The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation by Luna Nova

Chapter 51

LURKING IN THE SHADOWS VALERIA The Altar was beautiful .

Whoever had created it had clearly put great effort into it , but it lacked the intense , dark energy that had drawn me to the other one .

At the foot of several snow capped mountains , with massive waterfalls cascading in the distance , stood the altar in a clear space within the pine forest surrounding us .

Its base was circular , covered in arabesque carvings that , in reality , didnt convey anything meaningful .

Above it , the statue of a beautiful woman stood , draped in a delicate , sensual veil and tunic , representing the Goddess .

Her hands were open , her head tilted toward the sky , and behind her , wings extended from her back as if she were about to take flight toward the stars .

A large , round disk , also filled with exquisite carvings , completed the stonework behind her .

For a moment , we were all struck with awe .

Even Aldric and the Alpha smiled proudly at their packs Lubar Altar .

I wondered if he knew it was fake like many things in this strange pack The only one who seemed completely oblivious was Quinn He quickly dragged his sister along to examine the inscriptions , clearly enthusiastic .

I stole a glance at Aldric , who was speaking with the Alpha about something related to the small temple , then at Quinn , who had just discreetly looked at me as well .

It was obvious he was silently asking for my help , but I couldnt explain the details of the symbols in front of everyone especially not with the King watching .

Still , I approached , pretending to be amazed by the altar while making my way over to where he was scribbling in his notebook .

Celine , keep watch , I heard him murmur , and that was when I realized my tightly guarded secret had already reached other ears ..

my frown .

Dont worry .

She wont say anything , he whispered , noticing my Alright , no time to waste .

This altar- His Majesty is coming , Celine warned urgently , making me tense up .

as best 1 could This one is more beautiful than the one in the last village , I commented , brushing my fingers along

was far too polished , completely lacking

glanced up at the towering statue ,

and Celine to

need to attend to other matters

obvious he

being pulled into more problems nothing new in my chaotic life beside the Lycan

Majesty , my servant has

grandfather knows how to break that spell

to use the old method of searching for the male everywhere theres a more practical way , The Alpha explained , and I nodded in gratitude while my eyes drifted toward Valeria , who was

wandered toward that

boiled as I sensed an invisible connection between them ,

it was all in my

Valeria had good or bad I was the

Good .

Well leave immediately .

stop by the mansion to pick up your servant and then head directly to the cure , I replied to the Alpha before adding coldly , Remember , this is a personal favor I

out your

and he immediately nodded , swearing his loyalty without hesitation

back toward the

who was

I

issues were hers and mine alone

was another , far more selfish

Valeria knowing she

moment she found out , shed likely

me a fool for wanting

a way that was … more

heat attacks every

want her in my

will be her choice because she wants me to be the one to

because some sexual hunger forces her into the

, leave Quinn and Celine to