Bab 164: Chapter 157: I have something to tell you
It was after midnight when Erick finally left Amber's house. He was walking alone underneath the snowy dark night, making his way to his house. Although his house was not that near, it wasn't that far either. And with his shifter speed, it did not take long for him to reach his house.
Amber was surprised when she heard that he had walked to her house by foot. She became even more worried when she saw snow began to fall heavily. It took him some time to reassure her that he would be fine and that he was a shifter. A little snowfall like this would not make him sick nor would it make him feel cold. In fact, he still feels warm. He even had to grab her hands and hold it tight.
Amber was once again surprised at the warmth his hands were emitting. It felt cosy and nice.
The two held hands for some time until Amber awkwardly pulled hers away, looking so shy. She got carried away!
Erick was feeling a bit dejected when she pulled away but grinned when he saw her looking away so shyly. She was so adorable!
Before he reached his house, he saw the lights were still on at the pack house. Curious as to who was still awake at this hour, he changed his direction, heading towards the building.
Normally, the pack house was not locked so it was easy for Erick to walk in. And besides, who would dare to steal things from the pack house, which was full of shifters? These shifters would already know who trespass in their property before they walk in too. Hence why no one was there to greet Erick when he entered.
Looking around, he saw the lights in the mess hall were switched on. As he got closer to the hall, he could hear voices coming in from there. He then entered the hall and was surprised to see that there were many people inside.
They all looked up when Erick entered. Noaz immediately stood up and walked over, his face full of concern. "Erick, what's wrong? What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at home? Its late now." He stopped when he caught a whiff off him.
His eyes narrowed suspiciously. "Did you just return from your mate's house?" he asked.
Erick just ignored him and went over to the others.
Inside the mess hall, the triplets, including Latham who had been badly injured, were there. Other than the triplets, there were also the pack doctor and the elders who joined in the mission before.
Back then, they were worried that Latham could not make it. It was fortunate that Makena had given a bit of her blood to heal amputated hand before they separated. The blood helped slowly healed him. And after having a calm mind, Melody realized that most of the wounds he had were superficial, other than the hand.
At that moment, his hand was still slowly healing, even though his hand was gone. There was a huge bandage wrap at where his hand used to be. His legs were already fully healed as well, thanks to Melody's medication.
By looking at their faces, Erick realized how grim the topic was. But it did not stop his curiosity.
Erick went and sat down next to Roel and asked, curious, "What are you all doing here?"
"What are you doing here?" Elder Aziel asked back, his arms crossed across his chest. Although he was chosen to join in the mission earlier, he was ordered back by Lachlan to follow Isaiah to ensure he returned to his pack safely.
He had just returned from the Cairin pack that night and was startled to hear what had happened. He did not get the chance to meet Isaiah's granddaughter as they missed each other by a couple of hours. He had already left the town when she arrived together with Riedrich and the other Cesaro packmates.
He only knows bits of what happened when Erick arrived.
Erick stood up, bowed his head in respect at the two elders before sitting back down. "I just saw the lights on here and was wondering what was going on. So, I came here to check things out."
"Don't you have class tomorrow?" Elder Ulanni asked, a look of concern on her face. She did not think a youngster like him should stay up this late.
Erick looked guilty as he nodded.
"Then go home," she ordered.
"Can I just listen for awhile?" he argued. "I'll go home after this."
Ulanni turned to Aziel, who looked at her as well. The latter then just shrugged. He did not care much. If he wants to stay, he can. Don't blame him if the teenager overslept later.
They all continued their conversation. Aziel felt relieved that the mission was a success and that they managed to rescue Isaiah's granddaughter and the others. Although they had a lot of casualties, they did not have anyone dead in their camp, compared to the other camp.
And it was quite a pity that the warlocks and the mutated rogue managed to escape.
Aziel's face turned sombre when he heard the strength of these three. Even though Krys was young, it would be one's death if they were to underestimate him. And the shifters in the mess hall knew that the next time they meet this young warlock, he would be much more powerful, compared to before.
While they were talking, Erick who had been listening quietly felt something stir inside him.
'Dane?' he asked in his mind.
'That warlock.'
'Krys?' Erick asked again.
'No, the other one. I forgot to mention this. That warlock. He has another scent to him. A familiar scent. It's a scent that I recognized. From way back,' Dane answered.
Erick was shocked. From way back? Back when he was a full lycan?
'Is he a lycan?' Erick asked carefully.
'He is yet not,' the answer came vaguely.
'Is he similar to Makena or Bastian?' Erick asked again.
Both Makena and Bastian have the lycan blood. But Makena was not of the higher lycan. Rather, Makena's wolf counterpart was one of the few who were related to them. Hence, her powers were not as strong as Dane's. Bastian's wolf counterpart, on the other hand, was the result of lower breeding. In short, Amarok was a mixture of a lycan and a shifter. It was rare that his lycan blood was stronger than his shifter blood, thus, the reason why Amarok has the lycan power yet has the appearance of a shifter, rather than having white mane.
'No. He's more of a family.'
Erick was shocked once again. Meaning that there was another true lycan similar like Dane in the other camp.
'But this scent… seems off…' Dane continued, a hint of confused tone in his voice.
Once he was done talking to Dane, Erick decided that it was better to talk to his father about this. It was important that he talked about this to the Alpha first, instead of telling this group of shifters first.
He quickly said his goodbyes to them and went home.
His house was dark by the time he had reached it. It seems like his parents were already asleep. He wasn't surprised, though since it was nearly two o'clock in the morning.
But then, when he entered his house, he was surprised to hear his father calling him from upstairs. Erick went up to his parents' room and knocked softly on the door.
After hearing his father telling him to come in, he entered and saw his father sitting on the bed, his back against the headboard, whereas his mother was fast asleep beside him.
"You've just arrived home?" his father asked.
Erick nodded.
"You do know that you have school later on, do you?"
Erick looked down at his feet, looking a bit guilty as he nodded once more.
Lachlan sighed. He really did not want to scold his son since he was no longer a child. But sometimes this pup makes him forget that he's already a grown-up. Thus, he just shooed his son away, telling him to not get home late again since his mother would worry. He did not want to admit that he was worried as well.
Erick was about to leave his father's room when he just recalled what Dane had told him earlier.
"Dad, are you busy later on? Are you working late tonight?" Erick asked, turning back to look at his father.
Lachlan frowned, looking confused. "No, I'll be going home as usual. What's wrong?" he asked in concern.
"I have something to tell you."
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