Chapter 25 Lycamar ## Finished I've kissed before . I've had sex more times than I can count , pinned women down in this exact position , but nothing has ever Telt like this My beasts reacted differently this time , too differently . My eyes glowed as I locked her neck , grabbing her dress and sliding my hand down , needing to touch her thighs , I was halfway through when she broke the kiss , panting hard . " Listen , wait wait ... " she murmured . But I wasn't listening . I was already pressing kisses into her bare shoulder , tugging at the stubborn fabric of her dress , lost in the way her skin warmed beneath my mouth . Lycannar ! " I froze . That name . My birth name . The cursed title my father gave me , one I've despised for most of my life ... until now . Until she said it . From those lips I've claimed . From that mouth that tastes like fury and need . Slowly , I lifted my gaze to her . She saw the glow in my eyes before it dimmed . She stared at me quiet , breathless . her voice soft " We ... we can't do anything yet . " I swallowed hard . She was right . She still bore the bond to another . A mate chosen by fate or cruelty . I could no longer tell the difference . Until that bond is broken , I should control this obsession . I let out a shaky sigh and dropped my gaze , struggling to calm the need that clawed at me . I looked back up . Her lips were parted . Tempting . I leaned in and kissed her once more , Slowly , making her lean into me . Then I pulled back . If I didn't , I'd lose control again . I walked to the wardrobe and pulled one of Serena's dresses from the rail . I brought it to her . She took it in silence . Without looking back , Iturned and stepped toward the window . The night sky stretched endlessly above , dark and cruel . I didn't look at her , but I listened to the quiet rustle of her dressing . I gave her the privacy she needed . The grace she deserved ... until I lose that grace again . " How will you compensate the tavern for breaking their statue ? " she asked from behind me . 1turned slowly . She stood in a fresh dress , the moonlight catching in her hair . PMP P Chapter 25 Finished She was beautiful , mine , no , yet not mine at all . And the moon goddess , she tied her fate to another as punishment . Just like she cursed me to not in my own agony . " Everything in the room is mine ," I replied , voice low . I stepped toward her , gently taking her hand , war - torn and calloused , not soft like a larly's should be but still beautiful Still hers . I pulled her gently toward me . My gaze locked to hers . Her cheeks flushed red and She lowered her eyes . " Let's hurry back " She said softly but instead , I muttered . " I'll kill the man who spilled wine on you , " She looked at me , stunned .. " No , " she said quickly . " It wasn't his fault . I ran into him and He already apologized . " " By trying to touch your body ? " " She stared again . Wonder in her expression . But this time her jaw hardened . " You won't be killing anyone for my sake , Lycan . " My heart skipped a beat . She said it again . Lycan . 1 lowered my gaze , breath trapped in my chest . I said nothing . I reined in my horse in front of the White Pack . She dismounted before I could help her . She patted the horse's mane , offering it a small smile . Then she looked up at me and the smile vanished . She hadn't spoken a word since we left the tavern . Not since I said I'd draw blood for her . " Good night ," she said finally . Then she turned and walked into the Pack house without another glance . I stayed there on my horse . Waiting . Watching Then she appeared in the window , staring out . She is safe . I could feel it . Only then did I turn the horse and ride back to the Lycan Kingdom . At the royal stables , I dismounted , walking the familiar stone corridors to the Black Tower . " I was about to climb the spiral stairs to my chambers when I noticed the flickering candlelight in the dining hall Mairez sat alone at the long table , tense and restless . I paused . She looked up and immediately rose to her feet . " Where were you ? " she asked , storming toward me . " Shouldn't you leave word before disappearing ? What if y family came for you while you were gone ? What if " I'm fine , " I said quietly . She slammed a fist against my chest . " You're fine ! Really ? The full moon rises in two nights . You know what that means ! " your mother's " Mairez ... " 2/3 Chauter 25 #Finished " Don't She turned away , furious , and remmed to her seat . Her fingers were trembling 1 I sighed and joined her , taking her hand , but she wouldn't meet my eyes and I didn't blame her . I understood her fear . "I went to see her . 1 and She turned her gare to me . " Zephyrine ? " She searched my face , then asked slowly . " You kissed her ? " I hesitated . Then looked away and exhaled . " I couldn't stop myself . It's like a compulsion . " Which one of them wanted her ? " she asked again . I looked at her . She meant the two beasts that lived in me . " Both " " Lycannar ... " " I want her , Mairez , I confessed , my voice low . " Her body . Her breath . Her soul . Everything " She went quiet , recognizing the darkness in my gaze . She had seen this before . Then she gave my hand a small , knowing squeeze . " Maybe it's lust , " she said. " It's been a long time since you've been with anyone . " " It's not that , " I murmured . " I didn't feel starved for intimacy ... not until I saw her . " Mairez said nothing . She looked at me , searching for something in my face . I could feel the pull again . The compulsion . The ache and the memory of that drunk from the tavern came surging back . I turned slowly toward the shadows at the edge of the hall , my voice low , " Chantel . There's someone you need to assassinate . " " Lycan ! 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