The Lycan and His Witch by Anastasia Maltezos Read Free Book Online Page B

she yelled. She
paused, gasping for breath. “I could have given him the world, and
he chose her ! The sister everyone preferred, even my own
parents.”
    Zora’s fear rose as she watched
Morganna raise her hand again. She shrieked when she saw Bryce’s
Lycan form vault over her head and land before her, blocking her
from Morganna’s view.
    “If you want me, here I am,
demon witch, just stay the hell away from Zora,” he growled.
    Morganna laughed, her hand still
raised. “Well, isn’t this sweet? The protective Lycan is trying to
save his damsel in distress.”
    “If it’s my life you want, so be
it if it means she’ll come to no harm.”
    Morganna paused, her eyes
narrowing. “You would die for her, Lycan?”
    “Yes.”
    Zora gasped. She had to do
something. She couldn’t let him do this.
    “No!” she yelled, raising her
hand and casting the spell on him she used the first night to
sedate him. He howled and immediately reverted back to his naked
human form, sinking to his knees. He turned his head to hers and
grimaced. Her heart broke at the look of anguish on his face.
    “Don’t be a fool! Release me.
Now, dammit!” he ordered.
    “No. I won’t let you do this.
I…I love you,” she whispered.
    His expression lifted briefly
and then darkened with a mixture of fear and agony. “I…love…you,
too,” he said hoarsely.
    She watched him swallow
convulsively.
    “Please, save yourself. Release
me.”
    Her eyes burned with tears and
she shook her head. Inhaling slowly, she looked at Morganna and
faced her bravely.
    “If someone is going to die,
it’s going to be me. Take me, and spare him.”
    Morganna visibly stiffened, her
hand slowly dropping. “What did you say?”
    “No!” Bryce growled from the
floor.
    “I said, take me !” she
said, her voice growing stronger. “If you’re so mad with vengeance
and want to take an innocent life just to make yourself feel
better, then take mine. I have nothing to lose because if you kill
him, you might as well kill me, too.”
    Morganna raised her head to the
rafters and screamed with rage.
    Zora was stunned. She didn’t
know what made Morganna—
    What the hell? Zora
stumbled back and nearly fell over Bryce. As she watched in horror,
Morganna’s body shimmered and flaked away into tiny bursts of
flame. She felt Bryce’s hand slip beneath her dress and hold onto
her leg to stop her from stumbling, but she didn’t pay attention to
him as Morganna screams faded away.
    Then she just vanished, leaving
behind a film of dust falling to the floor. Stunned, Zora felt her
legs give way and she collapsed on her knees next to Bryce.
    “Release me, dammit!”
    Still dazed, she whispered the
spell to release him. Her hand dropped onto his bare chest, the
warmth and strength beneath her palm sending alarming signals to
her brain, but she kept staring at the spot where Morganna had
disappeared.
    She shrieked when he moved like
lightening, kneeling in front of her and grabbing her by the
shoulders. He dragged her into his arms, his mouth crashing over
hers.
    She completely forgot about
Morganna as he ran his mouth hungrily over hers. A part of her
brain asked her how was this happening? How was he still alive?
Another part didn’t care because she was melting.
    She moaned beneath his mouth,
her hands running over his strong shoulders to clasp him at the
back of his head. She held on tightly and opened her mouth under
the passionate onslaught of his kiss.
    He groaned as their tongues
meshed and mingled with passionate need, his hands drawing her
closer, crushing her breasts against him to his chest.
    Zora was soaring too high and
too fast for conscious thought. All she could do was feel, and
right now, she wanted him.
    Suddenly, Bryce dragged his
mouth away from hers. He cursed roughly under his breath and pulled
away completely.
    Confused, she stared up at him
as he gave her his hand and helped her rise. This time she had a
very good look at his naked form and blushed