*SEFF* “You shouldn’t have done that.” I said about to run after Lycia, regretting agreeing to Remus’s plan already. “Sit down,” Reemus said, stopping me from following her. “She needs to understand how she really feels about you. I don’t think she hates you as much as she says. It seems like she hates the idea of a mate but she cares about you. I reckon you need a little more time with her.” “I know but I didn’t think that you would bother her this way,” I said looking at the spot that was empty now. She must have used teleportation magic. Given that she had already used it once to send the other witch away for my sake, using it a second time in such a short span of time must take a toll on her body. If she risked hurting herself like this then this must have affected her in a worse way than I thought initially. “Hey stop glaring at me like that, I did that for you.” He said tearing through another piece of the meat kept in front of us. “Besides I was the one who ruined things fo

*SEFF* “Put me down.” Lycia said struggling in my hold as she tried to get free. Her little squirms and the tinge of embarrassment that powdered her cheeks were all so adorable that I had to stop myself from smiling like a creep as I carried her back to where Reemus was waiting for us. “This is so embarrassing. How can I go in front of a guest like this?” she asked turning her face to hide in my chest while tightening her hold around my neck. She might make these excuses but I knew the real reason why she was embarrassed was because of the kiss that she had given me a few minutes ago. She might not have realized what she had offered in the flow of the conversation but as soon as she had snapped back she had tried getting away which was difficult with her exhausted body. Her energy had waned, and her steps were sluggish. I couldn’t bear to see her try and walk on her own so even as she complained I wouldn’t let her get away from me. “Well I think a princess style carry is suitable

*LYCIA*My mind was a whirling vortex of contradictory emotions. The weight of the secret I carried suddenly felt almost unbearable, and the stress was too much for me.What was that look she gave me?Why did she smile like that?My palms felt clammy and my heart was racing at the thought of what could be going on in Alora’s head.“I know you don’t like it when I snoop too much in your business but who do I have to kill for you to smile again?” Seff asked, making me snap my gaze towards him. I had forgotten for a moment that he was there when he was the reason why I was so worried.“Yourself,” I scowled, huffing and getting up from my bed to go and splash some water on my face.Seff frowned at my words when he heard me say that. It was almost as if he had been a real dog with the way I could visibly see him droop at my anger. His eyes widened to the puppy dog look and in a soft voice he asked, “I wouldn’t mind doing that for you but let me try and rectify my mistakes first.”It was th

*SEFF*“The only reason I agreed to it is because you wouldn’t quit whining,” Lycia said huffing as she jogged along the road, her face sweating from the heat of the afternoon sun. I was captivated by her beauty. Her cheeks were tinged in redness, and her hair held to the slopes of her neck with wet tendrils.“Why are you staring at me? Do I stink?” she asked suddenly aware of the condition she was in. It was natural after a run for people to work up a sweat. Almost a week had passed since we last went on that walk and had coincidentally met her aunt. Since then Lycia had made it a point for the two of us to be locked in her room all day and although I didn’t hate the time we spent together the wolf part inside me was starting to miss the outdoors, feeling claustrophobic in that room.“No, you don’t stink at all,” I chuckled when I saw her stare at me in disbelief while wiping away some sweat from her forehead, “In fact I quite like your smell right now.”Her natural brightness and he

*LYCIA* My heart skipped a beat when I sensed my mother’s familiar and strong aura approaching the house. At once I panicked, snapping out of the strange conversation that I had with Alora. I still didn’t exactly know where exactly Mom had gone and why was Alora home but I couldn’t trust her yet to actually keep her mouth shut. For all I know she might be waiting for me to lower my guard so that she could rat me out to her. Rushing out of my room I motioned for Seff to hide inside and into my closet. My palms felt wet as I pushed him in and worked my magic to clear the air of any of his scent while replacing it with the smell of roses. I had to cover up any evidence of his presence. There was concern in Seff’s eyes as the huge Lycan crouched and sat in the cramped space. With everything that was happening I was relieved to know that he wasn’t questioning me and simply following what I silently guided him to do. “Please just stay like this and if you hear that my mother is angry an