The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation by Luna Nova

Chapter 67

THANK YOU FOR FREEING ME VALERIA He screams at me , and its terrifying to see Edwards distorted features twisted into cruel , adult expressions .

I reach into my neckline and pull out the star , its sharp tips stained red with my blood .

He extends his small hand and steps closer .

I stretch mine too , trembling .

Something screams inside me that he must not have it , that Ive already revealed too much .

My mind races frantically , trying not to look behind him so dont give away Celine , who is slowly approaching .

I tighten my grip on the relic , the metal shimmering like moonlight .

Just before it falls into his grasp , he tenses and suddenly spins around to face the ambush from the Alpha .

Dark shadows project from the boys small body as he now battles Celine .

So , you managed to defeat my sentinel .

Youre quite a girl full of secrets … I wonder what Aldric Throne would say about this , he mocks I watch in horror as sharp claws grow from Edwards hands , his speed almost impossible to track with the naked eye , and a veil of darkness wraps around his skin .

What kind of dark spell is this ? Celine seems strange too .

I thought she would shift into a wolf , but instead , her eyes have turned blood red , bulging veins appearing around them , and she hisses with long , sharp fangs exposed in her mouth .

NOOO ! I scream in fear when Celines claws slash Edwards arm .

That damn vampire was fighting with the boys body without a shred of conscience , not caring about the massacre because it wasnt his flesh suffering .

I had to do something ! Celine wasnt winning , and I could feel the shadows around us twisting and shifting in the corners more danger closing in ! I looked at the sacred relic , soaked in my blood .

I dont know what madness I was thinking , but light had always driven out darkness .

had learned to trust my instincts , to stop resisting

or overanalyzing , I ran toward

raising the star in my hand and

, but it had to be

curdling scream tore from his lips as the dark energy surrounding his body began

his small frame as Celine grabbed the shadowy figure of a man and wrenched it from him , like a macabré

pain , but nothing mattered more than THANK YOU FOR FREEING ME the stiff body in my arms

me , little one ! I lifted him and carried

trembling hands brushed

there , and

his skin pierced my bones

He was dying .

, no ,

Please hold on ! I cut open my

, not even

myself , let alone someone

I did everything I could , desperation and pain consuming

, please

to make it

later , okay ? Just hold on ,

My tears fell onto his pale face , my blood dripping uselessly onto the dark

thank … you … for freeing … me … he whispered his last words , and I saw innocent

smile lingered on his lips as

my chest , pain and rage consuming me as I cradled him close , calling his name ,

not realizing sooner that someone

it was that soulless vampire ! Still kneeling , clutching Edwards lifeless body , I turned

had emerged through

Celine , striking and wounding her from

wouldnt hold

saw him