The Lycan King

Avalyn

"Are you going to open the envelope?" I asked Nik when we entered our bedroom.

He took out the envelope from his pocket. "I'm not sure what to expect."

"I'm sure it will be something good." I took his hand and made him sit on the bed.

He looked at me, searching for something. I gave him an encouraging smile. With a sharp nod, he opened the envelope and unfolded the letter in it.

"Dear Nik," Nik read out loud, "if you are reading this letter, it means you have found your mate. It also means that I am not there with you to witness that, and for that, I am very sorry.

? I know what must be running through your mind. No, I did not foresee this. But I always knew your father would come for me one day. I wanted to be ready for it.

? I also want you to know that your father was not my true mate. That is not how a relationship between mates work. I am truly sorry you had to see all of that, Nik. We mated for the convenience of our packs. To merge the two most powerful packs in the world. That was not what I wished for you. I wanted you to be with your mate that the Moon Goddess had blessed you with.

? I want you to promise me that you will love your mate and keep her happy. I have raised you right and I do not wish upon anyone the fate that rested on me.

I want you to cherish your mate. You both have my blessings. I hope you find all the happiness in the world.

? Love, Viktoria." Nik finished. His heart was beating fast but he looked calm.

"She knew." He spoke. "She knew that Adrik would come for her. But she didn't tell me. Or anyone. We could have protected her. I didn't know he would come after us."

"Please don't misjudge her actions." I held his trembling hand. "She didn't?know.?She did this for you. Out of fear."

He took my hand and kissed the back of it. "I love you, Avalyn. And I will never not treat you right." He looked at me, his eyes wanting my assurance.

"I know you won't." I smiled at him softly. "You are a good man, Nikolai."

"I give you the permission to slap some sense into me if I'm being a dick to you." He half smiled, trying to lighten the mood.

"I'll be sure to remember that." I joked back.

Putting my lock behind my ear, he stood up, the letter held tight in his hand. "I'll go keep this letter in mom's room. I have some work after that, I'll meet you for dinner."

"See you later." I said before he left.

I went to see Sofiya after that. She was leaving in a couple of days and I wanted to spend more time with her before she left.

"Hello, my bitch." Sofiya hugged me.

I chucked at her greeting, hugging her back. I felt her tummy already prodding out.

I gasped. "has he grown already?" I asked.

"Yes." She grinned, lifting her top. "See." She said. Yes. There definitely was a bit of growth. Sofiya always had a flat stomach and now her lower belly was out.

"So fast? I have hardly been gone for a day." I asked.

"Vlad and I think its a mini vampire. Vampires grow faster than werewolves because their regeneration is faster than us. And Grace said we will know for sure in a couple of weeks what it is. And if it's a vampire, I'll be giving birth in four and half months." She said, her eyes wide and excited.

"That's amazing!" I grinned. "But shouldn't the baby be a wolf?and?a vampire?" It should be fifty-fifty of the parents right?

"Hybrids don't exist silly." She took a bite of a chocolate that suddenly produced in her hand. "Don't look at me that way. Momma's got to eat." She grinned, caressing her belly. "And yes. There are so many vampire and werewolf mates. At this rate, a lot of hybrids should have been here. That would be pretty cool. But it's biologically not possible." She explained.

"Oh." I blushed. didn't know that. I should have known it. "I also have some news to tell." I bit my lip.

"What is it?" She asked, sounding curious.

"I met my grandmother from my mother's side. I mean she was her adoptive mother but I got some information about her." I said.

"Shit! Really?" Her eyes widened.

"Yes." I smiled and then proceeded to tell her about out conversation with Max and then the one with Mary.

She stood up and did a clumsy curtsy. "Good afternoon, Princess Luna Avalyn Aine Alvarez-Volkov."

Jumping out of bed, I too, curtsied the best I could. "Good afternoon, soon to be Queen Sofiya Aleksandra Volkov." I giggled.

"Oh crap. You're a Queen too. Good afternoon Queen Princess Luna Avalyn Aine Alvarez- Volkov. Dang that's a huge ass name!" She laughed along with me.

"I don't even think it's said like that." I said thoughtfully.

"Yes." She snapped her fingers. "It would be something like, Avalyn Aine Alvarez-Volkov, Luna of the Rogue Pack, Princess of the Fae kingdom and Queen of the Mozog Kingdom." She grinned at me like a proud mamma. "My baby has grown so much." She wiped a fake tear from her eye and hugged me.

I hugged her back, laughing.?I really have come a long way.

"But we have to keep me being a princess or being a Fae a secret.?No one?should know about it." I said. I know she would never tell it to a soul but I was just worried.

"Of course. I understand." She smiled. "Now come, I want to spend some time with the kids before I leave too. They must be back from school by now." She said and pulled me to the living room.

word, they had just

Nikolai

time when there was a knock at my office door. It was

"Come in,?Moya Lyubov."?I called.

Ava entered, the kids

happen?"

replied and placed her hand over Adrian's shoulder.

the kids. They

forward, placing a scabbard

up, instantly knowing what it is. It was the Kozlov family dagger. It is

Adrian seriously. "How

is my father's." He replied, looking

"What's his name?"

Kozlov." He replied in a

in

out the dagger and touched its blade. I was once beaten raw for trying to touch this thing. "What is it doing with you? Why

finally got an heir since you ran away. He trained me. He wanted a back up, incase something happened to me, impregnated my mother again and had Vanessa. The

used to try to hit Nessa but I hid her away. One day I was out for training and he got her." He squeezed his sister's hand. "I planned everything. I

tell me about you. Davina told me to come here, to you, that you would keep us safe. She gave me flight tickets and money and helped us escape." He said. Davina was my best friend. The only one who knew of my father's torture. Her parents were

a

both of them. I really did. But did I like them enough to see them as my brother and

before?"

see for ourselves

They had options to pick other people. Why stay

loved you both ever since you snuck her more cake at the after party and Avalyn pushed her on

him softly. "Did you like us

gaze shifted to Ava. He gave a hesitant nod. "I feel safe here." He said in a small voice,

looked back at me, his gaze hardening. "You can give me any punishment you deem fit. I will take it

he punish you?" Avalyn asked

lying. Hiding the truth." He replied,

to touch you. Both of you. I'm so sorry you

still staring

slid on my face as

he let a

She motioned me to bend down with her tiny

bent down in my seat

loudly, as if she what she was asking was also a

"Yes." I nodded.

looked at Adrian before looking at me again, "you won't kill us?" Her eyes got wide as

that?" I would never

was being mollycoddled by Ava. "But I told him no. That you and Avalyn are nice." She grinned. "Aren't

at her hopeful expression.

beautiful grin spread across her face and then she extended her arms up, wanting me to

I picked her and settled her on my lap. She put her arms around my neck and

and turned to look at him. "It's okay if you don't wanna

eyes widened before she chuckled. I glared at her. "Avalyn would love to play house with you right now. You can paint her nails and do her hair. You would love that, wouldn't

carrying her at her hip, "why don't we go play outside hmm? I'm

minute." He said,

gave me a 'be nice' look

you." He said, his face blank but

thank me. I

is more mature

take care of us the way you do."

True.

looked into his grey eyes that he had gotten from Adrik. It was the

want to start training."

everyday, 2 hours in the evening." I

have defeated them all. It's boring now. I want someone more competitive. Andrei refuses to pair me up with older men." He pressed

the mark right on spot

in him. I was exactly the same when I was 9. Scrawny but strong, matured beyond age with scars left to heal. Being with mom and Max helped. Adrian had no one like

what to do next."

with excitement and he

way down the stairs and to the backyard which had a shortcut to

are you both

"Training grounds." I replied.

fucking nails painted by Vanessa. I

making Vanessa giggle, Ava

has makeup that you can apply on his face

widened as Vanessa's

at me worriedly. She should trust

assembled crowd. Evening training was mostly for kids who had school in the morning. And for those who missed morning training or wished to train more. The adults trained for

were 11-13, 14-16, 17-19 and 20-21. Each group had two lines and they stood according to

the field."

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