Chapter 123
Isabelle
I just finished some work and was heading back to my room to retire to bed when I saw Crane approaching.
I gasped as I immediately turned to follow another direction.
I literally had not seen him since that night and I didn't even know how to face him either.
Not spending a night with the beta of our pack.
That was unheard of, especially not when I was a maid.
I turned the corner, my heart racing, my breath coming in sharp, uneven gasps. How was I going to explain myself to Crane on how I got tipsy, because I vividly remembered initiating the first kiss.
He'd been nothing but kind to me since we'd met, and now here I was, avoiding him like some kind of criminal.
But how could I explain to him that I didn't regret what had happened that night? That despite the
