Chapter 69

Xavier

“I came to tell you something,” Valerie said, her chest heaving. She seemed to be having a hard time catching her breath. I had probably scared the life out of her, but it was for good reason.

This place was far too dangerous for a human girl to be venturing at night.

But still, I did not like to see her shivering in fear at the sight of me. I would not harm her, and I hoped she knew that. A slight regret twinged in my gut. I shouldn’t have been so harsh.

“I was looking for you. I heard you had a meeting with the Princess and her family. B-but, there were two wolves…” she began. Her eyes darted to the meeting room, and it didn’t take much effort to put two and two together. “They saw me. I’m certain. I think they’ll come looking for me.”

She had nothing to fear with me around, but I was too angry to tell her so. I was going to wring Lucas’s neck for allowing her to do something so stupid and dangerous.

I snatched her by the hand and pulled her along, speaking not a word un