Marked By The Mad King Alpha (Phoebe and Perry) novel Chapter 217

Chapter 217: Chapter 217 Silver Bracelets

Phoebe’s POV

I wandered around the house with Justin trailing behind me, though he kept his distance since I wanted some space to think.

We’d just finished dinner together, and like always, Wade had made everything more lively with his endless chatter. Now I needed a walk before bed - my stomach was way too full.

"My queen, don’t go toward the forest. It’s dangerous."

Justin’s warning stopped me just as I was about to head in that direction.

"Why?"

"It’s..." Justin seemed nervous to tell me. "The wild wolves live there."

My eyebrows shot up with interest. It had been forever since I’d last seen the wild wolves, and Justin must have caught the excitement in my eyes.

"I know you used to feed the wild wolves, but I can’t risk your safety. Please understand - this is for your protection."

I wanted to argue, but I didn’t want to make things harder for Justin. Besides, I had no idea if this place was close to the wolf pack territory. I might run into other dangerous animals in the forest, and the last thing I needed was to put myself at risk.

So I turned away from the forest, but something caught my attention. I heard it first since I was closer.

From behind the bushes came a sound.

"My queen?" Justin noticed my interest, and when he came closer, he heard it too. "I’ll check what it is. Please stay here."

Justin followed the sound and found a wolf pup behind the bushes. Blood stained its hind leg.

"This is..."

I saw it and moved closer. I scooped the pup into my palms while it struggled against Justin and me, terrified we’d hurt it.

Gently, I stroked its head and tickled its belly. I could see the wound on its hind leg clearly.

"I’m taking it with me."

"But..." Justin didn’t think that was smart - he was worried the wolf pack would come to the house since we were taking their pup. "I think it’d be better to leave it here..."

I gave him a look that basically said how heartless could he be, which shut him up immediately.

The pup kept making distressed sounds, but when I cradled it like a baby, the little creature calmed down and snuggled against me.

"I still don’t think this is smart," Justin muttered, but as usual, he couldn’t go against me.

Inside the house, I tended to the wound on its hind leg and prepared some warm milk.

"How adorable," Wade said, coming over. He was fascinated by the wild wolf pup. "I’ve heard about the wild wolves the king takes care of, but since the forest area is off-limits, I can’t get close."

"Why would you want to get close? Want to become wolf food?" Orion chimed in, gently stroking the pup’s head.

It still amazed me how gentle Orion was despite his massive frame. A giant with a kitten’s heart.

An hour later, the pup’s wound was properly bandaged, and it was purring on my lap, drowsy after finishing a whole bowl of milk.

Meanwhile, rain began pouring down, the sky darkened, and the night felt a bit ominous.

I didn’t want to go back to my bedroom, so I chose to stay with my three warriors as we played a board game.

But in the distance, we heard distressed howling.

Wild wolves and shifters came from the same spirit, though they were different beings, which meant they could understand each other to some degree.

We could tell the wolf pack was in distress.

"I think they’ve come for this little guy," Wade said, looking at the wolf fondly and patting the pup on my lap.

I stood up with the sleeping pup in my arms. I liked the pup and wanted it to stay, but a wolf wasn’t a pet. It’d be better to return it to its family.

"My queen, let me take it out." Justin was still stressed about the pup.

But I refused. I wanted to see the wild wolf pack again. I wondered if it would be the same pack.

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