Chapter 32 My Wolf Also Fell Silent

• Grandma Serena decided we should all spend the weekend at a hot spring resort. Darius even agreed to come, which honestly shocked me. Lately, he’d been finding every possible excuse to stay away. But as the day dragged on, his absence became impossible to ignore. Lunch came and went. Still no Darius. Grandma’s mood soured with every passing minute; even her favorite dessert sat untouched. Lyra kept muttering under her breath, sulking like a spoiled child.
• And me? I was the picture of calm—at least on the outside. I smiled, made Grandma a latte, and said gently, “Maybe something urgent came up. He’s probably tied up with work.”
• Even I didn’t believe the lie I was selling. Darius wasn’t the type to forget what mattered. If he wasn’t here, it only meant one thing: someone else was more important. By evening, Grandma was too upset to stay downstairs. She went to bed early, her disappointment written all over her face. Lyra kept trying to call him, pacing the hall like a restless cat, but he didn’t answer. Not once.