The Alpha King's Mind Reading Maid (Cecilia) novel Chapter 129

Chapter 129

Though he was healing slowly I could tell he was healing. That meant I needed to work quickly or else.

My movements were careful as ran the warm cloth across his wounds, letting the water soak into them and wash them out.

I swear, I felt his body relaxing with each touch each time the cloth was on him… each wound I had cleaned. We were quiet for a long while; only the sounds of our breathing could be heard.

“You shouldn’t have put yourself in danger like that,” he ually said, his voice a low murmur.

I paused and looked up at him. He wasn’t looking at me, but it seemed he had gotten lost in his thoughts.

“If I hadn’t, you would have died,” I told him.

“Do you really care?” Leopold asked, making my brows furrow. “Or did you only save me to save my wolf?”

This again?

I put the rag down, my hands surprisingly steady for how intense this moment had gotten.

“I apologize if my friendship with Warren makes you uncomfortable. But I won’t apologize for my friendship with him. He’s been alone for a long time. That can drive anyone crazy…”

“You don’t need ot tell me what it’s like to be alone,” he said, his eyes narrowing and his voice coming out with a bite. “I know what it’s like. Do you really think he’s the only one who’s suffered? I am the Alpha King, and I can’t even hear my own wolf. Do you know what something like that could do to a man, let alone his wolf?”

His words made my chest ache. He was right; I had no idea what it was like for him. I was so wrapped up in Warren being alone for all these years, I didn’t stop to think that maybe Leopold felt just as lonely.

I know if I couldn’t communicate with Lora, it would feel like a part of me was missing.

‘I’m sorry,” I tell him, my voice dropping to a low whisper. “I overspoke, and that wasn’t fair to you.

He was quiet, his eyes finally found mine, and for a second, we just stared at one another.

“Is he really that much better than me?” He asked, his voice barely above a whisper.

I could hear the vulnerability behind the question, and it made my heart stop in my chest.

“I never said that he was,” I say, my eyes remaining on his. “But I’ve gotten to know him first. A wolf represents their human counterpart. Like two halves of a whole. Lora is part of who I am, just as Warren is part of who you are. There’s a disconnect between you two, but deep down, you aren’t much different. The difference is… Warren wants to be around me. I feel that you do not.”

His eyes never left mine, and I saw something flash in them that made my breath hitch in my throat. But I didn’t look away from him. We just breathed, our bodies barely moving.

“I should probably…” my voice trailed off as I started to dip the cloth again, but he stopped me before I could touch him.

His hand wrapped around my wrist, and I felt the warmth from his fingertips seeping into my flesh. My entire body felt like it was on fire as I met his eyes, mine wide in return. I could see the stormy cloud behind his gaze, and it was heated.

I didn’t have time to comprehend what any of this meant. Suddenly, his other hand went around the back of my head, and he was pulling me in until I was practically straddling his lap.

Then, his lips claimed mine.

Chate