CHAPTER 16
AVA’S POV
*Wolfsbane ash.* The very words felt like a death sentence, vibrating through the mate bond until my own chest ached with the force of Draken's suppressed anger. The sudden realization that someone had stood over my unconscious or resting form, pouring poison onto the linen bandages meant to heal me, made my stomach turn.
“Draken,” I whispered, the pressure of his aura forcing me back against the chair. “The matrons... the lower servants... anyone could have walked into the royal wing while I was in the lower vaults.” I had been with Maya ever since the training began. She wouldn't do such thing even though I knew better not to trust anyone.
“No,” he growled, He stood up his huge body casting a shadow across the rug. “The royal suite is guarded by the Elite Vangu
