All Chapters of The Lycan King's Forbidden Craving : Chapter 171 - Chapter 180

“Quickly, hide the children,” Diana hushly said.The women rushed to gather the children, but before they could, the door burst open.Gasps rippled through the air.Helen and the blondie used their bodies to shield the children.Other women working and a few men among them paused, secretly grabbing a weapon. The air stilled and fell silent.“Well, well, well,” one of the soldiers stepped forward, the leader, tall, lean with dirty blonde hair. “Do you all miss me?”Diana jaw clenched, and others kept their gaze low, except Arianna, who glared at them.“Keep your eyes on the floor,” Diana whispered, but Arianna didn’t listen.Too late. The soldier spotted her. Snickering, he licked his lips.“You all must be wondering why we came. It’s simple. We need a child, and” he smirked and pointed at Arianna, “her.”“You’ll have nothing,” Arianna’s voice was flat.One of the soldiers felt Duncan rising to his feet, the moment he met those golden eyes, he froze.“New face, huh? You must be some t

It had been almost an hour since Lucas and his cohorts settled in Briarshade Waystation, a modest, half-forgotten traveler’s stop nestled between two sloping hills. Surrounded by tall grass and bramble hedges that offered a wide field with enough visibility to spot any approaching enemies.The journey had exhausted Mearina and her maid. They planned to take a short rest and leave before sunrise. They also needed a plan.“My Lord, the coast is clear,” Falcon said, stopping beside him. “The perimeter has been checked twice.”Lucas glanced back at the small, stone-crafted abode in the distance where Mearina was staying.“My Lord… w-will you be alright?” Falcon asked, and Lucas understood the concern in his voice.“Hm. I’ll be fine,” Lucas replied. He had done something to ease the ache of the past memories, and it was working.The kiss with Lylah had been intentional. Since he felt a slight pull toward her, he used that to his advantage.He only hoped Lylah would forgive him for it.“My

{Flashback}{The night of the last full moon}Cries. Miserable, painful cries.He thought he could handle it, but fuck! Every fiber in him was on fire.He wanted to reach out and stop them.The male’s groan went still, silent. A clear sign he had just lost his father.As if that wasn’t enough, another scream followed. A female."Stop! Please, stop! Don’t do this! Arrgghhhhh!!!"He was shaking, staring into the tearful pleas in his sister’s eyes."Stop them, you son of a bitch! Why are you doing this?! What exactly do you want from me?! All I’ve done was everything you and Father wanted... Why won’t you just let me be?! I was finally having a life there!... I was finally getting a fucking life! Why did you drag me back to this hell?! Why can’t you just fucking leave me alone?!... Ahhh!!!"Her high-pitched scream turned into a roar. Blades sank into her, dragging along her flesh, making him clench his fists. He shut his eyes as the sickening tear of skin echoed through the chamber."Ope

Pain radiated from her lower abdomen, back, and between her thighs. It woke her up, leaving her gasping for air.It had started as a dull ache, but now it was becoming unbearable.Arianna’s body trembled as she looked up at her sleeping mate and bit down on her lip. The gathering was today, and everything felt so wrong.Where was this pain coming from?“Dun,” she called in a whisper and groan painfully. “Dun, wake up.”Duncan remained still, his chest rising and falling in a slow, shallow rhythm that oddly terrified her.Something was wrong, she could feel it. She forced herself sat up slightly and cupped his face.“Dun?” she called again. Still no response. Duncan never slept deeply. He had always been the one to wake before her, and on the rare occasions she woke first, just the sound of her voice was enough to stir him.Something was definitely wrong.Terribly wrong.Please. Please. Please. This couldn’t be what she was thinking.“Dun, wake up,” she pleaded, tapping his cheek rep

By the time Lylah got to the tree, she was breathing heavily. The headache she’d been battling had doubled, twisting her stomach in such a sick way that she vomited onto a nearby trunk. She was a breath away from passing out.Every bone in her body ached. She had no idea what was wrong with her, but that was the least of her problems right now.She forced herself to the lever and pulled it. The tree shifted, stretching open to reveal the hidden cage. Before Lylah could check, Eryndor burst out of the hole, screeching. Its fiery eyes were blazing with fury—angry and terrifying.It flapped its wings urgently, the force rippling through the trees and knocking Lylah to the ground. She landed hard on her elbow.Rising into the air, it paused at a certain height before shooting toward the Citadel like a blazing comet.Lylah scrambled to her feet, pulled out her twin daggers and sprinted through the woods.Tears streamed down her cheeks, her boots slamming against the earth with loud, desper