All Chapters of Mistaken Surrogate for the Lycan Prince: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

He cleared his throat. He didn’t need to answer for me to know that I was right.Fastening the bandage to his split brow, I went on, “It’s time to grow up, Isaac. But you can’t expect other people to do the growing for you.” I jabbed my finger into the center of his chest, trying not to think about

“His image,” Vera finally said. “And his vices.”Now they were getting somewhere. Isaac tilted his head, keeping his voice light and breezy as he murmured, “Vices? What kind of vices?”Vera glanced toward the palace, as if worried they might be overheard. “He pretends to be so proper, so traditional

Isaac shrugged. “You wouldn’t open the front door, and you weren’t answering. I thought you were dead or something.”Despite myself, I rolled my eyes. “Great,” I muttered. “Now there’s another way for you to pester me whenever you want.”“That’s the spirit,” he grinned, although the smile didn’t qui

But it didn’t. It just slowly meandered away, rocking softly on the waves, with Vera standing at the back. Her hair and dress fluttered elegantly in the wind, and she didn’t pull her gaze away from mine.“Well,” Isaac finally said, waving a fly away from his face, “that was dramatic.”I shot him a g

I shook my head firmly. “My father would never—”“Papa isn’t here,” Isaac interrupted with a laugh. “And you’re not a child anymore. You get to decide what’s acceptable for you now.”His words struck a chord in me. He was right. I wasn’t under my father’s thumb anymore, forced to behave like the per