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.

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

my daughter's

telling her

holding her mate's cold

enchantment will appear in your mind when the

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

I reply softly,

"I'm going to rest.

can continue practicing

but she told me she'd go

her lonely figure

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

tense up because I don't want to talk about that right

"No, she was tired.

turn around,

"Valeria, I know you.

know you're torn

my reasons, and I thought we were on the same page..."

land; she won't agree to live among the wolves." "But why does it have to

to be the Queen of the Dark Realm; you're not even

don't desire? Why do we have to fight this war?" "Then what do you

control? Go back to endless border disputes, 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 throat out, simple as that!" "Not everything can be solved that way, Aldric!" I snap back, feeling the tension