Chapter 103
Chapter 103 Why call you Corn?
CAS SANDRA
I smiled back at Erika. Even though my time back in Anemond had been nothing. short of turbulent and
dangerous, knowing she had my back meant the world to me. I felt relieved to finally be able to tell her
the truth. I didn’t have to sit with the guilt any longer.
Erika covered her mouth but didn’t manage to conceal her yawn. Her eyes started to appear a little
distant. She looked exhausted.
“I’m going to go to theb and get the medicine for you,” I said gently. “Why don’t youy down and try
to get some rest?”
I half-expected her to protest, but instead, she simply nodded and thenid. back down. I carefully
tucked her in, and within seconds, Erika nodded off. As I rose
feet and stared down at her, I wiped the stray tears from my cheeks.
to my
The maid meant more to me than just about anyone. I would do everything in my power to take care of
her injuries.
I carefully cleaned the blood off of myself and then slipped out of the chamber. I would grab the
necessary medicine for Erika and also pick up Finnick while I was there. My poor son was likely still
upset about the whole thing. I wasn’t sure how I was going to exin this all to him, but at least seeing
me would relieve a little bit of
his stress.
on.
When I reached theb, Finnick ran toward me at full speed while Lancel stared
‘Immy!” my son cried as he threw his little arms around me. “Oh, Mommy, is Aun Erika okay?”
“She’s going to be alright, honey,” I assured him, and then I carefully crouched down to his level and
rested my hand on his shoulder. “But I have to tell you… Aunt
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Chapter 103 Why call you Cora?
CAS SANDRA
I smiled back at Erika. Even though my time back in Anemond had been nothing short of turbulent and
dangerous, knowing she had my back meant the world to me. I felt relieved to finally be able to tell her
the truth. I didn’t have to sit with the guilt. any longer.
Erika covered her mouth but didn’t manage to conceal her yawn. Her eyes started to appear a little
distant. She looked exhausted.
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“I’m going to go to theb and get the medicine for you,” I said gently. “Why don’t youy down and try
to get some rest?”
I half-expected her to protest, but instead, she simply nodded and thenid back down. I carefully
tucked her in, and within seconds, Erika nodded off. As I rose
feet and stared down at her, I wiped the stray tears from my cheeks.
to my
The maid meant more to me than just about anyone. I would do everything in my power to take care of
her injuries.
I carefully cleaned the blood off of myself and then slipped out of the chamber. I would grab the
necessary medicine for Erika and also pick up Finnick while I was there. My poor son was likely still
upset about the whole thing. I wasn’t sure how I was going to exin this all to him, but at least seeing
me would relieve a little bit of
his stress.
on.
When I reached theb, Finnick ran toward me at full speed while Lancel stared
“I ommy!” my son cried as he threw his little arms around me. “Oh, Mommy, is Aur Erika okay?”
“She’s going to be alright, honey,” I assured him, and then I carefully crouched down to his level and
rested my hand on his shoulder. “But I have to tell you… Aunt
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Erika was hurt.”
Finnick’s gray eyes grew wide and his lip trembled.
“Did Marco’s mother and grandmother hurt her?” he asked quietly. “Oh, Mommy, how could they do
that to her?”
I considered my words carefully. I wasn’t about to traumatize Finnick any further or subject him to future
trouble by saying this wrong. I didn’t want him to beplicit or held responsible for my actions.
“People… people areplicated,” I exined. “I know things don’t make sense. right now. I promise
we’ll talk moreter. But I have to get some supplies so we can get Aunt Erika some medical treatment
right away.”
Finnick nodded.
“Everything is going to be alright,” I assured him. “I just need you to trust me. And when we get back to
the room, I’m going to need you to stay as quiet as possible. Aunt Erika is going to be staying with us
until she gets better, and she’s going to need all of the rest she can get. Can you do that for me?”
Finnick nodded again. “Of course, Mommy. I’ll help you look after Aunt Erika.”
I smiled and ran a hand through his dark hair. “That’s my boy. Thank you, Finnick
I rose to my feet and quickly rushed over to the supply cab. As I rooted through the salves and
medicines, I considered all of the possibilities. I needed to keep her wounds from getting infected or
else things could get quite ugly and painful.
Once I was done, I tucked them into my pack and then turned my attention to Becky and Lancel.
it.”
“Thank you for watching Finnick,” I addressed both of them. “I really appreciate
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“It was no trouble at all,” Becky assured me.
Lancel hesitated and then nced around. He took a step toward me.
“I had hoped Lord Kane would arrive in time,” he said vaguely.
I was immediately taken aback. I hadn’t expected that it was Lancel who’d asked for help from Asher’s
stepbrother.
“My apologies for not getting to the Alpha King,” he continued as he rolled his shoulders back. “The
king was busy interrogating the imposter in the dungeons and I didn’t want to bother him. The Alpha
King has been quite busytely…”
His voice trailed off and confusion swelled within me for a moment, and then I realized what he meant.
Lancel likely didn’t tell Asher because he knew that if the king had gotten word of this, there would have
been a huge fuss. The Alpha King was busy dealing with the imposter. Bothering him with business like
this right now likely wasn’t wise.
I knew that Lancel was just remaining loyal to Asher, so I smiled at him.
“Thank you,” I replied after a moment. “I understand. Luckily, Lord Kane arrived just in time. I really
appreciate his help. That being said… I think I need to bring this. up to the Alpha King anyway.
Otherwise, there’s no way to clear Erika’s name and prove that she’s innocent. She doesn’t deserve
the kind of trouble that’s being dealt
to her.”
Lancel didn’t reply, but I could tell by his expression that he understood.
I turned my attention back to Finnick. “Are you ready?”
*/hen he nodded, I took his hand in mine and smiled at Becky and Lancel. My as is ant waved at us,
and then we left the room and headed back up the stairs.
“Remember what I said,” I reminded my son as we got closer to the hallway. “We need to stay quiet,
okay?”
“Yes, Mommy,” Finnick replied quietly. “I promise I’ll be quiet.”
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“Thank you,” I said.
When we reached the room, I turned the kn ob as gingerly as possible, and when I opened the door, I
was relieved to see that Erika was still asleep. I was d she was able to get some rest and that no
one had disturbed her in my absence.
After the door was closed behind us, I turned to Finnick and held my finger up to my lips. Finnick
understood at once and nodded. He nced over at Erika and after a second of studying her, he slowly
walked over to his toy box.
As he upied himself with his favorite stuffed bear, I got to work and began.
to dress Erika wounds
I carefully applied the salve to her back and used as light of a touch as possible to keep from disturbing
her.
As I worked the medicine into her tender skin, I considered Margaret’sst words to me. She’d clearly
issued a warning- one meant for me, not Erika. I’d underestimated Asher’s stepmother and Adalyn.
They were far more dangerous than I’d expected and I needed to stay on alert. The two women clearly
had more up their sleeves and it was only a matter of time before they tried to hurt someone close to
me again.
I had to figure out a way to better protect Erika and Finnick. If anything were to happen to them, I had
no idea what I would do.
Just as I finished wrapping up her wounds and zipped up the back of her dress, Erika began to stir.
“Cora?” she uttered in a low voice. “Cora, are you back?”
nough her volume was quiet, it was crystal clear in this quiet room. A lump. ferd in my throat and my
eyes immediately darted over to Finnick.
he lifted his head away from his stuffed bear and turned to face me. His expression was confused.
“Mommy?” he asked. “Why did Aunt Erika call you Cora?”
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