A Luna for the Lycan King novel Chapter 34

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“What the hell are you guys doing here?” Lyle asked, relaxing in front of me as he looked at the five other men in the room.

“We were given a letter to report here for investigating. Then the wall closed up on us.” I recognized the voice and looked around Lyle to see Ryder. He appeared to be sweaty… all the men looked sweaty.

“Shit, stay back Ryder,” Lyle growled, shaking his head. “You are in pre–rut. All of you are … what the hell happened?”

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“Something must be inducing it. The room is coated in Eula gel.

That is a reactor when combined with Grananole. Shit … the

drink. The wine had a very sweet grape taste. That had to be Grananole.” Ryder took a few steps back. “You’ve got to get her out of here,” he said, motioning to me.

The wine… the same wine that I drank and also Lyle. He

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looked back at me and panicked, and I knew he was thinking it too. I also could see the sweat starting to bead up on his forehead as a strange, warm sensation took over my body.

“I’m marked and mated … how am I going into heat?!” I listened as Lyle cursed.

“It’s a set up.” Lyle growled, taking a step away from me. “If you mate with someone while you’re in heat, you will swell up and lock with your partner. You will be more likely to get pregnant.

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Cleo is trying to get Darren to disown you. Males in a rut have a hard enough time controlling themselves. But put a female in heat in the room and it’s game over. The chute was coated in gel. It would be impossible to climb out even in the best of circumstances. But you are going to be in a severe amount of pain soon. We’ve got to bust out through the door. Let me see if I can reach someone.” I watched his eyes haze over.

“It’s no use. We have been trying and can’t link to anyone in here.” Ryder wiped his forehead, moving all the way to the far end of the room. “What are we going to do?”

“I’ll fight you all if I have to.” Lyle’s voice seemed a bit shaky, and the room began blurring in and out. A haze was forming in my vision as a burning pain started to sizzle inside of my abdomen. It hurt, but it was also stimulating me. I felt myself becoming wetter, but there was only one man I wanted. I wouldn’t belong to anyone else.

Dare, help me.

I didn’t know if he would hear me, but the quiet response was disheartening. I had hoped that maybe our link would be but enough. I know eventually he would come to look for me, how long until he realized I was missing? There was a stranger here that seemed to be important. It could be hours before he began to look for me. And then to find me here, of all places, seemed almost impossible.

“How long will the effects last?” I asked, not liking the darkness covering Lyle’s eyes. He could smell my arousal, and in his pre–rut state, it was already a struggle.

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“Once a rut or heat is triggered, it lasts for days. It isn’t about the effect of the drug. The drug induces it, but once it starts, you have to wait for it to run its course. Mating will help with your pain. It’s the only thing that will case it.”

A male in rut wasn’t in any pain, but they were in a constantly stimulated state. The idea of ruts and heats was to force procreation. It was the animalistic way of self–preservation. A man who took a mate but never touched her would eventually fall into rut or she would go into heat, making one another

irresistible.

The problem was a female in heat. The pain was severe and could even be life threatening. This was why it was so hard for a female to fight off a male when they were in heat. Their bodies took over for them and they craved being connected with a male. This was what I had to fight against.

The situation was bad. With several males going into rut, they would end up fighting. Their feral instincts would kick in, driving them to fight for the right to mate with the female. I noticed their rippling muscles as their testosterone began to surge. They were about to go into full rut. Lyle, as the beta, had the natural pecking order above them. He should be able to hold them off, but once he went into full rut, it would be up to me to protect myself from him.

It went against our basic animalistic nature. The familiar scent of family did not trigger any response in the males. They were used to being around their female relatives during their heat cycles, but I was a stranger to them. My own unique scent

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mingled with theirs, causing a subtle change in the air. It increased their hormones and continued to provoke the rut.

One of the men suddenly shifted into his lycan, snarling and baring his fangs at the other. He was in full rut and ready to fight other males for me.

“Get to the far end of the room, Issy!” Lyle clenched his teeth, and I could see he was struggling. His eyes were dark, his muscles rippling, and his fangs were elongated.

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I moved to the far end of the room and listened as he growled with the command of his beast. The lycan that had shifted continued to growl but hunkered his body to the ground, laying his ears flat against his head. He was barely submitting, and I could see his eyes flickering in my direction.

Intense, excruciating electric shocks surged through my body, causing me to let out a whimper as I desperately braced myself against the unforgiving wall. Each jolt felt like a searing hot poker being pressed against my skin, leaving behind a trail of burning pain. My muscles clenched and spasmed with each surge of electricity, making it difficult to remain standing. The sensation was overwhelming and agonizing, as if my entire body was being consumed by an inferno. Tears sprang to my eyes as I struggled to endure the torturous torment.