chapter thirty-seven

~Aurora.

Hadria ran into my arms the moment I stepped down from my car with tears running down her cheeks. I was still baffled at the audacity of Ethan and mad at the way he felt he could say whatever to me but, my anger dissipated once I saw her swollen and red face.

Nevermind her asshole brother, this lady doesn't deserve to be hurt.

I gathered her in my arms and held her firmly to stop her weight from pushing down against me.

"What happened, Hadria?" I asked as I wiped her face but it was of no use as the tears still came pouring down.

"D-Dad. He..." She pointed behind her as she shook her head, the tears still uncontrollably.

I got sense of what she was trying to say and quickly dashed towards the king's chambers, leaving Hadria to run up behind me.

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The rubber gloves slapped against my palms as I pulled them off and tossed them in the bin by the side of the bed where Ethan's Dad, former King Raphael laid almost lifelessly.

I hung my stethoscope around my neck and with another