The Lycan King and his Dark Temptation novel Chapter 148

CELINE

When I opened my eyes, I was back in the same crypt where I had fallen asleep.

Had that strange encounter been just a dream? I pressed my thighs together in discomfort, feeling the dampness soaking my panties.

If it was just a delusion of my mind, then I was clearly too needy. And with a vampire, of all things?

"I don't think it was a dream," I heard Mía's voice as I brushed the dust off the floor and adjusted my cloak.

"Are you telling me there's a powerful vampire locked up in the castle dungeons? Besides, he said…" I hesitated, recalling his words—the ending was a bit blurry, but I was sure I had heard him say…

"He says he's our mate."

Mía continued my thoughts, pacing anxiously.

"But even though I felt strange, I couldn’t identify him as our mate... I don’t know, Celine, I’m confused. Should we do as he told us?"

I was just as uncertain.

I opened the crypt door and stepped outside; it was already daytime, but the dense fog allowed only a few rays of sunlight through, preserving the cemetery's eerie atmosphere.

Looking into the distance, I could see the castle. Something was calling to me, pulling at my soul, yet there was also another strange feeling stirring inside me.

My head ached, and countless confused thoughts crowded my foggy mind.

“What was that?” I turned toward the tall gates I had climbed to get inside.

"I heard growls and voices; I think... I think I smell werewolves," Mía replied.

"Could it be Beof?" I forgot all warnings and walked toward the ancient gates, gazing into the dense forest, where the cold morning breeze rustled the leaves.

"I can't stay locked up here; I'm going to explore," I decided on the spot, slinging my small bag over my back and climbing up the gate in my boots.

Suddenly, it began to sway dangerously, threatening to throw me off.

I turned my head when a strong wind from the castle whipped through my hair, as if trying to hold me back and trap me.

Gritting my teeth, I resisted the strong compulsion and threw myself over the other side of the gate, escaping the cemetery's boundaries.