According to the physician, it was merely deep sleep due to accumulated mental and physical fatigue. As the doctor said, Adel looked peacefully asleep.

But as a day passed and the afternoon of the second day arrived without her waking up, Christine became anxious.

Had he lost control while holding her and revealed his true nature?

That was his greatest concern. Since he hardly remembered what happened when he turned into a wolf, he was worried that he might have hurt her or that she couldn’t wake up from shock.

Zimmer, quick to notice, couldn’t have been unaware of this.

“It’s enough. Your impatience is obvious, even if you pretend to be indifferent. Even His Majesty asked what happened at Marbel Palace. The commander seemed to be elsewhere in his mind. No matter how starved you were, you should have moderated…….”

“So, what’s the news about Adel?”

Zimmer sighed, as if giving up. It was clear that no matter what he said now, it wouldn’t be heard.

“She’s awake.”

“That’s a relief.”

Contrary to his calm voice, Christine, who was organizing the stacked documents on his desk and grabbing his coat, was busy.

“I’ll go see her today, and the rest of the work will be divided between the captain and you…….”

“Don’t worry about the palace affairs; just go quickly.”

“Okay, I’ll leave it to you.”

Zimmer doubted his ears. He never dreamed that a polite word like “please” would come from Christine’s mouth.

‘Has his quirky personality all this time really been due to dissatisfaction…….’

As Christine turned to leave the office, Zimmer automatically stepped back in surprise.

Could he hear even his thoughts?

“By the way, we have one more participant in the horse race.”

“Yes? Who, all of a sudden?”

“Count Byers.”

Zimmer’s eyes widened.

“Really? Even when His Majesty invited him, he declined…….”

But the reason could be guessed quickly.

After all, is it a charge rather than jealousy?

“Well, winning to elevate the family’s status wouldn’t be bad.”

Christine, who was stalling, was met with Zimmer’s mischievous smile.

“Indeed, crushing Oswald’s nose will elevate the family’s status. Plus, you’ll gain plenty of love from Miss Adel.”

“Stop talking nonsense, prepare without any delays!”

And once again, as Christine rushed out, Zimmer quickly stopped him.

“Just a moment, Commander.”

He quickly plucked a few roses from the flower vase decorating the corridor and handed them in a bouquet.

“Take these.”

“These?”

“Of course. There’s no weapon like flowers today. And today you must not become a beast. Today, just be simply…….”
Christine, who would have been angry under normal circumstances, received the bouquet of roses with an innocent face.

“Give it a try.”

And urged the steps again.

“It shouldn’t be an effort, you must do it. What if Miss Adel runs away!”

As Zimmer’s nagging was heard from behind, Christine’s fist clenched tightly. But there was no time now. The sooner she saw Adel, the more at ease she would feel.

(This is a time divider.)

Knock knock.

The door opened, and a huge bouquet appeared with a fragrant scent. Adel, who was sitting in bed in her pajamas, was bewildered.

“Chris?”

“How are you feeling?”

He naturally handed the huge bouquet to Adel and asked.

“I’m fine. But why all these flowers…?”

“I picked them up on the way.”

It was not a lie. If he was going to give a bouquet, he thought a large one would be nice. So, he had scraped together even the flowers that decorated Marble Palace.

“You must love flowers as much as Sir Zimmer.”

“Not at all. I’m just trying to look good to you.”

Christine lightly kissed Adel’s forehead.

“Then it worked.”

Adel also kissed his cheek in response.

“Thank goodness.”

What was really fortunate was that Adel’s reaction was the same as usual.

She had not been turning into a wolf during his embrace, or if she had, he hadn’t noticed.

After all, he had turned off the lights in the bedroom, so unless she had completely transformed and raged, the chances of being caught were slim.

Of course, Christine had no intention of hiding his identity forever. But it must not be revealed now. At least he had to find concrete evidence that the silver wolf was not the one who killed her mother.

Still, it was a troubling problem whether Adel would accept it easily.

“But did you eat something?”

He pulled a chair next to the bed and asked.

“I didn’t have an appetite, so I had a little soup.”

“That won’t do. You need to eat well to recover.”

“I was just a little tired. I’ve been stressed by various things lately.”

That’s when Christine saw a red mark that appeared on Adel’s white neck. It was a mark made by him in excitement, biting her.

“Didn’t I hurt you… or anything that day?”

Adel blushed and looked away.

“No, but I’m not as strong as you.”

Christine bowed his head with a sullen face.

“I’m sorry. I couldn’t control myself that day. I should have left you with good memories on our first night, but at some point, my desire got the best of me. To ruin our first night like this…”

The oncefeared Vice Count now looked like a big puppy. Looking around, afraid of being scolded by his master.

Adel quietly smiled and stroked his head.

“Chris, we shared love. So I don’t want to be the only one enjoying it either. You enjoyed it too, right?”

“Madly.”

Adel was startled and stopped stroking his head, so Christine bowed his head closer for her to continue stroking.

“Keep going, Adel.”

“What’s with you, acting like a child.”

“You’re right, I’m being childish. I was a little scared because you didn’t wake up for two days.”

He confessed childishly, leaning his head on Adel’s shoulder.

“Why, were you afraid something would happen to me?”

“And that you would fear and hate me.”

A soft laugh was heard from above his head.

“Why would I? It’s you, Chris, not someone else.”

He must have been really scared. He felt so relieved at Adel’s laugh and warm voice.