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 .

massive wardrobe and began arranging the sheets and some of his shirts , I got so lost

at the wardrobe , pleased with how I had managed to organize it bit

on the floor caught my

starkly in the dim lighting

far end of

this narrower section because it held the lords jewels gemstone rings , gold cufflinks , all the most valuable items and I didnt want him to think I was snooping

to pick it up , and it seemed like an old

turned it over , I was slightly taken aback

beautiful woman with short black hair , elegant , wearing a navy blue dress , embraced by a much larger man with dark

the kiss itself but the overwhelming love radiating from

the King and

of a door snapped me out of my thoughts

sound came from a small wooden door at the back of the wardrobe that I hadnt

have accidentally stayed open , and thats where this

fool , I raised my hand and pushed open that barrier separating me from King Aldrics secrets , My eyes widened in shock

a meticulously organized shelf , not a speck of dust , if he cleaned it himself

lower shelves , and on the upper ones , a large , heavy book

carefully