The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation by Luna Nova

Chapter 42

ALDRICS PAST VALERIA Freed from my task and without the housekeeper watching I decided to slip away with the excuse of organizing the Kings clothes in his closet .

So I grabbed a basket with clean sheets and walked into the castle .

I reached the ebony door and hesitated for a moment , unsure whether to step into the wolfs den or not .

Come on , Valeria , dont be ridiculous .

The agreement was fulfilled , and now its time to return to a professional dynamic worker and employer .

Im the maid , and hes the King .

I told myself, straightening my posture , because if every time Aldric and I shared intimacy under our arrangement , I acted like a nervous girl , then this was bound to fail .

I entered with a serious expression , advancing into the room on legs that felt like jelly .

I knocked softly , but no one answered , so I pushed the door open and stepped into His Majestys chambers .

The delicious scent of wine immediately assaulted my senses .

This was his private , intimate space , and everything here smelled like Aldric .

walked toward the massive wardrobe and began arranging the sheets and some of his shirts , I got so lost in my tasks

I had managed to organize it bit by bit in my own way

something on the floor caught my

out starkly in the dim

walked to the far end

narrower section because it held the lords jewels gemstone rings , gold cufflinks , all the most valuable items and I didnt

bent down to pick it up , and it seemed like an old

over , I was slightly taken aback

, wearing a navy blue dress

the kiss itself but the overwhelming love radiating from that simple image between those two people

this was the King and

creaking of a door snapped me out of my

thought His Majesty had caught me , but when I lifted my head , I saw the sound came from a small wooden

have accidentally stayed open , and thats where this photograph

I shouldnt be snooping I was breaking every rule the housekeeper had given me but like a fool , I raised my hand and pushed

not a speck of dust , if he cleaned it

well protected boxes on the lower shelves , and on

carefully and opened it