A Luna for the Lycan King novel Chapter 9

Chapter 9

“I need you safe,” Darren said softly.

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“Safe. What does that word even mean?” I looked away from him and down at my hands. “My dad wanted my mom safe. He left to investigate trespassers and told my mom to stay and look after the pack and me. None of them returned. The pack fell… crumbled and fled in fear. They left us alone. We waited and kept searching, but it was as if they vanished. Not even their scent remained. There was no sign of them. My mother fell apart while trying her best to take care of me. She aged years in a matter of months. It took its toll on her, and a couple years. ago, her body gave up. She was so sick.” I balled my hands into fists. “We didn’t have anything. I had no way to take care of her.” I closed my eyes. “We wandered from pack to pack looking for help. That’s when I met Alpha Alfred, and he offered to pay for the care to keep my mother comfortable if I agreed to be his

mate.”

“Besides you being beautiful, why would he want you as a mate just like that?” Lyle asked.

“My bloodline.” I looked up at Lyle. “I was the daughter of Alpha James of the Lume Pack.”

“I knew that sounded familiar!” Lyle snapped his fingers together. “We have been investigating the Lume pack incident for a long time. We found a few pack members, but they said they had lost their alpha and luna. We didn’t know you

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“You were never able to find answers either?” I felt disheartened to hear that.

“I’ll put more people on the task. There has to be someone who knows something out there. The pack territory is considered neutral territory now. It should still be largely untouched.” Darren’s voice was gentle. I looked up at him with an appreciative smile.

“What happened to your family’s assets?” Lyle asked.

“I don’t know. My mother said someone drained our accounts. There was nothing left. She sold off our furniture for money.” I listened as Darren growled in response.

“Why didn’t she reach out to the royal family? We would have helped her.”

“I don’t know, but I remember she was leery of the royal family. I think the temper precedes your family.” I pursed my lips as I glanced at Darren.

“Are you saying we’re unapproachable?”

“Yes,” I said, listening to Lyle snicker. I didn’t know anything about the royal family or my own mate for that matter. I still wasn’t sure if I could just casually call him Darren or not. That was his name, but he was the Lycan King. It seemed weird to just call him by his name as if I was his mate. I laughed in my mind, though a small smile must have reached my lips as well.

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“That who you mean You don’t want to refer to me as your

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your name and title and

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“Yeah, but

“Say it.” he commanded as I stared into his eyes. “Say my

I swallowed, feeling the weight of his eyes on me.

“See. if I wasn’t in the car right now, he would be pulling your hair and telling you to say his name. I prevented an awkward situation.” Lyle laughed but Darren’s eyes never left mine,

“Well?”

“Let’s start with an easy one. Say my name.” Lyle grinned.

“Not before she says mine!” Darren growled, leaning in closer to my face. “Allissa,” he cooed, his breath sizzling my lips. “Please.”

I now wish Lyle would have let us ride alone. My heart raced as

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my eyes lingered on his soft, inviting lips. The thought of launching myself onto him and giving into his every desire sent a shiver down my spine. As he whispered the word “please” with such urgency, a rush of heat flooded through me, and my legs instinctively tensed in response. Oh, how badly I wanted to surrender to him at this moment, to give myself completely over to his touch and find pure bliss in his embrace.

“I know we’re mates, but what does that officially mean right now? Does being mates alone mean that-”

His lips crashed against mine, biting at my bottom lip and punishing it. He growled, letting go of my lip and I smirked at him.

“Is that a punishment or a reward?” I listened to his growl as his fingers tightened around me.

“I’m still here,” Lyle coughed.

“Darren, what exactly is my position?” I asked, seeing a satisfied smile spread over his lips.

“My future queen. You are my equal, and as such, it would be problematic for you to address me formally. It would look like. you don’t accept me.”

“But for the next month, I won’t be marked or

“You won’t be marked, but that doesn’t mean we won’t be mated.” I could hear the husky tone of desire in his voice. But I was feeling it, too. Thank the gods we didn’t have to wait,

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because I didn’t think it would be possible. I had never wanted something so much in such a short amount of time.

I couldn’t understand the mate pull before. How could you, when you’d never experienced it? You could rend about it all you wanted, but until you felt it yourself, you couldn’t possibly understand it. Every time our eyes met, it felt like gravity shifted, pulling me towards him with an irresistible force. I couldn’t resist the desire that burned within me every time I was near him. And I didn’t want to.

“So, how old are you?” Lyle asked, and I suddenly became aware I was just aimlessly staring at Darren. How long was I lost in his eyes?

“I am 22.”

“Same as me!” Lyle grinned. “Darren is twenty–five. You know, as the king, he has to take a mate by the age of 30. Another one of those protocol things.”