The Lycan's Queen
Chapter 25

The Lycan’s Queen Book 1 - Chapter 25

The steely determination in Adonis's eyes never left as he grabbed my hand, and we left the room.Of course I was still angry with him, but this mate bond was making it harder for me to stay mad athim.

We made our way back to his study, where Lexi and Niya were still both sitting down. They jumpedup when they saw us and looked at Adonis, worried

Adonis paid them no attention as he strode straight to his desk and picked up his phone.

“Bring Luke here now,” Adonis demanded.

He looked at Lexi and Niya. “You both go and get your mates.”

Neither of them said a word but just nodded and left. I guess they felt Adonis's anger and didn'twant to provoke him.

Adonis didn’t even give me a chance to sit down; he pulled me down so I was sitting on his lap.

Me being angry, I tried to get up and leave, but Adonis held me down. Fucking strong mate(Thisnovel will be daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com), I couldn't leave his embrace.

Adonis growled and said, “If you keep moving like that, I won't be responsible for what happensnext. A lycan only has so much self-control when it comes to their mate.”

Oh shit. I immediately stopped moving and felt heat rise up my cheeks.

Images of Adonis taking me over his desk invaded my mind, and I swore.

This was not the time to be thinking about that. I shook my head to try and clear the images frommy head.

The last thing I needed was to be distracted by my dirty mind.

It didn't take long for everyone to join. Adonis’s study was big enough for everyone, so I decided toget up off his lap and sit down next to Niya.

Being near Adonis was not working out well for me nor my body.

I knew he was angry with my move, but he didn't say anything. Luke and Sophia joined us this time.Luke's solemn face told me all I needed to know.

Sophia held onto her mate's hand, probably comforting him after what just happened.

“Enough is enough, this idiot has played his games with us, but it's time we show him who hemessed with,” Adonis growled.

Evan and Gabe both nodded in agreement. Niya grasped my hand, and I took a deep breath.“Luke, did you figure out if any of your men saw anything?” Adonis asked.

“They said there was only one guard who they didn't recognize. He had a scar on his face.” Lukelooked angry

Scar

"A scar?” My heart was racing as seven pairs of eyes turned to look at me.

"Scar that looked like claw marks,” I muttered under my breath.

“Aarya?” Niya looked at me, confused.

“The lady. She told me the man who threatened her had a scar that looked like claw marks on hisface. It has to be the same guy,” I replied.

Adonis gripped the side of his desk. Both Evan and Gabe looked at Adonis, concerned. Luke staredat the wall, silent, but his grip on Sophia's hand had me concerned.

“Dimitri, could it be?” Gabe started.

“No, it's impossible,” Adonis cut Gabe off.

“I think you need to check,” Gabe tried again.

What was going on? Check what? I looked at Luke, who looked tortured. I saw his pain reflected inhis eyes. Why was he in pain?

My gaze found Adonis’s, who looked at me and then sighed. He picked up his phone and held it tohis ear while it dialed

Gabe sat down next to Lexi, who held his hand. Evan looked at Niya; he wanted her comfort. Niyalooked conflicted, but I knew Evan needed

Niya.

So, I stood up and motioned for Evan to take my seat. He looked at me, grateful, as he took a seatnext to Niya.

I looked at my mate, who was glaring a hole in the wall. The tension in the room was evident, butwhy I was still unsure about.

Adonis glanced at me and held out his hand for me. I took his hand, and he pulled he to his side,holding onto me for dear life.

It felt like hours when, in reality, it was minutes before someone answered. Adonis tightened his gripon me, and he asked a few questions to the person on the phone.

Suddenly his grip loosened, and he turned away from me.

“Are you telling me the truth? Go and look again.” Adonis was breathing fast.

The answer he got clearly pissed him off as he threw his phone at the wall, making all of us jump.The phone shattered into tiny pieces.

“Bastardo.” Adonis ran his hands through his hair.

I looked at Gabe and Evan, who both looked angry. What was going on?

“Fanculo, quel bastardo fuggi.” He paced the room. (Fuck, that bastard escaped.)

“Dimitri tends to talk in Italian when he is extremely pissed off,” Evan said

Even though it was the wrong time, I couldn’t help but thinking how hot Adonis sounded when hespoke Italian.

“Your reaction tells us all we need to know.” Gabe shook his head.

“But how? How could this have happened?” Evan looked confused.

"What is going on? Who are you talking about?” I asked.

Adonis whipped his head around so fast I thought he would break his neck. He strode toward meand picked me up.

Knowing he was angry, I decided it was in everyone's best interests if I didn't move or piss him offeven more. Adonis buried his face in my neck and took deep breaths.

“Non ti portera via da me,” he muttered. (He won't take you away from me.)

“I don't know what you are saying, Adonis.” I sighed.

"How the fuck can this happen?” Adonis growled, lifting his head up and looking at everyone.

“We are just as confused as you.” Gabe shook his head in disbelief.

“I am still clueless over here,” I tried again.

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Adonis paid me no attention as he placed me on his desk and stood between my legs so I wasfacing the opposite way to everyone else.

Fuck no, I wanted to know what was going on. I pushed Adonis away, jumped down from the desk,and made my way over to the other side.

Adonis let out a groan of frustration, while Evan and Gabe look amused.

“I know it's the wrong time, but this is funny.” Evan smirked.

“I agree, your mate is headstrong like you, Dimitri.” Gabe laughed.

“Damn right I am. So, you will tell me what is going on.” I glared at Adonis.

"Don't forget I am still angry with you,” I added.

“That is girl code for You better tell me what is going on if you want me to forgive you.’ I know that.”Evan looked pleased with himself.

"Oh yeah? How do you know that so well? You angered a lot of girls?” Niya raised her eyebrows.“Huh? No, no! That's not what I mean... I..well, I just.” Evan stumbled over his words.

It was clear Niya was just messing with Evan. Her eyes twinkled with mischief, but poor Evan wasclueless.

Instead, the poor guy was struggling to replace the words to explain to his mate what he meant.“Evan, she was just messing with you.” I laughed

Niya laughed. “Your reaction was the best.”

“You were just messing with me?” Evan looked dazed.

"Wow, my mate is a joker just like me.” Evan had a massive grin on his face.

“Yes, but she’s much better than you. She actually makes us laugh.” Gabe patted Evan on theshoulder.

We all laughed, but our little moment was short-lived as Luke stood up and banged his hand on thedesk, causing a few of us to jump.

“*Enough. Now isn't the right time to be laughing. We have serious problems to deal with, AaryaYou being mad at Adonis or being nosy isn’t helping. Some things aren't meant for you to know.”The room suddenly went silent, and I took a step back. I had never seen Luke so mad, and his wordsfelt like a personal attack against me.

"You realize that you sound like a spoiled brat not getting what they want?” Luke shook his head atme.

His words cut deep and made me think, was I really acting like that?

“Luke!” Sophia exclaimed, pulling Luke away and sitting him back down.

“I... I'm sorry. I didn't know that's how I was acting.” I shook my head, disappointed in myself.“Sorry? Why the fuck are you sorry? He should be sorry for talking to you like that,” Adonis spat.Everyone was silent as Adonis glared daggers at Luke. My gaze found Evan and Gabe's, who werelooking between Luke and Adonis in wony.

Luke stood up. “She doesn’t get to know. It's none of her business, and it isn't like you were dying totell her anyway.”

“She has a name, and it's Aarya. And she is your queen. Show her the respect she deserves.” Adonisgripped his desk.

“I know that, and I knew her before she was queen. I am telling you this as your friend. I don't wanther to know,” Luke said.

“Enough!” Adonis yelled, breaking his desk in half.

“Holy shit!” Evan pulled Niya and I away just in time as pieces of the broken desk flew everywhere.Evan had me and Niya in his hold as we all stood there shocked.

“My mate, my queen will know everything, and if you don't like that, then you can fuck off.” Adoniswalked over to Evan, who let me go

Adonis pulled me into his embrace. My heart was still racing a million miles per hour, (This novel willbe daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com)and I couldn't believe what I just witnessed.

“Mi dispiace amore mio.” Adonis whispered. (I'm sorry my love.)

“I am hoping that means you're sorry,” I guessed.

Adonis nodded, and I sighed, “Gabe, get someone to clean this up.”

I dragged Adonis out, and everyone else followed. This day was just getting worse; it needed to beover.

Adonis looked at everyone. “I think we need to continue this conversation, so let's go to my secondstudy.’

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"You have a second study?” I asked.

"Of course he does. You don't want to know how many desks he used to break.” Evan shook hishead.

Adonis ignored Evan, and we all made our way to the second study. As soon as everyone wascomfortable, Adonis cleared his throat.

“I will tell everyone what they need to know. If anyone has a problem with it, then they are morethan welcome to leave.” Adonis glared at Luke, who kept his head down.

“This guy with a scar across his face is someone we know. He was someone close to us all, everyoneloved him, but he went mad. Mad after realizing he wasn't going to be a lycan with power. A madlycan is dangerous, their human side is lost, and they destroy everything in their path. This man wasLuke's brother, and the scar on his face was caused by me.” Adonis sighed.

No one said anything as the words sank in. Luke had a brother? No wonder he didn't want anyoneto know.

Luke looked down, ashamed, as Sophia comforted her mate.

“He was taken away and locked in a cell deep underground. None of us could kill him because weall loved him at one point. Adonis rang to check if he was still there, but he escaped. It confirmedour worst thoughts. He is out, and he is coming for us,” Evan finished off.

“What made him go mad?” I asked.

“Power, or lack thereof. He wanted to be a lycan with power, but Adonis never gave him what hewanted. He was angry that his younger brother got given a title, but he didn't have one,” Lukereplied.

“I never gave him a title because I knew he was reckless, but I still cared for him like a brother. Butone mistake of mine caused a lot of bloodshed.” Adonis shook his head.

“My brother won't stop till we are all dead. In his mind, we are the reason he was trapped in thatcell. What worries me now is that we have mates. He could do anything.” Luke looked at Adonis,concerned.

"Adonis, you heard what that lady said though? Didn't you realize?" I questioned.

“I didn't want to believe it was the same person. I guess I was in denial until we were all in thestudy.” Adonis sighed.

“What's his name?" Niya asked.

“Bradley.” Luke looked pained as he said his brother's name.

Luke stood up. “I have to warn my parents.”

Adonis nodded. “You go.”

Luke walked away with Sophia, and we all sat there in silence.

“Everything is messed up.” Evan looked distraught.

"Remember, he isn't the same person we used to love as a brother. He is a madman, (This novel willbe daily updtaed at www.noveljar.com)and he probably has no humanity left. We need to be vigilantat all times.” Adonis looked at both Gabe and Evan.

"Keep your mates close; do not let them out of your sight,” he added.

Gabe pulled Lexi closer to him, while Evan just stood close to Niya, making sure he wasn't makingher uncomfortable.

“I think that's enough for today. We all need to meet here tomorrow morning and discuss our nextsteps.” Adonis dismissed everyone.

Niya squeezed my hands before leaving with Evan close behind.

It was just me and Adonis left now. I looked at him, but he was already

Inal-ina at me

“What now?" I asked.

“Now, we rest. I think that is the best thing after today,” he replied.

“Don’t think I am still not angry with you.” I rolled my eyes.

He smirked. “I want to see how long you can last.”

We made our way back to our room and got ready for bed. My eyes looked at the window wherethat poor lady's head was hanging from, and I shuddered

“Nothing will harm you while I am here.” Adonis wrapped his arms around my waist.

His presence calmed my racing heart, and I breathed a sigh of relief.

"Come, let's get into bed.” Adonis led me away from the window.

I got into bed, but before I could get comfy, I turned to Adonis.

“Since when can you speak Italian?” I asked.

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"Since I was a little kid,” Adonis replied.

"Okay...so when were you going to tell me?” I pressed.

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“It's not a big deal that I speak another language. Lots of people do.” Adonis looked at me like I wascrazy.

“I have to learn Italian so I know what you're saying,” I made a mental note inside my head.

“That's what this is all about. You just want to know what I'm saying.” Adonis smirked.

"Sara divertente.” (This is going to be fun.)

“What did you say? You better not be making fun of me,” I warned.

"Hmm... guess you'll replace out when you start learning Italian.(This novel will be daily updtaed atwww.noveljar.com)” Adonis grinned and pulled me toward him.

“Enough talking, I just want to hold you tonight.” Adonis sighed.

I got comfy against Adonis, snuggling into his warmth. This was what I needed. What we bothneeded.

“Times are going to get tough, aren't they?” I said.

"Yes, but nothing will happen to you,” Adonis replied

“I know, I'm a lycan now.” I laughed.

“That you are, but you need training. We will have a session tomorrow.” Adonis burst my bubble.

“ don't want to,” I mumbled into his chest.

Training means an early wake-up call. Early wake-up call means I have to leave the comfort of mybed, and I was not prepared to do that.

Adonis chuckled. “My queen needs to be trained so she can look after herself, which means I willwake you up.”

Great. I don't know if I'd survive training with Adonis. My lycan was already pushing me to matewith him, and seeing him training last time did things to my body.

Shit, I better not think about this because Adonis might not be able to control himself.

“Fine.” I sighed.

Adonis smiled. “Sleep now.”

As soon as he said those words, my eyes felt heavy and my body suddenly felt exhausted. Guess itwas time to sleep.

I yawned and snuggled into Adonis, who tightened his grip around me.

And that's how I fell asleep, in the arms of my king