lo

ly will be there this year. Is Prin

ill be at the ball this year, but neith

ent story. Lycans rarely find gifted mates, but they will almost always choose a lycan mate. It is not unheard

ill be a few disappointed she-wolves if that is the case. How

t my brother. "How

made mates. Xander is the only one that hasn't, and he wi

"I assumed Xander was the only one who had

he presence of my mate." Every single male stiffens as I take this opportunity to leave.

e. "Please notify your mother th

w my neck, and exit the sud

ly departure. I am not in the mood to talk about my

allen in love with has met a terrible end. It is one of the primary reasons I

hear a shri

e passed the grand hall. My mother has decked it out

appear to be outside. Why

next to a woman with

and incredibly warm smile. The woman is tall, stand

long onyx-colored hair, but that is about it. Her indigo e

xtending her arm to me. I approach her and

the long sleeve I am wearing, making me grimace. I got it past Dad, but I was naive to believe I could get it past her.

horror. "Can you te

"I apologize on behalf of my mother. My na

Lycan Queen smiles softly at me. "Hello, my name is Melia.

ays, sniffing it and

a rogue while we were investigating an attacked town. He charged at me, but I killed h

ontact with Wolfsbane?" While the quee

say, "I did not say th

Lycan did this?"

ly. "And that is definitely Wolfsbane," my mother yells, making the quee

I am about to pass away from embarrassment. "Would you mind exp

father warns

esponds, pointing to mine. "Yo

assess the wreckage." When he looks at my arm,

bored. "You can, however, un

can?" The King demands,

ifficult?" I inquire, b

s as she enters the room. "You can sense her strengt

und. "I have never heard of anyone us

behind," Exzel muses, looking at his wife. "

ding Wolfsbane, he had to hav

ycan do it," Exzel says, looking at me. "I suspect their m

's eyes darken. "Did someone tr

assures. "You need to calm down

my back, removing it

a little tired from the day's ev

just learned. It is not like I was not going to tell them about my assault. I intended to tell them when my parents were alone. I had not count