Chapter 429: Chapter 88: Is That Invitation Still Open?

With Raymond out of the way and my name restored, I left the pack courtyard and the trial and ran straight to the packhouse to check on Warren.

“Ciana, you’re okay,” he said with a relieved sigh. “Slow down. Thank you again for coming back for me.”

“No, Warren, I should be thanking you. You helped me so much. I’m sorry that you went through all of that. I don’t know what I can do to repay you,” I blurted out, squeezing his hand.

“Silly girl! We’re friends, right? That’s what we do. You have no idea how worried I was about you. When you fainted and they took you away…” Warren’s face wrinkled at the bad memory. “Thank the Goddess you are unharmed.”

He opened his arms like he was going to hug me.

Someone cleared their throat behind us and I saw Theo, or Tallis as he was still pretending to be, standing against the nearest packhouse wall. He was glaring at Warren.

“… Theo?” Warren asked.

“I’m not Theo!” he hissed moodily. “My name is Tallis.”