Chapter 105

Lucien After convincing Scarlett that I would only use myself as bait, but I wouldn’t put myself in danger, I watched as her eyelids were getting heavier and she burrowed into my arms. Her breathing had steadied at last while I was gently patting her back. What she needed the most was rest. After all, what we had encountered and experienced during the six days in the Hollow Glen wasn’t easy plus I felt like I was the one who was dragging her down. For the first time, her face was relaxed, lips parted slightly—compared before when we were in the forest and she would easily wake up whenever she would hear my rasp breathing or even the rustle sounds of the grass. She was always alert, on guard, especially when I couldn’t move at that time and couldn’t share her burden. But now that I can, I will protect her and catch that traitor before someone falls to his schemes. It was a good thing that I am their target, otherwise if it is Scarlett, she would for sure work hard despite that what she