The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation by Luna Nova

Chapter 33

MISUNDERSTANDINGS VALERIA The disdainful stares didnt take long to arrive when they eagerly stood , expecting the King , and only saw his ugly maid .

Where is His Majesty ? one of them asked , glancing toward the door that had already closed .

The King cannot come personally .

I will be making the selection .

I dont even know how I managed to get those words out when my throat was drowning in thousands of negative thoughts .

Seriously ? Thats disappointing .

What kind of taste could she have ? Maybe shell pick the ugliest out of envy , Who are you to be doing something as important as selecting the possible future Queen ? a redhead with exotic features asked haughtily .

She was much taller than me , intimidating , probably a Beta All the women here were high ranking she wolves , but my anger was so consuming I couldnt care less about their pedigree .

If you have any complaints , you can take them up with the King himself .

Hes the one who sent me , I replied , shoving my irritation deep inside .

I wouldnt give them the satisfaction of seeing me jealous .

My identity doesnt concern you , but I dont think its very smart to insult the person deciding which of you gets the chance to spread her legs for His Majesty tonight , I added , staring them all down .

They seemed to finally understand that their ambitions now depended on my choices .

They lined up with sighs of resignation , standing side by side .

It seemed they had been instructed or perhaps this wasnt their first time here .

And so , I sank into yet another level of humiliation , selecting the perfect lovers for the same man who had sworn .

he wouldnt be with anyone else while our deal lasted .

Its unbelievable , the whole jealous spectacle he put on in front of Quinn , only to turn around and do this to me now .

I walked down the line , one by one , as they parted their robes to show me their assets .

All flawless , with perfect curves everything a male could want , I suppose .

I didnt even know his true preferences , so I just picked three , and honestly , they were the least attractive ones .

! they immediately began

They insulted me , but I left the room in silence and gave my

my room , most

I closed the door behind me , leaning against the wood in complete silence

rolled down my wounded cheek , and when raised my fingers to wipe it away , I realized it

wiped it angrily

let

my own solution ,

where I told him I wouldnt

was relieved not to

, so I only served his dinner

room -as I had come to call it

to ignore them while the damn jealousy burned inside

I could go back to when none of this mattered , but it was too late

sure the access door was locked so they wouldnt enter this part of the castle

? Once Im the Queen , the first thing Ill

, you ? Dream on , fool

came ready to get pregnant with His Majestys

sure everything stays right inside me … As if conceiving a

finishes inside anyone … I stepped away from the door , not wanting to hear

to my room

I wasnt hungry .

in my small basin and slipped into

bare torso when the door to my room suddenly burst open , startling me as a

locked onto

explained instantly ,

against my chest to keep it from falling I

just your maid , I replied

, I didnt lower my gaze

wanted to punch him with my tiny fists , even if it hurt me more than it

, and you know it

a deal

never break my

this

dont

took a step back , keeping the distance between us

inform Sasha that the selection was no longer necessary-

you pity me ? Am 1 some kind of rare freak to you ?! 249 33 MISUNDERSTANDINGS

Suddenly , he was on me , wrapping his arms around my waist , his hand gripping the back of my neck firmly