"Yeah, I did and he told me to tell you that he loves you very much," Lisa says with sarcasm. It is a joke Lisa cracks once in a while to help cheer Camilla up when she got too emotional about her dad.

　　"I love him too," Camilla says, a sad smile playing on her lips as she gets the joke Lisa throws at her. "Please, make sure the nurses change his bed cover regularly and they should bath him and-"

　　"Clean his teeth, brush his hair, cut his nails, massage his temples and trim his beards." Lisa completes for her.

　　"I know the entire routine my love, do not worry your ass about dad. He and I are just fine. You just make sure you get us more of that goblet!" Lisa exclaims and Camilla smiles from her heart. Whenever she gets worried about her father, Lisa is the only one who can cheer her up.

　　"Thank you, Lisa," Camilla says, with true sincerity. "Thank you for everything you do for me and my dad."

　　"Naaah, it's nothing. You are my best friend and it's what best friends do. We take care of each other." Lisa explains. "Okay, before you make me cry and I lose sight of this rich gentleman in front of me with a really large wallet, I have to go. Stay cute and make sure you get something started with Ethan! Bye!" Lisa says.

　　"Bye Lisa!" Camilla giggles at her words but presses the end key to allow her to concentrate on her work.

　　Camilla is still smiling at Lisa's words when a soft knock comes on her door. She blinks out of her thoughts and stares at the door in shock.

　　"Camilla, are you in there?"

　　Ethan's voice reaches her and she jumps to her feet, panicking. She checks the time and almost bites her tongue. She has been talking to Lisa for so long, she forgot the time. It is time she takes her medication and surely it is Ethan at the door.

　　Her heart starts beating as the doorknob moves. Oh no! He is trying to open the door.

　　"I am coming!" She stammers as she grabs the bag of stolen stuff and shoves it under the bed again. She goes to the mirror and rubs a hand over her face to create a tired look. Next, she splashes water on the tips of her red hair. Then she proceeds to the door to open it, she throws her head back to have one final look at the room and she is almost opening the door when she notices that her bed is still made.

　　Shit!

　　She was supposed to be sleeping!

　　She quickly runs back to the bed and pulls the bed cover so it looks like she had been on it the whole time. Satisfied with the chaos she made on the bed, she proceeds to open the door.

　　Ethan is standing with his hands folded against his chest and his brows raised, probably wondering what took her so long.

　　"Hey!" Camilla squeaks awkwardly.

　　"I am sorry, I have to disturb you but I need to make sure you take your medication before you sleep," Ethan explains.

　　Camilla pulls the ends of her hair and steps away from the door. "You are too kind," She says as they both walk in.

　　As a wolf, Ethan can tell she is hiding something; for her heart beats at a different rate each time he looks at her. Maybe it is their mate bond, he isn't sure, but he is certain Camilla is keeping something from him. Is it her memory? Are they coming back to her?

　　When he got to her door a while ago, he heard her talking to someone on the phone and it wasn't the doctor. She was laughing when he arrived. Though he couldn't hear their conversation, he knew she was laughing for the effect radiated in his heart. He felt all of her emotions

　　"Camilla, are your memories starting to return?" He asks her as he takes out her medication from the drawer where it is kept.

　　He feels her heart skip a beat and hopes she admits it.

　　"No, it isn't." She whispers in a small voice.

　　Ethan feels air leave his lungs. Why is she lying to him?

　　"I see," he says, turning around to face her. She is standing right behind him so that when he turns, they are standing close to one another.

　　Her heart skips another beat as Ethan stares long and hard into her face, trying to figure out why she can't tell him the truth.

　　Camilla's head is low as she looks everywhere but Ethan's face. She finds a special interest on her feet than his face. She knows she is lying and somehow, a part of her hates it.

　　Ethan feels her internal struggles and concludes she is only acting that way because she isn't ready to talk about it yet. He gently takes her left hand in his. Camilla's body relaxes as Ethan's hand comes in contact with hers. In that brief moment, she forgets about her lies and stares back at him.

　　Their eyes lock and Camilla finds herself lost in the pools of his brown eyes. They seem to be changing into a different color as he stares into her. Camilla feels butterflies start to flip within her stomach and she is confused as to what she is feeling. The space between them is slowly closing and Camilla bites her bottom lip, suddenly growing shy.

　　Ethan has to bite down on his teeth to keep from claiming her, right at that moment. Camilla is so innocently sexy it's almost too painful to bear. He wants to take in those soft lips of hers into his mouth. He wants to feel the taste of her mouth, he wants to hold on to her soft skin and blind her with kisses, but he knows he has to take it slow with her.

　　He opens the palm of her hand in his and places the medication in it. Using his first finger, he raises her jaw upwards, till she is staring up at him. "Take your medication," he whispers and she nods, unable to take her eyes away from him. She couldn't understand what has come over her, all she know is that at this moment, she wants to keep looking at him. Somehow she feels complete with him being so close. A part of her that always seemed empty finally found its missing piece whenever she was this close to him.

　　Unable to control himself any longer, Ethan places his head on her and takes in a deep breath. "Why are you so beautiful?" Ethan asks. It is only rhetorical and only he knows exactly what he means but Camilla finds herself blushing as deep as a tomato. She bites her lower lip again to restrain her blush from spreading to her ears and Ethan hisses.

　　"When you do that, it makes it hard for me to hold back, Camilla." He whispers.

　　Camilla furrows her brows as she doesn't understand what Ethan is saying anymore, yet his words make her blush. Maybe it isn't just the words, maybe it is also the intensity of his voice. The way he calls her name, making sure the last letters are rolled over on his tongue, creates a warm feeling deep within her and she finds herself craving to be closer to him.

　　Ethan presses a kiss to her forehead and whispers, "I will miss you." He then pulls away from her and heads to the door.

　　It is when the door finally closes that Camilla breaks out of her dazed state.

　　What just happened between the both of them?

　　It feels like they both shared an intimate moment, yet they didn't. The butterflies are still in her tummy as she drops to her bed trying to calm her racing heart.

　　"Whatever it is Camilla, you have to stay focused!"  She tells herself, as she clutches the medication tightly in her hands.

　　*

　　It took his alpha abilities to pull him out of Camilla's room. Despite her faults and shortcomings, Ethan can't help himself. Whenever he gets too close to her, it feels kike his wolf wants to jump out of his body and claim her right there, and then, he wants the very same thing too but he has to be patient.

　　Camilla isn't a werewolf-like he is. He will have to be gentle with her. Plus, he has other pending matters to deal with. As soon as he can settle them, he will start working towards earning her love and trust. She will never have to lie to him again. She will trust him enough to share all her problems with him.

　　"Alpha, your car is ready," Peter says the moment he enters his office.

　　"Have you called Mike and informed him of my arrival?" Though, weak in the heart, Ethan has to take care of his pack. He sits on his chair and takes a deep breath.

　　"Yes I have," Peter says but seeing how tired Ethan is, he adds, "are you sure you still want me to stay behind? The matter might be handled quickly if you have more hands." Ethan tries to change his mind. He feels horrible staying behind like some weakling only to look after the girls when Jessie could be sent out and Camilla can always take care of herself.

　　"Did you see the way they were acting at dinner?" Ethan raises his eyes to Peter, who if he was blind throughout the dinner.

　　Peter rubs a hand to the back of his head. "Alpha, Jessie could leave-"

　　"We have talked about this and I don't want to keep relating myself. Jessie stays for now and so does Camilla." Ethan growls, kissing his teeth in frustration. "Please get the boys to move my bags to the car and we move in twenty minutes." This was Ethan's way of ending a conversation.

　　The journey he is embarking on is long, he wouldn't want to start it with more stress than he already has.

　　"Yes, of course, Alpha," Peter says walking out of the office.

　　As Peter leaves, Ethan's mind drifts back to the matter he is going to solve. How is he even going to solve it? Sickness isn't a disease you can physically fight? The best medical team in the world is already there, yet they couldn't find a solution. What more can he do?

　　With a long and troubled mind, Ethan leaves his office and goes out where the car is waiting for him.

　　"Good evening, sir," The driver greets.

　　"Good evening Max," Ethan responds settling himself in the back seat.