The Lycan King’s Breeder

Chapter 17: Avalyn’s POV

I sat in the bathtub, subconsciously moving the foam over my body as I gently scrubbed but my mind wasn’t there. Not with the bubbles, not with the water.

I was staring into those burning red orbs. Who was he? Why did he come to me again but refused to say anything?

“Avalyn!” I jumped out of my thoughts and my heart raced as Dawn’s voice echoed into the bathroom.

I scurried to my feet and hurriedly wrapped a towel around my body and then ran out to meet her. As I pulled the door open and my eyes fell on her, I paused.

She was laying on my bed with her hands spread out as she gestured with them. She took a deep breath and let out another yell.

“Avalyn!?”

A smile broke out on my face as I knock softly on the bathroom door. Her eyes snapped open and she looked at me.

“I am right here. You have to shout so much Dawn!” I said with amusement in my voice.

She got off the bed and came to stand before me. “I am preparing for a scream competition. I need to practice at every opportunity I get…”

My eyes furrowed at her explanation and I wondered what sort of competition involved screaming…

“Dawn I don’t think that is a thing. But if it is then we have to make sure you scream less, or you will lose your voice before the competition starts,” I advised her.

“Nope, that’s not how it works. For me, the more I scream the more I expand my vocal cords… Think of it as going for a singing competition without actually practicing your singing.” She retorted.

“But they don’t stress themselves when they practice… You are stressing-” she didn’t let me finish before she interrupted.

“Who Said I was stressing myself out? Girl that isn’t screaming, you should hear me scream at the competition. In fact, I am going to ask Greg to let you come with me!”

I was about to comment when a soft knock echoed through the room and the door opened shortly afterward. It was Sara.

“Hey!” I said with a big smile on my face like a child whose mother finally came to watch them play at a school match.

“Avalyn,” Sara whispered as she came to pull me into a hug.

I was still half naked but it didn’t feel weird hugging her at all.

“I was so busy yesterday. I couldn’t find the time to come to see you,” She explained.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

“Ummm… I understand. Thank you,” I whispered.

Dawn went to my wardrobe and pulled out a red plaid skirt and a black T-shirt to go with it. She placed it on the bed and came to stand between Sara and me.

“I’ll go down to the kitchen to get you food. I am sure Sara brought more injections,” She whispered and then gave me a wink before disappearing behind the door.

“I heard her and yes, I did bring more injections which are for your good. Have you noticed how the scars on your body are gradually fading?” She asked.

I wasn’t used to looking at my body or my scars because I knew there was nothing I could do about it.

But now that she mentioned it, I had no choice but to look so I could tell her to give up on trying to make them fade. The only part of my body they had to worry about was my face.

Reluctantly, I looked down at my hands.

There was a very ugly scar I got from the day my stepmother had launched a very hot metal spoon at me -that should be enough to convince Sara that my scars could not fade.

“Huh?” I let out a gasp as my eyes landed on the spot and I could barely make out the once-ugly lines that sat there.

I flipped my hand over and checked the other hand, maybe I checked the wrong hand in the first place -but to my surprise, it was the same.

There was no scar on my hand. I pulled the towel open and ran to stand in front of the mirror, to my surprise, my scars were gone.

There were still a few that didn’t go, but they were all fading. Some had completely vanished and those that remained didn’t have long.

“How did you do it?” I whispered.

She chuckled and came to stand behind me. “I injected you with a blend of the King’s blood. It will increase your immune system and stabilize your organs in preparation for the baby. Your scar tissue healing is just a bonus,” she explained.

I didn’t complete my formal education in school because my stepmother had convinced my father that it was a waste of his money and my time.

She promised to home-school me after that but I never learned more than two things in her tutoring. The rest were chores all day. I tried speaking to my father and that had been my mistake.

Everything stopped. I didn’t get tutored again nor did I return to school.

But the little education I got taught me that humans couldn’t regenerate… But Sara was able to do it using their King’s blood in my body.

“This is the last shot. You have the next few days to relax, okay?”

I picked up the strain in her voice and I could tell what it was. I had just four more days before their King came to me.

“Okay,” I said and walked to the bed.

I sat down and let her inject me with it. When she was done I slipped on the clothes Dawn had selected for more and waited.

“Is there something you need?” Sara asked as she got to the door.

I wanted to say no but then, I thought against it. I was going to be here for a while, so I had to start speaking more. I needed her help.

“Actually, Ummm… I wanted to ask you something…” I stuttered.

Sara returned to the bed and held my hand. She smiled at me, urging me to speak up. “You can ask me anything and if it is within my jurisdiction, consider it done…”

My cheeks felt heated and I started pulling at my fingers. “Ummm… How do I -find… How do I find favor in the King’s eyes?”

I squeezed my eyes shut, expecting her to scream or scold me at such audacity but she stayed quiet. I peeked one eye open and I saw that she was smiling.

“You don’t have to feel ashamed at all, you are a woman. It is only normal that you know things like this and understand them. Okay?”

I nodded at her response and she continued.

“So, tell me, why do you need to find favor in the King’s eyes?”

“I wanted to ask him to let me see my child before… Ummm… You know?” I whispered. I ended the statement there, not wanting to remind myself that I was going to die so early in the morning.

Sara’s mood dampened and she held my hands in hers. “Oh Avalyn, you are a very sweet girl. I am certain the King will not kill you and yes, you will find favor in his eyes. Just be you and show him your pure heart…”

That couldn’t be all. I had already thought of that. A man like their king needed something more…

“But… I don’t know how to satisfy a man?” I blurted out.

Sara smiled kindly at me and held my right cheek in her warm hand. “I will send you some books if you want. But you don’t have to worry your pretty head about that, okay?”

The door burst open and Dawn stepped in with a tray of food in her hands.

“Am I interrupting for a moment? Was I left out?” She shrieked and Sara laughed at her antics.

“No, you are not. And I am leaving. I have some patients in the clinic. Take care of our Avalyn, will you?” Sara said as she made her way to the door.

“You know I always do,” Dawn replied.

“Sara?” I called before she left the room. She turned back to me and I asked. “May I go out to the gardens outside my room sometimes?”

Sara looked at Dawn and then back at me. “I don’t know about that my dear. I will have to confirm with Greg.”

“Oh… Okay… Thank you,” I whispered.

“Wait a minute, does that mean we can’t go outside?!” Dawn asked with widened eyes.

“Dawn, you know the rules. Ask your brother,” Was Sara’s simple reply before she exited the room.

“Old people and their rules!” She kissed her tongue to her teeth and came to drop on the bed right after the food was placed on the bedside table.

“There is nothing wrong with you moving around the castle. You will turn pale if they keep you in here all day!” She hissed.

I touched her hand and she looked at me apologetically. “Dawn, you don’t have to worry. I am used to being indoors anyway. When Sara brings me the books, I will be more than fine…” I assured her.

“Wait, you love reading too?” She screeched and I nodded.

It was the only thing I could do and not get beaten up for it.

“That’s great! We have a very large state-of-the-art Library in the lower sections of the castle. I need to speak to my brother. If at all, they don’t want you to leave, you can always go to the library. You will love it there! Every answer you are looking for is in there!”

“Really?!” I asked as hope swam within me. But then the happiness dropped. “Will Mr. Greg let me out though?”

“Mr who?” Dawn asked and then as she figured out who I referred to that way, she burst out into laughter. “That is a perfect name for him! But do not let him hear you say that, he will get cranky!”

“You know what! I am going to talk to him right now, wait here for me… And make sure you don’t touch the chocolate pudding on that tray!” She warned playfully before skipping out of the room.

A smile lingered on my face as my eyes fell on the tray. I was heading to it when the door opened ever so lightly. I turned thinking it was Dawn but my blood went dry when I saw who it was.

Queen Luna.

“Hello, Avalyn…”