Chapter 137 For the people

A burst of joy and anger hit her at once when their eyes met across the clearing, it almost made her stumble over. William slowed his horse to a stop when he saw her-he even had the nerve to smile at her as if it would make her forget everything.

And it almost worked. When his dimple made an appearance, she almost forgot why she would ever be mad at him. He looked like an angel when he smiled. It was… quite the sight.

He must have noticed the look on her face. His smile slipped right off as if it was never there and Doris almost pinched herself for being the reason it was long gone. Part of her always worried that she would never see it again.

The guards took their horses straight to the stables, but William dismounted right in front of her. “Has something happened?” He asked when he neared her.

“Why didn’t you mention to me where you were going?” Doris blurted out as if she couldn’t hold the thoughts in a second longer. William furrowed his brow. “I thought you would still be sleeping when we got back.”

A few guards came out of the stables with bags slung over their shoulders. Her face heated up as they stared at her. She wanted to shout that she wasn’t talking to them, she was talking to William and she didn’t need an audience.

She cleared her throat, “Where did you all go?”

“We went to find some food and supplies for the villagers. There wasn’t much available from the nearby villages, but we gathered all that we could.” Patrick filled in for her. He gestured for his men to follow him into the cabins and left Doris alone with William once again.

William took a step closer and lowered his voice. “Did something happen while we were gone?”

“No. I was just-”

“Worried about you.” Cordelia sang in her mind. She wanted to scream at her wolf to silence her.

over her face as if he

forced out. The edge of his mouth lifted slightly and she wanted to stomp on his foot for all the horrible thoughts he had just put her through . “You should have left us

so stunning out in

thicken on her cheeks. “All of my past lovers wouldn’t bat an eye if I left them for hours or days. Most of the time, I

William shared a part of himself like that. It was like he gave her a small peek inside his insecurities and it made all of her

moved up on her toes to

Enzo grumbled from behind them. Doris quickly turned to see him with a mock disappointment

utterly confused, Doris glared at Enzo. “Will you go back inside

something?”

lay down for another moment, I’ll go

surprised he didn’t start cursing at Enzo to leave them alone. “We went to get supplies. There’s no food here for the villagers

shoulders and stepped right back into his role as a leader.

nearest cabin. They all piled inside and Doris felt the warmth coat

were laid

enough to feed an entire village for more than two days. It might have looked like a lot of food, but Doris knew well that this amount of food was served at the palace daily. When she glanced around at the faces

what we could find. It seems the neighboring villages are suffering just as much.” William said. He raked his eyes over the room. “It’s enough to get them fed

slowly. She remembered how violently hungry she was when she first took his blood. Even Enzo looked at the food longingly as if he

ourselves, but perhaps I can make a

last them?” One of the

indulge more than their share.” Doris said. “I can make two kinds and the

be very kind of you, Doris.” Enzo smiled at her. She could see a hint of sadness in his smile and she knew what he was thinking. How would this

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