ne

dly. The first guard didn't waste time grabbing his companion by t

front of me should have made me cower in a corner to avoid incurring the alpha's wrath as well but the sight didn't bother me. I could only focus on m

r. He paused in front of us and Scarlett squeezed my hand tightly.

a moment more until the slap of his bare feet against the wood faded. My legs gave out and my kn

our highness.

cough shook her body as she tried to stand and I felt someth

d to suck in a breath between the coughs and my fingers

rds us. "Breathe, princess. Please. In. Out." I remembered the breathing

d her to look at me and copy my breathing. The coughs snuck th

ene quickly. He scooped the princess into his arms with a mur

my two days and burst through the doors. The room was bright

bed. There were rows of them on either side of the large room, eac

ok at the Princess and cursed. I eyed the other bed near the Princess as my legs trembled. Being dragged at b

then placed onto the soft mattress. I watched as the doctor held a vial to the p

hat gripped me left as well. The haze came back to cloud my mind as Scarlett's condition became sta

nding over me. The doctor had a long scar on his face, starting from underneath his right eye

such a scar to still remain. His hazel eyes tracked where my

me. I hadn't done anything to him. "I expected to see you hours ago. Do you know how serious a

p his hand away. "Your pulse is ridiculously low. You will stay here overnight as w

the room and searched for imperfections. The doctor flitted around

n't know if she was sleeping but she didn't reply for a while. I wanted sleep to take m

s you wouldn't have been hurt and I wouldn't have b

e so quickly, especially if It was a possibility I could h

n his hand as he brought it closer. The bottle was dark, obscuring the conten

I tightened my lips together in a grimace. Pain pricked my neck as he

opened my mouth to the disgusting liquid. I coughed after swallowing it

princess's voice sounded further than

working quickly. My eyes felt heavy

" The haze grew and dark took my vision. The r

id he