Chapter 12
Garret
1 followed after the king, my wife cradled in his arms like a child and my heart seemed to beat in time with his rushed footsteps.
Soren didn’t answer me at first. Instead he swept into the tiny room and placed Skye gently down on the bed. Instantly she curled herself up on her side. Drawing her legs up to her chest and clasping her arms around them. It was a position of someone in pain and in my chest my heart gave a weird sort of twinge.
She was a wolf. A weak one sure but a wolf. She should not be in this much pain. Maybe it was just embarrassment?
Taking a step into the room I hovered over the kings shoulder and stared down at her.
“I’m fine.” Paintwisted her face as she forced herself to straighten and sit up. She tried to hide it but it was written on every line of her face. The way it was drawn down.
None of this made any sense unless Prudies kick had done more damage than I thought.
“You are not fine. Lifting himself to his full height Soren met my eyes and there was nothing friendly in the look he gave me. “She is not fine.” Enunciating each word he stared at me. Like this was all my fault.
I glanced down at Skye. So small looking. So lost. And again I was hit with a wave of feeling that I couldn’t quite understand.
Was it affection?
No, that didn’t make sense either. I liked Skye well enough but she was a stranger to me. I didn’t have affection for her. All of my love was given to my real mate Prudic. The woman who had saved me all those years ago.
I owed everything to Prudie and nothing to Skye. She was just a woman I had been forced into marrying that was
Except that wasn’t all she was either. Recently she had been the one I craved to be near. The one I went to when I needed leave from the chaos that was my life.
“I will get the doctor. Stay with her.” Soren took a step away before Skye lashed out and caught his wrist in her hands. My eyes widened as he glanced down at her fingers circled around his wrist
What was she playing at Grabbing him like that?
Skye seemed to realize the same thing at the same time. I’m sorry your highness. 1- she swallowed hard. “I don’t need a doctor. I’m fine.”
He reached out and touched her hair. Smoothing her hair down on her head. It was a tender moment and it made me crazy. Jealousy roared into life in my chest and it took everything I had not to let out a threatening growt
“Are you sure?” Something flickered into his eyes, a kind of worry that made me wonder what they had spoken about when they had been dancing. Had she told him something that I should know.
“Tes thank you.” She settled herself back on to the pillow
- me. His ey
eyes boring down into mine. “Spend time with her, talk to her. It will be
“Stay with your beautiful mate young alpha.” Soren turned to me. amazing what you might learn.”
I frowned what did he mean by that “What-”
He walked out of the room before I could ask him.
Slowly I turned my attention back to Skye. She looked so small in that bed Tiny in fact. Tiny and vulnerable. It reminded me so much of the other night she had worn that dress,
She had been so full of hope for our future on our wedding night and I had walked away without touching her. Her cries and sobbed had echoed after me as I rushed to find Prude
“I’m fine honestly. You can go.” She smoothed the blankets tight over her legs. Her chin lifted defiantly.
“I’m sure Prodie will need
you
Blinking in shock I shook my head. There was no doubt Prudie would need me but I couldn’t stand to see her right now. She had more than embarrassed me. She had gone against my express orders. I would deal with Prudie tomorrow. When I had calmed down
“Nor tonight. The king is
g is right.” I hated saying that Admitting anyone was right and I was wrong was hard for me “My place is with you.”
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3.27 PM
Chapter 19
She didn’t say a word. But the slight widening of her eyes told me she had heard me.
“Can I stay with you tonight?”
Her eyes widened even more.
“Just hold you.” I added quickly. “I promise I won’t touch you. Unless you want me to of course.” I stuttered to a stop. Why had I said that!
“You can stay with me. That would be nice.”
She didn’t sound so sure, but it was clear she was too polite to say so.
Moving around to other side of the bed I slid under the blankets fully dressed and just laid there. An inch away from her but not touching. I didn’t even know why I suddenly wanted to touch her.
“You’re not wearing your perfume.” I said suddenly with a sniff. That’s why she smelt so different because she wasn’t wearing it. I had got so it being on her skin. I wasn’t even sure I knew what her actual scent was.
so used to
Frowning I reached down and touched the tip of my nose to her shoulder. Sniffing. The cloying smell of her perfume was under it was something that tickled my senses.
still
Il there lingering
“I’ve gone off it. It makes me feel sick now.”
Frowning I reached out and touched her hair. Twirling a curl around my finger. It was silky. “Sometimes a change is good. But you have been sick a lot recently. Is there something you want to tell me? Something I should know?”
Turning her back at me she stiffened. “No.” Her voice shook. “No there’s nothing you should know Garret 1 am fine.”
I didn’t believe her. She was lying to me. I just didn’t know why.
My eyes closed but sleep wouldn’t come. All I could do was lay there and listen to her also not sleeping. Two strangers who were bound for life.
