The Lycan King and his Dark Temptation (Valeria) novel Chapter 373

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Nicolais' leg fractured instantly, his bones splintering as a powerful log cut off his escape.

It had appeared out of nowhere, wielded by the rough hands of a man hidden behind a tree.

He crashed to the ground, rolling violently before twisting around to face them.

"Please!" he sobbed, crawling over the damp earth, pain vibrating in every word. "I won’t say anything, let me go! I have a family, I have children and a wife!"

Through his blurred vision, he saw the two naked men emerge.

They had been waiting for him; he never really had a chance to escape.

"I'm sorry, but I have a family too," Aldo responded before pouncing on the soldier, slashing his throat with razor-sharp claws.

His death cry was swallowed by the vastness of the forest.

"Aldo, Elliot is coming," Tomas warned, turning to watch as the dark-haired warrior emerged swiftly from the deep underbrush.

"Are you both alright?" Elliot let out a relieved sigh upon finding them safe.

He barely spared a glance at the soldier's bloodied corpse on the ground.

"Thanks to you arriving in time. Otherwise, we would have fought to the bitter end," Aldo extended his arm, and Elliot clasped his forearm in a brotherly warrior's handshake.

Tomas stepped forward and did the same.

"Did anyone else escape the ambush?" Elliot asked with concern.

"At least not through here. We've been keeping watch for any runners," Tomas replied.

"Good. We need to move quickly. I plan to attack Thesio's camp—this is our chance," the Duke said urgently. "I brought you some clothes, get dressed."

He tossed them the pack he'd carried while searching for them, having left Vittorio in charge of clearing the battlefield.

"How did you find us? Did Gordon bring the chest?" Aldo asked as he grabbed a pair of pants that Elliot had stripped from a corpse and pulled them on.

"He did. The evidence is safe, thanks to you two. Now we have to rescue Álvaro," Elliot answered, his mind already spinning with strategies.

"And His Lordship? Did he approve this attack? I mean, this is an outright declaration of war against Duke Thesio—we're in his territory," Aldo voiced his concerns while yanking on a shirt as they began heading back toward the horses.

"That's exactly why we have to strike now. With the goods in our possession, we have proof. It bears Thesio’s seal, and I was told it involves sorcery—that alone condemns him. He won’t dare accuse us before the Regent," Elliot explained his plan.

"Wait… but Elliot, what if Thesio appears? His men have surely warned him by now," Aldo grabbed his arm, making him stop.

There were too many dangerous variables in this equation.

"Aldo, no one can be left alive in that camp, do you understand? Not even Thesio. If he shows up, it’s worse for him—he’ll be handing me his head on a silver platter," Elliot replied, fire blazing in his eyes.

For the attacks against his land, the Duke of Everhart, by law, had the right to defend himself.

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