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You’ve made significant progress, Dr Grant says.
“She’s moving around a lot more now, my grandmother adds,
“That’s good. The more you move around, the better. Have you a fever or had any abnormal bleeding?”
“No, everything went as you said it would.”
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“Perfect,” she says, letting out a sigh of relief. “I have the results of your blood work. Am I at liberty to share it in front of your grandmother?”
“Yes,” I nod. She takes a dee
a deep breath and lets
is it out all at once when she turns to face us
“So, I promised I would run a few tests on the blood we took. Like your brother, you have the dormant Lycan gene,” she says, holding a bunch of charts. “Should your former mate have bitter you, you both would have turned. This is a rare occurrence, It’s only happened six other times that we know of.
Dr Grant begins to explain the tests to me. My grandmother is staring at us with a complete blank expression. She remains silent throughout the rest of the appointment and the car ride me. I take her hand, stopping her from going inside and shutting me out. What is she thinking?
“Are you okay?” I ask her.
“Why did you ask to be tested?” she demands. I take a step back, unsure why this bothers her. When she sees she’s snapped at me for no reason, regret instantly crosses her features. “Soph, it’s now a matter of registration. You are a Lycan descendant. and you will rank based on your mate’s rank, and because your mother was a wolf, you will be able to have children.”
“Why is that an issue?” I shrug-
“Come on. I’ll set the kettle, she motions me inside. I follow her o her tea room and watch her move around her linle setup. feeling hurt that she doesn’t think this is good news.
“I don’t understand why you’re upset,” I say when she doesn’t speak again.
“It’s not that I’m upset,” she says, coming over with the metal tea bag things. “Lycans are a much smaller race than wolves. We live for long periods, but reproduction is difficult. We die morehan we procreate.
“You being what you are is going to give you an insane amount
attention. Bethany has to report back to the council before they report it to the King. It’ll pass on from mouth to mouth that a Helvig is up for grabs and fertile.
“Oh I fall back into my seat.
“Yes, and it’s not the kind of attention we want to have on you at the moment, if at all. It’s why I never asked you to take the tests before. You would have been presented with an unmatched choice if you hadn’t known that Santiago was your mate
“I wanted you to have some time to really find your footing here before the aristocrats cante snooping around alter what happened. You’ve been doing okay for now, but once you start leaving the house on your own, things will change”
“Thank you, I say, patting her hand.
“Do you think you can pour the tear” she asks. Like I showest you
“I can try. Practice makes perfect.”
I feel better with her answer. I take the kettle and try to mimic
actions while she coaches me through it. I fail miserably,
but in my defense, this is the fourth time I drink tra like this. After tea, I head up to my room When I get to the door, 1
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notier it’s open. I push it the rest of the way to find someone lying in my bedl
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When I approach the bed, I see Ragnar fast asleep. I step away a go to my closet to get some clothes for a shower er him sleep and get ready for bed. What the hell is this? A rebound? I don’t know anything about dating. I’ve had to do.
and I am not anywhere near starting. Both those kisses were a like, right? Neither of us meant it. We might just be trauma bonding over losing our mates.
“You’re back.” his voice is thick with sleep.
“Yes,” I say, putting my used clothes in the hamper before sitting on the edge of the bed.
What did she say?”
I’m healing properly. She changed my medication and gave me some stretching techniques to help with the stiffness
“Good, I’m glad,” he lets out a heavy sigh. “How are you feeling? The truth.”
The shot she gave me is making me feel heavy, I admit. “It was bunch of vitamins and stuff.”
“Yeah, come lie down, he sits back in my bed as if it were his own
“Is this appropriate?” I ask, looking back at him.
“It’s not like anyone can see,” he shrugs and sits up.
matter. 1 lay down next to him. We’re both facing one
He pats the bed beside him, and I decide that he’s right. It does another. I almost laugh when he pulls the blanket he was using over me. I think about what my grandmother said and how it was going to get around before reaching his ears.
“I should tell you that she had my blood tested, and it turns out that I have dormant Lycan genetics. She called it Lyzme.”
“Yeah,” he nods.
“You knew?”
“It’s obvious. You do share omega traits, but you’re different from them. When you responded to the treatment the way you did, I didn’t question it. It wasn’t my place to say anything.”
“My grandmother basically said the same thing.” I sigh. “I guess no one’s place anymore.”
“If you want, I can tell you the truth from here on. No more holding stuff back for your fragile state of mind” he smirks
“F**k off, I laugh.
“Ha, you’re getting it,” he siniles and then rolls onto his back to theich and yawn. He triggers my own yawn, and I start to feel very tired.
Did something happen Lask him.
“Why?”
“Well, you were sleeping in my bed when I got here Tells une yo waited a while
“I did,” he sighs and lets his head tilt my way: “Your intel was soul. Megan compelled some of the wolves to get back in the old man’s good graces,” he sits up and crosses his legs and turns to fully face me. I sit up wanting to know how he wants to proceed. “Ivar is in Italy, right now, but I talked to fum earlier today. We’re going to draw up this contract together. Just the three of us.
“Okay,” I nod
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“Each one of us is going to have a copy, and it will be stamped will the royal seal in case anything happens to us out in the field. It’ll be valid if either one of us were in bail out or you know
“Right.” I clear my throat. He reaches out to pinch my
chin.
“I spoke to my father, and since your grandmother has been talking about you getting into the M. E. Programn,” he sighs. “He wants to pair us during field work operations. I finished my training already. I have to choose between polities and the military.”
“So naturally you chose the military,” I laugh.
“Naturally,” he smirks. “I am going to be in charge of your daily mining. I have a team, and you’re going to be on it.”
“Is that smart?” I shake my head. “I feel like we aren’t very compatible when it comes to getting along”
“We don’t have to like one another, little omega. You just have to follow orders, and if you are serious about the beta position. I’ll have you know that you are qualified since you are a Helvig. You’re going to have to put up with some weird shit and you can’t just blindly follow orders. I need you to humble me when it’s required”
“Other than that-
“Follow orders blindly,” he smiles.
“Thank you, Ragnar. You have no idea how much this means to me. I place my hand over his.
“If my brother doesn’t thank you properly. I’m going to be pissed he sighs. “This was an insane thing for you to take one for
his sake.”
“It wasn’t for him,” I shrug it off. “I just want to do something for myself for once. Living for others hurts too much
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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.
