On high alert, I sped up immediately. However, the person behind me also sped up.
I wasn’t far from Anna’s house. I didn’t know how long this person had been following me, and if they had seen Elena or not.
In order to protect Elena, I immediately turned into a wolf and fled in the opposite direction, trying my best to put distance between me and Anna’s place.
As expected, the stalker followed suit.
But as I approached the hotel, he suddenly disappeared, and I was alone.
Perhaps he was afraid of Caleb and Carlos, so he didn’t dare to get close to them. After making sure I was safe, I returned to my human form and quickly put on my spare clothes in the car.
When I was about to enter the hotel, a pair of hands grabbed me from behind.
I screamed and struggled instinctively. The man pressed his warm body against my back, and his scent wafted over to my nose. Immediately, I stopped struggling.
It was Caleb.
I turned around and scolded him angrily. “What the hell are you doing? You scared me!”
Angela’s Library
“Debra, where were you?”
Caleb looked as angry as me. “You didn’t come back to the hotel, and I couldn’t get in touch with you. I thought you were kidnapped!”
When I turned on my phone, I found that there indeed were several missed calls—all from Caleb.
His face was full of worry. It was the first time that I had seen him so concerned. Somehow, I found it somewhat cute.
“I’m fine,” I muttered, feeling a little guilty. “You worry too much. I can deal with whoever’s after me. I refuse to hide behind you.”
“Yeah? Then what’s your solution?” Caleb retorted in disbelief.
“It’s none of your business.” I shook off his hand and started walking to my room.
Caleb seemed to be too stunned to move.
But a few seconds Later, he came to his senses and quickly caught up to me. “You know what? You’re like a rose. Beautiful but covered in thorns. Every time anyone tries to get close to you, they get stung.”
I glanced at him expressionlessly and kept walking.
“Isn’t that a good thing? My thorns will protect me. If I were just a flower in the greenhouse, I wouldn’t have survived the past five years, Caleb.”
Caleb fell silent, but he kept following me all the way to the door.
