Bloodbound A Lycan's Claim

p on the bed, her eyes wide with confusion and a touch of fear. Damon lingered by the door, sile

she stirred. The air around her seemed to hum with a faint energy, causing Valt

oice hoarse but resolute. "What do you want from me?"

his otherwise steely eyes. "Whoa... stay calm," he replied, his t

"You dragged me into your world, into your battles, and

ten, Gaia, I didn't have a choice. If I hadn't brou

o Valtor. "So you're saying you're my pr

r dreams, his threats lingering like shadows in the corners of

. It's about keeping you alive, and maybe... understanding why you're so important to all

nced at Damon, who stood silently by the door. His eyes were locked on Valtor's

r. "Alpha, whatever that intruder used on you-it's not natur

growled. Turning back to Gaia, he leaned in closer, his eyes pier

answers you seek, Valtor. But I know one thing-I was hidden away for a reason. There

. "The prophecy is real," he

ecy?" he demanded, his voice rising slightly. "You're no ma

as he recalled the strange

ed. It was as though something far beyond his control was guiding him, pulling him relentlessly toward a place he had never intende

eper, more primal, as if the very essence of his being had been summoned. His

herself. "You're protecting me because you know there's something bigger at stake. If th

ng waves of agony through his body. Damon rushed to his side, his voice filled with urgency.

the bed, her movements slow but dete

beneath the pillow and pricked her finger, drawing a bead

doing?" Valtor demand

rip onto her palm. "It's the only way to help y

oncern. "You can't use your blood. We don't even understan

let him die. But don't expect me to sit by

ilent but pained. With a reluctant growl, Damon stepped back, his fists clenched

nt, nothing happened. Then Valtor's body convulsed violently, the veins around his wound turning a s

her, a dark mist began swirling around Gaia. Her eyes turned glassy, and a bone-chilling win

searing pain tore through him, and his vision went black. He coll