Chapter 83. An Injured King
Prince Vincent
Being disturbed by the commotion inside the palace is a good thing, before I could do something to the girl that I might regret. Now I can feel my father's presence in the air, he's here! The warriors and the Alpha King must have finished fighting the rogues.
My body froze for a few seconds before I finally decided to put on something decent to wear and see what's going on. The fight in town must have been over and the warrior wolves are home. I took a clean grey shirt and put it on top of my dark jeans.
But before I open the door of my room to get out, my eyes gaze back towards the bed once more. Looking at the sleeping figure of a girl that made my heart flutter for the first time in my life. I took a deep breath in and gritted my teeth, this is not the time to feel a stupid crush over some random human girl. However, deep inside of me a voice is telling she's no ordinary girl. My own father wants her to be protected.
I opened the door and walk outside of my room, hearing the call of Maleficus in the mind link.
"Prince Vincent, in the Alpha King's room now! Hurry!"
My brows furrowed in a deep frown. "What is making you frantic Maleficus? Alright, I'm there in a sec!"
"You will know when you got here."
He sounds troubled and it rarely happens to the calm and collected old man. I thought maybe one of the warriors is hurt, but why are they in my father's room? Could it be that my father, the great Alpha King is injured? No! That's not possible, I shook my head in disagreement.
My legs speed up my strides and took the quickest way to get to the Alpha Kings chambers. My father should not get hurt! He is the strongest wolf I have ever known.
"Good evening your majesty!"
Two of the warrior guards outside the chambers greeted me with their heads down as a sign of respect when I reached the place.
"What happened?!"
The wolves did not have the time to answer when the big door suddenly opened and Maleficus came out smiling. Different from the voice I heard over the mind link, but his eyes shows something else.
"Don't worry too much your majesty, lower your voice or everyone in the palace can hear it and feel concerned."
My eyes widened in surprise, it wasn't my intention to shout. I guess I am not aware of my sudden reaction.
"Alright, I should see for myself."
I moved past the guards with Malificus and get inside of the biggest room in the Palace.
My sight immediately caught my father sitting on top of the huge bed. The pack doctor checking on his pulse. When our eyes meet, my father grab his hand away from the doctor and cleared his throat.
"Oh! Good evening your majesty."
The doctor greeted me bending sideways to look at my face, a little bit surprise from the sudden reaction of my father who grab his hands away from him quickly. "Evening doc!"
I knew the old man, but I rarely see him around the Palace due to Maleficus coming to my aid everytime I have physical issues. Why is it him assisting my father tonight? Or is it already morning time. The dawn is already breaking to the thick glass in my father's room.
"Vincent, what is making you so anxious? I can hear your voice shouting outside the door and your heartbeat so loud it's a pain in my ears!"
My father flinched when he stood up from bed and hold hands with the girl standing beside him. My brows furrowed deeply. What is she doing here at this time of day? Or did she sleep here? My nose wrinkled when I realized her scent mixed with my father's inside the big room.
"Your majesty my King, I am leaving now. Your health is absolutely fine and the wound at your back is already healing."
"Alright Damien, you get some rest and thank you for the service you rendered this early morning."
"My pleasure your majesty."
The good doctor smiled and bid goodbye to Maleficus who had his eyes set on my father's body. After he left the girl looked at me before speaking to my father.
"Are you sure you are ok? Can I get you something to drink or perhaps to eat."
My father smiled that kind of smile that I rarely see, but for this young she wolf he always does.
"I am alright but yeah you can help us by telling the Palace maids to prepare some tea for me and the people here. Beta Derek will also be coming to talk to me soon."
She nodded her head and walk out of the room. My father turned to me and wave his hand to tell us to sit at the couch on the other side of the place. I can see the big picture of my father and my mother hanged in the bedroom wall.
It was a wedding picture, the one they took when I am still not around. My mother is so beautiful in a white wedding dress, I wonder if it is alright with the young wolf girl now looking at this pictures and paintings of my father and mother together.
"Your majesty, I think we can start your real treatment now!"
My legs halted before sitting down in the couch. My father flinched and sat back down in the bed. Him and Maleficus did not follow me in the couch however I can hear every word from them.
"That is not necessary Maleficus, did you not hear what the doctor said? I am alright and my body is already healing."
"Your majesty! We both know that your insides tells different, we need to get the poison out of your system before it corrupts your lungs and internal organs."
I jerked up from the couch. "What!? Who poisoned my father Maleficus? What the hell is wrong with you father?"
I took a stride and stood in front of them. My father gritted his teeth and look away but then he covered his mouth and started coughing. He turned his back away from me, Maleficus quickly go to his aid and rub his hand behind his back.
"This is not good your majesty, I don't have the antidote against wolf's bane right now."
"Wolf's bane?! Who used wolf's bane against you father? I thought the plant is extinct!"
I growled in resentment, how did the rogues get their hands over a poisonous plants that could kill a wolf. The enemies are getting tricky everytime we faced with them. My father is immune to silver bullets and sword but not to a deadly poison.
"That is acquired by the enemies your Majesty and right now the Alpha King, your father needs your help."
"I am alright Maleficus! Stop saying nonsense and let us talk about the meeting with the Mayor tomorrow."
Maleficus cleared his throat and stayed silent for a little while. "We can have the meeting with Mister and Misses Snipes at six pm in the evening tomorrow but right now we need to prioritize your healing my King."
They both looked at each other before looking at my way.
"That's a good idea Maleficus."
I mumbled nodding my head in agreement thinking that the old man has a secret remedy to cure my father.
"That might not be possible Maleficus, Vincent needs more time before he can cure another Alpha."
My father's statement did something to my still emotion.
"Your majesty, I think your son can make it! Look at him and listen to his heart. There is no trace of injury left from the fractured ribs that you gave him. He is stronger than you think, Prince Vincent has the blood of an Alpha King. The same as you your majesty.
My hand promptly touch my stomach and feel how hard it is like normal and my heart beating rapidly like nothing happened. I can feel my own strength being double. It's great!
"What can I do to help my father Maleficus? Please tell me."
If I am the cure to his pain, then I am more than willing to help my father recover from it. We might not agree on few things and have our little argument sometimes but we have the same purpose in this wolf life.
"It's quite easy my dear Prince."
My father began coughing again as Maleficus gives me the instruction on how to help him. He has no time to argue, people in the Palace cannot know about his situation and spread rumors of the Alpha King being weakened and injured. Or it would cause a great danger to the pack.
More wolves wanted to have our Palace and mostly the rogues are envious of our wealth as well as the strong bloodline. The bloodline of the Alpha Kings.