The boy stood back up from the corner where Weylyn had thrown him and Weylyn’s body convulsed into a half-phase. The wolf men faced each other, their teeth barred and their eyes staring into each other’s. Their chests heaved as they panted. Their bodies ached anticipating a fight.
Finally, almost as if Tristan realized what he was doing, he backed down and phased to his full human form. Weylyn did the same.
“I am sorry,” Tristan said. “I did nae mean to fight you.” Weylyn nodded once, accepting his apology.
“I am sorry for striking you,” Weylyn replied.
“I deserved it,” Tristan answered. “I did nae mean to hurt you with my words. You are right. I donnae ken anything about what happened between you and your mate, I only ken what you told me. And I am truly sorry for it. But I love Alexina.”
“I understand that,” Weylyn started gently. “And I am glad you were able to experience that sort of love, but for your own sake, you must think of your father and your position. You are to be Alpha. You must understand the ramifications of what you are doing. Trust me; I ken how strong the pull is. But you have to understand that even if you do marry this human girl, you ken your father,” he stressed, stepping towards him and placing his hands on Tristan’s shoulders. “Marrock will hunt you both down and the gods only ken what he will do to you, no’ to mention her family, when he finds you. If you love her, the best thing for her would be for you to let her go.”
They were both quiet for a long time, Tristan staring at his mentor hearing the truth and the weight of his words. Eventually, Tristan nodded.
“You are right,” he said. “I cannae do that to her. I will tell her in the morning.”
Weylyn saw something flash in his pupil’s eyes, but decided to ignore it, hoping Tristan’s history with his father would prove incentive enough.
“Get some sleep, everything will be all right in the morning,” Weylyn finally said.
“You are right,” Tristan mumbled turning to his cot. “Things will be different in the morning.”
Copyright M. Katherine Clark © 2015
Table of Contents
Other Works by M. Katherine Clark
Prologue
Chapter
One
Chapter
Two
Chapter
Three
Chapter
Four
Chapter
Five
Chapter
Six
Chapter
Seven
Chapter
Eight
Chapter
Nine
Chapter
Ten
Chapter
Eleven
Chapter
Twelve
Chapter
Thirteen
Chapter
Fourteen
Chapter
Fifteen
Chapter
Sixteen
Chapter
Seventeen
Chapter
Eighteen
Chapter
Nineteen
Chapter
Twenty
Chapter
Twenty-One
Part Two Chapter
One
Chapter
Two
Chapter
Three
Chapter
Four
Chapter
Five
Chapter
Six
Chapter
Seven
Chapter
Eight
Chapter
Nine
Chapter
Ten
Chapter
Eleven
Chapter
Twelve
Chapter
Thirteen
Chapter
Fourteen
Chapter
Fifteen
Chapter
Sixteen
Chapter
Seventeen
Chapter
Eighteen
Chapter
Nineteen
Chapter
Twenty
Chapter
Twenty-One
Chapter
Twenty-Two
Chapter
Twenty-Three
Chapter
Twenty-Four
Chapter
Twenty-Five
Chapter
Twenty-Six
Chapter
Twenty-Seven
Epilogue
Acknowledgements
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