Love the Wolfless Power Girl at First Sight

Chapter 564 Late–Stage Bonds

Tessa waited in Samuel’s office for two hours until he returned from surgery.

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Seeing her asleep on the couch, Samuel quietly took off his jacket and draped it over her. But the moment he settled it, Tessa stirred awake.

“Surgery’s over?”

“Yeah.” Samuel rubbed his brow, his voice worn out. “The dean caught wind I was back in the country and saved a pile of tough cases for me. I couldn’t say no.”

Tessa sat up and handed his jacket back to him. “Don’t push yourself too hard either.”

“You’ve been waiting this long for Grandpa’s results, right?”

“Yeah.” Tessa met his eyes directly. “I’m studying medicine–I don’t need sugarcoating. Let me see the scan data.”

Samuel was silent for a moment, then pulled the report from a drawer and handed it to her. “Werewolf hearts already carry a heavier load than human ones. His cardiac function is deteriorating faster than expected, and the sluggish blood flow is showing up more and more often…”

“Got it.” Tessa flipped through the report, her fingers faintly cold. She understood the science–werewolves had impressive healing powers, but once they entered old age, their vitality ebbed even faster than humans. Still, seeing it spelled out in numbers made her chest feel heavy.

“So… spend more time with him while you can,” Samuel said gently. “In a werewolf’s twilight years, medication doesn’t do much. What matters most is having people around who care.”

Tessa didn’t respond. She simply folded the report and slipped it into her bag.

Watching her tight–lipped expression, Samuel let out a sigh. “Don’t dwell on it too much. You came back to Navoris for him, didn’t you? At least now you’re here–this was what you wanted.”

“I’m fine.” Tessa took a deep breath. When she looked up again, her emotions were back under control. “When you bring the meds, don’t let him know I saw the report.”

“Don’t worry. I understand.”

That pair–grandfather and granddaughter–òne doing everything to hide the truth, the other pretending she didn’t already know. Yet both read each other like an open book.

That evening, when Landon arrived at the apartment, he found Tessa standing by the window, absentmindedly tracing circles in the condensation on the glass.

He walked over and wrapped his arms around her from behind, resting his chin atop her head. “What’s wrong?”

“Grandpa’s health… isn’t good.” Tessa’s voice was soft. “Samuel said werewolves lose vitality faster thar humans at this age. And Grandpa was injured before…”

Landon tightened his hold around her. “I’ll go visit him with you more often.”

“Okay.” Tessa nestled closer to his chest, her nose brushing against the pine scent on his shirt. “He keeps saying… he wants to live long enough to see me bond with you…”

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Chapter 564 Late–Stage Bonds

“He will.” Landon kissed the crown of her head. “We’ll make sure he does.”

Silence lingered in the air. Then Tessa turned to face him and tiptoed to kiss his lips.

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It was a familiar kiss, one full of the trust she always showed him, but tonight it clung a little longer–like she was trying to draw strength from him. noveldrama

Landon’s hand followed the curve of her waist, fingers brushing bare skin. Both of them shivered at the

contact.

Their breathing grew heavy. He pinned her against the door and deepened the kiss until her hand caught his wrist. Only then did he snap out of it, pressing his forehead against hers, panting.

“Sorry,” Landon rasped, his voice hoarse. His thumb brushed over her flushed lips. “I…”

“It’s okay.” Tessa rested her cheek against his chest, listening to his racing heart. “I started it.”

She knew why he stopped–it wasn’t because he didn’t want to. It was because he cared too much. Right now, while she was upset over her grandfather’s health, any overstep would feel like taking advantage. Landon let out a rueful laugh and ran a hand through her hair. “Tessa, you’ve got to stop–tempting me.” “I’m not.” She looked up at him, eyes still dewy. “I just wanted to hold you.’

“Well, you can’t.” Landon pinched her chin, his tone low and helpless. “If you keep going, I might actually lose control.”

They’d been intimate before, but in this moment, the worry in her eyes was like a thorn. No matter how much he wanted her, there was no way he could indulge himself when her heart was somewhere else.