Chapter 28

Night descended on the castle.

I expected Melinda any moment.

As if my thoughts had summoned her, a knock sounded at the door.

Syb groaned, tearing off her headphones. "Who is it?"

The reply she got was another knock. Sharply, I rose from the bed, sliding my legs into my shoes.

Syb's eyes trailed after me as I walked over to the door. "It's Miss Melinda then," she observed aloud, looking at me suspiciously. "Haven't you served the king his dinner already?"

At that moment I opened the door and Melinda dumped a large towel into my hands, saving me from answering her question.

"Follow me," the lycan woman said, quickly turning on her heels.

The more distance I covered, the more my heart seemed to accelerate. I wondered what she meant by 'assisting' him to have his bath. I hoped it meant I was just required to wait at the side and hold his towel, only giving it to him once he was done bathing, by himself.

We turned a corner, venturing into a palatial hall. I looked out the wide glass wind