Derek suddenly felt an overwhelming panic, as if he was about to lose the most important thing in his life.His heartbeat thundered in his ears. His mouth went dry. His wolf, dormant inside him, stirred restlessly, sensing danger."Willow," he whispered to himself, his voice cracking.One thought screamed in his mind: "Catch her, don't let her leave."But she left anyway.Gripped by intense anxiety, he even forgot the purpose of attending the banquet. After distractedly staying for over an hour, nodding mechanically at whatever was said to him, he rushed home.He expected Willow to be angry, to be jealous, to demand why he had behaved this way. He had prepared himself for tears, shouting, maybe even the cold silence that hurt more than any words.But she didn't.She just sat on the sofa, smiling at him, and with what could only be described as a gentle voice, gave him an easy way out."It's fine. I understand Sarah just returned to the pack and doesn't have a social circle yet. You wan
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