Chapter 52

While Lyra recovered, Beryl remained at the palace to take care of her. Like she had predicted, the tainted wolves’ DNA caused a lot of havoc in Lyra’s system. The first few days were hard for Lyra as she battled everything from a high fever to bodily aches and shivers. She also slept restlessly the first few nights, muttering in her sleep and having constant night terrors. Julian came to see Lyra every day, sometimes twice in a day, without fail. Beryl had never seen her cousin so concerned about anyone before. When he left after one of his visits after Lyra’s condition had improved a bit, Beryl finally decided to ask Lyra about their relationship. She thought there was something between them, but there was something in the way they interacted that suggested everything was not all rosy. Also, there was the fact that Julian was now engaged to Crystal, so Beryl wondered whether she had misread everything from the beginning. Julian was showing that he had a gentlemanly side to him, so wh