A Luna for the Lycan King novel Chapter 53

Chapter 53

A white blur leaped over the hedge, landing directly in front of me. My beautiful, powerful mate with the same green captivating eyes. He shifted, and a second later, I was in his arms. He spun me swiftly, my back pressed against his solid chest. His warm breath teased my neck before he suddenly clamped down on my carlobe. A surprised yip escaped my lips, but he didn’t release his grip. Instead, he stood behind me, gently biting and tugging on the sensitive skin of my earlobe. The sensation sent shivers down my spine, and I couldn’t help but lean into him, feeling the warmth of his body against mine. It was unexpected yet exhilarating, and I found myself lost in the moment as h

continued to nibble on my earlobe with gentle

intensity.

“Dare-” I started to say but he growled against my ear. Nibbling on the skin but never releasing his grip.

Let me calm down. His voice entered my mind. Thinking about it like this was a bit funny. He was like a wild beast, gnawing on me to soothe his turbulent emotions. A low growl came from his throat and I wondered about the face he was making. I could see that Ivan was on the defense while Finn had a playful smirk on his face.

“Enjoying your pacifier?” Finn chuckled, making Darren gurgle, wrapping his arms tighter around me.

“Don’t, Finn. He’s already struggling.” Ivan snapped his head toward Finn who only continued to chuckle. I’m glad my mate’s mood was amusing to him. I could feel the small tremble in his

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It’s okay, Darren. I’m here and I’m never leaving you. I tried to reassure him, but he sucked on my car harder. I know he was doing this to calm himself down but I felt my lower mid–section clench as a warmth pooled between my legs. Was I getting turned on? Yes. I was just as messed up in the head as my king.This was why we were perfect for one another.

“I have the letter here.” Ivan held the letter up and then the warmth was gone from my car. Darren grabbed it and was quickly looking it over. I noticed his pupils dilating as he fought with his beast. I thought he was going to shred it but instead he looked up at Finn.

“What can you tell me about this?” Darren moved back to my side. His arm moved around me, his fingers biting into my side.

“It was delivered by a new vampire, that much is for sure. I could tell by how much human scent was still left behind. Which tells us that either they are someone young or they’ve turned someone recently. But they don’t like doing that now. With the vampires on the verge of an internal collapse, they don’t want to create someone else to compete for a food source … unless they are growing an army. But this doesn’t tell me anything about Alfred. The blood wasn’t corpse blood, so he was alive at the time this was written. And I’m guessing you can tell if the handwriting was his or not?” Finn then looked at me.

“It was his handwriting.” I looked up at Darren, who was being deadly quiet. I couldn’t tell what he was thinking. All I could see

was anger.

“He thinks he can just come and take you? Well … let him through then, by all means. I will gladly enlighten him.” His eyes were dark and his voice was that of his beast. I glanced at Ivan

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unat he was still being cautious of him. It was as if he didn’t trust how he would react.

Finn clicked his tongue. “The mutt isn’t going to just come strolling in here. He has no scent here besides that letter, which means he hasn’t set foot anywhere near here. He might be talking a big game, but he is too afraid. He knows he’s no match for you. The purpose of the letter was to let Allissa know he still claims her as his own. It was a message to her to escape and he would take her in.”

And I was back in his arms and he was back to sucking on my carlobe. The letter fell to the ground and I watched Finn pick it up.

“Let’s go, Finn. We have some work to do.” I heard Ivan speak up. I looked between the two men, and it was obvious they had been ordered to leave. Darren still wasn’t really speaking to me. The only thing he had said was to let him calm down. It was hard to tell what he was thinking, but it was clear he was agitated and upset.

I guess it would be troubling that a vampire was able to arrive in his backyard undetected. However, we had so many visitors that- my eyes widened. “They knew.” I whispered, causing Ivan and Finn to stop walking away. “They knew about the meeting and used it to their advantage. Are they watching the borders? But it has to be more than that. Or did they just see a bunch of creatures arrive and took the opportunity to enter? They knew they wouldn’t be detected with so many different species arriving. So, either they are watching us or-”

“Or one of our new allies is not who they seem,” Ivan growled. I started to nod my head but couldn’t because of the hold

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~, and I hoped after the curse was broken that he

would still come to me for comfort.

“Do you mean they’re playing us, or are you suggesting they really weren’t who they seemed?” Finn asked. I snapped my gaze at him as I tried to decipher his words.

“You mean they weren’t who they claimed to be? But wouldn’t someone have recognized them?” Both Finn and Ivan were quiet.

“We weren’t looking for it. Someone could have come in and pretended. None of us asked the hard questions or really talked enough to make them give themselves away.” Finn clicked his tongue angrily. “It could have been a fucking mimic.” A mimic was a creature that little was known about. They were closely related to ghosts but their nature was associated with demons, yet their magic was similar to a fairy. They had the uncanny ability to ‘mimic‘ any appearance of any creature. This included copying their voice and mannerisms. They had mind–reading abilities and they could be indistinguishable from the original. However, if you were looking for it, their aura would be slightly different and their behaviors could also be off.

“If it was a mimic, then what about the original? Were they intercepted on the way here? Could they have been playing the role as a mimic for some time?” I was trying to find the connecting piece. Something that could prove if it was a mimic

or not.