Chapter 41. Doubts

SKYLA.

He looks away first and places his jacket

aside, cocking a brow at me.

“Are you alright?” He asks.

“Yeah…” I say, shaking my head.

He had reminded me of Reign, it threw me. I guess he and Aleric are twins but…

Running my fingers through my hair, I clear my head. I’m about to close the door when Royce reaches over, his arm brushing mine as he closes the door.

Focus Sky…

“So, what was wrong earlier?” He asks, looking me over before he looks away.

So cute.

“I just felt suddenly sick and sluggish. I don’t know.” I frown, it does sound weird… ”

It was strange.”

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don’t know.” I frown, it does sound weird… ” It was strange.”

“Yeah… You’re a werewolf, unless there was

something in your system you wouldn’t have fell ill so suddenly.” He says, and I

can’t help but appreciate the slight pause

before he said the word werewolf.

He is still being careful around my own family. He has a point, even if we get ill,

there’s a reason and we recover far faster

than normal.

“Yeah… but everything was fine. Classes finished, then I ran into Rivers and then went to Aleric’s office for detention. Nothing weird even happened.”

“Right… I actually came down to check up on you, since you said you weren’t well, but since I’m here, mind if I take a bit of blood to run it through some tests? Because that doesn’t sound normal.”

“What kind of tests?” I say as we enter the

lounge and all eyes turn to us.

Ahren tilts his head, munching slowly on a chip, whilst the quintuplets instantly shift to

hostile mode. (1)

Jayce’s eyes are calculating, Theo and Ares are frowning, Carter has his eyebrows raised, and even Renji’s smile has faltered.

“Guys, he’s my trainer. Stop staring at him, even if he is pretty handsome.”

Carter nods his agreement, and Royce raises an eyebrow.

“Nice to meet you guys.” He says, just as the TV signals the end of round one.

few of them mumble as I gaze

“Shit, we missed it!”

Jayce offers broodily. “But I

He overexerted himself

underestimate him.” I say.

pick up a plate for Royce.

the test, it’s just to see if there is anything there or not.”

he doesn’t want to say much more in front of these

be right back, holler at me when the break is over.”

head to the kitchen,

the Arden company a sample of my blood is dangerous.” I say lightly,

bites into it, placing the bag he

smirk, which makes me wonder if he’s

will be disposed of, or if you want, I can take the blood and you can keep it until tomorrow. We can do the test in your

“I trust you, Royce.”

quietly, taking another bite of his pizza. Why the hell

trust you, so you got something you can put some

ask him.

“Actually, no…”

blood. I might

the lower drawers. It takes me a few minutes to find what I’m looking for, and I take out one of the empty vials that I would use for my poisons. Glad I haven’t had a dose of my own

body.

need to make

or Dad cleared that

the kitchen

that

out

say smoothly, “Open

some blood into it.

I meant to, and quickly step back to

deep,” He murmurs, taking hold of my hand and pressing his thumb over my cut firmly, stopping the bottle from filling to the

say lightly, too busy, lost in

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a precious thing. Don’t treat it like it’s not.” He says, tugging my hand to his lips before he

thumb in his mouth.

Fuck.

feels light as

his tongue flicking along the cut, making my pussy

my

tugging my hand back, and my thumb slips from his

“Ah, Alpha saliva-”

I finish

my hand and grabbing the

if there is, in

how would anything get in my blood?” I ask, walking

hands, trying not to focus on the fact my

you eat or drink

not do that, and I’m not about to

the council, I won’t forget the fact that he did try to poison Rafael once.’ Grandad

say the apple does not

do need to be careful… Why

suddenly feel uneasy?

over and I glance at him, looking at the blood that covers his big hand. I

Focus Sky.

have now crossed my mind. I

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