Delilah shifted uneasily, her eyes darting toward me. She wanted to speak but thought better of it. For once, she understood that her silence might keep her alive.
The doctor sighed, shaking his head like a disappointed teacher. “Emotions don’t heal, Your Majesty. Facts do and if you refuse to act, the girl’s condition will worsen. The witch’s blood must be neutralized.”
He didn’t understand what he was suggesting or maybe he did. If we try to remove the witch’s essence from Myra, it meant stripping her of everything Adeline had given her.
Adam growled from the depths of my chest. They insult our mate.
I clenched my fists to silence him.
“She’s not here to defend herself, Adam snarled. Then defend her yourself”
I inhaled slowly through my nose, forcing my breathing to steady. “You
