The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation

---- He sat with his back against the rocky wall, watching ---- through half-lidded eyes to make sure nothing threatened his family. If Lyra's mate tried to act tough, he could just turn him into a specter for his daughter. Arms crossed over his chest, he waited, summoning all the dark power he'd let roam across these lands. "Don't even think about it... or deal with the consequences," he muttered.

Anyone would think he was talking to himself- until hundreds of disturbing red eyes opened in the shadows behind him. If specters had saliva, it'd be dripping onto the ground. Such powerful magic, and all they could do was watch... how unfair. Would their master at least give them some of that delicious corrupted dark energy? But Drakkar didn't leave a single trace. Just like before, he purified it all and absorbed it into himself.noveldrama

But the specters' interference had complicated everything. Grandmother, mother, and daughter sang into the beast's mind, soothing its nightmares-and the memories started taking shape inside Drakkar. sone Above, shouts of triumph could be heard, mixed with the roars of the newly awakened lycans. And far away, deep in the forest, a startled scream made birds take flight. ---- Zarek's eyes narrowed in that direction. One of his soldiers, patrolling for threats, had found a fleeing rat.

"Vampires here too?" he muttered, surprised, since he hadn't encountered anyone of his race until now. With Aldric taking control and Lyra's mate regaining his, there wasn't much left to do. So his body vanished into darkness, and a bat flew swiftly to track down that vampire. "Don't let him get away. I'll interrogate that man myself." Someone had to give him a clue about his daughter Victoria, and a gut feeling told him he was on the right path. *