"The cub is fine; we just let him sleep."
Angelina thought of the helpless cub, crying in despair, and sighed deeply.
Catriona, upon seeing her son, couldn't help but scoop him into her arms, kissing him deeply twice. At that moment, she had thought... she would never see her son again.
"What about Roderick..." Catriona suddenly felt afraid to hear the answer.
The more she thought, the more afraid she became, and she could only clutch her son tightly, her body trembling.
"Catriona, you're awake?" A blonde woman entered from outside, smiling gently as she looked at her.
Upon seeing her, Catriona lowered her head.
"Madam... I'm sorry."
If Roderick hadn't saved her, it wouldn't have happened...
"No need to apologize," Madam Nightblade said as she walked over, embracing Catriona and gently patting her back to comfort her. "It's his duty to protect his mate and cub. It's what he should do."
His mate...
This time, Catriona didn't argue.
Seeing this, Madam Nightblade understood.
She spoke softly, "Don't worry, he'll be fine. Our bodies have strong self-healing abilities."
Catriona's eyes widened in surprise, filled with hope. "Really? Madam! Can I go see him now?"
"Not yet; we can see him in an hour, okay?"
Catriona took a deep breath, her eyes red and swollen. "Okay!"
The little wolf cub in her arms also woke up. Sensing that he was being held by his mother, he whimpered constantly, afraid to move even a little in Catriona's embrace, terrified of touching any of her injuries.
"Ow-ow-ow... ow-oo..." Tears streamed down the cub's golden, large eyes.
He reached out with his little tongue, licking Catriona's hand and face.
"Little one, Mommy's here."
"Ow-oo!" After Catriona wiped his tears, the cub took a while to calm down. Suddenly, he froze, his little nose sniffing at Catriona's collar, his eyes widening.
The smell of blood.
It was all... that werewolf's.
Speaking of which, where's Dad?
He whimpered a few times toward Madam Nightblade, who replied, "Your father is hurt and in surgery. You'll see him soon."
"Ow-oo?" Was it serious?
The cub tilted his head.
"A bit, huh? Are you worried about Daddy?"
Cedric buried his little head in Catriona's arms and nodded after a long moment.
That werewolf... the moment he had thrown him out, he felt anger. No matter where he was, he wanted to be with his mother.
Yet inside, he felt a deep pain.
Dad wanted him to live, right?
Even though that werewolf often said unpleasant things and took pleasure in his misfortune, he sometimes really found him annoying, but he also knew right from wrong.
Cedric silently lowered his head, his little lips pressed tightly together.
Catriona patted her son's hair. "Shall we wait for Daddy at the surgery door?"
"Mm-hm." Cedric nodded sullenly.
He didn't ask to be held anymore but burrowed into the blanket. When he emerged, he was already a little boy.
His eyes were red all around, clearly having cried a lot, and he held onto Catriona's hand tightly.
Catriona tenderly stroked his head, and the two of them went to the surgery door.
There was a circle of werewolves from Luna Palace.
Catriona hadn't expected their next meeting to be like this; she nodded to them in thanks.
The werewolves were taken aback, quickly shaking their heads. "No need to thank us; Catriona is one of us."
"As long as Catriona and the little cub are okay."
Catriona looked toward a solitary Grey and walked over, pulling her son along. "Grey, is Eulalia okay?"
Grey glanced at her, took a step back, and said gloomily, "She's fine."
"That's good," Catriona said. "You werewolves are really impressive, so strong and able to jump. She often says you're her little bodyguard, and it seems true now. I feel safe with you around her."
Grey kept his head down, not looking at her, responding in a muffled voice.
Catriona glanced at the surgery door and suddenly said softly, "Actually, you might not be wrong; Roderick has already been hurt for me several times. You really like him, don't you? Sorry about that."
Grey lowered his head even further.
"If Alpha Roderick likes you, it's because he truly wants to."
He took a step back again, retreating. "I'm nothing. In the past... I'm sorry for being so self-righteous."
Catriona was taken aback; she hadn't expected him to say that.
Grey kept his head down and added, "It's very fortunate for a werewolf to meet a beloved mate. I'm happy for Alpha Roderick to like you so much."
