The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation by Luna Nova

Chapter 139

---- VALERIA "Three...

three coins? I...

I only have this, I can't pay that much! You know no one here can afford such an expensive tax!" "Then complain to the King, not me.

Get her out of here, and if she resists, beat her until shes unconscious and shuts her mouth!" She kicked the womans hand before turning to leave, and the two tarnished coins she had been holding rolled across the ground.

The poor, ragged woman lunged to gather them, crying, and immediately, those menlike predatorstried to drag her away from the door into an alley.

When she turned, I saw the little bundle in her armsit was a child, barely a year old, as thin as she was, just like the grinning man who had been guiding us, like everyone else hereexcept for that witch and her guards.

"Leave her alone!" I couldn't help but intervene, especially for the child.

It was obvious they would beat her mercilessly, or worse.

I pulled the woman into my arms, and when the men made a move to attack me, a threatening growl echoed beside me, followed by Quinn stepping in front of us protectively.

in our business?" one of the guards asked gruffly, eyeing Quinn

to

house?" I tried to mediate, not wanting to start off on the

stepped aside with

---- "Tam Madame Augusta.

you, stranger?" That unpleasant woman appeared at the

"My name is Valeria.

help for my friend," I showed her Celines face under the hood, and she examined her witha raised

her a tonic

costs 100 coins," she stated bluntly, and I

permanent cure? Ilowered my gaze, pulling

I had 30 coins, it would be a

"I...

with

valuable thing I hadmy pendantbut Icouldnt give it away under

think this is a

a pureblood