The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation by Luna Nova

Chapter 215

---- VALERIA My mother takes a deep breath; it seems like what she's about to tell me is very difficult for her.

For some reason, I can already imagine it.

"T killed him during our bonding ceremony," she lowers her head, and her knuckles are nearly white from gripping the chair.

"Tt wasn't because of my lack of control over my magic.

It was because the vampire side of me is dominant, and in the frenzy, I couldn't stop myself...

I literally drained his blood until I killed him." Aldric and I remain silent.

What can you even say to that? It unsettles me even moreif something like that happened to my mother, who was so powerful, could I end up hurting my mate? "I'm not a vampire; I'm a superior lycan, the Lycan King.

No matter how much my mate drinks, I have more than enough life force for her and our pup.

Besides, Valeria's wolf side is dominant," Aldric responds firmly.

Suddenly, the atmosphere grows tense.

I lift my gaze and spot a shadow hiding in the corridor.

Iknowit's Quinn.

mother's reasons, probably the real fear behind why she doesn't want to give her new mate a chance, despite

it's my

just telling her

don't want her to suffer what I did, holding her mate's cold corpse in her

appear in your mind when the time

to do it during the new moon." ---- "Thank

I reply softly, and she

"I'm going to rest.

can continue

help her, but she told me she'd go aloneshe had

her lonely

the end, she lost everything that truly mattered to her? "You told her about what we discussed," Aldric's low voice reaches

want to talk about

"No, she was tired.

day," I turn around, avoiding his inquisitive

"Valeria, I know you.

like pressuring you, but I know you're torn between the two of

were on the same page..." "Aldric, we can't let

agree to live among the wolves." "But why does it have to be you who claims that throne you don't

Realm; you're

her to stop chasing a crown you don't desire? Why do we have to fight this war?" "Then what do you suggest?" I step back slightly,

hatred, ---- and constant conflict with the Dark Realm? Our daughter is going to bea Seleniawill she live marginalized her whole life in your castle? Do you think the wolves will accept a creature from the Dark Realm as their ruler?" "Anyone who dares touch my daughter, I'll rip their