The Cruel Lycan King's Surrogate Bride

"How long are you going to be here, Lucy? Isn't your arranged marriage to the Lycan king's twin about to take place?" asked a woman who had been accompanying Lucy at the bar.

After listening to her close friend's words, Lucy was still trying to control her emotions. "What should I do to avoid this marriage? I don't love that man, Carol. You know that the man who's going to marry me is a dictator that the whole of Deartarolla fears."

"You should be grateful that a Lycan from a noble family wants to marry you. His life will be better than ever. You can have whatever you want. No matter his bad attitude, you will be the most respected empress in the city." Carol quickly poured Lucy a glass of drink.

Lucy seemed reluctant to discuss the same issue. She quickly finished the drink Carol had just given her. "I should follow the advice my boyfriend gave me. Run away from the wedding and have a simple relationship with Rick in the village? It doesn't seem so bad considering how badly my stepfather treated me after my mother died," Lucy thought, still shaking the remaining water in her clear glass.

Lucy was surprised when Carol gave her the key to the particular room. She also realized that she was in very bad shape. She couldn't possibly return to the residence drunk, and her stepfather would be furious after seeing her current state. So, she decided to go to the VIP room in one of the bar's booths. However, upon entering the room, she felt something unusual. Until she saw the faint presence of a man sitting in the corner of the room.

"Excuse me, who's there?" thought Lucy with a shadowy look.

Lucy tried to control her balance. "Sir? You entered the wrong room." The woman still couldn't see the man's face.

Lucy could no longer control her consciousness. She fell unconscious in the room. Initially looking at Lucy's face, the man began to move her body onto the bed. He stroked the surface of Lucy's smooth face with his large hand. The engraved smile looks very seductive. He also had a unique pair of eyes that could control the thoughts of anyone he saw.

"Tonight, you will be my woman, darling," whispered Henderson, the powerless Lycan King, as he kissed the tiny lips of the woman beneath him.

The hot night was inspiring. It was the first time Henderson felt something vibrating in his body as he touched the smooth skin of the woman beneath him. He realized the woman he was currently spending the night with had a unique aura. He could feel a strange energy flowing in his blood when he came into contact with Lucy.

Night turned to morning, and Lucy began to wake up from her bad state as the sunlight coming through the air gap pierced the surface of her eyes. She was shocked to see that her body. Her body also felt very painful when she moved. Despite that, she did not care about her condition and quickly put on her clothes, scattered on the floor, to get away from there. She wanted to save time running away from the wedding, which would happen in two days.

Henderson looked very surprised after coming out of the bathroom. The woman with her last night was no longer on the bed. "Where is that woman? Why did she leave without telling me?" He returned his gaze to the nightstand.

"That woman didn't take the money? Was the money I gave her too little?" Henderson quickly put on his clothes.

Henderson found no trace of Lucy around the bar. He couldn't smell Lucy's unique body odor in there either. The desire that was still burning in his heart was further swayed when none of the guards managed to find any trace of the departure of the woman who had made him romantically drunk. He ordered all the royal guards who guarded him there to search for Lucy's whereabouts throughout Deartarolla.

Meanwhile, Lucy was still anxious after returning to her residence. She had already prepared all her clothes to elope with Rick at the crucial moment. However, she heard a strange noise in there. At first, she didn't care about the activities there. However, in a split second, she heard a familiar man's voice praising his playing partner's ability. Her brain felt like it was going to explode when her sister called out her lover's name in there.

"Honey, I love you so much. I've never gotten this kind of touch from Lucy. You're the best," Rick said in a voice that still sounded very heavy.

Lucy's heart felt like a blunt object had hit it after hearing those words. Her body felt helpless again as the love chants in the room grew louder. She hesitantly opened the door, which turned out to be unlocked. She could see the hot race when the door was half open.

"Rick? How could you do this to me? You promised to take me away from this town to elope! Yet, why are you making love to my step-sister in this house?" Lucy was still speaking in her mind, her voice seemingly disappearing at the sight of their affair.

Lucy immediately clutched the side of her dress tightly as her heart stabbed. Her tears flowed even harder as the emotional pain of their betrayal was revealed. The tears that blurred her vision, the pain that kept stabbing her heart, and the broken trust made Lucy retreat slowly from there. She felt like her life was dying, dead, and coming back to life in the same pain. She managed to get out of the wrong view but instead met her stepfather in the living room.

"Where have you been, Lucy? Are you trying to escape an impending arranged marriage?" the man asked sternly.

Lucy tried to escape the man's gaze. However, her stepfather had tremendous power. He could quickly get a hold of her body, grab her by the neck, and slam her to the ground. The long nails piercing Lucy's skin's surface managed to draw blood, and the sensation of tightness grew heavier. Lucy helplessly endured the rest of her life at Willy's cruel actions.

"You have to marry Christian, Lucy! You're not running away from this arranged marriage," Willy insisted again.

"Dad, I don't want to marry a demon. I can't marry him!" Lucy made as much noise as she could amid death. "Dad, you can sacrifice Callie to marry that man!" she continued as if mocking the man.

"You crazy!" Willy tightened his grip even more.

Lucy's face looked blackened as no oxygen was able to enter her breathing cavity. Willy's eyes were perfectly rounded as he realized that the woman in his grip was about to die. He quickly removed his rough hands from Lucy. He did not want to let his stepdaughter die while his life was under threat from the Lycan king. He had to ensure Lucy married Christian, Henderson's twin brother, whatever the odds.

Lucy immediately takes a deep breath as he releases her from death. She knows that a refusal will lead to her death. Her broken heart left her with no other choice. She was forced to agree to her arranged marriage with the twin brother of the Lycan king, who was known for his harsh and dictatorial behavior in the country. She tried to crawl to the veranda of the residence after making sure Willy's whereabouts were lost in the distance.

"I must not die in this way. I can't die in misery. I promised Mom and Dad I would get through this difficult time." Lucy was still trying to avoid the sunlight that could burn her body.

When Lucy got a gentle touch from the man standing under the hot sun, she immediately recognized the scent of the man who often accompanied her in difficult circumstances. However, the beautiful memories that had been intertwined for a long time had turned into a betrayal. Her brows furrowed again as her eyes caught Rick's masculine face.

"Lucy, you're hurt. I'll take you away from here. I'm going to take you away from this city to start a new life," Rick said, still trying to carry Lucy's body.

Lucy's tears spontaneously flowed when she saw the face of the man who had just finished making love to her half-sister.

Lucy could not say a word when she saw her lover's face. She was a girl trying to extricate herself from the man's arms.

"I can walk on my own. Get out of here, Rick!" Lucy said in a voice that already sounded pitiful.

Rick stared, full of disappointment. "What's wrong? Why are you kicking me out of here?" He still seemed clueless about everything that had happened to his girlfriend.

"Lucy? I know you're scared to do this. I also told you to care for yourself after leaving this city." Rick was still trying to get Lucy away from there.

"I don't want to go with you. You can go alone," Lucy said, trying to avoid looking directly into her lover's eyes.

Rick didn't seem to want to leave without an explanation. "I know you agreed to the arranged marriage. However, it's never too late to leave. We still have time, Lucy."

Lucy rudely let go of Rick's hand. The pain that cut through her heart was getting out of control. The betrayal Rick had committed was