When they got back to the palace, the first person they encountered was Alpha Johnathon. He’d been pacing the entrance and looked relieved to see Nick in perfectly good health. If he found it odd that Janet’s scent was all over the King, the older alpha didn’t give it away, merely embracing his son in relief. He then turned to do the same to Janet, and Janet found herself returning the hug.
“Thank the goddess you both are all right,” Alpha Johnathon whispered into Janet’s hair. Janet returned the hug, feeling comfort in Johnathon's fatherly concern. It was novel for her yet something she was beggining to get used too. The man cared for her as if she were his own daughter. Alpha Johnathon pulled back from Janet after giving her a prolonged hug to look at Nick anxiously. “The monks sent me
