Lycan King's Regret: Punished The Wrong Daughter novel Chapter 23

Chapter 23: 23- Queen Theodora

Arabella Toussaint:

His liquid gold eyes popped into my head as soon as I woke up. Thank Goddess he wasn’t there. Expecting myself in the hospital, I looked around and was surprised when I found myself in my own room of the Omega quarters.

They moved me here in my sleep?

The way I cried and pleaded to the king. He seemed to be in so much pain. Or was it again fake sympathy?

I shuddered when I remembered how he dragged me in the hallways when he found out I might have helped Victor.

For me, it didn’t matter if there was only one murderer or multiple people were involved. I would stay here like a slave throughout my life, on my knees. Nothing was going to change that.

The good thing was that now I was getting used to kneeling for long hours. The exhaustion never attacked in the same way as it used to when I first arrived.

"You’re awake?" A girl who must be my age peeked inside the room and then stepped inside holding a steaming bowl, "Helena sent you some bone broth."

I wanted to make a face. I never liked bone broth, maybe because I always got the leftover one. In the end.

But this one smelled amazing. I was expecting her to leave my room after handing me the bowl, but no. She sat on the edge of the bed and nodded at me, "Drink while it’s still warm."

I took the first sip and looked at her with wide eyes, "It tastes good," She didn’t smile back, but I held the bowl and finished it within seconds.

However, I didn’t expect this loud burp to escape my mouth the moment I placed the bowl back. This time, a subtle smile appeared on her lips.

"I’m sorry," I rolled my lips between my teeth. The food in this palace was much, much better than my pack.

I didn’t know why all these shitty rules were for me just because I was a slave. Lower than the Omegas.

"Doing good?"

I looked up and found Helena standing in the doorway. The girl beside me immediately got to her feet, "Yes, ma’am," she said respectfully before leaving the room with an empty bowl. Helena watched her go and then turned her attention to me.

"How are you feeling?"

"I’m feeling much better."

"Good."

She walked to my bedside and checked my forehead with the back of her hand, "You need more rest."

I almost wanted to groan. More rest?

"I’m not sleepy, ma’am," I protested.

Helena grabbed my shoulders and gently pushed me back against the mattress, pulling the blanket over me.

"Go to sleep!" she ordered sternly, and today she sounded more like a mother hen. Seemed like someone switched her switches and changed her overnight.

"Ok," I exhaled, "I’ll try." 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"You need to try harder, child."

Just as I was about to say something, the door suddenly burst open with a loud bang. Both of us jumped, and my heart skipped a beat when I saw who this was.

Queen Theodora.

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