The Lycan King’s Army
Chapter 22 What Happened
Jaylen
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After I say my goodbyes to my friends, I walk out of the main building and head to the tree line to walk around the terrain, taking some time to think about everything I heard today. First, I try to wrap my head around the fact that Morgan is a gifted Lycan. She has multiple gifts, and that puts a target on her back.
I remember the words she spoke just a little while ago. She said my Mate would listen to me when I find her. I just hope I can find the courage to tell her about Lynah and what she did to me and my Dad. It is that I have my Pups to remind me of it, or I might have had a hard time believing that someone could do that to another person.
Midnight is awfully quiet, but I think his mind is on Morgan and the target on her back. He never liked it when females were targeted for whatever reason, but I think it is worse with Morgan, and a part of me understands him. Morgan is an amazing woman; she is good at her job, and she has resolved many disputes since she became a Commander,
Maybe I should ask her to listen to my story, and then she can tell me if my Mate might reject me because of it. I just need to find the courage to tell her. I still hate the fact that I never caught Lynah in the act. Sometimes I blame myself that she was able to pull one over on me, and what I hate even more is the way she hurt Dad.
The only good thing that came out of it are Dalton and Thora. I wouldn’t trade them for anything in the world, and I hope my Mate will be able to accept them as a part of my life. “She will not only accept them as a part of your life; she will love them,” Midnight says, and I ask him how he can be so sure.
“The Goddess wouldn’t have paired the two of you together if for a moment she thought she would reject you or
“your Pups. The Goddess understands that you, Dalton, and Thora are a package deal,” He answers me with confidence in
his voice.
He is probably right, but it doesn’t change the fact that my dreams were shattered by Lynah. I always wanted to find my fated Mate, to have all of my firsts with her, and I really mean all of my firsts. Another thing that will be difficult to explain to my Mate is that I am still a virgin and the Father of two Pups.
ne keeps telling me that my Mate will understand once I explain everything to her. I am just the one that keeps having doubts, and a part of me wouldn’t blame her if she rejected me for having Pups with another female. It was something I thought I would do if I found out my Mate had Pups with another male, but now I know I would listen to her story first and then make up my mind.
Over the years, there have been males and females that have asked me who the Mother of my Pups was, but I never told anyone the true story. All I ever told them was that their Mother was no longer alive, and that Isn’t far from the truth because to us, she is dead.
Dalton and Thora know the truth, but they don’t want anything to do with her, and Dad and I cannot blame them. After all, she ruined a lot of lives with the trick she pulled. As a result of Lynah’s betrayal, Dad never went looking for another chosen Mate. My Pups and I just want him to be happy, but we do understand why he is reluctant to take another chosen Mate.
“You should find Morgan and talk to her. Maybe she will be able to show you that your Mate will not reject you after you tell her your story. I think it is time you told someone about Lynah and what she did to you. The only reason others know the truth is because they were there. Maybe if you tell Morgan, she will be able to make you understand that your have closed yourself off, and she might be able to make you see that not every female is the same as Lynah or will reject you because of what Lynah did,” Midnight says in my head.
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about. I still have my doubts, though, that I actually closed myself off as much as Midnight claims, and I think I would be able to sell our Mate when we meet her.
I am not too sure how my Mate will react, and that is what frightens me the most. After discovering what Lynah did. I was mad at her for taking away my chance to start a family with my Mate. I kept going in circles for a long time, and I’m still not convinced that it will be easy to make my Mate understand that this happened out of my control.
I am afraid that my Mate will make me choose between her and my Pups, and if she does, I already know what I will choose. Dalton and Thora will always come first to me. Midnight is right, though; I think it is time 1 told someone that wasn’t there and who doesn’t know anything about the situation.
Morgan
After I leave the main building. I head up to my own room. I need some time to myself, and I need to figure out what I can and cannot handle when it comes to Jaylen’s past. What if Lynah was his chosen Mate and she betrayed him? What if Lynah was his chosen Mate and she died?
-Could I handle it if he had a chosen Mate before me? Could I handle knowing that he wasn’t willing to wair for his fated Mate? Questions keep running through my mind, and I know I need someone to talk to. I link Skylar and ask her to come to my room.
It doesn’t take Skylar long to get to my room, and just one look at me shows her that whatever is going on in my head is serious. “Okay, Commander. What is running through your mind?” Skylar asks, and I gesture towards my bed for her to take a seat.
I tell Skylar about the first time the gift of perception showed itself. I tell her what I saw that day and that it happened a few times after that day. I tell her about the thoughts I heard from Kaia and that apparently Lynah hurt Jaylen deeply. “I am not sure how or why she hurt him. All I know is that just mentioning that he has a past shows anger and pain in his eyes.
I truly believe that Midnight knows that I am their Mate, but for some reason, Jaylen is unable to tell, and I think that Midnight is right. It has everything to do with his past. Jaylen has probably closed himself off to the point where he can no longer feel or smell his Mate, and I fear he may never be ready to tell anyone about his past,
bt he has ever spoken about his past with anyone that wasn’t related to him or who wasn’t there when it happened. If he is unable to tell anyone what happened in his past, how will he be able to tell his fated Mate?” I confide in Skylar, and for a little while, we just sit there in my room in complete silence.
“Would it matter to you if he had given up on finding his fated Mate? Jaylen is about two decades older than you are. What if he was just tired of waiting for his fated Mate?” Skylar asks me, and I tell her that if he had given up on finding his fated Mate, he didn’t have to wait long.
“He might be two decades older than I am, but if Flora was telling the truth, then Dalton is nearly fifteen years old, and that means that he gave up searching for his fated Mate after only five years, I mean, we can find our Mates from the day we turn eighteen, and if Dalton is close to fifteen years old, then Jaylen must have taken a chosen Mate within five years after turning eighteen.
Why would anyone choose to take a chosen Mate so shortly after turning eighteen? So yes, I think it is safe to say that it would matter to me if Lynah was his chosen Mate.” I answer Skylar’s question. I think it would matter to any female.
Skylar is nodding her head, and I can tell she agrees with me. If he gave up searching for his fated Mate so
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“Morgan!” I hear Jaylen ask through the mind–link. Can you come to the garden at the back of the main building? [ need to ask you something, and I need to do it in private, Jaylen asks me, and I tell him I will be there in a few minutes. Looks like I might get my answers sooner than I thought, and I hope it will help him move on.
When I reach the garden, I see Jaylen sitting on a bench in front of the fountain. I can tell he is deep in thought, and I slowly approach him to give him time to sense me coming. I am only a foot or two away from him when he finally looks up, and I see a small smile appear on his face. I smile back at him as I close the distance between us to sit down next to him.
I don’t say a word because I don’t want to scare him off. This is his story to tell, and I will not rush him. We just sit there in silence for a long time, and the longer the silence lasts, the more convinced I am that this is very difficult for him to talk about. I just hope he is willing to tell me what happened with Lynah.
