Chapter 209: Responsibility
Lyra calmly gazed at the thundering clouds and the heavy rain that was pouring outside the cave. The place they were staying in was slightly above the ground, preventing the rainwater from getting inside the cave. She shuddered due to the cold wind and tried to keep herself warm by scooting near the fire. By now, her dress was dry, and that urged her into wearing them while Kaizer briefly left the cave to give her privacy.
She returned his robe as soon as he returned. Kaizer told her that he was alright and wanted her to cover herself with it to get more warmth but Lyra was not okay with it. Having a naked stranger parade in front of her felt wrong.
Only after he received his robe did she release a breath in relief. Then her mind wandered elsewhere as she gazed at the falling rain. Her face looked serene yet her mind was anything but calm. So many thoughts ran inside her head that made her worry. For now, she wanted to do nothing but rush back to her home. To her mates’ side.
That made her once again look up at the thundering grey clouds. The rain didn’t seem like it would stop anytime soon.
’Crackle’ the sound of burning amber broke her train of thought. Lyra looked back at the diligent man seriously looking at the fire. He looked troubled while he kept on putting more and more wood into the fire.
’’Are you trying to burn the cave down?’’ She couldn’t help but ask this question. The fire by now was so big that it was almost touching the roof of the cave but the man who was responsible for that seemed to have no idea of what he was doing and only looked at her in confusion.
’’I thought you were cold?’’ he asked hesitantly. Kaizer saw her shivering from the cold wind. It was alright for him because he was a male and his body was naturally warm due to the fur in his beast form but he knew it was different for her. And due to bathing in cold water not long ago, she would be feeling cold so he wanted to keep her warm.
Hearing his innocent words filled with genuine care made Lyra smile. It was so hard maintaining a straight face in front of this man. She could see that he meant only good things for others but that was not at all true because Kaizer showed his real feelings only in her presence and to others he was apathetic most of the time.
’’I indeed feel cold’’ Lyra said looking straight at him, ’’But too much fire can get dangerous’’
And that made Kaizer frown, ’’You don’t need to be afraid of such things while I’m here. I can protect you no matter the circumstances’’ he said that but he also reduced the firewood and thus tamed the fire until it returned to normal.
Lyra chuckled, ’’You sound so confident’’ then something flashed in her mind, ’’I forgot to ask, What kind of beast are you?’’
’’A wolf’’ came his quick reply that made Lyra nod.