Chapter 76 Before Micah could close the door behind himself, trying to lock him out of this guest bedroom, Arthur caught a glimpse of Abbyâs face. And it was really haggard.
The girl looked like she was on the death bed!
âShe is so weak, Micah had to summon healers back from the palace!â
How did the Moon Goddess bestow his son with such a fragile mate?
The disappointment that flooded the former kingâs heart was unfathomable, imagining a queen as weak and timid as Abby ruling this kingdom along with his son, who had long forgotten how it would feel to be weak in any situation.
They were polar opposites with nothing in common, and she couldnât bring him any benefits whatsoever.
She wasnât just a burden, she was a dead weight on Micahâs shoulders.
So when Micah told him off about himself interfering with Abbyâs matters, Arthur felt even more furious as he lost his composure.
âDo you even understand how you are talking to your father?â He hollered at the King in his anger.
They were in a corridor opposite from the wing Abby was being treated right now, while the guards left to give them space.
However, Micah couldnât care less.
âI do. That is why Iâm being polite enough,â the King shot back.
Arthur could understand what Micah meant by that. If it had been someone else, Micah would have let his claws do the talking for constantly pressuring himself to leave his destined mate.
But it wasnât like the former king didnât know or understand how important a destined mate was to one.
The problem here was; Micah had certain responsibilities and he would need someone who could share his burden, not add to his plate.
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A Chapter 76 And adding to his plate was what Abby had been doing from the moment she came into his life!
âYou understand nothing! Just open your eyes and look at her. She isnât suitable for you,â Arthur couldnât help but exclaim when his son remained adamant on deceiving himself to choose Abby blindly just because she was his mate. âIt isnât too late to reject her, you havenât even marked her yet, right? Deep down, you too knew she wasnât even strong enough to go through the marking process!â
Arthur hit the nail on the head, but he was wrong about one thing.
âI have already marked her.â The King chose this moment to reveal it. âAnd she is going to be my queen, whether you approve or not.â
âYou did what?â Arthur was visibly shocked, but then he recovered quite quickly as he shot back. âThat is why she is lying in there? Falling beyond sick?â
Hearing this, Micah couldnât help but clench his fists. However, he didnât try to correct him. Instead he kept silent, letting him come up with his own stories.
On the other hand, Arthur couldnât believe his son. How could he still indulge Abby when it was as clear as a day that she wasnât suitable for him?
He even mobilized palace healers for her this time, he couldnât imagine what else he would do for her!
Was he going to make people babysit her for their entire life?
Micah could hear the wheels turning in his fatherâs head, he was over worrying right now. But he still didnât make things clear with him.
In fact, he wanted to anger Arthur so much, his father would just up and return to the palace.
Apart from not wanting to move Abby around too much while she was hurting so much, as it would take more than two days to reach the capital city from the Red River pack, Micah didnât want people from the palace to know how weak Abby was right now.
Not because they would view her as someone weak, but because he didnât want any kind of information to reach Calpin.
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Moreover, once his further found we allow the rogues and Calpin, he would want to get inredved, which would only derail his own plane He couldnât afford to let that happen.
âIt isnât as bad as it looks. I only called Nadia here, so that Abby could recover soon and we can get back early, Micah brushed Arthur off again.
âNot as bad as it looks? Then why did you stop me from greeting her?â Arthur jabbed, clearly not believing his son.
âI just donât want you to disturb her,â Micah dismissed his father again. âIt is a wasted trip for you, you should leave.â
After saying his peace, Micah mindlinked a royal warrior nearby to arrange for his father to return to the palace.
âIâve made arrangements, the carriage will be ready in fifteen minutes.â Saying this, the King gestured for the former king to leave.
In the next second, Arthur could see a warrior rushing toward them to escort him outside.
Arthur wanted to tell Micah that he would go nowhere until he found out why Abby couldnât heal his mark.
However, the King didnât give him that chance as he started walking away first, but not before throwing a parting sentence over his shoulder.
âDonât think about any detours. And, Safe journey!â
Arthur could only grit his teeth in frustration, watching Micahâs back that disappeared around the corner.
âThe situation doesnât look so good,â Nadia, the palaceâs head healer, couldnât help but point out the moment she noticed the raw bite mark on Abbyâs neck.
Even though it was clear that it looked like a wound that was several days old, it 3/7 111 10:49 Sat, 23 Mar Chapter 76 still didnât start to close. If anything, it looked like it was actually getting worse.
It was swollen so much, she couldnât tell what caused the wound.
Moreover, the other wounds on her body only made it seem like the girl had rolled down a mountain.
âWhat actually happened?â She couldnât help but ask when the girl looked like she would lose her life any moment now. âHow did she end up like this?â
Nadiaâs voice broke at the end as she hurriedly checked on the girl, who was now lying motionless on the bed.
The witch then gave her a brief rundown on the events that unfolded ten days ago, however, she didnât reveal too much.
Even though Nadia could make use of all those details for Abbyâs treatment, she didnât think it was necessary to tell her everything.
Moreover, it wasnât even her story to tell, while the King disappeared with the former king leaving his mate in her care.
On the other hand, Nadia couldnât believe her ears when Mirella said how they were attacked by a dark magic user.
âHe used rogues to lure the King, and attacked Abby the moment he found a chance,â the witch passed Abbyâs burn wounds as Calpinâs doing while Alyssa and Gloria, who didnât know the inside story couldnât discredit her.
âThe King had to mark her in order to break the spell Calpin cast on her,â Mirella said, making up yet another backstory for the forceful mark on the girlâs neck, making the head healer gasp.
âHe marked her forcefully?â Nadia repeated as she took a closer look at the gaping yet gory wound on Abbyâs neck.
âYes, it just wonât heal on top of all those burn wounds,â Mirella finished, before turning to look at Abby.
Even though Mirella managed to put her to sleep two days back, just so Abby could avoid enduring all the pain, it was only turned out to be half successful as the girl kept sweating profusely at times as if her body fighting Micahâs mark because of the immense pain it continued to inflict on her body.
4/7 Chapter 76 Meanwhile, the wounds she got from being burned by her own fire werenât to be taken lightly at all, as the girl wouldnât respond to any kind of treatment.
Be it Gloriaâs healing power or Mirellaâs fire magic, they had no effect on her.
Their efforts werenât sufficient to alleviate the pain caused by the forceful mark Micah gave her, while the burn wounds only weakened her further until she couldnât even regain consciousness without feeling like her life was being sucked right out of her.
On the other hand, the more details she heard, the harder Nadiaâs heart thumped as she couldnât even imagine what the girl had gone through.
âIâll try to close the wound first,â she said, as she cast her white healing light on Abbyâs neck.
Her heart ached for Abby as she remembered how the girl had suffered severe burn wounds at a tender age of nine, which scarred her back pretty badly.
That scar, which started from her neck, spanning over her left shoulder and covering most of her back, left Nadia gobsmacked the first time she saw it.
Now she was involved in another fire, which turned her so weak, even the smallest scratch didnât heal even though it had been ten days since the incident.
Nadia swore she wouldnât let any more of Abbyâs skin scar this time.
Only she didnât expect to find it impossible to help close the wound on Abbyâs neck.
She tried a second, third and fourth time, but the wound would just not close.
âHow is this possible?!â Nadia was shocked.
Seeing this, Mirella fell into a deep thought. âMaybe because her system didnât realize it was a mark from the King at all.â
Hearing this, the head healer felt it was possible. Abby was just concentrating on pain right now. So she didnât realize Micah had marked her, so her body didnât accept it yet.
Moreover, because of excessive pain, Abby couldnât even regain her bearings completely.
âLetâs focus on reducing her pain first,â Gloria said, as she gestured for Mirella to come closer as well. âWe will all cast our powers at once, it may have a positive effect.â
With Nadiaâs aid, this time they were able to alleviate Abbyâs pain considerably, and immediately the girl stopped frowning in her sleep.
âThis is at least some progress,â Alyssa couldnât help but blurt out.
And it was indeed progress, because Mirella didnât have to make Abby stay unconscious with her fire magic anymore.
Even though they didnât completely remove her pain, at least it would be at a level that Abby could endure in the state she was in right now.
And it would only be a matter of time before she would wake up!
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After Micah left him in the corridor, warning him to leave, Arthur didnât readily follow his sonâs arrangements.
Instead, he silenced the warrior that came to pick him up with his authority and made the same guard call Alpha Samuel over right away.
So here was the Alpha, standing in front of the former king with this troubled expression on his face, not knowing how to answer his questions.
âI donât really know anything,â Alpha Samuel said, choosing to lie completely.
He didnât really understand why the King chose to keep Arthur in the dark about the rogues, until he came to him and asked him how Abby ended up in this situation.
But, he knew it wasnât his place to talk about the future queen. He wasnât the type of person to gossip either.
Only the former king wasnât ready to let go of the matter no matter what.
So after Arthur asked him for a third time, Alpha Samuel couldnât reject him anymore and told him everything that he knew.
âShe had a power back lash while trying to save the King...â
However, Arthur stopped him before he could continue. âHer power back lashed? How?â
âI donât know how things work with magic users,â Alpha Samuel said, genuinely unsure of it.
âMagic user? Abby is a magic user?â Arthurâs voice was a mirror of genuine surprise, but then his expression turned even sour.
Witches were rare in this kingdom for a reason.
They werenât welcomed here. At all!