Lycan King's Regret: Punished The Wrong Daughter novel Chapter 13

Chapter 13: 13- Criminal

Lucien Volkov:

My Beta went completely still. I could see confusion on his face, but this was not the time to explain to him my situation.

A second later, his voice echoed inside my head, "She’s living here? In your bedroom? I thought it was only the quarters. But bedroom? Seriously, Lucien?"

I ignored him and tried to keep my face blank. The girl placed her hand against the doorframe as she watched us in confusion.

"For Goddess sake, Lucien. She is not some random fucking girl. She’s our mate!" My beast reminded me aggressively.

"Your Highness," Bradley again sent me a mindlink, "Care to explain what exactly is going on? I think the Queen is mad for a reason."

"Mind your business, Beta."

In my head, I was doing my best to silence two voices. My beta and my lycan.

While my mate... I mean the girl...the weak girl was standing there staring at us with lost doe eyes... she shifted awkwardly beneath our silence... waiting for...

Shit!

She was here for water.

"I’m sorry... I think I should go back and ..." she trailed off, while swaying a little. Her hand reached for the wall as I noticed the sudden loss of color from her face.

For a second, she looked confused, then her knees buckled a little. I was already on my feet and caught her before she hit the floor.

She gasped softly as I scooped her up in my arms. The realization that she was too weak and weighed nothing in my arms made me uneasy again.

"I’m sorry, your highness... I..." She swiped her tongue over her parched lips.

"Quiet!" I told her softly and turned towards my room.

"Don’t just stand there, Beta," I mindlinked Bradley, "Send water and ask the healer to get here ASAP."

"Roger," he said quietly.

By the time I carried her inside and placed her on my bed, her eyes were already drifting closed again.

"You fool!" I whispered, moving back her hair, "You exhausted yourself just by walking to get a glass of water."

When the healer arrived, I didn’t want to let her go. My arms tightened around her before I left her on the bed. A maid helped her up and made her drink some water.

"Lucien!" I got irritated when I received my Beta’s mindlink, "I just got the news that Victor has gained consciousness. We have to release him within two days. How about we ask him about the girl who was with him to kill Aniya?"

I clenched my jaw when Bradley reminded me of the evil man who was imprisoned in the palace dungeons.

He was right. Once the Victor was out, we wouldn’t be able to do anything.

"Let’s go," I said, closing the mindlink and throwing a glance at the girl who was chosen for me by the Moon Goddess.

My fated mate.

She smelled like a fucking bakery. A walking sugar trap.

I tried not to smile when I was walking beside Bradley, but he did notice it. His eyes gleamed with mischief. He was about to tease me when I passed him a warning glare.

"Don’t!" I hissed under my breath, and he clamped his lips tightly to keep himself from laughing.

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Arabella Toussaint:

In my sleep, I could feel someone staring at me. Was it the king?

Ma’am?

I blinked. And three meals?

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