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 .

fair ! they immediately began to protest

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

my room , most of my duties finished for the

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

, and when raised my fingers to wipe it away , I realized

wiped it angrily

wouldnt let

own solution , as always

told him I wouldnt be part of his orgies hadnt

was relieved not to

only served his dinner and

laughter and voices from the fucking room -as I had come to call it still

to ignore them while the

thousand times , wishing I could go back to when none of this mattered , but it was

made sure the access door was locked so

the

Dream

ready to get pregnant with His

… As if conceiving a Lycan was

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

room without even

I wasnt hungry .

my small basin and slipped into my old nightgown

burst open , startling me as a

eyes immediately locked onto

not what you think , King Aldric explained

, gripping the nightgown against my chest to keep it from falling I dont need to

just your maid ,

, I didnt

furious I wanted to punch him with my tiny fists , even if it hurt me

are not just my maid , and

have a deal

break my word

on this matter

, I dont need

kept approaching cautiously , but I took a step back

selection was no longer necessary- Why do you do this , Your Majesty ? Its obvious Im nothing like

once and then tell me youre satisfied with just me ? Do you pity me ? Am 1 some kind of rare freak

, wrapping his arms