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Chapter Fifty-Nine — A Villain I Expected
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Surrogate for the Lycan King Chapter Fifty-Nine — A Villain I Expected
Chapter Fifty-Nine — A Villain I ExpectedKelsey's povI walked back from the garden slower than I needed to, turning the afternoon over in my head like a coin I couldn't decide what to spend it on.Lucian had been easy to talk to and that was the problem.I'd gone in ready for a smooth, polished mask, the kind Marcus had warned me about that slides off eventually if you push in the right place but instead I'd laughed. Twice, at least, at things I hadn't expected to find funny. He'd asked me about my childhood and my life here. He spoke like someone with actual genuine feelings of interest and I felt bad for doing this. Leading him on. I dropped onto the couch in my chambers and pulled my knees up.It would have been so much simpler if he'd been cruel. If he'd sneered at my village or let something ugly slip when he thought I wasn't paying attention. I know what to do with a man like that. I know where to stand and how to look at him. But a man who mentioned his grandmother's bedtime
Surrogate for the Lycan King Chapter Fifty-Eight — The Garden Meeting
Chapter Fifty-Eight — The Garden Meetingkelsey's POV I met Lucian in the gardens the following afternoon, and for once, nobody was watching over my shoulder with a clipboard full of suspicions.Marcus had practically shoved me out the door that morning with a list of things to listen for. Zeus on the other hand had said almost nothing, which by now I understood meant he'd agreed to this through gritted teeth and nothing more."Kelsey, You came," Lucian said, rising from the wooden bench where he'd been waiting."You invited me," I said. "It will seem rude not to."He smiled at that, easy and unbothered, then he gestured for me to sit beside him. The garden around us was quiet, sunlight filtering through the trees, nothing like the tense, watchful air of the Council chamber or the crowded noise of his family's ballroom."No politics today," he said, as if reading my mind. "I promise.""That would be a nice change."We talked about nothing important at first, the way people do when th
Surrogate for the Lycan King Chapter Fifty-Seven — An Uncomfortable Strategy
Chapter Fifty-Seven — An Uncomfortable StrategyZeus’s povI left the table the second I trusted myself not to say something I'd regret.The flowers sat there, bright, stupid and perfectly arranged, and I couldn't stand looking at them another second longer. Not because Kelsey didn't deserve flowers. She deserved plenty of things nobody had ever bothered giving her.I hated that they weren't from me.I said nothing about it, mostly because I'd caught the small, satisfied look on her face when she thought I wasn't watching, the same look she'd worn in the carriage the night before when she realized exactly how much she was getting under my skin. She was enjoying this. Enjoying rattling me. And as much as it cost me to admit it, some stubborn part of me wanted to let her have that small victory for now.I wasn't ready for her yet. Not fully in the way my wolf demanded, howling beneath my ribs every time Lucian's name entered a conversation. When this investigation ended and the danger s
Surrogate for the Lycan King Chapter Fifty-Six — Flowers from my admirer
Chapter Fifty-Six — Flowers from my admirerKelsey’s Pov I sat down at breakfast determined not to think about what went down in the carriage last night between me and Zeus .Not the way he cornered me to the wall of the carriage and how I longed for his hand to touch me in unthinkable places or the way that statement "good girl" had wrecked something in me I hadn't even known was there to wreck. I was determined, and I lasted almost four full minutes before my brain dragged me right back to it anyway.Zeus walked in shortly after, looking irritatingly composed for a man who'd pinned me against a carriage wall and growled about owning me less than twelve hours ago."Good morning Kelsey," he said, settling into his seat like nothing at all had happened between us."Morning," I muttered, stabbing my eggs a little harder than necessary.I'd spent half the night replaying that moment on a loop, and he looked like he'd slept perfectly fine, freshly composed and utterly unbothered. That,
Surrogate for the Lycan King Chapter Fifty-Five — "Good Girl"
Chapter Fifty-Five — "Good Girl"Kelsey’s povI said yes to the dance mostly because I knew exactly how much it would irritate Zeus.That probably wasn't the smartest reason to do anything, but sometimes leaving him standing there with the compliment he'd just paid me while I walked off with another man felt worth whatever consequence came later.Lucian danced the way I imagined he did everything else. Precise, practiced and charming in a way that never once felt clumsy or accidental."You dance well for someone who claims she's never attended a gathering like this," he said, guiding me smoothly through the next turn."Well, I guess I'm full of surprises.""Fourtunatly i like surprises."We talked easily enough, about nothing important at first, but I noticed quickly that he chose his words the same careful way Zeus did. Nothing slipped out unintentionally and he revealed nothing more than he meant to. That alone made me pay closer attention than I might have otherwise.Eventually the
Surrogate for the Lycan King Chapter Fifty-Four — His Gorgeous Plus One
Chapter Fifty-Four — His Gorgeous Plus OneZeus's pov I told myself going to collect her from her chambers personally was practical and efficient. The right thing for a man of my calibre to do. Nothing more than making sure she arrived on time.I believed that lie for approximately three seconds after she opened the door.Every prepared thought in my head disappeared the moment I saw her. She wore an emerald green dress that embraced her curves perfectly. The gown fit her like it had been made specifically to remind every man in that ballroom exactly what they were looking at. Deep, dark fabric that caught the candlelight when she moved, her hair swept up in a way that left her neck bare, the same neck my fingers had brushed against at breakfast three days ago.She looked elegant,confident and beautiful enough to make the entire corridor feel smaller than it actually was.My wolf surged up immediately, sharp and possessive. *Mine.*I ignored it or at least tried to, anyway.But I fa
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