*LYCIA*“Seff, let that boy go,” dad said tentatively, making Seff shake his head as he glared at him.“Mate. Give Mate,” he grunted and feeling sad at the pain he was feeling I once again tried to pry myself away from my Mom but I didn’t have energy to force myself away from her tight hold.Looking towards me with a disgruntled expression, Dad helplessly tried to make a decision as Mrs. Jennek once again begged for her son’s life.“Aldith let Lycia go to him, we cannot let Travis die because of our selfishness,” he said and as if my mother had been betrayed she gripped firmly on me and shook her head.“No, I am not giving my daughter to him!” she said clasping so tightly on my shoulder that it made me wince and groan.“You are hurting her, Aldith. You need to let her go,” dad said, stepping forward towards her and slowly taking me away from her grip. With her strong hold off me I was now free and slightly able enough to stumble my way to Seff who released Travis from his grip at onc

*LYCIA*For the longest time Seff remained silent as he stared at the space in front of him with an almost inexplicable look. His eyes flashed from confusion to surprise to sadness to happiness and with each passing second that he delayed giving an answer I was getting tensed.Would he not want to be with me after all?It was normal, of course, for a person to want to take their time considering a matter as grave as this. It was connected to his life, who would want to risk dying for love? He would probably reject me. Maybe I should have told him the truth then I wouldn’t have come to love him so much if he had broken things off before.“The longer you take to answer, the more I become determined not to give my daughter to you,” Mom said, glancing towards me once as if asking me if this guy was really worth putting myself at risk over. “Do you think you will get this long a time in an adverse situation? You would have to be ready to put your life on the line. I want someone for her wh

*LYCIA*‘Stay together.’At that moment I hadn’t realized it but my embarrassed father and my overprotective mother couldn’t bring it in themselves to say it to me directly that I should mate with Seff.As in they gave me permission to have sex with him for my own protection.Well of course this wasn’t something most parents would like but since my case was special they were specifically telling me to do it. I don’t think I would have realized what her words had meant if she hadn’t called me to her room once again to give me a very awkward talk about the birds and the bees all over again and that if I still didn’t want to be with Seff then she would surely find a way on her own to keep me safe.Even though I assured her that I was happy with this outcome, I think this had been the most tense I had ever been when talking to my mother.“That took you a while? Are you alright?” Seff’s voice scared me, making me look towards him peeping out of the spare room in front of mine.“Yes, I am a

*LYCIA*‘Well it turns out that the bond does actually help.’ When Mom had said that she had sounded sad but I knew that she was happy when she came and hugged me and then whispered in my ear. ‘Make sure that you take him far away from here when you bond with him. I won’t tell you again but you have my permission.’That was embarrassing but I had taken heed of her words and brought Seff to a cabin far away in the woods away from my home. I had already taken a shower first and came out, changed into a dress and dried my hair while Seff took a shower now. Of course we both knew why we were here and I am sure we were both anticipating it but now that the time was finally here it was unbelievable.The bathroom door clicked open, making me look towards it to see Seff stare at me for a few seconds almost lost in his world. His gaze made me feel like he had been seeing me for the first time all over again. A sparkle of the fresh ocean reflecting in its depths as his eyes widened to take me i

*LYCIA* “What the heck are you yapping about? Are you crazy? Don’t listen to his words, Seff,” Esme laughed trying to dilute the situation but I could tell that Travis was serious in his suggestions.“No, it’s alright Esme you don’t need to defend me,” he said in response and taking my hand under the trouble he tightly held onto it making me look at him. His deep blue eyes were flicking between gold and blue and I knew he was angry.Clenching his hand back I tried to assure him that I was here for him and the touches seemed to work as he glared at Travis with bluer eyes and stated, “What we do or do not do doesn't concern you. I am Lycia’s mate and I will be her husband too. As long as she wants me I‘ll be anything for her but if you try to interfere in between our bond and take her away from me then I will be forced to do something about it. You shouldn’t underestimate me.”“Just saying that you would be anything to her doesn’t give you the qualifications to be that.” Travis argues