Chapter 368 If You Can Endure

Third Person POV

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Aubrey’s smile froze, and for a moment all she could hear was the sudden quickening of her own heartbeat. As a sharp–sensed alpha werewolf, she could read the slightest emotional tremors in the air. Yet Leon’s words carried such simple, untainted feeling that they caught her completely off guard.

His clear voice rang out again, steady this time.

“I feel like you prefer a life that’s simple and free. I don’t have much to offer… except that I like you. And that feeling is simple.”

Aubrey looked up and met his eyes. His youthful smile was tinted with shyness, and in the fading sunset he seemed to glow with a gentle warmth. She could even smell the clean, sun- washed scent of grass on him, something that, to a wolf like her, carried a strangely soothing pull.

She parted her lips to speak, but before she could, Leon pressed a finger lightly against them. His laugh was soft, almost playful.

“You don’t have to answer right away. And you don’t need to feel burdened. I just hope that my liking you can be as simple as sunlight chasing the breeze, or a sail yearning for the sea. If you need me, I’ll be here. If you don’t… I’ll still be here. As someone you can always trust.”

On the drive back, Aubrey’s lips curved faintly. Leon’s words had lightened her heart. His feelings carried none of the calculation or pressure that filled so much of wolf society–only something pure, free of weight, that made her feel unexpectedly at ease.

the moment she stepped

sweetly at Jax, every inch the image of a dutiful mistress of


Aurelia’s voice was carefully restrained. The last time–when Aubrey had forced her to scrub the carpet with poisoned water–the ruthless image had burned itself into her mind. She had decided then that she would avoid open clashes and simply wait until Aubrey returned to the

in a cold sneer. “Smells good. I didn’t think you actually knew how to

lived here, she had hardly touched a kitchen.

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pot and serve it at the table, then call it her own work, Jax, ever the fool, had always believed her, his simple

contentment.

unmasked scorn, Aurelia forced a strained smile.

“Heh.”

short laugh was edged like a blade. She strode forward with long, commanding steps. Even though

grew uneasy. He still shrank


have you?” Jax tried to soften

Perfect timing. I’ve never actually tasted Mrs. Lynn’s cooking

hurried to carve her a slice of lamb,

a seat, Aubrey arched a brow. “Since when do servants sit

Jax sighed, holding

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