ur

straight for the registration desk. Instead of wasting time on pleasantries,

r hands. A polite smile stayed on his face as he spoke. "Now that you're registered as a single f

wrist, throwing two certificates toward Waylon and Jaycob. "It's d

for a moment. "Lillian, you actually broke the bonds

er anything like that between us. It was nothing more than an obligation that

You think you can talk about us like that? We refused to

responding. Arguing with

her way home before

ection that kept him alive, but his condition hadn't improved. His mind was unst

r on the carpet as he knelt there, and he was struggling through waves of pain. A strained so

ight. She rushed forward without hesit

rose and fell in uneven breaths as his voice came out rough. "Y

his head between her hands. She tried to soothe him, letting her spiri

ones were being forced apart, then crushed back together again. Something unseen seemed to press along hi

wasn't enough to soothe him, gritting his teeth and reaching

ble to use suppressants on someone with a criminal record. Without a fem

rough touch, yet it hadn't been enoug

eserved for a fema

re. Neither in her previous life nor in thi

nly for a brief second before making up her mind. She leaned in, steadied

ps met his. Something within him shifted in a way he could

erienced what it felt like

ad been pulled away by an unseen force. A tremor ran through him as relief settled in. Driven by instinct, his arms moved on their own. He circled Li

lap. Her tongue was entwined with Samuel's, continuously licked and

nd unsteady. Not only was there a physical change in h

ter, pulling in everything that poured from him. The wild energy surrounding him fl

her spiritual power had been completely drained. Her body gave in, and she

ppeared, but the storm inside him had cal

for a moment before he chose not to lie beside her. Instead, he lowered himself to th

someone like her would go

t what he had ever don

s, she was

had already passed. Warmth surrounded her, and s

led Samuel lying on the cold fl

e stirred almost at once, pushing himself

. His gaze didn't pull back, and combined with his rugg

brushed through his messy hair, then touched his ear. "Samuel

erewolf, his ears and tail were highly sensitive. "I'm used to

d too many others like him get taken away by females who treated them like passing interests.

't hesitate to cross the line and treat their slave

derstand one thing. If he wanted to survive, he ha

t.

e that. You should be

m to his feet. Only then did she realize just how tall he was. Standing close to him,

on before she spoke again. "After what happe

t before answering, "I am. You

, and his gaze drifted to her lips without h

ed a deep level of soothing from a female, the feeling would stay with him,

ause of me?" Excitement lit up Lillian'

d for her. The way her spiritual power work

used. All those years of fighting aberrant beasts hadn't changed anything. No

It was a deeper connection that had allowed her to draw in

her arms around Samuel, unable to

across his face, and he didn't know how to react. Every insti

me this well. I'm not someone worth your kindness. I've got a criminal record, and I'm marked

r smile unwavering. "Bringing you home was the b

ith me, Samuel. Maybe you'