The Lycan King and his Dark Temptation novel Chapter 449

SIGRID

«"But now you have our pups, Silas. I created a family for you, love. You will never be alone again." My fingers traced along his sharp cheekbone.

His gaze devoured me, half-lidded like a beast resting in the depths. Our guardian beast.

"I have them, and I will protect them so that no one ever harms them, so you never have to suffer because of them," he said, and there was something deeper hidden in his words.

"Why would you say that? Who would want to harm our babies? Silas… tell me whatever it is you need to say." I tried to sit up, but he stopped me.

He gently pushed me back down, reaching for the water we had collected from the underground stream. Dipping a cloth into it, he began cleaning me.

"Laziel is special, you saw it," he murmured, focused on his task.

He looked calm, but my heart was pounding against my ribs, ready to burst.

"He is neither a wolf, nor a vampire, nor a sorcerer. And since he’s male, he shouldn’t be a Selenia either." His gaze flicked to mine for a brief second, waiting for me to catch on.

"I don’t know what he is, but he can summon the specters. The moment he was born, he didn’t ask for blood or his mother’s milk. The only thing he craved was dark energy. That sinister, ruthless force."

"I saw it, but… still, why would anyone want to hurt him?"

"Sigrid, people fear what is different. They fear what is special. Laziel will be incredibly powerful. And the worst part is… let’s not fool ourselves. I am not a good man."

"Silas, don’t say that. Circumstances—"

"My past, the abuse, everything that happened… it turned me into something dark. A creature filled with cruelty, indifference, hatred. That’s why I was able to tame the specters. Their rotting energy matches my own."

I wasn’t sure where this was going, but it wasn’t anywhere good.

"Sigrid, if you hadn’t come into my life—whether by the Goddess’s will or pure chance—this future wouldn’t exist. Do you understand? I was going to destroy everything. Everyone. Without mercy."

A chill ran down my spine at the thought.

"Men, women, children, the elderly… none of it would have mattered to me."

"Stop being so hard on yourself, Silas. You saved the elementals!"

"Without you, without my light, I would have been only Umbros. There would be no Silas. No elementals. No hope for redemption. Sigrid, do you understand what I’m saying?"

I did. I understood perfectly.

I looked down at my pup, sleeping between his sisters.

He looked so small, so innocent. He would never hurt anyone. We would love him, guide him, raise him to be good.

"The scales will always be shifting inside Laziel. That power he consumes and needs… it’s a double-edged sword. The specters are not good creatures. Every second, I fight them for control."

Silas was worrying me more and more.

His hands moved over my stomach again, cleaning away the dried blood.

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