All Chapters of The Lycan King's Secret Triplets : Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

ValerieI watched him from the balcony doorway, uncertain whether to approach or retreat back into the safety of my own room."You should see the healer," I said."The healer can't help with this.""Then what can?"Dimitri let out a low, humorless laugh, one hand pressed against his chest as if trying to physically hold the curse beneath his skin. "You already know the answer to that question.""Dimitri—""You," he said, his voice raw. "It's always been you. Nothing else has ever come close."I crossed my arms, keeping the doorway between us, though the sight of him like this, suffering, barely holding himself together, made it difficult to maintain the distance I had spent months perfecting."You said I was only ever a vessel to you," I said quietly. "Nothing more.""I was wrong.""You've said that before.""I keep meaning it more each time."He took a step toward me, and I did not retreat. Though every rational part of my mind screamed that I should."Six months," he said, "and no o

The guards had come for her. Finally.I watched from the security feed in my private study, the same feed I had accessed through the backdoor Chelsea's contact had installed in the Royal Guard's surveillance system weeks ago. The image was grainy, but it was enough. Enough to see the fear in Valerie's eyes. Enough to see the fury in Dimitri's.Enough to know that everything was going exactly as planned.I had spent the hours since the launch event carefully constructing the evidence. Forged documents. Falsified communications. Bank records that appeared to show payments from rogue factions to accounts linked to V-Luxe. All of it pointing to the same conclusion: Valerie Lane had been planning to sell her children's blood to the highest bidder.The story had been easy to plant. The Supernatural Network was already primed to believe the worst of her, thanks to the leak I had arranged days earlier. All I needed was one well-placed source, one anonymous tip, and the Royal Guard had been di

ValerieThe bond hit me the moment the bedroom door closed behind us. Sharp and sudden, months of starvation collapsed into a single overwhelming wave that stole the breath from my lungs."Dimitri.."I did not finish the sentence. His mouth crashed against mine before I could form another word. His hands found my waist and pulled me flush against him with a force that left no room for hesitation.We did not make it to the bed.He backed me against the nearest wall, his mouth trailing hungrily down my throat. I gripped his shoulders hard enough to leave marks. Months of separation burned away in an instant beneath the sheer intensity of finally being close to him again."I searched for you every single day," he growled against my skin, his hands tearing at the fabric of my dress with a desperation that bordered on violent. "Every single day, Valerie, and I found nothing. Nothing but silence where you used to be.""I know," I gasped, my own hands working just as frantically at his shirt

ValerieDimitri was already moving before the alarms had finished their first cycle. He pulled on clothes with a speed that spoke of years of training for exactly this kind of emergency."Stay with the children," he ordered, already heading for the door."What's happening?""Breach. Someone's gotten past the outer wall.""Who? The council?""I don't know yet. But I intend to find out. Stay with the children until I come back.""What if you don't come back?"He stopped at the door, turning to look at me. "I will always come back to you. Remember that."Then he was gone, disappearing into the hallway as the alarms continued to shriek through the residence.I did not wait to be told twice. I ran for the children's wing, my heart pounding harder with every step, Nadia close behind me.The hallway leading to their rooms was already chaos by the time I arrived. Shadow-Guards rushed past in both directions, shouting orders I could barely follow over the continued screech of the alarms."Secu

ValerieI left before dawn, dressed in whatever practical clothing I could find. The golden light still lingered faintly at the edges of my vision even hours after it had first appeared.Dimitri caught up with me before I had made it past the residence gates. His expression carried none of the argument I expected."I'm coming with you," he said. "Don't waste time telling me not to.""I wasn't planning to.""Good."Dante appeared moments later, already dressed for travel, his jaw set with the same grim determination."You too?" I asked."She's my daughter as much as anyone's, in every way that matters to me," Dante said. "I'm not staying behind."I did not have the energy to argue with either of them. Not with every second bringing dawn closer. Not with Maya's life hanging in the balance of whatever timeline Elara had decided upon.We had barely reached the vehicle waiting to take us toward the mountains when two smaller shapes darted out from the residence, moving fast despite the ear