All Chapters of The Lycan Inheritance: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

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Chapter Twenty One - Adriel

We eat as a family that evening. Lia insists on it.I can feel how off my family is. How irritated both Aeron and Cain are. Ryker keeps throwing me looks when he thinks I can’t see and my mother just sits there, staring like she’s trying to figure this all out. Like this is some mystery she’s trying to unravel.We eat in silence until Lia is the one who speaks.“We were thinking a spring Coronation.” She says.Both Aeron and Cain’s heads whip around. If she notices she doesn’t show it.“…Spring is my favourite time of year. And then it will tie in with my heat, so we’ll have our first litter by the end of summer.”Khloe practically chokes on her food. Levi pats her on the back trying to hide his laugh.“What?” Lia says, narrowing her eyes at them.“I think that’s called oversharing.” Khloe replies as every one of my brothers’ sniggers.I narrow my own eyes, feeling something inside me pushing to defend her. To defend my mate.“Perhaps, when you meet your mate, you will understand.” Li

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Chapter Twenty Two - Maricela

I wake in a cage. It’s not small but it’s not exactly spacious either. If I stretch out I can touch my fingertips on one side and my toes on the other. I guess it’s a good thing I’m not the normal Werewolf size or this would feel so much more claustrophobic.I shake my head. Seriously? That’s where my head is at? They’ve locked me in a damn cage and all I can think about is it’s a good thing I’m small?I let out a huff. Turning over.And my eyes meet those of another She-Wolf.I jerk up and smack my head on the top bars hard enough to make me see stars.“Careful.” She whispers moving closer, or as close as she can considering she’s also caged. “The wolfsbane makes you unsteady.”I nod back. Yeah, I can feel that.“They drug our food with it.” She says pulling a face, as she sits as close as possible, her body pressed against the bars that separate her cage from mine. I can see the collar wrapped around her neck, just like the one I have.“Great.” I mutter. “So don’t eat the food then?

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Chapter Twenty Three - Maricela

I’m hauled up by my arms and I’m tossed back in. Within seconds all the humans are gone. The Witch too. There’s just an awkward horrible silence left in their wake.I look over at the other Wolf and she’s eyeing me even more.“Who’s your Mate?” She asks.I shake my head. “I don’t have one.”She looks annoyed, like I’m lying. “I take it you’ve not met them yet?”I don’t reply. I don’t know how to explain that I’m a Mutt. That we don’t have Mates the way full Wolves do.She leans back, folding her arms. “Well, I hope my Mate rips these arseholes apart once I’m back with him.”“You know who your Mate is?” I ask.She nods. “Yes. We’ve been Mated for years.” She says giving me a look that’s both fierce and proud.I look away because all this talk of Mates doesn’t give me any feeling of relief. If anything, it feels like my situation is even more precarious. God knows what these humans will do when they realise whoever they saw in the mirror won’t pay them a penny for me. That they’ll take

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Chapter Twenty Four - Adriel

We’re at the border.In the ruins of what hundreds of years ago would have been a castle. It’s walls have crumbled to almost nothing. There’s an eerie chill in the air. I’m not superstitious and yet it feels like an omen.I glance at Ryker and he meets my gaze. We have more than enough Wolves here if this all goes pear-shaped. But I’ll admit I’m curious as to why we’re even here. What the humans want. And how on earth they had the connections to make contact with me.He passes me a hipflask and I smirk taking a swig of whiskey before handing it back. Nothing like a bit of scotch to clear your head.Someone murmurs that they’re approaching.I scan the perimeter, check that every one of my Wolves are where they’re meant to be. I don’t want any surprises. Not today.A low growl echoes around us. My Lycan stretches in my head urging me to let it out and for a moment it takes all my strength to suppress it.There’s a hint of something new in the air. Something sweet. Something intoxicating

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Chapter Twenty Five - Maricela

I don’t know where I am. I don’t know what the hell’s going on.They shoved me in that crate for what felt like days and days, and now I’m stood here, held up, like I’m in some sort of prisoner exchange, wearing nothing more than that damned t-shirt that is barely covering anything.The amount of Wolves surrounding us makes my skin itch and I know, if it wasn’t for this awful thing around my neck, my own Wolf would be screaming at me to run, to flee, to escape.I jerk against the human hands holding me. Whatever drug they gave me before they bundled me here is still working to full effect because I can’t fight them. I can barely even stand up.Fangboy is talking. His voice echoes in my head and I stare at my feet, trying to understand the words but they make no sense, and they sound so distorted.The Wolves around him laugh. Like he’s said something funny. Like this is all some sort of joke.And then suddenly the piece of shit human holding me up wrenches my head back by my hair so fa

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Chapter Twenty Six - Maricela

There’s a car waiting. A lot of them. I’m deposited into a seat and someone checks me over.I keep my gaze on the dirt, trying to keep my breathing under control, trying not to lose myself in my fear and my panic.None of this makes any sense. This isn’t how you treat your Mate; that’s the words that keep echoing in my head over and over. He should be here, beside me. He should be happy to have found me. Overjoyed. Not acting like it’s all some sort of trick.Every single one of these Wolves are watching me so intently it makes my skin itch.King Adriel is murmuring with his brother a good few metres away. He keeps glancing my way and I can’t figure out if it’s to check I’m still here or to wish I wasn’t.“Let me see your neck.”I look back at the Wolf crouched in front of me. He seems kind enough. Kinder than Whitecloak at least. I tilt my head back exposing the awful chain wrapped around my throat.He narrows his eyes before calling Adriel over.I flinch as he does it, I try to look

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Chapter Twenty Seven - Adriel

“Have you considered the possibility that she is your Mate?”I scowl, staring out the window, watching as the scenery whisks past us. We’re sat in the back, me and my brother. I made sure the girl travelled alone because the thought of sitting with her, of being in that close proximity…My body shudders with need. It’s a natural reaction, I tell myself. Logical. She’s not unattractive after all. In fact, I’d go so far to say she’d be quite pretty once you remove all the mud and dirt and feed her up a bit.Except, I can’t be thinking like that because she’s not my mate. Lia is.And my brother saying shit like this isn’t helping.“She’s not.” I state.“And yet you felt a bond, a connection…” He continues.“It’s not real. Whatever it is…”“But you don’t have that with Lia.”I snarl, glancing at the driver. I don’t want that to be common knowledge. I don’t want everyone knowing about the curse. It’s bad enough that it exists. I don’t need everyone knowing and seeing it as a potential weak

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Chapter Twenty Eight - Maricela

We come to a stop. I’ll admit I was so exhausted and drug riddled that I fell asleep, so I have no idea how long this journey has taken and I jerk awake, looking around at the huge building in front of me.Is this his house? The Royal Residence? It’s even more magnificent than my parents described.My stomach flutters with trepidation. I don’t know what to expect but from the way Adriel has reacted so far, my instincts tell me this isn’t going to go well.For a fleeting second, I think back to the cave, gods what I wouldn’t give to just disappear back into the darkness again. To cease to exist entirely.The door opens. A Wolf stands there motioning for me to get out. I grit my teeth and swing my legs around. At least the sleep I got has restored my strength a little. And more than that, I can feel my Wolf. I can feel her coming back, second by second, as if a fog is clearing and I don’t think I’ve ever felt more grateful.My bare feet touch the gravel, and I wince, feeling the sharp p

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Chapter Twenty Nine - Maricela

They find me a room. On the fourth floor. Out of the way.I don’t mind. In truth, I’m just grateful to be able to shut the door and be by myself.Rosalie has hot food sent up, and clothes just like she promised.I scoff the food down so fast it burns my throat, but I don’t care. I’ve not eaten anything substantial in what feels like forever, and certainly not anything actually cooked or poisoned.Outside, I can hear the guards shifting about. I know Adriel had them placed here, and I know that they’re not here for my protection. That I’m all but his prisoner right now. But what does it matter really? I can’t change it. And I wouldn’t choose to leave this room even if they weren’t there.I stare at myself in the mirror, I look awful. My hair is so mated, my skin is so dirty it looks grey, and my nails are black with all the grime that’s under them.I run a bath and sink into it, making sure to lock the bathroom door before I do.I can’t remember the last time I was in hot water. Or the

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Chapter Thirty - Maricela

To say it’s tense is an understatement. I don’t know what to say. What to do. We’re in my bedroom. I’ve got nothing but what now feels like a flimsy bit of fabric covering me. Again.Adriel stalks over to me and sits down beside me. He’s so big he takes up almost the entirety of the couch.I stare at my hands because suddenly all my defiance, all my wilfulness is gone.“You look better now you’re clean.” He says.“Is that supposed to be a compliment?” I ask.He smirks as if he actually found me amusing so I take my chance.“I don’t need to be guarded.” I say.“No?” He replies, arching a brow.“No.” I state. “I’m not going to do anything…”“You claim to be my mate.” He says.“I don’t claim anything.” I snap back. “You feel it as much as I do.”He huffs as if he wishes he didn’t, and I look away. Maybe it would be better if he did just reject me and get it over with?My Wolf goes mad at that. That I’d dare to think it. That I’d even consider that as an option.“How come nobody’s ever he

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