Barron: The Ruthless Bear King (The Hybrid Series) Book 7

Chapter 28: Bad Decisions

(Trigger Warning, DV)

(s****l Content)

A Few Months Later

Roman

I was in panic mode after what happened at the Black and White Ball; the Valmores were powerful hybrids, and I knew they weren't going to be taken care of easily. No one expected that they could easily get up from being shot with silver; they had some powerful witches working with them, and I sent Axel to go to Volterra to find out who was working with them. Drake Valmore should have died after that shot, but this new revelation sent Revana on a tailspin with rebels rising again, thinking he is King Aidan's long-lost brother. That is bullshit for sure, but I had to nip the rumors in the bud quickly, and since he finally decided to work with me, maybe I can control him, hopefully, through his Luna, as their ceremony is in a few days. I even remember Lily finally getting us a meeting with Alpha Ares, and we had dinner that went quite well.

It was then that I decided to offer up my daughter, Issy, to his little brother, Tennison Valmore, just as Erik suggested; he was the only one not dating anyone. Erik made the contract and offered it to him; he accepted, and now Issy was betrothed to him. She preferred Gamma Tennison over Alpha Marshall, and I wasn't complaining because even Lily agreed with this match. Axel is due back any minute now to report on his findings, and since Drogo was killed after my son Toffe ended up missing, I was on edge just a little. Whoever it was had me a little rattled, but I will find Toffe and the culprit who killed my good friend and his brother. Esmerelda was also running errands for me after our little session earlier; she turned out to be quite handy and accepted her role as my secret mistress.

She kept me satisfied some days, and as long as Lily never found out about it, I was good, and Troy was happy and contented. I got a mind-link taking me out of my thoughts that Axel was on his way up, and I was waiting patiently to hear what he found out. I was in my office talking to my Beta Axel when I felt this excruciating pain in my chest; I fell back on my chair and held my chest. The burning was unbearable; I asked my wolf, "What is going on?" He said, "Our mate is being unfaithful," Axel tried to help me up, and I said, "Leave now," breathing heavily, and he left. It hurt for about fifteen minutes, and my mind was going all over the place about who would touch the King's mate before it stopped. I was furious, "That b***h, whoever touched her would die," I left my office to head home to find out what our dear mate was up to and who dear touched the King's wife.

She will tell me why she was being unfaithful, and I will have that person's head on a spike; Lily was mine and mine alone. I was furious as I drove my car at full speed ahead to my house; I couldn't believe she would do that to me, and I needed to hear it from her, and why. What did I do or didn't do? I pulled up in my driveway and got out of the car; I saw her car, so I knew she was home; I had never climbed stairs so fast in my life, and my heart was beating outside my chest. I slowly walked to our bedroom and opened the door; she was sitting on the bed in her robe, hair wet, waiting for me, "She is so beautiful," I thought. She had just showered, and my anger slowly rose; she had the bracelet in her hand, and all she said was, "Sorry." I slapped her so hard on the side of her face, knocking her off the bed, and yelled, "Who was it, who dared touch you?"

She held her face and looked at me as the tears flowed freely down her cheeks; she was in shock and I leaned over, grabbed her neck and picked her up off the floor, and asked, "Who was it, who did you f**k, Lily?" She said, "No one, it will never happen again, I promise you," but I wanted blood, so I said, "I would have his head, so who was it?" She asked, "Are you still f*****g, Esmerelda?" I froze and asked, "How did you know?" I sighed before closing my eyes and realizing this was revenge; my mate found out about my indiscretion. She wanted me to feel pain because I had hurt her, so I let her go and said, "My love, I'm so sorry." I had no idea she was hiding this from me, and it had dawned on me that I had just abused my wife again, since after the first few hundred years after we first mated, I broke my promise to her. She backed away from me and said, "Just leave, Roman," and I stood there watching my Lily break, seeing her tears of regret and sorrow; I hurt the woman that I love more than anything.

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Earlier

Lily

I have been thinking about Aidan a lot lately after I found out he was alive, along with Drax and Ty, and Addison and I patched up our relationship. I know Lora was excited to meet Drax, especially after the initial shock of him being alive wore off; I told him the truth about our son Kyan, but I didn't tell Kyan for fear of another child hating me. I know I was selfish, but I handled things so badly with Sophie that I had to fight harder for Issy; the only problem was that Ty was never going to mate her, it was all a ploy to kill my husband eventually, and honestly, I was okay with it. Looking back, he ruined my life, the life I would have had with Aidan, but because our wolves bonded, I fell in love with him, betraying Aidan. Aidan feels our bond but ignores it because of my betrayal, and although the bond was getting stronger, I was dying inside. I just wanted to end it all and be free of Roman, free of the bond with Aidan, so he could be happy.

Now that I know how Sophie felt rejecting Barron, I will never forgive myself for hurting Sophie and betraying Aidan. It reminded me of the pain I felt when Aidan died because our bond was so strong, and I wished that I had died with him. I wanted to talk to Aidan because my wolf missed him, and we also needed to talk about Roman's plans that I had overheard. I was in his office when I had picked up his scent, and it calmed my nerves like old times; I was nervous. He walked in and looked at me; I could tell he had just showered, and he asked, "Why are you here, Lily?" I looked at him in his hoodie and gray slacks; he was so sexy with his boa legs and muscular chest, and I told him that Roman was looking for Stella, and he had spies everywhere. He said, "He won't find her, anything else?"

"I want to introduce you to Kyan, but I never told him about you, so give me time," and he looked at me and asked, "Do you love Roman?" "I mean, I know you say you do, but do you still love him?" He had this look in his eyes wanting to know the answer, like he was desperate to know the answer. I was speechless; I didn't know what to say as he slowly walked towards me; my heart was beating fast, and I couldn't think straight. I wanted this man so badly, but I couldn't, at least not right now, anyway, and he looked me in the eyes and I said, "I don't know, I am so confused right now, I still love you." He pulled me to him and smelled my scent, closed his eyes, and said, "Don't lie to me, Lily, do you love him?" His scent had me in a chokehold, as I slid my hand down his chest, feeling his hard abs that were once mine and technically still mine if we give in to the bond.

The bond was getting harder to control, and he whispered, "We need to reject each other; Michelle is having her Luna ceremony." I looked at him in tears, knowing he was right, but I said, "No, I can't," and he wiped my tears away and kissed me so passionately, it felt so right at that moment and I felt his hard c**k pressed against my stomach and I knew he smelled my arousal. We eventually broke apart, and he said, "We can't Lily," but I grabbed his d**k in my hands and said, "Please, Aidan," and he moaned, kissing me again, wrapping my legs around him, lying on the huge couch, as he took off my top and bra and started to suck my hardened n****e. He took my pants along with my panties off and his mouth was sucking on my snub as he fingered me for my first orgasm.

He looked me in my eyes and the lust I saw in him as I felt his huge c**k thrust into me hard, and he kept pumping in and out as I moaned his name, scratching his back. I wanted him, all of him, and I couldn't get enough; I heard a growl, and it was his wolf fighting him for control. I had to hold Adina back; they wanted to mark each other, he was thrusting deep inside my p***y until I felt my orgasm hit, squeezing his d**k, forcing him to release his seed, growling, "Fuck." After we lay there catching our breath, we got caught up in the moment, the passion we built up finally broke free, he got up, dressed, and said, "This can't happen again, I love Michelle." He walked out the door looking conflicted; I stared at the door, heartbroken because he was right, this couldn't happen again, as I had conflicted feelings for Roman. I have never cheated on my husband before, although I know it was a mating beyond my control. Roman will also die, and I can't stop it; we all have to pay for our betrayal, and losing Aidan is my punishment. As I left his territory, my heart broke, not caring if Roman felt how I felt, and then I realized that I wasn't wearing my bracelet.

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Kevin

I took a few days off to dig up any dirt on Sophia that would help with our plans; Amy was following her and Spencer around, hoping to catch them in a compromising situation. That way, she could sell it to Seth, which would fracture his mind and give him doubts of infidelity, so her potion could work. Once Seth gets the seed planted, the rest is history; we are so close to our dreams that they need to happen fast. Word in Ravena is that Roman is losing favor with the people flocking to the new Alpha in town, especially after what happened at the Black and White Ball a few weeks ago. I decided to return to the hotel where the conference was held, where Seth and Sophia met for the first time, and go into the archives for old security footage. It was not easy to get there, but I met this guy who was gay, and I pretended to be interested, and he was going through the footage with me. He asked, "What are you looking for?" "Maybe I could help you find it faster," I smiled and leaned against his neck, saying, "Anything found on Princess Sophia, I need it cleared so that no one else gets it."

He asked, "Do you mean the little fling she had with King Barron?" I froze as it registered and said, "Yes, I need it cleared because it can't get out." He smiled, "Well, I will delete it if you go on a date with me," and I smiled, "Of course," placing a soft kiss on his lips and asked, "What do you know of the little fling?" He looked around and whispered, "I have a friend who catered to them, and it seems like they were mated, they spent most of the conference in his hotel room, I even heard they kept seeing each other until she disappeared for a few months, but I believe her father found out and married her off to this rich Alpha, but you didn't hear it from me." I kissed him, saying, "See you at eight," as he deleted the footage; I had my kryptonite and was going to use it against her and Seth. My plans were coming together perfectly, and I was on the train to Dartmouth Kingdom with the new information I needed to verify before bringing it to Seth.