The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation by Luna Nova

Chapter 708

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SECRET EXIT KATHERINE Sweat poured down my body, my teeth chattering uncontrollably inside my mouth.

It felt like the seconds were stretching into hours.

T could hear the rattling of the pulleys as they passed through the wheels, the screech of metal against stone, and the wood trembling.

It only lasted a moment, yet to me, it felt like an eternity.

When I finally reached the end of my descent, the dumbwaiteror whatever this box wascame to a stop.

Tstayed still, silent, listening only to my own ragged breathing and the frantic pounding of my heart against my chest.

I opened my eyes slightly, feeling the dampness on my lashes.

My hand reached out to pull the lever.

I might find my

no turning

the

of the compartment, fighting off my ghosts,

of

it was dim, looking like an underground

and the stench of dampness, rot, and decay

I forced my stiff muscles to move, stretching my legs to slip them over the edge

alert, scanning my

stone walls

a small space,

boots echoed in the deathly silence, broken only by the

nose with my handthe stench was unbearable, like a

often, but what caught my attention the most was the arched opening leading into a

a moment, but there werent many