The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation by Luna Nova

Chapter 697

---- He was about to turn away, satisfied that the matter was settled, when an arrow whistled past his head with perfect precision, slicing through the rope suspending Alvaro.

The hemp fibers snapped, and the weight of the grown man did the restBAM! his body crashed onto the ground.

Arthur whirled around to see his camp suddenly engulfed in chaos.

Where had these reckless soldiers come from? His astonished gaze locked onto their leader.

Shit! The Duke of Everhart was here! He had to leave at once and warn his lord! "General, what do we do?! What do we do?!" Resist the enemy invasion! Defend Duke Thesios lands!" he roared heroically.

But his eyes never stopped searching for his fiancée.

As the guards and treacherous laborers fought, ran, and bought them time, he planned his strategic retreat.

When he tried to move forward, hoping to blend into the thick of battle, hiding within the curling smoke of small fires set for defense, a strong yank at his legs made him stumble and fall forward.

He quickly recovered, pressing his hands against the soft grass, ready to rise and face the danger.

"What the hell?!" Arthur struggled when he felt a weight crash onto his back.

---- A rope wrapped around his throat, still tied to two bloodied, burned hands.

he found the strength to move when he thought he wouldn't even

It was pure adrenaline.

hatred fueling

around his own neck, he twisted his bound hands around his enemys throat, digging

the spine wouldn't withstand such

breathing was ragged, his vision blurry, his body burning from within with every attempt

only driven by bestial

Arthur was a

the crushing grip on his throat, fighting to suck air into his lungs and free himself

fiancée watched the scene

help him, all she could think about was

cries made

witnessed the

from screaming and vomiting, ----

smoky haze of flames consuming everything, she saw

And he saw her.

as if a

him

Mrs.

a