The Lycan's Queen novel Chapter 12

The Lycan’s Queen Book 1 – Chapter 12 

“Well you called me here for a reason, so let me help you unpack” Adonis said, smirking at me. 

“What?” My mind was all over the place. 

“Unpack? Unless you‘ve decided that you didn‘t need my help after all. Then I‘ll just go.” Adonis shrugged his shoulders. 

“Wait! I do need your help to put the heavy stuff away,” I rambled. 

Since when do I ramble? Oh right, since I found out Adonis was my mate. 

Adonis just stood there and smirked. “First you claim me as your mate, and now you call me strong. Best day ever.” 

“I didn‘t call you strong!” My cheeks felt warm. 

“Maybe not directly, but you implied it.” He smiled. 

I rolled my eyes and pointed toward the boxes. 

“Right, let‘s unpack then,” Adonis said. 

It took us about half an hour to unpack all my things. Obviously Adonis wasn‘t allowed to unpack my clothes or undergarments, much to his dismay 

Men, they have a one–track mind. 

Once we unpacked, Adonis took me downstairs where Gabe and Lexi were. 

“Wow, I didn‘t think we‘d see the two of you today.” Gabe winked. 

“As if you and Lexi weren‘t bad when you first met. In fact, if I recall correctly, then you two didn‘t come out of your room for three days,” Adonis replied. 

Lexi blushed and Gabe pushed Adonis. 

“Okay, enough. What should we do now?” Lexi asked. 

“How about a tour? I don‘t really know where anything is in this massive place,” I suggested. 

Lexi‘s eyes lit up. “That‘s such a good idea! Of course you wouldn‘t know where everything is! Let‘s go, guys.” 

Okay, Aarya, this is the time you can look for potential exit points. Take notes, this information is useful. 

I didn‘t really pay much attention to Lexi‘s explanation as she took me on the tour. The men were trailing behind. 

What I noticed on this tour was that every exit was guarded Adonis was 

clearly very strict about who enters and who leaves. 

For some reason the thought of not being able to leave didn‘t make me sad. The very fact I was thinking about leaving was now causing me sadness. 

A few hours in Adonis‘s presence and I was feeling like this? The mate bond was something very powerful indeed. 

Lexi showed me where the kitchen was, and as we entered, many people left. These people stopped in their steps and bowed to me. What the hell? I didn’t want to be bowed to, it made me feel weird. 

Lexi sensed my discomfort and pulled me ahead of the boys to whisper, “I know you‘re not used to people bowing to you, but it‘s their way of showing their respect to you. Aarya, these people have prayed for you to arrive and help their king.” 

Her words stuck with me. Adonis was alone for so long; his people must have given up hope as well. I guess Adonis finding me was the best thing for him and his people. 

Wow, I was turning into a softy, but I wasn‘t mad about that. 

Once the tour was done, Adonis and I said our goodbyes. Adonis told me he‘d meet me upstairs after he‘d ordered food for us. 

I hugged Lexi before heading back to the room. Adonis‘s heavenly scent lingered in the air, and I breathed it all in. His scent warmed me; it was an amazing feeling 

Hunter‘s necklace caught my eye, and I walked over to it. If only he had given it to me sooner, I thought as I ran my hands over it. 

If he had returned my feelings sooner, then I wouldn‘t be in this mess. 

However, something deep inside me told me that Hunter was never the one for me, that he was never going to keep me eternally happy. 

Sighing, I picked up the necklace to chuck in the bin. As much as I didn‘t want to, it was for the best. I didn‘t need any reminders of my past lying around here. 

Before I could chuck it in the bin, Adonis walked in and his gaze immediately narrowed on the necklace. 

“Why are you holding that thing?” he asked, closing the door. 

“Well, I was...,” I didn‘t get a chance to reply as Adonis stepped even closer to me, his chest rising up and down. 

“Why are you sad over this necklace?” His deep voice caused sparks to shoot down my spine. 

“I am not sad over this necklace. In fact, I was going to ” Again, my sentence remained unfinished, this time because I looked into Adonis‘s eyes. 

His stunning hazel eyes were switching to black. I knew what that meant His lycan was in control. = 

My heart was racing faster and faster, but not from nerves, from excitement. I blame my wolf for that. 

“Tell me the truth. I saw the way that boy looked at you,” Adonis spat.