Page 8 of Rejecting My Lycan Mate: The Throne

Oliver smiled and stood up. He approached Mike and pulled him into a hug.

“It’s good to see you, Mike,” Oliver said, patting Mike’s back. “I am so sorry about Leah. I did everything I could.”

I could feel Maddie tense up. I took her hand in mine and squeezed it tightly.

Mike gulped and let go of Oliver.

“Thank you for being there for Leah and my little girl,” Mike said. “Thank you for making it easier on Leah.”

Oliver nodded and gave him a small smile.

“I wish that there was something else I could have done,” Oliver said. “I wish she was here with us today.”

A wave of sadness washed over Maddie. I wrapped an arm around her shoulders and pulled her to me.

Your mom is always with you, my love.I mind-linked her.She is watching over you.

Maddie wrapped her arms around my waist and I kissed the top of her head.

Mike nodded and looked back at Maddie.

“Maddie, honey, what’s wrong?” he asked worriedly as he continued walking toward us.

“Sit down, Mike, please,” I said calmly.

He looked at me and furrowed his brows.

“I will explain everything in a minute,” I said, giving him a small smile. “Just sit down, please.”

Mike looked at Maddie and sat down next to Will.

“Are you okay, Maddie?” Mike asked. “Is something wrong? Please just say something. I am freaking out here.”

“She is okay, Mike,” I said. “There is something we need to…”

“I am a Lycan!” Maddie exclaimed, interrupting me.

I looked at her in surprise. We agreed to do this slowly, explaining everything we knew so far. She was staring at Mike wide-eyed and she wasn’t breathing. She looked like she was surprised with what she did as well.

“Wow, subtle, Maddie,” Will mumbled, shaking his head at her.

I heard Ellie snorting quietly.

I looked at Mike and saw him looking at Maddie with a confused expression on his face.

“What?” he asked quietly.

Maddie was silent now. I sighed and ran my fingers through my hair.

“She is a Lycan, Mike,” I said, making him look at me. “She is not a regular wolf.”

His eyes widened.

“I knew that something was different about her when her wolf refused to shift on the night of her 18thbirthday,” I started explaining. “Skye said that she refused to do it to protect Maddie. We didn’t know then what she was protecting her from.”

Mike glanced at Maddie and took a deep breath.

“Maddie started hearing voices the day I made her a member of our pack,” I continued, deciding to be as direct as possible. “She thought that our pack members were mind-linking her, but she was wrong. She could hear their thoughts. She could read their minds.”

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