A Bite of Love (BL)

Chapter 43

Warning : violence and gore

Days went by with little to no accident. Mika's body slowly recovered, and his stomach even became flat because of his high metabolism, much to Vilem's chagrin as the Vampire liked holding the shifter's love handles. Still, Mika was happier with getting his old body back and the King also liked this kind of Mika, so he didn't sulk for long. As for the shifter, he was avoiding any mirror so that his image wouldn't trigger his sensible pheromones.

He was also much occupied by the babies that he needed to breastfeed and play with. They had settled with Vilem changing the diapers, because Mika's nose was more sensitive and also because it would take a toll on his body. For now, Vilem wanted the shifter to rest as much as possible. He had finally been allowed to walk and to go to the bathroom by himself, and he wasn't feeling like his bottom was open anymore.

All in all, the doctors were happy with the quick progress, and his recovery was going well.

Suddenly, loud noises could be heard coming from the hallway. Mika and Vilem stopped taking pictures of the sleeping babies and looked at each other. Understanding that neither had planned to have visitors, their expression turned grim.

Screams were heard in the VIP section, orders being shouted over the cacophony.

"Stay here with the kids, I will go look at what's going on." The King said, pecking Mika on the forehead before gently putting his lips on the babies' curled up hands. The shifter nodded, hoping that things would settle quickly. After the Vampire left, it wasn't long before Mika heard his lover shout that it was an enemy attack.

The panther gritted his fangs, swearing that he would protect his babies with his life if it was needed.

He got down from the bed where he had been laying with their triplets. He had put on a loose nightshirt with three-quarter pants this morning, so he didn't need to change to welcome their uninvited guests. Mika took a large plate used to serve meals and held it firmly in his hands, ready to strike anyone coming through the door.

However, before he could put his weapon to use, the children started to cry, having been startled by the loud noises. Swiftly turning back, Mika headed toward the kids and tried to hush them, not wanting to attract the foes' attention. Noah and Lila finally started to settle down when the floor-to-ceiling window a little farther away from the bed exploded.

Mika hurriedly covered the babies with his body, wincing as he felt glass' shards pierce his skin. Looking down briefly to make sure that the triplets were uninjured, Mika froze slightly as two pairs of red eyes and one pair of blue eyes looked back at him. Lila and William gazed at him silently with their misty scarlet pupils, while Noah hiccuped with his eyes half-closed, showing only a tint of turquoise. The shifter didn't have any time to rejoice as he was suddenly hit behind the head.

He stumbled forward, catching himself just in time not to fall on the kids. Black spots filled his vision, but the shifter had known worse. He wouldn't go down from just a simple concussion. As Mika felt three people creeping closer, he waited until one was at arm's-length to turn around and slam the metal plate directly in the middle of his face. The man grunted and held his bloody nose with his rough hand.

As Mika's sight cleared, he realized that he had just hit a tiger-shifter, the one with a crooked nose that had talked to him on the night he ran away. It was one of his father's close attendants.

"Little shit, first you become a Vampire's slut, then you give him bastards and now you are even hitting your own kind. You don't deserve to be our prince. As soon as we get home, you are being executed, along with those disgusting beings." The man said with a growl, menacingly coming closer to Mika. The other two accomplices also walked forward, one eagle and one horse shifter. Mika could tell because of their scent and physical attributes, like the eagle's face being more elongated. The panther had planned to calmly buy time until Vilem could save them. It had been the plan.

However, nobody had the right to insult his children.

Mika discreetly covered the kids' eyes with the duvet, hiding the soon to be horrible sight. With a roar deserving of a lion king, the panther jumped and shifted mid-air so that his claws would violently slam into the tiger's body. The man fell down, but before he could yell profanities, Mika ripped his throat out, leaving him choking on his own blood on the floor. Gurgles left the struggling warrior as he tried to block the hole now adorning his neck.

Mika turned toward the two men left, snarling dangerously as he saw them hover in the bed's direction. Both partners froze but before they could react, the panther was already before them, taking the eagle's leg in his mouth and piercing the soft flesh with his fangs.

The poor man let out a blood-churning scream, but Mika didn't let go. The panther contracted his jaw until a breaking sound was heard, meaning that the bone had been broken. Mika flinched as he felt feet kicking him at the head, the back, the ribs and the stomach, all his weak points. Still, he didn't give up on his prey until he ripped the leg apart, making the eagle shifter fall down with ugly sobs. Taking this opportunity, Mika went for the throat and once again ripped it out, leaving the man to die.

A heavy blow made blood flow down from his eyebrow into his right eye and Mika looked down to see a glass covered with his blood. A snarl left his mouth as he curled his lips in fury. A gulp was heard and Mika faced the sound, seeing the horse shifter slowly creeping away from him. The panther stalked toward his prey with a slight limp, the blows earlier having damaged his hip. He was nonetheless menacing, looking like an angry mama bear ready to massacre anyone who dared to touch her cubs.

"I-I'm sorry! P-please don't kill me!" The man started to sob, begging for his life now that the tides had turned. Earlier, he was more than ready to kill Mika and his innocent babies, but now that his life was in danger, he was playing the role of the victim. It made the panther want to throw up, or maybe it was the earlier blow to the back of his head that was making his vision sway and his stomach churn. Still, he held back and instead approached the horse until he was close enough. Then, he jumped and slammed his body against the man's to send him flying away from the bed where the babies had started to cry again.

Not letting the shifter rest, Mika immediately gave him the same fate as his partners.

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