The Lycan Series
The Lycan King’s Breeder Chapter 14

Avalyn's

POV

Time might not be able to heal everything, but it did heal me physically.

Another few days went by and I was feeling better than I ever had been. I made sure to stick to the diet Lydia had designed for me. I went to her every appointment and even did light exercises -if walking around regularly to make me stronger counted as exercise. I wasn't one hundred percent there yet, but I was improving steadily every day.

I was honestly surprised by how fast my body recovered when I put in the effort, but then again, Lydia's potions had a huge play in my health improvement.

Since there was no way for me to look back, I persuaded myself to accept the situation. Crying wasn't going to help me. So I accepted my fate.

It didn't mean I liked it though.

My brain kept trying to convince me that by the time all this was done and over with, I would be in a much better place. I would be healthier and I would have freedom... or stay alive. Well, I hoped I would.

Even if now I was living in constant fear, I tried to assure myself that these people wouldn't hurt me since I would be carrying their Alpha's child, but deep down in my mind, I knew It was all a load of crap. The self-deception was eating at my brain.

The Alpha's mate their queen- had made it clear that I wasn't safe. No matter how I tried to convince myself, I wasn't.

I couldn't imagine a world where someone would be okay with their partner getting someone else pregnant. She despised my whole existence. After the little talk, she and I had the other day, I had been on edge, hoping she wouldn't change her mind one day and decide to just kill me. Well, at least she was keeping me alive for now and I had to have contended with that.

It was an hour after I'd had my dinner, I looked out of the window and watched the evening sky casting shadows across the pack grounds. This was the only leisure time I was given every day outside of my busy treatment schedule with Lydia.

I took a book from the library to the small reading nook of my room. Some maids had come in earlier with dinner, which was weird because Dawn always brought my meals, but I hadn't thought much about it, maybe she'd been busy. They had lit the small fireplace, I was grateful for it as the warmth felt amazing on my skin.

A knock at the door drew my attention away from the fire and the book. Before I could get up to go open the door, it was pushed open, and in walked two of the maids whose visits I had become accustomed to, along with an older woman I had never met before. I frowned at this. Changes always came with danger...

"Miss Avalyn. I'm here to prepare you," the older woman stated as if she was in charge. Then she bowed slightly.

"Uhm... I'm sorry... prepare me for what occasion? I -I don't think we've met before," I said hesitantly and stood up, confusion clouding my brain as I walked toward them.

What the hell was she talking about?

"Forgive me, Miss Avalyn..." she trailed and I took the time to take a proper look at her.

"I am Elizabeth, head maid of the palace. The Luna sent me here to make sure you were prepared for the evening." She recited casually like I was supposed to understand what was happening.

Her words confused me further -why would Willow send maids to 'prepare' me for the evening?

What the hell was going on? And where the hell was Lydia and Dawn?

They had come to check up on me this morning but had left after I finished having breakfast and they hadn't come back since then.

Something was going on and nobody was telling me.

It wasn't until I watched the woman disappear into the bathroom to run a bath that I realized what she meant. The book in my hands fell to the ground and I felt tears threatening to fall. Oh no!

It was tonight... It was tonight -but it shouldn't be! I had until tomorrow. Lydia said I'd be ready by tomorrow.

I frantically looked around the room, ran up to the two maids, and grabbed one by the collar of her shirt startling her. "Please... there's been a mistake... you have to help me. I... I can't do this... Lydia. Please I need to speak to Lydia!" I cried, shaking the poor girl aggressively. Tears had begun to fall from my eyes at this point.

The other maid gave me a sympathetic look as she tried to calm me down, but I wasn't listening.

Their Lycan king -a man I had heard stories about. A man I had been told by several people to fear. A man I knew absolutely nothing about- was coming to claim me.

I felt a bile rise at the back of my throat, threatening to spill out. I felt sick. It felt like the ground was spiraling under my feet.

I was going to die!

"Miss Avalyn you have to take a seat so we can get started..." I heard someone's voice say but I didn't bother to check who it was.

My ears had begun to ring loudly as I stared at the floor numbly. I was not ready for this. Willow had given me until tomorrow, why had she suddenly changed her mind? Lydia... Dawn...

Had they known about this? Maybe that was why they had left in the morning and hadn't returned.

Time seemed to slow down as I took a seat back on the chair, accepting my cruel fate in the hardest of ways.

The maids had begun stripping me naked, discarding me of all my clothing like I was a doll in an open shop about to be displayed. They didn't even pay any attention to me as they continued working on my body like I wasn't even there. It wasn't until the bath water was ready that Elizabeth gestured for me to follow her.

I willed my legs to follow the woman to the bathroom and got into the bathtub. Warm water swirled around me as I soaked in the fresh, natural-scented liquid. The warmth seeped into my muscle.

It was relaxing and brought a little comfort, but not enough to quench my inner turmoil.

I watched as the rest of the maids began lighting candles around the room. The flickering candlelight provides a soft orange glow. It immediately made the large and empty suite feel warmer.

It was getting dark outside and the colorful clouds in the sky had begun to dim. It was a perfect night that anyone would dream of having their first time in.

However, the man I was about to lose my virginity to was someone who already had a mate. The only purpose he would have here tonight was to leave a child in my belly. And once he took what I held dear, I wondered what would become my fate. No love, no feelings, only business.

No matter how long I had been mentally preparing for this night, I could not stop the tears from streaming down my face as I let the reality of things sink in.

I thought about my Father, I thought about how life hadn't been fair to me.

"It's going to be okay," I sobbed to myself as I sunk deeper into the water.

I didn't know how much time had passed since I sat there crying, but the voice of Elizabeth made me look toward the door. She stood there with a white towel in her hands.

"We must hurry. The alpha will be here soon," she said urgently.

Trembling, I stood from the bath, the cool air hit my skin and I shivered. Elizabeth didn't hesitate to come towards me and wrap the towel around my body, ushering me to move toward the bedroom.

Upon the bed sat a pair of red lingerie that had been hand-picked for me to wear. The material was silky smooth and...

Thin, very thin.

I couldn't help but feel very vulnerable in the outfit. It was so thin that I could see completely through it, and the fact that it hugged what curves I had made me feel very distasteful -like I was some sort of hooker.

I couldn't wear this.

I was filled with shame at the way I looked, humiliated. To even think that I would be presenting myself to their King in such an attire. Looking at myself in the mirror, I didn't even feel like the girl I had been once been, I felt like a slut.

My once rosy cheeks were ashen with dread. Fear had consumed me whole, and I knew that there would be no way to hide it, not when my face screamed how I felt.

"Oh, Miss Avalyn, you look so beautiful!" One of the maids exclaimed when she was done preparing the room. "The Alpha will be pleased."

I was about to lose my virtue to a man who didn't give two shits about me and that was what these people were worried about -Making me look good for their Alpha?

A shiver ran down my spine as I felt rage bubble up within me.

The maid noticed me shaking and must have misunderstood, because she quickly grabbed a white silk robe that had been laying on a chair and carefully draped it over my shoulders, bringing me some warmth. I didn't even bother to thank them as I watched them all turn to leave.

I was left alone in the room with my thoughts.

"I can do this. Avalyn you can do this..." I kept chanting to myself.

Just nine months. Nine months and a child, and then I would be free to start over somewhere new.

I heard the sounds of ruffling leaves from outside the open window making me aware that somebody was out there. I turned around to check it out, only to be met with piercing blood-red eyes belonging to the biggest wolf I'd ever laid my eyes upon. Mrs. Jacobson had shown us pictures and clips of real-life werewolves in class, but none compared to this.

It was so fucking huge!

My instincts kicked in and I began to back away slowly, but this only caused a low growl to emit from the black wolf. Its red eyes never once left mine.

I felt my blood drain out of my body. I let out a silent prayer as the huge wolf leaped through the open window and landed directly in front of me blocking my path. There was something about the way its red eyes glared at me that made chills run down my spine. This wasn't a friendly visit.

This was it. I was dead.