The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation by Luna Nova

---- Under the moonlight, from the forest, I saw her standing there, turning toward me before stepping inside. Every inch of her body was perfect, beautiful, ethereal. Those red eyes met mine across the distance. She, up high... and me, on the rough ground. She, like a glowing star... and me, the broken wolf who couldn't touch her and had to settle for longing. "Victoria, I'm so, so sorry..." I reached out with my words like a silent plea to her mind.

My chest tightened, and my fists clenched hard enough to break my bones. I took a step forward, waiting... For anything: a curse, her anger, her hate... but what I got was. worse. Indifference. She turned and stepped inside her room, closing the balcony doors behind her. I don't know how long I stood there. ---- Seconds... minutes... hours... Tonight, I could have broken free from my chains for good, but instead, I chose to stay buried in my own world of slavery.

and my head throbbing Everything hurt, but nothing more than my heart. Tears streamed down my face, my eyes locked on the darkness. My mind was a total mess. Someone was crying in the middle of the night. Choked sobs, rough,

The howl of a lycan in the distance. A heartbreaking, lonely sound... a call to my soul. It carried sadness and despair. But it only made me cry harder, and it closed my heart even more. I wouldn't give him the chance to hurt me again. I would

Whatever happened here wasn't my fault. «I want to go back... right now... It