Chapter b114 /b

    Anna’s POV

    Anna followed Olivia the whole way back to Olivia’s room, to be sure that Olivia went inside and would not be bothering Julian and Amber anymore. Then, once she saw that door close, she returned to Julian’s

    room.

    The scene she saw there shocked her more than anything!

    Amber was passed out, face first against Julian’s muscled chest. Julian was holding her gentlyb, /bkeeping

    her upright and secure.

    “What the hell happened?” Anna asked.

    “I think the alcohol went straight to her head,i” /iJulian admitted. There was some color in his cheeks,

    unusual for him. It made Anna wonder what she had missed for those few seconds she had chased Olivia

    up the hallway. “She passed out.”

    “Is she alright?” Despite working at the clinic, Anna really didn’t know anything about medicine. She was

    entirely on the clerical side of things.

    “How much did she have before you got here?” Julian asked. After I told him, he seemed pensive but

    calm. “She just needs to sleep it off for a while.”

    “Well, I’m not leaving her here,” Anna said.

    “I can help you take her back to her house.”

    “Absolutely not. Alice will have enough questions without you.”

    “I can help you get her to the car, but you are going to need to carry her inside by yourself. Can you do

    that?” Julian asked.

    Anna wasn’t strong. For a werewolf, she was thin and weak, Stronger than a human, perhaps, but

    nowhere near strong enough to carry around her unconscious friend.

    b“/bbI’ll /bjust stay here then, and keep an eye on things,” Anna started to say, but then cursed. “Someone has to pay the babysitter. She didn’t sign on for staying all night.”

    “Amber can stay here,” Julian said. “I’ll keep an eye on her.”

    “Yeah, no way I’m letting that happen.”

    b“/bbI /bwon’t hurt her.”

    “Like you didn’t hurt her tonight by having Olivia in here? Like you didn’t hurt her all those years ago, by cheating with Olivia the first time? Was that even the first time?” Anna shook her head. “Like hell, she’s

    safe here with you.”

    Julian frowned but didn’t argue with her.

    “I won’t harm her, I can promise you that,” Julian said. “You have to admit there aren’t many options. Unless you want to go get Alice ande back.”

    “She’s already in bed. I’m not dragging her to some hotel room in the middle of the night.”

    “Then trust me to watch Amber.”

    Anna was slowly realizing that she didn’t have a lot of options here. As she couldn’t carry Amber herself, the best course might be to leave Amber here, trusting Julian. Though that didn’t mean she had to leave her friend unprotected.

    “If you mean it, make a vow,” Anna said. “A vow to the Moon Goddess. Tell me you won’t hurt her.”

    A vow to the Moon Goddess was serious. Once it was made, the one who made the vow would be bound to

    his words. The Moon Goddess herself would intervene to ensure the bond wouldn’t be broken.

    It was a mysterious power, and proof of the Moon Goddess existence and power.

    “I don’t believe this is necessary,” Julian tried to say.

    “The vow,” Anna said, insisting on it. “Saw you won’t even touch her tonight.”

    Julian straightened. “Fine. I swear to the Moon Goddess, that once I get Amber safely onto that bed, I will not touch her again.”

    Anna closed her eyes, feeling a slight thrum of power fill the room and then immediately dissipate. The

    vow had been made.

    “Put her on the bed and step back,i” /iAnna said. She was going to be sure Julian wasn’t going to find any strange workarounds.

    With a frustrated huff, Julianplied, carrying Amber to the bed. Gently, heid her down upon it, and then stepped back. From here, he would be under the watchful gaze of the Moon Goddess and unable to

    touch her.