Lycan King's Regret: Punished The Wrong Daughter novel Chapter 127

Chapter 127: 127- Already Regretting

Arabella:

I was sitting at the study table in my room, surrounded by files and loose papers.

For the past hour, I had been going through everything I could find about Anika’s murder. Witness statements, photographs, old reports—anything that might tell me what everyone had missed three years ago.

I was halfway through reading one of the statements again when a loud knock rattled my door, making me jump in my chair. "What the..."

Another knock followed, just as loud. I dropped the paper on the table and turned around with a frown. Whoever was trying to break my door down was about to get an earful. Before I could say anything, the door slowly opened, and someone peeked inside.

My eyes widened, and for a second, I simply stared. "Oh, shit! Maya!"

Her face immediately broke into a huge smile, and I screamed at the top of my lungs in excitement.

And obviously my friend screamed right back.

I shot out of my chair at the same time she pushed the door fully open, and we ran toward each other. "Oh, my Goddess!"

I threw my arms around her, and Maya nearly knocked me backward with the force of her hug.

"You’re here!" I squeezed her tighter, unable to stop laughing. "You’re actually here!"

"Yeah. I’m here!" She pulled back just enough to stare at me for barely a second, then hugged me all over again. I buried my face against her shoulder.

For the first time since coming back to the palace, something felt familiar. I didn’t notice Toby until a very deliberate cough came from the doorway. Maya and I looked over at the same time.

He was standing there with two bags in his hands, watching us with the most bored expression. His eyes moved from Maya to me before he slowly rolled them up.

"Toby?" Then I looked at Maya. "What is he doing here?"

"Yeah. How welcoming." He lifted the bags slightly. "Nice to see you too, Arabella."

I gave Maya a questioning look, but she only shrugged. "Didn’t you ask me to bring a guy?"

My mouth fell open. "And you brought him?" My friend must have lost it completely. While eyeing Toby, I scrunched my nose.

Poor guy! He was still standing in the doorway with the bags in his hands, looking between the two of us as if he had walked into forbidden territory.

"What do you mean she asked you to bring a guy?" His confused gaze moved to me before returning to Maya. "You told me you wanted me to come because you didn’t want to visit the royal palace alone."

He glanced around my room and then back at us. "So, what’s the catch here? She asked you to bring someone? Why?"

I opened my mouth, then glanced behind him at Maya. She had followed us but was now standing there quietly. I gave her that look before turning back to Toby.

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