Mated To The Lycan King
Chapter 52

The last couple of days I strengthed my ability to tap into people’s minds. I was able to move through the barrier within a split second of one another. I was comfortable enough to be able to use it to our advantage in the near future. I still would like to test it out on one person I hadn’t been able to fully read yet, Sarah. I needed to make time for that today.

We would be leaving tomorrow. We would be marching straight to Brennons group of men and stopping a little over halfway. There we would face Brennon, Dexter, and Ryder. It had me wondering though if they were panicking or just delusional? Did they really believe this war would be easy for them to win and conquer the entire North.

I shook my head slightly to myself as I looked up at the sky. The sun was at it’s highest and the warmth felt nice against my skin. I wanted to go on a walk to the quiet stream. I needed to center myself and prepare for the journey ahead. I needed to mentally ready myself because there was no turning back.

I looked ahead and found a small trial and began my walk. The hiking trail was generally used to access to forest during a shift but not today. Charlotte was resting up for the battle and journey ahead. I took my time and didn’t want to rush through it. If something was to happen tomorrow, I wanted to be able to remember every detail, and every smell I came across. I stopped and smelled all kinds of different flowers, looked at different plants, bugs, and watched the wildlife. I touched the petals of flowers and felt how velvety they were. Everything seemed so simple.

I paused when I came to the little clearing I had been searching for. Flowers had bloomed through it and many colors of various pinks and purples were scattered about. I closed my eyes and listened to the earth around me. I heard the babbling sounds of the stream that cut through the land, the wildlife around me moving in the trees.

I walked to the water and had a seat and watched the water flow through all of the rocks. I watched small fish swim along and resting in the deeper pools, some swimming with or against the current. I heard a splash as a few geese entered down where it was deeper and widened out. I smiled to myself and made the note if we came out victorious to make more trips here in the future

I laid back on the grass and closed my eyes. I inhaled deep and exhaled slowly. I repeated this several times. I want to be so relaxed that I almost fell asleep. I was almost to that point of sleep, until the snapping of a few twigs caught my attention. I opened my eyes just as someone had blocked the sun from reaching me.

I still needed to squint and moved a hand over my face to see who had disturbed me. “My Queen I am very sorry to have disturbed you but I did not realize that was you.” A deep voice said to me. When my vision finally came forth I noticed it was Jeremy.

“It is fine Jeremy. What brings you here?” I asked as I was sitting up fully.

He sat down next to me as he looked out at the water “I just needed to come here to relax. We will be having our dinner in the office this evening and be finalizing every single detail about our journey tomorrow. What about you?” He looked over at me.

I could tell his thoughts as I watched his eyes move along my body. “I was just centering my body to the earth by using meditation. I have actually been gone a few hours so I must get back.” I turned to walk away.

I heard him sigh “Can you really read people’s thoughts?”

I turned back and looked at him “I can and you might want to keep some to yourself in my presence.” I warned him and his eyes widened. Although the way he was looking at me would have given it away. He wasn’t really trying to hide it.

“Oh. I am sorry. Please do not take any offense when I tell you what I am about to say. It is just you are very beautiful it is hard not to think..” He paused as he had a smirk come to his face. “Of ways to keep you happy. My cousin is very lucky to have found his fated mate. I am just jealous is all.” I frowned at his bold statement.

He let out a small laugh and I let out a rumbling deathly growl as a warning.

He held his hands up in surrender. “I will keep track of my own thoughts. I just want you to know that if something was to happen to Everest in the next few days, and I pray to the Goddess above nothing does happen to him, I will be here for you. For everything, for you, My Queen.” He told me before turning his back to me and looking back at the water.

I turned and walked away from Jeremy quickly. That was really weird, did he just do what I think he did?

“Girl, yes he did! I don’t know if we should be offended or be thankful someone is here for us. It honestly gave me the creeps!” Charlotte’s thoughts drifted in suddenly.

“Yeah, same here. He has done nothing but watch me intently, follow me around, and now this. I bet anything that he didn’t just run into us there.” I told her.

“I bet he followed your scent all the way here.” She agreed.

“Probably did just so he could get me alone to tell me all of that. How annoying and so very disrespectful. Should I tell Everest?” I honestly wondered if I should. I mean it was harmless but at the same time he was being disrespectful but again it was his cousin. I sighed out of frustration as we were getting closer.

“I think we should tell him, but wait until we handle this current situation the three idiots.”

I nodded to myself “Yeah, I’ll tell him on our way back. I don’t want him to be blindsided by someone challenging him. Do you think it would come to that? His own family?”

“Hmm… I don’t think he would but people are crazy, so who knows.”

I was approaching the gardens as I looked and saw Everest standing talking to Josh, Jameson, Ted, and Daniel. I could hear them discussing who would be staying behind to oversee the ones who could not fight. I decided to walk over and cut in. I didn’t know if Amber had told Jameson or not but considering she is technically my right hand and mate to Everests right hand, it is perfect.

“Hey guys.” I said cheerfully and they all greeted me back. “What are we discussing?”

“Just can’t agree on who stays with everyone who can’t go and fight.” Everest told me.

“Well, if I have a say then I nominate Amber. She’s my right hand and has high enough authority for people to listen and follow.” I said.

“Yeah we were discussing her as a viable option.” Daniel told me and the others nodded.

“I am sure she would miss out on the fight but she wouldn’t mind.” I told them.

Jameson sighed and nodded “She would be disappointed at first but it gives me peace knowing that she would be here safe, with a few warriors that we could spare of course. She could continue to run training on the newly shifted Lycans and Wolves while we are gone too.”

“That is an excellent idea! Avalynn do you agree?” Everest looked down at me.

“I do. I think it is an excellent plan.” I confirmed. Of course I thought it was excellent, it would give Amber time to process her pregnancy and how she would tell Jameson. I know shifting while pregnant would be dangerous and she could lose the pup in the process. I am sure she would have no problem at all with staying behind and keeping everyone in check.

I left them and walked back inside to go replace Amber. I sent her a link “Hey, where are you?”

She linked me back “I am in the main kitchen grabbing some snacks.”

“Okay, I will be right there.” I walked and made my way to the kitchen in search of her. When I walked in she was sitting on the counter eating some chips and salsa.

“Hey! You want some?” She smiled and happily offered me some.

“Sure! Thanks! So I have some news for you.” I took a chip and dipped it into the salsa as I spoke. “I interrupted a meeting with the guys.” I placed the entire chip in my mouth and chewed slowly to be a bit dramatic. I could see it kind of annoyed her so I smiled.

“Oh? What was it about?” She continued to eat.

“It was about who would be hanging back and taking care of everyone and overseeing things here.” I looked over to her.

“Oh yeah?” She shoved another heavily loaded chip into her mouth.

“I recommended you.” I looked at her as she was going for another chip, she paused, bringing the chip away from her mouth to look at me.

“You did?” She had a happy look on her face.

“I did. I didnt know if you have or haven’t told Jameson yet. I knkw you wanted to make that announcement special for you both. I also know shifting while pregnant can be extremely dangerous, let alone what we are going to do.” I halfway smiled. “I hope you aren’t mad.” I sighed and looked down at my lap.

“Mad? Avalynn why would I be mad?” She questioned me and sounded confused.

“Well because you’re a beast on the battle field and I pretty much stripped away that option for you before asking if you would be okay with that.” I looked at her and shrugged my shoulders.

“Avalynn you did the best thing a friend could do. You gave my baby a chance to live. It is early and I could still miscarry but this gives my baby a better chance at survival. I could never, in a million years, be mad at that.” She sat down the salsa and her bag of chips and hugged me.

I returned the hug to her and felt relieved, “Okay good. So just act disappointed then when Jameson tells you. But not so disappointed that he might change his mind.” We both laughed.

“For sure. If I jump for joy he would for sure suspect something was up and it wouldn’t be in my character to do something that is so out of place as to who I am.” She laughed.

She picked back up the bag of chips and moved the salsa in-between us. We happily ate in silence together. I could feel how relieved she was and that brought me happiness. My feet swung back and forth, happily content on my proper decision.

The cooks began pouring into the kitchen shortly after we talked and we jumped off the counters. We needed to get out of their way and not be a distraction for their work. I put the salsa up and Amber put up the chips. I grabed two bottles of water out of the fridge and passed one to Amber. I opened the bottle taking a long drink.

We moved watched as our chefs and their assistants pulled out a ton of beef. Ahh, yes one of my favorite meals tonight. House salad, ribeye steaks, twice baked loaded potatoes, corn on the cob, grilled onions, and smoked jalapeño poppers. It would be a while before everything was ready.

We walked out of the kitchen together and Amber turned to me “Should we go and give that traitorous awful woman a visit?” She gave me a grin.

“That sounds like a plan. We should check in on her. By checking on her I totally mean I need to see if I can tap into her mind.” I agreed with a smile.

On our way there we ran into Miranda. “Well you two look like you’re on an important mission.”

“We are on the way to visit Sarah in the cells.” I watched Miranda make a face. “What?”

“Oh I can’t stand her. In our short time with one another she whined and complained. I believe she even slept with him too.” She rolled her eyes. “I will leave you two to it, see you at dinner.” She smiled.

“You don’t want to come with us?” I asked and watched as she shook her head.

“I would rather wait until after the war to show my face around her.” She shrugged.

I didn’t blame her. I didn’t want to go see Sarah but seeing how it was my duty to check in on her, I owed it to her and the people. Mostly to myself to see if I had progressed properly, but whatever.

We parted ways with Miranda and head down to the cells. When we got there we checked in with the guard on duty. Two other guards accompanied us to Sarah’s cell. It was better than the other cell she had previously. She bowed her head but I tapped into her mind as Amber talked and discussed how things had been.

She wasn’t difficult like she had been previously for me to read. I strolled through her private thoughts and smiled at seeing how much she truly loathed me. She had hoped that I would die, still. Everything she had told us was a lie and I knew she would never be able to leave the cells. Not even to go back home, where she belongs. Although, there won’t be anything there for her when we are finished. I sighed and glanced over to Amber and linked her quickly “She still wants me dead. Everything she is telling you is a lie. If she ever gets the chance, she would not hesitate to murder me. We should go.”

I watched a frown form on Amber’s face and knew she was about to say something. I walked closer and held my hand for Amber to pause for a moment. I felt her calm some and I began to speak to Sarah.

“Sarah, you can stop with the lies. I can see the truth in you. See, I have had time to properly train and have learned so much about myself in the time since we last spoke. Your mind, up until now, has been difficult to open and read.” She glared at me and I smiled and turned to walk away.

I took a few steps and turned back to look at her, “Enjoy the cells.”

Amber turned and walked with me as Sarah screamed at us in the background. A small smile of victory on my face. I felt Amber’s approval as we walked back up the steps.