Kyson POV Ivy was furious, and I could feel Damian sneaking closer, worried I would lose control. Honestly, I was on the verge of snapping and dragging her back to the room and her following words nearly made me.
âDonât forget, Kyson, I have other places I can go now,â Ivy snarled at me. Her words make me growl;
how dare she think she can threaten me, threaten to leave me over something that is out of my control? I canât force Abbie back here.
Excuse me, Ivy?â I growled, trying to keep my blistering fiery rage under control.
âYou dare address the Queen of the Landeena Kingdom so casually, King Kyson,â she spat at me. The words rolling off her tongue were pure venom. Her anger was nearly as hot as mine as she glared at me.
âIs that so, Queen Ivy?â I asked her through clenched teeth. My entire body trembled, and I was on serious verge of shifting. She only just learned of her title, and she was already using it against me.
âQueen Azalea,â she snapped at me, and I lunged at her, trying to grab her, as Dustin stood horrified behind her when he suddenly ripped her back just as I shifted, losing complete control.
She dares challenge an Alpha King, her King! My hand gripped Dustinâs shirt instead of her, and my nostrils flared as I panted, trying to regain some form of control, shocked I had lost it completely. Dustin remained utterly unmoving, and I felt Damianâs hand fall on my shoulder when I heard Gannon groan behind me.
âLet him go, Kyson; you hurt him, and I will walk out those f*****g doors and your life faster than I stepped in it,â Ivy snapped at me. Her hand gripping my wrist. I could feel the tremble in it, making me look at her. Her eyes were blazing with fury. Looking at her now with her eyes burning with so much anger and fear, she honestly looked like her mother in this instance.
âWe will speak in the room. Now go,â I tell her.
âNo, I want to know about Ab,â
âRoom Now!â I commanded, cutting her off, and I instantly felt terrible, and her anger blasted me as it slivered through me so cold and cutting like a knifeâs edge. Yet she still wasnât able to fight my Alpha aura, not yet, at least as she growled before the command forced her to turn around and storm off back to our room. It wasnât until Dustin sucked in a wheezing breath that I realized I was choking him with his uniform. I let him go and he sucked in a deep breath.
âYou know where you should be,â I tell him, and he hurries off after Ivy. Turning back to my office, Damian takes a step back just as Gannon groans and gets to his feet. Moving around the desk, I grabbed him and shook him.
âDo you have any idea what you have just done?â I snarled.
âShe had a right to know,â Gannon growled back. âYou disobeyed a f*****g order; I told you not to get her involved,â I snapped at him.
âAnd what about Abbie? Ivy may be the only one that can make Abbie see sense. Abbie trusts her,â he says.
âThat may be so, but now you have just caused me a f*****g headache. I didnât want to deal with this right now when she is so goddamn close to going into heat, and the bond has just f*****g forged. I had to f*****g command her Gannon!.â
âYou didnât have to do anything, Kyson. You chose to command her because you donât like being challenged, so donât blame that on me.â Gannon spat at me.
He stunk heavily of alcohol, and I know he wasnât in the right headspace, but that didnât mean he could get away with disobeying me and causing issues with my mate. I get he wants to vent his anger, but he did it the wrong way. We have laws even I have to abide by, and until Abbie asks to come back, my hands were tied entirely unless I wanted a war with 80 nearby packs, and I already had enough enemies without adding them to that list.
âI know you are mad, but we canât afford this c**p right now. You want something to do, go back to Silver Creek,â I snap at him. Gannon growls at me and tries to shake me off.
âI already got that b***h. She canât walk, for g*dâs sake. What the f**k else could I possibly do to her?â
âNot Daley, but make sure she is d**d before you return home. But I have another job for you while we wait for Abbie to come back.â
âNo, Kyson, not while he is like this?â Damian said, and I smiled. They both think this is over Mrs. Daleyâs mistreatment, it is, but they still havenât heard the worst of it yet. Looking back at Gannon.
âYou want revenge, then take it out on the butcher. Daley will know his name,â I tell him.
âThe butcher?â Damian asks, and I nod and look at him over my shoulder.
âYes, heâs Abbieâs rapist,â I growled before letting Gannon go. This would distract him until I found a way to legally bring Abbie home. Gannon roared, his skin ripping off. He shifted so quickly as the monster he could become came forward. He stood and snarled, his chest pressed against mine.
âHe did what to my Abbie?â Gannon snarled.
âI wonât repeat it, it wasnât my place to say, but I was planning to tell you, anyway. Find Daley, and you will know where to find the butcher,â
âIâm not bringing him in,â Gannon warned, his eyes flickering and bleeding so hollow I knew the butcher would wish for d***h long before he would receive it.
âHeâs all yours,â I tell him before turning on my heel and walking out. I was halfway down the corridor when I heard the doors opening.
G*d have mercy on his soul because Gannon wouldnât show him any; the man was a s****t at heart and was the one I always sent when I needed information. He enjoyed their screams, their pain, and relished in their blood. This man was about to learn who the real butcher was.
Walking back to my quarters, I growled at Dustin, standing guard. The room was silent as I approached, and I should have been warier of that as I entered. Not seeing her until I shut the door, only to turn around and her hand connected with my face. Her claws slashed at me and I clutched my face. Her claws tore into my leathery Lycan skin like a hot knife through butter.
Blood gushed from my face and sprayed across the door behind me.
âYou commanded me!â she snarled at me while l clutched my cheek and eye. My body rippled and my hands clenched. âYou bring Abbie back here, Kyson,â she growled, and I pulled my hand from my face to look at her. She took a step back at the sight of what she did. My face wasnât healing quickly either. It stung and burned.
Her worry hit me like a tidal wave at what she had done and fear of how I would react. She looked at her fingertips, her claws still extended, coated with so much of my blood it dripped from her fingertips.
âI didnât mean it, I.â she went to apologize before her anger returned.
âYou should have told me about Abbie!â she said as blinked while trying to clear my vision and keep my cool. Ignoring her ranting, I walked to the bathroom and grabbed a face washer, wetting it and dabbing the gashes that were bleeding everywhere. Forcing myself to shift back, it still didnât heal. F**k!
Ivy follows me in and gasps at the sight of my face. Her claws were still extended, and I knew she didnât know how to retract them. Itâs difficult when youâre angry and until she calms down, I doubt they will. Her body was foreign to her, and her lack of control over that form seemed as bad as mine.
âGet out!â I tell her, and she goes to say something.
âAzalea, go! Let me calm down. I donât want to hurt you, so please go back to the room,â I tell her, gripping the bench.
She growls. But she walks back out and closes the door. I have a funny feeling Abbie was about to cause huge issues between us. But now we both just needed to calm down before one of us did something we couldnât undo and I wasnât about to risk the bond when I only just got it back.