Mated to the Lycan King.

's

ouring.

s soaked, and my phone ke

d to the car, still open. I could see my mom's hand, limp, hanging from the side. I started walking toward it, my legs feeling like

ooled beneath him. My heart raced, terror creeping through me, but I couldn't shift into my wolf form

at I was hallucinating. Maybe this was just some twisted illusion. The popcorn in my hand had long since gone soggy,

tt

e of what my f

ver?" My voice cracked, a sharp pain

o much for me to handle after witnessing everything. I had watched as a wolf ripped into my father

our earlier, smiling in the mirror, dressed in my short off-shoulder black

," I'd

ey?" she

ll find a mate,

sweetie. You're mommy and daddy's little princess, and yo

mommy." I

ey. Now, let's go be

e tradition... except for tonight

o numb under the rain. The last thing I recalled was Aunt Janet's voice, pleading with the doctor: "Doc,

n the corner of the hospital room, silently crying. Her body curled

back to me, like a movie replayi

ing out of the bed and ya

to comfort me. But I pushed her away, screaming louder.

em back to me!" I screamed

room, trying to calm me, but I hurled ev

ng free. If I'd had a smooth first shift, I might've let her go. Let her tear apart anyone

ed, and I couldn't make out the doctor's face before my consciousnes

process what happene

onths

hing that can be fix

ve chosen that opt

around me. The past two months had been filled with therapy sessions, helping me

thing delicious wafted from the kitchen. I followed it, finding Aunt

online." She finally turned toward me,

g. "It's working. You we

She smiled softly. "Go

back in a

th me at the hospital, helped me through the darkest nights, and intr

a facade. One I wore for

tepping inside. Aunt Janet had kept everything spotless, as if Dad w

My eyes landed on his journal, the one he always kept close. Smiling, I picked i

stopped

ports and mentions of 'unnatural deaths.' Dad's conclusion was

ut Lyconia, their hometown. Dad was an Alpha before the

origin, then maybe I should visit. Maybe that would help me heal

ld never let me go, so I kept it to myself. After dinner, I

ded. This was my father's home. The town where he had

. That's where we belonged. With a bit o

tanding nearby. I walked up to him, try

morn

nce-over, his gaze

on. My father used

called out loudly, "Yo, Matt

ed from a nearby h

ing. Says her fath

the air around me. "Definitely on

mention that I wasn't in control of

nodded

oked surprised.

the Alpha, right?" Matthew ges

lite, something felt off. H