Lycan King's Regret: Punished The Wrong Daughter novel Chapter 132

Chapter 132: 132- My Turn

Arabella pov:

I kept drifting in and out of sleep.

Every now and then, I would manage to open my eyes and find Maya leaning over me, checking if I was awake. Other times, it was Lucien sitting beside the bed. I could hear voices around me, feel someone touching my forehead or adjusting the blanket, but I never stayed awake long enough to understand what was happening.

I had no idea how many times I fell asleep before I finally opened my eyes and managed to keep them open.

For a few seconds, I simply stared at the ceiling. The room was surprisingly quiet.

I slowly turned my head and realized there was no one around. As the fog in my head began to clear, I took in my surroundings properly. I was lying in a hospital bed with an IV cannula in the back of my hand.

Then everything came rushing back.

Zorro! I had killed him.

A panicked breath left me as I pushed myself upright. My head spun for a moment, but I ignored it. I couldn’t lie here anymore. Not when I knew exactly who had handed me that poison and lied about what it would do.

Jasmine Smith.

I pulled the cannula out before I could think better of it and winced at the sharp sting. A small drop of blood appeared on the back of my hand, but I wiped it away and climbed out of bed.

My legs felt weak when I slipped my feet into the slippers beside the bed, but I forced myself toward the door. The moment I stepped into the corridor, I walked straight into someone.

"Easy, Arabella."

Bradley caught me by the shoulders before I could stumble backward. His eyes immediately moved over me, his concern turning into a frown.

"What are you doing out here? You should be in bed."

"Where is Lucien?" I asked, ignoring his question.

"He had to take care of something. He’ll be back soon." Bradley glanced at my hand, and his frown deepened when he noticed the spot where I had pulled out the IV. "Now, please, let’s get you back into bed before you hurt yourself."

I shook my head and stepped away from him. "Where’s Jasmine? I need to see her." Something changed in his expression, but I was already walking past him.

"Arabella." I didn’t stop and kept going. I could hear him coming after me.

"Jasmine isn’t in the palace, Arabella." That stopped me. I stood in the middle of the corridor with my back to him.

Bradley jogged past me and stopped before me. "She left for a security conference. She won’t be back for a while. Might take three days." He finished with a shrug.

My fingers slowly curled at my sides.

Of course. For three years, I had believed Jasmine had helped me escape... that she was my well-wisher. She proved to be a snake whose venom had cost Zorro his life and left me carrying the guilt for it.

I drew in a long breath and closed my eyes, trying to get my emotions under control. Jasmine wasn’t here. Fine. There was nothing I could do about that right now.

Despite everything going through my head, I gave him a tired smile. "No, he won’t. You’re his Beta." 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

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