driving him insane.
“I intend to get those answers.” He stood and headed to his mother’s room. Hopefully she would be awake and not in too much pain.
Liv grabbed his arm before he entered the room. “There is something else you should know. The poison was being ingested in the tea. That’s why a couple hours after she drank it, she was worse. She hasn’t had any tea since this morning.”
“Okay, what are you saying?” Karel didn’t understand. He wasn’t familiar with this arsenic poison to know what this meant.
“The poison takes a few days to clear out of a human’s systems,” Liv patiently explained.
Karel turned and hugged her tightly. “Shifters aren’t like humans. We heal much quicker. If it takes you a few days then it shouldn’t take us long at all. She could already be healing.”
Liv laughed. “That would explain why Tiana was upping the tea to twice a day. The poison wasn’t working with her shifter metabolism like it would on me. She had to increase the dosage and frequency for it to have the same effect.”
“By tomorrow then, she should have rid herself of all the poison.” Karel smiled and grabbed Liv for a bear hug.
“Yes, it sounds like it. She is still going to be weak, because she hasn’t had much food for a while now, but she is going to get better.”
“You know what this means don’t you?” Karel said with an impish smile.
“No, what?”
“She will be here to see her grandchildren and maybe even her great-grandchildren.”
Liv smacked him. “Do you mind? I am not even pregnant yet, and you’re already having my babies have babies.”
“Are you two going to stand outside my room all night, or come in and visit me?” Keliana’s weak voice called out.
Karel laughed in delight at the blush that crawled up Liv’s neck and face. “What is that all about? Why are you blushing?”
“She heard us talking about making babies,” Liv whispered quietly.
Karel smiled and pulled her into the room after him. “How are you feeling, Aayi?”
“Now that you are here, with your beautiful mate, how could I be anything but fantastic.” Keliana reached a hand out and tugged Liv closer. “Come, sit next to me, my darling.”
Karel grunted and pulled a chair close to her bedside so he could be near both women. “Have you replaced me already, Aayi? I am your only son, after all.”
Keliana’s musical laughter filled the room, bringing smiles to their faces. “That may be true, my son, but as I heard you say a moment ago, she is the one giving me grandbabies and great-grandbabies.”
“Aayi, stop teasing Liv. Look at her. She is turning as red as the leaves in spring.“ Karel leaned over and gripped his mother's hand. “How are you feeling tonight?” He wasn’t sure how much she heard while they were in the hallway talking, but he knew either way, he would have to fill her in on the details.
“I am actually feeling better. A bit tired and weak, but my stomach hurts less than it did earlier.” Keliana looked between Liv and Karel. “What are you two not telling me? I’m a mother; I can sense these things, you know.”
Karel sighed, he should have known, in all the years growing up here, he never could get away with anything. Even when he went to live at the castle, she could read it in his voice and facial expressions. “We have some questions about Tiana and how she came to help you.”
“I was talking to Bella one day checking in on you and how she was doing with the baby. We got to discussing her life on earth. I know so little about it, and to be frank, I had never been that curious. She said some things that had me wondering though. She offered to send me some books Alyx had in the library so I could read and pass the time.” Keliana paused and narrowed her eyes. “What is this all about. Why are you asking?”
“I promise we will explain everything, Mrs. Yahgar, but can you please tell
“I intend to get those answers.” He stood and headed to his mother’s room. Hopefully she would be awake and not in too much pain.
Liv grabbed his arm before he entered the room. “There is something else you should know. The poison was being ingested in the tea. That’s why a couple hours after she drank it, she was worse. She hasn’t had any tea since this morning.”
“Okay, what are you saying?” Karel didn’t understand. He wasn’t familiar with this arsenic poison to know what this meant.
“The poison takes a few days to clear out of a human’s systems,” Liv patiently explained.
Karel turned and hugged her tightly. “Shifters aren’t like humans. We heal much quicker. If it takes you a few days then it shouldn’t take us long at all. She could already be healing.”
Liv laughed. “That would explain why Tiana was upping the tea to twice a day. The poison wasn’t working with her shifter metabolism like it would on me. She had to increase the dosage and frequency for it to have the same effect.”
“By tomorrow then, she should have rid herself of all the poison.” Karel smiled and grabbed Liv for a bear hug.
“Yes, it sounds like it. She is still going to be weak, because she hasn’t had much food for a while now, but she is going to get better.”
“You know what this means don’t you?” Karel said with an impish smile.
“No, what?”
“She will be here to see her grandchildren and maybe even her great-grandchildren.”
Liv smacked him. “Do you mind? I am not even pregnant yet, and you’re already having my babies have babies.”
“Are you two going to stand outside my room all night, or come in and visit me?” Keliana’s weak voice called out.
Karel laughed in delight at the blush that crawled up Liv’s neck and face. “What is that all about? Why are you blushing?”
“She heard us talking about making babies,” Liv whispered quietly.
Karel smiled and pulled her into the room after him. “How are you feeling, Aayi?”
“Now that you are here, with your beautiful mate, how could I be anything but fantastic.” Keliana reached a hand out and tugged Liv closer. “Come, sit next to me, my darling.”
Karel grunted and pulled a chair close to her bedside so he could be near both women. “Have you replaced me already, Aayi? I am your only son, after all.”
Keliana’s musical laughter filled the room, bringing smiles to their faces. “That may be true, my son, but as I heard you say a moment ago, she is the one giving me grandbabies and great-grandbabies.”
“Aayi, stop teasing Liv. Look at her. She is turning as red as the leaves in spring.“ Karel leaned over and gripped his mother's hand. “How are you feeling tonight?” He wasn’t sure how much she heard while they were in the hallway talking, but he knew either way, he would have to fill her in on the details.
“I am actually feeling better. A bit tired and weak, but my stomach hurts less than it did earlier.” Keliana looked between Liv and Karel. “What are you two not telling me? I’m a mother; I can sense these things, you know.”
Karel sighed, he should have known, in all the years growing up here, he never could get away with anything. Even when he went to live at the castle, she could read it in his voice and facial expressions. “We have some questions about Tiana and how she came to help you.”
“I was talking to Bella one day checking in on you and how she was doing with the baby. We got to discussing her life on earth. I know so little about it, and to be frank, I had never been that curious. She said some things that had me wondering though. She offered to send me some books Alyx had in the library so I could read and pass the time.” Keliana paused and narrowed her eyes. “What is this all about. Why are you asking?”
“I promise we will explain everything, Mrs. Yahgar, but can you please tell
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