The Lycan King’s Healer – Chapter 72

Right as I turned my head up to look around, a plethora of pale and red-eyed faces were jumping upon us.

Instinctively, I curled down around Theo, squeezing my eyes shut in feared shock. Aldrich acted quickly, shooting up to defend us. They came flying down from everywhere, as if they had been lurking in the trees.

“Alan, take Theo and run back with Cathy until they’re inside,” he called before transforming into his notoriously murderous wolf. I startled at his swift transformation, one moment looking up at my handsome husband and the next seeing him with glowing eyes and bloodthirsty teeth. He immediately sank them into the nearest vampire’s throat and spit the decapitated head out into the trees.

all of it

him to take him.

g behind us, “run.”

ds from behind us. I didn’t even have time to worry about Aldrich.

the area.

ing was a starry, snow

As we ran, the sounds of snarling vampires, our steps through mushy snow, heavy breathing, and the cries of

k to cry. I wondered if a kid could ever recover from seeing something like that at 5 years old.

g for our lives, yet I was worrying about my son’s men

est. It was mostly quiet now, which was not a good sign. I worried about Danika, who we left inside with the staff.

it out.

oods, to the air right in front of us.

ped us in the dark as Alan’s head was turned.

d, immediately taking action by jumping

kill me if he knew my first instinct emulated a martyr. The vampire soldier was flying right at

linging me into the bushes like a doll.

hind me as Alan ripped the creature into a hundred pieces.

his two-legged form, he shot me a glare. “

over to Alan who scooped up his trembling, quiet form. “It would’ve gotten both of you.”

hen he would kill me, literally,” Alan snapped, turning to continue our journey to the opening. From here, the e

torted, glaring at his back as we finally exited the darkness of the woods.

ds with Aldrich. Cautiously, we sprinted across the front lawns, looking around for any potential attackers while vulnerable in the ope

unguarded grand entrance, immersing into a madhouse.

as running around in a panic, clearly more than aware that they were unguarded and vulnerable to murderous vampires. Stray villagers must have made it to the estate thinking it was safe because there was a mass

all in the middle of a battlefield without any

weapons.

g us. They saw my face and stopped in their tracks, then nearly jumped for joy

only they kne

, referring to the crowd of people descending upon us now.

find Danika,” I protested, the amount of people streaked with blood causing wo

s the girl he secretly cared for.

.

and I reluctantly ignored them, having to prioritize family before I tended to their worry.

ut, making my way down the corridor. She was nowhere to be found. Sighing, I gradually felt myself becoming more on edge. The memory of being paralyzed with

suddenly grabbed me. I gasped, turning to the person whose hand was wrapped around my arm.