The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation by Luna Nova

---- 193, IN THE VAMPIRE'S CLAWS VICTORIA I was ready to tear her apart. Honestly, I was just waiting for the perfect excuse, and she handed it to me. It was obvious she had a thing for Marius, but it wasn't my fault he didn't even look at her. I bared my fangs with a threatening hiss; her hand moved in slow motion in front of my eyes. "Don't get involved, Rousse," I ordered in his mind as I saw he was about to stop her.

Today, I was going to teach this arrogant woman a lesson she'd never forget. But at the last second. "Sophie, that's enough!" Edgar's shout echoed like a thunderclap. He threw himself between us, taking the blow from that hysteric, and I nearly clawed his back too. "Sshh," he hissed in pain. "You're insane, you damn psycho! Hunger's got your brain all fogged up!" ---- "How dare you talk to me like that?!

taking Marius from me! He's my..." "Shut the fuck up already!" He slapped her hard, and I saw her drop to the floor, clutching her face. Shock flashed in her wide eyes. Her cheek was swelling up fast. I'm not a fan of hitting females, but seriously, Sophie was

the arm, and dragged her out of the cave. "Let me go! Let go of me!" The vampire screamed, but she was no match for Edgar, who pulled her outside. Awkward silence fell over the room again. "Miss Victoria, please don't mind Sophie's words. She's just jealous," ---- One of the older women came up to me. "She's always chased after Marius. Thinks

it's pretty obvious who he's really interested in." They stared at me, and I'd have to be an idiot not to get what they were implying. It made me a bit uncomfortable, but I didn't say anything to contradict them. "I'll give him some of my blood,