Chapter 114

HILLARY'S POV

After convincing the clinic's staffs to release Checkmate and I for a brief morning stroll, CM and I wandered the castle gardens, talking ceaselessly about what we had both experienced in the brief period of time we had been apart.

I watched him run his mouth and I couldn't deny the happiness and satisfaction that thrilled my heart.

"I heard you once teamed up with Brianna?" I asked as he played with one of the castle's fountains.

"Who is Brianna?"

"A blonde Lycan girl, about your age?"

"Oh," he let out. "Is she that naughty and arrogant know-it-all who assisted us in taking you home?"

I chuckled. "C'mon, don't insult her. She is one of my friends, okay? She acted as a constant reminder of you when you were away."

He snorted. "I doubt that. She and I aren't alike in any way."

"Hmm, but you both are smart kids with high ambitions." I said, amused by his childish denial.

He laughed. "High ambitions. What does she want to be