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

from the pocket of my dress and

like it had received a small electric shock, leaving me a bit

you take the full attack? Mom, it was

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

going on, Valeria? Whats happening with Celine? Quinns ---- serious, intimidating

my feet, holding

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

sister is in danger, Gabrielle

in the vampire camp and says one of them is her

I could see in her

Something is wrong...

having most of her

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

what? I repeated, everyone

the air was

that puts

not hard to figure outif they saw her enter

to help them take control

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

have to go find

never have let her

mother to Aldric, emotions warring in his