Lycan Alpha's Untamed Luna

Chapter 257: You OweYour Life "Nothing. I am waiting for Selene to arrive," replied Killian as he dropped his hands to his sides. He shot her a smile when he noticed the frown between his eyes.

Inez leaned against the frof the door; with her arms crossed, she said to him, "I don't know how to say this without sounding bitchy. But thats not what I wanted to ask... never mind, why is Selene coming here? I am fine." Killian got to his feet and, as he marched past her, she heard him say, "I know. But she is worried. She blames herself for what happened last night. Sel askedto stay with you until she arrives; she wants to check up on you. I will stay until she gets here, or else she will throw a hissy fit. And I, too, don't want to leave you alone. Not when you are not one hundred per cent." Well, Inez was quite grateful that the man was looking after her, but she couldn't help but bristle when she heard his words. Her nostrils flared, as she didn't like how Killian was making it sound like it was his fault that this incident happened. "That is not necessary. I am fine. I know what happened last night was something really crazy and dangerous, but hey, I survived it. You don't need to make it sound like I nearly died." "You would have died if Tracy hadn't stepped in." Annoyed that she had even brought the matter, Killian turned to look at Inez with his eyes flashing wolf. He pressed the button of the coffeemaker and said to her, "You know who I am. What I am to you. You cannot expectto tuck the incident at the back of my mind and act as if there is nothing wrong because there is no way I can do that." "Someone under my protection. Someone whom I care about was almost kidnapped. Do you think that I can go on about my day as if it never happened?" he questioned.

No, she understood what he was trying to say—and that was when it hit her. "You are trying to track the man on your own. The one who sent the witch?" "Yes, I am going to fix my fuckup." "What fuckup?" Inez couldn't even believe that she was hearing this.

"I should have kept a closer eye on you when I knew that Dominic and that woman who is with him cto the territory. I didn't, and you paid for it. That's never going to happen." "You don't bear any responsibility for what happened. You didn't know that Evelyn would do such a thing, and you had no idea that a witch would still be able to sneak inside the territory. It's not your fault; it's the fault of that traitor who created enough openings for the witch to trespass in the territory. You don't need to take the case into your hands. Levi can do it without you stepping in." Inez paused and added, "Anyway, now that the halfling has failed, I don't think that the witches will try something like this again." "We can only hope. If the witch who ordered Joanne to retrieve you is smart, she will back off and lie low to elude me. But the thing is that the witches have never been smart enough, and I am more inclined toward the latter option because if this witch were smart enough, she would have never sent a halfling to the territory of the lycans. But she did. Since she is so bold, or maybe I should say an idiot, she will try to find sother way to get to you. I am not comfortable letting such a thing happen. The reason we are changing shifts is not because we believe that you can take care of yourself, but right now you are weak, and we don't want to leave any opening open for the traitor or the witch." Inez would have argued, but she knew better than that. And there was little point in arguing with Killian. She knew that the man was not going to budge. He was using what Finn called a 'Lycan tone'. It was cold, emotionless, and determined, and there was a hint of no negotiation.

Finn had told her that there was no point in arguing with Killian when he was talking in this tone. According to Finn, there was no point in talking with Killian when he spoke in that tone because there was no way anyone could change his mind. In fact, it was better to throw your hands up and walk away in scenarios like these. That was a much better and saner option.

Someone knocked on the door of her lodge.

"That should be Sel and Laxus," he said as he pushed a coffee mug under the machine. "I know that you are tired and edgy, but let her fuss over you a little. If you don't, then she will be worried out of her mind." As if Inez could have stopped Selene. That woman might be poisoned, but she was still a lycan, and lycans were a force of nature that Inez would never fight against.

Killian disappeared down the hallway, and Inez turned to pick up the coffee mug. Of course she eyed his arse: hemoved. What? Just because she couldn't do anything didn't mean that she couldn't even enjoy the sight.

Sipping her coffee, she heard Selene's voice. The woman was speaking about something with m Killian in a rapid-fire manner. Though Inez was glad that the woman was slowly regaining her momentum, she hoped that Selene spoke at a pace that was a bit understandable for her. Soon, Selene was pushed into the kitchen by Laxus, and even though the woman was in a wheelchair, there was something about her personality that filled the entire room.

"Ah, it seems like I was right," said Selene with a smile. "Laxus here said tothat you might still be sleeping, but I told himno. You are strong, so it's impossible for you to be asleep till now." Selene stopped in front of her and took her hand. "You are fine now, right?"