The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation by Luna Nova

---- I felt grateful that Celine brought this family with her-after so many years of loneliness Now I just needed my Victoria. I had to find her. So when silver rays of moonlight finally slipped through the deep tunnel, I was the first one in. "Wait! You don't know what you'll find on the other side!" Aidan's warning echoed in my mind, but I couldn't wait a second longer. I turned into mist and flowed through the night, slipping through the crack that opened into a whole new world.

The air slammed into my incorporeal form. I emerged in another cave, then passed through it to reach a thick forest. The wind here felt charged, but I followed the trace of my daughter-the call of her blood I tracked her like a predator in the dark. I saw herds of animals running across fields, flew over settlements and cities that seemed fairly advanced, though somewhat crumbling. ---- I didn't understand how this realm was organized-and frankly, I didn't care.

All my attention was locked on a fortress tucked in the mountains. Made of black stone and steel, it was heavily guarded. I even noticed anti-vampire protection spells. Bits of what that captive said flashed in my mind. According to him, werewolves here were the villains-thieves who stole power from the vampire nobility. But experience taught me not to trust my own kind. Things aren't always how they're told. Victoria. I murmured inside, overwhelmed by joy.

Alert, I scanned the room. It was dark, but a light shone from beneath a nearby door. I crept forward, fangs out-ready for anything... anything but that. I burst through the door with

bolt of lightning had struck me, I wouldn't have been more stunned than I was in that moment. How the hell could that be my daughter?! She was sitting on the edge of a massive desk, facing away

to figure out what he was doing to Victoria. And she didn't look