I Paid for a Male Escort, Turns out He’s the Lycan King Novel - Chapter 169

KAT

“What do you mean, Father? You’re stronger than he is.”

Although looking at him now, I knew that wasn’t true. My father could barely push himself back up to his chair, his movements slow and strained, as if effort alone cost him precious strength.

My voice echoed too loudly in the stillness, and Mother stirred on the bed. I moved to her side quickly, dread pooling in my stomach, and shock rippled through me. I’d thought Father was bad, but Mother was much worse. Her skin was almost the colour of her silky white sheets. Her hair was dry and lifeless, framing her almost skeletal face.

How had she got like this so quickly?