The Lycan King's Captive
It shattered further against the floor, but I barely heard it over the pounding of my heart.
Blood welled from a deep gash across my palm, dark and thick in the firelight. It dripped onto the polished wood, onto my dress, painting everything it touched with crimson.
“No, no, no” I pressed the cloth against the wound, trying to stem the bleeding. It was deep… deep enough that I knew it would require some stitches to heal properly.
I cursed myself for being careless. After a moment, I slowly lifted the cloth.
The bleeding had stopped.
I blinked, certain I was seeing wrong. But no…the flow of blood had completely ceased. And more than that, the edges of the open wound were... slowly knitting to