nus
s crackled and danced, casting golden shadows across her pale face. I set her down gentl
Her teeth chattered, her body wracked with cold despite the warmth
from her wolf. But her wolf was silent desp
e thoughts from coming. I needed t
walked in. They stopped short at the si
r here?" Ossian asked, his
dead," I said, crossing my arms. "S
till need to be careful, my King. After she wakes, I suggest you take
the weight of my next words settling on my ches
mmense pain from having no mate. I had to be locked in my room for weeks, unable to wo
dn't
y fated mate. For
lly found her. And
can use her for your mating cycle, my King. But remember, the eviden
n." I growled, glanc
sister was actually alive. Everyone believed she had died
hisper. "If the evidence points to her making such poison for my sister,
She should be able to find something to wake her up. The poison clearly came fr
cil about this. But keep all the resources she may need and put them in a small chambe
d down to touch her forehead. Before his fingers could make c
with a teasing smile and an awkward sh
against her forehead. She was burning up, her skin
clenched. "Call
lingering on her cheek. Despite everything, despite the eviden
like
had just
-
dy with streaks of red hair still visible beneath the silver, her face lined with years of wisdom and care. She had been one of my mo
when she
"I am glad to see you back with no blood on you this time," she j
st genuine smile in days
d the healer's gaze shifted. Her eyes
touching her cheek. "
shocked. "Y
e healer said, panic creeping into her voic
oisoned the princess,
, her face paling. "Aria wo
his tone defensive. "She was your
gnus. I watched her heal the sick and tend to the wounded. I watched her weep over patients
ple now had said she wouldn't do such a
he argument. "I won't kill her. She is my
e nodded, turning back to
ee what I
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