Dusk Snow Hides All Return (Rowan and Adrienne) novel Chapter 203

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I said helplessly, There’s only fruit

Xander unfurrowed his brow, nodding knowingly.

I thought he wouldn’t eat, but…he called to have ingredients delivered. What time was it?! How hungry was he?!

By the time the ingredients arrived and I finished cooking, it was already 11 PM. Xander ate heartily. Watching him eat, I momentarily thought my cooking skills had been severely underestimated. Better than Liam’s, I could even conquer Michelin!

At 11:45 PM, I was extremely sleepy. I hadn’t slept well last night, I’d dozed off briefly in the afternoon, and now my eyelids were heavy again. Seeing Xander heading to the study after going upstairs, I didn’t bother asking what he was doing and went straight to my room to shower and sleep.

Around 2 AM, I was awakened by a low growl. I quickly got up, opened the door, and saw a crack in the bedroom door, with a faint light emanating from inside, probably from a floor lamp.

I walked over and pushed the door open. The scene inside shocked me.

Xander was standing there, his face filled with anger, his aura frighteningly intense, but he controlled himself well, preventing Susan from shifting into wolf. Susan, wearing a white lace see–through nightgown, was crying on the floor, her hair disheveled, looking distraught.

Realizing what had happened, I rushed to the bathroom, grabbed a bath towel to cover Susan, and sternly asked, “How did you get in here?”

Susan only sobbed, not answering.

My wolf despised Gabriel, “IT WAS OBVIOUS GABRIEL HAD ORCHESTRATED THIS! As one of the resort owners, it wasn’t difficult for him to set up this scheme and enter the villa. IT WAS SIMPLY OUTRAGEOUS” My wolf agreed completely.

This kind of thing should be consensual. At the very least, there should be some reluctance. Xander clearly didn’t want her, yet he kept trying, drugging her unsuccessfully, and then having Susan sent over in the middle of the night.

What was he thinking? That Xander would lose control and act upon seeing a woman? Would he still be considered an Alpha then?

What was Gabriel thinking?!

“Throw her out.”

Xander gestured dismissively, not wanting to look at her.

Susan cried even louder, covering her face.

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I helped her up, led her out of the bedroom, and down the stairs. Hearing her incessant crying, I was annoyed, “Stop crying; it won’t help.”

Susan looked at me with tear–filled eyes, pitifully. “Sister, if I go back like this, Gabriel will throw me to those men. I’m still a virgin; I don’t want to face those werewolves who already have partners!”

“What do you want then?”

I asked pointedly.

Susan, as if she’d found a savior, clung to my arm, “You’re as kind as Sister Chou. I know you and Sister Chou didn’t genuinely want to sleep with Mr. Shaw. If you help me this once, and I become Mr. Shaw’s secret lover, I’ll speak well of you. I’ll do whatever you

want

I wanted to laugh and hit her at the same time. My wolf openly expressed his contempt, “HA, SPEAK WELL OF HER SHE’S SO

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Suppressing my exasperation, I guidingly asked, “Your proposal is tempting, but how can 1 help you? Send you back? He doesn’t like you; he’ll still throw you out.”

“No, I saw him drink the water. The rug hasn’t taken effect yet. Once it does, he absolutely won’t be able to resist.”

Susan’s innocent face showed a worldly wisdom.

My heart sank. My face changed drastically.

I didn’t give her a chance to speak, dragging her to the door and pushing her out. A cold frost covered my beautiful face. “Go back and tell Gabriel that he’s made a big enemy of the Shaw family! As for you, look out for yourself!”

My change in expression was too fast, my face too terrifying, that Susan froze in shock. She tried to enter the room again, “Sis, sis, don’t tell Mr. Shaw…”

“Back off!”

I slammed the door shut. I didn’t have time to waste words with this young, deprived Omega, turning to run upstairs back to the

bedroom.

In the dimly lit bedroom, Xander was leaning back on a black chaise lounge by the bed, his eyes closed. A jade–like hand supported his forehead. His black robe trailed on the floor, the neckline slightly open, revealing a large expanse of chest, the belt loose and precarious…

My breath was already ragged from running up the stairs, and seeing Mr. Shaw looking so seductive, my breath hitched.

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