Chapter 29: Another New Arrival

Before Emilia's body plummets downward, she feels someone sink their teeth into her scruff and pull her out of danger. She opens her eyes and sees Dietrich's black wolf form standing in front of her with squinted eyes. She acts without thinking and licks his cheek as a sign of gratitude. Dietrich stumbles backwards with wide eyes and a shocked expression.

Emilia shifts back as Isaac catches up to them. "Wh-what happened? Where did all the b-bears go?" He asks while trying to catch his breath. Dietrich shifts and gives Emilia a pointed glare after regaining his composure. "Your sister tricked them into falling over the cliff. At the risk of her own life, of course." He adds with disdain. "What would you have done if I didn't get here in time to pull you up? Let me guess, allow yourself to fall and die." Dietrich growls angrily. "I'm sorry.. I was just trying to get them away from the manor, I didn't think-..." Emilia gets interrupted by Dietrich. "Exactly! You didn't think!" He scolds her.

Emilia doesn't speak as she turns away and runs back toward the manor. "Dude… She was just trying to keep everyone safe. Why so harsh?" Isaac asks. "Because she nearly got herself killed! Who cares if the bears had gotten into the manor, at least we could've fought them off. But no, she had to play the hero and nearly lost her life for the sake of playing that role!" Dietrich shouts back. "Dietrich, she may not have been raised as a royal, but she does have the mindset of one. You know better than most that our duty is to protect the civilians, even at the cost of our own lives." Isaac points out.

Dietrich sighs, feeling like an idiot once again. He runs after Emilia with intentions to grovel and beg for forgiveness, again. He follows her scent, expecting for it to lead to the gates of the manor. However, her scent shifts and mingles with the smell of another and disappears thirty feet away. He stops and looks around but nothing else seems amiss excluding. No signs of a fight or struggle. So where did Emilia go and what happened to her scent?

He listens carefully for any sounds that may lead him in the right direction. That's when he hears it, Emilia's angry voice yelling and shouting in disbelief. Who is she talking to though? And what about her scent vanishing right after mingling with another's? He approaches the direction of her voice with caution.

"No Jak, you need to tell me why the hell you are here! Why does it seem like everyone from that pack is suddenly losing their minds and stalking me?! Can't you all just leave me alone?" She shouts. 'Jak…Why does that name sound familiar to me?' Dietrich asks himself as he inches closer. "Emi, listen. We can talk about all of that later. Let's just get out of here first, okay?" Jak pleads.

"I thought I heard a rat squeaking, turns out I was right." Dietrich says as he reveals himself. Jak seems taken aback and scared as he sees Deitrich. "Don't worry about him, Diet. Let's just go home." Emilia says as turns away from her ex-boyfriend. Jak grabs her wrist without thinking, resulting in a warning snarl erupting from Dietrich's mouth. He releases his grip on her arm and backs away a little. "Come on Emilia, this isn't your home. You barely know these people. You know me though, I'm your boyfriend and best friend. Remember?" Jak insists. Dietrich's fists roll into balls in preparation to punch the other man if he says or does one more stupid thing. "EX-boyfriend, Jak. You dumped me, remember? Now I have enough going on and you made it very clear that all of these things that are happening to ME are too much for YOU to handle, so leave." Emilia says as she grabs Dietrich's hand and leads him back to the manor gates.

Jak follows them from a distance, obviously not getting the hint. Emila decides to just ignore him and carry on with her objective. No doubt that Winston informed her family of the bears and the near invasion, she knows she should probably go explain the results. Dietrich, on the other hand, is following along with a mix of excitement from holding hands with her and fury from being followed by his mate's ex.

Emilia releases Dietrich's hand the moment they enter the mansion. She runs into her father's office and leaves Dietrich standing outside with Jak. Jak looks over to Dietrich and sweat drips down his forehead as he shakes with immense fear. Dietrich watches the smaller male and laughs to himself. 'Pathetic pup.' He thinks to himself as he watches Jak quiver with fear and anxiety.

"Father, I've come to give you a report on the bear situation. I led them over a cliff on the other side of the woods. I'm not certain if the fall killed them all but I figured that it will at least slow them down enough for us to come up with a defense strategy as well as an evacuation route for civilians who are unable to defend themselves in case of the bears returning." Emilia explains. Dimitri's eyes shine with pride as he listens to her. "You did an amazing job dear. Are you alright though? You aren't injured are you? No offense darling but you smell of blood…" Dimitri says while wrinkling his nose. "I'm fine, just nicked my hand during the chance but it's nothing serious." She responds back.

Dimitri gives her a look that says he's worried but is not going to overstep. "If it's alright with you, I'll go clean the wound and have Vira take a look at it for me. Better to be safe than sorry, right?" Emilia says with a wink. "Yes yes! Absolutely, you're right Emilia. That's a great idea." Dimitri says, trying to hide his relief. "Oh umm, another thing. We seem to have another visitor from the Snow Pack. I'll send him in on my way out, do with him as you see fit." She says as she walks out of the room.

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