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

took out a handkerchief from the pocket of my

it had received a small electric shock, leaving me a bit dizzymy mother must be feeling much

the full attack? Mom, it was

exactly whyI couldnt let anything happen to you or the baby, she responded, breathing

Whats happening with Celine? Quinns

to my

face filled with worry, I explained what I had seen and more or less what I understood from

is in danger, Gabrielle concluded after a moment

vampire camp and says one of them is her

see in her mind

Something is wrong...

most

now, it only means one thingZarek is letting her in, and

everyone waiting for her

the air was

puts her right in the

not hard to figure outif they saw her enter the

help them take control of the

either kill her or use her to control that powerful

have to go find

never have let

my mother to Aldric, emotions warring