I stopped reading the comments, closed the livestream, and got up to look for Waylon to ask for work.
By this time, the people Waylon had sent should be arriving too, so even if Jackson didn’t punish them, Laila and the other two wouldn’t meet a good end.
I didn’t follow up on what happened afterward because the job Waylon gave me was quite tricky. Luckily, my past work experience gave me a decent understanding of how the Nocterra pack functioned
To my surprise, Waylon even found a highly skilled warrior to teach me how to fight without a wolf. Even though I was still no match for most warriors, I was no longer a helpless ordinary person. I could now protect myself using my past experience and current skills against low–level enemies.
I thought back to the years I spent with Jackson. He would often sneer at me for not having a wolf, mocking me as a woman who depended on others. I used to feel deeply hurt because of that.
Now that I was slowly getting stronger, how could I not feel excited?
I was deeply grateful to Waylon. Thus, to repay him, I worked even harder. But between that and the combat training, my body
still recovering from the miscarriage–couldn’t handle it.
One day, while discussing something with Waylon, I fainted. Before I lost consciousness, I vaguely saw Waylon rushing toward me in panic.
I thought it had to be a hallucination–after working with him for years, it was the first time I’d ever seen the always–calm Waylon look so alarmed.
When I opened my eyes again, it was already the next morning, and Waylon was sitting by my bed.
Chapter
ter 9
+25 BONUS
“You’re awake. The healer said you collapsed from exhaustion. told you before
have a place for you. You don’t I have to push yourself this hard.”
that even if you have nothing, I’ll
always
When I heard his voice full of both blame and concern, I was stunned. As I looked
that he
had kept
watch over me all night–I couldn’t help but ask, “Waylon, why do
at the dark circles under his
you treat me So well?”
eyes–evidence
- 27.
