Chapter 105: Given to the Lycan King

*******************************Lincoln*************************************

Willow was exhausted by the time everything had settled down. I knew of Cole's request to speak out against Lucas. Tyler knew he had to retrieve him. Lucas was trying to paint it as if Willow was a disobedient member, and that's why she received the punishment,

They could tell he was lying through his teeth, but I wasn't having them think differently about Willow. Under no circumstances does anyone deserve to be collared and whipped,

His cool Demeter, like he was the one wronged, made my beast rage within. He wanted his blood. Keeping control was somewhat complicated, seeing as he was already on the rampage when they asked about her scars, and feeling how disgusted she thought of herself caused him to see red,

The look on Lucas's face when Cole was brought in, He knew he was done. He attacked Cole even though he was cuffed as well as Cole He couldn't handle the words Cole spoke,

The guard got them separated. Lucas had bit Cole on his arm in his attempted attack. I do not know what he was aiming to accomplish. All he got was thrown back in his cell,

Elder Lance had called the hearing to an end, Saying they would have his punishment ready to announce tomorrow, That they had heard enough, I think watching Lucas go after Cole sealed his fate,

Mom had said dinner was served. I could see it on Willow's face. She was done for the day. All the stress and emotions had crashed down on her; She held a far-off look in her eyes. You could see she was replaying the events of the day,

"Come here, Little one," Bending down, I scooped her up.

"Lincoln," She gasped out, throwing her arms around my neck, "I can walk," she said as she laid her head on my shoulder,

"Uh Huh, you can barely pick your feet up now," Placing a kiss on her head, "Relax, I got you,"

She made a humming noise but snuggled her face in my neck.

Feeling her body go limp halfway up to the room, I knew she had fallen asleep. Tyler had moved to walk in front of us when we reached the door. He opened it, holding it for me. Stepping through,

"You can retire for the night. We will be staying in for the rest of the evening, But be here by six,"

With a "Yes, Sir," And Nod, he closed the door behind him,

Walking over to the bed, I gently lay her down. She stirs a bit but doesn't wake up. Going to the bathroom, I start the water in the tub. I know she is tired and probably will not want to get up, but a good soak will help her right now,

Grabbing the different bath salts and dumping some in, I let it fill. Turning it off, I go back out, seeing she is still asleep,

Laying down next to her, I run my fingers down her cheeks,

"Wake up, little one," I whisper in her ear,

Her face scrunches up. She turns on her side, facing me, rubbing her nose against my chest. I chuckle at her sweetness,

"Come on, Willow, I need you to wake up,"

Placing kisses on her forehead, down her cheek, on her jaw, then on her lips, She let out a small moan, shuffling closer to me,

"Wakie, wakie, My sweet little mate," I mummer in her ear again,

"I don't want to," Her sweet voice is all muffled by her pressing against my shirt,

"Come, let's get you in a bath, the warm water will help you,"

I pull back, sliding her with me. She lets out a groan. She sticks her bottom lip out, pouting. I can't help but lean down and suck on her lip,

"Hey," She pulls back, her eyes now open, "That wasnt for you to suck on,"

Laughing, I get close again,

"Well, then you should stick things out that you wish not to have sucked on,"

She blushes, and I cant help but chuckle at her shyness. Even though I have seen her naked and we have had sex a few times, she is still so innocent, and I love it,

"Lincoln!" She swats my chest. Pecking her quickly on her lips, I pull her again,

"Come on you,"

Getting up, she let me lead her into the bathroom. She smiles at me when she sees the tub full of water; You can smell the bath salts i put in there,

"Did you do this for me?" She asked as she ran her hand in the water,

Walking up to her, Placing a kiss on her shoulder, I slide the straps to her dress off,

"Yes, I did. I know it has been a hard day for you, so I thought you could use a good warm bath,"

Letting the dress fall to the floor, she steps out of it. I bent down to pick it up, kissing her hip. When I went to stand back up, I could hear her breath hitch,

"Let me help you in," I held her hand as she stepped in, slowly sinking in the water and letting out a sigh when she was in,

Tossing the dress in the bin, I sit on the tub's edge. Grabbing the cloth and soap, I poured some soap, lathered it up, reached out to her shoulder,

"Lincoln?"

"It's okay, relax. Let me wash you,"

She grabbed my wrist, Looking up at me, "What's wrong?"

She bit her lip, "Would you, um, would you mind getting in with me?"

Standing up, I started to pull my clothes off. If my little one wanted me in there with her, then that was what she would get,

*************************************Milo************************************

"There you go," I sat the last bags on the counter, Turning to face Mrs Willis. She was in her sixties. Her mate had died a few years ago. She is a stubborn one. I happened to be walking by heading to the training field when I spotted her trying to carry bags of food into her house,

"Thank you, Milo," She patted my cheek as she stopped next to me,

"You're welcome. Do you need anything else?"

"No, Thank you. You are a sweet young man," She says as she pulls packages out. I froze momentarily at hearing her words, Knowing I wasnt always like this. I was a complete jerk, a selfish prick who only thought of himself,

Shaking my head, "Alright, well then, I'll head out, Mrs Willis,"

She waves, wishing me goodbye as I walk out her door,

Making my way the rest of the way to the training field, I see the class has begun,

"Milo!"

I hear Ronnie call my name, Jogging over to him. Since Mom introduced us to Ronnie and discovered he was our true Father, I have taken the time to get to know him. He is really a good guy. Sure, he and my mom went behind Luca's back, But I can understand they were fated mates. He waited for her all this time,

"Hey, Ronnie," I say as I stop before him. I haven't reached the point to call him Dad yet. That wound is still fresh from what Lucas said. I wasn't ready to cross that bridge, and Ronnie understood. He told me whenever I was ready,

"Sorry, I came across Mrs Willis trying to carry a shit load of bags in her house by herself, so I quickly helped her,"

Shaking his head side to side, "That woman, I swear," He stops for a moment,

"Well, I cant hold it against you for being late, seeing as you were helping a pack member fall in line. There are still ten laps to go to finish warming up,"

Ronnie was a top warrior here. I joined the train a few days after I got here. I have held to my word of wanting to change, I help Ronnie when he needs it, and I have begun to help around the pack, doing different work. They run the pack so differently here than Lucas did. I like it; if he ran it like this, I may have never done the things I did,

I have even reached out to Ashlyn, and she is coming this weekend; we still have much to discuss. I like my life here; I like how everything is here. I want to stay here, and I want her to as well. I think it would be better for us. I have wronged her in all of this,

She has done some things that wasnt suitable, but she sounded different on the phone. We have been talking since the third day here. She told me about the new Alpha that took over the pack And how he has made some changes there,

She also wants to see Kaitlyn, Even though im not sure how that will go. Kaitlyn has had a more challenging time adjusting than I have. She dont like the rules or having to help out around the house or pack,

I take my place falling in line following the others,