The Lycan Prince’s Wolfless Slave (Academy Romance) novel Chapter 17

I don’t waste a second as I run into her room, finding the box exactly where she said. I rush back to the living area. When I reach the sofa, my heart drops.

“Shit, I mutter. She’s already passed out.

I quickly dig through the box, tossing aside bandages and drugs until I find a small glass vial. I breathe a huge sigh of relief. It’s th anti–venom.

Back at the Valeria pack, I had to treat my siblings‘ wounds so many times. They’d often run through the forest in their wolf forms and get poisoned by the same vines. So I know exactly what to do.

I quickly load the syringe and carefully inject the anti–venom straight into the wound on her foot. I then take a cotton pad and start cleaning around the wound. After a few moments, I smile with relief.

The purple color around the wound is already fading, and Kara’s face is starting to look normal again.

A few moments later, Princess Kara opens her eyes weakly. She looks at her foot and then at me. “Thank you,” she says with a tired

smile.

I smile back, feeling a weight lift off my chest. “It’s my pleasure, Princess.”

She frowns slightly. “Please… don’t call me Princess again. My name is Kara. And you’re…Lyra right?”

I blink, surprised by the request. “Yes, but-”

“No buts. We’re friends now, so you don’t have to call me Your Highness or any of that formal junk,” she says cheerfully, though she

still sounds a bit drained.

I freeze in surprise. “Friends…?”

“Yes!” she insists.

“Okay… Kara,” I say, the name feeling strange on my lips. “You should get some rest now. You’ll be good as new in the morning.”

I stand up and turn to leave, but she reaches out and catches my hand. I turn back to look at her. She looks at me sadly. “Wait,” she says softly. Can you stay with me for a while?”

I’m surprised by her request. I glance down at my ugly clothes then back at her. “Kara, I don’t think a princess should be friends with a rejected wolfless girl,” I say, feeling my face turn bright red with embarrassment.

Kara squeezes my hand firmly, making me look at her. She pulls me down so I’m sitting on the edge of the sofa next to her. “Look, I don’t give a shit if you have a wolf or not,” she says firmly. “Isla knows you’re special and good, and that’s all that matters to me.”

Chapter 17

Before I can stop it, tears start to stream down my face. No one has ever really defended me like that, especially someone

kind of status.

“Bitch, please,” she says, rolling her eyes playfully. “You look funny when you cry. Stop crying!”

I burst out laughing at her teasing. I wipe my eyes with my sleeve and smile at my new friend.

1 stay with her and we talk for over an hour. She tells me about the academy, and I tell her a little about my life, making sure t keep the ugly parts a secret.

When she finally begins to drift off to sleep, I decide it’s time to leave. I need to go back and finish the task her evil brother gate me before I get into even more trouble.

If only Prince Kai was as sweet as his sister.

I close the door behind me softly.

As I step out of her apartment and into the hallway, I notice a guy standing there. He’s tall and skinny, with a calm look on his face.

“You’re Lyra, right?” he asks.

“Um…yes..” I answer hesitantly.

“I’m Damon, Kai’s Beta.”

I try not to let my nervousness show. Am I going to receive another punishment??

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