The Lycan Prince

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mps around

breathe. I claw at it but my fingers scratch my

gasp, my hand reaching my neck. The room is silent wit

t but it is enough to see that there is no one aro

nd. I can see everything as if all the lanterns are lit. That's strange. I shake my head, go to the waterpot, and fill a cup. T

the crow's nest perched within one of the branches, my hammock, the bow and quiver by it, and the forest surrounding the area

rything

ng at her bedroom door, her gaze heavy with sleep. Suddenly, c

s. The skin is smooth. If it's not

, illuminating the room with a soft,

reply. I groan. 'Your eyes'. I run t

Oh my God. I blink a few times but my eye

s what it is but she won't tell me. My fingers start trembling. A nervous energy

oing on?" I scream. "What t

d a fire starts kindling in the chimene

need to

aa says, her voice calm, but I know it's a façade. She can'

until you answer me. My eyes have turned red! Re

e me, coiling tighter with each heartbeat. It's a fe

blink. I must have imagined it. Maa does not cry. "Noth

m different. Wrong. You can feel it. You kno

er head, a twinge of w

ne manipulate one," I continue, more softly now. "There's something different about me. I just want

ct the way yo

r face, hoping to catch some sign that she'll relent, that she'll finally let me

ements are practiced, almost ritualistic, as she pours hot water into a cup and sti

hat's going on," I say,

should still this," she says evenly. "And double your dosage going forwa

s it that bad?" I

g as you do as I say, not even God

s to my cheek, Maa r

ed liquid swirls within. Its stench is s

mm

own

I shut my eyes, the image

I turn on my front and try sleeping again but the

rot Rupi. She wakes up when I approach her. "Give my me

e awake, meet me at the bea

say and then

the beach an

n stars. The beach is quiet, with only the sounds of waves breaking against the shore and the breeze rustling the leaves of trees bordering the coast. The

i approaches me with a smile on her fa

settles between my legs, her back resting against my chest. She presses a soft kiss against

he breaks it. "What's wro

st want som

ght," she says and kisses my

hat more do you t

ou mean?"

Saturi to the west. But what lies to the s

. If there was, it

because the cartographers don

ps, right? And they know everything. There

ng she hears. She would also never doubt the

ai breaks it again. "I t

t?!

ng medicinal course that induces lactation. Once they start producing mil

had no

en I decided to become

breast milk is

to lift a cup to your lips, swallow the milk and then digestion... oh God! The hours and hours y

ling me. A wicked smile forms on her face. "Sa

ut I'm extremely ticklish and Sarai knows all my weak spots. I try to

say betwe

pers and her eyes

wn on my lip, slo

ens. Her breath grows he

d her throat. Her eyes turn nee

t," I

lting. I can feel her b

are a breath apart. "Tell

er throat tightens a fraction more. "Please.." she says, her voice tremblin

er, releasing her throa

f mine. Her body arches, her tits brushing min

y, her tongue dancing with mine, yielding to every moment. Her breath com

gh the thin fabric. Her breath hitches, chest heaving. Without hesitation, I tear t

tits. "You wanted this didn't you?" I tease, knowin

p and nods, her

ng her breasts, squeezing firmly as my thumbs flick over her nipples.

," she

off the ground. I twist it, and she lets out a

that, hm

eyes only half-ope

ingers slick with her arousal. I tease her slowly, letting her feel

. "Please Ny, make me cum. I need it. So much. You make

eze.

keep going?" she murmurs,

stumble in my throat, refusing to form. I clear it, f

didn'

er off. "It's la

sa," she

hing the sand

d chest. I grab the shawl and drape it over her should

erything left unspoken. My mind swirls with a dozen different thoughts but they are

I pause. "Good night,"

ut insistent. "Nysa..." Her voice bre

n with unshed tears, and there's a rawness there t

ully stretche

other when we started this. I told you I'm not read

want to be your friend... like we were," sh

e more than

of love, or that you're broken because you're not like everyone else in Nari. But I don't believe that. You don't even realize that your heart is so full of love, just

hat to say, so

presses a kiss on my

relentlessly, keeping sleep at bay. I

utters, the thoughts begin to dissolve. A new anticipation stirs wit

my teeth, but still feel groggy. So, I decide to jog t

with each step, I feel more awake and alive. By the time I make it there, I'm breath

, facing each other, and hold up the roof made of the cut up hills with their curled up trucks like pillars. The intricate designs bordering th

ngs as I continue inside, letting the cooln

y, I make my way inside. The chain is still anchored to the fox's nose. That's a good sign. I follow it and notice it disappearing int

by the ancient civilisation, one I had not yet discovered. What if there are weapons there? What if he uses one of thos

!" I

me?" I yell in a louder

e forest heard you! I'

sets down the lantern in his hand, grabs one of the circles in the sculpted person's hands, and twist

uch better shape. His skin has regained its tanned colour, his eyes are bright, and h

I pick up the basket full of medical supplies,

a lower level and then a wall that might be anothe

gaze already set on my face. I swallow. I have never seen eyes as p

ct him as much as he does me? When I turn his arm to see the ends of the bandage, I can't help but notice

turns his forearm agai

ou doing in there?" I ask

plies, his voice t

clean the salve off h

es

very sur

s it?"

ave never known someone to recover at this rate. Do men possess super-fast healing capabilities?

that surprising. Some people just

's a bad thing. I was jus

fore offering m

heal as quickly

ps curl up in an almost smile. It mak

orts. "Defi

ucky then

" he mutters, lo

a hostage. Of course

ng of guilt

as you don't harm anyone, you're safe here. When I'm certain you won't bring dang

nd over my chest before i

ilence, I go through the pro

I'm done, his tone resigned. "But the God of you

man knows nothing. "Sounds like staying in here is driving you crazy. You shoul

iles

and put it in the c

ou lea

appointment

against the wall. "I've g

lap. He appears relaxed but the way his eyes are

about V

ens. "What abo

ryth

ow anything

rom there

he snaps. "I'm nothing

where you were from

me where I came from

mistake. Wher

d mention it when he was high, and I kn

d in Valoria?" I ask but he

eyes scrunch shut. "

ow how long you ha

as behind bars for a long time. I escaped when I got

h

ack with a screech. He turns away,

he's telling the truth. He did freak out and ask w

tion," I say, tucking

ha

my lips. "Wha

He swallows and the bulge in his throat

ame like this. "It's a nice name," I add,