The Lycan King’s Healer – Chapter 10

As I glided back to the palace as fast as my animal legs could function, I frowned at Alan.

“She is my wife. Should I not worry?”

Alan continued running with me until the end of the camp, the same amusement as before in his eyes. A knowing smile curled his lips.

and I resisted the smile that almost surfaced.

***

Cathy

ide ached more.

the king announced. No one objected to our departure.

one her son gave me.

the bed. “Go away.”

ver seen on his face. It made me pause for a moment, interrupting my second command for him to leave.

g down at him.

?” I feel like I’ve asked him this question a hundred times.

omise I never told her to do that.”

eyes. “Sure, y

d water.”

l basically ran to the kitchen with his tail between his legs.

nched her in the face, kicked her in the stomach. Shed some blood of her own. I smiled at the thought for a brief moment. Poor Theo had a reptile grandmoth

across his face was priceless at the sight of me unclothed.

I can’t reach.

nodde

“Bring the dark blue vile.”

uilty. I didn’t know monsters could feel guilt.

he cold war general now behaving like a shy little boy.

I’m so sorry, Cathy,” he murmured under his breath, “I often don’t agree with my mother.”

him admitting something about his mother.

ogize,” I replied, and I

at that, rubbing his fingers along my ba

’re not after you.”

hey after?”

, wincing as the ointment burned the r

flickered my gaze away.

ed.

to do that is kill me.”

untenance.

nodded.

is chest. Guilt warped his handsome features, and he removed his grip from my shoulder. He f

ou into some fresh clothes,” was all he said, his lips a tight line across his fa

at him in silent thanks, feeling my cheeks warm.

lence, “am I interrupting something?” A mi

manded, pulling the night shirt down, my cheeks warming even deeper.

to be with him!” Theo giggled. “He killed the bad guys, and it was

ldrich chuckled, stepping away from me toward Theo. “Maybe o

“That’d be awesome!” h

tudy and wash up. I’ll check up on you later.”

s hips. “You’re not getting rid of me again! I already studied.”

at Aldrich. He had a huge grin that mirrored his son’s almost identically, their bright eyes meeting each other’s. And I knew he wasn’t going anywhere soon.

to kick him anyway. “You can leave now.”

h grin. “Make me.”

oosing to ignore him. Theo would be hungry by no

ll go make you something.”

om, still feeling the rawness of the wounds.

’m not going to let them off easy.”

ich

The bad guys who beat my momm

Aldrich

my son. His love and commitment to protecting his mother was admiral. However, I had not touched her in four years, and I couldn’t help but wonder if it was a bastard’s child. And I could not recall if we ever truly conceived.

But when I lo

in a couple steps.

ring for the worst, I opened the door to expose on

and Princess Emily are here to meet with you.”