The Lycan King and his Dark Temptation (Valeria) novel Chapter 199

199. WE ONLY FAKE

SIGRID

‘The edges of her massive rings sliced into his cheeks, leaving bloody streaks as the man struggled to obey her.

"ThaI's beIter. As a reward, iI's time to mark you—so everyone knows you belong to me."

She spoke, and I tooka step forward, swallowing the lump in my throat.

I clenched my teeth, feeling my facial muscles stiffen.

Rage coursed through my veins as I watched her lower the cigareIte holder and press it against the lower part of the man’s body.

He started thrashing, screaming through the gag, his agony unmistakable.

The stench of burning flesh instantly filled my senses.

Our eyes met—his wide, desperate, pleading.

«Save me, save me, please!»

I began unlocking my Selenia magic, which I had kept concealed to avoid being discovered.

Iwas going to kill this bitch and rescue this important elemental— this woman didn’t deserve to breathe another second.

My hand extended toward a sword, my fingers curling like claws, aiming for her throat.

"Number 23, respond! Number 23!" The repeated call jolted me back to reality.

My fury froze in my veins. I had told Silas that it wasn’t the time— yet I was about to commit a reckless mistake.

Before Lucrecia could turn, sensing my murderous intent, I spun on my heels and walked away briskly, desperate to get out of this suffocating place.

Iwas underground, surrounded by powerful supernatural beings—

I wouldn’t make it out alive.

I wasn’t invincible. I needed a smarter plan.

"Madam, here is your item."

The man at the table handed me the small box containing the Pearls of Longing.

I took it without much thought, but when number 67 was mentioned, I finally noticed the hooded figure approaching.

They didn’t reveal their face.

‘They took the sealed parchment—the one I desperately needed — and walked away in powerful strides

I decided to follow. I would ambush them somewhere discreet and propose a trade.

No maIter how well they tried to hide, I was a Selenia—I could feel them. A very powerful vampire. trailed them, slipping out of the mansion through the gate restricted only for entry, not exit.

"My lady, something strange happened," he explained in hushed tones, gesturing subtly.

“When Left, I crouched in a corner, waiting for you, But then, I saw some strange men—they were looking for someone. I feared they might try to rob you, so I followed them in this direction."*

“What? Some men?" I eyed him skeptically, sensing he was hiding something,

I peeked discreetly down the dimly lit street. The old yellow streetlamps barely illuminated anything.

But sure enough—at the corner, five men dressed in black moved in a highly suspicious manner.

‘They were staring at some kind of tracking device in their hands, and one of them pointed at the house beside the alley—the house where the vampire had entered

‘They were after him. I needed to warn him. But how? suddenly, they spread out, moving quickly. A thousand spells raced through my mind—most of them ridiculous.

And then—my gaze met Silas’s, and the craziest and simplest idea hit me.

"Silas, don’t get the wrong idea. We’re just pretending —I need a distraction."

I didn’t waste time. I stepped toward him, pressing him against the brick wall, gripping his hood, pulling him close.

I tousled my hair, even slipped one sleeve down to the brink of exposing a breast.

Under the cover of shadows and heavy cloaks, I made it look like ‘we were commiIting something indecent in the alleyway.