Chapter 232

"Isn't it your job to protect her? How did she end up in a tree?" Dominic fired two questions at him. Dominic didn't ask why they were there. He was more concerned about Vespera, who was still up in the tree. Calvert looked genuinely innocent. "The dog just ran out of nowhere, and everyone panicked. The second I turned around, they were already climbing the tree and wouldn't come down." Dominic's expression grew more serious. By this point, Vespera, who had regained her composure, was so embarrassed she could have died right there. She'd clung to the tree trunk so tightly that she was probably leaving indentations in the bark. And what really stung was that she could tell Dominic was fighting back a laugh. She was sure of it—he was laughing on the inside. Dominic turned to the men who had come with him and instructed them to leash the wolf-dog and lock it in a cage. Then, he walked over to the tree, extending a hand to Vespera. "Come down, the tree is practically leaning from y