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.

opened Natalia's bedroom and went inside. Ava and I stood at the door, ready

he looked at Nat

covering her body aside, revealing the blood that was still on her legs and

his knees

Came his broken

door and shut it behind us. This was their private matter. Nat was

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

her after I closed

you remember the scene in your office when I caught the devil on Max's shoulder?" She

Where is going with

felt this...dark energy pour out of it. And now...I feel it coming from

you sure?" I asked

that the devil has merged

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. All I knew was that Daniel helped him. But we hadn't talked once in all these years. I stayed away after he went clean because I thought he was still mad at me. And even during those eight years,

wait 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 Max is not the best guy around. He is evil.

I

No one is.

heart though. At least for the people he

I feel. Don't you believe

But I believe in Max too. Let's give him a

to kill him if

had sent a slave with some food and blood

them but neither of them

will have to

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

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

reaction on either of their

I should make him angry. Some reaction is better than

hurting your own mate like that. You're no good to her dead. And you're an asshole if you think she is

Still no reaction.

comes back to bite you in your ass. You killed three hundred and forty seven vampires in seven fucking days. What the fuck were you thinking? Have you lost your fucking mind?"

They both ignored me.

door behind me. Goddess knows what

walked down to the living room. Avalyn looked at me worriedly

Nothing is working.

I can try?" Mikhail asked. "Nat will listen to me. Tell

might actually work."

days and what did you get yourself

be dangerous?" Ava

his best shape. And Max might snap again if he feels threatened by

you know?" Andrei

she doesn't even know the guy. And I

"What's that?" I asked.

symptoms. And if the Devil has really captured his soul, she has written what we should do."

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.

parting words to

some girl like this?" Andrei

through the paper. "He won't be able to touch anything holy without destroying it. And he 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

can test all of that."

him out

do it." Our heads turned to the source of the voice. Adrian

"Neither of you are allowed to

ones to whom they

this over dinner? I haven't had proper food

right. "Come in the dining room, I'll get Irina and April to serve dinner." She said