The Lycan King and his Dark Temptation novel Chapter 230

230.
SURPRISE, SURPRISE SILAS BAM! The door slammed open, and a woman with long black hair entered with the traitor.
I recognized her, I think...
but like many of my fragmented memories, I couldn't say for sure.
Either way, I couldn't let myself be seen; if she recognized me, it would put my lady in danger.
So, I hid in the shadows of the balcony, spying on them through the crack in the door.
search everywhere! We need to find solid evidence for Morgana, because if I'm wrong about this, Electra's going to slice my throat! She ordered the girl, and they started rummaging through my lady's belongings: the dresser, the nightstands, the wardrobe nothing was spared.
She was going all in, but couldn't find a thing.
Every time they passed near the balcony, I submerged deeper into the shadows that emanated from this curse.
I'd had time to explore myself now that my life wasn't just about surviving.
In my moments alone, I'd tried to accept who I am and coexist with the monster inside me.
It was time to put what I'd learned into practice.
---- I wanted to become stronger, precisely so I wouldn't be her burden and so I could protect her.
Nothing! Nothing, damn it! She pounded on the bed after flipping the mattress.
You said there was a weird slave who always accompanied her! Where is he?! She grabbed the girl by the hair in anger, forcing her to confess.
I don't know! I don't know, Lady Drusilla! He must be in his room, I didn't see her ladyship take him! He's got to be around here, he's really sinister! The girl was holding back tears, thrown to the floor at that bitchs feet.
Now I know her nameDrusilla De la Croix.
You'd better hope all the effort I've put into you pays off.
If that slave turns out to be a waste of time, your head will be the first to roll! She kicked her and barked at her to head down to my room, stomping down the stairs.
This was my chance to escapeI had to warn my lady! But I couldn't go through the front door.
I peered over the edge of the balcony.
It was high, very high, and the ground wasn't even it was made of massive, jagged stones at the tower's base.
I desperately searched for a way to climb down some vines, but it was almost impossible to jump without breaking my neck.
---- Thurried to the other side, but suddenly, my ear caught the sound of something slicing through the air behind me.
I knew that sound all too wellId been struck by it too many times.
A whip.
I dove to the ground, but still felt the burning sting as my shirt tore and my skin split open.
I’s pun around immediately, facing that witch.
She’d discovered me.
So you were the strange energy I felt lingering.
Looks like my little sister left some spell to protect you.
Well, well...
what a surprise, she sneered, stepping out onto the balcony.
Her sharp eyes scanned me, and I could tell something about me seemed familiar.
Damn it, my mask was completely fractured, my platinum hair too conspicuous, and my features exposed.
She might recognize me despite the scars.
It is you! she exclaimed, pointing at me, her eyes wide with shock.
What are you doing here, Lucrecia Silver's favorite slave? What happened to you? She stepped closer, and I backed away, refusing to answer, my mind racing for an escape plan.
Don't even try it, that's a fall to your death.

Come here, I'm ordering you, slave! She cracked the whip in her hand, leaving a mark on the stone floor.
I didn't speak, just glanced back at the edge of the balustrade.
- I said get over here! I'm ordering you! She lashed out quickly, and I tried to shield myself, raising my arm.
The deadly whip coiled around my wrist like a venomous snake, embedding itself into my skin, burning and searing like a hot iron.
Instinctively, I thought about using my curse, but something told me I shouldn't reveal more of my secrets.
Insolent! She started pulling me now that she had me ensnared.
She was strong a supernatural being.
I resisted with everything I had, my muscles tense, my heels dug firmly into the ground, trying to free myself from the binding with my other hand, nearly tearing my nails off, scratching and clawing without success.
I found myself giving in, being dragged, panting and writhing, fighting like a wild beast, but she kept pulling the whip in, inch by inch.
Pm going to teach you your place, you filthy elemental! Neither Electra nor anyone else will save you! she shouted, raising her other hand, blinded by rage, beginning to conjure an attack spell.
I felt every instinct in me screaming danger.
Bound like this, struggling with this elemental body, sweating and gasping if she threw that fireball, it would hit me head-on.
I couldn't pass out, I couldn't fall, I couldn't be used to harm my lady! Inasplit second, I stopped thinking, I just followed that extreme, ---- dark, murderous emotion that erupted like a torrent from every pore of my body.
Like in slow motion, tendrils of black magic emanated from me, and at the same time she cast her spell, I pulled up a shield.
AAAHHHH NOO000! Agonized screams echoed in my ears.
A sinister laugh escaped my lip sat least you, I could get even with.
Amidst flames and smoke, darkness and crackling magic clashing against columns, shattering chunks of stone, I jumped without thinking twice into the void.
I'd rather die a thousand times than betray the person who had become my entire world.
Damn it, damn it! I heard curses, the agonizing screams of that slave now engulfed in flames.
My entire body turned immaterial.
I willed no, I ordered that damned thing inside me to carry me safely to the ground.
I felt my mind drift, the rushing breeze roaring in my ears.
I closed my eyes, expecting the worst, but as I reached the ground, my boots landed on something soft.
I opened my eyes, dazed, and looked around only darkness and sinister magic surrounding me.
I lifted my head toward the tower, and for a second, my gaze met that witch's.
She was stunned.
She had seen me, my oddities.
She was so shocked she hadn't even reacted.
---- But I did.
I wasn't safe yet. Without a second thought, I ran toward the stables to find a horse.
My lady's horse was there! Help me, help me find Electra, I whispered, stroking its mane the way she did.
Adrenaline surged through my veins as I clumsily but quickly mounted its back.
I spurred it on, gripping its mane tightly so I wouldn't fall, my legs clamped to its sides like shackles.
The hooves thundered as we galloped through the city, echoing in the night, the wind whistling past, leaving the murmurs of people behind.
It felt like the horse understood my urgency, my desperation to reach its mistress.
I lifted my head slightly, glancing behind me.
Storm clouds were gathering over the mansion.
Soon, they'd be hunting me down.
Come on, come on, faster, faster, I urged, and soon we reached the first obstacle.
The city gates were closing to trap me inside.
No, no, I couldn't be imprisoned here! I couldn't!