The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation Novel

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trailed them, slipping out of the mansion through the gate

restricted only for entry, not exit.

The dark night was my ally, my silent footsteps shadowing theirs

as they practically glided through the streets.

They were cautious, scanning their surroundings, but they

wouldn’t detect me.

Tbecame mist, drawing on more of my Selenia powers, blending

seamlessly into the air.

I watched as they stopped in front of a house’s iron fence. Their

hood shifted slightly back, revealing their face for mere seconds.

‘Those mesmerizing ruby eyes, that dark hair, sharp, handsome

features. I recognized him instantly.

Thad seen him countless times in an old family portrait. He was my

uncle Zarek’s father.

If he was here, then maybe... I felt a thrill of excitement.

Would I see Zarek? How old would he be? In this era, Umbros

didn’t yet exist as we knew it.

Something told me it wasn’t possible to find the Dark Prince yet,

but I would find out.

I would take the risk—I started to move forward, but a flash of

platinum hair in the alley beside the house caught my attention.

“What are you doing here?" I whispered into his ear, materializing

behind him.

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“My lady," he turned immediately, and I expected him to look

startled.

But his expression remained neutral.

"T asked you a question, Silas," I stepped closer. "Why do you look

like you’re keeping watch?"

"My lady, something strange happened," he explained in hushed

tones, gesturing subtly.

“When Left, I crouched in a corner, waiting for you, But then, I

saw some strange men—they were looking for someone. I feared

they might try to rob you, so I followed them in this direction."*

“What? Some men?" I eyed him skeptically, sensing he was hiding

something,

T peeked discreetly down the dimly lit street. The old yellow

streetlamps barely illuminated anything.

But sure enough—at the corner, five men dressed in black moved

in a highly suspicious manner.

‘They were staring at some kind of tracking device in their hands,

and one of them pointed at the house beside the alley—the house

where the vampire had entered

‘They were after him. I needed to warn him. But how?

suddenly, they spread out, moving quickly. A thousand spells raced

through my mind—most of them ridiculous.

And then—my gaze met Silas’s, and the craziest and simplest idea

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hit me.

"Silas, don’t get the wrong idea. We’re just pretending —I need a

distraction."

I didn’t waste time. I stepped toward him, pressing him against the

brick wall, gripping his hood, pulling him close.

I tousled my hair, even slipped one sleeve down to the brink of

exposing a breast.

Under the cover of shadows and heavy cloaks, I made it look like

‘we were committing something indecent in the alleyway.