The Lycan Prince’s Wolfless Slave (Academy Romance) novel Chapter 174

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The Lycan Prince’s Wolfless Slave (Academy Romance)

Chapter 174

Lyra

I’m such a fool. I’m such a fool.

The thought echoes in my head, louder than the music still playing in the distance. I shouldn’t have accepted that drink. I shouldn’t

have let my guard down just because my father smiled at me. For three days, I let myself believe that life was actually getting

better. I thought I was finally loved, finally respected. But now, because of one small mistake, I’m about to be bound to this bastard.

This predator.

Tears stream down my face, hot and useless. I can’t wipe them away. I can’t even blink. I just have to lie here and watch as Ryan

hovers over me, his face twisted with a terrifying sort of triumph. He thinks he’s won. He thinks he can just take what he wants.

He bares his teeth. I can see the sharp points of his wolf’s fang shining. He leans down, his breath breezes over the sensitive skin of

my neck. I wait for the pain. I wait for the teeth to sink in and seal my fate forever.

He bites.

But instead of a scream of pain from me, it’s Ryan who lets out a choked yell. He recoils instantly, clutching his mouth and

stumbling back so hard he nearly trips over and falls.

I lie there, unmoving and confused. My neck feels cold where his teeth grazed me, but there’s no mark. No blood. Gradually, I feel a

strange, pulsing heat beginning to spread from my chest through my limbs. My strength is coming back, bit by bit. It’s like the fog

in my brain is being burned away by a sun from within.

“What’s happening?” Daisy’s voice rises from the corner of the room. She steps forward with her eyes wide. “Ryan, why did you

stop?”

“I don’t fucking understand!” Ryan shouts. He spits on the floor, and I see the stain of blood on his lips. Wait. Why is he bleeding?

He looks at me with pure terror. “It’s like her blood just bit my mouth. It’s not just bitter, it’s…hot. It feels like fire, Daisy!”

Daisy stomps her foot, looking like a frustrated child. “So you couldn’t fucking bite her? You’re an Alpha–blood, Ryan! Just do it!”

“No!” Ryan says, shaking his head frantically. He’s backed away toward the door. “I’m not touching her again. I’m scared I might die

if I try to bite her again. Not when it just felt like I was drinking lava.”

I’m silently confused by what he’s saying. What is happening to me? How is it possible that my blood burnt him?

Of course! Wyndra’s voice is suddenly loud and clear, in my head. ‘He can’t mark us, Lyra. A fox cannot be forced to be bound to a

mate! Especially when it is not her true mate. Our blood rejected him because he is not meant for us. He has no right to mark a phoenix

fox.!

A huge feeling of relief washes over me immediately. The bond didn’t work. He couldn’t destroy me.

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I hear Daisy’s voice grow sharp and angry again. She isn’t worried about Ryan, she’s worried about her plan.

“You better find a way to make her your fucking mate again,” Daisy snarls, pointing a finger at Ryan. “Because that’s the only way

I’ll have Prince Kai to myself! If she’s mated to you, he won’t look at her. He’ll realize she’s second–hand and come to me!”

Ryan looks at her like she’s crazy. “Wait, I thought she was with Prince Roman? Everyone saw them at the academy.”

“Well, I don’t care!” Daisy screams. “I want Prince Kai, and I need him to stop looking at this bitch! I’ve seen the way he looks at

her. I’ve heard the rumors. Now bite her again!”

“No!” Ryan yells back. “Why don’t you bite her then, if you’re so brave?”

“You scared pussy,” Daisy says, her voice dripping with venom. She walks over to him and shoves him. “I don’t know why I thought

you could ever be my mate. I should have just allowed you to stay with my dumb sister. Now look at my fate. Stuck with a coward

who can’t even handle a drugged girl.”

Even though my head still feels heavy and my body feels weird, I can’t help it. I burst into laughter. It starts as a giggle and turns

into a full–on laugh that shocks me. They are pathetic. They are fighting over me like I’m a prize, and they can’t even agree on how

to destroy me.

Daisy spins around, her face turning a deep, ugly red. She walks over to the bed and kicks me repeatedly in my side and legs.

“Bitch! What are you laughing at?!” she shrieks, landing another kick on my thigh.

I groan in pain, but strangely, the shock of the kicks is helping. The pain is acting like a beacon, clearing the moon juice’s

intoxication. My muscles are twitching. I’m weak, but I’m not as paralyzed anymore.

My arms are shaking as I push myself up, and I manage to shove Daisy away. She stumbles back, looking shocked that I’m even

moving.

“Your plan for me will never work, Daisy,” I say in a raspy but firm voice. I struggle to stand, leaning against the bedpost. “You and

Ryan will regret trying this with me. You think you can just drug me and destroy my life? I’m going to tell Father. I’m going to tell

the whole pack what you did.”

Daisy recovers quickly. A cold, dark smile spreads across her face. “Oh yeah? Okay then. If you won’t accept Ryan as your mate, I’ll

just make sure you’re still humiliated. If I can’t bind you, I’ll ruin you.”

Before I can react, Daisy reaches into her pocket and pulls out a small syringe. Before I can even raise my hand to block her,

something sharp pierces the side of my neck.

I gasp as a fresh wave of weakness crashes over me instantly. My knees buckle, and I sink back into the bed. This is worse than the

moon juice. This is cold, sharp, and it feels like it’s shutting down my very nerves.

Oh no.