Bab 197: Word is out- Part 3

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When the arrow had come towards Madeline, Calhoun had turned furious by the thought that someone wanted to harm her. Now that word had spread about his wedding with her, there would be many who would like to befriend and poison her mind, wanting to harm her physically. But he hadn't expected it to happen this fast. 

"You left abruptly," Madeline replied to what he said. 

With her eyes adjusted to the light in the room, Madeline heard the dripping sound of water on the floor. Her eyes moved to look down to realise his slacks were wet. Did he get into the water with his clothes on?

"Was there something you needed?" asked Calhoun. For the very first time, he wasn't teasing her and was directly asking her the question. Seeing Madeline's hesitation, he said, "You don't have to worry about getting killed. I won't let anything happen to you."