ra
d be back soon with her poisoned soup. Refusing it would
eyes, trying to channel my will into it, to find the warmth I'd felt in the forest. No
ould rely
logy and toxicology, merged with this body's long-suffering expe
l absorbent layers, and secured it inside the loose sleeve of my tunic. If Debora exp
ora entered, a steaming bowl in her hands,
her. Garret Adkins, Alpha of the Stone
of any warmth. "Do you have any idea the s
etween us, playing the peacemaker. "The c
lara. I had the kitchens make this f
chicken, but underneath it all was a faint, sickly
ssion a carefully crafted mix of fear and gratitude. I
my father's impatient glare fixed
sell the act-then tilted the bowl. The hot liquid streamed not into my mouth, but down my front, disappearing into
e bowl, a smear of broth on my lips,
flashed in her eyes
I clutched my chest and began
. "What now? M
ocused. My face, I knew, would be flushed from the heat of the soup I'd pou
t time Aunt Debora gave me the 'bravery' wine? A
d, as though the memory had slippe
. The anger morphed i
ile froze o
, and desperate for his attention. But with my knowledge of pharmacology, the pattern was obvious. The wine had likely been laced with a mild aphrodisiac or stimulant, lowe
ed, his voice dropping to a low growl as h
n't listen to her! She's feverish, she's not ma
bora said... if I just kept trying, Prince Butler would s
supposedly delirious, were far more da
ands. His brow furrowed. The fury he had directed at me faded, replaced by a hard, searchin
pty bowl from Debora's hands. He li
ith terror, fixed on my father's face.
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