CHAPTER 52: I MISJUDGED YOU
VENUS:
I knocked, stepped quietly into Maxine’s chambers and glanced at him as he lay quietly on his bed. The air was warmer this morning and the tension from last night was gone.
But I was a bit nervous and I couldn't tell why. I approached his bed and noticed that he was awake.
“Good morning, Alpha,” I greeted with a bow.
Propped against the headboard, Maxine’s eyes followed my every movement as I tried to retrieve the stone bowl from a drawer.
The seer was no longer in Maxine's room but I knew where he kept the items needed to treat the Alpha.
The hollowness that clouded Maxine's gaze yesterday had faded. His color had returned slightly, and though he still looked pale, he didn’t appear to be hanging on by a thread anymore.
"You're early," he said,
