The Lycan King and His Dark Temptation

---- The vampire half-opened her teary eyes and saw Rousse standing in front of her. She remembered what the prince once told her about this sad song. "It belongs to an old friend. I wasn't the first to fall for those notes... someone else was the true owner of that melody." When he said that, Zarek's eyes had drifted to the window, where Rousse trained outside. Victoria never really understood it, and she still didn't.

But seeing Rousse-what little she had left of home-made her miss it even more. She finished the last notes with her throat nearly closing up and immediately climbed down from the bar. It was like everyone suddenly snapped out of their daze. One man started clapping, and then the rest followed, praising her beautiful performance. Victoria didn't stop. She walked out the door in search of fresh air. "Miss..." Rousse followed her straight to the reception area.

---- "Rousse, don't follow me, just... I need a few minutes. I'll be fine." The general watched her back as she walked toward the street under the starry night He sighed but gave her the space. Then suddenly, he brought a hand to his chest and lowered his gaze, filled with melancholy too. That song had stirred up too many things in his heart. His head hurt. Meridiana's magic was reviving more than just his body. Things in his mind, buried memories, were trying to resurface.

Memories that would hurt him deeply. The sorceress could feel all his contradictions. But she stayed quiet. Living inside someone so complex was nothing like being inside an animal Rousse's past life, his tragedies, the sorrows someone had hidden deep in his mind so he would never find them... she had seen them. ---- But she wouldn't bring them back to Rousse. Some things were better left forgotten. 'eho VICTORIA I walked out into the street and started wandering through the village.noveldrama

My shadow moved slowly through the empty alleys. My mind had calmed down a bit, but my emotions were still raw. That's why I didn't realize until much later... someone had been following me the whole time. A powerful shadow moved behind me. And I realized-it wasn't the first time. So many times I went out stealing with the vampires, I had felt that same sensation. It was him. It's always been him. I turned around in the dark alley, near the inn, fury burning through my veins.

---- "What do you want from me?! Just say it already! Why the hell won't you leave me alone if you hate me so much?!"