Chapter 34: Medical Facility Visit
Chapter 34 Medical Facility Vis
(Freya’s POV)
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right through me
Elder Katherine immediately noticed and her face softened. Her sharp eyes sparked with satisfaction as the saw us walking hand in hand. “Ah, now this is better she said warmly, her voice ful of encouragement- Together again, the two of you.”
I lowered my gaze to the cobblestones beneath our feet, focusing on anything but Aaron “Of courses softly, my voice steady despite the storm inside me. “We had a small tiff. Nothing worth mentioning
Elder Katherine nodded knowingly, her lips curling into a playful smile “Every car as the moments of disagreement, my dear. But the strength of a bond lies in the ability to forgive”
Aaron hummed a low agreement, his grip tightening just slightly on my hand. His golden eyes caught mine for a brief moment, searching. I quickly looked away. My silence seemed to imitate him further but he said
nothing
We walked along the garden’s path, silent except for the sound of peoples crunching beneath our shoes Elder Katherine’s frail laugh disrupted the quiet as she gestured toward the well–tended rows of wolfscare Do you remember, Freya? Your family’s estate was always lined with wolfsbane it’s what your dear nomer
loved most.”
I nodded, willing myself to focus on her words and not the hand I was forced to hold. “She believed wolfstan was a guardian flower. She used to say it stood watch under the moonlight when we couldn’t.” My voice was quieter than I meant it to be, tinged with a faint undercurrent of sadness
“Ah, she was right to say so,” Elder Katherine replied, her voice wistful. She reached out to touch a cluster of blossoms, her hand trembling slightly. “The moonlight makes protectors of us all, even during our weakest
moments.
Aaron offered a slight smile, but I could feel the tension radiating from him. “Freya’s mother had a way with words,” he remarked, his tone measured. “Freya does too.”
My throat tightened. His comment caught me off guard, but I refused to respond. His words, though simple. didn’t carry any weight when I knew where his thoughts had been just hours ago.
Elder Katherine turned her kind gaze to me. “You were always such a bright spirit, even as a child, Freya. I
Chapter 34 Medical apli
imagine you haven’t changed much,”
I didn’t know how to respond to that, so I forced another faint smile. “I try”
Aaron squeezed my hand again, likely out of habit. To anyone watching, we looked like the perfect mated pair -the Alpha and his Luna united. But all I felt was the sting of memories flashing through my mind. Memories. of nights I spent alone in our quarters while he found Caroline.
When Elder Katherine began to reminisce about her youth, I used the moment to steel my nerves. The time would pass quickly if I could just keep my composure intact.
But each step under Aaron’s watchful gaze was suffocating,
By the time we returned to Elder Katherine’s room, my resolve was worn thin. I let go of his hand the second we stepped inside, mumbling an excuse about needing the washroom. He didn’t stop me, but I caught the flicker of frustration in his eyes before I turned away.
The moment the door closed behind me, I let out a shaky breath. I stood in front of the washroom sink for a moment before turning the tap on. The water ran hot, steam curling up around the porcelain. Wordlessly, I
hands. grabbed the soap and began scrubbing at my
The heat burned my skin, but I didn’t stop. My hands felt dirty, though I knew there was nothing there. Invisible guilt clung to me. The thought of touching him–of pretending this wasn’t tearing me apart–made bile rise in my throat.
The soft scrape of the washroom door startled me. I whipped around as Aaron leaned casually against the wall, his golden eyes watching me intently, glinting with something unrecognizable.
“Planning to wash your hands raw?” he asked, his voice laced with mockery.
I turned back to the mirror, grabbing a towel to dry my hands. “What does it look like?” My voice was calm, but the edge was unmistakable.
He pushed off the wall and moved closer, his presence heavy. “Did you touch something filthy?” The sarcasm in his voice cut sharper than any blade.
gain, even though they were already dry. “Perhaps,” I replied I faced away from him, dabbing at my hands coolly, throwing his accusation right back at him.
Something dark and primal flickered across his face as he stepped even closer, his wolf just beneath the surface. “What’s the meaning of this, Freya? Why are you acting like this?”
I didn’t respond immediately. His scent, the faint reminder of where he’d been last night, was much too close. It filled the space around me, suffocating and invasive.
When I finally spoke, my voice was void of emotion. “I don’t know what you mean.”
His jaw tightened. I could see the hint of Logan’s fury in the way his muscles tensed. “Don’t play dumb with me,” he snapped. “You’ve been avoiding me like the plague since you saw me.”
I placed the towel down neatly on the counter and turned to look at him. I met his heated stare, calm but unyielding. “If you’re looking for an argument, Alpha, you won’t get one from me.”
The title I used struck a nerve. His eyes narrowed, and his tone grew colder. “Don’t deflect. This isn’t about me. It’s about you.”
“Of course, it is,” I replied, folding my ween” whways is with you, are ver
His breath hitched, a barely page sctice, but one that didnt scape my notice he stepped closer quickly, his moverent deliberate and dominating His hand reached out and damped onto my arm free but
not harsh
it “Why?” he asked again, his voice low and demanding “Be honest for once is because you think I disgust you?
I
The venom in his words didn’t match the flash of uncertainty buried deeg in his expression. His grip on my arm tightened, not painfully, but enough to ground me in place
Arised I refused to flinch Instead, I met his furious gaz head on “You dont want the truth I said quietly”
Not really”
His expression shifted into something between frustration and something else. He took a step back but kept his hand on my arm. “I deserve to know
The laugh bubbled up inside me before I could stop it. It escaped my lips, dry and hundress “love the so think so, wouldn’t you?”
The vein along his temple throbbed as his grip tightened further is it, then? Do I disgust your
I pulled back, and with some effort, he let my arm go. “Believe whatever you want. I’m too tired to argue
His lips parted to say something, but I brushed past him. I felt the heat of his glare as I walked out of the washroom and headed back down the corridor
He caught up with me before we reached Elder Katherine’s room, grabbing my wrist this time. His touch burned like fire, but I didn’t pull away. Not yet.
“I need to know something,” he said, his voice quieter but no less intense. “Did you go to the Silver Moon Bar last night?”
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