Blessing of Luna (Wolfgods Book 1) by Blaise Ramsay (best books for 20 year olds TXT) 📕

she shifted back to her more human form. She choked on her own black blood, trying to catch a breath. “I…don’t understand. You’re…a newborn. How?”

With ease, Damien shifted from lycan form to human form and knelt beside the dying noble.

He answered her, his voice gentle and saddened. “I didn’t fight for myself, Lilith. I had others who needed me more. Your people aren’t tools for you to throw their lives away. Vampire or lycan, we are both living beings in one way or another. That’s something I think you learned too late.”

The sun peaked over the mountains, piercing through the dark clouds, warming the clearing. Lilith’s body joined the countless others, turning to ash in the rising light.

Gabriel limped over to Kain with Lune. They helped him to his feet as Gabriel bent down for Kain to get on his back. Lune nuzzled Damien’s hand, softly whimpering. Damien patted his dark grey fur.

Cade walked up to them, his head lowered. “Holt…”

The alphas looked at each other, then at Damien.

They made their way across the battlefield where Holt lay in the snow, his stomach torn open almost deep enough to empty it. Damien closed the fallen alpha’s eyes while the lycans all howled a sorrowful cry at the loss of their leader.

Rayes’ knife lay in the snow not far from Holt’s body covered in ash. From the looks of it they wound up killing each other in their fight.

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The rest of the morning was spent burying the fallen lycans. There hadn’t been many but each life was still a loss.

Kain had been put on Damien’s back at his request for the journey back to the campsite.

When they arrived, the females, pups and lycans unable to fight all crowded around them.

Leah ran up to Cade. When he lowered his head, she started sobbing into his chest. He held her in such a loving way, Damien couldn’t believe it was still Cade. He hadn’t seen him show any affection or heard him speak until the battle.

Damien took Kain to his tent where Kyle waited. He dropped to his belly to let Kyle take Kain off of him. His white fur stained with blood. He left to let Kyle work.

There was a beautiful, pregnant woman he wanted to see more than anything.

Jill was lying on the floor of their tent in her wolf skin. From the looks of the wet fur on her cheeks she’d been crying.

“Jill.”

Jill’s ears perked up when she heard his voice. Shifting quickly, she threw herself into her lover’s chest. “Damien! Oh, thank Luna!”

“Ow. Easy on the ribs.” Damien lowered his eyes, his heart aching at the loss of Holt. “Holt’s dead.”

“Oh, dear Luna,” Jill’s voice was saddened. She remembered Holt’s broad smile, his boisterous laugh and how drunk he would get during the lycan festivals. “Does Leah know?”

“Cade’s with her. He went down taking out Rayes. From the looks of it, they killed each other.”

Jill hugged Damien close to her, taking his mouth in a deep, passionate kiss, her tongue tasting him as if it were their first kiss. “I want you later, my love. I won’t take no for an answer.”

“You won’t have to. Just let me check on Kain.” Damien chuckled, kissing her again.

****

Kyle had Kain’s body wrapped up from his shoulder all the way down to his stomach.

“He was lucky you got to him when you did, Damien. He was torn up worse than I’ve ever seen him. One of these days his luck’s going to run out.”

“Thanks Kyle. I’ll take care of him from here.” Damien shook Kyle’s hand, shocked when the lycan bowed to him and walked out.

Don’t think I’m ever going to get used to that. Damien thought, making his way over to Kain’s side.

“Well you didn’t die but you got damn close.” Damien chuckled at the look on Kain’s face.

“Fang off, Damien. I’ve had a long last two nights,” Kain rested his arm over his eyes, appearing annoyed at his friend’s mocking. “What was that, by the way? I saw a blaring light and then you were in your true form.”

“I’m not sure. I just thought about how I didn’t want to fail you, Jill, Gabriel and the others. The next thing I knew I was standing on two legs and killing a vampire that looked like a bat-wolf,” Damien still couldn’t grasp what happened but he was glad it was over. At least for now. “So, what now?”

“Now? I’m thinking about taking a long ass break. Get fat on pheasants and catch up on some football.”

Damien chuckled, fighting the urge to burst out laughing. “Somehow Kain, I don’t think you would let yourself get fat first of all and second, I had no idea you even liked football.”

“What guy doesn’t? But seriously though, I’m probably going to be taking a long break from everything. Too many close calls since you showed up,” Kain chuckled at the look of disbelief on Damien’s face. “What about you? What are your plans?”

Jill walked into Kain’s tent, her hand resting on her stomach. She’d developed a small bump over the past few weeks. She knelt beside her mate, resting her head on his shoulder.

“Me? Think I might just settle down with my mate and when the time comes, be the proud father of some rowdy pups.” Damien kissed Jill.

“Sounds like a plan. Now go get a room you two, I’m catching some sleep.” Kain rolled over on his side to get some well-deserved rest.

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Damien didn’t wait long to take Jill to their bed after stripping them both down. “Thank you, Jill.”

“For what?” Jill replied, petting his face.

“For staying with me as long as you did. You saved my life.”

Jill smiled, kissing Damien’s lips. “You’re welcome. Do you think it’s over? Can we finally