Chapter 249: A pretty worm
"Fox King? What are you doing here?’’ Lyra asked while getting up from the ground. But it seemed like her words failed to reach Xavier’s ears. Instead of answering her, he stepped towards her before holding her chin up to meet his eyes.
"Who did this?’’ Xavier felt like he would explode at any moment. The glaring red mark on her cheek looked painful even for him who was just staring at it. She was a female and with this injury, it was normal for her to cry.
So he concluded this as the reason for her crying. His thumb gently caressed her bruised cheek making her flinch, "Is it hurting a lot?’’ he asked while gazing at her eyes.
Lyra just stared back at him not really understanding her current situation. The fox king was looking at her as though...she was something so precious. His grip on her chin too was very light and gentle. But this was weird. Why was he doing this to her? And this thought was enough for to start to move away from him. She tried to remove her face from his hold but gasped when she felt his arm encircle her waist. Unlike on her face, his grip on her waist was tight and firm.
"Stop wriggling like a worm," Xavier said making her eyes widen.
"Worm?’’
"A Pretty worm" he repeated making her frown. A warm light started to fall on her injured cheek as he added, "Don’t move, I’m trying to heal you"
That made Lyra halt. She looked at him while blinking her eyes, "Are you really going to heal me?’’
"Yes, I will, so close your chatty little mouth. I can’t concentrate if you keep on talking" harsh words came out of his mouth. The injury on her cheek was bugging him like anything. He wanted to get rid of it as soon as possible. He was sure that it must have been hurting for her to talk.