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 .

open , and two men grabbed me by the arms , dragging me

matter how weakly I resisted or how much I begged , they didnt

was hauled up a staircase , through a series of hallways , and shoved through

hard , my forehead slamming

discomfort as someone began untying the

Footsteps approached .

scent of cologne filled the air before a pair of black leather

written on the Goddesss Altar

I replied , trembling but

I could never admit

fingers dug harshly into my chin , forcing me to lift my head so abruptly I thought my neck might snap

like being lied

one Ive been searching for , but youre lying … you will pay

, more grotesque than even my ownL

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

and violent

perfectly well what he was

A vampire .

sworn enemies of

despised each other to death , and now , I had

they feared Aldric and the

driven

of the Mother Stone

if shes who weve been

me , shoving me back roughly

, kneeling with my head lowered as

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

men entered with a