The Lycan King and his Dark Temptation (Valeria) novel Chapter 408

BRENDA

Crouched in my wolf form and shielded by the darkness, we slipped through a hole in the rotting wood of the fishing hut, damp with moisture.

Hiding between two boats, we watched from a few meters away as two men conversed.

One was obviously Thesio, while the other was a tall, elegant man with short black hair. Everything about him was wrapped in an aura of mystery.

My wolf sniffed the air. Something felt strange, a suspicion tightening in our chest.

We sharpened our hearing to catch their conversation.

"I need more of your cheap magic to cover my tracks in the thefts from Elliot Everhart’s lands." Thesio spoke with authority, though he sounded a little nervous.

"Those creatures will die within fifteen minutes of opening the storage units, you know that. As for the other matter, I can’t help you that easily," the man replied coldly.

"You dare to screw me over, you bastard?" Thesio lost his temper and grabbed him by the lapels, furious.

"You only remain hidden on my lands because I turn a blind eye to your occasional murders and blood-drained cattle in the fields. You’re useful to me. The day you stop cooperating, I’ll hand you over to the Regent myself, you damn bloodsucker."

Our eyes widened in shock.

I suspected it, but now I had proof.

Thesio was making deals with another supernatural being—a vampire hiding among elementals.

He continued threatening him, making demands.

The black-haired man insisted he wasn’t a warlock, that he only knew a few tricks taught to him by a witch he once loved.

"Make something up, I don’t care. Just make sure Elliot Everhart doesn’t expose me to the palace, or you’re as good as dead." Thesio shoved him away, pacing like a caged lion.

The man only stared at him coldly, but I could see the malevolence in his gray eyes.

Suddenly, he looked in my direction.

My wolf shrank back further into the shadows, heart pounding wildly.

I hoped he hadn’t seen us, but if he was a supernatural being, he might have already sensed us.

Damn it, I had to escape.

"By the way, congratulations on your upcoming marriage. I suppose you finally managed to claim the woman you coveted," he said out of nowhere.

He was talking about me.

"What does that matter to you? Focus on my orders," Thesio snapped, annoyed.

"I just wanted to know if I’d have a new benefactor to answer to, or…"

"You idiot! Brenda will never know about your existence, just like no one else knows and never will. Your business is only with me, and remember, the day you stop being useful…"

"Remember, Duke Thesio…" the man interrupted, cutting off his words.

The air reeked of danger.

"I could slit your throat in a second and move to another Duchy. Perhaps the Duke of Everhart’s, where I could offer my modest services instead."

He took a step forward, brimming with murderous intent.

Sharp fangs gleamed in the darkness. Thesio backed away, fear in his eyes.

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