The Lycan King and his Dark Temptation novel Chapter 75

VALERIA

“It’s at these coordinates…” she told me the location, which seemed to be an old structure in the middle of nowhere.

“No matter how much we’re forced to veer off, just run there! We’ll cover you!”

So, almost blindly, we charged deeper into what looked like a creepy, ancient cemetery.

The massive she-wolf Alpha beside me suddenly shoved me with her snout, catching me off guard and making me roll over the grass.

I never let go of the flag and quickly got back on my feet, just in time to see her growling threateningly at another smaller she-wolf—still stronger than my petite Omega.

I felt a presence lurking in the dark mist and jumped to Celine’s side just in time, nearly caught by Dave, who had been hiding behind a crypt behind me.

“Valeria, I’ll hold them off! Run!” she ordered, and I did, but it wasn’t going to be that easy this time.

“You really think we’ll let you get away?!” Dave growled and shifted into his human form, lunging at Celine.

Despite his playful nature and sometimes goofy attitude, Dave was still a lycan—and not just any lycan. He was a Guardian, an elite member of our kind.

“Celine!” I wanted to help her when I saw her cornered by Dave, even without him shifting into his beast. But before I could, a shadow leapt at me, nearly ripping the flag from my jaws.

Juliette’s wolf latched onto one end of the flagpole, her fangs bared threateningly. She yanked with force while I barely managed to hold my ground.

She was nearly twice the size of my small Omega, but I dug my claws into the dirt, and there among the abandoned gravestones, we fought in a tense tug-of-war for the prize.

If she tore the flag from me and carried it back to their fort, we’d lose—and losing meant punishment.

This was war. No one here was a friend.

I soon found myself cornered against a gravestone, panting hard, my jaws aching from clenching my teeth so tightly.

“I’m sorry, Valeria.” Juliette’s voice echoed in my mind, and I knew she was about to give her all to finish me.

I couldn’t beat her with brute force—but I had other ways. I suddenly wished for a crow to attack Dave’s face.

“Ahh! Damn bird! Get off! Get off!”

Dave’s sudden roar distracted Juliette, making her glance in his direction. At the same time, it gave Celine the perfect chance to break free from his hold. The lycan was now flailing as two crows tangled themselves in his hair, making him look like a walking bird’s nest.