The Lycan King’s Healer – Chapter 19

The only explanation behind the glowing garden was him, but there was no explanation behind the witchcraft.

I desperately looked to him for answers. When did he recognize me? How did he create the glow?

His eyes looked farther away as he launched into his tale, his voice low and soft. “When I was young, I was lost in the forest and almost died because of a warrior’s betrayal,” he said, his hazel eyes darkening, “A beautiful healer found me. She healed my body and my mind and then gave me a crystal stone.”

opening my mouth.

Yes, the glow is from the crystal stone,” he

e whispered, and he kissed me again, our lips tasting like my tears.

as right. Because my mother was always right when she was ali

then presented me with a show for the second time.

had been fighting fate for too long. As the garden gleamed and the stars watched u

isp air slowly killing the garden. The willow next to the cottage turned a hue of a coppery orange, fluttering like tendr

us unattended. His second in command, Alan, was deemed more important here than there. He was sworn to protect Theo and I; I would’ve scolded Aldrich fo

ad, crunching the fallen leaves underneath.

g?” I asked.

him by anchoring his arm.

sbane, unfortunately,” he admitted, shifting, “son of a bitch got me in the last war, and now I’m deemed disabled.”

as the weather is getting colder, it’s worsened the injury. I can’t even sleep at night.” He seemed ashamed to admit it.

a medicine laced with my blood. His pain was relieved quite swiftly, and gradually as a couple days passed; he was no longer limping. When he stepped into the backyard with not one t

et him know he picked a good one.”

had recorded treatment for wolf related conditions, which I had been adamantly searching for a few months. It was hard to attain books related to werewolf medicine, especially as an outsider to the palace tucked away in a co

with another stack of medicinal books. I laughed in delight as he plopped them on the table, breathless.

azing,” I assured him, beaming with pleasure.

tructing me to bring these books to you.”

, and he laughed.

r the freedom to do whatever the hell she wants. Am I clear?”

wanting to speed on her animal legs to her lover. But I refused, the common sense battling the urge. That did not mean I did not think of him every day. His eyes that looked like the forest soaked in a golden dawn, his hair blowing seamlessly in the wind over his strong shoulders. The way

the garden that night as I thought a

mind suddenly felt like it was becoming a tunnel. There was one end that led to another.

. My name, Theo’s name, flattery. It all occurred in dreams—I thought I was merely dreaming of him until I starkly heard him talking in

ed with a startle that we must have mindlinked.

for a moment before resp

re I left. I needed to be able to communicate with you.

his, then shook my head with a smile. I’m listening.

the grand garden.

ghed. Why would I want to do that? I liked my humble abode, decorated with nothing but flowers and privacy. But as I watched Theo playing with Alan outside the window, I knew he would soon grow to hate the small space. He was already large fo

der it, I begr

estate. Where I was supposed to live four years ago.

such wealth. The estate grounds were massive, rolling hills and trimmed meadows greeting you. A cobblestone path directed to the main building of the cluster, the one Aldrich instructed us to move into. Pillars the size of small towers sliced into the sky, and all the balcony railings were gilded. It was white stone contrasted against gold; all the window shutters were gilded as well, along with the entirety of the front doors.

ing him disappear into our new home.

Emily

information back to me with sheepish reluctance, as if he was telling me I had several more days to

hostess to Aldrich’s estate? I clawed at my skin as I would claw her eyes out, gritting my teeth.

Who is that bitch to run Aldrich’s estate?” I growled. “Only I a