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

insulted me , but I left the room in silence and gave my decision to the footman

walked back to my room , most

, leaning against the wood in complete

, and when raised my fingers

wiped it

let this

my own solution

him I wouldnt be part of his orgies hadnt

to see

remained in the throne room , so I only served his dinner and left it covered on the table

-as I

tried to ignore them while the damn

an idiot a thousand times , wishing I could go back

the access door was locked so they wouldnt

can someone so deformed be at the Kings side ? Once Im the Queen , the

you ? Dream on , fool

pregnant with His Majestys heir

sure everything stays right inside me …

inside anyone … I stepped away from the door , not

returned to my room without even touching dinner

I wasnt hungry .

myself in my small basin and slipped into my old nightgown

burst open , startling me as a fierce

immediately locked onto mine

, its not what you think , King Aldric explained instantly , closing the door

against my chest to keep it from falling I dont need to think anything , Your

maid , I

time , I didnt lower my gaze

furious I wanted to punch him with my tiny fists

, and

have a deal

would never break my word , especially

this

dont need anyone else

cautiously , but I took a step back , keeping the distance between us

, Ive been overwhelmed with everything going on forgot to inform Sasha that the selection was no longer necessary- Why do you do this , Your Majesty ? Its obvious Im

and then tell me youre satisfied with just me ? Do you pity me ? Am 1 some kind of rare freak to you ?! 249 33 MISUNDERSTANDINGS I

say that nonsense ! Suddenly , he was on me , wrapping his arms around my waist , his hand