The Lycan King and his Dark Temptation novel Chapter 234

SIGRID

He straightened up from his leaning position, one eyebrow raised, giving me a once-over—I could’ve sworn, even with disgust.

"You can sleep easy, I don’t have the slightest interest in you." The way he said it, so direct and knowing his future, convinced me even more.

"Did you bring what I want?" I asked, watching as he finally pulled out the runes from his pocket, the ones I needed to assemble the artifact. I actually had everything else, that was the only thing missing.

"Here are your pearls," I said, taking off the necklace I wore around my neck, where I’d cleverly hidden them before the fight.

"On the count of three, we make the exchange."

He nodded, stepping closer, one step at a time.

"One… two…" I stared at his hand, waiting to see if he'd pull some trick. "Three!"

I snatched the rune map from him while he quickly grabbed the pearls.

We both sighed, having achieved our goals.

"I’ll get dressed and leave. Pleasure doing business with you," I told him, though honestly, I didn’t think he could help me much with my mission.

I didn’t like that the Vlads were conspiring with Lucrecia. I didn’t know how fate would twist things, but I wasn’t here to fix everyone’s life—just to save one man, a man I had no clue how to approach.

"Actually, I’d like to ask you a personal favor." Oh, great, now he’s being all formal.

I froze, turning to face him again.

Tall, black hair, red pupils—the very image of elegant danger.

He reminded me of Zarek, though the dark prince had a different kind of beauty… more bloodthirsty.

"I’m all ears."

"Pretend you’re my chosen fiancée."

"What?" My mouth literally dropped open.

"I need my parents to stop trying to find me a match. I need a stand-in… time, and you can help me buy some."

Time? For what?

The more he explained, the crazier it sounded. But at the same time, I was weaving my own plans and calculations.

"What do I get out of pretending to be your fiancée?" I asked, crossing my arms over my chest with an air of defiance.

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