Nyx's pov

I didn't know if to panic at the unclear sight of Lycus pinning the old man whom I had never seen before to the wall. Their words were all mumbled up to my hearing and I couldn't even see them well as my eyesight was foggy. I tried regaining my senses as I squeezed my eyes shut and opened them again.

I mustered enough strength to sit up on the bed which I laid on but it wasn't successful as I fell back on it, I decided to strain my ears to know what exactly was going on as I listened to their conversation.

"How dare you xerxes?!" My mate growled squeezing the man's neck, he gasped for air and I had begun to fear for him, "What the fuck were you thinking?!"

"It was just a joke." The older man wheezed as the hand around his neck tightened, "forgive me please."

"Why the fuck did you tell me she was dead?" Lycus didn't look like he was forgiving him anytime soon and are they talking about me? "I could end you!"

"I do not think that would be a very wise decision." The man said and Lycus heaved a sigh before releasing his hold on him and he fell to the floor.

The man stood up and picked a walking stick which I hadn't noticed earlier while Lycus turned to me. He stared at me and I returned the gesture, his eyes raked down my body darkening and it was then I realised that I was naked. I blushed while I quickly drew the covers back covering my body.

"You are awake." He said strolling towards the bed, his gaze not leaving me.

"Isn't it obvious that she is?" The old man rolled his eyes and Lycus immediately sent him a glare that got him cowering away.

"How are you feeling?" He asked sitting really close to me on the bed, I flinched, distancing myself away from him and I saw a hurt expression overcome his features which he immediately masked.

"I..a..m..fi..ne." I stuttered unintentionally and he quirked a brow at me. Stuttering again Nyx? I chided myself. He moved closer to me but this time, I didn't move away. He took my face in his palms assessing me as if trying to check if I was actually fine.

"Come Xerxes." He signalled to the old man who had been standing some feet from us watching us with a smirk on his lips, "He is the pack's healer." Lycus told me.

I watched as the man approached hunched on his stick. He had long brown hair and pale skin with bright blue eyes. He reached the bed and signalled for Lycus to get up which he did without hesitation.

The man peered at me intently as I returned his gaze wondering what he was doing, "Can you sense your wolf?" He asked me and I nodded. I could sense Hera but we hadn't talked since I regained consciousness, "How do you feel physically?"

"Weak." I groaned, "But my wounds do not ache as much." I added with a small smile and he nodded his head.

"Why did you collapse at the office?" I asked Lycus as he sat back down on the bed.

"It's nothing." He frowned.

"It's something." The healer chimed in.

"It is none of her business."

"Okay your highness." The healer bowed before him and then turned to me, "Your mate has been bewitched to hate you but the potion worked stronger cause he already had hate for your kind and the only way to break the spell is if he becomes closer to you or else he becomes really weak due to the spell." The healer let out in one breath and Lycus growled angrily while I tried to process what the healer had just said.

"I will deal with you later Xerxes!" He snarled at him before snatching me up from the bed and at the same time wrapping the sheets around my body. He held me really close to his chest, sparing one last glare at the healer, he teleported and Instantly we were in my room.

He took long strides towards the bed and placed me on it. "Are you sure you are okay?" He asked taking my face in his hands, "I need you to be fine." He rubbed his thumb on my cheek.

"Why?" I gritted at him, "So you can't be weak due to the mate bond or so that you can use me to break the spell?"

He frowned at my question and moved away from me, "I shall send food up for you, do try to get some rest." He said and walked out of the room banging the door behind him.

I was stunned as he left knowing that the reason why he didn't deny my thoughts was because it was the truth, Nyx do not cry, do not cry, do not cry, I tried holding my tears back not wanting to cry over someone who didn't even care about me.

I stood up from the bed, dropped the sheets and they pooled around my legs. I stepped out of them and walked to the bathroom to take a bath.

I stood under the shower fighting hard to keep back my tears as the water flowed down my body, my wounds stung a bit but not too much. I finished the bath quickly and walked out of the bathroom in a towel only to meet with a pleasant sight.

Amara was sitting on the bed swinging her legs and I could see that she held fluffy in her hand. She jumped down from the bed on seeing me and ran to hug me.

"You are back mommy." She squealed as I picked her up with my waning strength, "I missed you mummy."

"I missed you too baby." I smiled kissing her head. I walked back to the bed and dropped her on it while she continued talking as I dressed up.

I wore a simple gown after drying of my wet skin and went back to join her on the bed. I pulled her close in a hug as she began to cry.

"Why are you crying?"

"The bad people, they beat you, there was blood." She sniffed, "They pushed me and took fluffy." She looked up at me with a puffy face, teary eyes and running nose.

"It's okay baby, we are fine now."

"I want us to run away just like we ran from the bad Alpha."

Just as I was about to give her a reply, the door was flung open and in ran an excited willow.

I smiled seeing my best friend again and stood up from the bed with Amara attached to my hip. Willow engulfed me in a hug as she gushed about how much she missed me.

Soon enough my mate's mother entered the room with a tray of food wearing a wide smile. She also hugged me just as willow had done, "If I was around I would have stopped them dear." She sniffed trying not to cry, "I am so sorry you had to go through that."

I smiled at her and reassured her that it wasn't her fault, it never was. We all had lunch together and after sometime they left saying that had some work to attend to.

Night came quickly and I put Amara to bed before laying down next to her. After unsuccessful minutes of trying to fall asleep I stood up and left the room in a bid to find Andros while hoping that I do not come across Lycus.

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