I know you and the boys are close, but taking this out on her is going too far,” my grandmother says when Kaylee is nstructed to gather her belongings so she can come home with us.
What am I taking out on her?” I growl. She takes a step back. “I’m bringing her home with us, where they’re not going to be it each other’s throats. She needs to learn everything I am if either of them is serious about their mating. Ivar is using Kennedy to get under her skin. What am I supposed to do?
You know exactly how wolves are. Particularly, alpha females. We show any kind of weakness, and she’ll pounce. You’re not lealing with an omega here, grandma. Not even a beta. Mom always knew her place. I’ve known Kaylee since I was a kid. She vas Gavin’s Alpha. You remember my brother, who was raised by your son to be what he became before they killed him. They trained together.
I know how it looks, okay? But this is the only thing I can do. She thinks we’re lying, and until she sees the truth with her wn eyes, we’re enemies. There is nothing else when it comes to things like this. Maybe you don’t understand that because ou’ve always had your best friend by your side. Mine was so envious of my vision that she would rather believe I was a reacherous, lying whore than the truth spelt out in front of her,
I’m not the one who has to ask for forgiveness, grandma and she’s not even trying. Look at the way she’s dressed. Look at
ow she bows her head and snaps at your King’s brother after he chose to forgive her for fucking another man, knowing he ras her mate. I saw the way Ivar fell apart and lashed out because of her. You saw what I did to Santiago for what he did to
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Every time I feel like we’re on the same page, you always find a way to turn it on me. You might be the grown–up here, but s it turns out, I can feel just as much disappointment in you as you feel for me. Thank you for reminding me of that onstantly.”
Sophia, she reaches out to take my arm, and I pull away from her, not wanting her to touch me. Kaylee takes that pportunity to show up with her things.
Take your new ward home. I’ll have someone pick up my things before I leave.”
You can’t just leave me,” she growls.
The words trigger the memory of the night she told me she was going to be leaving me in the dorms because she couldn’t e coming back and forth over the weekend. I take a step away from her, knowing that feeling all too well. The anger in her yes fades as she stares back at me with genuine fear.
Yes, I can, I repeat, her words echoing in my head, wondering if she remembers. “I have a duty to uphold to my King. I’ve
aken an oath. You have to understand.”
Tears fill her eyes, and I know then that she does remember saying that to me on my fourteenth birthday, a few days after 1 lad completed rehab from the last surgery I underwent. This is a huge step back from all the progress we’ve made since coming back into each other’s lives. But between this and accusing me of sleeping with the King. I don’t know how much I an take anymore.
I’m sorry,” she says when I turn to walk away.
I don’t answer her. I pause as I’m passing Kaylee. She lowers her gaze, not wanting to meet my eyes, because she heard everything I just said to my grandmother.
If you try to hurt her or any of her staff members, I will make your life a living hell. Don’t fuck shit up for yourself more than you already have.
“You have no right to be speaking, to me like that,” she growls, her eyes glowing red.
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I’m the Lycan Queen, bitch. If you weren’t mated to Ivar, you’d be in the same hole with Liers Contray of Lonenty st course. She likes to play with mean girls who bully people. So do her wives I’m sure your meet them soon conti
The anger in her eyes seems to dim at my words. She can take them as she wants. When I make it cont of the cone sex. Ragnar is waiting for me. I pause when I see him holding something. He smiles and motions for me to follow his with a
of his head.
“That was rough,” he says, taking my hand. “I’m sorry
“I don’t know how to be around her lately. She’s been coming after all of us
Yeah, Ivar told me she yelled at him before she left. I’m glad this little feud with my dad has been settled:
For the most part,” I shrug, “It’s a lot more complicated than I thought. They’re both fucking assholes
Yeah,” he laughs. “I take it that now that Kaylee is going to be taking lessons from them, you don’t want to be there?
‘No, and that’s not the reason why. This is the second time she’s thrown something like that in my face. I’m not going to let i
slide into a third.”
I think she’s just really stressed out about the baby,” he says and tries to shrug it off. If she wasn’t before, the is now, “Come on. I’ll show you our room here. There’s an extra room in it you can set up you things in. It’s meant to be a nursery, but 1 don’t know if we’re ready for that.”
‘We definitely aren’t,” I laugh.
Instead of heading up, he leads me down to the lower levels. I notice that it’s quiet down here. The air down here is clean. I can catch any scents except for Ragnar’s. The hall is dark, and when we reach the end of it, the room opens up the way the King’s did when I helped him with the Queen.
Unlike their area, the open area is decorated in black, blues, and grays. The couches are modern and covered with huge cushions. There’s a massive floor–to–ceiling fish tank with a huge TV mounted right in the center. He flips a switch, and the fish tank lights all turn on, lighting up the entire room.
“Wow,” is all I can really say.
A chandelier that looks a lot like an atom hangs from the ceiling right in the centre of the room, where the couch is. But what really catches my attention are the canvas prints on the walls. There are pictures of us at all ages. Pictures of my brothers and parents from when we were kids. There are pictures from articles we’ve been featured in together lately that he had custom–printed and framed so they stand out from all the others.
“Do you like it?” he asks.
“Yes,” I say without thinking about it.
It’s a breath of fresh air if I’m being honest. My grandmother’s style is a little too much for me. It looks a little rehearsed, but this is perfect and has room for modifications if I want.
“This is the family room. There’s a small kitchenette through there,” he points at the archway that leads into a full kitchen, but I’m sure that it’s a small kitchen if the official one here is anything like my grandmother’s. “Those two doors are bathrooms,” he points at the doors on either side of the room. “This is our room.” he points at the double doors and begins to make his way over. He opens the doors for us and waves me in. “I know you’re into blue and cinnamon or whatever the little dog is called, so I went with softer colors. Kenny helped.”
“This is perfect,” I say, taking his hand. “How long have you been working on this?”
“Since the bombing. There was a lot of relocating after we replaced the wolves, and I asked for a place we can stay in when
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your grandmother is being insane. I know you like your privacy, but until we can find our own place, this can be home if you
like.
“I do. Thank you,” I wrap my arms around him and let out a heavy sigh. Today was a lot. I learned some things about myself. Things that probably should have stayed buried.
“Are you okay?” he pinches my chin to make me look up at him.
‘No, I admit. “But I’m working on it.”
Come on,” he tugs me into him and reaches down to wrap his arms around my thighs to lift me off the ground. “We have to alk about you be a evil little shit. Consider me impressed. I’m going to be honest with you, little wolf. I didn’t think you had he stomach to be friends with Ana, and I think you might be her best friend now.”
Maybe, I laugh when he drops me on the giant bed. “Today was an insane day. I just want to hang out and go to sleep.”
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
