The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation Novel

---- 109. ABET WITH THE ALPHA NYX Alright, today's the day I go out and explore this world. Thaven't seen Aidan again since the fight with Isabella. Pretty clear that if it were up to him, I'd be locked up in some dungeon in his damn castle... let him try if he dares I glanced back at the windows of the sorceress's room, but she was shielded by Theo's magic until her sister, the healer, arrived. 'That little wolf hadn't come to see me either... maybe that was for the best.

"Just a few days," I muttered, feeling torn. 'The steady steps of my boots took me through the front gardens, down the stone path that twisted along the mountain and disappeared past the frozen walls. Iwas heading northwest to a pack. Isabella told me someone would meet me there and guide me to the swamp. No idea who she kept talking to, and I didn't want to spy on her, especially when she was helping me.

I followed the route she gave me, planning to wander a bit through the beastmen's continent. ---- I could've used my power to fly with the wind, but I chose to walk, stretch my legs, and soak in the scenery. What I didn't expect... was the ambush. Didn't even need to see it. The breeze carried that intoxicating scent right to me, hitting all my senses. I stepped out from between the trees where the path curved and found myself in a clearing... where he was waiting.

That intense gaze sliced right through me, those sky-blue eyes, sharp masculine features; I never imagined platinum hair could look so damn good until I met him. "prince Aidan," I stopped a few feet away, trying to steady my heartbeat. "You're wasting your time. Finding portals isn't that easy-not without a guide," he snapped. "hen be my guid how me how to get hom: "J don't even know where the hell your home is," he said, and honestly, he had a point.

Iwas tempted to tell him about the heart magic, but Isabella's warnings echoed in my head. "If you just showed me, maybe I could make the connection... feel my people..."