Bullied Mate Of The Lycan Kings
Chapter 148

Cade's

pov

It had been over forty eight hours since I was brought to this place in chains like a criminal, awaiting trial for a crime that my mother committed and as I stared at the cream wall for what I was sure was over an hour now since I grew tired of flicking through the movies on the television that had been provided for me in this new room that was more or less a holding cell, I heaved another sigh. Other than the color of the room which was fair enough, the entire space had a distasteful design and the mattress was uncomfortable. This place was a far cry from my suite at home that I had given up to come here in a bid to be honest with my mate but if there was one thing I was certain of, it was that I would do it again in a heartbeat as long as it meant I could be near her and know that she was safe.

Not that it looked like she even needed me anymore, I thought with a bitter sigh, unable to deny that the thought of seeing her mated to the other princes was like an arrow to the chest that was being squeezed over and over.

Worse, I didn't think I stood a chance anymore for her heart or that I could repair what I had broken between us. It didn't even look like she wanted whatever that was between us to be fixed, especially because she looked content with her three powerful mates who were certainly not traitors to their packs.

I had never resented my mother more than I did in this moment for the role she had played in destroying my relationship with Lily and even though a tiny part of my heart would forever ache with sadness that I would never experience what it was like to be loved like a child from Cynthia, I was able to accept that she was far too gone now and couldn't be saved from all of the evil that she had been doing for years.

Once the council found her guilty, which I was sure they would because the evidence against her was massive, they would tear her apart and I would be lucky to be pardoned considering the fact that I was once a part of the operation, dealing with the hunters on my mother's behalf. Would Lily care if I was sentenced to death or banished? Would she weep for me? Would she hurt for me?

Shaking my head to rid myself of the negative thoughts because they were already becoming too much for me, I decided to think about something happier. About Lily. She still looked almost the same as I last saw her those years ago but her beauty had matured. She looked even prettier, still delicate and sweet, as if untouched by the horrors of the world. And too trusting even though I could see that she was trying to not trust me again and yet she had believed most of what I had said, had asked that my living conditions be changed even though she had every reason to want me to rot and just thinking about how things could be between us if she decided to trust me made my entire body hot for her.

Undoing the buckle of my belt, I took out my dick that was already hard just from the thought of her and closed my eyes, my shoulders relaxing, a wave of need shaking my bones, stroking myself as I imagined her entering the room, wearing nothing but her skin. Whoever saw me now would probably think one of two things; that I was a creep for being hung up on my hot ex girlfriend or a dedicated mate obsessed with her even after having our bond broken and memories wiped. It didn't matter what anyone thought and I rose to my feet, my hand against the wall as I imagined Lily kneeling on the floor in front of me and taking my swollen c**k into her mouth, groaning as I wondered how it would feel to have her hot wet lips around me. I hadn't even been able to think of fvcking any other girl even when I still had no memory of her, only her name and my heart keeping me tethered to her and it had felt like even if my mind had forgotten, my soul never did.

Still stroking my dick hard, I felt it when someone else entered the room and it was her scent that got to me first, as if my longing for her had somehow conjured her up here and when I opened my eyes and looked at her, she gasped and stumbled back. The fact that she was still so easily flustered made me chuckle at how much she hadn't changed and maintaining eye contact with her, I whispered her name and kept going faster, no longer needing to imagine her when she was right here in front of me.

"Like what you see? Want to give me a hand?" I bit out as a joke but the fact that her eyes darkened almost immediately, her eyes going to my dick made me almost come at the thought of her actually wrapping those soft hands around me and getting me off. "f**k, Lily, you don't know what to do to me." I whispered, stifling my groan because I didn't want the guards outside to get wind of what was happening here and just the thought of them outside made me want to collapse the walls and snap their necks, a possessive feeling suddenly taking over me. Lily was mine. I could even do it now that I was no longer blind but the last thing I wanted was to scare Lily away and make her question my innocence.

Eyes still on Lily, I watched anxiously as she walked closer to me and as I sat on the bed, my hands still rubbing my c**k with an aggressiveness that was sure to make me come hard, she sat beside me and her scent, mixed with the scents of her now bonded mates overwhelmed me but I realized that I wasn't bothered by it and neither was my wolf, but I chose to focus on what was more important, the fact that Lily was here and not running for the hills.

Her eyes on my d**k where I stroked and pulled, she whispered a question that made me groan with need.

"What are you thinking about?"

"You, Lily. You're all I ever think about." I groaned, imagining just how badly I wanted to pull her closer, eat her p***y until she was shaking and dripping and thrust into her. Over and over and over again until I lose my mind, until I lose myself in her, until I can't remember a time when i was ever seperated from her.

"And what am I doing to you, Cade?"

f**k. She was going to kill me at this rate.

"You're kneeling at my feet, looking up at me with those fu c k-me eyes and taking me in like a good, good girl." I rasped, watching with wonder as her wolf rose to the surface because mine did too and everything in me wanted to persuade Lily to give in to this tension between us and seal our bond but that would be cruel of me to take advantage of this moment when things were still very rocky between us, so I just settled for her presence, groaning as I watched Lily watch me with rapt attention as if she was taking notes for later and those thoughts that she was really here watching because there would be a time when she would be doing it to me herself were what drove me over the edge and with a stifled growl, I came, spilling over my fists as I realized that this had to be the most erotic fantasy I had ever conjured up.

I jerked uncontrollably as I kept pouring over my fingers, holding back my roar until all that was left was my chest heaving in pants, my tense nerves unknotting after my release.

The moment I relaxed, I turned to see Lily looking away and felt her awkwardness and hesitance start to set in, her wolf long gone. I realized that she hadn't obviously been here to f**k me and profess her undying love for me like I foolishly had hoped thanks to my [**t ridden haze.

"You're here to ask me something aren't you? Then go ahead, Lily, ask me anything, anything you want. I'll tell you everything I know and if need be, you can call Ren here so that he can look through my mind and confirm that all I've ever said has been nothing but the truth." I said earnestly, desperate to have her believe me, in the hopes that maybe it would help her begin to trust me again but when she remained silent, my heart broke a little and I wondered if what I had just done had done nothing but push her away. "Lily. I swear that I'm not playing a game. I'm not trying to fool you or anyone else and I'm not working for my mother, all I want is for you to see that. All I want is to earn your trust and show you that I'll do anything for you." I added and waited, hoping that my words had finally gotten through to her but when she moved away, I sighed and rose to my feet, heading to the bathroom to clean myself up.

Fighting the urge to scream and punch the glass, I avoided looking at the mirror, refusing to see my face that reminded me of my mother's, the template from which I was cast.

She was the reason I was in this entire mess, the reason I was estranged from Lily now. If I could go back in time to two years ago, I would have stopped the bullying of Lily before she ever tried to take her life, I wouldn't have lied to her about my intentions, I would have come clean to the council and would have never left her side that night. I had so many regrets and I hated that it would forever remain that; regret.

When I came back out, I didn't expect her to still be here but seeing Lily curled up on the bed, watching a movie made hope blossom in my heart. I joined her on the bed and saw that the movie she had started playing was one that we both used to watch when we were boyfriend and girlfriend and I smiled at how happy we used to be then. When she rested her head on my shoulder, I wrapped an arm around her, trying to not ruin the moment.

When she looked at me, I waited, knowing that it looked like she wanted to say something but she remained quiet even though I knew that she wouldn't have come to replace me if she didn't want to ask for something but since I had already put my cards on the table, I was going to let her speak on her own terms.

I could feel my wolf, Dorian, trying to reach for his mate through the snapped bond and wondered if Lily also felt the same way but too afraid to ask, not wanting to scare her away. There was something quiet and comforting about her presence that calmed me and I didn't want her to leave anytime soon.

"I want to ask you something. It's about my wolf." She finally whispered and I sat up, turning to face her. "I'm listening".

"She killed someone today. A maid that tried to poison me. I don't know the first step to controlling her..."

"You don't control your wolf, Lily. It's not a power struggle, it's a partnership."

"Huh?"

"Your wolf is her own person just like you're your own person. And a wolf of her caliber, you can't wrestle her into submission, you can only learn her loyalty. You both just need to be on the same page. You need to understand that she only wants what's best for you and she needs to understand that you can think for yourself now. She probably thinks you're still the five year old toddler that couldn't think for herself."

"I'm trying. I think I offended her the last time I spoke to her, she's refusing to let me in."

I sighed, burying my cheek in her hair and inhaling her sweet scent of lavender and jasmine and I already know I'll sleep well today.

"I've known Dorian all my life. He knows me better than anyone, better than I know myself, and he's the one person that sincerely does his best to make sure I don't get hurt. We're not always on the same page, but I trust him with my entire life. He's my friend. Maybe you should try reaching out to Dahlia, not as a host or a vessel or the boss of your body, but as her friend. Maybe she just wants you to give her a little credit."

"Her friend..." she whispered, her shoulders dropping.

"Yeah. I've had practically forever to strengthen my bond with my wolf but you, you're like two perfect strangers just getting to know each other."

"Except one of us has an ego the size of a god," she mumbled dryly and I chuckled, bumping my hip against hers.

"Don't be too hard on yourself, sunflower. The rest of us has had our whole lives to figure this shit out. No one would fault you if you replace it difficult at first. I know you can do it. I believe in you."

She went completely still at that and I wondered if I pushed it.

"You know..." she sighed, looking up at me with those dark green eyes that have always been my undoing. "Being here with you makes me want to forget all the s**t that is going on outside and just sit here in the silence. I had forgotten how easy it was to just be able to stay and sink in the strength you project. I don't need Ren to look into your mind to know if you're telling the truth or not. You wouldn't be here sabotaging your own mother just for the hell of it. I believe you and I hope the council will learn from my experience and not pass the burden of Cynthia's sin to you. I rushed here to ask you questions about Dahlia but for now, I just want to sit and watch a movie."

My heart relaxed and I was so overjoyed to hear those words from her because it was all I had been wanting to hear since I came to replace her. For the first time since I got my memories back, it felt like I was finally going to get a chance at redemption and I hugged her, burying my nose in her hair and just relishing in the feel of her.

It wasn't long before she fell asleep like she always did halfway into the movie and I chuckled at how adorable she was, placing her head on my lap and just content to watch her sleep.

Suddenly, the door pushed open and Ren walked in first, Aiden and Zac following after him, their eyes frantic and wild, looking ready to tear the whole place down as if they were looking for something and when they saw Lily on my lap, their faces relaxed, making me realize that they had been searching for her.

Ren carefully lifted her from my arms and walked out with Zac following behind him but Aiden lingered, shooting me a glare that was filled with animosity.

Oh boy.

"Corrigan," he growled. "Lily is a sweet girl and because of that, people tend to take advantage of her. I'm guilty of that as well but I'll be damned if I ever let anyone else do it to her. Just because she has forgiven you and seems to believe you're innocent doesn't count for s**t. Know your place, Cade and it's not with her. It's not with us. There will never be a place for you in our family. You'll do well to remember it."

Not waiting for my answer, not that I even had any, he turned around and walked out, leaving me to my thoughts that started to spiral again after he