Match Made in HeVan by Lucy Kelly Page B

seven months, she’d lived surrounded by men for a very long time. Now that she’d made so many friends with women though, she preferred their company when she was feeling weak.
    Ben promised to have the doctor stop by. He was a little surprised the doctor hadn’t been there when they woke her up. He was about to tell Thors he would arrange for BianCa’s rooms at the palace to be cleaned, when he heard BianCa say something to Malpha, which caught his attention.
    “Glynnis is coming?” he asked.
    He had met the Nephilim Queen’s grandmother and was impressed with her. He would appreciate her counsel and that of her Ankida . Wherever Glynnis went, her Ankida would be there also.
    “Glynnis asked to be with me when I gave birth. I sent a message to her when I passed my third month. She told me she would come and stay through the birth and for the first month at least,” explained Malpha.
    “I’m glad she and her Ankida will be coming. I’m a little surprised she would leave her own granddaughters and great-granddaughters until they are a little older,” he said. He could see he had said something wrong, and that he had hurt her.
    “Glynnis married my mother’s cousins. They are the only blood relations I have. She is standing in place of a mother to me,” she said simply, waiting to see his reaction in her need for family.
    She didn’t want to go into the whole story about her family being so hated on HeVan because of her own grandmother’s actions. The nurse had been very quiet but Malpha hadn’t forgotten his presence, she didn’t want that hatred to spread to the KowLer.
    “I hadn’t realized you were related. I’m glad you have them. It’s good you’ll have her here with you. I know having her near when the baby comes will be comforting,” he said smiling at her. She was willing to accept his apology for hurting her feelings for even a moment.
    “That’s just it, according to the message Thors received from her Ankida , they will be arriving at any time. I wanted to welcome them to our home and now I’m stuck here. Would you please get that doctor and see if there is any way for me to go home to the palace? I promise to stay in bed for a week, if it’s really necessary,” she said.
    “Let me get the doctor in here and we’ll both talk to him.”
    Ben left the room to have the doctor called. BianCa and Thors moved closer to the bed to talk quietly with Malpha. If Malpha truly wanted to go home to the palace, he would try to fix that for her. After asking at the surgical station for the doctor to be found and sent to the queen’s room, he returned. He didn’t like being away from her for too long. He was still having flashbacks of her stabbing. It had happened right in front of him and he hadn’t even seen it. How could I be so blind?
    He spoke to the warrior guard outside her door. She would not go unprotected ever again.
    Stepping inside the room, he was aware that he was angry all over again about the attack on BianCa’s estate. This newest outrage brought it all back again. Seeing the nurse by the bed performing a scan, he was reminded that this wasn’t the time or the place to go into it. But they would, of that he was damn sure.
    Some ten minutes later, the doctor arrived. With one glance, Malpha could see he didn’t like being summoned. Huh, wonder why? Did she have another enemy?
    “Majesty, you asked me here? Did you have a question for me?” the doctor asked, looking at the king.
    “Actually, Malpha has some questions for you,” Ben said, gesturing to his wife.
    The doctor quickly hid his surprised expression and turned to the bed.
    “Exactly what are my injuries and what is the current prognosis?” she asked him.
    “You wouldn’t understand the terminology, Highness. It’s better if you simply follow my direction. Rest quietly and you will be healed in time.”
    Turning away from her, he asked, “Is there anything else?”
    Before Ben could respond, Malpha