chapter 17

★★★ Lucian★★★

I sighed, I was tired of being in wolf form. By the time she would return, all the wolves would be able to perceive me on her. That would be strange, annoying, a reason to raise curiosity and suspicion...

A reason not to care.

Of course you won't care, she likes you. To her, I'm the big bad wolf and you the mighty sweet hero. The irony of the situation.

Of your situation, don't include me.

Oh hero, your mate have been gone for an hour, haven't she ran away?... I asked sardonically.

She won't, she loves me.

Right... I drawled... She will never... I stopped when I sensed her coming.

You were saying?

Shut up... Killian laughed. I was furious, jealous of my own wolf, sad. He was getting all the attention but I wasn't, that was cruel.

Your fault.

Shut up.

tiana walked in dragging a leopard behind her. I was shocked. How did she catch a leopard all by herself? With just a knife!

My mate is so strong... Killian chirped proudly... Yours died after a simple whipping when mine survived hell. I'm so proud of my mate.

She's my m... I stopped, realising what I was about to say.

Your what?... He taunted.

'I caught breakfast Rocky, hope you like it.' She said excitedly, panting with excitement. Killian stood up and walked to her, he nudge her side and rubbed his snout against her. She sighed with contentment. I rolled my eyes jealously, how easy she melted to his touch when she would throw a tantrum of it was me.

Again, your fault.

I am going to make her hate you too. She can't hate just me, we are in this together.

Never.

We'll see about that.

Tiana went off to explore while my arrogant wolf ate, she didn't want to witness him feeding. When he was done savoring the taste of his mate's kill, he drank from the waterfall and soaked himself to clean his precious fur. The one thing Killian values more than Rick and even me, was his fur. He always loved his fur to glow; standout. We were the only gold wolf as far as we knew and he wanted to remain the best. So conceited. We set off to find Tiana after his fur dried off, she already cleaned herself by a pond and was feeding the swans with... Where did she get that from?

How it your business?

What did I do now? I didn't say anything wrong. This mate of yours is Delilah, evil Jezebel.

Don't insult my mate!

I will! Since she came along, all we have done with each other is fight, fight, fight and fight! We never disagree this much before, she's separating us.

You're separating us! I didn't argue with you when you decided to get a choice mate! I didn't protest when you made decisions. For the first time, I want something, you are fighting me over what the moon goddess gave to us! What is wrong with you Lucian!... My wolf was angry, furious, if he could kill me, he would.

I don't know, maybe what is wrong with me is that my mate is the daughter of the thing that killed our parents, our kind, our unborn baby sister!

Her father, not her. She saved Riley and Rick. If not for her, there wouldn't be a them now and we wouldn't have found the village of the things. She watched you killed her entire family, isn't that enough torture?! What else do you want from her?! You killed her family and people after she saved yours... Okay, we killed her family and people after she saved ours, left her to die under tortures and torments, she almost died and all done by her mate. Do you think it's easy for the both of us?! What else do you want from her?!

'Killian!' Tiana shouted anxiously. 'What's wrong? Why are you angry? You are freaking me out,' Killian growled and shook his head. When he gets furious, it takes a lot to calm him down.

You better get away from her before you hurt her.

Listening to my scornful advice, Killian turned and dashed out of the oasis, running far away from her, the oasis and the pack house. I sent a message to Becca to get her back.