Chapter 0752

"I just "

"Enzo is still in the infirmary."

My father's voice suddenly cut through the room. None of us had noticed him as he had cracked open the door, and he now stepped into the room, his hulking form seeming to tower over the bed as he entered.

"Dad," I croaked.

"May I have a few moments alone with my daughter?" he asked, turning toward my friends. They all nodded and left the room, and once we were alone, he turned back to me. "Nina, I'm so sorry."

I didn't know what to say. 'Sorry' wouldn't exactly cut it right now, and besides, it wasn't his fault. It wasn't anyone's fault, really. Like my wolf had said, something dark had latched onto my husband; but whatever it was was beyond our reach. This early on, I didn't know what to do.

"Dad," I whispered, "I think there's something... wrong with Enzo."

been evaluated, Nina. There's nothing wrong with him. Not

mean inside," I said. "There's something dark. Something evil. And my

passed his hand over his face. I hadn't seen him this

fully evaluated. We have checked not only for physical and mental ailments, but for the arcane as well. I'm afraid that he may have

"Snapped?" I asked.

father nodded. "He has been through a lot. But it is no excuse to torture my daughter. Especially not with

are you saying?" I asked, managing to sit up again with

for Enzo, well..." He paused, staring momentarily off into space before continuing. "He may stay until

throw

sole living daughter, Nina; you are the heir to my throne. The princess and the future queen. I will have no more of

momentarily opening my mouth to protest but promptly closing it again once I realized that my father's words brooked no argument. For the first time, I realized that maybe he was

and future queen. Maybe it was time to start listening to the Alpha

"Yes, father," I whispered.

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