MOONLIT REBIRTH: THE SACRED LUNA'S AWAKENING

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hat snapped me ou

n hour already and

dizzy, until the growl... I scrambled u

?" I questioned

as I noticed amber

I simply couldn't believe this

I said under

owly backing away, stumbling a little as I pressed myself against the

et so close to me, I could feel

it encircled me, as though observi

d my eyes very slowly, but the wo

ore me, completely naked with his

y summoned the boldness to ask b

ious stare until he tilted his head sli

itone sent shiver

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s your

e furrow my brows.

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have a bit of a

I asked, de

ould you not

my mouth to protest when I

ct rushed in befor

hin the blink of an eye. I turned b

fear clawing ag

And what did y

d as for your precious Khing, y

he caught me this time while I struggled in

s. Is that the type you would want as a mate?" He growled, amber eyes ter

ut his grip was too firm on m

me

want to do that?"

here. I ne

will keep you by my side until every l

, surprising myself at the

, I can for

t an impact on my nerve, before I k

en...trying to make s

uld leave you wondering if

o support my wei

I end

ike creature...Viktor...his chilling words about draining me of energy. A tremor of fear

e faint throbbing ache at the base of my skull told me Viktor must have simply knocked me unconscious to get me here. Swallowing hard,

ar. You're sa

re Viktor emerged from the shadowy recesses of the den. He looked just as imposing an

g moment as instinctive terror gripped my bod

nt of elongated fang. "I told you already, girl. I want your life force, your energy to reple

ching the pelt tighter around myself. "Wh

girl. I'm one of the ancients, born into the very first of the great werewolf bloodlines. My exis

f pine and fur suffusing the air as

precious life force, I'll impregnate you with my spawn and transform you into one of my eterna

a doubt that his claims weren't the ravings of a lunatic, but the awful truth. Khing had tried to

. But some deeper intuition told me fleeing would be hopeless. Viktor was toying with me, like a cat drawing out the t

as steady a tone as I could muster. "You're..

rhaps I am, human. But I am also your only reality now, your path to transc

instinctively. But instead of striking me, his touch was shoc

beg me every night to impregnate you with my unholy seed over and over. And when your transformation is complete, together we

with venom and some

ertainty that he would get what he wa

ting from him, the same corrupted aura Khi

I pushed aside my terror, clinging to thoughts of

ere -- that had to mean he wasn'

nd pray he found me before this

ating gaze, I lifted my chin in defian

e about abominations like you, unnatural beast

er but said nothing, oblivious to w

hat even you fear deep down. So if you think for one second that I'll just meekly submit to b

eing but I pressed onwards, praying my mocking defiance would provoke t

usand bloody pieces. Because he swore to always protect me -- his fated mate across the ages -- no matter the threat

barely restrained violence. His clawed hands flexed m

less," he finally ground out in a low rumble. "I should r

th saliva. "But you may yet prove useful in luring that pitiful excuse for a werewolf to me so I can slaughter

t and effortlessly slammed me back against the cavern wall. His free hand tore my m

xquisite torment unlike anything your limited little mind can comprehend. Give me a reason

ely shake my head and let out strangled whimpers, fixating on Viktor's burn

as claws raked across my exposed skin in thin lines of fi

g against the cavern walls, Vikt