Lycan's Prey by Jessica Hall

Chapter 197

Panic starts to seep through the fog of pain, and I struggle weakly against him. “Soren,” I gasp out, my voice barely above a whisper. For a moment, he doesn’t respond. His body is still, his grip on my hips ironclad.

And then, I feel his lips pressing gently onto my shoulder, a soft sigh leaving them. “It’ll be over soon,” he assures me, but his normally smooth voice is rough with what seems like regret.

I want to believe him, the man whose touch turned me into a sea of simmering desire just moments ago. But the burning sensation spreading from where his fangs had sunk into me feels like it’s consuming me whole.

His hands start gliding over my body once again. His touches are soft and soothing this time, tracing languid patterns across my trembling body.

I can’t hear anything but the roar of my blood in my ears, my heart thundering in my chest. The pain is unimaginable, unlike anything I’ve ever experienced before. It feels like my body is being torn apart from the inside out, every nerve ending aflame and radiating with agony.

“I’ve got you,” Soren’s voice soothes. “I’ve got you.”

Time loses all meaning after that.

As the fire spreads within me, Soren’s arms are the only stable thing I can latch onto. Through it all, he continues to stroke

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providing an odd comfort amidst the inferno.

me,” is all he urges, his voice a quiet murmur

It’s like being torn apart and sewn back together again. Caught in a storm where all I see is lightning and

of any regret but full of concern. As much softness as he could muster under the circumstances reflected back at me. It’s enough to ground me a little- enough for me to realize what’s happening.

the pain, something within me stirs–the primal part of me that has long

For an

and bends around us–then

Soren

as best I can, my eyes fixed on her writhing form. Every convulsion of her body sends a spike

her forehead. She flinches

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escaping her lips.