The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation by Luna Nova

Chapter 15

ARRIVING TO THE PACK VALERIA The Kings carriage was spacious and comfortable , lined with soft red and black velvet .

We had left the castle that morning , traveling along winding roads toward a distant pack .

As soon as we emerged from the dark mist surrounding the forest , I tensed slightly , nervously watching out the window .

It was absurd to think they might still be hunting me outside the Golden Moon pack .

Maybe they didnt even realize I was still alive .

His Majesty sat across from me , absorbed in reading several manuscripts , fully focused on his task .

He wasnt a man of many words , and the trip was quickly becoming dull .

At some point , I closed my eyes , but a sudden jolt of the carriage startled me awake .

A comforting warmth was pressed against my side my head resting on a broad , muscular shoulder .

Im so sorry , Your Majesty ! I shot up , stiff as a board , realizing I had been sleeping against the King Wasnt he supposed to be sitting across from me ? Why are you apologizing this time ? For breathing ? Or for drooling on my shirt ? he asked sarcastically , tilting his head to glance down at me .

My eyes immediately searched for any stain on the dark fabric , but it seemed His Highness had also learned how to mess with me .

Go back to sleep , Valeria .

We still have a long way to go , he muttered , his rough hand settling on my hair , gently pushing me back against his shoulder .

The journey continued , mile after mile .

Outside , the temperature was freezing , but nestled between the carriage wall and Aldrics massive body , his protective warmth surrounded me , and I eventually drifted off to sleep again .

When I stirred much later , still half drowsy , I realized the carriage had stopped and I was alone .

from

sleep from my eyes , I noticed the Kings heavy cloak draped over me , almost covering me

my messy hair before

? his deep voice cut into my thoughts , suddenly filling my view : Come

Get down .

here for the

, pulling on my own dark cloak , which shielded

some kind of freak Looking around , I realized we were inside a courtyard

stable in the back and , ahead , an old wooden and

to me , Valeria

Always .

stray , he ordered firmly short , precise commands I obeyed

the coachman as we left through

the sign read above

for me to enter before him

people were eating , while the innkeeper stood behind a long counter on the

, all eyes turning toward

impossible to go unnoticed with a towering figure like

seen King Aldric

but the wolves in the

recognized a Lycan when they were in the

were rare but the Guardians and the King werent the only ones in the

adjacent rooms , Aldric

… Im sorry , Your Excellency , but I dont have

separate , the thin innkeeper stammered , visibly shaking with fear

another inn in this pack ? Aldric asked , his

No , Excellency

wait until tomorrow , perhaps- Im not traveling back to return tomorrow

, his voice sharp enough