The Lycan King’s Healer – Chapter 58

Alan shot a glare at me before looking back at Danika. He spoke to her the most gently I’ve witnessed; I had never heard his voice lower to such a soft octave.

“You’re in the infirmary, Danika,” he said soothingly, then cracked a humorous grin, “looks like the tables have turned.”

“What?” she demanded before her gaze flickered around the room, at the white blanket cloaked around her, and then at our worried faces. Alan’s kindness must have been the most startling aspect of it all.

of it.” I watched for her reaction, chewing my inner lip.

concerned parent that was trying to learn all the details of their child’s accident.

h fogged over eyes, “I found him in the library. He mistook me for Cat

before limping out of the room, shaking his head.

m go. “What’s up his wolf a*s?”

it’s my fault.”

olling her eyes.

n inkling that Clement was the one to harm you, you know I’d be the first to rip his throat out,” I insisted, “but we found a note taped to your hand.”

outrage. My sister was strong, for what happened to her did not seem too traumatizing, but this fact se

ote threatening Clement. So unless he wrote a threat toward himself to seem less

ding.

hat again.”

t, Cathy.”

That’s not true.”

. You don’t need protection, you don’t need coddling,” she said with disgust, “I am the same.”

hat.

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tirely with Clement or Danika; Alan and Aldrich were busy planning, but I doubted that was the reason I did not see them.

lement was never confused, but he was the most confused he could be toward the situation.

said confidently, “I do not know of her whereabouts after the fact.”

much for saving his life. I never saw even a glimpse of Aldrich, but Alan I saw in small doses: when he was dropping off Theo from practice, when he pic

but I didn’t ask you to.”

e for his help, I gave Clement full access to the estate. I did caution him about what happened with Aldrich, however, and told him to steer clear of him and any suspicion that made us appear “together.”

drich to see him walking down that way.

y trying to discover an antidote for a man who wants to behead me,” Clement purred with a mischievo

g up to hug me after practice while Alan takes his bow and arrow off his back then coolly walk away without a word.

st childish. Plus, if he was being a brat with me, Danika was a brat with him. She was even more intolerable to him as usual, and her versi

ng to myself in disdain as the clouds began to turn an ominous gray, I saw a ver

everything in me not to throw an arro

led without he

continued the conversation he was having with a soldier, as if a fly merely smacke

ildishness was a trend around here.

on’t think you heard me!” I demanded, storming up to him, even though my hands were shaking. His scent kissed my nostrils with heavy lavender, and I almost cried as I realized how much I missed him.

ately excused himself from the conversation. Aldrich sighed, watching him go.

lled it to not come out as a plea, but it did. We were only standing a f

e said nothing, focusing all of his attention on his notepad

rid of me. We need to talk.”

izzled down. I felt it dampening my hair, immediately chilling my bones.

me,” I insisted, placing my hands on my hips.

, closing his notepad

ou better—”

to finish my sentence, because an arr