Chapter 7 Bad guy
CA SSANDRA
“Mommy, what’s going on?” Finnick whispered, and he stared up at me with widened eyes. I froze in place, unsure of how to answer him. Surely, the Alpha King
couldn’t be serious.
Me, go with him to Anemond?
I studied Asher’s expression and wondered if he’d seen past my changed face.
and voice. Had he discovered it was me after all? No. There was no way.
Regardless, why would he bring me there? As the capital city of the Wegalla Empire, there were countless outstanding healers that resided there. While I knew I was good at my job, I didn’t believe for a moment that I was any more talented than any of them.
If anything, I could just write down the list of herbs I’d used and have the ser vants pass it along to the royal healers, and if something was amiss, they knew
where to find me.
“I-I don’t understand, Your Majesty,” I asked him. “Why bring me all the way to
Anemond?”
“Must I repeat myself?” the Alpha King sighed and he shook his head in frustration. “I thought you were smart, but perhaps I’m giving you too much credit.”
Anger s piked within me, but I ignored it.
“Begging your pardon, but I have patients here in the Wild Crawler Pack I must attend to,” I brought up in hopes he’d change his mind. “Many of them require. treatment that only I can administer.”
“Isn’t that why you have an assistant?” Asher retorted.
“Well, yes,” I admitted. “But I can’t just leave her to do all of the work. It takes
both of us to run the clinic.”
“This isn’t a discussion, Ca ssandra,” his voice hardened as his impatience grew. “It’s an order. You will comply or else suffer the consequences. I doubt you wish to subject your son to any sort of punishment.”
The Alpha King was right. I couldn’t refuse, not when it was a royal decree. I had to do what was right and keep Finnick from harm’s way.
Majesty,” I replied quickly, and I held Finnick close.
Asher commanded. “Return home
I rose to my
and once the doors were closed behind us, my son grabbed my
he whispered. “He scares me.”
one had heard him. “You mustn’t say such things, not until we’re home, okay?”
“Sorry,” he apologized.
and after I waved goodbye to Jasper, we
Pack House.
shone bright above us as we walked down the gray
dinner?” I asked Finnick, and my son nodded.
gave us soup and cr ackers.”
replied simply, and I made note to thank the Luna for watching my son and taking care of
house, a few Pack members greeted us and wished us good evenings. I kept my responses polite but short. Now was the time the Pack. members would be heading home to celebrate their harvests, but I wanted nothing to do with any of it. Even if I had, I needed time to
happened that day.
I knew he could sense my frustration, so he remained quiet as we quickly walked, but after a while, he started to lag behind me. Soon, I dropped his hand without
“Please
I turned around, I noticed he’d stopped and was panting about ten
to him and crouched down so I was eye-level.
didn’t
he was calm, his eyebrows creased
darling,” I assured him, but he wasn’t convinced by
said we don’t lie to each other,” he insisted, and his
a sensitive soul, and I knew he could tell I wasn’t okay. But what
understand?
asked him softly, and he immediately shook. his
“No,” he said.
I asked.
was obvious. “If Mommy doesn’t like it, then I
into a hug. After a moment, I let go, and we resumed our walk.
I
revealing
that strange man?” he wondered, “You called
important official,” I explained simply.
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