The Lycan's Forbidden Mate novel Chapter 180

Song recommendation: Love me like you do by Ellie Goulding.

***

Of course, She had expected something violent. She truly did, but she was not sure why. It was after all true that Nikolai was extremely thirsty. His desire for blood was supposed to be wreaking havoc, but instead, he was wreaking havoc on her body, soul, and heart.

Like the ravenous beast that he was, he gave her a vicious kiss as though his life depended on it. His teeth gently nipped her bottom lip before sucking, his tongue creeping inside her mouth. She could not believe how slow and harsh the mix was. Getting lost in his liquid heating ambience, she could not resist the thrill of her toes curling.

She moved her hands slowly up to his neck, reaching up to grab his smooth dark hair and pulling him in while kissing him back with the same intensity. Her pulse was pounding, her head was dizzy, and the sensation of his flesh on her fingertips was burning hot. His affect on her left her breathless with the rushing emotions that permeated every part of her body, the intensity, and the electric feel that shot through her veins and muscles.

Tight groans vibrated in Nikolai’s throat as he pulled her in. Then, with a deep, ferocious snarl, he gently released her lips. All he could do was stare at her gorgeous, flushed face as his body trembled with intensity and his eyes flared dangerously. She had her eyes closed, but gradually, her long lashes quivered and her hazel gray eyes fluttered open, giving the impression that she was in a wonderful daze.

She sighed, her lovely voice a soothing melody, “Nik…”

He blinked. The excitement caused his heart to skip so much that his body jerked. Without warning, he seized her lips once again, kissing her, so

180 Forever and Eternity

passionately, possessing all her mouth. It felt as though he was taking her soul, he was that good. She was left absolutely out of breath.

When she moaned loudly, desperate to breathe, he snapped out of the kiss with a deep, sensual growl and bit her neck again. The precise location where the mate mark was visible. His claws pressed hard against her skin, leaving subtle scars as he held her close.

Ophelia opened her eyes wide. The anguish shot through her whole body, yet she remained silent. It wasn’t how her body reacted to him. Rather, the way it responded made her doubt her own sanity.

His hold on her became even more intense and she felt a sensuous, seductive heat seeping into her body causing her to wriggle against him. At every second, she felt heart rate increasing and she found herself wanting more. He merely sank his fangs even deeper until she could notice he was sucking her blood, making her body tremble. But even though she was overwhelmed by the pain and probably the shock, she was unable to stop the small sobs and moans that were coming out of her throat.

“Nik…” She let out a sigh and sank her fingers into his hair.

Nikolai tensed up. When he realized what he was doing, his heart banged into his ribcage, and he carefully withdrew his fangs to look her in the face. For some reason, he was briefly terrified when he saw blood running down her neck. However, he could hear her heartfelt voice, sense her tightening hold on his hair, and feel her warm touch on his neck.

No. He was going to kill her if he continued like this. Her blood! He was not merely expressing this out of starvation–her blood was the sweetest thing he had ever tasted in his entire life!

With the fireplace’s reflection across her skin providing a serene, celestial radiance, those bold, seductive eyes were calling out to him, causing him to reluctantly part his lips.

180 Forever and Eternity

To be honest, only one of his desires—his hunger or his passion for her- could win this intense game. It was going to end horribly if they combined. A bad kind of horrible.

Nikolai bowed his head and let out a sharp breath. He needed to leave this place before his thread would snap completely. Her face, her smile, her blood–that was all he could think about right now.

“Nikolai,” Feeling her hands cup his face, he heard her voice murmur in his ear. “You will not harm me. You will not.”

r

Nikolai closed his eyes to relish her touch and raised his gaze back to her face, slowly licking the blood from his lips.

Was it truly that simple? Not even Rhaziel could subdue him at moments like these. Without hesitation, without thinking, he would kill to satiate his desire. However, he was merely terrified that he would hurt Ophelia; the idea of hurting her had never even crossed his mind.

A subtle yet cunning grin flashed across his ruby lips, and he fluttered his eyes open to expose them in all their olive green glory–this time with a hint of crimson that made them wonderfully mesmerizing. “I love you, my Ophelia.”

Ophelia’s gaze expanded. More frantically than ever before, her heart raced. She felt a huge wave of emotions surge out of her, causing her eyes to well up with tears. Three words and their effect. He loved her, she knew that, but she couldn’t quite put her finger on why those words affected her so deeply. So much so that her ability to think clearly had been compromised.

Yes, without a doubt. She had given Nikolai Novikov her heart, and he had given her his.

Without second thought or regret.

Sliding her hands down to his broad, strong back, she traced her fingers

180 Forever and Eternity

carefully down the lines of his birthmark. Her face flushed, her heart raced, and her breathing became labored. The mixture of those eyes continued to give her the impression of madness, but not in the same frightening way as before.

She smiled brightly, but as soon as her lips moved to part, he seized them, taking control of her mouth, taking her breath away, and taking her entirely.

“Let me have you, Ophelia Novikov.” His voice was low and somber, and he breathed into her mouth.

VERIFYCAPTCHA_LABELVerify