Chapter 32

Netya’s broken nose took longer to heal than she would have liked, and she quickly grew restless. Adel’s herbs were very strong, and they turned her waking moments into a hazy experience that left her tired and confused.

After a few days she stopped taking them, finding that the pain and swelling had subsided enough for her to cope with it on her own. Once her woman’s time had ended for the month she was eager to return to her duties in the alpha’s bed, but much to her disappointment he insisted that she rest and recover properly.

“Is it my face?” she asked Fern as they bathed together one morning, touching her bruised eye gingerly as she examined her reflection in the water. “I cannot look very pleasing to him right now.”

“You will heal soon. The alpha is only worried about you, I am sure. He must have been, to punish Vaya as he did.”

Netya cringed. “I did not want to cause such trouble.”

“Oh, Vaya deserved it! She is too proud for her own good.”