The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation by Luna Nova

Chapter 573

---- Asuit of armor to protect herself from loneliness, from the absence of a mother to love and care for her.

"My love, I need to leave with your father to tend to some matters of the Duchy," I said, approaching her cautiously.

She didnt look at me.

She didnt speak.

She just kept reading with her head down.

"I...

Pll be back soon..." "Better not come back.

Why dont you stay at your country house?" she replied coldly, without lifting her eyes from the pages.

Asharp pain shot through my chest, and the corners of my eyes burned.

I swallowed hard, forcing down the lump in my throat.

Time would heal this.

"T will come back, Lavinia.

I always will because I will never leave you alone again.

and I regret

I regret not

Thad to

heart too full of

before she could push me away, I leaned down

felt her body tense, but she didnt

trying to hold back

love you,

only ask for one chance, just one, Lavinia, to let me be your

never

---- She didnt respond.

page without turning it, but my mothers

"Tll be back soon.

Lady Freya, she only wants to protect you," I added, and after one last glance, I

I gently closed the door, I turned back for a final look through the small

My daughter was crying.

hidden her face behind the

shut without

hand trembled on the

back the tears that wouldnt

Rossella and my father for ruining my life, but never for stealing my daughter from me and robbing me of so many moments

"Calm yourself, child.

Duke is waiting for