Traded To The Lycan King by MG Wattsons novel Chapter 164

“No,” Teiran says with a small frown. “This has nothing to do with what my birthright is and everything to do with what is right.”

I watch him for a moment, weighing the truth of his words, searching for anything I may construe as a lie. But I find nothing, as if he has nothing to hide. Maybe he is being honest, and perhaps he is someone I could trust. But that does not mean I should or will.

“Why do you want to see the Alpha and Luna?” I ask him.

“I trust your Luna, and I believe she can help me.” He says like it’s such an obvious thing.

“But the question is, does she trust you?” I arch a brow and he looks away.

“I see we will make no headway with this. So instead, I will be the one to go out on a limb and extend trust first.” He says, his intense eyes landing on me.

“And how do you plan to do that?”

“I will share with you all the Information I have at my disposal. Dragons can not breed hybrids.” He says, walking away from me, his back turned before he groans as he lowers himself to a log beside the fire.

“How do you know if no one has ever tried?” I ask, following him. He exhales and then shakes his head.

“The first-born child is and will always be the strongest dragon. A dragon can not exist where there is another being. It is why vampires have no effect on us when we are bitten. Our beasts are territorial and they do not allow for sharing of minds.”

“We used to believe no one could have hybrids in general,” I remind him. “And now we have a Luna who is a hybrid with a siren. Things that have not been tested can’t be confirmed as impossible until it’s been tried.”

“That egg is a dragon.” He says, a look in his eyes telling me he truly believes that. “It is not only just a dragon, but it is my sibling.”

“It could be a Phoenix. Or a dragon or some crazy version of the two. It is fantastic that you want to believe that there is nothing amiss with that egg, but the truth is that you can’t know. No one can until it is hatched and we see what it is.”

“Once I have the egg, I will be able to tell.” He says, and I scoff.

“Like you all could tell that Giselle wasn’t a dragon? Forgive me for sounding pessimistic, but I am highly doubting your ability to tell.”

“I could tell.” He whispers, looking into the fire that seems to burn yet emits no smoke. “Through the haze of magic and thread of lies, I knew she was not what she claimed to be.”

I exhale, my shoulders heaving up before dropping.

“Look, I can’t take you to Luna Colette or Alpha Hayes because we are not headed in that direction.”

“There is a high likelihood you will need to head back sooner rather than later, with or without what you are looking for.” He says, leaning forward, his eyes boring into mine. “Dragons are at your doorstep, eager for vengeance and what they think you have stolen from them.”

I swallow the lump in my throat, knowing he is right. If we don’t speed things up, there is a chance we will have no home to go back to. The pressure of everyone’s lives rests on my shoulders, our shoulders, and I can’t even focus long enough to track or fight the way I should.

“My kind is safe for now,” I tell him, trying to convince myself as well. “With the help of the sirens and the occasional other species jumping in to take sides…”

He arches a brow, looking amused. “I don’t mean to speak down to you or ill of your kind, but have you seen a dragon in true form? We are not small in mass or numbers. Vampires do not scare us and no other species can rule us. It is why the treaty was so important. We value structure and laws almost as much as we value beautiful things.”

“And yet here you are claiming to be on my side?” I say, making him smile.