All Chapters of Curse of the Lycan Kings: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

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Chapter 31

Caspian's POV Right around sunrise, I’m yanked from a deep sleep. “Shit. Fuck. No. How?” Denise gasps and bolts upright. “A new king rises.” Without thinking, I backhand her so hard that she falls out of bed. I try not to hit her, but my Goddess she can say the stupidest shit sometimes. She lands on the floor with a loud thud and starts to cry. “Why did you do that?” “I’m the king, you stupid cunt,” I growl. “I couldn’t help it. You know that.” She’s right, but I don’t care. This makes no sense. I thought Adrian rejected his mate. He doesn’t want to be the king. He fears the curse. “It doesn’t matter,” I say to myself. “Even if he found his second chance mate, it doesn’t matter. He’s still under the curse. All the Lycan kings are.” Denise scuttles away from the bed and stands up. With her hand on the bathroom door’s handle, she juts out her chin, and asks, “Are you sure about that?” She gives me a defiant look I haven’t seen in many years. For just a split second, I can see th
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Chapter 32

Adrian's POVI find Pippa at the paddock, leaning on the fence and looking at the horses. Like me, she ditched her church uniform, and she looks beautiful and fresh in her strappy top and shorts. She looks exactly as I remember her before we went on the run. She looks like my Pippa.Hundreds of wolves showed up while we were locked in the cottage, and Monty sent his procurers out to get vehicles. They returned an hour ago with buses and a variety of trucks and the wolves are all chomping at the bit, rearing to get going.I didn’t ask any questions about the vehicles. I am a Lycan King on my way to war, and I can’t afford to let human morals get in my way. I won’t let Caspian take us – not because I care about myself, but because I won’t see Pippa in the dungeon, dying a slow death as my mother did. “You about ready to go?” I ask my mate and slip my hands around her waist.It feels different to touch her now. Natural. Normal even. I’m not afraid that I’ll scare her or do something that
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Chapter 33

Adrian's POV I get on the bed next to Pippa who is lying with her back to me. Her hair is still damp from the shower, and her t-shirt is soaked through. I'm not sure what to do. She should have recovered by now, but she's still so pale, and she now has a strange, blue circle around her mouth. And the weaker she gets, the worse I feel. I can barely carry my own weight anymore. Maybe we need to seal the bond. I've never heard of any wolf being robbed of their vitality for not having sex with their mates right after a ritual, but there's a first time for everything. Pippa is walking, talking proof of it. The squeak of a trolley being pushed across the carpet in the hallway stops me from saying or doing anything to my mate. A few seconds later, there’s a knock on the door. “King,” an Omega says on the other side. “I have food.” I wipe my own wet hair out of my face, and on shaky legs get up to open the door for her. I almost start to laugh when I see the massive amount of food on the
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Chapter 34

Pippa's POV “I have very little control, Pips,” Adrian says, his voice a little husky. “I don’t want to…hurt you.” “Why-” the word gets stuck in my throat and all I can do is shake my head. “You’re a virgin. If I get carried away…it won’t be fun for you.” “I trust you.” “Well that’s good to know, but I wouldn’t.” “Will it get better if we wait?” I ask. “Doubtful.” “Hm,” I grunt softly and take his face in my hands. “Then it’s like this morning right? Might as well get it over and done with.” “That’s romantic,” he says. I don’t even laugh. “From what I’ve read, the first time isn’t fun for women anyway. I have no illusions.” He’s stares at me in shocked astonishment. “God, Pippa. It’s not a punishment.” I shrug. Now that my wolf is quiet and not forcing me to do things anymore, seducing him is much harder. I try to summon River hoping that she’ll take over again, or at least help me a little, but she’s sitting in the back of my consciousness, purring like a satisfied house c
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Chapter 35

Pippa's POV I am stunned by Adrian’s confession of love. I don’t know if I can say the words back to him. I don’t know if what I’m feeling is my true emotions or just the bond doing all the talking. “I-” “You are not ready to say it,” he interrupts. “It’s fine. I can wait.” He doesn’t sound hurt or angry in any way. “Are you hungry?” “Yes. A little.” “Let’s eat.” He throws his t-shirt in my direction and goes on the hunt for his underwear. Five minutes later, we’re both sitting by the window with a plate on our laps, staring out at the peaceful night. “Do you think Caspian is out there looking for us?” Adrian shakes his head. “He’ll be on his way home.” “What makes you so sure?” “He’ll want to shift somewhere safe tomorrow night.” “But he’ll be back.” “Yes.” For a while, we eat in silence, each busy with their own thoughts. “Can I ask you something?” “Of course,” Adrian says offhandedly. I inhale deeply and gather my courage to ask him something that's been bothering me fo
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Chapter 36

Adrian's POV “You,” I say and instinctively put myself between Pippa and the strange woman. I am trying, and failing, to wrap my head around what I'm seeing. I know what happened here, I know what she did and I know what she is, but how did she hide it from me? “Yes,” she says with a sweet smile. “I’m glad to see my potion helped.” Oh my God. Pippa drank that concoction of hers. What if she poisoned my mate? I'm so shocked and frantic that it doesn't even occur to me that Pippa would be dead by now if she were poisoned. “What are you?” I ask. “I am a Cambion…same as Pippa.” How does she know her name. I never told her Pippa's name. I didn't even tell her when she was in the lobby, pretending to be the owner of this ramshackle hotel. I don’t know if I should try to kill her, grab Pippa and run or thank her and see where this goes. “What did you give her?” “Something that works. It's different for Cambion. The mating ritual doesn't always kill us right away. Sometimes, it can take
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Chapter 37

Adrian's POV Pippa comes walking up behind me and without any reservations slips her hands around me, resting her head on my back. I didn’t think such a simple act of trusting affection could ever make me this happy. I fold my hands over hers and focus on her emotions. There’s some confusion, a little fear and heaps of something I can only describe as melancholy. “Did you have a good talk with Edith?” I ask. “Yes. She showed me how to access my power and how to use it consciously.” It’s been a week since we came here. Our wolves are hard at work restoring the hotel and outbuildings. While exploring the grounds, I came upon rotting cabins around the lake where anglers and water sport enthusiasts used to camp. Edith didn’t think to mention it, because she hadn’t been down here in decades and thought they were all the destroyed anyway. She was almost right. The little wooden huts are beyond fixing and have no indoor plumbing. Instead, there are shared ablutions with showers and toile
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Chapter 38

Adrian's POVI am not sure what to do with Ryker. I don’t know if I can trust him or not. What bothers me a little is that I can’t remember him at all. As far as I know he never visited me in the dungeons and Caspian never mentioned him when he came down to torture my mother. “How long have you been Caspian’s Beta?” I ask.“From the start. We killed Carter and his Beta together.”I press my lips together and nod. “And you expect me to trust you?”“Of course not,” Ryker laughs mirthlessly. “But I hope you’ll give me a chance to earn it.”“Okay,” I agree. “Why don’t you start by telling me why I should trust a wolf who killed his own Alpha.”Ryker’s expression darkens and he shifts around uncomfortably. “I…I’m ashamed to admit this, but Caspian fooled me. Carter was crue and unjust…I believed Caspian when he said he’d be a better Alpha.”I nod and start to chew the inside of my mouth. He don’t get the feeling that Ryker’s lying, but just a week ago a succubus managed to fool me into bel
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Chapter 39

Caspian's POVThe warriors managed to find eleven children in all. There are others, but the mothers went on the run with them. "Goddess," I say to Julian as I go over the list of names. "That is a lot of children."The Beta laughs. "Virile and fertile, as any true Alpha should be.""Hm," I grunt. "Where did I find the time to fuck so many women?" I joke."There's not much else to do during times of peace."I stroll past the cells with the mothers and children, Julian by my side. I recognise only one or two of the she-wolves. “How is this possible?” I ask.“Alpha?” Julian asks.“I thought only the female that can survive my mark could bear my children.”“That is the belief, Alpha.”“Hm,” I grunt. “Clearly a myth.”“Or maybe it's just misunderstood. Maybe the one who survives your mark is the one who’ll bear you the strongest pups.”I stop in front of one of the cells, the one holding the Omega that started it all. “No,” I reply. “This one is strong. Stronger than any of my true-born c
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Chapter 40

Pippa's POVAs they’ve done with the rest of the rogues that keep showing up here, the pack simply accepts the two newcomers. The other she-wolves immediately take Chastity under their wing and lead her away to get her cleaned up. “This is all levels of fucked,” I say.“Hm,” Adrian agrees. “I wonder why Caspian is suddenly so interested in his bastards.”“Don’t use that word,” I say without thinking.“Bastard?”“Yes.”“It’s just a word, Pippa. I don’t see them as any less just because-”“It’s an ugly word for a baby.”Adrian nods. “Okay, if you feel so strongly about it.”“Tammy said the reason you mark us is to see if we’re strong enough to bear your children.”“Yes.”“But…are all these women strong enough to bear Caspian’s children then? Chastity doesn’t have a mate mark.”“It’s because Caspian is growing weaker. Much weaker than he even knows, I think. Omegas can mate with just about anyone. It would be interesting to see how old these… illegitimate children of his are. I bet none
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