The Lycan King

Avalyn

My eyes lost sight of Papa and Nik. Why did he run away? Did he not like me? Did he think of me as a bad person? It doesn't make sense. It hurt. Seeing him run away from me hurt. Why did he do it? I can't think of a single reason why he would be upset with me.

Maybe that day...when we were attacked...if I hadn't been there, and he didn't have to defend himself?and?me, he wouldn't have been kept as a captive in the dungeon. He could have been living as an Alpha with Mama. And then it clicked, he resents me because I killed Mama. My heart dropped. Yes, that was it.

And then my vision was obstructed by a chest. I looked up and saw Dimitri.

"Avalyn, your nose is bleeding." Deep concern is etched on his face.

My hand immediately came up to touch my nostril and surely, it was bloody. I wiped it all away. "It's probably nothing." I muttered. The last thing on my mind was me. I didn't care about me. I wanted to talk to Papa and beg for his forgiveness.

"Or maybe it is something. Let's show it to the pack doctor." He took out a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to me. Why is he being so insistent? Doesn't he see I'm a horrible person? So much so that the one person who is wired to love me from birth is disgusted by me? If Papa doesn't care about me, how is it possible for someone who isn't even related to me to care about me?

Grabbing it, I wiped my finger on it before I dabbed it above my lip again. "I'm fine."

"I don't thin??"

"I said I'm fine." I said harshly. "I'm sorry." I caught his arm once I realised I was rude to him when he was only looking out for me. We might not he related by blood but we were family by choice. Dimitri was like a little brother. And after looking at his worried face, not even my self-depreciating thoughts could convince me that he didn't care about me.

"It's okay." His smile was crooked.

I'm being a bitch to everybody. And maybe Papa knows it. And that's why he doesn't want to be near me. That's why he couldn't bare to look at me and he ran away.

"Let's go back to the cottage, yeah? We have been outside all night and I heard Mary is making breakfast," Dimitri suggested. I nodded and we both made our way to the cottage. I just couldn't get Papa out of my head.

Will he ever like me? Will we go back to the way we were? And more importantly, how was he alive and why did anybody not know about this?

Dimitri opened the door for me when we reached the cottage we were all staying at temporarily.

"Good morning!" Everyone greeted, trying to be cheerful.

But I just wasn't having it. I walked to the table and took a seat besides Nat.

"You okay?" She whispered, putting arm around me.

"I will know in some time," I rested my head on her shoulder. She didn't even know what had happened with Papa. Heck, no one even knew that he was alive! She just knew what happened with Nikolai. She was the one who stayed with me when I came back when Nik told me he wanted to be alone.

I was still upset about it but right now, Papa consumed my thoughts.

"Don't worry child, here, have some tea." Mary came in and placed a tray full of tea cups on the table.

'Where are you?' Nik asked me.

'In the huge cottage by the the training field, the one to the west of where the pack house used to be.'?I told him. 'Mary has made breakfast for all, I'll save you a cup of tea.'?And one for Papa just in case he is with you. But I didn't say that, I didn't want to be disappointed if he didn't come back.

'Avalyn.' Nikolai said in a tight voice. 'Do not trust Mary. Don't eat anything she gives you. And especially, do?not?drink the tea.'?Alarms started ringing in my mind upon hearing his words and his tone. And then my mind started running through the the worst of the scenarios.

I looked around me, every one started getting up to get their tea cups from the table. Shit.

I instantly stood up and the chair jerked, falling over because of my sudden move. "Sorry," I uprighted it. "I'll serve the tea to everyone." I said and picked up the tray and moved around the table and then I dropped the entire tray om the wooden floor and simultaneously fell down on my hands and knees. I saw that all the cups were successfully shattered and the tea was spilled.

"Goddess!" Nat stood up immediately and helped me up.

"Sorry, I tripped." I looked at Mary and gave her a guilty smile.

She was looking at me with concern but I caught her eyes flash with irritation before she masked it with worry. "Are you okay, dearie?"?Something is definitely wrong with her.

"Yes. I'm sorry I spilled all the tea." I looked down at the mess and swiped my hand over it, the tea disappeared and the cups and saucers were mended and they sat on the tray like they did before. I picked up the tray again and placed it over the table. "Please sit, I'll make the tea again." I grabbed her and settled her in my seat.

"No it's fine, I love cooking, I don't mind making the tea again. I heard you were out all night putting out a fire?" She got up.

"Yes, didn't you know? The fire broke out in the dungeon and the in the entire pack house." I looked at her quizzically. It was surprising because the entire dungeon was made out of stone. How did the fire even start in there? And even if it did, how did it spread up to the pack house too?

pack pack house burned down, I had such nice memories with Jerome in it." A tear flickered

started but I raised

in the dungeon? Or that

entire

fire, the dungeon

eyes. "Are you accusing me of something, young lady?

nothing to do with, Avalyn." Max protested.

no one died, Mary?" I kept my gaze on Mary. "Nik was in that dungeon when it caught fire." Her eyes widened.

but I did not know the extent of it. She had downplayed the entire thing when Nik and I had gone to visit her

I felt energy charge inside me

The door slammed open

at him in horror. Immediately her hands came up and she opened her

dare." I hissed before I

attack, weren't you?" The tears flowing down her cheeks confirmed it. "You were the one

stunned into silence before they turned to look at the vampire who had entered with

eyes teared again as I looked at him but I made no move to go near him. He looked exactly like he did when I was little girl. He extended his arms towards me and a sob rose up my throat before I ran towards him and jumped, throwing my arms around his neck. I cried in his neck

cry harder. He caressed my hair like

I should have known. Emmanuel and Emilio were too dumb to plan something elaborate like this. Mary was the

I need

side of my head. I mouthed him a 'thank you' for bringing Papa back and

that you had your own pack attacked?"

"You bloodsucker killed Val??"

Papa hissed with venom. "Keeping Avalyn was both our decision

a bloodsucker is enough." She spat. "You are an abomination of nature. No one should walk on

me?" Max looked

into the monster you

he couldn't comprehend what his

to you, huh?" Papa hissed. "How could you do this to your own granddaughter?

cried. "Emmanuel told me that Avalyn died. It was a mistake made by the wolves he hired. One that wasn't supposed to happen. It was all a part of?his?plan,?not?mine. Just like keeping you alive was.

decided to set it on fire before I find out." Nik looked at her. "You knew a trial was going to happen of all the people in the cell. And you feared that your secret will be revealed if Javier comes out. And that's why you shut Emmanuel's mouth yesterday, so he wouldn't

She nodded shamefully.

tea." Papa said, looking at the tray that laid on the table. "Tell me,

"What?" Nat asked.

to kill the person Mary

shuddered at the thought of how Papa

to Max,

and Nat's head snapped to Mary and she

long enough to realise."

He lunged at Mary but Dimitri and Nat held him back. This meant that when he cheated on Nat, he was under the influence

the second. I could feel Nik getting angrier

want to kill right now?" Nik growled

kill Avalyn by getting her pregnant like this

out a loud growl and the house shook. I placed a hand

among us, "forgive me for disturbing, Alpha, Luna, but it is nine am and

look at him. "Thank you.

he left, closing the door

house caught on fire, all at once. "You were all going to kill me and I know my time is close. But that does not mean I will die alone. All of you will die with me." She grinned like a madwoman. "Have fun trying

too high and every inch of the all the walls of the house

snarled. "That

Dimitri asked me. I've never been good with

dust

swiped my hands around and turned the house into dust but then the fire still burned high along the land that marked the borders of the cottage. I could make out the pack members

still burning and spreading inside, towards us. I started freaking out. Nik and I were immune to fire but our

do?" I

"The fire is too high and too thick

I flick everyone out

think that might just work." Nik nodded. "Everyone huddle up." Nik announced loudly. And them everyone who were moving around to get away from the