The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation by Luna Nova

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

His entire demeanor screamed, Im the damn master of everything here, the absolute ruler.

I immediately lowered my head, trembling.

It didnt matter that I lacked an inner she-wolf the power radiating from that man felt like it could suffocate you, crush your soul, and he wasnt even standing that close to me.

He was a Lycan, the superior species of werewolves, the ultimate evolution, and I was almost certain this was the most powerful of them allAldric Thorne, the Lycan King.

Sasha, take out the trash and make sure my next personal maid isnt a scheming whore, or shell lose more than her head, his deep, cold, and intimidating voice echoed, followed by the sound of footsteps retreating.

This is a disaster.

Thats the fifth one in two months.

I dont know what goes through these girls heads.

I warned them, the housekeeper muttered as she approached, pulling a small vial from the dead womans hand.

Another one who tried to drug the King with an aphrodisiac.

Idiot.

Ill call a servant to take her away.

And your first task begins nowclean up this mess.

And so, scrubbing fresh blood off the floor, my work in the Lycan Kings castle began.

The first lesson I learned: never, ever try to mess with that dangerous man, or youll end up headless.

Unfortunately, I soon found myself on the razors edge again.

***** Sasha introduced me to the staff, a group of she-wolves and wolves working in the castle, attending to the Guardians.

They all stared at me as if they were looking at a monster.

I didnt careI just wanted to keep existing and stay invisible.

The Guardiansthats what they called the five Lycans who lived in this ancient, dark castle.

They enforced the laws of our world, or at least those affecting werewolves, maintaining balance with other supernatural creatures.

They delivered justice, protection, and punishmentoften in the most brutal, merciless ways.

Especially the Lycan King.

At least, thats what I had always heard.

I was forbidden from climbing the stairs or wandering beyond the service quarters.

And honestly, I didnt plan to try.

I focused on working and healing with the medicine the housekeeper gave me.

The food here was good too.

Except for the first day, I had gone three days without seeing any of the other Guardians.

Until this morning.

***** Hey, I heard the housekeeper saying she still hasnt found a suitable candidate for the Kings maid.

Maybe shell give us a chance.

I was scrubbing the floor on my knees, listening to the whispers echoing through the castles massive kitchen.

My head stayed down, and my long black bangs nearly covered my eyes, helping to conceal the disfigurement on my face.

My hands kept moving the cloth over the tiles, but ignoring the gossip was impossible.

Suddenly, the room went silent.

Heels echoed from the hallway, and tension filled the air it was the housekeeper.

Stop what youre doing.

a line,

methe lowly cleanerall lined up like prisoners,

inspection, passing each

her shadow passed in front of me, I thought she would

She didnt.

your name again? she

I

finger pressed beneath my chin, forcing me

met her

Good.

Ill try a different

me, she ordered, and a sense of

corner of my eye, I noticed

with jealousy,

Nothing good.

That much was certain.

Listen carefully, Valeria.

Aldrics personal maid, she dropped the bombshell casually, as if it were nothing,

a mans

think Im the right choice

optional, she cut

accept it, or you

a floor

need a maid for the

I had no choice but

this harsh

know whyespecially now that she

Im about

King wakes up at… He doesnt like… Prefers it this way… And his

her… And you must taste it before

paced through the kitchen, the laundry area, practically the entire

nearly

write all this down later!

his

as I told you, she said, placing a silver tray full of

Valeria… remember, head

Stay invisible.

nothing but a piece of

you havent forgotten the scene from your first

you try anything against the King, believe me, he was merciful with

made me swallow hard

didnt consider myself a coward, but it felt like I was marching straight to the gallows as I climbed the

wingan enormous wooden door with intricate

knock at this

Go straight inside.

So I did.

tray carefully, I twisted

I entered the den of the big bad wolf,

the large wooden table at the center, the dim lighting, and I focused

I heard

scent of

toward

seeped

one

of something

know, and I didnt

most important rule: head

Dont speak.

Dont look.

Dont listen.

remembering every detail of his preferences, circling the

you? a dominant voice

trembling fists tightened, and I turned, staring down at the gray

my

maid,

me, every instinct screaming danger, runbut I stood firm

at my

intimidating gray eyes studying meso

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