Lora, Noah and Skylar were playing a game as i laid on Skylar trying to sleep. We had given the visiting alpha a room and then came here to have our game night. Of course, it was more for the other three. Occasionally i joined in but i was really tired and it was a struggle for me to stay awake. However, i wouldn't say anything since the three seemed to be having fun. However my third in command, Jarron eould say something. Especially now that he was walking into the room. His eyes landed on me instantly and he gave me a look.
"You look exhausted Andrew." He said. My eyes widened as the other three looked at me.
"I'm not. I feel fine." I said quickly.
"No, Jarron has a point. You look tired." Lora said.
"Yeah. You have been sleeping right?" Noah asked.
"I said I'm fine. I swear to you that i am." I said.
"Cut the crap Andrew. You're tired aren't you? You've been losing sleep." Skylar.
"I said that I'm fine." I growled before standing and walking out of the room. I went straight to my parent's room and was lucky to find my mom and dad in there. My mom was hanging a few things up while my dad laid on the couch in their room.
"Andrew, you look tired. Have you been sleeping properly?" My mom asked. I grunted and went to their bed and flopped, face first on it.
"Is it normal to lose sleep when you know your mate is being threatened?" I asked. Of course it was muffled since my face was pressed into the mattress.
"Of course it is. Is it still the thing with your grandmother?" My father asked.
"Yeah." I muttered as i rolled to my back.
"Look Andrew, your grandmother can be sent back to her house. You have the authority to do that. It will put you and your wolf at ease again." My mother said.
"Yeah but i can't keep grandmother in the same room as me lomg enough to do that." I said and closed my eyes.
"So ask for help." My mom said. I hummed but began to feel myself be pulled into a deep sleep. I welcomed it, in desperate need of it.
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Noah's POV
Skylar, Lora, Jarron and I all began our walk to look for the white haired prince. Of course i knew my best friend was loosing sleep. The bags under his eyes were extremely dark and looked unhealthy. And i knew he had gone to his parents room. It would be the last place anyone would check. Except me of course.
"I had a feeling you would come looking for him. There's a slight problem though." His dad said as he let us in before i knocked.
"What's the problem?" I asked.
"His body pulled him into a deep sleep. He's lost too much that his body just shut down. There's no telling how long he will be asleep." His mom said.
"Why has he been losing sleep?" Skylar asked.
"Him and his wolf are worried about you. Ever since his grandmother put you in the hospital, him and is wolf have been on edge. He has been losing sleep in order to make sure you were safe." His father said.
"Couldn't he just kick her out of the castle?" I asked.
"She leaves the room faster than he can get the words out. His father id going to have to do it for him." My best friend's mom said. I looked at my best friend who's body was sprawled out over his parent's bed. His white hair was a mess and he looked extremely relaxed. I got flashbacks from when he first came home. His body did something similar to this. I was glad he was finally sleeping, but of course it was because his body couldn't take it anymore.
"Jarron, help me move the dumbass." I said. We both grabbed the sleeping boy and thanked his parents before heading to his room with Skylar next to us.
"He'll be alright....right?" She asked.
"Oh yeah. He should be awake sometime soon. A doctor could give us a for sure answer on when he will be awake." Jarron said.
"Already contacted one. He'll meet us at the room." Lora said. We got him laid down on his bed as the doctor walked in.
"So the prince has been losing sleep enough for this to happen. Well, he may be asleep for a couple days. No longer than a week though." The doctor said.
"That seems so long though." I said.
"I know but he needs it. I could wake him up but he'd have to do nothing but rest in bed. His body is too weak to lose any more sleep." The doctor said. We all nodded and with that, he left. We all stood around a minute before Jarron spoke.
"Did you guys notice it before i said something earlier?" He asked. Both Skylar and i nodded.
"He's usually asleep before me but he would still be awake when i went to sleep. Him being awake before wasn't anything new though." Skylar pointed out.
"He'd show up to training with coffee or some kind of energy drink in his hand. He never did that before. That and his temper had been pretty short lately." I added.
"How so?" Lora asked.
"He is one of the most laid back people you will ever meet. He's patient too. Clearly since it took him basically ten years to get back home after he was taken. My point is he rarely looses his cool and he has been lately." I said. The door opened and in walked his grandmother. I was quick to pull Skylar to me since Andrew wasn't in any condition to do it.
"So it is true. The boy's body did put him in a deep sleep." She said and turned to face Skylar.
"Maybe you should've rejected him. I mean, you were the cause of it." She added.
"You have no right to speak to her that way. She was not the cause. You were the cause. You were threatening his mate." I said.
"And who's to say I've stopped?" His grandmother asked. She pulled out a knife and threw it towards Skylar. I yanked her out of the way and behind me, the knife just barely cutting her skin.
"As the king i want you to go back to your house. I cannot allow a wolf in the castle that is a threat to the future queen." His father said. She had no choice but to leave. She looked at the man in shock.
"You're kicking me out?" She asked him.
"Absolutely. You are a threat to Skylar's life and you are the reason my son is in the current state he is. I want you out in ten minutes." He said then left. She growled and stormed out of the room. The rest of us celebrated the victory before we quickly began fixing up Skylar's cut.
