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.

her word, they had

Nikolai

was a knock

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

door opened and Ava entered,

something happen?" I

really." She replied and placed her hand over Adrian's shoulder. "The kids have something to

at the kids. They looked scared for some

a scabbard on the

is. It was the Kozlov family dagger. It is Adrik Kozlov's dagger. My sperm giver's family

at Adrian seriously. "How did you get

my father's." He replied, looking at

"What's his name?"

He replied in

in a

I was once beaten raw for trying to touch this thing.

he 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 baby was a

I was out for training and he got her." He

tickets and money and helped us escape." He said. Davina was my best friend. The

from a father I

did. But did I like them enough to see

lie before?" I

be the best if see

in our house." They had options to pick other people. Why stay at someone's place you weren't

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

softly. "Did you

"I feel safe here." He said

me, his gaze hardening. "You can give me any punishment you deem

punish you?" Avalyn

the truth." He replied, not moving his

Both of you. I'm so sorry you had to go

was still staring at

slid on my

tough mask cracked as he let a smile pass and hugged Ava

me. She motioned me to bend down with

down in my seat to her level.

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

"Yes." I nodded.

again, "you won't kill

I replied softly. "Why would you think that?" I would never hurt anyone for

glancing at her brother who was being mollycoddled by Ava. "But I told him no. That you and Avalyn are nice." She

heart squeezed at her hopeful expression. "Yes." I

and then she extended her arms up, wanting me

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

lap, put her arm around my neck and turned to look at him. "It's okay if you don't wanna play house with my anymowe. My new bwother will play with me

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.

we go play outside hmm? I'm pretty sure Dimitri would like to play with us." She grinned mischievously as she walked towards the door.

He said, looking at

me a 'be nice' look before

said, his face blank but his

thank me. I did what I

swear he is more mature

us in. Or take care

True.

a nod as I looked into his grey eyes that he had gotten from Adrik. It was the

start training."

hours

want someone more competitive. Andrei refuses to pair me up with older men." He pressed his lips

Vanessa." I said, hitting the mark right on spot as his

him. I was exactly the same when I was 9. Scrawny but strong, matured beyond age with

see and decide what

excitement and he gave

down the stairs and to

you both going?"

"Training grounds." I replied.

by Vanessa. I

exclaimed childishly, making Vanessa giggle,

you can apply on his face too."

as Vanessa's

looking at me worriedly. She should

continued our walk to the training grounds. I saw Andrei standing in front of the 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 3-4 hours a day and the kids 2-3 hours

and stood with the kids of his age group, which was 8-10. The rest of the age groups were 11-13, 14-16, 17-19 and 20-21. Each group had two lines and they stood according to their

laps around the field."

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