The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation by Luna Nova

Chapter 233

---- Istumbled back, opening my eyes in shock and fear, trying to regain my balance, but I felt myself losing it.

Strong arms caught me, my back colliding with a firm chest, preventing my fall.

Yet, I didnt have time to recover.

Gabrielle! Quinns roar echoed, and I saw, as if in slow motion, how he held my mothers nearly unconscious body.

Blood trickled from her nose and lips, her skin as pale as a corpse.

Mom! I tried to get up.

Wait, baby, Valeria, do you feel anything? The baby? Aldric immediately embraced me, his face filled with deep concern as he touched my belly.

What happened? Tm fine, love, Im fine.

Mom...

she took the attack for me.

I pulled away from his arms to run toward Quinn, who was laying her down on the couch cushions.

Tm fine, Quinn...

Im fine, she whispered weakly, wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth with a trembling hand.

let me clean you

out a handkerchief from the pocket of my dress and leaned over

ears buzzed, and my brain felt like it had received a small electric shock, leaving me a bit

did you take the full attack?

whyI couldnt let anything happen to you or the

with Celine? Quinns ---- serious, intimidating

me to my

seen and more or less what I understood from what Celine had managed to tell

in danger, Gabrielle

in the vampire camp and says one of them is

I could see in her mind was confusion and

Something is wrong...

mused, despite having most of her power

means one thingZarek is letting her in, and that ancient being doesnt care about anything in this world

I repeated, everyone waiting for her

the air was

that puts

outif they saw her enter

enchanting her to help them take control of

shes served her purpose, they I either kill her or use her to control that powerful vampire, Quinn concluded, his voice filled with

to go

should never have let

mother to Aldric, emotions warring