The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation Novel

---- His scent, the taste of his blood, even his worn-out body had a charm. He was a good-looking man, and if we'd been ina different situation, maybe | would've already taken him as a lover. He passed out again, overwhelmed by my vital liquid. | uncovered the claw wound on his neck and watched it close up before my eyes. Color returned to his face. That fight had been brutal, and we couldn't keep risking our lives like this. he | didn't see Sophie again that day, not even at night.

| went to sleep in my little corner while Rousse stood guard outside the catacombs. At any moment, the wolf guard could show up and take us down. In the middle of my dream, | felt the disturbance in my mind- someone was visiting It was Katherine. Using her prophetic dream magic. Just a few seconds... | didn't ---- even catch her full message. This territory seemed to have some kind of shield that blocked arcane energy. | had to find a witch. "..Katherine, wait!

I'm okay, tell them I'm okay!" | shouted, desperate as | saw her fade away. | couldn't see my parents. "'ll come back, I'm already looking for a way home..." "Katherine," | whispered, shaken and uneasy. Her figure vanished as quickly as it had come. | sat up suddenly in the dark. Tears rolled down my cheeks. | was lying on my side, staring at the cold wall of the cave.

| can't keep staying here, worrying about the vampires' issues- this isn't my world, not my problem "Vicky, are you okay?" Suddenly, someone came up behind me and touched my arm "Marius," | turned slowly to see him near me. ---- "You're crying," his face tightened with concern. His fingers gently touched my cheeks. "L... /had a dream about my people," | confessed, lowering my head. | had told him and Edgar where | came from. After spending some time together, | started trusting them more.

| needed to be honest with someone here, someone who could give me clues on how to get back. | felt vulnerable-after all the adrenaline of the adventure, sometimes fear crept in... fear of never returning to my family. "Everything's going to be okay, Vicky. I'll help however I can," he said, and | heard the rustle of blankets beneath the makeshift bed. Marius's body heat approached mine. | wasn't stupid-he'd made more than one direct move before. "Thank you for feeding me...

your blood is the most delicious thing I've ever tasted," he whispered with that seductive tone my kind used for mating. "Marius... I'm not sure about this..." ---- "All | ask is that you let me in, Victoria. Give me a chance, baby... you're always on edge." He cupped my chin and slowly tilted it up