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

Viola shivered, drawing her cloak tighter around herself, sunken in her defeat. When Lucian returned, He pulled free her bag slung around his shoulder, tugged it open, and shook the contents onto the ground. Out fell the two folded clothes of gold coins, snacks, water, dried meat and fruits, her folded map, and the small amount of clothes she’d been able to stash away. All the knives had already been lost. Lucian stared down at the meager amount of items, his eyes radiating pure condemnation. “How far did you think this was going to get you?” “I... ughh.” Viola wanted to say she had more money to buy and even more food that Valka had eaten most of, but she broke off, not wanting to reveal that Valka was aiding her. She was beginning to pant from all that running and panic. Lucian leaned down, picked up the water bottle, and handed the other to her. She wanted to refuse, but her insatiable thirst refuted her. She unscrewed the cap and took several eager swigs as he peeled

“I’m not that little,” Viola muttered out rather unconvincingly.“Right.” Lucian smiled, but it was fleeting.She could feel him scrutinizing her, and a flush worked over her cheeks. She drew her knees up to her chin and dipped her head to let her hair curtain her face.“That night. The poison night, Rhysand opened a portal, took me in deceit and offered me to kill you. I didn't realize when he brought me back but I know I had the vial of poison in my hands. Then you came in.”“This is making a lot more sense now,” Lucian grumbled, dragging his hands over his face. He dropped them and searched hers.She nodded, fiddling with the ties on her arm. When she peeked back up, he was staring at her arms, too.“Okay,” he sighed. “I think we’re making progress here, and I think we should continue this conversation, but the nightwalker isn’t the worst thing out here and it’s going to take us some time to get back.”He reached a hand toward her foot, and she flinched back.“What happened to your

Lucian flung her off of himself, and she took a chunk of his arm with her.Viola hit the ground and rolled, and Lucian immediately felt guilty for tossing her so hard. But damn, that hurt.“Princess?” Lucian asked cautiously, his breathing still ragged.Viola rustled with a moan before righting herself on the ground. She came to, blinking wide, dazed eyes. “I’m sorry. Are you alright?”He sealed the missing chunk from his arm and neck to stop the bleeding. His wolf was going to heal it, but the scars sure would never fade.Viola raised a hand to her red-stained mouth, wiped at it, and stared down at the blood painting her fingertips before she gagged, spit, and gagged again.She made a startled noise of surprise as he hauled her into his arms and settled her back against one of the trees.“Gods. You had to come to the fucking Bloodbath. Even I don’t come to this place,” he snapped.Still obviously grappling with reality, Viola clapped a hand over her mouth. “I was trying to eat you...

“Well, it's simple. If you agree not to use your magic on me again...”“No.” Lucian said instantly. That was insanity. Like asking him not to speak to her.“Come on... and you allow me freedom regardless of where I want to go. Also that I grow my own flower garden, and to swim in the river whenever I want, and also have a proper horse ride, and you will build me a fiction book library.”“Not agreeing to that. Maybe the last one. Yes.”“That’s not fair,” she pouted.“I will agree not to harm you with my magic. That’s the best you’re going to get.”She fell into silence, likely sulking. He knew she was up to something when she started to squirm again.“What?”“What's what?”“What do you want to ask me?”“You can’t… read my mind, can you?” she whispered in dismay.A laugh poured out of him even with the effects of the poison gradually bringing him closer to hunger. “No.”“How’d you know that I want to ask something?”“You’re squirming. And you keep moving your hand.”“Oh… there was some

Lucian's eyes flew open. "Dead?""Yes. Once she dies, she would now awaken as a nightwalker. Right about now I will presume she is in between the two boundaries. I will still give her the antidote so she just remains dead without awakening. But if her wolf is strong enough, she will live. Might, sorry," the lady explained.She gathered some leaves and started pounding on a very tiny mortar. "I'm doing this because you are drop dead gorgeous. If your mate doesn't make it alive, make sure you come back for me. Right?"Lucian rolled his eyes. But didn't say a word.The antidote turned out to be a simple potion. It didn’t take long to whip up, though it wasn’t a potion he’d worked with directly. The lady stated a warning that it might cause temporary warmth. The result was a thick, paste-like poultice."Apply directly to the wounds the roots have left behind once you get home. Where are you from so I can reach you when she's dead?"Lucian held himself back again. He took the potion from h