Her Unwanted Mate On The Throne

Chapter 70 Did you think I wouldn‘t find you

William stood, the chair almost fell behind him when he turned to the door. “Should I come-” Doris moved for her coat. “No, stay here. I want to talk to the spice guy and work out a deal.” He closed the door before she could ask what he meant. What kind of deal would he mean? Again, Melody and her poisoning had slipped from her mind. She had to ask him about it before they left but whenever she was around him-Melody was the furthest thing from her mind. As horrible as that sounded. She ate her food alone and laid on the bed to read when her thoughts tried to drown her. She wondered if the wolves lived nearby or if they were long gone and all of this was for nothing. William would probably be furious for her wasting his time and having to pretend to be married to someone like her. She

could see the rage on his face now when he realized she was wrong and wasn’t smart at all. Doris was dozing off when William finally came back in their room. She sat up quickly and set her book on the end table. His eyes looked a little wild and his cheeks were red from the cold. “He mentioned someone coming by the market last week looking for some sort of cure for poison.” Doris stood quickly. “Had he come by recently?” “He said he saw him again a few days ago-but he looked close to death. He comes by often to check for something to help him.” Doris chewed on her lip and sat on the edge of the bed. He might already be dead. They both knew it, but at least they weren’t going in circles. He had passed through the market in search of a remedy. Perhaps he was close enough to hear the man actually had one. “Patrick is watching the booth, he’ll leave a note on the horse if he follows anyone.” “Shouldn’t we wait out there too?” Doris asked

it left her annoyed with him. Or terrified of what he was capable of. Lately she’d been feeling less scared and more… used to it. Doris tried to turn on the heater but it refused to start. She kicked it a few times, but still nothing. She sighed and laid in the bed and brought the covers over herself. Night time was hours

her in his warmth. “….William?” “Shhh.” He said against her ear. It sent a new kind of

sure if they would come back. Probably not if they ended up finding him. When they stepped out into the snow, she could hear the sounds of chatter from all angles. It was even more alive

booth ringing a small bell while shouting to the crowd . “Poison from a bush? I’ve got the cure! Come on down, not much available!” He shouted it over the murmuring voices and laughter while everyone ignored him. It wasn’t a common thing to get poisoned, she assumed. Even berries that were poisoned would leave them with an upset stomach but nothing more if they had the wolf in them. William led Doris off to the side where a booth was selling warm cider and sweets. He bought her some before they went off to sit on a bench that just so happened to have a perfect view of the spice booth. “I may have given him a little extra for his help.” William said as he wrapped

for her to control her teeth chattering. Part of her was afraid she’d break her teeth soon. William took her arms and wrapped them around his torso so he could hold her. The warmth was a small relief, she didn’t understand how all of these people could take it so easily. She felt as if she was an icicle. Some of the booths had already closed and gone home, the roads weren’t as cluttered anymore. The spice man had stopped his ringing about half an hour ago and Doris already felt herself ready to give up. At