The Lycan King and his Dark Temptation romance Capítulo 42

VALERIA

Freed from my task and without the housekeeper watching, I decided to slip away with the excuse of organizing the King's clothes in his closet.

So I grabbed a basket with clean sheets and walked into the castle.

I reached the ebony door and hesitated for a moment, unsure whether to step into the wolf’s den or not.

“Come on, Valeria, don’t be ridiculous. The agreement was fulfilled, and now it’s time to return to a professional dynamic—worker and employer. I’m the maid, and he’s the King.”

I told myself, straightening my posture, because if every time Aldric and I shared intimacy under our arrangement, I acted like a nervous girl, then this was bound to fail.

I entered with a serious expression, advancing into the room on legs that felt like jelly.

I knocked softly, but no one answered, so I pushed the door open and stepped into His Majesty’s chambers.

The delicious scent of wine immediately assaulted my senses. This was his private, intimate space, and everything here smelled like Aldric.

I walked toward the massive wardrobe and began arranging the sheets and some of his shirts.

I got so lost in my tasks that time passed, and I completely calmed down. I looked at the wardrobe, pleased with how I had managed to organize it bit by bit in my own way.

Suddenly, something on the floor caught my attention.

Its whiteness stood out starkly in the dim lighting.

I walked to the far end of the room.

I almost never ventured into this narrower section because it held the lord’s jewels—gemstone rings, gold cufflinks, all the most valuable items—and I didn’t want him to think I was snooping through his valuables or that anything might go missing.

I bent down to pick it up, and it seemed like an old photograph. When I turned it over, I was slightly taken aback.

It was a beautiful woman with short black hair, elegant, wearing a navy blue dress, embraced by a much larger man with dark red hair who was kissing her lips.

It wasn’t just the kiss itself but the overwhelming love radiating from that simple image between those two people.