THE CONTRACT

RYAN'S POV

I sat still, closely watching every movement Keturah made. Up until now, Rose was yet to wake up, and it was all because of the blade that was used to slit her throat. It was apparently laced in a concentrated amount of rainos. My blood had healed her, but she was still unconscious and incapacitated, due to the effect of the damned spelled plant.

The noise within the walls of the palace, had me a bit distracted. We had won the battle, but so many lives were lost. Our fallen soldiers included Beta Justin, Liam's father.

King Xavier had also been brought back to the palace unconscious, and I could only imagine the hurt he'd feel, when he wakes up to learn that his Beta had lost his life. The most important thing was for king Xavier to make it back to consciousness. I couldn't help the worry within me, at the thought of losing him. He had been that person who had always stood by me. When my parents died, I thought I had lost my only opportunity to have a parent, but king Xav