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38. Begrudging Respect
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The Lycan King 39. Doubts
Nikolai My legs felt heavy as I walked to my unconscious brother. I picked up his left hand and immediately dropped it when he let out a low, pain-filled groan. I inspected the bite. The visible flesh had already blackened and the tatters of the skin around it was turning a dark greenish blue in colour. The veins around the bite were slowly turning black. The poison was slowly spreading to his entire body. "What happens now?" I asked Grace. "The rest of the wounds will heal in a couple of days. It's the bite that worries me, Alpha Nikolai. I don't have full knowledge on how to treat a vampire bite," she replied. "Who will have full knowledge?" I asked. "There is no real cure for a vampire's bite. There are herbs that can slow it down, but that means extending his life for a couple of years and living in constant pain. He will feel the poison spreading in his body every second. Not a lot of people choose to do it," Grace replied. "But I had read in a book before I was kicked ou
The Lycan King 40. Executive and Executioner
Avalyn Nik and I didn't get a wink of sleep that night. After all the drama that I had created, I decided to go check up on Mikhail, who was resting in the infirmary. The wounds on his body would heal. That I knew. But the bite was bad. And it looked worse. It looked painful. It hurt to see him in pain. I wished I could help him. After I got back, I cleaned up the entire office while Nik continued to work. The chair that had been mistakenly pushed back had created a huge dent in the wall. And where I knowingly pushed him back, the entire wall of bookshelves was crushed. I felt so guilty that I had done all of that for no reason. Nik's hand had just healed and I hurt him again. That was not okay at all. I knew that he was angry, but he hadn't said anything at that moment because I was hurt and we had a lot of work to do. The last time I had hurt him, he had given me 'punishment'. To be honest, it didn't even feel like one. It just felt like he was dominating me in bed and I absolutel
The Lycan King 41. What you did was hot
Avalyn "What do you want me to do?" I asked in a small voice as I followed Nik to his desk. "Come here," he said softly and pulled back his chair, casting it aside. Chewing on my bottom lip, I walked up to him as his eyes glowed with need. Need for me. "You know what that does to me," he said and pulled my lip out with his forefinger and thumb. He then placed a chaste kiss on my lips. Sparks flew across my entire body. My head spun at the intensity of our bond. "Bend over, Love," he said. Huh? "Bend over," he repeated, tapping the desk. Oh! Suppressing my grin by biting my lip, I bent over the desk, placing my palms over it. It had been so long since I had seen a glimpse of Master. I was craving him. I had missed him. "Don't laugh," he said and I felt a sting on my ass where he spanked me. Oops. He pushed up my skirt so it bunched around my waist. A gasp left my mouth when I felt him tear my underwear. "Nikolai!" I chided. "That was expensive." Sofiya had made me buy thou
The Lycan King 42. The Black Thing
Avalyn The conference room Nik led me to was on the same floor. It was a big room with a big U-shaped table facing a projector screen. The seats were occupied by a mix of middle and old-aged men and women. There was another desk set up in front of the screen that faced the table. Nik and I took a seat on that desk. The atmosphere in the room was so serious and sombre that I felt slightly uncomfortable. Nik placed a comforting hand on my thigh and I relaxed. "Ladies and gentlemen, I would first like to introduce my wife, Avalyn Volkov. She is now a part-owner of this company," Nik introduced me and I offered everyone a smile. They all let out murmurs of congratulations and smiles, but it felt fake. I could feel the dread rolling off them. I could smell their uneasiness and fear. "Thank you," I said and nodded with a smile. Nik took a moment to look at everyone and then decided to be blunt as usual. "We know why we are here today. Twenty million dollars was stolen from my
The Lycan King 43. Better watch your back, Max
Max's house wasn't as big as ours. But it had a warm vibe that I loved. It had a circular driveway in the front and the mansion was beige in colour with a brown roof. It was surrounded by a lot of trees and gave a secure, isolated-from-the-rest-of-the-world feeling. Which I suppose was good for a supernatural living in a human city. "Nice house," Nikolai said as we got out of our cars in the garage. From what we had seen, it really was. "Thanks," Max smiled, looking truly proud. Nat gave me a mischievous grin before he ran and jumped on Max's back, her arms around his neck and legs around his waist. "The fuck?" Max muttered but grabbed Nat so she wouldn't fall off. Nat giggled in his ears. "Yes, monkey, let's go get you a banana," Max chuckled and carried her inside. I laughed at their antics. I was happy for Nat. She looked happier than ever and Max was good for her. "Save the foreplay from the bedroom, Max," Nik rolled his eyes at them. "Oh, if you saw the foreplay, you'd kno
The Lycan King 44. I’ll never let that happen
Avalyn "Thank you for having us over." I smiled at Max and Nat. We had a quick breakfast after we woke up and now, Nik and I were on our way to meet Mary. "It was our pleasure." Max smiled back. "I actually wanted to give you something," he told Nik and then handed him an envelope. "What's this?" Nik asked, taking it from his hand. "It's a gift from Mom. She told me to give it to you when you meet your mate," Max replied, his tone gentle. I sucked in a breath. I had no idea Viktoria had planned so far ahead. She was very thoughtful. "Why did she give it to you? Why not me directly?" Nik asked, his voice thick. "When I asked her to give it to you herself, she just made me promise that I'd give it to you. And that I'll always protect you." Despite whatever happened between the two brothers, there was nothing but love in Max's eyes for Nik. I bit my lip. I felt bad that they hadn't spoken to each other for so long. "Thanks, brother." Nik hugged him. Max hugged me afterward, surpr
The Lycan King 45. A tickling match
Avalyn On our way home, we stopped by the hospital to check in on Mikhail. His condition had worsened. He was in the ICU, put in an induced coma. The left side of his neck, shoulder, and chest was covered in bandages. An oxygen mask covered his nose and mouth, and several tubes trailed in and out of his body. It wasn't easy to see him like that. He must have been in so much pain. The doctors said that he was in too much pain and the spreading venom was just making it more painful. He only had a few more weeks to live. A month, at the most. The healers were trying something, but they weren't sure if it would be successful. They said that praying to the Moon Goddess was our last hope. But Goddess Luna wasn't that kind. Watching Mikhail like that was hurting Nik too much. He blamed himself. I knew he did. So I suggested that we let Mikhail rest in peace and go home for the day. Nik agreed. I didn’t think he could bear to watch his brother like that any more than I could. I tried to
The Lycan King 46. Pamper
Avalyn "I wish I could do something to help him," I whispered. We were sitting in the infirmary by Mikhail's side. A nurse had been redoing his bandages when we walked in. Watching the full extent of his injuries brought tears to my eyes. Half of his neck and shoulder had turned black. It was decaying. He smelled of death. The bandages and the smell of the healing creams didn't make it seem as bad yesterday, but his condition was much worse than we had thought. Nikolai had set up a task force to gather information on this, but it was proving to be a lot more difficult. No one wanted to associate with or help Rogues. We were only limited to witches and scriptures in human towns and cities. "Let's see what we find in Mozog," Nikolai murmured and Vladimir placed his hand on Nik's shoulder in silent support. Sof looked distraught. We can't let him die. Mikhail was our brother. I vowed to find something to help him. He was on that mission with Nat because of me. He was hurt because of
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