The Scrawny Lycan

ROME

Rome stepped out of the library with a frown dancing on his lips. He couldn't believe he had the heart to smile especially since he had previously been worried about the meeting he had to attend with Erika and Chester.

It had felt wonderful to help someone in need and he genuinely hoped Elora and her siblings enjoyed their stay at the palace perhaps even come to see it as a safe haven from whatever they were running from.

Perhaps that could explain what had caused him to act the way he did earlier.

He blinked, in hopes of forcing the pretty image of her flushed skin out of his head but was only successful in reminding himself of the lush press of her body against his when he had caught her. He shook his head and walked on, all the while scolding himself. He had more important things to think about than how prettily a damsel in distress blushed.

He stood for a second outside the courtroom, steadying his breathing as the anxiety that had lain dormant returned in waves that threat