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Tessa waited in Samuel's office for two hours until he returned from surgery.
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Seeing her asleep on the couch, Samuel quietly took off his jacket and draped it over her. But the moment he
settled it, Tessa stirred awake.
"Surgery's over?"
"Yeah." Samuel rubbed his brow, his voice worn out. "The dean caught wind | was back in the country and saved
a pile of tough cases for me. | couldn't say no."
Tessa sat up and handed his jacket back to him. "Don't push yourself too hard either."
"You've been waiting this long for Grandpa's results, right?"
"Yeah." Tessa met his eyes directly. "I'm studying medicine-I don't need sugarcoating. Letsee the scan data."
Samuel was silent for a moment, then pulled the report from a drawer and handed it to her. "Werewolf hearts
already carry a heavier load than human ones. His cardiac function is deteriorating faster than expected, and the
sluggish blood flow is showing up more and more often..."
"Got it." Tessa flipped through the report, her fingers faintly cold. She understood the science-werewolves had
impressive healing powers, but once they entered old age, their vitality ebbed even faster than humans. Still,
seeing it spelled out in numbers made her chest feel heavy.
"So... spend more twith him while you can," Samuel said gently. "In a werewolf's twilight years, medication
doesn't do much. What matters most is having people around who care."
Tessa didn't respond. She simply folded the report and slipped it into her bag.
Watching her tight-lipped expression, Samuel let out a sigh. "Don't dwell on it too much. You cback to
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtNavoris for him, didn't you? At least now you're here- this was what you wanted."
"I'm fine." Tessa took a deep breath. When she looked up again, her emotions were back under control. "When
you bring the meds, don't let him know | saw the report."
"Don't worry. | understand."
That pair-grandfather and granddaughter-one doing everything to hide the truth, the other pretending she didn't
already know. Yet both read each other like an open book.
That evening, when Landon arrived at the apartment, he found Tessa standing by the window, absentmindedly
tracing circles in the condensation on the glass.
He walked over and wrapped his arms around her from behind, resting his chin atop her head. "What's wrong?"
"Grandpa's health... isn't good." Tessa's voice was soft. "Samuel said werewolves lose vitality faster thar humans
at this age. And Grandpa was injured before..." Landon tightened his hold around her. "I'll go visit him with you
more often." "Okay.” Tessa nestled closer to his chest, her nose brushing against the pine scent on his shirt. "He
keeps saying... he wants to live long enough to seebond with you..."
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Chapter 564 Late-Stage Bonds
"He will." Landon kissed the crown of her head. "We'll make sure he does."
Silence lingered in the air. Then Tessa turned to face him and tiptoed to kiss his lips.
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It was a familiar kiss, one full of the trust she always showed him, but tonight it clung a little longer-like she was
trying to draw strength from him.
Landon's hand followed the curve of her waist, fingers brushing bare skin. Both of them shivered at the
contact.
Their breathing grew heavy. He
pinned her against the door and
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"Sorry," Landon rasped, his voice hoarse. His thumb brushed over her flushed lips. "I..."
"It's okay." Tessa rested her cheek against his chest, listening to his racing heart. "| started it."
She knew why he stopped-it wasn't
because he didn't want to. It was
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Landon let out a rueful laugh and ran
a hand through her hair. "Tessa,
you've got to stop-tempting me." "I'm
not." She looked up at him, eyes still
dewy. "l just wanted to hold you." The
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“Well, you can't.” Landon pinched her chin, his tone low and helpless. “If you keep going, | might actually lose
control."
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