Lord Maximus' POV
“Mama,” I heard Malik murmuring in his sleep.
He must be having a bad dream. I stood up from the chair and walked over to the bed.
I don't know why I'm sitting here looking at the boy. It's just a feeling I can't explain.
“Mama,” the pup kept on murmuring in his sleep.
I didn't really know the feeling of one being close to his mother, but since I have this pup in my palace, I felt that there was a deep connection between them.
I placed my hand on his head and realized his temperature was okay. That was surprisingly a relief to me. I released a breath I didn't know I was holding. Why was I affected by this boy so much? I'm not one who gets so close with pups, but this pup, it was as if he was calling me to come even without him talking.
“Malik,” I called out his nam
