The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation Novel

---- My clothes were soaked, blood from the lagoon splattered across my face, and I flapped my wings, soaring away from the threat.

But she was too fast, precise, and powerful.

The sharp tip lunged to pierce my chest.

I barely twisted to the side, and my claws scraped against the silver, sparks flying.

I grabbed the cold spear with my hand, trying to wrest it away from her, gripping it with all my strength.

Taking flight, I held onto it with both hands, trying to rip it from her control.

We struggled, her expressions so vividanger and fury.

The chaos of the battle surrounded us.

The Vampire King was incredibly powerfulI saw him out of the corner of my eye fighting several of them, while I was barely holding my own against one.

Aaahhh! I screamed as she suddenly let go of the weapon, making me lose balance.

My wings flailed clumsily, trying to stabilize, but it was no use.

I hissed in pain when I crashed into a column, hitting my head hard.

Dizzy and barely able to recover, I felt the pressure around my neckI was finished.

Cold stone fingers dug into my flesh.

My eyes opened wide, tears of pain escaping as I saw the Selenia guardian in front of me, holding my body in the air, strangling me.

The oxygen was leaving my lungs.

I wouldnt last much longer.

React, Gabrielle! React, youre hurting your daughter! Theard Nanas voice from the pendant, which started glowing intensely, trembling and pulsing.

---- Her...

was she my mother? M-mom? I choked out, and for a second, those lifeless pupils showed a flicker of confusion.

Her grip loosened.

She kept staring at me, slowly lowering me down until my feet touched the lagoon again.

Icoughed as I found myself free, still unable to understand.

Had these statues really once been Selenias? Ilooked up at the giant woman in front of me, the warrior observing me.

Her stone-white form made it impossible to discern the color of her hair and eyes, but her features were unmistakable.

I knew without a doubt she was Gabrielle.

I watched as she leaned forward, extending her enormous trembling hand, a frown full of complex emotions creasing her features, my heart hanging bya thread.

There was a lump in my throat; I wanted to tell her so many things.

T know you did it for a greater good, but you have no idea how much I needed you, how much I longed for you, and how much I missed you.

Icouldnt speak.

The sudden stillness of the battle made me glance toward the Vampire King.

My eyes widened in shock as I saw him pull something strange from within his cloak and drink it.

From that moment, everything changed.

He roared as if in excruciating pain.

The veins in his body bulged, his crimson eyes deepened in color, and the ---- grievous wounds he had sustained healed instantly.

Power exploded from within himI could feel itand for some strange reason, the Selenias stopped attacking him.

They withdrew from the circle where they had almost defeated him, and even my mother turned, stepping away from me to approach him.

No, no, you cant go! Hes deceiving you! Gabrielle, hes deceiving you! Im your daughter, I am! I screamed, but she only looked at me, then at him.