The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation by Luna Nova

Chapter 127

---- VALERIA Who...

who are you?" I stood up immediately, though a bit unsteady on my feet.

Truthfully, I wasnt afraid of the small elderly woman who barely reached my chest, but I couldnt fathom where she had suddenly appeared from.

"Come, come, dont be frightened.

You know I wont hurt you.

Lie down on the bed; the floor is too cold, and you might catch a chill," she said, gently guiding me toward the enormous bed.

She pulled back the quilt and tucked me in tenderly.

I felt like a small child as I watched her walk away to add more logs to the fireplace that warmed the chilly room.

Something about herher auramade me want to cry.

I remembered the words Id read at the last altar.

Could she be the one who called me "little crow"? "Its me," she replied, finally turning around and smiling.

She came back to the bed and climbed up, sitting beside me.

"Are you my nanny? How do you know my name? Why do you call me little crow?" I bombarded her with questions one after another.

"Yes, you could say Im your nanny.

Iwas the one who saved you from death and kept you alive, healing you little by little until I was sure you could survive," she replied with a sigh, her wrinkled hands holding mine and squeezing them.

carefully to what Im about to tell you, and please believe

to survive and reclaim your place in the

Von Carstein, daughter of Queen Gabrielle the Merciful, ruler of the Dark Realm, and both of you are descendants

time has always been one thing: to guard

is the entrance to the prison of Umbros,

the seals on the gate begin to weaken periodically,

mother was about to give birth to you, the Goddess warned her in a dream that she needed to strengthen the magic of

she trusted most was her General and right handthe current

in his hands, under the promise that he would ---- lead the Realm and care for you until you came of age, at which point he would return to being your General.» "Why didnt she leave me with you? And what about my father?" I asked,

Your father died.

she did leave you with me, Valeria, secretly

even the Vampire

imagining that I would truly need to intervene," she explained, and her

King wasnt always corrupted

a bright and kind young

way, the seed of evil took

and cunning that even

gave birth to you, she hardly had

portion of her blood and left

mothers strength as they grow to fully develop their

Gabrielles blood and used it for

bottomless cliff at the edge of the Forbidden Mountains, plunged a poisoned dagger into your tiny chest, and

«I saw it all.

his hatred

It hurt so much.

I fully awakened and took corporeal

wings before you hit the

mist, and I escaped with you, barely alive in