When Ronan sensed his Lycan half was on the loose on the forefront of their shared mind, noticing a foreboding feeling, he immediately fought to regain control. He suppressed the beast once more before it could attempt anything untoward against Vivian.
Still, when Ronan returned, he didn't startle Vivian or announce his presence. He simply embraced her tenderly from behind, continuing the motion of nuzzling the bridge of his nose against her neck, which Caelum had started earlier.
And noticing the change in presence, Vivian's body began to relax again. She never imagined she would have felt sheer fear in the moment for the Lycan. The beast whom she'd trusted wholeheartedly since the beginning resorted to a slightly sinister demeanour.
And Ronan, who constantly warned her about the true nature of his Lycan half many times before, couldn't quite bring himself to reprimand Vivian for lowering her guard around Caelum.
