Chapter 22 “Merikh POV My lycan lurks just beneath the surface, fighting me with every sharp inhale as my chest aches with anger. He wants out; he wants blood, and he is fixated on the fucker who is trying to take what is ours. The only thing keeping me from throwing my head back and … Read More “Traded To The Lycan King by MG Wattsons Chapter 22” »
Category: Traded To The Lycan King by MG Wattsons
After a heart-wrenching rejection by the only boy she’s ever loved, Colette finds herself agreeing to wed the dreaded Alpha of Death, Lycan King Merikh, to escape the pack that has caused her years of pain. She leaves behind everything she knows for a life she could never imagine – The life of a Luna. Lycan King Merikh is in mystery and secrets, always keeping his new mate just at arm’s length. He has chosen Colette for a reason, a reason he plans to use to gain more power. But fate doesn’t bend to the will of mortals and he finds he has bitten off more than he can chew. Colette thinks she has found a place to call home, and Alpha Merikh is convinced he has found the key to his greatest desires. But when secrets come to light and betrayal runs rampant the only question left is will the love that has grown between them be greater than the lies and forces trying to tear them apart?
Chapter 21 Merikh stands next to me, the entire pack of lycan’s watching anxiously from the center of the new town square. I wish I would have been able to have a moment alone with him before we started all of this, but this is the life I have to get used to. There are … Read More “Traded To The Lycan King by MG Wattsons Chapter 21” »
hapter 20 *Colette POV I cradle my hand, the skin still stinging where I slapped Grady and told him to leave. He has put me in an impossible situation, one that has the potential to ruin everything I thought I was building here with Merikh. Grady thinking he could just waltz in here and convince me to run away with him is all the proof I need to know he is not the one for me. All I ever wanted was to be someone’s first choice. And with Merikh, I am. Hell; he could choose anyone in the entire pack and he wanted me. Zero hesitation. One little lie and Grady was rejecting me without hesitation. He did it with tears, but even if he hadn’t rejected me, I knew I would never be first. As a friend, that’s okay, I can understand that, but as a mate? No. And for him to show up here, after everything, after weeks of him being with Leslie. He had a lot of nerve to sneak into my pack and try to convince me to run away with him. Especially since it is only after learning that the baby is likely not his that he came for me. If it weren’t for that fact, he wouldn’t be here. He is here because Leslie is tired of him and let him loose. So, of course, when the asshole k*ssed me, I had no choice but to gather my brains and smack the shit out of him. But now that I see Merikh, the way he is watching me, like he knows something is wrong…I can’t tell him. As mad as I am with Grady. No matter how hard I want to hit him again. Merikh warned me the day he chose me. He warned me he would kill Grady, and I believe wholeheartedly that he will. So as much as it hurts, I have to keep this impromptu meeting a secret, until I know Grady is gone safely from pack grounds. Until I feel he is far enough away that I can calm Merikh down and explain what happened and how I sent him with a firm no. I need Merikh to know, and believe I choose him the way he chose me. No hesitation. No one who could change that. “You should head to find some dinner,” Merikh says, his face stoic and unreadable. “It’s already late.” “I thought we would eat together-” “You thought wrong.” He snaps and I rear back, surprised by his demeanor. “Oh…It’s just that…Earlier you said we would-,” “I’m sorry,” He exhales, cutting me off. “There is a lot to attend to for tomorrow, and I still have to figure out who the other traitor is.” 1/5 Chapter 20 My eyebrows shoot up. “The other traitor? There is more than one?” I ask and he scoffs, shaking his head. “Seems I am up to my n*ck in them lately.” He mutters. “I will see you tomorrow for the official introduction to the pack.” “Oh, I see.” I sigh, not even trying to veil my disappointment, but he seems to be lost in his thoughts again. “Then I’ll just…go.” I Merikh doesn’t fight me on it and my chest aches as I wander away from him, hating how he doesn’t even look at me once. I should go back and tell him. Shit, I know I should have told him right out the gate about Grady… But that fear of losing Grady because of a jealous mate makes me feel sick. I will tell Merikh. Just not right now, but when the time is right and I know Grady is safe from his reach. I can’t even remember how I made it back to my room, my mind moving a million miles a minute and my emotions completely wrecked. Here I thought all this time I loved Grady, that I had felt that earth shattering, death defying love. Yet when that bond broke, when I left with Merikh and felt what it was like to be treated like more than a maid. More than someone who could never have anything.did I know what love was? Was it just me feeling a pull to him because of the mate bond? The more I think back, the more I realize, maybe I didn’t know what actual love was? “You are back,” Penny says, sounding relieved as she peeks around the bedroom door. I give her a strange look as she pushes into the room, closing the door behind her. “Uh…yeah…” “It’s just that Percy mind linked me…he said that you may have…had a rough walk. “ My stomach drops and I can feel my face grow pale. There is no looking her in the eyes. Is that what Merikh meant by not being alone? Does he know too? All the terrible ways he could kill Grady come flooding into my mind and bile rises in my throat. Holy shit, did I get Grady killed? “D–did Percy…say anything else?” I ask, finally lifting my eyes to meet hers. Penny watches me for a moment. before nodding her head. “Are you okay?” She whispers as tears dot my eyes. 2/5 Emergency calls only usu Chapter 20 “Why the hell did he come here?” I ask her softly as tears fall from my eyes. A frustrated groan tumbles from my lips as I move to the bed to sit. Everything feels wrong. “Well, what did he want?” Penny asks, leaning on the dresser across from me. “He wanted me to run away with him,” I scoff, wiping at my eyes annoyed. “He thought he was coming to save me from the big bad alpha of death.” “Do you need saving?” Penny asks. At first I think she is joking, but the longer I watch her, the more I realize she is serious. Does she think I am here because Merikh is forcing me? That I would truly run just because an opportunity arises? “No, and I sure as shit don’t want it.” I say honestly. “And did you tell him that?” “Yes! I told him to leave, and then we argued and he got mad at me and he…” I pause, remembering the moment his lips hit mine. Cracked and weirdly wet. The lips I once had longed for felt wrong, gross against my skin. “He what?” Penny’s voice rises as she stands up straight, ready to go on the attack, murder written all over her face. “Did he hurt you? Why didn’t Percy jump in?” “He k*ssed me,” I whimper, pushing my hands into my hair, afraid to look at her. What if she hates me after this? ‘Oh, oh shit…” she murmurs. Penny, I was stunned. I didn’t know what to do and for a second I just stood there. Then I realized what was happening, and I slapped him.” I rush out, the memory still too fresh. “Wait, you slapped him?” Penny asks, sounding surprised. “You didn’t k*ss him back?” … Read More “Traded To The Lycan King by MG Wattsons Chapter 20” »
Chapter 19 “Merikh POV I pace my office, back and forth, waiting for Percy to update me on what the hell is happening. “You could just go watch for yourself.” Hayes says, unamused. He is angry with me. It’s not like he has a reason to be. It’s not his mate about to have a meetup with her ex and probably try to run off. “Why the hell would I want to watch her betray me?” “You are making assumptions.” He shoots back, wandering to the massive bay window overlooking the lake and the cliff that is above it. I roll my eyes, looking at him. “The last time I didn’t make assumptions, I was blindsided and our father ended up murdered.” “She isn’t the bitch that set you up. Colette doesn’t have a calculating bone in her b*dy and you know that,” Hayes groans, throwing his head back before he glares over at me. “How would I know that?” I grit out to him. “How do I know she didn’t lure him here?” “Wow.” he scoffs with the shake of his head before turning to face me fully. “Is that what it’s come to? You are so I over?” hopelessly in love with that poor girl that you are convincing yourself she will screw “f**k off,” I grumble. He is wrong, trust is earned. When it’s given freely, that’s when people screw you over, or worse, when it gets people killed. -Grady found her–Percy says in the back of my mind and I glare at my younger brother, who still shakes his head. He finally lifts his hands like he gives up and he retreats to the couch where he plops down with a heavy sigh. “If Colette finds out, she may never forgive you,” He grumbles. “You and I both know there is a lot she won’t forgive me for, won’t change her fate or mine.” I move toward the window, my heart pumping as I wait for more information from Percy. “She is mine whether she hates me or not.” -She hit him in the face- Percy says and I can hear his amusement, like he is proud of our little Luna, and I smirk to myself. 1/6 SHTË Emergency calls only MO Chapter 19 I like the sound of her hitting her ex mate who felt she was worth letting go. Not that I can hate him too much. How can I when he is the reason I know she is truly mine? No, Grady’s screw up made my plan so much easier to get her into my pack. But that doesn’t mean I have to like the idiot. -Stay close but not too close- -Alpha…I hear Percy’s conflict through the mindlink and my anger grows. I know he and Penny take their role seriously. But until tomorrow, until she is officially their Luna and announced to the pack, their loyalty is expected to remain with me and the pack. -That is your Luna, Percy. Your job is to make sure she is safe. If she tries to leave with him, you will stop her. Do you understand?— -Yes, Alpha–he shoots back. I see Hayes‘ pointed scowl, but I ignore it. He’s never found his mate, so he doesn’t get to dictate how I treat mine or determine if I can trust her. “You are putting him in a tough spot. Why not send me?” He asks. “Why the hell would you-” “Because I need you here to control me!” I roar at him, my eyes burning him up with anger. Is he so dense he doesn’t see that I will kill f**king Grady? The second I leave this office, that fucker is dead and it will hurt Colette. It will f**king hurt her and as much as I know all of this- this test of loyalty will hurt her I know killing Grady would make me forever lose her. There would be no coming back from that. She is my second chance mate. There is no one else for me, but that doesn’t mean I have to trust her. “What?” His eyes grow wide and he sits forward on the couch, alert. Then he grows soft and he frowns. “You are a f**king confusing man, brother.” “Yeah, well, I feel the same damn way.” I grumble. “I didn’t create this opportunity, Hayes, but I will not pass up the chance to determine her loyalty before I take her as my Luna. It’s as if the moon goddess herself needed me to see the truth, so I can plan how to live with her if she isn’t loyal.” “You are making a mistake.” Hayes grits out, standing and slapping a hand on my shoulder. “You should learn to trust-” “Trust?” I chuckle dryly. “Trust? What exactly should I trust? The mate bond that already fucked me once? That the traitor among us will just happily reveal themselves? No, Hayes, the only thing I trust is blood and my senior Emergency calls only MO Chapter 19. ranking wolves. Everyone else can fuck right off at this point.” 10088% 18:16 “There he is,” He says, his voice dripping in disappointment. “The cool Alpha of Death everyone talks about. Been a while since I’ve seen him. Can’t say I missed him.” -Luna is telling him to leave, Alpha–Percy says, breaking through the mind link. My lycan vibrates with pride and happiness as I freeze, unsure of what to do. What my lycan wants to do is go to her, chase her down and hold her tight. Not in a million years did I think she would…I mean, I had hoped, but even I know hope is usually a useless emotion that sets people up for a harder fall. -Stay with her, I am coming–I decide, finally feeling like I can breathe for the first time. Just knowing she is choosing me is enough to keep my murderous tendencies at bay. For now. Hayes watches me in shock as I rush out the office door, everything passing me in a blur as I make my way out the pack house and toward the trail Percy said they were. She’s not Lauren, I remind myself, and my Lycan tries to fight me for control. She is not Lauren, and she has told us she wants to choose us, even before knowing she is my second chance mate. I inch up in the tree line, listening to the hushed whispers of Colette and the fuckface Grady who seems to think he can sneak into my territory unnoticed. The wind works in my favor, blowing their words toward me as I press my back into the tree as close as I can get without detection and try to eavesdrop on their conversation. I want to hear those sweet words when she tells him to fuck off. “I don’t like this,” Percy protests from above me in the tree. “I didn’t ask,” I mutter, “This … Read More “Traded To The Lycan King by MG Wattsons Chapter 19” »
Chapter 18 *Colette POV I watch Merikh as he works in his office, his head down and a frown on his lips. He has been like this since the night we k*ssed in the healing waters. And that was just over two weeks ago. He snaps at everyone, especially Hayes, the two of them bickering back and forth under their breath as I try to tune them out and not listen. That would be an easy feat, a maid pretending not to hear what they hear, but I’m not a maid like Merikh likes to remind me almost every day. I’m his Luna. So I listen. “No luck finding the mole yet?” I ask, arching a brow. His eyes snap up, the speck of surprise melting away into an amused smile. “And here I thought you were so enthralled in your books that you weren’t listening.” “You enthrall me,” I mutter, chewing the inside of my cheek shyly. He pushes away from his desk, then stands, all the while pinning me with his eyes as he stalks me down like prey. I remain still, like a deer in the forest, unsure of what to do after spotting the wolf. “I enthrall you, hmm?” He stops at the foot of my comfy chair. “It’s a fun word, isn’t it?” I smile up at him innocently and I see him fighting back the playfulness he so rarely lets loose. “Tell me, what is it about me enthralls you, my little Luna?” he leans forward, his hands coming on either side of my ears, pressing into the back of the chair as his nose dances dangerously close to mine.. It’s already getting harder to breathe in his presence. Just being near him brings me a calm, and a storm rolled into one. The safety net of his aura and the danger of my attraction to him. I’m falling hard and I have not the damnedest clue how to tell him I am ready for the next step without sounding like a wanton woman. I find myself unable to speak as he closes the distance and brushes his nose over mine. My mouth runs dry and my eyes flutter closed, begging him to k*ss me again like he did when we were in the healing water. Two weeks of pining for that touch, that passion, only to suffocate in this S*xual tension that could easily snuff out the sun. 1/5 Emergency calls only MO Chapter 18 “I like you, Merikh.” I rasp out and he tilts his head, surprised. “You…like me?” he asks. “I do.” Ladmit. “You mean you feel safe with me,” He says as I watch him with a critical eye. “No, I mean, I have feelings for you.” I reiterate, and he seems skeptical. “It’s been three weeks.” He states, and I roll my eyes. “And for two of those three weeks you have slept next to me, held me when I had a nightmare and have stuck by my side…” I pause. “I don’t want to leave your side.” He freezes, blinking at me. “You are sure…?” “Yes,” I chuckle, reaching up, only hesitating for a split second before I cup his cheek. “I’ve lived more in these past three weeks than I ever did in my first twenty–one years.” “We will announce you to the pack tomorrow.” He murmurs, a smile on his plump lips as he gently brushes them over mine. I gasp, my mouth tumbling open in hopes of a k*ss. “Tomorrow,” I mutter, lost in the warmth of his breath as it teases over my skin. “And then I will mark you, and make you mine, officially.” He closes the distance, his mouth covering mine in a gentle k*ss, much different from the one before. This one is restrained, much more controlled, and I want more from him. The office door flies open and Hayes rushes in. “Merikh,” he says, out of breath, his eyes looking from me and then back to Merikh in alarm. “What is it?” Merikh growls, standing. Silence falls over them. Hayes is doing a whole lot of talking with his eyes and I realize he is resorting to the mindlink. Gone are the whisperings, replaced with a way to hide things from me. I’m not a fan of being left on the outs, but I trust Merikh. If he feels it’s something I should know, he would tell me. I can feel the anger rolling off him as his skin goosebumps and he cracks his n*ck, trying to remain in control. Something terrible must have happened for him to lose control like this. I glance at Hayes, who wears a serious 2/5 Emergency calls only Chapter 18 look on his face as he stares down his older brother before he drops his chin. 0088% 18:16 “What is wrong?” I ask, standing and reaching out to touch Merikh’s arm. His muscles flex as he works his fist open and closed and then slowly looks down at me. “Nothing you need to worry about,” he mutters, dropping a k*ss on the top of my head. “Why don’t you some dinner with Penny and Percy?” He says, stepping away from me, going cold. go grab His change in demeanor has my stomach in knots, as I think of all the possibilities. The only thing I can think of is they figured out who the mole is, and it was someone he trusted and he is feeling betrayed. “I would rather eat with you…” I admit, watching him nervously. His anger seems to melt a little as he offers me a soft smile. “Maybe a walk then, since I haven’t taken you to training and your leg still needs the exercise.” “Okay,” I say, but in truth, I would rather remain by his side. “I’ve mind linked Penny. She will meet you on the trail. Percy will be your shadow,” Hayes whispers as I walk past him, and I nod. … Read More “Traded To The Lycan King by MG Wattsons Chapter 18” »
Chapter 17 “Merikh POV My b*dy vibrates with her touch, my lycan damn near purring as her soft lips move against mine. It’s like the celebration dinner all over again, my b*dy giving in where I know I should pull back, but I can’t. Not this time. She has entrapped me under her spell, and I am forever wrapped up in everything Colette. Her hands are warm from the water as they glide up my heaving chest, wrapping around my n*ck. My b*dy shivers under her touch and I k*ss her deeper, unable to breathe the air around me, only her. My hand tangles in her wet hair as I tilt her chin up, giving me better access to explore her mouth. My other hand slides down her wet back, my thumb looping into the back of her bikini bottoms. The rest of my palm rests over the fabric. I crave grabbing a handful of her ass, dragging her b*dy up me and spreading her little legs around my waist. But Colette isn’t someone you fling around, not like that. Not yet. She’s a delicate flower, a water lily that needs time and so long as this is what we do with that time…I can manage. For a short while. She moans as she tries to tug me closer, her b*dy rolling against mine with a delicious vibration that only serves the purpose of making everything harder. Like pulling away from her and, well…me, clearly. “Colette,” I murmur against her lips. She hums in acknowledgement and then she moves her head to my cheek, k*ssing my face before moving to my ear. Her breathing is like a feather over my ears and it makes me shiver as a hungry moan slips between my lips. and I turn, taking her lips again. I walk her back, trying to find something to press her against. I can’t have her, not the way I crave, but I sure as shit can’t stop this moment. Right now, it’s the only thing keeping me breathing. The second I pull away, the water descends and I am drowning in reality and I’m so f**king sick of reality. I want to revel in this, just a little longer. A knock sounds at the door and ignore it. f**k them. I don’t care who it is or what they want. Right now I’m servicing my queen. The knock grows louder and Colette must finally hear it as she tears away, covering her lips. and looking away. She is hiding again from me, her shell quickly coming back up and it nearly guts me to see it. She is so stunning when she’s carefree. 1/5 Chapter 17 “What?” I growl at the door. Who ever it is could have easily used the mindlink, “Alpha, I have come from the council with the official decision on your appeal to-” 0 “Yes, I will be with you in a moment.” I grit out, taking a step away from Colette who looks at me, lips parted and red. Her hair is a mess with her innocent eyes wide in shock, watching me. I tilt my head, drinking in the view. “Exquisite,” I breathe. I reach out, cupping her cheek, dragging the pad of my thumb over her lips. “I will see your tonight,” “I thought you said you would be working late,” she murmurs in a daze. “I moved things around.” I smile. “You should get dressed and rest. The healing waters can only do so much, but you will still be sore tomorrow.” She looks a little confused, tilting her head slightly and I notice a hue of blue in her brown eyes I’ve never seen before. For a moment, I think she will say something, but she doesn’t. Instead, she closes her mouth, her lips pressing into a smile. “Okay. I’ll see you in a bit.” She bites her lip as I turn toward the stairs. I stop for a moment before I turn back and drag her close, dropping a k*ss on her forehead. As much as I want to deny the pull to her, I can’t. Be it the second chance bond or just who she is, I am falling hard even with my reservations. “I’ll see you soon,” I sigh, releasing her and rushing out of the water. I move to the chair, grabbing my towel and changing my clothing, while Colette looks‘ away, her innocence still intact, as I grin to myself, hoping she took a peek all the while knowing she didn’t. When I push out the door, I find the messenger from the council waiting for me. His unnatural looking silver hair flows down past his shoulders, dusting over his deep blue double–breasted vest. At least they sent a messenger! get along with. “Ezrah.” I nod and he grins, walking next to me as we make our way to my office. “Good to see you again, Alpha,” he bows his head in respect and I sigh. “I take it my appeal was once again rejected?” I ask. 2/5 Chapter 17 “Lost by one.” He responds a small smirk on his lips. I look at him, shocked. For years, I have repealed the ruling that landed our kind ostracized by the council that protects their members and allows them access to the other supernatural beings in our world. “One?” I ask, narrowing my eyes. “Who changed their mind?” “I am not allowed to share those details, Alpha. You know the rules.” he shrugs. “Yeah,” I grumble, running my hands through my hair. “Yeah, I know the damn rules.” “If you had a Luna, it might change things,” he says, looking at me and I know he sees the redness of my lips from my time with Colette. “Why would that make a difference?” I ask, keeping my little luna a secret from him for now. She is my secret weapon, one I am not ready to let the council know I have yet. “They want proof that your kind has…” He pauses, looking for the right word. “A weakness.” I scoff. “I believe that is the word you are looking for.” … Read More “Traded To The Lycan King by MG Wattsons Chapter 17” »
Chapter 16 Steam rolls off the glistening pool, beautiful purple petals dotting the surface with sprigs of lavender and other various herbs melding together to make the perfect recipe for calm and healing. It smells amazing and the humid air feels even better in my tired lungs. My eyes flutter closed and I inhale the aroma into my lungs, my wolf waking with excitement. “It feels amazing, doesn’t it? The air?” Penny says, releasing a satisfied groan. Then she moves around me with a plush navy robe and a set of slippers. She sets them on a chair near the steps of the water and stands, taking in long pulls of the healing room. “I love the healing waters so much.” “Is everyone allowed to use them?” I ask her, and she shakes her head. “Yes, but this one is for the alpha family’s personal use. We all have one in our own homes, but without all the marble and ornate gold displays. Also, much smaller, like ten person bath, not 200 person pool.” She gives me an amused wink. “I see.” I mutter, moving over to the chair and slipping off my shoes. Penny apparently figured out my clothing size and sorted out a bikini for me. Not that I’m not grateful, but this might be more revealing than the underwear I own. I’m not quite comfortable in my skin, so I wait for her to give me a nod as she walks out the door, shutting it behind her. I release a nervous sigh and undress down to my suit before taking one last look at the untouched water. It’s amazing how much it just looks like it will heal me. So I step in, dipping my toes into it first as heat stings my skin. I pull my foot back with a gasp, shocked by the temperature of it. “Healing water, my ass,” I mutter to myself. “More like boiled Colette soup with how hot that is.” I bite my bottom lip, groaning in lead up before I gently step down onto the first step, holding my breath to keep from letting out a squeal. The liquid burns my skin, the oils and herbs latching onto my flesh as I step down one more and then another. until I am fully in the pool. I bend my knees, allowing the water up to my n*ck as I exhale in relief, the heat dissipating in seconds as I am wrapped in its healing, warm embrace.. Every Achey muscle seems to meld with the water, feeling like it is just an extension of me. It almost tickles, the way it swirls around my skin and draws out my pain with something as simple as heat and medicinal herbs. 1/5 Chapter 16 I reach up and pull my hair out of its elastic band and tilt my head back, submerging it up to my hairline as a satisfied gasp dances past my lips and I smile. My wolf is happy. Each moment leads to more relaxation and everything fades away. The pain, the ache, even the visions in my head from my dream the night before. It all just…washes away. For a second I feel the pull to put my head under the water, but my stomach tightens in fear and I decide to give myself a little more time. The last time my head was fully submerged was in my nightmare state. And I’m not sure I am ready to cross that bridge yet…at least not at this precise moment. Instead, I move to the stairs and sit, resting my head on one of the upper steps as a sort of anchor, then I allow my b*dy to float up. My b*dy is weightless, my mind free as my eyes fall closed and my wolf prances around in my mind. Since being here, since losing Grady, she has done nothing but hide, only doing what she must to keep me aware of her presence. It felt like we were no longer in sync–well, for years really, but now, she has allowed me back in. Her presence growing stronger by the second. And my heart and soul feel at ease. I hum in the large room, my voice echoing back to me. I’ve never had an affinity for music, but it feels natural to sing when you are at peace and right now is the most at peace I have ever been. My mind wanders many places, from the dream to my terrible past and back to the present where I am. Then suddenly, I am suffocating. I sit up, my hand on my throat as I choke on the air, looking around frantically, watching as the room fades away and I am back in the swamp. I can feel where I am, my hands and legs wet and warm grounding me in knowing I am still physically in the healing waters. But mentally, visually, I am lost and scared. I drop lower into the water, begging it to pull me back and it helps, just a little. There are no green orbs, no other person other than me, and a voice. Her voice. Then she appears and I watch as my mom takes a seat and rests her head back, closing her eyes and she sings. “A longing for the tales, one of legends told, I’ll sing to you, my love, in the ways of the old, For when a mate cries out in the dark, The other must always heed, 2/5 Emergency calls onlyMDE Chapter 16 the one singular cry in their time of need. So come to me, my love, come complete your soul, Your mate is calling you home Your mate is calling you home.” 101088% 18:15 My heart aches at the sadness in her tone, the way the words break her heart, and I watch as tears stream down her face. I reach out, remembering this is all in my mind. Her eyes turn to me, distant at first before they zero in and they look hollow, dead inside as a branch tears through her chest, blood spewing forth. My knees go weak and I fall, my head plunging into the wetness and my b*dy jolts. The image of my dying mother bleeds from my mind like a memory fading, the thought gone even as I try to conjure it back. And I find myself in the darkness before I find my footing and stand. I open my eyes, blinking at the steam, my consciousness back in the now. The words of her song resound in my mind. That was no dream, but a memory, one the waters pulled from me. How? I don’t know how, but I know it to be the truth. I can feel it. The past has always been hidden from me, shrouded in despair and darkness. No matter how hard I tried, I could remember nothing from before being in the pack. But now…now I have a voice, an image I thought was made up or thought was just a nightmare. And now I have a song. Her song. My mom’s song. And I know where I got my singing voice. I smile to myself. Because she sure as shit wasn’t phenomenal. That fear I held, the one of the water, is replaced with a reverence. This is where I found her again, where my soul felt comfortable enough to open up and allow little bits of me to seep out. … Read More “Traded To The Lycan King by MG Wattsons Chapter 16” »
Chapter 15 “Colette?” Merikh calls out to me, concerned. I give him the best fake smile I can muster. I can tell he isn’t falling for it. The fake grin to hide the pain that was creeping in and taking over my heart. He stands suddenly, reaching down and pulling me up into a warm, comforting embrace. My hands instinctively slide up his back, cradling his shoulders as my grip grows tighter. The replay of my mother’s death in my dream plays on a loop in my mind. I wince every time I see it pierce through her, and he holds me closer. I didn’t even realize the silent tears had turned to sobs as he strokes my hair and hums in my ear to calm me. I don’t want to let go, to pull away from him, but after what feels like a long time, I wrap my arms around his waist and press my cheek to his chest with a heavy sigh. “Are you going to be okay?” he asks. His voice is so tender and full of worry, and I feel the urge to look up at him. The need to see his green eyes and witness his gentle smile is too much to fight right now. For a man of so much death and destruction, he is so soft. with me. So gentle and patient. He watches me curiously, his thumb stroking a loose strand from my face before a serene smile takes over his perfectly plush pink lips. “Yeah, I don’t really have any other options.” I sigh. “Has anyone ever told you how beautiful you are?” he asks, looking over my face from feature to feature. My usual blush creeps up my n*ck and seeps into my cheeks as they grow warm. He seems to melt into me. “Especially when you blush.“” “Thanks…” I murmur, stepping out of his embrace. “I think.” “You are so much stronger than you realize. There is so much in you that you still don’t see.” “And what is it you see in me?” I ask him. His demeanor shifts slightly, his expressions shutting down and going stoic as he seems to think about the question. “What I see in you is a way forward, Colette.” he says. “I see the future of this pack and it all is riding on you.” I scoff and roll my eyes. “Now I know you are lying. What kind of future or way forward can I bring? You are 3/7 Emergency calls onlyMa Chapter 15 mistaken.” 101089% 18:14 “Not about this,” he says, a small smile cracking through his cool demeanor. His compliments confuse me. The words he speaks seem like they have hidden meaning. Yet, I can’t find it, instead I’m just left feeling a little more confused and a lot more drawn to him. He reaches for my iced coffee and hands it to me with an indecipherable look. “I think you would really benefit from a visit to the healing waters today.” He announces. “Uh…but I am healing fine. Actually, better than fine. I am healing faster than anyone else I’ve ever known now that the poison from Leslie is out of my system. The healers say my leg can handle being walked now and I can try running in a couple of days.” “You still think it was her poisoning you, don’t you?” he asks, and I scrunch my nose. “I mean, of course I do. What other reason would it be? I’ve not thought up a more valid reason, can you?” I ask, and he shrugs. “I’m sure there are many other logical reasons, but that is beside the point. The healing waters will ease your mind in a way that your wolf can’t. The aromatics from the herbs and oils, along with the warm water itself, is soul soothing. It will cleanse your mind of bad thoughts that try to creep in.” I think about what he says, remembering the lake and how cold it is, but then I recall the steam from his bath and how he just mentioned warm water and suddenly the whole idea sounds appealing. “Do I have to be n*ked?” I ask, arching a brow, and he looks at me like I’m crazy. “I wasn’t n*ked the time you barged in on me in the waters.” he teases and I click my tongue. “Excuse me, I just wanted to help you.” I protest and he just shakes his head in amusement. “And help you did.” he gives a small bow in appreciation and I try to fight the growing grin. “Fine.” I roll my eyes playfully, giving into him, “I will go to the healing waters. Happy?” “Very much.” He nods, a glint in his eyes. “I will have someone pull it together for you.” “Can I take it later tonight? Bathing now feels…. a little useless before a workout. I want to train today and then I will take one.” Emergency calls onlyMDE Chapter 15 “You are sounding like a Luna with those demands,” he bites back a pleased smirk. “I feel more comfortable…I guess.” I shrug and he laughs. “With me or the pack?” he asks. “Both, actually…” I admit, and he exhales with a nod. “Fine. if you feel you are ready to train today, then let’s start now.” … Read More “Traded To The Lycan King by MG Wattsons Chapter 15” »
Chapter 14 “Colette POV I rub my eyes, certain I must be going crazy as I peek and see Merikh’s sleeping form. He stayed. Here I thought he would leave after I fell asleep. Not that he isn’t a man of his words, but he is a busy man. Lounging around with me in bed can’t be an entirely good way to run a realm. I press my lips together nervously, looking over his slightly stubbly cheeks and the way his lips are pursed open slightly, a soft whistling nose filling the room with every exhale. He is snoring, lightly and somehow in a S*xy way and I furrow my brows, trying to understand when the hell I would ever consider snoring of any kind S*xy. Is that the mate bond? Working to make me want him more until I just eventually give in? I gently move closer, my fingers reaching out and hovering over his face as I frame his cheeks with my hands, being careful not to wake him. “You are staring,” he says in a low husky voice that makes me reel back in shock, rolling away and nearly flying off the bed. His arm wraps around my waist, yanking me back as I twist, and he rises on to his elbow, his green eyes boring into mine. “Sorry,” I mumble, my eyes skirting to his lips, where I watch a small smirk appear. I look away, toward the window, and fake a yawn. “I guess it’s morning.” “Mmm,” he affirms with a vibrating hum and I fight back a shiver. “We should get up,” I say, though it lacks confidence. “Should we? Do you have plans I don’t know about?” He asks me and I chuckle. “Yes, with all my friends I have here.” I say and slap my hand over my mouth. It came out snarkier than I’ve ever spoken before, but instead of being upset, he just smirks. “Apparently, along with your strength coming back, so is your sass. I imagine you’ve been holding it in for years.” He’s not wrong. I look at him, worried, and he just shakes his head. “Sass me all you want, Colette. I find it endearing.” “For now,” I snort and he sits up, rolling from the bed. 1 Chapter 14 “Come, let’s get some breakfast.” He says, looking over his shoulder. “Like…eat with you?” I ask, taken aback. Merikh turns to face me with an air of amusement. “As opposed to what? eating you?” He asks and my face flames in embarrassment. “I didn’t mean it like that?” I rush out and his smile grows wider. 15 I see the twinkle in his eye, the pleasure he is getting from my heated skin and inability to look him in the face. Oh, he knows what I meant…unless…he doesn’t and I’m just a dirty minded girl. I’ve never let my mind wander to such places before and here I am…. “Let’s get breakfast and maybe you could recount what happened last night. The more we know, the more we can try to figure out what they are after.” He mutters, moving toward the door. I scramble out of the bed and my baggy shirt and sweatpants all crumbled from sleep, but I don’t feel like changing, not when he is planning to go in his sweatpants too. “What do you usually eat for breakfast?” He asks as we leave the room and I furrow my brows, looking up at him. “I don’t usually eat breakfast.” “Coffee then?” He says, but I can hear his disappointment. “Iced Coffee.” I smile at him, and he grins, looking pleased. I don’t dare tell him I drink it iced because it was always the day old coffee that I would sneak before the kitchen maids would empty the pot each night. Iced coffee is iced coffee, so why should he care it wasn’t fresh or actually was more room temperature? “The cooks will have a spread of food for you to choose from,” he says after a moment and I can only assume he mind linked everyone. “When will I have the mindlink?” I ask, and he tucks his hands into his sweatpants pockets. “After we mate, fully. Your wolf acknowledges me as its alpha right now, and this as its pack, but you have not been formally accepted or presented yet,” he says and I can feel the weight of his eyes on me, trying to gauge my reaction. I hide the hurt well, though. He still hasn’t presented me to his pack yet. Merikh claims to want me, he is kind 2/6 Emergency calls onlyMD Chapter 14 and attentive and holds my hand through every grudgingly slow ‘training‘ session I have. Yet he still hides me away from everyone else. It is feeling more and more like I am his dirty little secret and that’s not a feeling I am keen on. The thought of him having a true Luna elsewhere creeps into the back of my mind and I try to shove it down. When I feel a tug on my hand and I glance to see his fingers wrapping around mine. My eyebrows shoot up as I glance at him, my mouth agape. But he isn’t watching me, he is instead leading me gently as he looks down the hallway we are venturing. The moment is sweet, and my stomach seems to have joined a gymnastics team as it does its own floor routine inside me. +5 My heart races and I give his warm hand a gentle squeeze. Not one that is entirely noticeable, but one that says I like the touch. Because I do. I feel safer when I can feel him or be near him, especially after last night. … Read More “Traded To The Lycan King by MG Wattsons Chapter 14” »
Chapter 13 *Merikh POV* Colette shivers as I set her on the bed, rushing around to grab her dry clothes and a towel. She is catatonic, sitting on the edge, staring out the window. I don’t know how to help her, how to comfort her as I wrap the fluffy white towel around her and rub it over her arms. Not once does she acknowledge I am touching her, or even near her. “Colette,” I say, trying to get her to wake up from this shell shock. But she doesn’t move, not a damn inch as she stares into a void beyond me. My lycan whines in my head, teetering between anger and worry as I fight to control my own emotions. “Colette,” I growl, my voice is louder, more stern as she just stares into nothing, past my head. My fingers tickle along her jawbone, trying to force her to look up at me. She follows my movements, but her eyes remain unfocused. Worry prickles at my n*ck and anger rises, boiling over when she turns her head away from me. “Colette!” I scream, using my alpha voice to command her back to the present. She jumps in fear, a gasp escaping her lips as looks at me completely broken. I have no idea what happened in her head, what lead her to run away, to leave me, but whatever it was, it fucked her up good. **Merikh,” she whimpers, her voice small and cracking with emotion. Shit, I may have been better off with her being lost in her own head rather than watching her hurt like this. “What were you thinking?” I ask her, my voice clipped. “I wasn’t-” “Clearly not. You made me a promise. We had an agreement. We are mates now. You can not escape it. Yet I find you at the border edge, trying to break free of Percy and Penny when they tried to stop you. Not to mention you. tried to fight me! Your Alpha!” My anger is unreasonable and I know I should step back and give her space, but my lycan’s intense emotions are melding with mine and the strength of the second chance mate bond only grows stronger every day I am near her. The draw to her is becoming mind numbing and the thought she would leave me. That she might have wanted to escape me and her promise. Like Lauren tried to… “I’m sorry,” she whispers and I sneer at her, I’m a wreck and feel like I’m losing control as I tear away from her 1/6 Chapter 13 5 1 and fly out the door ready to f**king tear Penny and Percy apart for letting her get so far. I stop at the doorjamb, exhaling sharply. “Get changed. I will be back.” I mutter as I slam out of the room and down the hall. As expected, I find Percy and Penny in my office waiting for me, along with Hayes. All of them wearing sullen looks on their faces as the door crashes open and I pace to the massive window overlooking the lake where I spotted her. The very f**king spot I noticed her splashing into the water with that f**king green orb looming over her frantic movements. The thoughts of it have my heckles rising as I growl in my chest and shake my head, trying to rid myself of the anger that just seems to loom. “Where the FUCK were you two?” I hiss, whipping around to face them, figuring concentrating my anger on a source other than Colette might be best. “She was sleeping,” Penny says like it matters. “Oh, so she is less important to me–to the pack–when she is sleeping?” I grit out. Her eyebrows shoot up in shock and her mouth falls open to retort, but Percy beats her to it. “That’s not what she meant,” Percy says, “Shut up, Percy,” I shoot him a scowl and he swallows, down casting his eyes. “You have one job. The both of you. What is your f**king job?” “Protect her.” They say in unison, looking at each other before looking back at the ground. It doesn’t matter if they are still in training or not. A gamma protects their Luna, and they failed. “Would either of you like to enlighten me on what the HELL happened and how she ended up in the f**king lake being chased by the green, glowing little light?” “It’s my fault,” Penny whispers after a tense moment of silence. “And how, exactly, is it your fault?” I ask, hoping for some damn insight. “I left her window open…She asked for me to leave it open as she likes to listen to the waves. I know I shouldn’t have but-” 2/6 Chapter 13 “There are no waves to listen to on the lake late at night with zero wind.” I sigh, pinching the bridge of my nose. Then I freeze, my eyes snapping to Hayes, who looks like he is coming to the same conclusion. “Those f**king spelling weaving dicks,” Hayes grits out, slamming his fist onto my desk. “Now the red–eyed wolves on the border make sense.” I groan heavily, guilt hammering into me for losing my temper with Colette. This wasn’t her fault, no this was an oversight on my part, one that will never happen again. “They targeted her.” Percy says, “Is it another ploy to get to you? Or is it Colette they really want?” “Both of yo you leave. Percy, scrounge up some food and hot tea for her. Penny, make sure she is getting changed and warm. I’ll be there to speak with her soon.” Percy and Penny leave without another word, and Hayes saunters over to my side. “This isn’t just them trying to get to you. It’s more and I think you know that.” “They don’t know shit.” I grit out. “They do not know who she is. They can’t.” Silence falls over us as I stare out the window again, my anger slowly fading and regret seeps in and taking over. “Colette wasn’t trying to run away, Merikh.” Hayes whispers, but I pretend not to hear him. He doesn’t understand how much I needed to hear him say those words. It doesn’t matter how illogical the thought was, it was there, lingering and baiting me every second. “Okay,” I say, clearing my throat. “Why the hell are you still here?” He asks, sounding more annoyed, “What?” … Read More “Traded To The Lycan King by MG Wattsons Chapter 13” »