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

was no

screech, the doors

the compartment, fighting off my ghosts, bracing myself for

of that was

was dim, looking like an

the stench of dampness, rot,

to move, stretching my legs to slip them over the edge and climb out clumsily, still trembling

high alert, scanning my

stone walls greeted

small space, like a

the deathly silence, broken only by the steady drip of

with my handthe stench was

was obvious this place hadnt been used often, but what caught my attention the most was the arched opening leading into a dark

but there werent