บท 72: Chapter 72

#Chapter 72 Nuisance

Dylan

When I returned, I expected Patara to be happy to see me. I had been gone for days dealing with a few problems with the newly incorporated lands and surveying the borders. With any luck, I could convince Erik to take Ethan out for a few hours and pull Patara back into bed to take my time with her, but that wasn’t what happened.

I entered the dining room and found her with Ethan, feeding him quietly. Her eyes drifted up to meet mine before she turned away from me.

“Welcome back,” she said softly.

What kind of greeting was that? I was about to ask when I caught a scent in the air that I wasn’t unfamiliar with but also wasn’t exactly friendly. What had happened? What the hell was Erik doing letting some stranger into my house? I turned and went looking for Erik who looked pissed off.

“Whose scent is that?”

He looked at me with a mocking and almost accusing glance, “The tiger princess.”