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.

followed her into the

tidy everything

boy to work scrubbing the potsmy hands cant handle

sack, she said, handing me a

the next while peeling potatoes, listening

real grandmother had looked almost

backhow I'd always sneak away from Grandmother Gabrielles magic lessons to

asked a few questions here

relationship with Silas but she didnt press too

The afternoon passed.

coming to this world, I

breakbefore

panted heavily, blood dripping from the wounds covering his

the thick stench

gaze landed on the body just a few feet awaythe man who had been

the severed head that had rolled

hand still dripped

lit hall was

Vlad leader of the vampire factionwas

his