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.

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

It was pure adrenaline.

unfiltered hatred

hands around his enemys throat,

wouldn't withstand such a fierce

vision blurry,

was only driven

Arthur was a healthy, well-trained

to suck air into his lungs and free himself from

away, his beloved fiancée

to help him, all she could think about

made

of her, she witnessed the camp

keep from screaming and vomiting, ---- stepping backward, thinking

haze of flames consuming

And he saw her.

if a thunderbolt

him

Mrs.

a traitor