Page 68 of Rejecting My Lycan Mate: The Throne

I sighed and glanced at Ellie. That was going to be hard. She was his mate. They were together for years. He loved her. He couldn’t just move on and forget about her.

“Go home to Dimitri, honey,” Mike said as he placed another kiss on my temple. “I am sure that he can’t wait to see you. It’s been almost three hours since you left him.”

I smiled and gave Mike a small nod.

I looked at Ellie and I was just about to tell her that we should go when someone called my name.

“Mads?” I heard Seth’s voice and looked behind me.

He smiled and started approaching me.

“Hi, Seth,” I said, smiling back at him.

He was going to hug me, but Ellie stopped him.

“I wouldn’t do that if I were you,” Ellie said warningly. “Alpha is going to be able to smell her on you and that won’t end well, trust me.”

I want him to smell me on her.

Seth’s thought caught me off guard and I had to stop myself from gasping. I was doing such a good job keeping Mike and Ellie’s thoughts away. I kept my focus on the fight and I would force the wall around my brain up every time a small glimpse of their thoughts entered my mind.

Seth’s thoughts felt like he was screaming them. They felt loud and filled with anger and anticipation.

Seth looked at me and I forced myself to keep smiling. I focused on the wall around my mind, trying to imagine it as thicker and taller. I didn’t want to hear his thoughts again.

“You were practicing?” Seth asked and I gave him a small nod.

“Yes, we were,” Ellie said. “We are on our way back to the packhouse.”

Seth glanced at her and I could tell that he was annoyed by her defensiveness.

“I will leave you kids alone,” Mike said as he gave me another short hug. “I have work to do.”

“Bye, Mike,” I said as I gave him a small smile.

He grabbed his stuff and walked away toward his office.

“How about breakfast at the diner?” Seth asked, drawing my attention back at him. “My mom would love to see you.”

I was just about to answer him, but Ellie beat me to it.

“We don’t have time,” she said. “Alpha needs us to come back.”

Seth tightened his jaw and looked at Ellie.

“I was asking Maddie, not you,” he said angrily.

Ellie’s eyes widened and I saw anger flash in them. I needed to take over before they got into a fight.

“Ellie is right, Seth,” I said, keeping a small smile on my face. “I would love to go, but I can’t today. Dimitri wants me to come back. We have a lot to do. The tournament starts tomorrow.”

Seth sighed and I saw sadness in his eyes. My heart clenched. I was a terrible friend. He was so nice to me. He was the only one who accepted me when I first came here.

“Are you sure, Mads?” he asked. “It’s been a long time since we hung out. I miss you.”

I gulped and took a deep breath. The guilt I felt intensified.

“I will talk to Dimitri and ask him if we could have dinner at the diner tonight,” I said. “I would love to hang out with you too.”

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