Fated to the Werewolf King novel Chapter 6

Damion sat in the chair across from him, his eyes transfixed on his notes as he went over the weekly report with Jayce. The dark-haired Wolf was rambling on, however the Werewolf King had his mind set on something else. Someone else, to be exact. A few nights ago, during his work, he heard a soft piano playing down the hall from him. When he went to investigate, Lily was playing a gentle melody that resembled close to what he believed was a lullaby. Her eyes shut, but she had the softest smile displayed on her lips. Since she had been staying there, she only showed fear and sadness as her primary emotions. So when he noticed her smile for the first time, his heart nearly leapt out of his chest.

"Jayce?" Damion brought him back with a snap of his fingers. "You good?" He asked. Jayce rubbed his face.

"Yeah. You were saying?" He asked him until a soft knock came to the door, followed by her scent. He shifted in his seat, "Come in, Lily." He called to the door. It cautiously opened and Lily poked her head through shyly. Her eyes landed on Damion immediately.

"Oh, I didn't realize you were in a meeting." She said as she was about to shut the door, but Damion had jumped to his feet and opened the door the rest of the way. Lily nearly stumbled in, her eyes wide as he leaned over her curiously, his nose flaring. She wore a black hoodie that was zipped all the way up, the sleeves pulled all the way down, and jeans. Her hair was up in a messy bun.

Fucking Christ, she looks beautiful.

He was used to women going in the whole nine yards to look good for him, but she didn't even have to try.

"A Human? So Chelsea was right." He smiled charmingly at her, extending out a hand, "Damion." Lily took his hand and shook it, but her eyes were on Jayce. His Wolf growled possessively at the interaction, but he didn't dare move. He had yet to tell Damion that she was his Mate. She didn't even know yet, but he couldn't tell her while she was still healing.

"Did you need something?" Jayce asked through gritted teeth.

"I'm heading to my appointment now. Penelope called a car for me." She informed him, her eyes downcast.

"Appointment?" Damion asked curiously, his fingers taking a lock of her blonde hair and twirled it around his finger. Her eyes lifted and met his and for a moment he thought he noticed Damion's body tense up in response.

Hell fucking no.

Jayce was beside him before he realized what he was doing and removed his hand from her. Damion stared up at him, taken aback by his actions. He snarled before grabbing Lily's arm and escorted her away.

"Jayce?" Lily asked him as he lead her away from his office and down the stairs to the foyer. He stopped at the bottom, turning to face her and watched as she shrunk back slightly. "Is everything okay? I didn't mean to interrupt your meeting." She said to him. He let out a sigh as he let her go.

"No, it's fine. I just..." He paused, his eyes flying up the stairs, but he didn't sense Damion approaching. "Do you need a lift home?" He asked her, returning his attention back to her. She hesitated before shaking her head.

"I want to get through this." She said with a bit of determination, holding her hands up in front of her and clenched them into fists. He smiled lightly down at her.

"You'll do great. Just take your time." He took out his phone and sent out a quick text. Luckily for him, he got her number from the lease agreement his mother had set up for her. Her pocket buzzed, making her jump as she pulled out her phone. "You have my number now. If you need anything, just let me know." He told her. She kept her eyes on her phone for a long moment before looking up at him and smiling. His heart skipped at the sight as she went out the door.

"If you already had a claim over her, you could've just said so." Damion called down from the banister, his arms resting on it as he leaned against it. Jayce climbed the steps while listening to her car drive away. "I'm not one to complain about taking your left overs after all." He smirked at him. Jayce narrowed his eyes at him.

"No one is going to claim her." He said in a dangerous tone, making Damion raise a brow.

"Alright, she's all yours." He put his hands up in defeat and thumbed back toward his office. "We still have a lot to go over." He told him as Jayce rubbed his neck.

"Let's go on patrol. I feel caged up in here." He suggested as he tugged on his collar and made his way back downstairs before Damion could change his mind.

"Sure, we'll discuss things on the way." He told him as they went out to the garden. Jayce didn't hesitate to shred off his clothes and shift. His bones cracked loudly as fur erupted along his skin until it covered him and landed on all fours. Damion shifted next, shaking his brown fur and stretched. He was relatively smaller compared to his enormous self, but he was a capable Wolf. A capable Beta.

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They made their way into the forest that gave them freedom as Wolves and started their circle around the city, keeping their eyes and ears open while communicating through their mind link. While Damion did most of the talking again, Jayce's mind wandered off to Lily and her therapy session. Is she doing alright? Should he had gone along?

Alright, what is it?

Damion's voice intercepted his rummaging thoughts, and he nudged his side gently.

You're out of it. What's with you?

I'm fine.

He lied, but Damion huffed at him.

Don't give me that shit. We've been friends for ages. It's extremely rare for you to get this way.

Jayce side eyed him for a moment, contemplating his next words carefully. Damion was his most trusted friend after all.

She's my Mate.

Damion stopped walking, letting Jayce take a few steps ahead of him before turning back and witnessing the pure shock on his face. The shock slowly changed into excitement as he jumped beside him.

Shit man, why didn't you say so? There I was planning on banging the chick and she was your Mate this whole time.

Jayce snarled at him and Damion stepped away.

Right, sorry, but still congrats. That actually explains a couple of things.

What do you mean?