Chapter 204: What’s Going On?
She asked it casually, but Talon could hear the curiosity beneath her voice. She wasn’t one to be left out of secrets.
His smile faltered just a little. The playful glint in his eyes dimmed as he leaned in slightly, lowering his voice. "Morvakar," he whispered.
Her smile disappeared, chased away by a ripple of dread that spread through her chest. "What...what’s going on?" she asked, quieter now.
Talon reached into his coat, revealing the whistle. "He needed me to give this to you," he said solemnly. "He says to blow on it whenever you are in trouble and he will be there."
Luna looked at the whistle. She didn’t reach for it.
"Seriously? What?" she said, her voice rising slightly. "Why is everyone treating me like glass? I have a vampire king protecting me, a werewolf king, a werewolf beta who is supposed to be beside his own alpha, and now the most feared sorcerer of all." Her hands were clenched at her sides now, though she hadn’t realized it. "I should be flattered, but this is just ridiculous."
Talon simply stood, watching her, his fingers still curled around the whistle. Her anger was frustration and maybe baby hormones.
Luna sighed, turning away as she moved toward the grand entrance of the castle.
"Since you are my closest guard, hang on to it." Her words floated over her shoulder, curt and decisive, before she strode out into the bright morning.
Outside, her armored convoy was already waiting. Luna’s guards bowed as she emerged, one of them rushing ahead to open the back door of her car, trimmed in royal insignia.
As she descended the steps, she called back to Talon, who followed her down at a respectful distance. "Did you find a job for our guest before you left on your errand?"
"Yes," he replied. "I assigned her to the royal guards’ kitchen."