The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation Novel

---- 197. HOW DARE YOU TOUCH HER?! VICTORIA Finally, my leg was freed. Before that wolf could fully retreat, | raised my other boot and slammed it right into his eye. "That's for the little bite..." | spat with venom, hearing his howl of pain. He glared at me furiously, but followed orders. Two others grabbed me by the shoulders, forcefully taking me prisoner. That blond giant walked up to me, scanning me from head to toe. | didn't flinch-! wasn't afraid of him.

| waited for the verdict, but if he thought | was dying here, he had another thing coming. "Either you're very reckless, or very stupid," he said coldly. "1 like to call it 'very brave'," I replied, lifting my chin. ---- He opened his mouth to say something, then closed it, visibly annoyed. | know I have that effect sometimes. "Take the prisoner to the west tent," he finally ordered with a grunt and walked off. "Beta! She deserves harsher punishment!

You don't know how dangerous this vampire is!" The dark-haired idiot kept whining. "Need a tissue to go cry to your mommy?" "You...!" he stepped forward, ready to tear me apart. The wolf beside me lowered his head to hide it, but | caught the smirk tugging at his lips. "Just take her already!" the Beta snapped, fed up with my mouth. They dragged me away from the clearing as | heard the blond tearing the lieutenant a new one. My leg was throbbing and my back was on fire.

| didn't help at all-I made them drag me. | wasn't about to make things easy for these morons. ---- When we reached the camp, | looked around. For a second, | honestly thought the Alpha had shown up in the clearing. He hadn't, and | didn't see him anywhere. But my sixth sense told me someone was watching me from the shadows. Could it be Rousse? | hoped not. | hoped he'd taken the chance to slip away.

sob "Don't go causing more trouble or you'll get yourself killed, vampire," said the warrior before leaving the tent. They'd tied my hands behind the thick pole holding up the roof. My back still stung, but little by little it was healing. "Don't push me... and | might let you live," | muttered as they left. They scoffed, but | clearly heard them whispering about how impressed they were with my fighting. Their steps faded.