Lycan King's Regret: Punished The Wrong Daughter novel Chapter 128

Chapter 128: 128- Can’t Mindlink Their King

By late afternoon, the three of us had wandered far enough into the forest that the palace was barely visible through the trees. Maya and Toby were arguing about something when I spotted Bradley coming toward us.

"Bradley!" I called before he reached me. "Can you please arrange rooms for my friends? Preferably somewhere near mine?"

"Sure, Arabella. That won’t be a problem." His gaze briefly moved to Maya and Toby, and he gave them a polite smile. "I’ll have someone take care of it."

"Thank you." He nodded before continuing toward the palace.

The moment he was out of hearing range, I turned back and found both of my friends staring at me. Maya was the first to speak. "That’s the Royal Beta, right?"

When I nodded, her eyes widened. "And you just asked him to arrange two rooms." She glanced in the direction Bradley had disappeared. "And he actually said yes."

Toby looked equally impressed. "Seems like you’re pretty important around here now."

"No, I don’t think so." I laughed lightly, but even I had noticed how differently everyone in the palace treated me this time.

The smile remained on my face for another second before it slowly disappeared. There was a lot I needed to tell them. I drew in a long breath. "Guys, there’s something I need to tell you."

Toby’s attention immediately returned to me as he lifted one brow. "What else?"

I tried to smile and was sure it faltered, but Maya noticed it. "What is it?"

Instead of answering, I lowered myself onto the grass and crossed my legs. Maya and Toby exchanged a glance before joining me without another question. Maya sat close to my side while Toby settled across from us, resting his arms loosely over his knees.

For a moment, I stared at the grass, then I started talking. I told them everything that had happened since I returned to the palace.

I told them about Victor and how terrified he had been when I questioned him about Anika’s murder. About the woman he claimed came into his dreams every night and threatened to kill him if he revealed what really happened. Then I also told them about Queen Theodora...

... and about waking up somewhere outside my own body and then finding myself in the queen’s room. Watching Lucien enter my room only to discover my physical body still asleep on the bed.

Maya’s face slowly lost all color while Toby sat there, open-mouthed, and I kept going.

I also told them what happened last night. How I had somehow transported myself to Victor’s bedroom and found Theodora there. And finally, I told them what I had done.

"I pushed her out of the window." I paused, then added quietly, "And punched her in the ribs."

Maya’s lips parted while Toby blinked at me in surprise. But neither of them interrupted.

"And this morning," I continued, "Bradley told me Queen Theodora woke up with fractured ribs."

Neither of them was able to speak for a few minutes. The forest suddenly seemed too quiet around us. Maya was the first to move. She reached for my arm and wrapped both hands around it. "Arabella, you’ve been dealing with all of this by yourself?"

I looked down at her hands. "Half the time, I wasn’t even sure if it was actually happening or if I was losing my mind."

"You should have told us," Toby said gently. There was no anger in his voice. He rubbed both hands over his face before staring at me for several seconds.

"So let me understand this." His expression was unusually serious. "You can leave your body while you’re sleeping, travel wherever you want, and apparently beat the hell out of people while doing it? That’s insane."

Maya tightened her hold on my arm. "And she used to enter your dreams three years ago too?" I nodded.

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