The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation by Luna Nova

Chapter 22

SWORN ENEMIES VALERIA Boss isnt going to like this at all .

What did you expect me to do ? Pick up that disgusting corpse or stay there waiting for the specter ?! This girls lucky her face is so messed up , even the specter didnt want her .

I could hear the conversation of what seemed to be two men My whole body felt drained , as if I had pushed beyond my physical limits .

I was confused , unable to fully recall what had happened .

Adele had tried to deceive me .

We fought .

That thing appeared , and then … ? I was lying across the back of one of my captors , being carried to an unknown location .

Even though I was awake , I kept my eyes shut , pretending to be unconscious just to hear more of their conversation Get her on the boat ! Suddenly , they threw me onto an old boat .

I realized I was being taken farther and farther from the King , so I began to fight back with everything I had .

So youre awake now ? Ah , you damn woman ! Whats going on ?! She bit me ! Youll pay for that , bitch ! The last thing I saw was a fist coming straight at my face .

The next time I woke up , I was sitting in a cold cell , my hands tied behind my back , chained to the damp stone wall .

One of my eyes was swollen shut , and nausea twisted my stomach , making me want to vomit .

The stench of mold and decay in the air only worsened my dizziness .

Shadows huddled in the corners other young women , trembling and crying , all of them terrified .

What had I gotten myself into this time ? And where exactly was I ? Soon , they came for me .

I heard footsteps echoing in the dark corridor outside the massive cell .

, and two men grabbed me by the arms ,

weakly I resisted or how much I begged ,

series of hallways , and shoved through a

hit the ground hard , my

discomfort as someone began untying

Footsteps approached .

the air before a pair of black leather boots stopped right

know how to interpret whats written on the Goddesss Altar ? A

sir , I replied , trembling

could never admit I could read those symbols

to lift my head so abruptly I thought my neck might snap

dont like being

been searching for , but youre lying …

scar crossed his right eye deep , more grotesque than even my

blood red eyes , and fangs slightly protruding from his lips but not as

powerful , and

well what he

A vampire .

enemies of

to death , and now , I had been

never dared enter our territory they feared Aldric and the Guardians

extremely important must have driven them to take this risk

of the

see if shes who weve been searching for

let go of me , shoving

trembling hands pressed against the cold floor , kneeling with my head lowered

read those markings , it wouldnt matter how much I denied it they would find out

entered with a black box and