Chapter 322 No Turning Back

Third Person POV

Aubrey lowered her head, long lashes casting a faint shadow across her pale cheeks.

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Her gaze lingered on Henry’s face as he lay unconscious. This was the proud alpha who had never once bowed his head, who had quarreled with her in the cruelest of words–yet still, he had walked into the lab on his own, just to shoulder even a fraction of her suffering.

Always, his actions cut deeper than his pride, each one a silent surrender.

The sight pierced Aubrey’s chest like a fine needle, stirring an ache she could neither name nor chase away. She blinked quickly, forcing back the dampness that threatened to blur her vision.

Silence stretched. At last, she lifted her eyes, her voice low, steady only by sheer will. “We won’t reconcile.”

Xavier studied her pale, stubborn profile and sighed heavily. Two people, each more unyielding than the other, each giving everything in silence, and each wounding more deeply for it. He opened his mouth, but the words died there. He was no hand at matters of the heart.

Because Henry’s condition needed close watch, Aubrey stayed in the lab, lying down on the cot she often used. With the antidote showing no major problems and only minor refinements left, her lips curved faintly before she shed her coat and surrendered to sleep.

By midday, Henry stirred awake, sore from head to toe. He sat up at once, the first words rasping out of him-“Where’s Aubrey?”

the next room,” Xavier replied. “I’ll

next room?” Henry stopped rubbing his

sharply, “Tell

tests, and for a while you may feel discomfort. That’s the serum’s side effect. But aside from

as he added, “Congratulations, Alpha. Welcome back

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a pause, his tone grew practical. “Those wolves Ulrich framed and locked in quarantine- you remember them? Once the serum’s stable, use them as volunteers.

“Yes, Alpha.”

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his head. “You won’t tell

move.” Henry winced as he stretched, then rose. He wanted to see

open

the pillow, shadows of exhaustion under her eyes. Even draped

had cost her: a week of sleepless, relentless trials, all

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