Chapter 32: Strange

*LYCIA*

Seff still hadn’t woken up from the tiredness and infusion of magic in his body.

Just checking on him enough to know that he was still breathing I slipped out of the room quickly, nervous and afraid to face him.

His teary eyed wolf face, whimpering and whining from the pain while still striving to somehow maintain the facade of a strong Alpha was constantly flashing before my eyes making me feel guilty.

I knew I had been hurting him emotionally already by rejecting him but to also become the cause of his physical ailment didn’t feel good at all.

No, I am sure it was Alora’s fault.

Walking into the kitchen I found my mom pacing back and forth, her arms crossed tightly across her chest and looking at the time I realized that she was late for work.

Did something happen?

“What's wrong, Mom?” I asked, feeling a knot form in my stomach at her unusual behavior.

“I'm just frustrated,” she said, letting out a deep sigh. “Your dad's been working so hard day and night since the last tw