“Hey baby,” Lauren says with a sly, seductive grin.

“What do you want?” I ask her, and she stops, sighing heavily as she places her hand on her waist.

“What? No, I’ve missed you. How was death?” She asks in a snarky tone.

I lick my lips in annoyance, looking over my shoulder at Melody, who is clearly confused.

“If you are a vampire, then you are still dead.” I remind her and she makes a face while nodding her head.

“Well, only partially a vampire.” She corrects me.

“Leave.” I grit out.

“Or what? You will kill me again? Sorry sweetheart, you don’t scare me anymore.” She shrugs. “I am here for Giselle.

“Giselle is not here,” I scoff, and she chuckles, her laughter dark and lacking humor.

“I am here on her behalf,”

I look to the water, making sure my emotions are masked from Colette in order to keep her away and safe.

Is she out there? Your water mate?” Lauren asks, following my eyes.

“That’s none of your damn business,” Melody scowls and Lauren rolls her eyes.

“Shut up, you oversized punching bag!” she clips out. “The royals are discussing things.”

I snort a laugh and shake my head.

“You aren’t a royal.”

and I am mated to

WERE mated to Johannes. Now you are an unwanted piece of trash,

eyes grow blood red and her fangs come out as her face grows hairy, as if her lycan is trying to surface.

arms morph into darker muscles before she takes a

intimidation factor, it is sorely misplaced. I have fought many beasts, more recently a fucking dragon. A hairy vampire doesn’t inspire fear in me. Only the strong urge

before it kicks off if you allow me to take Colette.” She says,

dead, fucking body.”

springs forward, taking over my body as I grow larger, my muscles exploding from my skin and my snout growing from my face. Claws extend from my fingertips, razor sharp and

nature will take my make from me. She has already taken so much from me. First my parents, then my

says, stumbling back before falling

grins. “Best to run along before I kill this sorry sap. Don’t worry. I promise to find

message to get her ass where Lauren will likely not go.

abdomen like a heated knife through butter. Lauren hisses as she takes a step

need some humbling.” She growls as she

one. There is no good way to attack me where I won’t be prepared. My back, though exposed, would be expected, and coming at me from the sides or front would make her an

I drop to my knees and spin, driving my claws up as she leaps at me.

wrist as she lifts herself from my impaling fingers and throws herself back away from me. Blood pours down

ruined my new

full lycan form as I just choose to glare. If I could speak, I would tell her she is a worse fighter now, then she was when she was my mate.. Lauren never bothered to learn to carry her weight as a pack member or

like the two I have already done would have killed a normal lycan or wolf. But she isn’t a normal anything, and it would serve me well to know that. What I have to do, since she is

to grab hold of my head. My hands drive through her stomach and out her back as she slides down onto my forearm from the force of her own weight. I throw my head into her face,

to force her off as she sinks her nails into my back, anchoring her to where she

my neck grows numb, the sick tingling feeling spreading through my skin like a spider

bounces up with the jolt and I slip my legs under her waist. I kick with every fiber of strength I can muster, and she flies from

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