AUDREY
I ran my round the next morning. Cleaning the kitchen was the hardest part of my work. The cooks purposely spilled batter so I would work extra. I had managed to dodge the King after our encounter at the healer's place. The training was becoming intense, maybe the Alpha King will not have time for me anymore. But as I went around my duties that morning, I overheard some talk from the servants.
I noticed they whispered when I passed and that they quickly avert their eyes when I looked up at them. What was going on? I walked to the kitchen, ignoring them until I overheard two servants discussing it and I eavesdropped. What have I done again? Am I in trouble because Malik carried me in his arms to the healer's place? Was Malik in any trouble?
"It can't be true. Did the Alpha Kin
