The Lycan King’s Healer – Chapter 65

There was something drifting outside the window.

But it was not a stalker lurking in the dark, for instead, it was snow.

I hurried over to the window to look outside. The billowing white flakes were coming down like powdered sugar, thick and in heaping clouds. They slowly grazed the window and trickled down to the ground that was already concealed in at least a foot of the cotton melancholy blanket.

turned from the window with a grin. His expression mirrored mine.

for the day, we hurried downstairs to the back entrance like children.

the Milky Way, kissing our upturned faces. We walked out into the white and dazzling crystal haze to find that it was purely virgin snow; there were no footsteps or even leav

t we were outside and vulnerable, I silently panicked, whirling my head around to scan for the possible intruder. All I discovered was Aldrich standing there with a sheepish smirk as the snow flaked off my face.

he back of his head. He pivoted around at a brisk speed and caught it, then proceeded to throw one he secretly had stored against his chest. I squeaked out as the snowball launched at my face.

e hit.

ce becoming closer. “You alright?”

my face, I roared out and tackled him into the snow. Startled, he stumbled backwards, thanks to the fact I targeted his upper chest so that he wouldn’t have time to regain his lower body balance. His heels were above his head as he hit the ground.

but it was a futile attempt. He moved my arms away with tease before tossing me from his chest into the snow beside him. I landed into the natural cushioning and almost san

s I caught my breath.

for fairness, love,” Aldrich grinned. His nose and cheeks were a light crimson from the snow, and there were flakes of it in his hair. He looked like an arctic god, his teeth gleaming as white

t. The moon only narrowly shined through the clouds. Everything around us was silent, the snow muting each footfall and breath of the universe. No breeze made the trees whisper, no animals sounded. The only sound in the whole world at that moment was our breathing.

around his flushed face and the flakes of it interweaved in his eyelashes.

times,” I said with a lazy smile.

ughed, looking toward me. “Are you getting hypothermia?

why?” I asked.

countered with such seriousness that I barked out a l

e ground suddenly. He watched me curiously. “Let’s go exp

n to the other end of the field connecting to the front yards. It was even more beautiful with all the lights shining down, the glow of the estate casting

my life.

ark footprint. I frowned at the sight, instantly confused. We had not wandered over here yet, and this was significantly farther than any guard would care to roam beyond the entrance.

me when I more closely examined it.

n the snow, glaringly bold in the footprint. It

direction toward Aldrich.

ing. He looked like he saw a ghost, immediately concerned at the sight of my distress. “Let’s go inside.”

ght that wasn’t cloaked by paranoia or tainted by blood. I didn’t care how selfish I was.

t he stayed put with a frown as if he was made of cement.

by a curt authoritativeness. The night was already ruined.

new there was no point anymore.

you came from?” he pointed toward the side of the building

d him. I debated telling him about what I saw in case he needed to be prepared for a possible attack, but I knew it would only distract him.

o inside and have some hot choc

it came from.

my chest, I was convinced it would echo through the trees.

snow.