Addison took a shaky step back, her eyes darting between Maxwell and Levi.
"I-I need to go. I have some matters to attend to," she stammered.
Maxwell reached out for her, but even though she was panting and her body was aflame, Addison instinctively pulled away. She wasn't ready to face this whole fated mate situation. Not yet.
Before her father could respond through the link, Addison turned and ran.
Inside the medical facility, Zion groaned loudly, twisting in pain. "Ugh!" he cried out again, writhing on the examination table.
The Royal Beta, standing nearby, was utterly dumbfounded, his brain practically short-circuited. He couldn't tell if Zion was exaggerating to earn the Alpha King's sympathy, or if the King had hit him so hard that it caused actual neurological damage. Either way, he immediately stepped aside to let the medical staff do their work.
