The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation by Luna Nova

Chapter 58

SEDUCTIVE LIE ALDRIC An urgent report arrived from his patrol : they found the remains of those three men at the edge of the packs territory .

Its obvious they eliminated the witnesses .

How did they get into the pack if they were supposedly exiled ? 1 asked the Alpha , who looked at me nervously .

They … it seems they blended in with the traveling theater troupe that moves between packs .

The guards didnt properly inspect the caravan , he answered , avoiding my gaze the kind that screamed , youre an idiot managing your security Alpha , I need the information you mentioned about the Altar , Quinn suddenly spoke up .

It seemed like this time he hadnt deciphered those damn words so easily .

Now ? But the ball … he trailed off at my expression of : I couldnt care less about this ridiculous party .

I had attended for appearances , but I was dying to go and corner my Valeria .

Of … of course , Guardian … Ill be right back , he stammered before standing up to open the door and leave .

I heard him nearby , speaking to a servant passing by in the hallway .

A note for Mr.

Quinn ? From Miss Valeria ? You must be mistaken , idiot ! Im sick of being surrounded by incompetents .

Hand it over and do your job properly ! I could clearly sense Quinn tensing beside me , and I rose from my chair , stepping into hearing Valeria and Quinn in the same sentence made me want to kill someone .

Whats going on ? I asked Garret , surprising him as he turned and handed me a note .

hallway because Your Majesty , Miss Valeria sent this message with a servant , he replied , and I said nothing .

of the Goddess -in my maidens handwriting Very well , thank you , Alpha , I said , not waiting for a response as I walked toward her room , several unpleasant ideas already

hard on

got the better of me , and I kicked the wood until it

, the room was empty

me , going out alone during the night And I

, following the same path she had taken , her scent still

under the moon ,

damn good

mate will know

SEDUCTIVE LIE I walked up to the majestic Altar , bending down to examine the inscriptions , circling the entire round base

at it , nothing made sense until some small letters , almost hidden in a corner beneath the

carved here in

when I felt a presence lurking behind me , his intoxicating scent reaching my nose ,

It couldnt be .

stalker gift is this ? Id like to know

you doing here alone , in such a dangerous place at night ? And two , Valeria , who was this note for ? I turned to see him holding the crumpled note in his hand , showing me

sharp as steel , and his intimidating aura surrounded me , making my body tremble

He was angry .

Very angry .

Quinn alone in such

patience is wearing thin ,

Then another .

… My mind worked furiously

lower

, lowering my gaze , but his hand , strong as steel , gripped my chin , forcing

Im here now