Filed to story: Offered to the Lycan King Novel by Misha K (River & Hunter)
“Oh, you are here,” Natalie sneered. She shoved papers in her h*ands and said, “These are court papers. I have demanded Lia’s custody. You are supposed to be in court tomorrow!”
“What the f*uck!” Shawn’s cutting voice came from behind.
“Shawn?” Lena rushed to him and embraced him t*ightly. “You are awake,” she murmured, k*issing his c*hest, wetting it with her tears.
Lena’s relief was beyond words when she saw that Shawn had woken up. He had come out in his boxers and she rushed to him to hug him, to smell him and to feel him against her. she circled her arms t*ightly around him. She k*issed his c*hest and tipped her head up, tears stinging in her eyes. “You’re awake. I was so worried.” He clutched her and glared at Natalie who was watching the two of them with jealousy. “Why are you here?” he spat. Her presence made him so angry that he wanted to close the door on her face. “Didn’t you understand last evening that I won’t give up Lia’s custody? Just f*uck off!”
She glared back at him. “Check the papers I have just h*anded to your wife. They are court papers and I will be fighting for custody of my daughter!”
Shawn’s eyes became wide with surprise. “What?”
Lena turned towards Natalie with papers in her h*ands.
Natalie chuckled seeing the reaction. “Yes, you heard me right. I will be fighting for Lia and you will be staying in Middleton for a long time, unless—” she glanced at Lena with a raised eyebrow, “—unless you give me Lia and we can settle this matter outside.”
“Go to hell!” Shawn growled. “Don’t ever come here. I am going to k*ill you!”
Hunter stepped in front of him and he closed the door on Natalie’s stunned face. Once he heard Natalie’s footsteps receding, he said, “Shawn, are you mad? You can’t threaten her in front of her boyfriend who is in the police!”
Shawn stabbed his f*ingers in her hair as his l*ips pursed in a thin line. “I seriously don’t understand why she is doing this. She was just not interested in Lia. Why has she shown up after ten months? And why is she demanding that she will take care of Lia when she clearly doesn’t want to?”
“What do we do now?” Lena walked to the nearest sofa and plopped on it, feeling mentally tired. Jane came from the bedroom with Lia in her arms. She gave her to Lena. Immediately, Lia climbed on Lena’s lap and curled her small arms around her n*eck. She closed her eyes and slept in her arms. Lena k*issed her unruly curls and caressed her back. Shawn went inside and slipped in his jeans and a polo and when he came back, he took the papers from Lena and read them.
River came to sit next to her. She said, “Hunter and I are going to investigate as to what is going on? This all is too sudden and doesn’t make sense.”
Shawn read all the papers carefully and tossed them on the table with a hiss. “This b*itch has done her groundwork. It seems she has contacts. They have called us to the court in two days!”
“In two days?” Lena was aghast. “But we are going tomorrow!”
Shawn shook his head. He let out a rough exhale. “I am so sorry Lena… If you like, you can go back tomorrow. I will understand. I don’t want you to embroil in this ugly custody fight.”
Lena became silent for a while. She was silent for so long that it became uncomfortable. When Shawn looked at her, he found her staring at him with disbelief. “How can you ask me to leave Shawn when I am now married to you? We are both in this together and we are both going to fight for Lia.”
He opened his m*outh to say something but she placed her f*inger on his l*ips. “I will stay with you for as long as it takes to get Lia back to us.”
He dropped his shoulders. “Come here.” He grabbed the back of her n*eck and pulled her to him, pressing her face in the crook of his n*eck. “What will I do without you?” Lia whimpered a little and he stroked her back. “I want to give both of you the best possible life and look how we started?”
She pressed a k*iss on his n*eck. “Don’t worry, love. We will find a solution.”
“We will also stay here,” Hunter announced and River looked at him with pride.
Lena blinked away the tears as she squeezed River’s h*and.
For the next two hours all of them discussed the case and then Shawn finally got a lawyer as Hunter made several calls. Lena and River went out with Maria to find out more about Natalie and Garry.
Next day, it was almost 6PM and the three were sitting in a coffee shop when they saw Natalie leaving the shop with a friend. They were laughing at some joke they shared. It was like Natalie was under no tension. Lena was astonished about it. She had spent the whole day under so much anxiety that she wanted strong coffee, and here Natalie was.
Natalie’s gaze went to the three of them. She stopped in her tracks and smirked. “So here is Lia’s new mommy?” She sauntered towards them with her cup of coffee. “I have to say that you are very pretty. No wonder Shawn was attracted to you.”
“And I have to say that Shawn dodged a bullet when you left him,” Lena scoffed.
“You!” Natalie growled. “You know what? In two days, the case will be heard and I will get Lia’s custody. I know people out here.” She walked closer and leaned over it. Lowering her voice, she hissed, “My boyfriend has a lot of connections. If you think that you will get my daughter’s custody, then k*iss your dreams goodbye. I will get her. Garry knows every judge and every policeman out here. You have no chance of winning against us. However—” she straightened and stood akimbo. “If you convince Shawn to settle this matter outside the court, I am willing to do so.”
Lena chuckled humorlessly. “Lia might be a tool of winning for you, but for Shawn and me, she is our daughter. So I will take every chance to take her back with me.”
Natalie gritted her teeth. “Fine then!” she sneered. “Don’t say I didn’t warn you.” She turned, flicking her hair and strode out of the cafe.
Lena bit her l*ip in order to stop her fangs from slipping out because her wolf wanted to shred Natalie into pieces. River placed her h*and on her shoulder. “Calm down,” she said, sensing Lena’s agitation. “Let’s meet her tomorrow in court.”
“Seriously, I hate this b*itch!” Maria said, sipping her coffee. “She was always a trouble. I had warned Shawn long back about her, but he was in love with her. I don’t think she loved him ever. She was in the relationship for his money, which he splurged on her. However, after Lia was born, she just took off saying that she couldn’t manage her college and a baby! I mean she could have stayed back for the baby or taken her, but she dumped Lia on Shawn and disappeared. Shawn was miserable for a long time. He was heartbroken and had withdrawn into a cocoon.” Maria saw Natalie sitting in her friend’s car and driving off. “I hope Lia doesn’t go to her”
After having coffee silently, they went back to home where Shawn and Hunter were discussing the case with the lawyer.
“Lena,” Shawn called her. “This is William Jeffrey.”
Lena smiled at the lawyer and shook her h*ands with him. Willian was a tall, dark and handsome man. His curly black hair was cropped short and he was wearing reading glasses. “Glad to meet you, Mrs. Mendez “
For a moment she was surprised how lovely Mrs. Mendez sounded. “Glad to meet you too.” They discussed the case for the next one hour. Willian instructed them, “Tomorrow, you will be called to the witness boxes. Don’t be afraid. Answer all the questions honestly because we don’t have anything to hide. Is that okay?”
“Yes,” Shawn said as he curled his arm around Lena’s shoulder.
It was impossible for them to sleep properly. While Jane and Lia remained in the cottage, everyone else came to the court. Two of Shawn’s cousins along with Maria were also there. They saw that Natalie was alone with her boyfriend and she scoffed at them before entering the courtroom. It was as if she had already won the case. Lena clenched her jaws. River grabbed her h*and and whispered, “Get your wolf down, Lena. Your aggression would go against us.”
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