جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 103

It was 9 pm already, and the house was bathed in the warm, golden glow of the evening lights. Lycan Cross's phone, which had been silent for most of the evening, suddenly sprang to life, its ringing tone cutting through the quiet atmosphere of the room. He picked up the phone, his eyes scanning the screen to see who was calling. After seeing that the call was from Kimberly, he turned to Ethan, who was watching him with curious eyes, and said, "Buddy, I will be right back. Let me answer this call."Alright, uncle, Ethan said, looking up at Lycan Cross with a hint of curiosity in his bright, inquisitive eyes. His small face was still flushed with excitement from their earlier playtime, and his hair was mussed and tousled from all the roughhousing they had done.Lycan Cross got up from the floor, his tall, muscular frame unfolding from the cramped position he had been in. He walked to the corner of the room, answering the call as he moved away from Ethan's curious ears. "Hello!" Kimberly

But with the hope that he was on his way home, as Alpha Père had said to her, Kimberly decided to wait a little bit longer. She sat in the darkness of the room, the only sound the ticking of the clock on the wall. The minutes ticked by, each one feeling like an eternity. She checked her watch for what felt like the hundredth time, the numbers blurring together as she tried to focus.As the hours dragged on, Kimberly's hope began to dwindle. She had been waiting for what felt like an eternity, and there was still no sign of Lycan Cross. The room was quiet and still, the only sound the creaking of the old wooden floorboards.It was 12 am in the evening when Kimberly finally gave up waiting. She stood up, her body stiff from sitting for so long. She walked upstairs to her room, the darkness seeming to swallow her whole. She felt a sense of emptiness and loneliness, the silence of the house echoing through her mind.As she lay in bed, Kimberly couldn't shake the feeling of unease that had