The Lycan King’s Healer – Chapter 36

He did not take it back, nor look ashamed. That’s the part that most affected me.

I stared at him in disbelief. My accusations and defenses wanted to convince him out of this confession, to manipulate him into thinking he did not love me, to tell him that I didn’t believe him.

The sickest part of it was that I believed him.

the moss that started to vine up the cottage boards.

his meant.

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pty floor, leaning against the wall again. I felt like my whole body was quivering, like an earthquake was occurring only beneath me.

round with distaste and a twinge of a guit. “So this is what it looked like,” he mused reluctantly, “before you found yourself.”

I grimly nodded, looking past him a

.

to Theo.”

se.”

ring, “Yes.’

s blood. “I’m sorry I love you but I do. You’re going to have to accept it one day.”

I sighed. “One da

cond I walked out that door after you.”

actually come to find me?” I turned my head

you that already. Did you think I was out here stargazing?

e to yell then banish me from the estate,” I

. “Or does that too accurately apply to my apparent ‘using you’ agenda?’

curled his full lips.

ed I had not been going outside to the garden. He looked like someone was murdered when I told him that part.

o hold back any aggravation from his voice when he asked, “Why did you not tell me any of thi

t you not find out,” I admitted, feeling the heavy bags under my eyes, “It was the last thing you needed to worry about.”

on his face.

ment. I was finally safe with him. He knew everything, and I didn’t have to worry about

owing in the dark.

encouragingly, hoping he’d admit why he had returned home so prematurely

use of his schemes, most of that stationed troop died.”

e have to do something.”

e not doing anything,” he chu

don’t do something. You must tell the King,” I demanded, stan

ith that part,” I said, folding my hands behind my back, “what if it’s Emily coming after me aga

have someone shooting for her. And think a

s.

from an arrow.”

ucked in a breath. Hands feeling clammy at that, I unfo

through the lavender fields looking for you, an

ed my eyes.

he sighed

arded.

ed hesitantly.

cocked an

nside information to what everyone is doing. The maidservants hate me, who probably have loyalty to the Queen they serve.”

t this theory; mostly being, his mother adored him, but hated the girl he adored.

who is doing this before they hurt Theo.”

s perked up as the sound of a foot pressed to the dirt path in front of the cottage.