The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation Novel

---- "Tell me everything you planned with the Vampire King.

What did he promise you in return, and what is your connection to the Dark Realm?" Tnever spoke to the Vampire Kingonly to a werewolf and a sorcerer.

They deceived me.

They used me.

Inever thought they would go this far.

I only did what they told me in exchange for their continued magical support to maintain my position..." "You're so foolish, thinking yourself clever, when you were nothing but a pawn they discarded in their game." looked at the woman as if she were already dead.

And once she finished confessing, under my threats, everything she had done to avenge Valerias supposed role in her sons death and to cling to her powerI grabbed her skull with my hand.

Icrushed it as she screamed, her brain slowly turning to mush between my fingers, blood splattering my legs, until it all dissolved into filth.

Then Iwalked toward the other womanSophiawho tried to escape but tripped over her own feet and fell backward, crawling away from me.

The pack members stood silent, their heads bowed.

"[ told you the truth! I told you everything I knew! My only sin was wanting to be with my mate! Valeria was the one who came between us, but I never hurt her.

It was Dorian and his motherthose two!" "You never hurt her? You're innocent?" I asked, suddenly smiling without a shred of humor, leaning over her trembling body.

"Though I appreciate you for taking that bastard Dorian off my hands, you were the root of all her suffering.

The one most to blame here is you." Textended my clawed hand toward her face and slashed it mercilessly, just as they had done to my mate.

"AAAHHHHHH!" A scream tore through the night, followed by another and another, until the silence returned.

eee VALERIA I didnt know how long Thad been unconscious, but when I finally opened my eyes, I found myself in a luxurious yet oppressive bedroom.

It wasnt the damp cell [had imagined, but I was still a prisoner.

The chain around my ankle, attached to a massive iron ring on the floor, confirmed it.

---- suddenly, the door creaked open, startling me.

A man with long, elegant black hair entered.

"Well, well, it seems the little princess is awake," he said, laughing, his sharp canines glinting and malice spilling from his murderous red eyes.