Page 57 of The Unwanted Mate of the Lycan Kings
“Don’t be scared, human.I can be nice.It’s a struggle, but for my dear brother, I can endure your presence without killing you,” Zeke taunts, but his words set me more on edge.Trying to keep my distance from them, I move to the stool near the bookshelves in the far corner of the room.
As I sit, the balcony door pushes open, and Shadow rushes inside.He sniffs the air, his head turning in each direction until he spots me sitting on the stool with Gnash at my feet.His tail wags excitedly, and he bounds across the room.Seeing his excitement, a smile splits my face, and I pat my leg for him to come to me.
“Shadow, here now,” Lyon snaps at his wolf, and Shadow pauses mid-step.The wolf whines, glancing between me and his master before his shoulders drop.
“Well, what did you expect out of escaping and hiding from him in her room, Shadow?”Zeke scolds Lyon’s wolf.My brows furrow, and my eyes go to Lyon to see if he will be honest about letting me have Shadow for the night, but he only growls when Shadow doesn’t immediately go to him.
“It’s okay, Shadow, go to Lyon,” I tell him, not wanting him toget in trouble for coming to me and ignoring his master, which I could tell he was about to do.
“Really, Lyon, you need to learn to control him better.”
“What, should I control him the same as you by putting a spiked choker on him?”Lyon snaps, and my eyes go to Hunter.I swallow, only now noticing the spikes inside the collar.Now it is loose since the leash is slack.
“Well, you don’t see Hunter acting up, do you?”Zeke retorts, and Lyon shakes his head.
For the entire movie, Regan ignores me and doesn’t come out of his office.He’s so quiet, it’s easy to forget he’s even here, until he receives a call that startles even his brothers.Regan’s voice booms through the open office door, and his brothers glance between Regan and each other questionably.
Noticing us looking in, he slams the door shut.
My ass hurts from sitting on the stool, and I am bored out of my mind.When the door opens, and the maid from earlier rushes in with a cart with two trays.She busily sets one on the table for Zeke and takes the other off when she notices me.She looks between Lyon and me when Zeke speaks.
“That one is Lyon’s.She can only eat whatever Regan orders for her.”
She chews her lip, pausing before she speaks.“My King, Regan rarely eats lunch.I only brought up a wolfsbane shake.He didn’t order anything.”
“Well, then I guess you better get another wolfsbane shake for her then,” he tells her.Isn’t wolfsbane poisonous to lycans?It seems like an odd thing to order poison for lunch.
“But My King, she needs to eat.”
“That is not up to me.Maybe ask Regan what he wants to feed her,” Zeke says, turning his attention back to the TV.She gives the tray to Lyon and moves back to the cart.Her aura tells me she wasn’t looking forward to going into Regan’s office.It changes and flickers around her, and fear pulses through it.She edges toward the office, her steps faltering near the doorway, and I don’t blame her.He’s done nothing but yell at people on the phone the entire time she has beenin the room.I watch her shoulders drop as she hesitantly knocks.The sound is barely audible from where I sit.She is greeted with a growl, and the door is ripped open.
“What?”he yells in the girl’s face.Her hands shake as she offers the shake to him.He snatches it, and before she even has a chance to speak, he slams the door in her face.Zeke laughs and returns to his lunch, while Lyon hasn’t even touched his food.He just stares off at the TV while patting Shadow.
The girl then turns to me.Her lips part as if she wants to say something, but when she looks at Lyon, he isn’t looking at her.Her eyes move to Zeke.“Maybe I can—” I hold up a hand to grab her attention and shake my head.
“It’s fine...I’m not hungry.”I lie and she glances nervously at the two kings.
“Give her a wolfsbane shake.I’m sure she’ll love it,” Zeke mocks.I glare at him, and she stands there, looking unsure of what to do.Werewolves and lycans aren’t the only species that have horrid adverse reactions to wolfsbane or monkshood.It is poisonous to humans too.But being human, I don’t have their supernatural healing abilities.Wolfsbanecankill them, but it would take copious amounts to do so—way more than what would be used in a shake.The same cannot be said for me.A wolfsbane shake could very well kill me.
“Truly, I’m fine,” I tell her, and she nods, looking relieved that she won’t have to risk her life by knocking on Regan’s office door again.
She brushes her blonde hair behind her ears and glances over her cart again.“I have water?”she offers, grabbing the small bottle.I smile and move to take it and thank her when Zeke speaks out.
“Did Regan approve it?”Zeke asks, looking at me, and I press my lips in a line.
“My King, it is my personal bottle.She can have it,” the girl states.
“Did Regan approve it?”he asks slowly, emphasizing each word.The girl gulps when he turns his threatening gaze on her.
“It’s fine.Don’t worry about it,” I tell her, giving her a smile, not wanting to get her in trouble.
“But—”
Zeke growls and moves to get off the lounge.“Are you fucking deaf?”He booms, and she flinches.My eyes widen when he stalks toward her, and I rush from my seat to stand between them.
“She’s leaving, Zeke.Lay off her.She’s just doing her damn job,” I snap.His eyes flash in anger, and out of the corner of my eye, I notice Lyon stand up.
“Amy, can you tell the kitchen that dinner will be early tonight?Preferably six,” Lyon tells her while Zeke glares.
