Dusk Snow Hides All Return (Rowan and Adrienne) novel Chapter 219

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I offered a smile that was more painful than crying. Who would want to participate in such a contest?

‘Can’t I participate in something… better?” I looked up, my voice soft.

‘Of course,” Xander nodded affirmatively. He smiled, starlight twinkling in his eyes, his voice low and gentle like sweet wine.“As ong as you want to participate, you can participate in anything.”

I could have held on a little longer; I didn’t like making a spectacle of myself crying, but at that moment, I felt like I could be willful, vulnerable, and indulged. A warm current, bittersweet and comforting, surged from my heart, breaking through my defenses. My wolf murmured, “SO TIRED, ALL THESE YEARS. FINALLY, SOMEONE SAYS I CAN DO ANYTHING.”

My eyes welled up; I couldn’t see clearly. I relaxed, no longer worrying about falling and getting hurt, no longer afraid of suddenly Falling into an abyss.

[leaned on him, silently venting. Knowing I cared about appearances, Xander took off his jacket, covering my head as he led me out of the restaurant.

In the car, I was still silently shaking my shoulders. Emotions, once suppressed, don’t subside quickly when released. They’re like

ides, surging in, requiring their full course before reaching calm waters.

After what felt like a long time, I finally calmed down. After that wave of emotion, I felt much better. In the quiet, I realized I was still in the car, holding…

Holding?*Holding!* I was suddenly fully awake. Then… I saw my arm wrapped around his waist! My face pressed against his chest! Like hugging the pillow I hugged every night – the action was so natural, the behavior so brazen, the result… so awkward.

My eyes darted around nervously. My wolf, now calm, urged me to naturally let go. Should I sit up? Or feign unconsciousness, wait for him to wake me, then pretend I knew nothing? The latter seemed feasible; I’d fallen asleep and rested in his arms during the business trip, and he hadn’t said anything.

Just as I was figuring out how to resolve this awkward situation, a voice came from above.

‘Don’t think about it; it’ll be dark by then,” he lightly patted my head.“Let’s eat first; then you can hug me.”

‘…” I was petrified from head to toe. Then, with a bang, I shattered!

Five minutes later. I sat in a restaurant chair. It was a private dining room with a beautiful courtyard, so quiet I could hear the

artificial stream outside.

Xander was ordering. On the surface, I sat there calmly, in harmony with the serene environment, but inside…

‘Help me, help me, help me!**What do I do, what do I do, what do I do!”

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My wolf wailed,“AAAAAHHH! I SHOULDN’T HAVE LEANED ON HIM! I SHOULDN’T HAVE HUGGED HIM!”

‘Do you like shrimp?” Xander asked.

…Yes.” My heart skipped a beat, and I quickly responded.

For dessert, would you like osmanthus–sugar lotus root or avocado bird’s nest?”

“…Both-”

“Both?”

“…” I’d intended to say either was fine, so fine, both it is.“Mm, mm.”

Xander ordered six dishes. After finishing, he looked up at me.

I pretended to pick up my water glass, sipping it slowly while looking at the scenery outside. But because of my nervousness, I kept biting my glass with my teeth.

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