The Lycan King’s Witch: Beneath the Crimson Moon

Anastasia’s POV The wind blew my hair in all directions as I ran as fast as I could from my captors. I only had a few minutes to get over the barrier before they could track my scent again. If it hadn’t been for that cocky meathead guard, I don’t think I would have ever escaped. Who knew challenging him to an arm wrestling match would work in my favor? My heart was racing in my chest and my lungs were burning. My legs felt weak and brittle, but I couldn’t stop running. I had to make it. If I stayed here any longer, I knew I wouldn’t survive another day. The trees broke and the barrier was in clear view now. Just when I thought I would finally be free, a howl sounded in the distance and more howls joined in. He must have noticed I was gone. I push my legs to run even faster. I couldn’t let him catch me. Not again. My coven and I were a peaceful bunch. We keep to ourselves and would help others if they needed. There was a time when we were able to mingle freely between the humans and

Dom’s POV It’s been three days and my mate was still unconscious. Hannah said she was malnourished and lost a lot of blood, so rest was what she needed. I couldn’t stand seeing her in the infirmary, so I moved her to my chambers. My mind played over and over again a variety of scenarios that could have landed her in this state. Amos grew anxious over time, and his anxiety didn’t help me maintain my own. I temporarily left the kingdom in the hands of Cyrus. He was my beta, so he already knew how I ran things. It was only temporary. I needed to focus all of my attention on my mate. My life was now tangled with hers and yet, I didn’t know her name or even the color of her eyes. I craved to hear her voice. Would it be sweet as honey? Or warm as tea. ‘Perhaps both.’ Amos answered my thoughts. He stared at her longingly. I could feel his desire to mate with her, hell, I could feel the desire in myself as well, but that would have to wait. For now, all I needed was for her to op

Dom’s POV After Hannah left, I had hoped that my mate and I would be able to talk and get to know each other. I know, wishful thinking after her reaction to it all. You seen, but I still held out hope. She demanded that I let her go and I did without hesitation. I created some distance between us in hopes it will bring her comfort but I was unable to tell. She wore a cold glare and kept her hands to her side, palms facing me. ‘A witch?’ Amos asked confused. ‘I know.’ ‘Why would the moon goddess pare us with a witch?’ ‘I don’t know.’ I stated. I was just as confused as he was, but right now, I needed to defuse the situation. “My love, I assure you that I’m no threat.” I spoke, hoping it would soothe her in some way. “That’s for me to decide, you beast!” She spat the words out at me. ‘Why is she this way? Doesn’t she know we are her mate?’ Amos growled. ‘I’m sure she knows. She just doesn’t want to accept it.’ I responded. ‘But, we will accept it, right? She’s

Dom’s POV I had to suppress my laughter as Cyrus entered my office with my kicking and screaming mate. She was a feisty one. ‘She’s gonna be fun to mate with, I just know it.’ Amos chimed. He had been going on all day about mating with her. Placing all of these vivid images of her in my head. It was driving me mad, but I needed to gain her trust before I could act on anything. No matter how bad I wanted to, it would have to wait. “Put me down!” She kicked and squirmed. She looked child like when she behaved that way. Once Cyrus was safely through the threshold, he gently put her down. She quickly turned to face me, cheeks flushed with her eyebrows merging together. “I see you’re still upset.” I stated. She glared at me with those beautiful green eyes and all I could think of was ways to make those eyes of hers glaze over in pure ecstasy. The mate bond was definitely something strong. In the past, a woman who acted this roughly would have never attracted me. I pre

Dom’s POV After a few seconds, she nodded her head and I stood up. I extended a hand to her but she ignored it and stood up on her own. That brought a smile to my lips. We walked back to the dungeon silently. I could hear her heart pick up pace again as we approached the dungeons doors. It was clear to anyone that she wasn’t fond of the place and it only made me more determined to figure it exactly what happened to her. “Ready?” I asked as I opened the door. She took a deep breath and nodded her head. We both walked through the doors and walked down the cell hall. Our steps echoed as we moved forward. Reigns screams filled the air along with the sound of bones breaking and flesh ripping. I could hear Anastasia’s breathing pick up speed. I extended my hand towards hers, having a terrible urge to give her comfort but retreated. I highly doubt she would take my touch as that. Once we reached Reigns cell, Cyrus and Benji were engulfed in conversation about different theories