Semua Bab Siren's Call: Lycan King Obssession : Bab 71 - Bab 77

I stared at Kylan, waiting for him to speak. His usual playful grin had melted away, replaced by something heavy and raw. Shadows pooled beneath his blue eyes, and suddenly he looked years older. More tired. More human.He sighed, scrubbing a hand over his face as if bracing himself to reveal a secret he’d buried deep.“Kayla,” he finally murmured, the name coming out soft and bruised, like an old wound he’d never quite let heal. “Her name was Kayla Rivenhart.”I frowned, the unfamiliar name hanging strangely in the air. My stomach knotted with an instinctive dread. “Who was she?”His jaw tightened briefly before he released another weary sigh. “She was my mate. My true mate. I was the only one among the three of us who had a true mate and my brothers were not connected to her.”His words struck me with an unexpected ache. Something twisted sharply in my chest, a surprising jolt of jealousy that I wasn’t proud of. But I forced myself to breathe, to listen, to understand. Because whoev

Kai wanted to throw hands at that statement.“Both and neither? What’s that even supposed to mean?” His eyes had changed color. His Lycan was close to the surface now—too close. That steel-grey had gone almost silver, the tendons in his neck standing out as his jaw clenched tighter.I took a small step back, instinctively bracing.Theo didn’t flinch. He just looked at Kai like he was mildly inconvenienced by the outburst.“Calm down, Kai,” he said, tone dry but firm. “Don’t make this into what happened with Kayla.”The room went still.Kylan flinched.Kieran looked up from where he'd been leaning against the wall, sharp and alert now.And Kai? He didn’t speak. But his entire body tensed like someone had just cracked open a scar with their teeth.I barely heard myself whisper, “Theo—”“I know what I said,” Theo cut in, gaze still fixed on Kai. “And he knows what I meant. This isn't about dragging old grief out of its grave—this is about not repeating it.”“Kai,” Kieran said carefully,

I was stressed—mentally, emotionally, whatever word lived at the edge of burnout. That was me. My thoughts felt loud. My body too still. And everything Theo had said kept echoing in my skull like a warning bell I couldn’t shut off.I curled up in one of the oversized chairs in the living room, legs folded beneath me, arms wrapped tight around a throw pillow that did absolutely nothing to help.The Kings were around, of course. One on the couch, one by the window, the other pacing near the hallway like he was mentally preparing for a fight that hadn’t started yet.“So,” I said finally, voice scratchy. “If any of you have advice on how to shut your brain off when you’re overwhelmed and probably turning into a sea monster… now would be the time.”Kylan grinned, throwing a piece of chocolate in the air and catching it with zero effort. “Sex.”Kai didn’t even flinch. “Meditation.”Kylan groaned. “That’s just sex but alone and sad. Which is almost like masturbatiom but more…lonely.”Kieran,

Lizbella POVI needed coffee. Waking up this early was slowly draining whatever life I had left. The clinic was already busy, voices murmuring from the waiting room, paperwork piling up on my desk. I rubbed at my temples, inhaling deeply. It was barely 8 a.m., and I was already wishing for the day to be over.The whispers didn’t help either. Ever since Briar had been caught up in the council’s drama, people kept looking at me as if I were guilty by association. They came here with fake smiles, eyes curious, questions hidden behind careful words.“Liz,” My assistant, Jenna, peeked into the room with a forced casualness that fooled no one. “There’s someone here—asking about Briar again.”I sighed. “Who is it now?”She hesitated. “Just a couple women from town. Asking if it's true—what everyone's been saying about her. They seem… eager.”I waved my hand, frustration prickling beneath my skin. “Send them away. Tell them Briar hasn’t done anything wrong, and neither have her children. And