Counterback of the Despised Luna by Diana West

Chapter 356

Chapter 356 Engagement, ASAP

His words unsettled me..

They felt wrong. like something didn’t quite fit.

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But other woman touching him. Not even a

en I thought about it, the truth was clear–I did want any

“I’ll help. I said, my voice low and steady.

His gaze shifted to my feet, and his dark eyes flickered with concern. “But your feet-”

“It’s fine,” I cut him off. “It’s just a little injury. I’m not cr

I hesitated, realizing the weight of my words. “I mean, not that there’s anything wrong with that. You know what I mean.”

He waved it off with a quiet shrug. “It’s fine.”

But his eyes… they held something deeper. A shadow of sorrow, just beneath the surface. It twisted my insides.

I slid out of the wheelchair, my hand firm around his. “You don’t have to worry. I won’t think less of you. Your leg will heal. I swear.”

“I believe you. His voice was soft, his gaze heavy with warmth.

I held his stare, gathering my thoughts. “Where’s the wound?”

I hadn’t seen much when we fell–just the broken leg. But there had to be more.

“Back,” he murmured, turning slowly. His hands worked the buttons of his shirt, each one slipping free. When he removed the fabric, his back came into full view–muscular, smooth, but now marred by

wounds.

I froze.

I’d trained under Hughie. I’d seen injuries before.

But this… this was something else.

torn apart–pitted, raw, blood and pus seeping from gaping cuts. Each

that

memory of the cliff hit me like a punch. His arms wrapping around me, pulling me close. His back. shielding me from the impact.

paid the price for shielding

tightened. Tears pricked at the corners of

the medicine bottle

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long as you’re okay, that’s

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throat. I calmness made it worse.

to swallow the lump i only

voice more controlled than I felt.

wounds. Every movement was deliberate,

Caden’s POV:

quiet focus, each movement delicate and precise. A warmth unfurled inside me, deep and steady.

was all in, completely devoted.

waiting patiently as the ointment dried before bandaging my wounds. When

Her fingers moved with care, fastening the buttons

couldn’t help myself. “Did you cry?” My gaze fell to her flushed cheek, a trace of tears still lingering.

looked away, her voice barely audible. “No.”

gently lift her chin. The faint traces of tears on her face told a different story. “I could hear

me. Had I made the right choice? Had I been wrong to

“If you hadn’t

me, she whispered, her eyes dark with sorrow, “you wouldn’t

wouldn’t have….

the

against the corner of her eye, kissing away fresh tear. Her skin was warm,

moment.

saving you was never a choice. It was what I had to

buried her face in my chest. “Cadén,

we can.”

Hair. My voice was low, soothing. “No rush. Les’s already asked the Mid–rank of Eclipse Pack to

engagement would come, but it would be grand–perfect. I would give

moment, I thought of my grandfather. If only he could see it.

Alpha of the Eclipse Pack, he had been in a coma for so long. I didn’t know when,

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