The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation by Luna Nova

Chapter 574

Chapter 575

---- Iwas stunned when he passed me the documents.

Even Mr.

Philips eyebrows lifted in surprise, though he quickly masked his disdain.

It was clear he looked down on me simply for being a woman.

I followed the Duke along the stone path, golden wheat fields stretching in the distance, harvesters finishing up the last few hectares.

Amassive wooden and metal silo stood ahead, towering beside a giant mill where grain was ground into flour.

Some field workers lingered nervously at the sight of the Duke.

They bowed respectfully as we approached, though they clearly eyed me with curiosity.

They probably wondered what I was even doing here.

"Dont wander off.

Stay by my side," came a commanding voice near my ear.

The Dukes hand gripped my waist and pulled me closer, forcing me to match his pace.

For some reason, my heart started beating faster, and my cheeks grew warm.

We entered the annexed structure next to the massive storage facility the mill, where a donkey turned the mechanism to grind the grain.

evening sunlight filtered through the high wooden windows and

any false ceilings or elevated platforms used for

to

of his grasp and walked around a

the hiding places workers often used my

Nothing stood out.

laborers and

running out

through the numbers from the past month and

figures had dropped due to an alleged

such a thing affecting the crops

something caught my

separate pens for the donkeys, yet I only saw

the first pen, immediately hit by the stench of

refilling the water trough and laying

gave me a brief nod before

inspect the other

one corner, and several bales of dry hay

about to turn away when

Footprints.

Strange ones.

They seemed fresh.

muddy shoe prints

down to

type of bootfar too luxurious fora simple laborer

was clear that someone had walked this path many times, and

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