The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation Novel

---- But it was also the only thing that let me be with my mate without being burned by her Centuria flames. Artemis let them out to play, and vines stretched from his paws, crawling across the arena, blooming into black roses that immediately sucked in Nyx's power like addicts. But she was right -even surrounded by a field of flowers, we couldn't swallow all that heavy Selenian magic.

"Behind you, Artemis!" I felt the danger coming from behind, and my wolf spun around-just in time to see the gleam of a golden blade cutting through the fog. She had switched weapons. Damn it! How many tricks did that race have?! Nyxwas appearing and vanishing all over the place, blocking our sight and scent. She became a shadow that could've killed me at any second. If this had been a real fight... I don't think I'd have made it.

'My own paws were stepping over the massive roses, now bursting with her magic-and that Selenian girl felt damn near invincible. "Above us!" Raven wings echoed over our heads. Artemis lunged to bite without thinking-but his jaws snapped on nothing. The caws and flapping surrounded us, driving us mad, disorienting us- And by the time we recovered...We had already lost. ---- Artemis froze with the sword pressed to his throat, and Nyx standing before him.

T'll admit it-admiration stirred in my chest. She was incredible. And something told me... she hadn't even used her full power yet. "Do you surrender, Beta Vincent?" she asked, waving her hand and clearing the fog. 'We were both standing in the middle of a field of black roses. "T surrender," I had to admit. I wasn't her match, and I feared that in this entire continent, only Aidan could stand a chance against her.

The flowers vanished into the wind as I pulled that curse back into my body and walked, still in wolf form, toward the worried redhead. "My sweet Artemis, did that mean Selenian hurt you?" My love- struck wolf licked Amber's soft cheek as she hugged his neck. "Babe, give me alittle credit," I muttered, smirking-though I happily accepted her sweet kisses on my Beta's fur, who strutted like he had been the winner. I'd done my part-showed off how amazing Aidan's future mate was.

The rest, it was already in his hands. see ---- NYX Well... 1'll admit, it was fun. Just like I imagined: a magic power of gorgeous flowers that devour energy... But consuming a Selenian? Not easy. The looks around me changed. No one called me weak anymore. No one thought I was just a pretty face. But truthfully, this whole power show... was for him...Just for him. The one who hadn't stopped watching me from the stage.

Something had changed in Aidan-But I still couldn't tell if it was for better... or worse.