Chapter 37

• Entering with a blank expression, she began, "I need to leave for the hospital. And I needed..."
• Before she could finish, Wyatt stood up and stepped closer. Her lack of a heightened heartbeat and her emotionless eyes spoke volumes about the resentment she held for him. Undeterred, he pulled her into a tight hug, attempting to convey the depth of his guilt.
• When he hugged her tightly, she felt her hands drop limply. There was a lack of reciprocal feeling from her side, and all he could sense was the weight of his guilt. As an alpha, admitting fault wasn't easy for him, so he clung to her for a prolonged moment as if silently pleading for her understanding. In that embrace, he tried to convey the warmth of guilt for what he had done.