Page 95 of A Mysterious Slave for the Lycan Prince

“It’s your place now too,” I tell her. “Whatever I own, it’s yours too.”

She chuckles nervously. “You don’t need to do all this out of pity for me.”

“I’m not,” I say. “I mean, I feel horrified and angry and very sad for how you and Ryllis were treated, but I’m not offering you anything out of pity. You’re my mate, and it just feels natural for me to share what’s mine.”

“But I have nothing to share,” she says sadly. “Just my mind and my soul.”

“That’s the most important part,” I tell her, pulling her into a hug. “Nothing is more valuable than your heart, your soul, and your mind.”

“I’m scared I’ll wake up, and this will all have been a dream,” she says quietly. “I don’t care about your status, Finn. The fact that you are such a respectful, strong, and generous man means the most to me. Even if you owned nothing, I would have come with you. Even if you were a rogue or human.”

I feel touched by her words. Not sure what to say to her, I pull her closer, nuzzling my nose into her hair.

She chuckles a bit. “I bet my hair is all greasy, and I stink. You shouldn’t hug me like that.”

Max takes over momentarily and growls. “You have the sweetest scent ever!”

Freya blinks at me while I try to make Max retreat again. My majestic lycan pouts and grumbles a bit before curling up again.Just saying,he mutters.Delicious mate.

I wisely decide not to say anything, but secretly I think he might just be hungry. He tends to get a bit hangry.

Freya laughs a bit. “Just for your information, Sereia thinks you guys are delusional.”

I smirk at her, looking into her beautiful green eyes. “I hope she doesn’t just find us delusional?”

“No.” Freya licks over her lips nervously. “She also thinks you’re cute and hot.”

I nod my approval. “I can live with that.”

“So.” Freya smiles brightly. “You said I could take a bath?”

“It’s all yours.” I chuckle, noticing fresh towels prepared already. The bath is full with fresh oil added, and it’s steaming hot. Mom really thought ahead.

Freya seems happy; she hums a little while she’s closing the bathroom door behind her.

Goddess, this is torture.

thirty

A Bath

*FREYA*

Thisisheavenly.Thereis no other way to describe it. The bathtub is not like I imagined it to be. It’s gigantic. I could easily fit Ryllis, Gina, and Emmanuel in here too. The scented water makes me relax instantly, and it melts the tension of the last few weeks away. It feels like I’m scrubbing off weeks of dirt from my body, and after days in the cold and harsh conditions, this here…it’s so…let’s just say I wouldn’t mind dying here.

Naked and in the bathtub?Sereia asks amused.

It’s a metaphor!I sigh.I feel bad that Finn has to wait so long. I just can’t bring myself to leave the bath.

Oh, well we could invite him and his dingdong to join us.

I blush deeply.Would you stop calling it that?

Sereia laughs, and for a split second, I feel I can see the hint of a pair of eyes in my mind. I sit up abruptly. Is this…is this possible?

Did the prospect of our mate and his manhood get you excited? Why is your heartbeat so fast?The tone in Sereia’s voice is a mix of worry and curiosity.

I think I saw you in my mind,I admit.Just for a short moment, but…oh, I wish I could share this moment with someone. I blink for a moment. But I can. And Sereia is right. Wouldn’t it be very impolite to have Finn waiting for me for an hour? He went through so much to keep us all safe and to ensure our safe return to Silverlake. He put us all before himself like a true alpha. It’s mean not to consider his feelings now!

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