The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation by Luna Nova

---- 204, ROMANTIC SCENE NARRATOR Rousse managed to cling to the edge of a rock and finally make it to shore. He was carrying the little sorceress pressed against his muscular body. She looked like a koala clinging to his chest, trembling from the cold. "Hang on, I'll start a fire to warm you up," he said, shaking his head to wring the water from his gray hair. His leather clothes felt heavy, but he wasn't cold, nor did he feel the pain from all the bruises and scrapes.

When he bent down to place her on a tree trunk, Meridiana lifted her head to thank him. That's when Rousse noticed it. Her bandage had fallen off. Her eyes were covered with a white veil of blindness, her very light eyelashes glistening with moisture. ---- Around them, deep scars stretched like a stain on a beautiful painting Meridiana also felt the wind brush against her face. She was showing this man her flaws, her shame.

know what to do-she was on the verge of tears. All because of a few little scars? If she could see his scars, she'd probably die of fright. "I... I didn't see

shoulders. The softness of her breasts against his chest and-he didn't

"I don't have any! None at all!" she shouted in his ear. Rousse couldn't help but lower his head and smirk. "alright, I believe you then," he whispered. It really didn't make sense that someone as innocent as her would be doing any of

around herself. It was clear she didn't like showing her blindness, and he respected that. He knew what it was like to feel different... because he was different. And