The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation by Luna Nova

Chapter 706

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FOLLOWING THE MAGIC NARRATOR The impact was brutal.

The air escaped from the woman's lungs in a strangled gasp as her head slammed against the stone.

The pain was immediate and blinding.

Katherine felt the world spin around her before collapsing, powerless, onto the plush carpet.

Her vision blurred, and from the floor, she barely made out Francis retreating, a shadow vanishing through the door.

sk Meanwhile, Francis ran like a condemned man through the hallway, dodging a few maids checking the rooms, making his way into an abandoned wing The treasure he had stolen was clutched in his hands, his direct path leading to the wing of the late Dukes, a place rarely searched his ticket out of this prison.

seek KATHERINE "Madam!" Amid my haze, I heard a female voice calling me and felt hands trying to lift me up.

My blurry eyes managed to focus for a second It was a maid and two footmen helping me.

It seemed they had ---- heard me scream.

"The...

Francis! He was here, find him!" "But you're not well..." "Don't worry about

had rattled my

forced myself up from the chair where they'd placed me and walked to the dresser, surveying

Rossella's trinkets, but none of

treasure, my real

I've failed you

lowering my head and leaning on the dresser, my tears wetting my hands

wracked my body, choking my

but the endless horrifying scenarios flooding my mind filled me

ransom? More money? My legs gave out, and I fell to the floor

I thought my

sob escaped my pale

my vulnerable moment, something burned like fire

and discovering a red circle marked into my skin, with a strange

It looked like it had been burned into

I rememberedI had felt something similar while struggling

I murmured, quickly wiping away