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

rustic, but tidy everything

to work scrubbing the

are in the sack, she said, handing me a

I spent the next while peeling potatoes, listening to

real grandmother had looked

backhow I'd always sneak away from Grandmother Gabrielles

asked a few

my relationship with Silas but

The afternoon passed.

for the first time since coming to

a breakbefore

NARRATOR Alessandre panted heavily, blood dripping from

thick stench of death

a few feet

head that had rolled to rest at his

sword in his hand still dripped crimson, pooling onto

dimly lit hall

Clan Vlad leader of the vampire factionwas

by his