Chapter 39 I Will Always Be Here

"That's right! I'm so mad!"Flex bellowed in Landon's mind, his voice brimming with frustration. "Tessa doesn't trust us at all! She never confides in us when

something happens! I'm livid!"

Yet, on the surface, Landon remained composed. He merely said, "No," in a detached tone, without even glancing at her.

That only solidified Tessa's suspicions. He was mad.

After dinner, Ysabel retreated to her room to shower, leaving only Tessa and Landon in the living room. "Why are you mad?" Tessa genuinely couldn't understand.

"I want to be the first person you think of when something happens," Landon said, his voice low but firm.

Tessa was utterly clueless when it came to relationships. If he hadn't spelled it out for her, she probably never would have realized.

"Alright, I understand." Though, in truth, she had long since grown accustomed to handling everything on her own.

-Landon let out a quiet sigh, exasperation flickering in his eyes.

Suddenly, his large hand enveloped hers.

His grip was firm, his palm warm. The unexpected contact sent an involuntary jolt through Tessa's body, her heartbeat quickening against her will.

His touch had an undeniable effect on her, filling her with a sense of security, as though no matter what happened, he would always be there to shoulder the burden.

Her gaze trailed upward until she met Landon's deep brown eyes.

In that instant, the world around her faded away. All she could hear was the steady pounding of her own heartbeat, growing louder and louder, drowning out everything else. In her eyes, in her heart, there was only him.

"I'll always be here," Landon said, his voice un always."

can trust

his gaze, then gave a small nod, this time with more

corner of Landon's lips as he reached out and ruffled her hair.

the bedroom, Landon knew Ysabel was about to come out. He rose to his

standing to walk

didn't summon Emma until Landon's figure had

my feelings for him

tinged with

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the best this world

"Thank you, Emma. Once

out

a quiet hum of

and Ysabel accompanied Tessa

stepped outside the courthouse, they spotted

scoff. "Uncle Clement, these are the ones

werewolf world. Neither of them had awakened their wolves. They were weak, powerless, and insignificant. He couldn't

glance before turning away, his expression

worry," he said with a smirk. "I never

Clement, go inside first," Queenie urged,

he disappeared into the courthouse,

how long it took, she would see to it that

let out a quiet,

scared to talk now?" Queenie's irritation flared at the sight

never going to let you off the hook," Tessa said coolly. "Now

quickly and forgot the pain. If that was the case, Tessa had no problem carving a wound

With a haughty flick of

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