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, she ordered, her voice

maids, and even methe lowly cleanerall lined up like prisoners, standing side by

her inspection, passing each trembling figure, heads

of me, I thought she

She didnt.

name

maam, I

chin,

met

Good.

a different strategy this

me, she ordered, and a sense of dread twisted in my

noticed the

filled with

Nothing good.

That much was certain.

Listen carefully, Valeria.

she dropped the bombshell casually, as if it were

you know how to cook, iron, organize a mans things, his clothes, and

the

Its not optional, she

it, or you

a floor

maid for the

no choice but

that this harsh

know whyespecially now that she

Im

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

you

the entire service zone, listing the

brain nearly short-circuiting from the

all

his first breakfast

told you, she said, placing a silver tray full of covered dishes in

Valeria… remember, head

Stay invisible.

nothing but a piece of

I trust you havent forgotten the scene from your first

believe me,

swallow hard as

I was marching straight to the gallows as I climbed the forbidden stairs, moving through the dim candlelit corridors

reached the only door in this wingan enormous wooden door

at this

Go straight inside.

So I did.

I twisted the heavy

by step, I entered the den of the big bad wolf,

center, the dim lighting, and I focused on setting the

heard itand smelled

of

toward a

moans seeped

than one womans

rhythmic sound of something hitting a

bedI didnt know, and

rule: head down,

Dont speak.

Dont look.

Dont listen.

was so focused on remembering every detail of his preferences, circling the table, that I didnt even notice when the

you? a dominant voice behind me made

I turned, staring

my

am your new maid, I

stood firm as he placed a finger beneath my chin, forcing me to meet

expected disgust at my scarred

saw fierce, intimidating gray eyes studying meso captivating they resembled lethal

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