Chapter 179 – Absent Luna of the Lycan King Novel (Ivy & Kyson)

Filed To Story: Absent Luna of the Lycan King Novel (Ivy & Kyson)

“Mum always had a thing for him,” Peter admitted and I nodded, not knowing what to reply

“She shouldn’t have done that knowing you were his mate,” he adds

“No. She shouldn’t have but this is your chance, Peter. If you are lying, tell me now because if I leave here and find out you lied, I won’t stop my mate from killing you,” I tell him

“I’m not lying. You can command me, though sometimes it doesn’t work,” Peter says, glancing nervously at Liam, and I look at Liam, who turns and looks at him

“Pardon?” Liam asks

“Your command, it hurts but doesn’t affect me as badly as the King’s,” he shrugs

“So you lied when I commanded you? Faked it?” Liam growls but Peter nods his head

“I thought you would let me go, but you didn’t,” Peter says, yet Peter has not shifted yet, so how could he resist it?

“We will figure that out later. For now, we should go. I just felt Kyson wake up, and I want to go before he comes looking for me. Kyson won’t ask for answers. He will demand blood,” I tell Liam

“And Trey?” Liam asks

“When we get back,” I tell Liam before turning on my heel and walking out. The mind link stirs as Kyson wakes, but I could feel he was pretty hungover

“Azalea!” He says frantically through the mind link

“I’m fine. I am with Liam,” I assure him. I feel the tension leave him through the bond, relief flooding through me from him

“Where are you? I will come to you,” he tells me as Liam holds me steady as I climb the stairs leading back into the kitchen. I stop just outside the pantry doors, waiting for Liam to lock the cellar door

“I’m in the kitchen, but shower and wake up. Clarice will send up something for you to eat and get rid of the hangover,” I told him while looking at Clarice, who nodded to me. She seemed surprised to see me but didn’t comment on it, which ! appreciated

“That can wait. I’ll be down soon,” Kyson says

“Kyson, I’m fine. I just want to go into town. Liam is with me. I promise I will come to see you when I get back,” I tell him

“Azalea,” He said my name like an order daring me to challenge his word again and I sighed, knowing he was already on his way to me. I could feel him getting closer when he appeared in the doorway leading into the kitchen after a few minutes, there was no point running he would chase me down

Yet as he appeared, the sigh that left him and how he rolled his shoulders told me he needed to see me to ensure I was alright. His smell overrode my senses and was more potent than the robe I was wearing, which had me moving to go to him. He met me halfway, pulling me into his arms, his hand going to my head while he wr*pped his arm around my body, his l*ps in my hair

“You shouldn’t have left without telling me. I woke up and thought…” he doesn’t finish, and I don’t question, not wanting to know where his mind just took him

He sniffs me before burying his nose in my hair and then p**ssing it to my neck. A low thrumming growl leaves him, making goosebumps rise on my arms and his grip tightens but not painfully more like he was trying to remove the scent on me and replace it with his

“Where were you?” I knew he knew, so there was no point lying

“I went to see Peter. Liam and Trey went with me because I asked, and there were also two other guards down there,” I tell him knowing Peter’s scent was heavy down there, he growls, grabbing my face in his hands and turning my face up to look at him

“Out!” He growls, watching me. The room was evacuated under his order within seconds. Yet he didn’t let me go. Instead, he rested his forehead against mine and let out a breath. I waited for the wrath, his fury. I could feel it through the bond as he fought the urge to break something, or maybe me. I wasn’t sure, so I didn’t push him

“Explain…. Please,” he growls

“You wouldn’t have let me go,” I told him. He pulls his forehead from mine, looks away, and nods because I am right

“I may have,” he breathes out

“You don’t seem so sure of that,” I told him. I struggled to read him through the bond yet I p**ssed my face to his ch*st. He purrs, a sound I relished, calming and relaxing me

“I may have, to prevent you from going without me,” Kyson whispers, and I sigh. I was relieved he wasn’t mad, but I still had to go into town

“Come on; I need to get changed,” Kyson says

“I was about to go to town with Liam,”

“Why? What is it you want? I will send for it,” He asked while burying his face in my neck. My heart beats erratically at his words, something he picks up on instantly. A low purr emanates from him as he runs his nose up my neck to my jaw, forcing my head up as he scents my skin. Scenting any deception, I couldn’t bring myself to lie. Not for Peter, not for myself either. Kyson stayed, and even though his scent reeked of whiskey from last night, which should have made me wary, I told him the truth

“I was going to see Peter’s grandparents. Peter told me something, and I wanted to ask,”

“No!” He growled cutting me off

“Wait. You haven’t even let me explain.”

“I don’t care what Peter said! It won’t save him from me and you won’t change my mind either! Whatever game he has played that has made you curious and feeling guilty won’t be ‘ entertained. The answer is no, Azalea,” Kyson says, and my! stomach sinks. I needed answers. I just wanted answers

Kyson nudges me toward the door, but my feet remain planted

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