#Chapter 76: One Side of the Story

Ruby

When I get back to the castle, I quickly grab a few slices of toast from the kitchen before retreating to my room to read the letters.

Thankfully, the letters are still stashed safely away underneath my mattress. As I sit down on my bed and take a bite of my breakfast before untying the bundle of letters, I’m glad that Edith didn’t find them last night when she was in my room.

The letters are old and yellowed, some wrinkled with water damage; but they’re still readable.

I unfold the first letter and begin to read.

“To M:

I’ve fallen ill. The doctor doesn’t understand my symptoms. I’ve lost contact with my wolf, and I feel weak and vulnerable. Every day my fever grows worse, and my body aches. I can barely hold my pen as I write this…

I don’t think this is any ordinary sickness. The Queen warned me of a curse last night. Could this be the curse that befell the Lycan King’s wife during the final summit when she ate the berries?

Please let me know if you have any information that pe