Bab 172: Chapter 164: How Makena arrived at Burkendall Town
Out from the training field, Erick walked a few steps further, heading towards his house when he suddenly stopped. He whirled around, glaring at the couple behind him.
"Why are you two so slow??" he demanded hotly. "Can't you walk faster?"
The couple looked at him blankly. Hamish had his arm around Makena's shoulders, who was supporting him. Earlier, after her battle, she noticed that there was a wound on his shoulder, although it was just a small wound, he told Makena that he was hurting badly.
Makena knew that it wasn't a serious injury but she, too, wanted to hug her mate. She just wouldn't want to admit it since she was still feeling shy. So, to say, both were feeling kind of shameless.
"I was injured," Hamish said.
Erick pointed at Hamish's shoulder, his finger trembling out of anger and exasperation. "Feck! You call that an injury??? Even a bump on the head is more serious than that wound of yours!"
He then turned to Makena and said, "And you! What are you doing, coddling him? Are you his mother??"
"No, I'm his mate," she answered seriously.
Erick placed a hand on his forehead, not sure what to say anymore.
Feeling a bit jealous that he can't lovey-dovey with his mate, like Hamish is with his, Erick just walked off, leaving them behind.
But since Makena will be staying over at Erick's, they followed him.
Once they arrived at Erick's house, Erick waited at the hallway, his arms crossed across his chest while he waited for the couple to say their goodbyes.
Soon after, Makena walked in and was slightly surprised to see Erick waiting for her. She thought that he would have left her behind, seeing how he looked nauseated from their lovey-dovey moments.
He gestured for her to follow him up the stairs when she stood in front of him. He then went up, with Makena following behind him.
When they arrived at a room that was slightly further in and was a bit smaller compared to Erick's room, he said, "This is your room. Heard that you immediately followed us for training without checking out your room and all. Mom and Aunt Mary helped to buy some stuff for you. So, if there's anything else, just holler."
Makena shook her head. "I'm sure everything is there," she said. She then gave him a little bow. "Thank you for letting me be selfish for awhile. I apologise for intruding in you and your family's home without any discussion and all."
She felt a bit embarrassed now that she had thought of her actions.
She then recalled the time when she first arrived in town. She had arrived at Burkendall Town and went to stay there, without making any plans with the Kendall pack there. If it was any other packs who had done this, there might be a war breaking in since it will be an intrusion.
But she had been so excited when her grandfather had told her that she could go and meet her mate. He probably did not expect her to want to meet him straight away.
She just did not have anything else to do. Currently, at her pack, they were getting used to the feeling of not being monitored, ever since Rehan's spell over them had broken. Knowing that, it made her want to explore the world.
And the first thing she wanted to explore was where her mate lived. And to know more about his daily life.
And that was what she did. She left home, after telling her grandfather that she would be gone for a week and then she went to plan her trip, checking the bus schedules.
In actuality, it was only after a couple of days when she finally arrived in Burkendall Town with only a backpack on her back.
It was because she got on the wrong bus that went to the other side, instead of towards Burkendall Town. She had to stay there for a night since it was already late before going on the right way.
When she finally arrived at Burkendall Town, she was fascinated and amazed with the sights. She did not expect a shifter town to be so modern. Well, compared to Cairin Oaks, this town was quite contemporary.
The previous town she went to did not count because there weren't any shifters around. She had to be careful as well to make sure that no one there knew that she's a shifter. Her grandfather had warned her numerous times of how shifters were still greatly disliked by humans and that she needed to be cautious every time.
Once she had arrived at Burkendall Town, she had walked around, curious about her surroundings. She had rode the bus, looking out the window. While riding the bus, they had passed by many places; the local library, the community center and post office. They even stopped at the bus stop near the Burkendall high-school before continuing on.
When they arrived at one of the shopping malls, seeing how many people had gotten out of the bus, she followed them. Again, she became fascinated as she looked around the building with her big eyes.
It was then she met Hamish's mother. She had been walking around when she caught a familiar scent. It was familiar yet different. Following her instinct, she searched for the scent which led her to a redheaded woman at a grocery store.
Makena discreetly sniffed the woman and felt her heartbeat fast. Before she could open her mouth, the woman had turned around, looking at her curiously.
Looking at the eyes which bore resemblance to her mate's eyes, Makena was surprised.
"May I help you?" the woman asked. Her face looked a bit confused.
"Um, do you know Hamish?" Makena asked nervously.
The woman became more surprised. But seeing how the young woman was nervous and didn't have any killing intent in her, she knew she didn't bore any murderous thoughts. "He's my son."
Makena's eyes widened. 'How should I tell her that he's my mate?' she thought.
She was still quiet in her thoughts, thinking on how to break the fact that she was her son's mate when Mary asked gently, "Do you know my son?"
Panicked, Makena blurted out, "He's my mate."
Mary's eyes widened in surprise. She then clasped the young woman's hands and said excitedly, "Oh my! Oh my!"
Looking around her, she knew that they needed a place to chat so she abandoned her idea to go grocery shopping and brought Makena outside the store.
"Oh my!" Mary said again. "Are you Alpha Isaiah's granddaughter?" she asked softly. She only knew a bit about Hamish's mate but she only knew that from other people, not from her son. Everytime she tried to ask her son, he had been tight-lipped about it.
Makena nodded.
"When did you arrive in town?"
Makena bit her lips nervously. "A couple of hours ago."
"Do you have a place to stay? How long are you planning to stay?"
Makena shook her head. "Just a couple of days," she replied sadly.
Then Mary, with her hands on her hips, said, "Alright, we'll go meet the Luna and talk about this."
Before Makena could answer, she felt her arm being pulled from behind. She whirled around and her eyes widened, "Mate?"
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