The Lycan King novel Chapter 53

Avalyn

"Oh dear, sweet Moon Goddess! You look extra beautiful tonight." Dimitri said in a british accent and grinned as he offered me his hand.

After what happened yesterday, I had been wary of Dimitri all day today. He finally got tired of me running away from him or avoiding him and confronted me. He taught me that a good Master is the one who doesn't back out from his words. Or the slaves may take advantage of it. But once the punishment is served, everything is forgiven. He even made me talked to his slaves or Rose and Sunflower as he called them.

They said they were honoured to have been punished by him. And he even gifted them multiple orgasms after that. I didn't understand that logic. Were orgasms enough to let go of such a harsh punishment?

That's when Dimitri told me that most Masters don't let their slaves orgasm. Ever. And it's mostly for their own sadistic amusement. And to get another reason to punish them when they do cum.

Rose and Sunflower said that they hadn't cum without a punishment in four years. Which made me more sad. But I didn't have it in me to be upset with Dimitri anymore. I understood. And he is family. And family is everything to me. I forgave him. And Nik. I finally realised that they did it all for me.

I placed my hand in his and chuckled when he kissed the back of it. He was dressed in a smart all black suit with a red tie. And for the first time, I saw his hair combed to the side.

"Why, thank you, kind Sir." I did a bad impression of an english accent.

"No." He made a constipated face. "Don't try that ever again."

"You're right." I snorted and put my arm in his as he led me out of our quarters and towards the ballroom.

Tonight was the night of the Ball and the day we had to charm everyone and try to help Vladimir.

"Nikolai said he would have liked to pick you himself but he had some pressing matters to attend to." Dimitri said.

"What happened?" Was everything alright?

"Oh-uh it's nothing. Just the usual." He said but the way his arm stiffened, I knew it was not nothing.

"Okay." I said. I'll probe more later. From what I'd learn from Nik was that Vampires have a more enhanced hearing than werewolves. I didn't want anyone to listen to our talks anyways.

"Don't you have a date, Dimitri?" I made small talk as I looked around. Something didn't feel right.

"I do. You're right next to me." He said as his eyes moved around. That means he senses it too.

'Something isn't right.'?I mind-linked him.

'Maybe its nothing. Continue talking. Stay close.' He replied.

"And here I thought you would have charmed a girl in the twenty four hours you have been here." I slapped his arm jokingly.

"Are you doubting my skills?" His eyebrows rose.

"I'm just saying." I shrugged. We entered a long hallway and a man was walking towards us from the opposite direction.

Maybe he is just passing through.

"Well I can guarantee you that I can charm a girl tonight. I'm feeling lucky." He said and pulled me behind him in a flash.

Dizzy by the sudden movement, I saw the vampire lying on the floor, bleeding over the carpet and his heart in Dimitri's hand. He was holding a dagger.

"What was that?" I whispered, shocked by what happened.

"He was about to attack you." He said as he looked at the to ends of the hallways.

A group of vampires had blocked our way from each side of the wall.

My heart thudded and Dimitri pushed me against the wall, his back to me as he looked left and right.

'Can I use my magic?' I asked him.

'Use it it when it's absolutely necessary. They might have someone else watching their back. Use your dagger if someone comes too close to you. I've already mind-linked Nikolai.' He told me.

'Okay.' I whispered.

The vampires were running towards us and I took out the dagger from its sheath.

There were too many and Dimitri can't possibly fight against all of them. I'll have to do something.

"I'm going to fight." I slid from behind him and faced the vampires coming from the left while he faced the ones coming from the right.

I said a quick mental thanks to Nikolai to make me train everyday. And for not tolerating me slacking off even though I am his mate. In fact, he went extra hard on me.

A vampire was about to bite my head off but I ducked and impaled him with the dagger and slashed the other that just appeared in the stomach as I removed it. One grabbed my arm and yanked, making me stumble in my high heels.

I extended my claws and swiped his face, causing him to scream. He had four slashes of my nails on his face and I think I blinded him.

Arms circled around my face, making me scream and then suddenly I fell on the ground because the man behind me released me.

I looked up to see Dimitri holding the heart of the Vampire who had tried to kidnap me.

I saw one about to attack Dimitri from the back and I threw the dagger that whizzed past his face and lodged in the vampire's eye.

I sighed a breath of relief but Dimitri jumped over my head and caught the throat of one vampire but another came from behind him and was about make a swipe for his head so I brought my wolf forward and pounced on him, tearing his head off with my teeth.

Dimitri turned around and gripped my neck but realised it was me and released me. A few more were left and I flicked my wrists, extending my claws.

I was angry. Angry that we had done nothing and they were still trying to kill us.