The Lycan King and his Dark Temptation novel Chapter 111

VALERIA

The vampire soldiers were being attacked, dark claws treacherously emerging from nowhere.

No matter how good their vision was, it was almost impossible to predict them.

Screams echoed, and the scent of blood thickened in the air.

“Damn it, Valeria, run! Run to the exit of this shit, or I’ll throw your flea-ridden friends to the first specter I see!” the Vampire King roared at me, and I did exactly that—I started running like a madwoman.

My dress billowed, darkness swirled around me, they were chasing us—red eyes everywhere, shrieks, and fear.

Amid all the blackness, I saw a brilliant light, like the crack of a giant door slightly ajar, and on the other side, salvation should be waiting.

Even my ankles were being grabbed, the heels of my boots sinking into something sticky, and my arms were held by sharp claws.

I had to fight several times; I didn't think that just because I was a Selenia, I would be completely safe.

“We’re here! Run, guys, run!” I screamed to my friends following close behind.

I stretched out my hand, barely a meter away from the blinding light. I was about to push with all my strength toward that damn exit, but the ground cracked beneath my feet, and I found myself swallowed by the black, freezing waters of the lake.

Something was dragging me into the depths. I kicked frantically, my eyes fixated on the light shining on the surface—so close, yet so far.

I reached out my hand, bubbles escaping from my mouth, I was drowning—and so were the others who had made it this far.

Wasn’t I the chosen one? All that talk about the Selenias—was it just a lie?

I clutched the pendant on my chest. I refused to die—I couldn’t, I couldn’t. I had to protect my pup, I had to tell Aldric that we were going to have a baby, that we were his family.

My eyes started to close, my lungs burned in agony, and my heart began to falter.

«Humility, empathy, kindness, perseverance, and a compassionate soul.

I did not give you the power to touch the heights just to reach me by stepping on the heads of your brothers.