Chapter 138
Evelyn’s POV
I watched most of the color drain from Kane’s face as he stood with hesitation.
“Alright?” he prompted.
“I’ve been doing a lot of thinking,” I started. “I understand that your workload keeps piling up, given the ongoing rogue attacks, which is why I don’t think it’s necessary for you to accompany me when I’m treating the rogues.”
Kane glared at me with a look that questioned whether or not I had lost my senses. He opened his mouth, undoubtedly, with the intention of arguing with me. However, I was swift to cut him off.
“I can have one of the soldiers stand in while I’m treating them,” I said.
He closed his mouth but not before letting out a muffled snarl. “Fine,” he grated. “But you best be sure that I’ll be expecting a report each day on your movements in that ward.”
I was so tempted to question him further. Why? Why would he even care about my whereabouts? After the incident with Josie, there wasn’t a single pack member who was daring enough to even go near that side of the medical ward.
I deeply wished that Kane had put up more of a fighting argument. At least, it would have proven to me that he cared. Even just a little.
I tilted my head down with silent acknowledgement and turned to leave. Part of me felt slightly guilty for the recent immature treatment that I’d been giving Kane. Yeah, sure, I could have sat down with him and tried to properly tell him how I felt.
But why bother?
He made it painfully clear that I am nothing but a pawn in his long-running plan. As long as the two of us played our respective parts, then the two of us would end up getting what we wanted. Right?
There was that reason…And then there was the high possibility that I would likely break down in front of him if I tried to explain my feelings. Thinking about it now, I felt the tears burning in the corners of my eyes.
I pressed a hand to the center of my chest to ease the ache that had settled there yesterday. I didn’t need a doctor to tell me that it was because of this rift between Kane and me. Somewhere along the way, my feelings for him became real.
He was the first man to defend me and take part in the healing of my wolf. He listened with quiet intent whenever I spoke about my past or my mother. I suppose I slipped between the lines of all the legal jargon in that damn
contract.
And now, it felt like I was being torn in half for merely trying to put some space between us.
On the bright side, word about Bianca’s scheme had spread through the pack like wildfire. For the first time since I arrived at this place, I was being regarded in a different kind of light. Nearly everyone on the staff approached me with sympathy and kindness,
When I arrived for breakfast in the dining hall, most of those in attendance gave me a soft look and supportive smile. It was strange to say the least. It was the most I’d ever felt included.
I headed down to the medical ward and checked in for my morning shift. Diana came to my side with a warm smile.
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“I know what you’re thinking,” she hummed.
“Oh, is that so?” I asked softly. “Well, go on then. What am I thinking?”
“That it only had to take a near-death experience for everyone to see you as the caring, devoted Luna that you’ve always been,” she noted.
I didn’t know whether to laugh or to grimace. “I assure you that wasn’t what I was thinking of,” I humored. “ Although I have taken notice of the way people have been treating me recently.”
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