The Ruthless Lycan King Fell For His Slave Mate novel Chapter 55

The next morning, it turned out that Lyra did not have to suffer Crystal's presence all day. While Lyra was waiting for her to show up, one of Crystal's servants arrived with the message that Crystal was sick and could not serve Lyra for the day. Lyra knew it was absolute bullshit, but she was happy that she did not have to deal with her.

Since she was feeling a lot better than she had in a long while, she decided to leave her room and find out what was going on with Anna. Julian had not really given her any updates on how his investigation was going, so she decided to seek him out herself and get the answers she wanted.

After finding out that Julian was in his office, she went to see him. When she walked through the door, he rose from his desk and approached, a concerned frown on his face.

“What are you doing here?” he asked. “Why are you out of bed? Where's Beryl?”

“I'm fine,” Lyra answered him. “I would like to check up on Anna, can I visit her?”

“Of course,” he said. “I can take you to see her.”

“No thanks,” she told him. “Just have someone take me to her.”

The last thing she needed was to spend more time in close proximity to him. It was hard enough to control herself when they were not together. This close, it would be impossible.

“I’m not busy, I’ll take you,” he said, moving closer to her and the door.

Lyra took a step back, putting more distance between them. “You don't have to,” she told him. “You must have more important things to do. I'm sure one of the guards can take me there.”

Julian paused and looked at her. “Are you trying to avoid me?”

“Don't you have better things to do?” she asked.

“You came asking to see Anna,” he said, his voice sharp with annoyance, “so I’m taking you to her. I'm the only one who knows where she is. Do you want to go or not? Or do you think I'm up to something?”

Lyra's teeth toyed with her lip. She had to stay away from him. Being close to him made her lose her mind, and she was determined to forget all about him.

“Sorry for disturbing you,” she said, turning around to leave.

Julian hurried and stepped between her and the door. “What the hell is wrong with you?”

Lyra scoffed. “What's wrong with me?” She gave a bitter laugh. “Just leave me alone.”

“You are the one who came looking for me,” he pointed out. “If you weren't going to accept my help, why bother?”

“Who else would I ask?” she shot back. “Or did you make it public knowledge that you are holding a witch in the palace for questioning?”

“Alright then, come with me, I'll take you.”

“Forget it.”

“Why are you being so difficult?” he growled.

“Are you still going to marry Crystal Black?” she asked.

He blinked. “What?”

“You heard me.”

His jaw ticked. Then, he gave a curt nod.

A sour smile stretched her lips. Of course. His behaviour suggested otherwise, but she had known it didn't mean he had changed his mind about Crystal. And yet he wanted to know why she was being ‘difficult’. He didn't want her, and they weren't friends.