggled.Riley was relieved that Dolph had whisked her away from them when he did, she became bored of their company very quickly and
The Lycan's Mate. CHAPTER SEVENTY-FIVE
Out of everyone in the room, Lucas was the only one who was neither shocked nor surprised. He saw the look on everyone’s face, his eyes caught the expression on Brenda’s but he didn’t look at her or her father or the few people he had brought along from their pack. Instead, he placed his hands on Riley’s arms and helped her to her feet. Her heart was beating so fast and heavily, there were goosebumps all over her skin. She was so shy standing in front of all these people who knew nothing about her.Another thing was, she was happy, her heart busted with jubilation the moment Lucas had said that Brenda couldn’t be his Luna and that had made her smile until the moment she heard her name. Lucas gestured to her and together, they both turned and faced everyone in the hall. There was no applause yet, everyone was still recovering from the shock of what had just happened. It was Dolph who started it. He clapped and slowly, everyone else in the room joined in. Everyone except an angry Brend
