Camille's POV
"Yeah." His voice was muffled. "I want some water."
I quickly poured him a glass and handed it over.
"Mom, where's Dad and Lara?"
The joy that had just welled up in my chest faded away bit by bit.
"Rowan, tell me, how did you end up eating something you're allergic to? And where did the emergency spray in your pocket go?"
Rowan's gaze flickered, not daring to meet my eyes. His wolf ears twitched under the harsh hospital lights.
"I... I didn't know there were almonds in the cake."
"But you've hated nuts since you were a baby. Every time you even tasted a tiny bit, you'd spit it out in disgust."
That spoiled, impatient pride flashed across his face as he pouted.
"I only took one bite. Do you really have to scold me like this, Mom?"
"But that one bite almost suffocate
