The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation by Luna Nova

Chapter 457

---- Then she kept piling on tasks, pushing him along like a strict drill sergeant.

My grumpy, silver-haired mate glared at her with icy ---- hostility.

But when he looked at me, I smiledand he relaxed alittle.

Tf you harm my woman, !ll do the same to you as Im about to do to that chicken.

Dont forget it.

His low warning made my stomach flip.

Mérida shouted after him, cursing him for being rude, for disrespecting his elders.

T laughed, but a pang of nostalgia hit my chest.

I swallowed the lump in my throat and stood, determined to keep myself busy.

How can I help? I asked when she reentered the house.

Come, come, dear, help me peel the potatoes for the stew.

her into the

tidy

to work scrubbing the potsmy hands

the sack, she said, handing me

the next while peeling potatoes,

grandmother had looked almost exactly

memories of my childhood came rushing backhow I'd always sneak away from Grandmother Gabrielles magic

asked a few

where I came from, my relationship with Silas but she didnt press too much,

The afternoon passed.

coming

breakbefore

NARRATOR Alessandre panted heavily, blood dripping from the wounds

thick stench of death polluting the main

the body just a few feet awaythe

head that had rolled to

hand still dripped crimson, pooling

dimly lit hall was

Clan Vlad leader

his own