The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation Novel

---- I checked the baby inside her belly-the pulse was barely there. 'There was only one pup, and I wasn't sure it would survive. As if she had read my mind, the mother gave a painful whimper and nudged me with her head toward her belly. 'The contractions made her tail slam hard against the ground, kicking up clouds of dust. "| don't know... I don't know if it'll make it..." I muttered sadly, but she kept pushing, insisting, nudging me toward her belly again.

Without words, I knew exactly what she was telling me: save her pup. "Oh Goddess... what have I gotten myself into? What do I do?" My hands, soaked in blood, even slipped inside to try and pull the baby out, but she was too weak to come on her own. Desperate roars echoed from the creature. It was all too heartbreaking-I could feel the tiny heart fading. I swear, even that beast, who looked like a fierce predator, had tears rolling down her black scales. "No!

I'm not letting anyone else die!" I shouted, sick of all the drama in my days. This was a life I was going to save no matter what. ---- "('m going to cut open your belly to take her out. It's going to hurt, but don't move. You can't move!" As if she understood, she stayed perfectly still, enduring it... 'Thanks to my first-aid spells, at least she wasn't bleeding out anymore.

I summoned a sharp blade of ice-Aidan's elemental energy-And I began to cut through her stomach, guided by the signals my magic sent me. 'The belly was softer than the rest of the skin, and after layers of muscle and tissue, I finally saw the treasure that mother was hiding. Sweating and trying not to mess up, I tore through the sac and pulled the little one out. She was bigger than I'd imagined, curled up, and I held her in my slippery hands, placing her beneath her mother's muzzle.

I saw the joy and love in that rare creature, even while enduring such a destructive birth like a warrior. As she licked her pup and breathed life into her, I looked for a way to help close the deep wound. I'd spent a lot of energy-I was exhausted, sweating, and still hadn't fully recovered from my forced trip through the portal. ---- Even so, wiping my forehead and watching them recover, I smiled with satisfaction.