Chapter 56 

 

Dinner was served to us all. I sat at Brennon’s table with Ryder and Rita by my side. Brennon and his men were sitting opposite of me. I looked up and felt someone watching me. When I looked around, my eyes landed on Candace. She was sitting at a table, surrounded by friends who were chatting amongst themselves. She wasn’t paying them any attention though, as she was watching me and my movements. I saw her eyes glance over me. When our eyes locked, she looked away from me for just a moment before turning her attention back to me with a smile. I gave her a small smile and a little wink. 

My Lycan seemed to always stir in her presence, weirdly enough. I didn’t know why. He has been quiet lately and has not really spoken to me in the last few days. I have to force him to shift into our beast form and then it is like he only does half the work that is needed. But Candace makes him feel more like his old self. It is like she is bringing him out of the dark and into the light again. 

I wasn’t sure how long I had been watching her but Ryder noticed and cleared his throat. I looked over to him and he gave me a half smile and glanced over in her direction. “She is pretty,” he said as he took a sip of his drink. 

“She is and she smells fantastic too.” I took a bite out of my chicken on my plate, looking away. 

“Is she your mate?” He asked me and I let out a laugh. The minute I laughed I felt anger coming from my beast. 

“No.” My beast growled inside at me and I frowned. 

“Hmm, okay. I was going to ask what you were going to do withi Avalynn if she was your mate. Guess it doesn’t really matter then.” He shrugged. 

“If she was my mate I would still have her.” I felt my beast perk up and it had me now second guessing myself. Was Candace my mate? She couldn’t be, right? 

“Wrong. Very wrong. She absolutely without a doubt is our mate.” He told me. 

“Well, why haven’t we claimed her as ours? Why wasn’t there a mate bond pull? How come we didn’t show her she was our mate?” / questioned him. 

“That is because of you and your one-track mind. She knows you are her mate. Well, maybe not for sure, but her Lycan is curious about us. She knows what we have done too. She was unsure of us. Do you blame her? Look at us and all the horrible things we have done. If she is our mate, she will be drug into everything and be caught up in everything we have done. We will reject her and tell her that she deserves a better mate than us. That we can never give her what she needs or deserves.” He huffed in my mind and I 

rolled my eyes. 

leave her unmarked? / want Avalynn as our Queen. Candace can be my mistress.”

Was all he said. “No?” / was confused as to

good lay every now and again, followed by some nice rooms. You’re unbelievable.” He scoffed as he seemed to disappear and retreat to the furthest corner of

don’t see the problem with it.”I called after him, but it seemed that he was already gone,

what is up with my wolf as of recently. It is

and Southern Territories. He was up for killing our family who had treated us like dirt. He was up for killing the entire witch family that tried to go against us. Up until recently, he was down with everything we had done. It wasn’t until we lost Avalynn that he changed. Maybe he just misses her and needs her. He would get better, I was

Dexter, tonight.” He came flying forward again,

to Candace. She was standing up and clearing the tables off, tossing trash in

over to her. When I approached, I felt the pull for her. I knew it was because my beast was back and peering through my eyes, looking at her. I felt his need for her and his heartache at having

Candace. Care to join me on an evening stroll?” | outstretched my hand to her and hoped

me. “I would love to.

I led her outside where the sun still

We have ruined everything.” “That is not true. We can still have it all. Does she know that she

 

wearing the herbal blend that is masking our

told her and took her by the hand. We walked through the park for a moment in silence. As we walked together, I saw that she kept glancing up in my direction. We walked through a garden and I stopped at a bench and sat down. patting the seat next to me. She sat and I looked past her at a rose in

She pulled

is it?” She asked, never looking away from me. “Well, you are my mate?” I

“What? How do you know this? I thought that we were supposed to feel

hidden. Do you feel anything

I do not care what you’ve done. You can change.” Her hand landed on my own and I felt the pain in my

during this war, I will be executed. If you are my mate, you will be executed along with me or die

said.” 

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