Chapter 61
Chapter 61 I wouldn‘t be able to if I tried.
“We haven’t had a chance to speak much.” William said sharply. Hisck of sleep seemed to make him
more snappy than usual. Doris was too exhausted to care. “Yes, Enzo seems to be hovering nearby for
you to wake.” Patrick said almost as if he was amused. William shot him a dark look and the amusement
fell off his face. “I’d like to speak to him soon,” Doris said cautiously. She refused to flinch when he turned
his dark look on her. “He’s been kind to me while I’ve been here.” “I’m sure he has.” William said tly.
“Go get him for her, Patrick. She’s just woken up from a two daya but all she can think about is
seeing him.” Doris parted her lips to object, but quickly closed them. It wasn’t worth defending herself
over. She wasn’t allowed to argue with a prince-no matter how far from the pce they were. She
supposed a part of her would always think like a maid, perhaps it was all she would ever be. A growing
part of her wanted to stand up for herself to him, she
forced that part of herself to quiet. Patrick nced between them before he stepped out the door. William
stood to pace the room, he refused to look at her. Her eyes followed his tense frame as she picked at her
nails silently “Did you… get the answers we came for?” Doris asked in an effort to kill the tension in the
room. “No.” Was all he said. Doris tried to sit up a bit more and groaned from the pain. It felt hot in here
despite the temperature being negative outside. It was the first time she felt anything but agonizing cold
since she arrived. If he wasn’t in the room, she would throw these thick nkets off her andy on the
cool ground just to feel relief. William snatched an extra pillow from across the room and stomped
towards her. Doris tried to move away from him but her limbs wouldn’t work for her. He gripped her arm
more gently than she expected and leaned her forward before he ced the pillow behind her back so
she could sit up more. “Thank you,” Doris whispered. He said nothing, he only went back to pacing the
room. Minutes passed like hours. Enzo finally entered the room with Patrick close behind. His kind eyes
were drowned in worry as he
looked at her, he held a basket full of food that still steamed from their warmth. Doris was starving and
not hungry at all at the same time. She knew her body needed to eat, but how could she dare when her
body wanted to give up on her? “Doris, I’m so d to see you awake.” He came to the side of her bed
and suddenly William was there too. Enzo spared one curious nce to William before he ced the
basket of food by her side. “I thought you might be hungry, the main kitchen prepared this for you. How
are you feeling?” “Thank you, Enzo. I truly appreciate it. Don’t worry for me, I’ll be fine.” Doris said,
William had the nerve to snort but Enzo ignored him and simply smiled at Doris. “I thought it would be a
good idea for you two to meet properly.” Enzo stood up straighter and turned a charming grin on William
as he held out his hand. “A pleasure, prince. It’s about time we meet more formally.” William nced
down at his hand with a bit of distaste. He gripped his hand and gave him one hard shake before he
dropped it. Enzo didn’t seem to take offense to it, he seated himself on the edge of Doris’s bed and
William narrowed his eyes at how close he seated himself to Doris. “I didn’t realize how close you
became with
the leader of the rogues.” William said. “It’s hard to ignore Doris’s lovely personality.” Enzo said with a
cheeky smile. Doris wondered if he knew he was getting on William’s nerves. Perhaps he was teasing
him on purpose-Doris had never met anyone brave enough to do that. “I can’t say I me you for tearing
apart viges for her.” “I wouldn’t have had to if you just told me where she was.” Enzo shrugged. “It
wasn’t my decision to give her whereabouts.” William sniffed and crossed his arms over his broad chest.
Did the idea of Enzo giving Doris choices bother him? It was painfully obvious how much more her
opinions and choices were something that mattered here. For the first time in her life. “I was impressed
to see you had caught our prizes on the full moon.” Enzo picked a piece of lint off his sleeve. “How did
you find out what they did?” “I strangled it out of them.” William said simply. His eyes flickered to Doris.
“Hmm, and I assume you’d still like reward?” Enzo tilted his head curiously. “We can discuss that at
another time. I would have ripped them apart no matter what you offered.”
Doris shifted and nced at the food next to her. It smelled so good, but she had no sense of energy to
chew through it. “Enzo has been very kind to let me stay here -” “Yeah, so kind he had you kidnapped.”
Patrick said from across the room. Enzo didn’t even bother a nce towards him. A new sense of anger
crossed William’s face as he remembered. “Those that went against my orders have been dealt with.Content provided by N?velDrama.Org.
Call us what you must, but we don’t kidnap and torture innocent girls.” “Could have fooled me.” William
growled. “We can go back and forth all day, I’m certainly free for it. But Doris should rest more.” Enzo
turned his gaze on her and all she saw was a bit of softness. He assessed her with his eyes and she
only wanted to sink into the mattress and disappear forever. “You don’t look as if you’ve gotten an ounce
better, are you sure you’re alright?” “I’m… hot all over.” Doris admitted. Enzo’s brows furrowed. “That’s
odd, I’ll put out the mes before ! leave.” “We got it.” William snapped. Again, Enzo ignored him. He
truly was brave for testing William as much as he was. “I knew there was something special about
you when I met you.” Enzo tapped her hand . “But a white wolf? I wouldn’t have guessed that for anyone
except a queen.” “1-there has to be a mistake. I can’t be this.” Doris gripped the edges of her nkets. “I
just-can’t.” “Ah, well I can understand why you feel this way, but I wouldn’t doubt yourself. What you are
is incredible and you may not see it as something to be thankful for now, but | guarantee you will grow to
appreciate what you were born to be. The first shift is always the hardest.” His words did their best to
calm her fears, but she couldn’t tame her racing heart. The more she thought about it, the more scared
she felt. Her mind refused to ept this was her life now. A few days ago, she was nothing but a
pathetic maid. Now-she was a white wolf of all things? What would her life be now? How would she live
with herself? What-what would she do? Enzo gripped her hand as if he saw the fear race across her
face. William stepped closer, she flickered her gaze to him and saw his jaw set in a firm, tense line as he
red at their hands. “You’re not alone, Doris. Don’t let your thoughts drown you before you get a
chance to learn about yourself. It won’t feel like your
body at first, but you’ll learn how to tame your wolf in time.” “I think Doris needs to rest.” William said
before she could respond. Perhaps it was good he did, she had a million questions to ask him about
what was toe. Enzo kept his eyes on her and smiled. “He’s right,” he leaned closer to Doris and
lowered his voice. “As annoying as that is.” William snorted and turned away. Enzo patted her hand once
more and stood. “I will be by to check on youter. Please, eat.” Doris nodded with a small smile. She
wiped the sweat from her forehead and leaned back further into the pillows as he went for the door.
Patrick took a ss of water and doused the fire but it didn’t help in the slightest. William forced open a
window above her bed that she had done her best to keep shut when she was afraid to sleep at night.
The cool air was like heaven against her warm body, but she still felt ufortable in her own skin.
“Perhaps you should try to sleep again.” William waved to Patrick and he bowed before he left the room
as well. Doris waited for William to leave next, but he only sat in the chair by her bed. “Shouldn’t you
sleep?” Doris asked as she slumped down into the sheets. Her eyes
closed slowly “I wouldn’t be able to if I tried.”