ne

the slight beginnings of a beard graced his jaw. He looked professional, as a doctor should. But the way

amiss last night but I'm Doctor Rafael. How do you

end of my question. His eyes li

ng one thin eyebrow. I glared at the man with the scar before averting my gaze to

inquired. The doctor gave a

e dismissing me and learned to ignore the sting of disinterest they showed when speak

shown in my eyes because he r

s to affect the duties she has to attend. While I am not privy to what they are

n?" I asked. If I wanted to help the princess I nee

become inflamed and her coughing fits will lead to hyperventilation. Sh

. "You're her assistant now. Come back another time, and I will inf

e you slept and they seem to be in order. Your brain's slowed capabilit

eft through the door in the back after delivering

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or the princess, my body didn't ache like last night. It felt like being healed by magic. If there were side effects

should have been my first. But I didn't know the Princess's schedule and I thou

another warrior with a buzz cut eyed me sceptically. The two of them each ha

de?" He gave me a terse no

stant has arrived." He ca

ne nor Alicia's. Tell them to let you in. A mind link. With the pr

ith me. The ability to speak directly into the minds of your pack members was no

me to a stop next to her and I asked her ho

ould like you to take t

and not attended to her since being hired. Now she wanted me to take the day off? I felt

her inflicted, I would serve her dutifully. As I walked down the corridor

d. The concoction from the doctor combined with the trust given to me by Scarlett took my

that matched the tall walls. I went to the black duffle bag next to the bed and

ite pocket knife engraved with pictures of the goddess on its slim handle that had been my mother's long ago, an

ested. Her first words since yesterday. I felt bad for ignoring her and

ss and put it on without my undergarments. I would need to fin

tall hedges that led to the roaming grounds for the wolves of the palace. Whenever wolves needed to allow their ins

ts of him away and threw off the dress, putting it on

then I was a wolf. Red orange like a fox with darker brown shading on my head. Everything ar

so it took me a while to find the rabbit hole. I wasn't as fast as other wolves but I was smarter than the

he rabbit's heartbeat sped up to a deadly pace and then it was off. But I

en in the shadows was huge. The darkness did a good job of hiding their size but I could tell by t

ouflage itself until the moment of the kill. But t