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 .

echoed from outside

the Kings heavy cloak draped over me ,

I folded it , fixing my messy hair before peeking out the

into my thoughts , suddenly filling my

Get down .

here for

my own dark cloak , which shielded my face somewhat from

hated how people stared at me like I was some kind of freak Looking around , I realized

was a stable in the back and , ahead ,

me ,

Always .

stray , he ordered firmly short , precise commands

we left through the gate and rounded the front

sign

gestured for me to

immediately greeted by a cozy hall filled with tables where people were eating , while the

the counter , all eyes turning toward us

to go unnoticed with a towering

had ever seen King Aldric in

rumors about him , but the wolves in the room

Lycan when they were

the Guardians and the King

three adjacent rooms , Aldric

… Im sorry , Your Excellency , but I

, the thin innkeeper

inn in this pack ? Aldric asked , his brow furrowing in

No ,

perhaps- Im not traveling back

his voice sharp enough to make