Chapter 277 The Call

Third Person POV

In a small apartment, Charles handed Aubrey a bottle of water, his expression conflicted.

“You really don’t want to go back?”

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He had found her by chance, standing blankly by the river. Something about her had seemed off, so he had brought her home.

Aubrey hadn’t objected. Once inside, she had gone straight to sleep–and hadn’t woken for a full day and night. Charles knew Alpha Henry’s men were searching for her, but… for reasons buried deep inside him, he hadn’t taken her back.

After his shower, damp strands of hair clung to his forehead. He was no longer the boy he had been a year ago–his features had sharpened, his presence grown steadier. Experience had tempered him, giving him a quiet maturity that made him someone reliable.

“The alpha is looking for you,” Charles said frankly, bottle in–hand. “To be precise, the entire Shadowmoon Pack is being turned upside down.”

Even his grandfather had instructed him to keep an eye out for her during missions.

only narrowed her eyes at this and stayed silent. Charles

If you don’t want

Henry, then he had no right to return her to the man. He couldn’t bear the thought of

phone, a set of keys, and


an important mission today. I’ll be back later. If you get hungry, order food, or go out for a walk.

to her chest, Charles exhaled heavily, slipped on his jacket,

door closed, the apartment seemed to hollow out. Aubrey clutched her knees tighter, her long lashes trembling as she lowered her head, resting her face against her arms. Her expression was cool,

done was love Alpha Henry. All she had was a gift no one else possessed–a body different from the rest. So

believed Henry was the only one who hadn’t hurt her. But in the end, the place that destroyed her, that reduced her to agony, had been his. He had shielded those who tortured her,

was the man she had

Aubrey bit down on her own hand. Blood welled

sat like that before she

wed, 17 Sept

Chapter 277 The Call

number from memory.

“Hello?”

carried faint


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