Lycan

“Sorry, I don't understand.” I answered, feeling really puzzled by his words. I didn't understand what a breeder was. “What is a breeder?”

Ulric sighed, but not as if running out of patience, but more as in ‘ok, let me explain it’. 

“Breeder is like a surrogate. Do you get it now?" I shook my head from one side to the other. “You're going to give each of the three of us a baby. You will bear the heirs of our packs. The next Alphas.”

What was he saying? That didn't make sense! I was a slave and as much as I didn't know much about life, I knew what a slave was. Why would the highest ranking werewolves want to have a pup with a female like me?

“I am a mere slave. How can I give birth to the future Alphas of your packs? Am I not too low class?”

“You are a Lycan. As far as we know, you are the last living being to have that blood.”

“Wait a minute… What is a Lycan?”

I heard an air of surprise come from him.

"You do not know what it is. How is this possible? Did your parents never tell you anything about it?”

"No, and I'm starting to think it's something really bad. Or I wouldn't have been sold into slavery to you!"

“Look, I don't consider you a slave. And I'll explain to you what a Lycan is: Lycans are like a kind of werewolves, but they are much more powerful and, also, they are the only ones capable of using magic. This means that having children with Lycan will guarantee a pure, stronger bloodline with incredible powers!”

I couldn't believe it. They were using me to… Hold on!

“First question: How can you sure? If I had some kind of power, I wouldn't be blind, would I? Second question; how would we have babies? We're not fated mates - or at least I don't think so - or anything like that.”

“To the first question: you have lilac eyes and silver hair. No other creature, other than Lycans, has this striking and unique trait. Also, it is normal for Lycans to appear weaker before the age of twenty-one. After that, the wolf awakens, as well as your powers; On to the second question… And who said that to provide a baby you need to be a fated mate or a boyfriend?”

“But… Are you telling me I would have to… Do that intimate thing with you?” I asked, completely vexed!

“Sex doesn't need a couple to be fated mates, Sibyl. Me and the other two Alphas had a meeting and decided that since I'm the most patient, I'd go first. Ronther will be the last.”

I shook my head.

"No, I do not want to. I don't want to!" I screamed and Ulric came to my side. I know because he pulled me into a hug and stroked my hair.

“Shhh, calm down. I will not force you!” He spoke in my ear. “You are beautiful, a temptation. But you can rest assured that here in my pack we abhor the act of forcing a female in that way.”

He seemed to be speaking the truth. He wouldn't have a reason to lie, would he? He said I'm a Lycan, but I'm not stronger than him at all. I couldn't see Ulric, but from this close proximity to him I could tell that he was indeed a gentleman.

“Sibyl, how old are you?!” Ulric asked me and I bit my lip.

"Twenty. I will be twenty-one in about six months.”

I felt something touch the side of my face and it was Ulric's hand. He tucked a lock of my hair behind my ear.

“Rest assured, you and I will only do something if you want.”

“What if I never want to?' I couldn't help but ask. He would give me a deadline and after I didn't give in to his advances, I would be sent to another pack since he couldn't kill me. I belonged to two other Alphas.

“I am hopeful it will.” Ulric brought his face close to mine. His breathing was normal, as usual. “I will make you interested.” And then he placed a kiss on my cheek. After that, he was gone.

The first days I spent there were uneventful.

Ulric gave me permission to walk the halls and that's what I did. I had a little space in the library, which I really liked. He had provided a cane so I could walk without getting hurt.

As I walked there, I heard slightly raised voices.

"I already told you that we can't force you into anything, Ronther!" Ulric said in exasperation.

“We bought her, dammit! I need an heir! The damn board is giving me hell! And I'm the third! I need you and Shaun to have a baby with this blind Lycan soon or I'm going to go crazy!"

"The problem is yours! You were the one who said you didn't mind being last! She's just a girl! She's not even twenty-one and I can't make her. Or what? Are you telling me you're going to force yourself on her when your time comes?"

I didn't know if I wanted to keep listening to that. Ulric calmed me down and I was having a nice day, though. No one in the pack treated me badly.

As I was thinking about this, I was so focused on this issue that I didn't notice when my arm was forcibly pulled away.

"What the hell? Are you not only blind, but nosy?” Ronther asked, yelling and shaking me a little. "Responds!"

"For!" Ulric intervened and soon I was free from that evil Alpha's grasp. “Ronther, never put your hands on her like that again!”

"She's mine, too!"

“You are warned! And I think you better get back to your pack!” I don't even know how I still managed to walk after that. I couldn't even see Ronther, but that male gave me the creeps!