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

Kings heavy cloak draped over

, I folded it , fixing my

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

Get down .

for the night

on my own dark cloak , which shielded my face somewhat from view

was some kind of freak Looking

the back and , ahead , an old

me ,

Always .

, precise commands I obeyed without

as we left through the gate

Inn , the sign read

me to enter before him

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

counter , all eyes turning toward us

was impossible to go unnoticed with a towering figure

ever seen King Aldric in

plenty of exaggerated rumors about him , but the wolves in

when they were in the presence of one

and the King werent the only ones in the

need three adjacent rooms , Aldric demanded in his usual blunt

Excellency , but I

thin innkeeper stammered , visibly shaking

? Aldric asked , his

No ,

tomorrow , perhaps- Im not traveling back to return tomorrow

interrupted , his voice sharp enough to make the poor man flinch