Fighting Darius- A steamy hot werewolf romance

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The only way you can kill a lycan is by severing the spine from its body, which is quite impossible for a regular werewolf to do.

They are known to be the direct descendants of the moon goddess, so they are treated like the nobility in the werewolf world. In fact, our king, King Alexandros is a lycan.

We hadn’t seen my best friend so far. They tracked the lycan b***h down and managed to kill her and a group of rebels in Russia.

Genesis and her mate Constantine and her other lycan friends, Serena, Lazarus, and Caspian are supposed to come back from Russia tonight. Serena is mated to Lazarus. Caspian is actually Prince Caspian. The crown prince, also Constantine’s cousin.

Prince Caspian is still unmated. He’s also swoon-worthily good looking, of course. If he’s not such an i***t, I might have fallen for him. Well, actually, I did have a crush on him…until he opened his mouth. Then I realized that he’s a cocky, spoil brat lycan prince with the mentality of a five-year-old. It took only less than a minute after he first uttered his first word for me to realize this. I was cured out of my crush on him right away.

Thank goddess! All I want to do when he’s around me now is to kick him in the nuts. Every. Freaking. Time.

Genesis’s family, my other bestie Reese and her mate River, and even my parents are waiting at the lycans’ home to greet them. It’s quite late, I think it’s close to midnight by the time they finally arrive.

As soon as their car pulls in, my wolf Juno starts to get weird. I usually listen to my wolf’s instinct, but I decided to ignore her for now.

“Genesis!” I pull my bestie into my biggest hug as soon as I get the chance. I thought I’d never see her again.

“I’m sorry for being such a pain for my birthday party. It’s my fault that they got you,” I apologize. Tears start forming in my eyes.

“Oh, Penny…you know it’s not your fault at all. Happy

Birthday, love,” she whispers in my ear, while she squeezes me a bit harder.

“I thought I’d never see you again. Don’t you dare do that to us again,” I scold her.

“Not if I can help it,” she manages to say before Reese pulls her away.

After I released Genesis, I straighten up to find myself looking into a pair of icy blue eyes. Those eyes make my heart stop beating before it starts to race like crazy. I could feel the buzz of energy in the air between us.

The owner of those eyes is staring back at me. Watching me unwaveringly.

I’ve never seen him before. Obviously, he’s a lycan. He’s so gorgeous…and lethal. His eyes are mesmerizing icy blue. He has thick blond eyebrows that are a tad bit darker than his pale thick blond hair. His hair is so pale, it’s almost white. It is slicked back and suits him perfectly.

His sharp features look like they’re molded from granite. His red lips contrasting with his fair flawless complexion. His

perfect top lip is firm, yet his bottom lip is full and sexy, at odd with his icy tough exterior. There’s a sinister dangerous air about him that set my inner alarm bell ringing and

buzzing…with excitement. I’m not normal…or maybe I’m just stupid. Other normal she-wolves would’ve run away from danger. I jump feet first into danger. Danger excites me.

I learn that his name is Darius Ivanovic Rykov. He’s a commander of the Royal Intelligence Force unit and a good friend of Constantine, Lazarus, and Caspian. He’s here with his two other officers to investigate Genesis’s kidnapping. It’s a huge deal, especially since it’s connected to a ruthless and well-known rebel group.

“Beany Penny!!!! Don’t I get a hug too?” Caspian has a big mischievous grin on his face as he pulls me in for a hug. Huh?

Beany Penny?

I glance quickly back at the smoking hot, icy blue-eyed lycan from over Caspian’s shoulder. He has a big scowl on his handsome face as he stares at Caspian and me.

I couldn’t concentrate on anything else around me. People are talking, yet I’m only aware of his every movement and of his eyes on me. I feel the buzzing energy every time those icy blue eyes land on me, which is a lot. My ears zone in on his deep sexy voice as he talks….and that Russian accent. I melt.

My heart flutters in my chest like a trapped little bird and my stomach clenches almost painfully every time our eyes meet.

All through the night, my eyes keep drifting to him. Like a magnet, I’m hopelessly drawn to him. Like he’s pulling the string to my kite. He can’t seem to keep his eyes off of me too

because, every time I look at him, he’s already looking at me.

Our eyes would meet and locked from across the room. He would be the first to break the spell. He would drag his eyes away before they inevitably and reluctantly drift back to me again. It’s like he couldn’t help himself.

“Persephone Aspen Ruiz, did you hear a word I was saying?”

asks my mom after I fail to answer her question the third time tonight.

Of course not Mom. “Of course I have, mom,” I answer her as I feel my cheeks heating up. Gee, thanks a lot mom! Now I’m blushing. I don’t do blushing!

My eyes involuntarily flicker to Darius’s direction. I notice that there was a slight smirk on his lips. A little amusement and a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.

Oh, how embarrassing! He must know how much his presence is affecting me.

“He’s hot, eh?” whispers Reese into my ear.

“Who?” I pretend ignorance.

“Who else?” she grins mischievously. “I think he looks like Draco Malfoy…only buffer, hotter, bigger, sexier..”

“Shut up,” I shush her as I notice his eyes slide to me again.

I watch him covertly from afar.