The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation Novel

---- expecting to get drenched, but instead, my boots struck something solid.

My eyes widened in amazement; beneath my feet, a sheet of ice had formed, freezing the lake's surface.

I took another step, then another.

Looking back, I saw the icy path continuing behind me.

It held.

Behind me, about twenty vampires, my friends, and the infamous Vampire King followed my lead, walking across the frozen path.

I turned my gaze back to the unknown mist and followed the silvery light of the artifact.

Dark shadows moved beneath the still waters, the cold seeped into my bones, and the wind howled.

The moonlight disappeared behind the mist's veil, and I stopped at the edge of danger.

"What are you doing? Dont stop! We dont know how long the spell will hold on the water," the King's irritating voice barked behind me.

lignored his command.

Something was off.

I reached my hand forward into the darkness ahead.

From here, I could still perceive the forest in the distance, the water, and a portion of the sky.

But beyond that point, it felt like I'd be stepping in blind, at the mercy of whatever lurked within.

And I knew very well there were things waiting.

"Theres danger ahead," I responded.

"Of course, there's danger.

Only the Selenias can access this place.

You dont have to worry about your head, and I doubt you're concerned about mine," he said sarcastically.

---- "Remember, if anything happens to my friends, even if you kill me, I wont give you what you want," I turned to face him.

Of course, my threat was a lie.

At this point, I would lead him to herto my motherbut I feared for Celine and Quinn.

"Thave them right here, right behind my ass, taking care of them like two pups.

Happy now?" he sneered, and I saw that, indeed, they were close.

"Fine," I nodded and looked at them one last time.

"Relax, Vale, we know how to take care of ourselves," Quinn reassured me, and Celine nodded.

Taking a deep breath and with no other options, I plunged into that dark world, with only the artifacts guiding light shining ahead.

I didn't know what I was stepping onI couldn't feel the water, the air, nothing.

Just the unsettling sensation of unseen eyes watching me from the darkness, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.

"AAAHHH, DAMN IT! What is?!" The first scream erupted from the end of the line, and thats when all hell broke loose.