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 outside

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

it , fixing my messy hair

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

Get down .

staying here for

dark cloak

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

in the back and , ahead , an old wooden and stone building

to me , Valeria

Always .

firmly short , precise commands I obeyed without ARRIVING TO THE PACK

the King and the coachman as we left through the gate

sign read

gestured for me to

immediately greeted by a cozy hall filled with tables where people were eating , while the innkeeper stood behind a long counter on the side

,

was impossible to go unnoticed with a towering figure like him beside me

seen King Aldric in person

the wolves in the

recognized a Lycan when they were in the presence

and the King werent

Aldric demanded

Excellency , but I dont have three

and theyre … separate , the thin innkeeper stammered

Aldric asked , his brow furrowing

, Excellency

perhaps- Im not traveling back to return tomorrow

rooms , Aldric interrupted , his voice sharp enough to make the poor man