The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation Novel

---- I shrank even further, curling into myself as I watched it lower its front limbs, pressing them into the grass.

It advanced like an animal, one step at a time, slowly.

I stared at its fangs, sharp enough to tear my throat apart in a second.

Then it suddenly shut its mouth.

It felt like it was studying my reactions...

another step.

My heart pounded wildly.

It lowered its head even more, its ears twitching, guttural growls rumbling from its throatdeep, powerful.

And yet, I didnt know if it was just my mind spiraling into madness, but they didnt feel...

threatening.

Another step, then another.

I could almost feel its breath against my face.

The black tip of its nose was so close to touching mine, but I didnt dare move a muscle or even breathe too hard.

What if I played dead? Would it work? I shut my eyes.

For the first time, I was a complete coward.

I was going to dieI was sure of it.

And that damn, useless magic of mine wouldnt change a thing.

Why wouldn't this predator attack me? The idea that it was trying to put me at ease, lowering its aggressive stance so I wouldnt be afraid, was total bullshit.

Shit, shit, its too close! It...

it was sniffing me, and its growl grew a little louder.

Just eat me already, damn it! My daughter...

I couldnt save my ---- daughter! In the middle of my despair, something soft and wet slid over my cheek, wiping away the tears streaming down my face.

So delicate.

So gentle.

It didnt feel like it could have come from the same beast that had just torn a man apart with brute force.

The sensation returned, featherlight against my skin, then moved over my lips, making me whimper in pain from the wound Again, with such care, it traced the curve of my lower lip, then again, nearly slipping inside my mouth...

This...

1 dont understand...

Why does it feel like a kiss?! I must have gone completely insane.

Hallucinating.

I was ready for the asylum now.

sek ELLIOT "You're scaring her! Let me out, damn it!" "NO! You can't protect my female! Look at what that bastard was doing to hershe reeks of him! I hate him so much! If you had let me take control earlier, none of this would have happened! I would never have let her be hurt! I would never have left Katherine!" "Vorath, I already explained the situation! Let me out so I can talk to her, calm her down! You should have killed that man somewhere elsenow shes terrified of you!" "Dont call me by my

name! You have no right! Only Katherine can! ---- And fuck no, you're not coming out! I can comfort my mate just fine! Ill show her that with her, Im a good wolf! I love her! I only act this way toward those who try to harm her!" We had been arguing since the moment my inner wolf broke free from the chains I had placed on him.

Now, I watched through his eyes, adjusting to this strange sensation as my woman trembled beneath the overwhelming aura of my Lycan, while he licked her face all over.

I could feel his intense desires, his deep emotions.

He called her mate, his fated one.

That profound connection I had always felt with Katherine but could never explainmy beast had recognized it, even from within his prison.

1 knew I had been wrong to suppress him.

I had feared what I couldnt control and the consequences it would bring in this cursed realm.

Now, [had to figure out how to make my woman understand that this beastthe one who had just ripped a man apart before her horrified eyes and was dying to mark her with his scentwas none other than her husband.

The Duke of Everhart.