"Thirty bodies?" I spoke aloud and closed my mouth.
Erik said nothing and then turned to Loren.
"I’ll inform Xaden and ensure they are assigned to their respective packs." Erik said.
Loren nodded and started to leave when he stopped short and looked over.
There was a frown stamped on his face.
"What happened to your face?" He asked, and then, when I realized he was talking to , I covered my cheeks.
Then I felt it damp and sticky.
I lifted my hands down and saw that it was blood.
When Alex slapped , he must have unleashed his claws on .
I hadn’t even noticed.
"Nothing." I said quickly.
He frowned down at , but I said nothing.
At that mont, a couple of the bodies of the wolves who had been killed were brought in.
I caught sight of the one who had attacked and the elk and jumped.
But he was already dead.
He was the only person who had heard the voice and seen the luminous creature.
Now, I was the only one.
"And what about the book I had given you?" He asked .
He went to the place the place where he had kept the book.
It was still untouched.
"You used so potions." He said. "I told you to read the book because there were much easier options. These potions are had to co by."
I didn’t read the book because I was illiterate.
"I’m sorry about that." I apologized.
He sighed, closed the book, and returned it to its place.
He was about to leave when he stopped short and exonerated the mark on my face.
"If you won’t tell who did this, just make sure you use so of that Lyrun." He said. "It would heal faster."
Then Loren frowned, turned to the n carrying the bodies, and instructed them.
I turned back to Erik.
"Handling Loren must be a handful." He told , "You know he doesn’t have assistants because no one ca to stand for him, or rather, it’s the other way around."
Ahhh, that was why he had no assistants or apprentices.
"But with you, he seems to be doing fine." Erik said.
I smiled weakly. "I’m just doing what I can."
He put his arm around his waist and said, "Your scar."
I sharply faced him. "Please don’t tell Alpha Xaden about it."
"Why shouldn’t I?" He asked . "You want to keep sothing from my own Alpha? Don’t you know that’s treason?"
I began to sweat.
If Xaden confronts Alexander, then Alexander will tell him everything about .
And I would be dead.
Xaden would kill .
"No, I’m not saying you should keep a secret. The cut would heal." I assured him. "I’ve had far worse. I don’t an to cause any trouble."
"For how long do you cover up for people?"
He asked . "I don’t know what it is. But you should be delighted that I will et Xaden to tell him. That way, Xaden would punish him."
"It’s not important." I said. "Please. Like I said, I’ve received far worse."
"You know what I said about it being the season of Halo? And wolves being unable to heal their wounds." He stated.
"Yes." I was wondering what he was getting at.
"At the end of the day, Jasmine," He said. "We aren’t the strong ones. An Alpha who easily gets stabbed would die in a second. We’re used to our bodies being healed after cuts. Unless it is deadly and we die. But now, with just a cut, an Alpha could die. Your body is resistant. You’re unshifted, and you’ve received far worse. And yet, you have survived. Without the things you’ve gone through, no one would have survived. Perhaps not even myself."
Before he could say more or before I could even ask more questions, he rose to his feet and stalked off.
I silently prayed, hoping he would not tell Xaden what had transpired.
I went on cleaning the wounds of the other Alphas.
Loren finished up for , and then, finally, they were all gone.
I was able to sit and rest.
"You did well." He comnted. "You should have so als."
I looked up and saw that it was almost breaking dawn.
I told him, "I’ll do that before I resu my duties."
He frowned at . "You’ve been working around the clock. No one will pressure you to do any chores. I can promise you that."
Before I could protest, Loren was gone.
I cleaned up the room and returned the supplies to where they were.
The most I would do was do a routine check on the n to treat their wounds.
After cleaning the entire room, I heard so loud noises, like rrint, and then I hurried to a balcony to oversee what was happening.
The won in our pack were singing songs of praise for Alpha Xaden for how he had proved his might and been the winner of last night’s ritual.
They threw decorations, clapped, and sang.
It indeed seed like a happy event.
Then I saw Princess Belle staring right at from a balcony.
I froze and hurriedly backed back into the balcony before retreating completely and hiding my face.
Why was I becoming a person of interest to her?
I could not understand.
After that, I decided to hide from her, too.
When I was done with the room, Loren ca back in.
"Here." He said. "Take this to the royal family."
My heart began to race rapidly.
I wanted to steer clear of them.
I shook my head. "Please, I haven’t been feeling so good. I was hoping to rest a bit before I resud my work."
He looks at suspiciously.
I expected him to be harsh and tell to return to work.
But he sighed and said, "Alright. Just take so rest. But you can drop it later in the evening. Make a ntal note of that. I would forget."
He dropped the potions off.
With no choice, I picked them up.
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