Bullied Mate Of The Lycan Kings – Chapter 161

Cade’s pov

The sounds of howls and chants filled the street, shaking me from the internal turmoil swirling in my soul.

“Alpha! Alpha! Alpha!”

de of the road to welcome us back into the pack.

ll young and inexperienced and my mother had made more enemies than friends since she took over. Enemies that will want to take their pound of flesh from me.

est tigh

to start from somewhere.

ouldn’t leave Lily’s side, no matter how horrible he felt for almost killing her. I knew Zac, and I knew that he’d never forgive himself for hurting her. I’d feel the same if I was in his position. Bia hop

the maid that met us at the door, contolling the tremble in my voice. “They ll be staying as long as they need to.”

trembling hands.

ch this is ripping you in half.

ght through me, so I focused on the spot above her eyes and remembered to force a smile.

lench.

beats, “why wouldn’t I be?” |

ht? You can tell me how you really feel. I won’t judge you ,

ing her face in my hands, I pressed a soft kiss t

her.

y entire body trembled as I tried to find a robe and it wasn’t until I realized that I was searching the wrong place for it, since all my robes were in the bathroom that the r

ead and I was the

re throwing up, my gut clenching and unclenching as I held on to the seat for dear life.

of last night’s dinner but I couldn’t get the taste of her blood out of my mouth.

he run had sealed my decision. It didn’t make the decision any easier.

er’s dismembered body laying in front of me easy to bear.

ilet and that was when the tears finally fell. My body shook, huge sobs filling the bathroom as I rested aga

hest. It felt like I couldn’t breathe.

sorrow.

as the person I had loved most in the entire world even though I knew that she only saw me as a tool.

er, I would have. I had hoped for so long that someday if I continued to show her my love, her cold heart would melt and she would Anally stop her greed. I had prayed that one day she would finally love me like I loved her and did everything to make her happy.

e seemed to have been nothing but something she

ld I explain if anyone saw me crying like this? How would Lily feel if she saw me like this? Wouldn’t she hate me for not being excited especially because we both knew that my mother had wanted her dead?

I reached for my toothbrush and quickly brushe

ad finally lost both parents.

f the deceased to mourn their loss. I hadn’t cut my hair since my father died when I was still a very little boy and I had never thought I would do it for someone like my mother. And yet, as shameful as it felt, I mourned her. I mourned who she could have been if she wasrit so power hungry.

gone back to what I had done my entire life;

follow her lead.

ncept of freedom was so foreign to me.

n in the mirror. Where there had once been golden blond hair long enough to be tied in a man bun, there was now only an inch of jagged soft and spiky blonde hair. My eyes were devoid of life and I looked more rugged, my features sharper. Would I ever be able to the Alpha this pack deserved? What i

hat I wanted to be alone, I saw Lily smiling tenderly at me as she entered and closed the door behind her gently.

e.

hope?”

s had escaped. So much for my posturing to be alright. I dropped my head in shame, watching as my tears. dropped to the ground and realizing that I couldn’t even pretend to not be grieving my mother.

at

her.

side? Do you reget what you did?”

seriousness.

glad she’s dead.”

be sad she’s dead, Cade.”

d her.”

st as if Lily had slapped me

oved my mother and I shook my head again.

sed cut their hair. Plus I didn’t even do it for her anyways, I wanted a new look. O

, grabbing her arm while raising her chin so she could see my confused eyes.

take care of you. Please let me?”

ted. She started to get undressed too. If I wasn’t so devastated by what had happened, I might have begged her to not do this except she was sure that she wanted to go all the way with me.

as here and would take her in whatever way she was offering

assage the knots in my shoulders.

ack and shoulders relax as she worked her way through my tense muscles.

here when no one was around and how you

me.

e got drunk on one of your mother’s expensive wines and she’d almost caug

nd Lily who was hiding in the bathroom and just smiled and told me that she’d ground me if she didn’t find her wine by the next night. I had rushed to get a brand new bottle the next day.

I had to accept that it was okay to miss her. To mourn her.

se a parent and I would never hold it against you for feeling sad that Cynthia is gone.” Lily whispered in my ear and held me close, resting her cheek against my back.

ing the covers around us, pulling me close to her and holding together all my broken pieces together.