Chapter Fifty Four


    Chapter Fifty Four


    I rolled over on the bed-wait. Bed?


    My eyes snapped open.


    "Alexander?" I called, but there was no one in the room. Just then, the door creaked open, and a familiar scent filled the air. His scent. "Alexander!" I called again, and finally, he appeared before me.


    "I went to get you some food." He said a smile-not a smirk, a smile on his face. I stared down at his hands; he held a tray of food. He was in a ck t-shirt and jeans-I had never seen him in casual clothes before, and... damn, was he hot. "Are you... are you okay?" he asked.


    "Yes, I am."


    I pulled off the covers and rose to my feet. A sudden dizziness overcame me, and I lost my bnce.


    Before I could fall, Alexander caught me. The tray still remained in his other hand.


    "You should rest some more and eat too." He said, leading me back to the bed. I epted the tray of


    food. "I am d you are awake; the past two days were not very exciting. I spent thest forty-eight hours worrying myself to near death."


    I had been asleep for two days?


    "You were worried... about me?"


    "You are my mate, and Luna, I wouldn''t want you dead." He said.


    All the memories resurfaced: we had attended the wedding ceremony and were poisoned with wolf''s bane.


    "Your eyes they had turned a different color."


    "Kaida, you''ve been unconscious for two days; you need to eat."


    "No. I know what I saw; your eyes were the colors of burning mes-I saw it."


    "Come on, it doesn''t even sound realistic; don''t be ridiculous."


    "But it happened, and you were poisoned too... but it didn''t affect you."


    "I had been adding a small portion of wolf''s bane to my drinks, and I happen to be a drunk, so I''ve been consuming wolfbane for a long time now."


    It clicked.


    "That''s why you wouldn''t let me take that bottle of wine; it wasn''t because it was too ''strong'' for me, was it?"


    "It is actually, but also, it did contain a little bit of wolfsbane, and we can''t have you drinking yourself to death."


    "But... why? I mean, why consume wolf''s bane?"


    I was d we were able to get out of the Gray Pack alive, but... wolf''s bane was any werewolf''s worst fear, I wondered why anyone would willingly take it? Was it some kind of self-torture?


    "To build an immunity to it. When I started, I hated it, but now, I''ve gotten a bit ''addicted'' to it. I should have noticed the drinks were poisoned, but the taste of wolfsbane in fresh wine had gotten so usual that I thought it was normal."


    "How long have you been trying to build immunity to it?"


    Chapter Fifty Four


    "Over a decade. I''m not immune to it yet, but my body can handle it better than most would."


    "You were just a boy when you started taking the ''doses,"" said. Despite myself, I felt pity for him. I looked away before he could read it in my eyes.


    "The world is not a kind ce, not even for a boy; I became the Alpha King at the age of fifteen. Taking


    the crown was a risk; I was always a target. I was forced to learn the hard way, so it was... necessary."


    He passed me my dagger. It was the very one I had thrown at Grayson.


    "How did you get it back?"


    "It was lying on the floor; it was no hard task.''


    "You know what I mean."


    "I know what you mean. And I think you should eat. We will talkter."


    Later never came. Alexander was mostly too busy to talk about what happened that night, but I was going


    to find out. I knew what I saw; his eyes... they glowed, and I hadn''t been imagining it.


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