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Loved By The Lycan King 023: Meltdown
KAREN’S POVThe world swayed beneath me as I stumbled toward the pack house, each step a battle against the firestorm raging inside my veins. My legs trembled—weak, unsteady—as if my bones had turned to liquid.The cold night air should have soothed me, but it only made the heat under my skin burn fiercer, sharper. Every breath came in shallow gasps, my lungs too tight, too raw. My clothes clung to me, damp with sweat, the fabric chafing against my overheated skin. The weight of my own body was too much. Just a little farther.I slipped through the side entrance, praying to the Moon Goddess that no one would see me like this—weak, unraveling, barely holding myself together. I couldn’t face Jackson. Not now. Not when my body ached with need, when my thoughts were thick with the fog of my heat. The memory of his scent—warm cedar and wild earth—flashed through my mind, and I bit my lip hard enough to taste blood.No. Not him. Not yet.I dragged myself toward my doorstep, my fingers scrap
Loved By The Lycan King 0022: Heat
KAREN’S POVI was still battling with my feelings when the first wave of my heat crashed into me like a wildfire—sudden and all-consuming. My skin burned, feverish and slick with sweat, every nerve ending alive with a desperate, aching need.My muscles trembled—not from exhaustion, but from the sheer effort of not collapsing, not giving in. No. Not now. Not like this. My nails dug into my palms, the sharp sting of pain a fleeting distraction from the storm inside me. But my wolf was already pacing beneath my skin, restless, wild, her instincts clawing at my control like a caged beast.And Jackson—oh gods, Jackson—was the last person I could face in this state.Yet fate had a cruel sense of humor. That same evening, his parents had invited me to dinner—a gesture of gratitude for healing their sick pack members. The irony was almost laughable. Here I was, barely holding myself together, expected to sit through a meal as if my body wasn’t screaming for release, as if my blood wasn’t molt
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Loved By The Lycan King 0018:Golden Child
ALEX’S POVI sat at the dining table, forcing down bites of food that tasted like ash in my mouth. Across from me, Noah—my perfect little brother—chewed slowly, his expression unreadable. My Beta, Logan, kept his eyes on his plate, wisely staying out of the storm brewing inside me.Then he walked in.Alpha Grayson. My father.The air turned sour, heavy with unspoken expectations, with disappointment already carved into the lines of his face as he glared at me. He didn’t sit. He claimed his place at the head of the table like a king surveying lesser subjects.Welcome, father, I managed, echoing the others.His cold eyes locked onto me. "What’s the progress on finding that omega girl, Karen?" His voice sharpened. "It’s been weeks, Alex. I expected results by now."I swallowed, my throat tight. Here we go again."I’ve made progress, Father," I said, steady. "The witches are helping. It’s only a matter of time before Karen is back where she belongs."For a second—just a second—I let mysel
