The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation by Luna Nova

Chapter 553

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DINNER WITH THE DUKE KATHERINE Night had already fallen.

I was drenched in water, covered in the dust from the road, and utterly exhaustedmore mentally than physically.

I stepped into a small sitting room, adorned with lavish furniture anda tea service table.

The décor was exquisite: paintings, heavy drapes, finely crafted hardwood furnitureeven the ceiling had intricate detailing.

Everything was beautiful, but if you looked closely, certain details stood outthe cobwebs half-hidden in the corners, the dust poorly wiped away.

When I opened the bedroom door, the stale, damp smell hit my nose, despite the clean sheets.

Whoever was in charge of cleaning this room did everything but clean properly.

At least they had left the fireplace burning in the cold room.

When I opened the enormous wooden wardrobe, I almost expected bats to come flying out like from a cave.

That thing hadnt taken a single breath of air in all this time.

Well, what a pathetic excuse for a Duchess you were, dear sister, I murmured with a sigh.

dress with the least musty smell, though to me who had spent ten years in a

Alright, following this hallway, I should find the suits

ah, there they are.

the man on horseback and the staircase to the first floor." The layout

arrived at the massive dining hall, large enough to

that never-ending table, set just for the two of us, looked

to a chair

regretting it when he gave me a look that screamed

you always dine,

I glanced at the head of

the Duke, but I was placed more than five chairs away from

the voluminous skirt of my turquoise dress

had learned and refined, built upon the little I

by examining the tablewarethe white porcelain decorated with

watching for

a greasy scalp, and my

When I stepped into the bathroom, it was the same as the bedroom barely cleaned after months

betrayed me for this

scoffed while sinking into the so-called rose bath, which was

I should have had a maid or more trailing after me,

if necessary, but