CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN - SHUSH

THE LYCAN CITY. LUKKAR CASTLE

VALERIE

When Ariel dropped the tray on the cabinet she did not leave. She stood there, looking at me nervously and I could sense that there was something wrong, the chills that ran down her spine and the way she avoided Lukkar’s eyes was not because she didn’t want him to suspect her, no, there was something worst, something else and it made me shiver.

“Any problem?” I asked slowly, adjusting so I sat and faced her.

“Okay… okay…” she sighed, trying to calm herself and that only made me more and more tensed.

“Who are you, your grace?” She sounded like she had been dying to ask that question, looking for the best possible ways to put it so it didn’t sound like treason.

I kept my voice calm, her fright did make me scared as well. “I’m Ariel, noble from the Emeral Kingdom— I had confined in you to keep it a secret, you didn’t tell anyone did you?” I eyed her with suspicion.

“Okay! Okay…” she sighed cutting me and she looked. At me nervously but I could tell t