The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation by Luna Nova

---- 285. PROUD GRANDSON OF THE LYCAN KING NARRATOR And not wanting her meant Electra would wander again without an anchor, would disappear someday, or Laziel would wipe her out for good. Here and now. "l accept, and this time I will never fight you again; I only have one condition." Lavinia watched her squeeze that very handsome specter's hand even tighter. She was dark by nature and cold. He was sunny, even for a specter formed from resentment. Two beings so different and yet so compatible.

"César comes with me, forever. He'll also be your hired specter; you can call on us to fight for you," she told her confidently. Lavinia, in truth, wasn't that surprised. Not after Laziel's confession. This was the outcome he'd been aiming for. She realized Laziel had also fed César with his power to make him stronger; that's why he'd regained a corporeal form. Lavinia felt her male's presence at her back the whole time, ---- protective.

stepped in front of him, hiding him. "Precisely. César is the best guarantee I can offer you. This time, yes,

the other still entwined with her mate's fingers. Both began to recite a binding contract; not everyone was like Silas or Laziel, who could chain and create specters by will alone. The magic of both witches fluttered like birds in the air and fused into black flashes, like hands intertwining. Runes began to carve themselves into the floor around the magic circle that enveloped

and subdue Electra's. César accepted too, extending his hand toward the contract. Laziel had freed him from his control. A bright light wrapped their specters when everything was done. She watched them stare at each other, hands clasped, as they faded, and

inner world. She was dying to taste that energy moving, vibrating through her veins. This time, Electra truly gave her all her magic completely and without reserve, in exchange for being bound to the man she had longed for across two lives. With a hand to her chest, Lavinia stayed for a time, processing this