A Luna for the Lycan King

Chapter 14

We walked inside the room, which I expected to be a throne room. I don’t know why I expected that, but I did. Instead, it was a room filled with plants and trees. It honestly wasn’t a room; it was a large area that was bigger than the pack house I had lived in.

I felt a heavy presence coming toward us. The weight of it was almost suffocating. I could tell it demanded submission, but that was something I wouldn’t do. A broad, muscular man walked through the trees. He had black hair and dark blue eyes that were fixated on me.

The pressure became more intense, as if he was trying to force me to bare my neck to him. Instead, I held my ground and stared him down. My lycan felt angry at this abuse of power.

“Dad—” Darren’s voice seemed annoyed as his dad lifted a hand up to silence him.

“Evette.” His father said while staring at me. I shook my head. Evette was my mother, but how did he know her name? I watched as he nodded his head. “Your mother’s name is Evette, right?”

“Was. She died.” I met his gaze with confusion as his lips curled into a slight frown.

“That’s a shame.” He then looked me over. “So, you are my son’s mate?” He glanced at Darren, who nodded his head.

“Yes, she—”

“I already heard an earful from your mother. She said she already has a mate. I can see the mark on her neck. What happened to your father?”

“My father disappeared. He was the Alpha of the Lume Pack.”

“Alpha James.” I watched as the man nodded his head. “Yes, I have heard about the Lume Pack, but I didn’t realize that’s where your mother ended up. You probably have no idea who your mother is and her connection here.”

My lips parted slightly as I listened to his words. So there was another reason my mother didn’t come to the Lycan Kingdom after my father disappeared.

“How did you know I was her daughter?” I decided to ignore him and ask a question of my own.

His lips curled up into a smile. “Because you didn’t submit to my aura. Only someone from your mother’s lineage could ignore that. Sadly, with Evette’s passing, you are the only one left.” Okay, that didn’t sit well with me. He didn’t seem all choked up about it. And now, I was feeling like it was a mistake being here. My mother kept her distance from this place and never told me about it. She just said never to go to the Lycan Kingdom because it wasn’t a safe place. I didn’t understand what that meant. I assumed it had to do with the strict rules and tempers. But now, I could feel the weight of her words.

I felt Darren’s arm curl around me protectively, as if he could sense my unease. “What happened to the others? And if this was my mother’s home, why did she leave?”

“Those are loaded questions that we can talk about later. What is your name?”

I sighed, not liking his response to my question. It seemed like something simple to me. “Allissa,” I answered, wanting to back away from this man. My senses were now tingling and I felt like I wasn’t safe.

“Allissa, you can call me Milo. We’ll keep things at a casual level. After all, you are my son’s fated mate.”

“Which still needs to be discussed!” Winifred came barging into the room, her heels clicking angrily against the hard tiled path.

“Winnie, Allissa here is Evette’s daughter.” Milo said as Winifred turned to look me over. Her eyes traveled over my face as if she was studying me.

“Milo.” Her voice now sounded uncertain. She turned and looked at him, and I could now see the worry in her eyes. Worry that had the hair on my arms standing up. “Darren, you should choose one of the Waiting Ladies as your mate. They have been groomed for the role as the queen. They are properly trained. Sleep with her if you must, but make one of the others your queen.”

Sleep with her? As if I was just a notch on his belt and of no more importance. I would have lashed out, except I could still see the worry in her eyes, and on some level, I felt like this was to protect me. If that was the case, protect me from who, or what? And why?

“Mom, that is incredibly disrespectful.” Lyle was the one who growled as he came to my other side.

“Since when do you care about other people?” She raised her brow at him and I could see him shrug beside me.

“She’s going to be good for him. I care about my brother, and because of that, I now care about her. Besides, we’ve bonded.” He winked at me.

I could feel the small trembling of Darren’s arm around me. It was like a volcano building up pressure. I glanced up at him and noticed the dark expression over his face.

“Easy, son.” I could hear the fear in Milo’s voice. Even his father seemed afraid.

“I don’t think any of you quite understand the situation. I didn’t come here to ask for permission. I didn’t come here to seek approval. I am simply introducing you to YOUR new queen. You two stepped down as the rulers, remember? This isn’t your show. It’s mine. You have opinions? Well, keep them to your f*****g selves! This is my mate. You will respect her. And if anyone even thinks about harming her, I will eviscerate them, and plunge their soul into the depths of hell.” His dark gaze then snapped toward his mother. “Sleep with her? Yes, I am going to do that, and so much more. She isn’t a side piece for me. She is my world, and the only one who I will willingly kneel before. Take a Waiting Lady as my mate? f**k that, and f**k them. They were trained for this job? Nothing that Allissa can’t learn.” He then turned to his dad. “I want a full, in-depth discussion of what you know about Allissa and her family and what happened to them. This is something I’ve never heard, and I don’t like that.”

“Darren, you need to calm down,” Winifred said in a shaky voice. I could see the tears forming in her eyes as her fingers began to tremble. They all looked afraid and I didn’t understand it. Did they think he would harm them?

A loud, gurgling noise erupted from my stomach, making my face heat up. I pursed my lips together and glanced up at Darren. He was now looking down at me with his gentle green eyes.

“Sorry,” I whispered with a small smile. “I haven’t really eaten today.”

“I’m sorry for being so unthoughtful.” As Darren spoke, I heard the small gasp from his mother. Something else that seemed odd to me. “What are you in the mood for? I’ll have it made.”

“Whatever is ready and available is fine.”

“I’m starved, too.” Lyle raised his hands about his head in a stretch. “Food, then shower, and then sleep.”

“That sounds good to me.” I said quietly, glancing over at Milo and Winifred. I didn’t know what to think about all of this. But when I looked back into Darren’s eyes, I couldn’t imagine leaving him. It was as if he was part of me already. The way his hand caressed my side was so gentle. And in his arms, I felt like I was where I was supposed to be.

“We’ll talk about this later,” Darren said, not sparing his parents a second glance. He pulled me close to his side and turned around, leading us out of the room and down another hall with two large, double wooden doors. I wasn’t sure when Tim and Rodney had gone, but the doors suddenly opened and they were standing there.

“A buffet is being brought out.” Tim grinned and looked at me. “Next time, you should probably choose one food,” he said with a wink. As my eyes moved past him, I saw trays upon trays being wheeled out. How was all this food made so quickly? But more importantly ... what was I going to eat first?

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