The Lycan King's Fate Calling

Laura's POV:

After leaving Rufus' palace, I went to Ethan's.

The doctor already knew about the source of the poison. Additionally, thanks to Sylvia, he was able to develop the antidote and had administered it to Ethan.

I sat on the edge of the bed and gently dabbed Ethan's chapped lips with a wet cloth. He looked much better than before, and there was a little color in his cheeks. His breathing had also steadied. I guessed that he would wake up soon.

The doctor came in with a clipboard in his hand. He glanced at the people around me hesitantly. Knowing what he meant, I ordered everyone except the doctor to leave the room.

"Well, how is the king? Is it anything serious?" Once we were alone in the room, I motioned the doctor to sit down and took the clipboard from him to read the report. There was a chart on it.

The doctor's expression darkened. "The health of the lycan king is getting worse and worse. Moreover, Alpha Leonard's death already crippled his mental state, so the poison was the last straw that broke the camel's back."

he carried the burden of running our nation, so he was very tired all the time. Ethan's energy was constantly being drained every day. The palace doctors had tried their best to take good care of Ethan. It took them so much effort to keep him healthy, and their hard work paid off

Damn it, Noreen!

to rip that woman

deep breaths and then asked, "So is there any way he can get better? He was fine right before

has the most advanced medical

damaged beyond repair. I'm afraid his days are now numbered."

face and asked through gritted teeth, "How

say something but stopped on a second thought. "At most... Five years or

"Five years?!"

air was knocked out of my lungs. Although Ethan did disappoint me when we were young, after so many years, my

of the empire, but of my life. Now

tried to comfort me, as though he couldn't

at most five years if the