All Chapters of An Offering To The Cursed Lycan King: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

Rocky says nothing the longer the night goes on, every hour bringing us closer to sunrise. He looks tense, his shoulders tight as he speaks with Bridger every time he comes back to check in. I hug myself, missing my little hero, Blossom, who I was assured had a great day and dinner with her new friends before going to sleep. “He will be back soon,” Marcus says, but it’s clear he is saying it more for himself. “Sean is quick, and nimble.”“Have you known him for a long time?” I ask him, trying to distract both of our anxious minds. Marcus nods, a small chuckle on his lips.“I remember once when we were thirteen, we used to pretend to race the warriors during their training runs, until one day, he was actually beating them. He just got faster and faster.” He says wistfully, lost in the memory. “Wouldn’t that have made him valuable for the other pack that took yours over?” I ask. “Strength isn’t the only thing a warrior needs. Speed and agility are equally important.”“True, but if one

*Rocky*Something yanks at my hand, but I feel nothing, see nothing but Gemini, panting and growing paler by the second. Everything I have done, every false, painful word, every stab to her heart, has meant nothing now. Rage courses through my veins, waking up a side of my lycan I can’t control, one I can’t contain.My head falls back, a terrifying howl crackling through the air like a whip. A king announcing his presence amongst his subjects. My skin tingles, my heart aching as my chest creaks and bones throb. It feels like my first shift, painful and slow.As if a new me is emerging from the slumber, breaking free of the chains that confined me for far too fucking long. My tattoos remain. I watch them morph as my skin changes to my lycans’ hide and my jaw breaks before rearranging.The rogues around me look at me in horror, their eyes filled with fear and instant regret. But it’s too late for them, too late for anyone who has used my mate’s gift for their own benefit.For a moment I

*Rocky* “Pet…” I croak, forcing my eyes open. She is near me, I can feel her, the way her healing tickles through my veins, sewing me up fiber by fiber of my sliced muscles. I was supposed to die, it was supposed to be me, so why the fuck am I waking up? With great effort, I groan, moving my hand until I feel it, soft skin and a shot of electricity that feels like a shock straight to my heart. I twist onto my side, pushing aside the pain, forcing that barrier up to stop her. There is no way in the world she can handle the magnitude of my injury with her weaker wolf after all her healing. She is passed out next to me, and I fixate on her chest, watching it rise and fall. It stutters once and slows until I touch her and I see her body jolt. The mate bond is intense, ensuring her heart keeps beating. A raw nerve into the sheer force of my love for her. It’s slow, but I inch closer, my fingers aching to touch her cheek, my eyes hungry to look into hers. But when I look at her, she is

*Gemini*“It feels like my chest is going to implode,” Rocky says, his hand clutching his chest as he grows more coherent by the second.My hands shake as I reach out and touch him, selfishly relishing every little spark that dances across my fingertips. It is very apparent to me what is happening, but I doubt he has ever experienced anything like this before. “You just need to breathe. Focus on inhaling and exhaling.” I tell him, inching closer on my knees. “Look at me, okay? I am right here and we are both alive. We are both safe.”He meets my gaze, his eyes filled with terror and panic as he slowly comes back to me. After a moment, he nods, reaching out to take my hand in his as he presses it to his lips. Then he slumps back onto his butt, his back against the bed as he tugs me along with him. My eyes grow wide in surprise as he pulls me into his lap, holding me in his arms like he has done so many times in the past, cradling me like I am the one who needs it, not him.I don’t arg

*Rocky*“Alpha,” Bridger says, coming up from behind me. My eyes close tight, hating that he is taking away from my time with Gemini. I know I haven’t been around my best friend in ten years. And I also know he has been the acting alpha internally for that entire time and he finally gets a reprieve. But I finally have my mate.“Yes?” I sigh, sitting back in my seat in disappointment, setting my fork down and looking mournfully at Gemini. “The alphas who joined with Jude are rather eager to speak with you now that you are awake and doing better.” He says. “Right,” I mutter, dragging a hand through my hair and wincing at the movement. I may be better than I was, but I am most definitely not fully functioning yet. But being the Alpha King means dealing with it and doing what must be done. “Are you in pain?” Gemini asks, not missing a thing and I give her a soft smile before realizing that she didn’t take my pain. I wasn’t thinking to mask it or try to hide it since it came on so quickl