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.

want all of you in a line, she

methe lowly cleanerall

inspection, passing each trembling figure, heads bowed

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

She didnt.

was your name again? she

I

cold finger pressed beneath my chin, forcing me

blue eyes met her intimidating green

Good.

a different

she ordered, and a sense of

corner of my eye, I noticed the stares from

with jealousy, anger,

Nothing good.

That much was certain.

Listen carefully, Valeria.

going to be King Aldrics personal maid, she dropped the bombshell casually, as if it were nothing, walking toward the other side of the

cook, iron, organize a mans things, his

Im the right choice

not optional, she cut me off,

accept it, or

need a floor

a maid

had no choice

forgot that this harsh woman had

still didnt know whyespecially now that she

Im

King wakes up at… He doesnt like… Prefers it this way… And his meals are only prepared

you must

practically the entire service zone, listing the Kings preferences and

nearly short-circuiting

need to write all this down later!

his

exactly as I told you, she said, placing a

Valeria… remember, head

Stay invisible.

a piece of

havent forgotten the

anything against the King, believe me, he was merciful with that

swallow hard

coward, but it felt like I was marching straight to the gallows as I climbed the forbidden stairs, moving through the dim candlelit corridors

only door in this wingan enormous wooden

at

Go straight inside.

So I did.

the tray carefully, I twisted the

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

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

I heard itand smelled

scent of

toward

female moans seeped through, despite being

one womans

of something hitting a wall

know, and I

rule: head

Dont speak.

Dont look.

Dont listen.

remembering every detail of his preferences, circling the table, that I didnt even notice

voice behind

tightened, and I turned, staring

Majesty, my

new maid, I managed

firm as he placed

disgust at my

intimidating gray eyes studying meso captivating they

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