The Lycan King novel Chapter 63

Nikolai

"Max has something to share." I announced as soon as I stepped out of the closet, fully dressed.

Ava, Max and Natalia were sitting on the couches in the sitting area in our room. I sat besides Ava, took her hand in mine and placed our hands on my thigh. I needed to feel her right now.

He glanced at me before looking at Natalia. "I killed the man who kidnapped you. His name was Lionel Preston."

Natalia didn't even bat an eye at that. "Good," she smirked instead.

Max gave her a short nod. I know he is still squeamish about the week when the devil had taken over his body and didn't want to say anything that would upset his mate.

"He was the leader of the rebels of all the vampire kingdoms. Something like rogues in the werewolf world. But the difference is that they don't support the Vampire-Werewolf Peace Treaty and, unlike most people, weren't afraid to say it out loud," he told us. "They had taken upon themselves to kill any and every werewolf that comes their way."

"Why would they do that?" Ava asked, looking worried.

"Werewolves and Vampires have hated each other since the dawn of time. It is known," Max said. "That was until lives got tangled up and they started finding their mates in each other. That's why the treaty was drawn. To protect the sacred bond of mates." His eyes fell on Natalia and he gave her a small smile.

"Everyone knows the rebels exist but no one knew where. I used a bait and caught one rebel Vampire. He lead me to their lair. I went back home, took my weapons and went to the property they were hiding in. I killed them to the last man. And woman." His nostrils flared in anger before his lips curled up in a familiar malicious smile. "They got what they deserved."

"What did you do?" He has always been a creative bastard.

"Lionel had a sister. She was the one who injected Talia with wolfsbane. I ripped Lionel's heart out in front of her eyes and forced her to eat it before killing her." His eyes shone with pride.

I'll be sure to try that. A smile slowly formed on my face but Ava's hand tightened in mine. She looked shocked.

I know that seeing Max, he doesn't look like a bad guy. But this fucker is worse than me. I'm a hundredth percent sure that he has done worse things in his life than was he was is tell ys right now.

"Wish I could've been there." Nat mumbled, sad to have missed the opportunity.

I squeezed Ava's hand.?They were bad men who have killed hundreds of innocent werewolves.

"Next time, princess." He winked at her.

"When I was ripping the heart out of Lionel's body, his sister tried to attack me from the back but I felt a guy hold her back. He helped me kill her. I didn't know him but he said he was honoured to see, and I quote, 'The Legendary Maximilian Romanoff'?in action." Max grinned. "I was happy to meet a fan so I invited him to my club which was coincidentally in the same neighbourhood. But he said he had work to attend but promised me he will visit soon. Told me to give him a call when I was going to visit so he could come meet me." He shook his phone in the air.

"However, he dropped me to the club in his car. When I asked him what he was doing here, he said that Preston was creating troubles in his pack and then he thanked me for doing the job. He also said that he was opening a club in the city." His eyes fell on Ava's slowly widening eyes.

Her hand gripped mine tightly.

"His name is Emilio Gonzalez."

Ava's breath hitched. I gripped her hand tighter.

You are safe with me, Moya Lyubov.

Her head snapped to mine and she stared in my eyes and then slowly relaxed.

"This is the perfect opportunity for us. We need to take action and quick." Max said softly. "And Kol has come up with a perfect plan. Well as perfect as it can be in this situation."

"What is it?" Ava whispered, her eyes lowering.

My heart clenched. I know this will hurt her. In a way she has never been before. But it has to be done. I looked at Max. He gave me a sharp nod. He knows it has to be done too.

"Max is going to befriend him first. He will make them think that he hates us. He will say that he wants to massacre the entire Rogue Pack and will lure Emilio to join forces. They enter our lands, we surround them and kill them all." I gave her a short version of the elaborate plan I had made.

"But we can't let them come to our homes!"Ava quickly said.

"Of course we can. I have planned it all." I told her.

"But there are innocent people here and families and children!" She looked around at all of us frantically, trying to make us understand.

"Which is why the wolves will fight harder." Max said.

"And we know our lands the best, we can use it to our advantage," Natalia said. "We are not as big as Montana, Avalyn. Nor are we equipped to climb mountains and attack the pack where everyone will join forces against us."

"He will only bring the men he trusts the most and those that are the best if he comes here. Also, without a lot of weapons because he will think we are sleeping in our beds and are not prepared for war." I told her. "It's the only way."

"I don't want revenge. I'm fine here. I'm happy." Her eyes widened. "Please."

"He has violated you in a way that can't be forgiven, Love. I'm not going to let him live any longer." I told her.

"But I forgive him." She quickly said.

What?

"He doesn't matter to me anymore, Nik. He is my past. But you are my present and my future. My family is my present and future." She looked at all of us pleadingly.

"I don't. Emilio will die at my hands. So will Emmanuel for what he did to mom." A growl left my throat that the reminder.

I had been too dumb to not investigate more about her death. She wasn't even fucking dead!

"What about her?" Max's eyes turned red.

"Remember how we raided packs in a fruitless attempt to find her killer?" I asked him.

He nodded. Of course he does. We spent two whole years hiding and running in different packs. That's how we found Natalia too.