Counterback of the Despised Luna by Diana West

Chapter 222 More Important

Rosaline’s POV:

“Of course,” Caden replied, his voice unwavering, as if the answer was as obvious as day.

“And your reason?” I asked, studying his face with a gaze that could have pierced steel.

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His eyes shifted, a glimmer of curiosity flickering beneath the surface. “Rosaline, you sound suspicious. Why?”

I opened my mouth, prepared to speak, but the sharp ring of his phone cut through the tension like a knife.

Caden pulled it from his pocket with swift precision, his eyes narrowing as he scanned the screen. In an instant, his expression changed. With one fluid motion, he answered the call.

Tessa?”

Freya’s voice, laced with venom, reverberated in my mind. “That d’mn Tessa again. He never learns.

I couldn’t suppress the icy glare that formed on my face.

Then, Heidi’s panicked voice erupted through the phone. “Caden, help me! Please, you have to help me!”

“Tessa, what’s happening?” Caden’s voice cracked, betraying the concern he had tried so hard to hide.

I felt the frustration rise inside me, and I rolled my eyes, trying to keep my calm.

“Don’t come over here! Ah… Caden, help, please!” Heidi’s voice trembled, laced with terror. It was as if something horrific had happened, and I could feel the weight of her panic in the very air.

Tessa? What’s going on?” Caden’s voice was tight now, full of tension. His need for answers was raw, urgent.

But before he could get any more information, the call abruptly ended.

Caden immediately dialed her number again, his fingers pressing the buttons with growing frustration. But

was no response.

check on her.” He looked at me with a weighty gaze, the silent urgency clear

even open my mouth to say something, he was already striding toward the door, moving quickly as if every moment

stood frozen, watching him go, feeling an overwhelming heaviness settle in my chest. With every

ago, he had assured me that his feelings for Heidi were

Heidi called, he sprinted out the door,

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its limits, the engine growling as I tore through the streets. My mind raced with urgency. but I kept my focus sharp, knowing

my voice firm

panicked screams. “Let go of me, you

a miracle I even bothered with you. You think you can

didn’t think, didn’t hesitate. With a

open

me inside

her hair a tangled mess, her clothes in disarray. She looked like a broken doll, wild–eyed

behind her, a werewolf stood–his yellow hair and

herself into my arms, clutching me for dear life.

and now you think you can just walk away? You think I’ll let you go that easily?” His eyes ran over Heidi with an unmistakable hunger, as if she was an object to possess,

Heidi’s voice was a fragile whisper. “I quit. I’m not going back. I won’t sing

curling into a sneer. “Fine. No singing. But you’ll stay with me tonight, and if you do what

uncontrollably.

turned my gaze to the man, icy and unyielding. I raised my arm to block his advance, and with a swift motion, I shoved him hard to the

was

surging through me, and planted

room fell deathly still, the tension thick in the air. The man’s eyes widened in

stammered, “Y–You’re from the Eclipse Pack… Y–You’re Mr. Holbrook?”

he is, and he’ll never let you come any closer to me!” Heidi, still clinging to