The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation by Luna Nova

---- The whole palace felt tense. Starting today, I had a personal guard. Two of his most trusted men. Draco's protecting me... from his own people. I know they're going to pressure him to get rid of me. I could go now and tell him I have a power that could help him. But I admit it, I'm testing him. I want to know who he'll choose when things get ugly. His mate or his title? He finally looks up and sees me watching him. "Love?

How long have you been there?" he drops the papers and motions me over. "Just got out of the bath," I sigh, walking to him with more desire than I let on. Dracomir's past still hurt me. Looking into his eyes now stirred up all my admiration for the man he'd become and the sorrow for the pup he used to be. I straddled his lap and wrapped my arms around his tattooed neck. ---- Now I knew what those scars under the ink really were.

to life under me. I tangled my fingers in his hair and left a trail of kisses on his mouth and

opening his eyes to meet mine, "Vicky, no matter how bad things get, I won't give you up," he said without hesitation. I got lost in those beautiful eyes. "What if they ask you to give me up? What if there's a rebellion...? "I wasn't born a Lord. Power doesn't blind me. But I've learned only from the top

fight with everything I have to keep you safe. And if I'm not enough, we'll run. I'll protect you, we'll always be together, beyond any throne, beyond any hate..." He stroked my cheek so gently. I was dying to tell him everything, but I was scared of how much power that family had over him. How did they control him? How far did their