Minutes turned into hours as they remained on the ground outside.

The night grew colder, and Macy began shivering, but Rage didn’t budge from her lap.

The wolf was stubborn, refusing to leave her. Greg had stationed guards nearby to watch over them in case anything happened.

A maid brought a blanket and gently placed it around Macy, but Rage growled, scaring the maid.

She fled as fast as her legs could carry her after covering Macy, who was shivering.

“That wasn’t nice. You scared her!” Macy scolded Rage, who only purred and licked her hands.

Macy shrugged at his actions. “It’s freezing out here. We should go inside. Besides,...