The Lycan King

Nikolai

It was a few hours later when I was sitting on the couch, looking at Max who was dodging the bullets my security pelted him with, as he ran across my backyard and finally dove in the living room, breaking the glass.

Why the fuck is he only in boxers?

A bullet was lodged in the back of his calf, making him bleed profusely.

"You took your time." I said drily, not feeling sorry for him at all.

His head snapped up and he looked at me. "Nikolai." He breathed.

"You reek of sex and alcohol." I told him.

Guilt clouded his face and his eyes lowered.?Damn right. He should have a better control over himself.

"It's nothing." I waved away the security that had had opened the windows to come in and get the intruder. They nodded and left.

"What do you want?" I asked him. I have lost all respect for him.

"Talia." He whispered.?The audacity?of this guy!

"Take a fucking shower and wear some clothes first." I spat.

He nodded and bent down, removed the silver bullet from his leg, hissing as he did so. He threw it on the floor and stood up again.

"April." I called the slave. She came running in the living room.?

"Show him to the washroom and then giving him some clean clothes." I told her, not taking my eyes off Max.

He left with her and then I sighed. How the hell can he do this? He cares about Natalia. I know he does. He has ever since she was thirteen and we found her. I also knew that he had a thing for her back then.

Once Ava came in, I pulled her in my lap. "How is she?"

It feels like I've been away from her since a very long time.

"In pain. I just got her to sleep." Her thumb traced the skin under my eyes. "You need more sleep, Nik."

"So do you." I murmured and brought her head down to kiss her full lips.

"Max is here." I told her. She stiffened at his name.

"He hurt her bad, Nik." She whispered. "She doesn't want to see him."

"I don't think anyone can keep him from seeing his mate. I don't want him to either but it's inevitable." I whispered.

"Damn right it is." Max said, entering the living room. He was freshly showered and was wearing my shorts and t-shirt.

At least he doesn't smell of sex.

Ava stiffened further and her hand clutched mine tightly. I rubbed soothing circles on her hand but that did nothing to help her.

"Where is she?" He asked us.

"She doesn't want to see you right now." Ava told him.

"Where the fuck is my mate?" He hissed, his eyes turning flickering between red and his normal brown colour.

But that wasn't the normal vampire-red colour. This was the much darker red, and it turned the white area around his eyeballs black.

He zipped up the stairs and Ava and I ran after him.

and I stood at the door, ready to throw him out if Nat

he looked at Nat in her frail state. She was awake and looking up

but Nat threw the blanket covering her body aside, revealing the blood that was still on her legs and on the

on his knees on

Came

out of the door and shut it behind us. This was

have to tell you something." Ava whispered and tugged me

her after I closed

you remember the scene in your office when I caught the

is going with

pour out of it. And now...I

you sure?" I

"I think that the

the devil ever since I've known him. Nothing of this sort has happened even. He had snapped one time. Badly. It lasted eight long years. I hadn't been able to find him because he was good at covering his tracks. But then one day, he suddenly went clean.

and see what happens. We cannot come to such a big conclusion based on this." It can't be true. I will be the first one to say

neither am I a good

No one is.

a good heart though. At least for the people

you believe in me?"

I believe in Max too. Let's

we won't have to kill him if he

in their room. I had sent a slave with some food

and talked to them

will have to talk

opened the door and saw Natalia sleeping on the bed and the tray of food on her bedside remained untouched. Max was sitting on the floor against the wall as he kept staring her. His glass of blood was also untouched and his colour had lightened due to lack of

both going to stay here all your lives? Because it's not going to last long if you stop fucking eating. Natalia, you look like you're going to disappear and Max, you fucking stink like

on either

angry. Some reaction is better than

dick for hurting your own mate like that. You're no good to her dead. And you're an asshole if you think she is going to forgive you if you keep staring at her like a

Still no reaction.

killed three hundred and forty seven vampires in seven fucking days. What the fuck were you thinking? Have you

They both ignored me.

me. Goddess knows what they will

walked down to the living room. Avalyn looked at me

Nothing is working.

will listen to me. Tell

might actually work." Andrei

days and what did you get yourself into?" He tsked. He's back

will it be dangerous?"

And Max might snap again if he feels

you know?" Andrei

explain. About Max and she doesn't even know the guy. And I think we should believe in her." He said and passed a

"What's that?" I asked.

she wrote down a couple of signs and symptoms. And if the Devil has really captured his soul, she

is she?" I

doesn't know it herself. She has never met her parents and those vampires adopted her. One moment I was talking to her and the next she fainted. Woke

saying her parting words to Louis.?Adopted. Outcast.

really trust some girl like

will get loose control when he will get angry. And she has written the word 'Latin'." Ava told his after she was done reading. "I'm not sure what that

all

need to get him out

turned to the source of the

"Neither of you are allowed to

only ones to whom they

discuss this over dinner? I

room, I'll