MERIDADinner ended on a quiet, somber note. My mind wandered with each bite, leaving the table before I’d even stood up. Once everyone was distracted, I slipped out of the dining room, sneaking up through the hallways toward Lukan’s room. I didn't care to explain myself. My thoughts were locked on one thing only: him.When I finally stepped into his room, a chill settled over me. He lay still, a faint rhythm in his chest the only sign of life. In sleep, he looked vulnerable, almost painfully human—so different from the powerful, untouchable Alpha everyone knew him to be. I felt a pang of something I couldn’t name, an ache that crept up the back of my throat. After setting down the basin and towels I’d brought, I took a moment to compose myself, fighting the turmoil of my own pain—the poison still lingering inside me, slower to fade than I’d hoped. I would tell Lemuel about it but not now, I had taken an anti poison to wash it off.With a shaky hand, I picked up the damp cloth, gent
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