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Curse of the Lycan Kings Chapter 23
Adrian's POV The last two weeks had been hell. No matter which way I turn, there she is. I can smell her everywhere, and the more time passes, the worse it gets. Slowly but surely Monty has been rallying the rogues. Every morning, he disappears into the woods, staying away all day and returning with two or three bedraggled and terrified-looking wolves. I had received no warrior training myself, but some of the rogues used to be Caspian’s warriors and they have enough experience to help me get started. At least I’m being kept busy enough by the paperwork each new arrival generates. At some point, I won’t be able to justify everyone that suddenly started moving to the farm, and I’d have to make other arrangements for the new arrivals. The little office adjoining the chapel is the only place where I can get a moment to myself. I crave the companionship of pack life, but I have also grown used to solitude over the years and I need that too. I look up from the paperwork just in time t
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Caspian's POV “Maybe we should go on a date or something,” Denise says. “Get out of the palace so you can clear your head.” “No.” Denise is my mate. I have her because I need a Luna. The pack insists on it, and it makes them stronger, but I love her about as much as I love my other bitches. She’s useful, that’s all. I never understood the mate bond. I don’t understand wolves that will live and die for their mates. Denise loves me to the point of simpering adulation. She’ll do anything for me. It annoys the shit out of me, and some days I catch myself fantasising about killing her. Maybe one day. When I don't need her anymore. When I have the Cambion. I can see it so clearly in my head. Slitting her open from throat to groin and dipping my hands in her warm, sticky blood. Stroking my hard cock, I order, “Get on the bed." Giggling like a little teenager in love she jumps on the bed and stands on all fours, ass in the air, eager to feel me inside her. There was a time, right at th
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Pippa's POV Adrian is quiet while we eat supper. He somehow managed to avoid me all day. After I told him about Tammy, the she-wolf who explained to me how to take his mark, he left with some lame excuse about inspecting the bakery. He did not come back until the wolves who took it upon themselves to cook our food called him in for supper. “What’s the deal with these wolves serving us?” I ask just to break the silence. “Hm?” Adrian grunts and looks up from his plate. He hasn’t eaten a thing, just moved his food from one side to the other. “The wolves that keep…doing stuff for us?” He drops his head again and doesn’t even look up when he answers me. “They’re Omegas. It’s in their nature to serve.” He’s not the same man I met nearly a month ago. The one who snuck into the storage room and whispered sexy promises in my ear. It’s as if he fears me now. “Why won’t you look at me?” Slowly he lifts his head to stare at me. His eyes are on fire with dark desire, and his jaw is so tightl
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Pippa's POV I sneak out of my room and into the lounge to watch Adrian sleep. I’ve been doing it a lot lately. He doesn't know I'm doing it. For some reason, he never wakes up and I can't bring myself to tell him about it. Sometimes, it feels as if I have no control over myself. It is almost as if an invisible force moves my body along. I refuse to believe it’s some kind of wolf though. I would know if I had a wolf, I’m sure of it. I sit on the rickety little coffee table and stare at his peaceful, relaxed face, running our last conversation over in my head. “Do you want to stay or go?” he asked. I have never been put on the spot like that. No one had ever asked my opinion about much of anything, and I’ve had very little control over my own life. I've always just done what people told me to do. I'm not entirely sure I can be trusted to make good decisions. “I don’t know. Can I think about it?” He nodded and stood up. “Let me know in the morning.” He disappeared into the cottage an
Last Updated : 2023-02-23Curse of the Lycan Kings Chapter 27
Adrian's POV“Pippa?” I ask softly and knock on the bathroom door. “Can I come in?”“Yes,” she answers almost right away. Her voice is faint and weak and I can hear that she’s trying to hide the fact that she's crying.She did good. She held onto her tears until we were alone before she gave in to the fear and the pain. She collapsed in my arms and wept like a lost child for close to half an hour before she excused herself and came to the bathroom.No one knows just how scared she is. Well, maybe Monty knows and her new friend Tammy looked a little concerned before she left, but our little pack is clueless, as far as they are concerned they have a strong and fearless queen, and I don't need to read her mind to know Pippa wants it to stay that way.I ease the bathroom door open and slip inside. She’s sitting hunched over in the tub, clutching her knees to her chest. My heart aches for her. She has no answers, none of us does, and she is so lost right now. I want to make it better, it’s
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Adrian's POVEither I’m so tired I can’t think straight anymore or I’ve lost my ability to reason rationally. “What do you mean Caspian’s not looking for me?”“He stopped after he met our queen, he did. Now that he knows what she is, he don’t care about you no more.”I narrow my eyes at Monty. “How do you know?”“Your priest friend ain’t the only with spies an’ informants an’ such. Ryker, Caspian’s Beta, he be telling me things.”I relax a little. “Caspian knows she’s with me. I’ll be easier to find than Pippa.”“Aye, but as I said, our queen be hiding you.”“From all wolves?”Monty shakes his head. “Only enemies.”“How do you know these things?”“I’ve had a run-in with a Cambion or two before. None were anything like our queen, but some things are always the same, no matter what kind of creature you be.”I fall back on the couch and run my hands over my tired eyes. “We just sent out a telegram to every wolf in the world. I don’t even know how that happened.”“Aye. That’s why we have
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Pippa's POV River woke me just before Adrian came to my room. She took over long before she admitted to him that she had taken control. The last thing I can remember doing by myself was when I started playing with me hair – something I used to do when I was little and in trouble with Miss Loretta. River easily and quickly pushed me out of the way, stopping me before I could tell Adrian that we had to wait, that I wasn’t at all sure I could survive his mark. And now it is too late, I’m on my back, naked from the waist up with Adrian on top of me. And he has no idea that what’s going on. How can he? I can't tell him that I didn't willingly hand control over to River. But Tammy did say that the wolf has to be on the surface during the ritual. It’s the only way I can survive. “Let her take control, but don’t shift,” she said. “If you shift during the marking, you can kill him.” “Kill him? How?” “Yes. It goes both ways. The wolf is stronger than the human. If you shift, your wolf will
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Pippa’s POV When I spoke to Tammy about the mating ritual, she painted a very different picture. I wasn’t prepared for what happened and how long it would go on for. I imagined some blood and a little bit of pain, but I totally underestimated the fight to stay alive and the agony of it all – in my wildest nightmares, I didn’t expect that I’d still have to fight after I marked Adrian. She promised me that the worst would be over after I bit him. I thought once I made it back, once I sealed our bond, that it would stop. But it doesn’t. It goes on and on. “Make it stop,” I sob. “Why isn’t it stopping?” “Shh, my sweet girl, it’s okay,” Adrian whispers in my ear. "I'm right here. You are not alone." The world shimmers back into existence, and I’m very aware of the blood streaming down my right side, over my breast and onto the bed, colouring the light blue sheets crimson. I slip out of consciousness again, but I don’t end up back among the stars. I don’t go back to that peaceful pla
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Dear Readers, And so we have reached the end of Adrian and Pippa's journey. I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it - although this was a painful and difficult story to write at times. I am always short on words at the end of a book. I never know how to properly thank my dear readers for all your support and kindness. A 'thank you for reading' always seems inadequate to me, but please know that it means so, so much to my dark little heart. Your love for Adrian and Pippa brightened my days, and more than once your comments made me smile. Thank you for every gem, comment, review and word of support. Much love as always,Celice
Curse of the Lycan Kings Chapter 67
Adrian’s POV In the weeks and months that followed Caspian’s death, the kingdom was in turmoil. No one knew what to expect from the new Lycan king, and everyone went on as if Caspian was still alive. They feared me as they feared him. After the execution of the traitors, Bryce and Terrance went back to their families and lives as pack Alphas. It was what they wanted and they deserved to live free and happy lives. Slowly, but surely, people started to realise that things are changing. One day, the Lycans started coming home. I thought the ones that were at the palace were all that was left of our kind, but I was wrong. Over the months, dozens showed up, including Thespian – Pippa’s father. They had been in hiding all this time, waiting for their true king's return so they could come home. We tracked down Denise’s family, and her sister came to fetch the Berger children. They asked for leave to change their names, which I granted, and they left. Their pack had been devastated like so
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Pippa's POV For a long time, no one moves. It’s as if the world itself is holding its breath. I can scarcely believe it. After all these months of running and hiding, after all the years of torment Caspian wreaked upon the wolves, it’s over. Just like that it all comes to an end. I can't quite place myself in their shoes. I only had a glimpse of the suffering they have suffered, and that was bad enough. How immense their relief must be. How complete. Adrian gets to his feet and pulls back his aura. The terrified warriors don’t move. Even Bryce can’t seem to find the words, and simply stands there, staring at Caspian's lifeless, headless body. It's a fitting end for a man who kept two heads in a jar for more than a week, I suppose. Adrian looks up at me with eyes that are filled with tears. I can’t sense his emotions as strongly as he can sense mine, but I know that despite his remorse for killing Caspian, he’s relieved, overjoyed, and a little scared. I don’t know if he truly wants
Curse of the Lycan Kings Chapter 65
Adrian's POVWith Ryker by my side, we sneak across the overgrown land bridge. Far below us, the ocean churns and smashes against the cliffs, signaling the incoming tide.We swing to the left, keeping to the palace walls until we reach a hole in the fence. We crawl through it into an unkempt garden. I suppose at one time it might have been beautiful, but the fountains are crumbling and ivy is growing out of control, strangling the rest of the garden to death.“Glad to see he took such good care of the place,” I say.“The last year or so, things started to unravel quickly. That’s why I left. He began to look at me in the same way he looked at the Stonefang twins.”“Yeah, that sucks,” I say. “Maybe you shouldn’t have helped him to kill his father, hm?”“Hindsight is a luxury many can't afford. The two of us included.”I decide it's better to shut up. He's right. As we make our way through the eerily quiet gardens, I ask, “Why did you do it?”“Carter was going to name Damien his heir. At
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Pippa's POVI open the window and inhale deeply. I have never seen the ocean. The rising sun glitters on the deep blue water and the air smells fresh and clean. I lick my lips and taste salt on my skin. Smiling, I have to resist the urge to stick my head out of the window like a dog.The cold wind wakes Tammy and she scoots over to my side to look out of the window with me. “It’s so big,” she says in awe.Lucille looks over her shoulder at us. “Have you two never seen the ocean before?”“What yeh be talking about woman?” Monty asks with a smile. “I’ve never even seen the sea, have I? We lived where we was born, we did.”Beautiful as the ocean and the surrounding coastland are, I’m eager to get to Adrian. There's no time to slow down and enjoy it. Time is growing short, and for all we know he might have already invaded. “How much longer?” I ask.“Another hour or so.”I glance at the clock on the dashboard. It’s already seven. We’re not going to make it at this pace. "Can you speed up,
Curse of the Lycan Kings Chapter 63
Adrian's POVWhile I’m busy talking to Pippa, the scouts I sent out to get the lay of the land return. As quickly as I can, I end our conversation so I can pay attention to my wolves. “There are no guards,” the first scout says."Are you sure?"“Yes,” another agrees. “It's strange. No guards, no children laughing, people talking, not even the scent of food cooking. There's nothing…the place looks deserted.”I don’t know if that’s a good or bad thing. When everyone told me that Caspian was alone, I didn’t think they meant that he is completely alone, but that seems to be the case. “What about lights?” Bryce asks.“One, Beta,” the scout says. “At the topmost tower overlooking the land bridge.”I side-eye Bryce. I can already see which way his head is turning. “He won’t be there. It’s like a beacon.”“A trap?” he asks.“Perhaps.” I answer. “Or maybe someone forgot to switch off the light before they left.” I turn back to the scouts. “Anything else?”“No, King.”“Thank you. You may go.”I
Curse of the Lycan Kings Chapter 62
Pippa's POV “Who are you?” “I was a friend of your mother’s.” At that exact moment, Adrian decides that it’s a good time to stop blocking me. “Pippa? What’s wrong?” “Nothing,” I lie. There’s nothing he can do anyway. He’s too far away. I wish I knew how to block him so he wouldn't feel my emotions. There must be a way - if he can do it, so can I. “Tell him that you are fine,” Lucille says as if reading my mind. “I am not going to harm you.” “I already did,” I tell her, “but he won’t believe me.” Lucille gently squeezes my upper arm. “It’s true. You will be just fine.” “Pippa?” Adrian asks in my head. “You need to talk to me.” “I’m fine,” I reply. Even if I’m not, I get to talk to him one last time and just hearing his voice makes me a little less afraid of what's to come. “Where are you?” I decide to change the subject, and perhaps buy myself a little time so I can talk to my mate just a while longer. “On the border of Azuria. We invade tomorrow.” “Are you scared?” “Scared
Curse of the Lycan Kings Chapter 61
Pippa's POVI didn’t think it was possible to feel this bad and live to talk about it.When I woke up, I thought I was just tired and not used to an all-night sex session, but I feel sicker and sicker as time moves on.At first, I try to ignore it so I can help the Omegas to break the camp, but after an hour, Tammy stops me. "Have you tried to shift? Maybe that will heal you."I haven't even thought of that. With Tammy by my side, we go back to tent where I attempt to shift, but I can't. I try to talk to River, but she doesn't answer me. I don't tell Tammy, but she's not stupid and I can see the concern on her face. "Maybe you just need some sleep," she says.“I can’t let you do everything by yourselves,” I disagree.“No offence, my queen,” Tammy replies, “but you are just in the way. We have enough hands. You are sick. You need to rest.”I don’t have it in me to keep fighting with her. I thought I had been sick before, but the monthly sniffles I used to get before my wolf woke are no
Curse of the Lycan Kings Chapter 60
Adrian's POVFor once, no one bothers us, but I wish they would. It would make me feel better. I feel as if I failed these people. I should have done something sooner, instead of hiding in the church like a fucking coward.Tonight, the campfires are cold, the wolves are quiet, the children are softly sobbing in their tents. “Where are the Berger kids?” I ask Pippa.“Monty gave them their own tent. Brendan didn’t want to stay with us. He says he’s old enough to take care of his own sisters.”“He’ll be a good Alpha.”“Are you sure?” she asks. “Considering his…lineage.”“Do you think people are born cruel?” I ask as I unzip our tent flap and usher her inside. “Denise raised Brendan. He has his mother's kindness and his father's strenght. It's a good combination. With a little guidance, he'll make a great leader.”“A leader without a pack,” Pippa says, her voice reflecting all the sadness I feel.She’s not wrong. If everything the mage told us is to be believed, Caspian wiped out his own
