The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation by Luna Nova

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.

through the high wooden windows and the

ceilings or elevated platforms used for extra

Duke listened to

walked around a bit,

remembered the hiding places workers often

Nothing stood out.

the laborers and the steady creaking

still, running out of

skimmed through the numbers

the report, the figures had dropped due to

such a thing affecting the crops

something caught my

two separate pens for the donkeys, yet I

pen, immediately hit

refilling the water trough and laying out food

a brief nod before continuing his

to inspect the other pen, located

in one corner, and several bales of dry hay were stacked against the back wall, almost covering it

turn away when

Footprints.

Strange ones.

They seemed fresh.

shoe

crouched down

a very specific type of bootfar too luxurious fora simple laborer but quite

had walked this path many times, and the tracks