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.

evening sunlight filtered through the high wooden windows and

I looked around for any false ceilings or elevated platforms used for extra

to

slipped out of his grasp and walked

workers often used my

Nothing stood out.

laborers and the steady

stood still, running

the ledger, I skimmed through the numbers from the past month and the

figures had dropped due to an alleged plague

such a thing affecting the crops

caught

pens for the donkeys, yet I only

of the first pen, immediately hit by the

the water trough and laying

a brief nod

to inspect the other pen, located in the

filled my nose again, but this time, the droppings were piled in one corner, and several bales of dry

away when something unusual caught

Footprints.

Strange ones.

They seemed fresh.

muddy shoe

down to examine

from a very specific type of bootfar too luxurious fora simple laborer but quite fitting for the

this path many times, and