Lycan King's Regret: Punished The Wrong Daughter novel Chapter 55

Chapter 55: 55- As You Wish

Lucien Volkov:

I didn’t want to leave her behind. The feeling had been gnawing at me ever since I woke up beside her. Last night, I had hurt her. That was why I had canceled this morning’s meeting to be with her. The council could wait.

And seeing her laugh had eased the tension off my shoulders.

"Lucien, I wish we could tell her she’s our mate," Zorro grunted inside my head. He also seemed restless since morning, but I ignored him. When it came to Arabella, he was a softie.

"We’re trapped, Zorro," I said with a sigh, "The moment she finds out, both she and we will be in danger."

No. I couldn’t tell her. Not yet. She had only just started looking at me without that fear that was always there in her eyes. No. I couldn’t afford to push her away any further. Nor could I put her in even greater danger.

While standing right outside my room, I cupped her cheek, "I’ll be back by morning... we’ll have breakfast together."

She nodded, and I couldn’t stop myself from leaning down and claiming her lips. Once I pulled away, I didn’t want to let her go. My arms instinctively wrapped around her tiny waist, pulling her against my chest.

She was too perfect. In every way.

My mate must be thinking I’ve gone crazy. I told myself, but Zorro only scoffed. It had been a while since he last met her.

She still didn’t know that the beast she had been seeing was actually me. Reluctantly, I let her go, "See you tomorrow, princess."

"Travel safely," she said with a smile that didn’t reach her eyes.

Sigh. She was still mad at me.

I turned before I could change my mind and leave the Red Moon meeting to Bradley instead. The moment I stepped into the corridor, my gaze hardened, "Helena."

The Housekeeper’s startled gasp echoed through the mindlink, "Y...your Highness..." I could hear disbelief in her voice.

Bradley was the one who usually handled household staff. I never contacted them directly, "Stay close to Arabella while I’m gone."

After a brief pause, she replied, "Of course, Your Highness."

"If anything feels unusual..." A warning crept into my voice, "Anything at all... mindlink me... immediately!"

There was another pause before a sharp intake of breath. Usually the lower-ranked werewolves or lycans weren’t allowed to initiate a mindlink with a royal family member.

She was not a fool to not understand that Arabella was important to me.

"Yes, My King. I’ll keep an eye on her."

I severed the mindlink, but still there was an odd uneasiness settled in my heart. I couldn’t explain it.

Should I assign a guard to her? No. That would be too obvious. I could deal with my family, but I didn’t want my mate to feel trapped all over again.

I couldn’t break my mate even further.

She needed to feel safe in my quarters, but at the same time, posting a guard outside the room would only make her think she was being watched as if we didn’t trust her.

"Let’s not leave our mate behind," Zorro whispered, "I don’t want to go anywhere."

"Ma’am? Where are you going?" I didn’t miss the curiosity on her face. I was already taken aback by the word Ma’am.

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