All Chapters of The Lycan’s second chance mate is a HYBRID.: Chapter 21 - Chapter 25

DONIKA’S POVThe body went cold the moment I saw Lilia standing right in front of Kael, and a surge of anger rushed in my body. I haven’t accepted him as my mate, but the thought of Lilia trying once again to come between me and any man in my life made my blood boil.I froze in the doorway, my fists tightening at my sides. My heart hammered against my ribs. Kael stood behind his desk, his face with a calm look,but his eyes showed more annoyance at the woman who stood in front of him. HE BETTER BE ANNOYED BY HER PRESENCE! I told myself.“What are you doing here?” The words ripped from me before I could stop them, as I trembled with disbelief and fury.Lilia turned, her face brightening with false delight. “Donika!” she exclaimed; her voice was sweet like venom itself. “Cousin, it’s been far too long.” Is she for real? I’ve been gone for barely a week plus, and she was here pretending like we were close or something. Her tone made my skin crawl.Kael’s eyes flicked to her with warning

DONIKA’S POVThe moment Kael and I stepped into the courtyard, all I could feel all over my damned body was the tension and looks of disapproval from the faces of most of the pack members, especially those old elders of the council.Hundreds of eyes turned toward us. Warriors and omegas and elders gathered under the pale glow of the crescent moon. And trust the gossip to flow as I walked by; they didn’t even whisper it but said it out loud as if wanting me to hear their bullshit.The murmuring rippled like poison through the air, low enough that they thought Kael couldn’t hear it—but he did. Every word was a match to his fury. I kept taking their words in just until one of them said, “I BET SHE WILL BE THE MOST USELESS LUNA EVER.”“ENOUGH!” Kael’s voice thundered through the courtyard, his aura exploding outward like a wave of raw power. The air shifted, heavy and suffocating. Warriors dropped their heads instinctively, the ground trembling beneath his wrath. His eyes glowed a fierce

KAEL’S POVThree damned days had passed since the confrontation with the elders, and since Donika had said she’d had a plan, yet for once I haven’t seen her doing or acting like she did have a plan.And in those three days, she hadn’t trained, hadn’t spoken much to even Elena, her maid, and hadn’t even stepped foot outside her room. Nothing.For someone who was supposed to be preparing for a fight to the death, she was… chill. Too chill and calm, and that calm was what scared me most.I ran my hand through my hair, pacing across the study like a caged beast. “This isn’t normal,” I muttered, my voice rough with frustration. “What the hell is she even planning in the first place that she’s hiding from me? She doesn’t even look like someone who has a plan, for goodness sake!!”Ronan sat across from me, arms folded, looking rather bored. “You’ve said that every night since the announcement. Maybe she’s coming up with something.”I shot him a dirty look. “Coming up with something? Ronan, s