The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation by Luna Nova

Chapter 269

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As his body was seized and swallowed into the depths of the earth, becoming a part of the very castle itself, Merkall still couldn't grasp the truthno one fully owns their fate, and he had merely done what was always destined.

sek Camilla raced through the labyrinthine corridors of the castle, the sound of her boots echoing off the ancient stone walls.

She knew the way through Celines memories, and the pull of her beloved's blood called to her soul.

Her heart recognized him as her mate; she would never be confused like Celinethis was her man.

She arrived in front of the heavy wooden door and shoved it open without hesitation.

Her crimson pupils narrowed as she saw her prince, clad in tattered rags hanging from his hips, sitting on the floor with his arms resting over his bent knees.

Suddenly, he lifted his head, his dark hair falling over his shoulders, and gazed at her through the darknessfull of love.

She was his light, the brightest and most beautiful thing in his world.

"T've been waiting for you, my love...

for you for far too many centuries."" ---- breaking apart and rebuilding

satisfaction, sensing

of roses that had always driven him mad now turned bloodier and more primal, sending shivers of anticipation through

streaked with golden highlights like the

into deadly fangs, grazing against her parted crimson lips, and her pupils

out the name of his vampiric

whispered it to him once in secret,

Celine's vampire half smiled seductively, bringing the dagger's tip to her lips and licking the blood from her mates

veins as he leaned forward and pressed a soft kiss to the back of her hand,

predatory gaze locked onto the rat cowering

a gift for you, my love," Zarek said

the shadow of death closing in

her movement

him without mercy, and began driving it into his flesh again

longer controlled Celineshe had been a prisoner of

the stone, and Merkall's agonized screams echoed through the cemetery grounds,

one last time to summon his magic, to activate his teleportation artifact, but nothing worked; he