When Luna Maria pushed open Cahir's door, the Alpha King was standing by the bed, shirtless in the morning light. The dark veins that had spread from the wolf's bane poison were almost completely gone.
"You're getting better." Maria walked in, sounding worried.
Cahir didn't turn around. "The poison's cleared out. I'll be completely healed soon."
Luna Maria looked relieved. "Good. I'm glad you're okay."
Cahir got along fine with his stepmother. She'd raised him after his mother died, after all. As Alpha King, he always showed her the respect she deserved.
"Cahir, I made you some tea." Maria poured him a cup herself.
It was her special blend, supposed to calm nerves and clear your head. Cahir had always liked it, especially when he got headaches.
Cahir took the cup and
