A Luna for the Lycan King novel Chapter 77

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“I-”

“I asked you to stay with me,” he growled against my hair. I could feel the small tremble in his fingers, which showed me how upset he was. “Dammit Ally, do you know how worried I was?!”

“I didn’t exactly go gallivanting off into mortal peril. Unlike some people I could mention. Now you know how it feels to wake up and the other isn’t there.” I lifted my chin up at him and poked him in the chest. I felt the gentle vibrations of his tired laugh as he let out a sigh.

“You win.” He yawned and I grabbed his hand, dragging him back to bed.

“You should be resting.” I pushed him down and he pulled me on top of him. He rested his hands on my hips and looked at me pointedly.

“Did you have to pee? I would have walked you to the—”

“No, I didn’t, but if I did, I wouldn’t have woken you up for such a silly thing.” His eyes looked at me expectantly and I knew he wasn’t going to go to sleep without an answer.

“I smelled my old pack, and I went out in search of it. Bastian is here. I guess he brought warriors to help in the fight. He looked

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well. We chatted, and I told him how happy I was. That I had the best mate ever.” I could see his face relax. I didn’t want to tell him more, but I wouldn’t want him to keep secrets from me. “There’s one more thing. Alfred showed up at my old pack. He snuck in and asked what happened to me. They said when he found out I was mated to you, he left in a rage. I guess that’s how he knew where I was.”

Darren snarled, sitting up, still holding me on his lap. “He has a death wish. He left you to die. What right does he have to you?! I want to speak with Bastian about this. I need more details-”

“Not right now you don’t.” I placed my hands on his shoulders. “Sleep. I promise I won’t leave you again.”

His green eyes bore into mine. “I won’t let him hurt you. You aren’t worried, are you?”

I couldn’t help the snort that left my nose. “I’m not worried at all. Besides, I’m stronger than Alfred. I am a royal after all.” I grinned as he slid his hands up my back. He reached my neck and pulled me to his face. I thought he was going to kiss me but instead he turned my head to the side and latched onto my ear. “Dare!” I giggled as he began to suck. “Is this how you’re always going to calm yourself down?”

“Mmmhmm.” He growled, tugging on my lobe with his teeth. Whether he intended to or not, I felt myself start to get wet, and I moved my hips over him.

“You need to rest.” I gasped as his hand slipped up my shirt and began to massage my mound, rolling my nipple between his

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fingers. “Dare!”

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“I need something else,” he said, the sound muffled as he tugged and sucked on my earlobe. He released my lobe, tracing his tongue down my neck. “It smells like you need something else too, and if we are going to be apart for a while, we should use the time we have wisely. I want your body to remember who it belongs to.”

Was he insecure because of Alfred? I’ve told him I never loved him, but I guess I understood his insecurities. In the beginning, I was worried I couldn’t satisfy Darren like the other women who had slept with him. I was afraid I would suffer by comparison.

“Dare, my body, mind, and soul belong to you. You don’t have to make me remember what I will always know. However, I think this might be exactly what we both need to sleep well, and I’m not sure how I’m going to live days, let alone weeks, without your touch. But my sweet mate, we’re in the middle of an encampment, and we aren’t exactly the most quiet of lovers.”

Darren chuckled. “It won’t be a problem. Our tents are soundproof for privacy reasons …

such as these. Okay, well, I think what they really had in mind was a safe place to communicate strategies, but this works too.” He grinned, wiggling his brows.

“But I can hear everything going on outside the tent just fine.”

“It’s only one way. We can hear what’s going on around us, but they can’t hear us. I had our mages work their magic on this tent

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especially. We could howl at the moon in here and not a soul would hear us.”

“Clever.” I purred as he nipped at my neck.

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“I like my privacy,” he growled softly. “Especially when it comes

to you.”

Darren’s eyes, those mesmerizing pools of green, held mine as his fingers found the hem of my shirt. “May I?” he asked, his voice low and husky.

I nodded, feeling the anticipation rising in me. He made sure to drag his fingers over my skin as he pulled the shirt off.

“Best sight I’ve seen all day,” he breathed, his gaze roaming over

1. me.

I lifted his shirt over his head and smiled. “Not so bad yourself.”

His hands splayed across my bare back, pulling me flush against his chest. The feeling of skin on skin sent sparks through my body. “I love you, Allissa,” he whispered, his forehead resting against mine. “More than you could ever know.”

I initiated our kiss this time, pouring all my love and desire into it. Darren responded eagerly, his lips moving against mine with a passion that set my body ablaze. His hands roamed my back, leaving trails of fire in their wake.

“Darren,” I gasped, as he trailed kisses down my neck. Each touch of his lips sent shockwaves through me. Slow, deliberate

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kisses that were driving me crazy.

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He paused, looking up at me, his eyes dark with desire. “Tell me what you want, my love,” he murmured, his breath hot against my skin. “I’ll please you however you want it.”

I tangled my fingers in his hair, pulling him closer. “You,” I breathed. “I just want to feel you inside of me.”

With a growl that sent shivers down my spine, Darren claimed my lips again. His kisses were hungry, desperate, as if he wanted to devour me whole. And I wanted to let him.

This was why I fell so hard for him. He didn’t hold back. He let me see all sides of him, even his desperation for me. The rawness of his passion was beautiful. The feel of his skin against mine, the taste of his lips, his scent of cinnamon that beckoned me he was everything.

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