Bab 30: Chapter 27: The Elders

Knocking on Paccia's door, Erick waited for her to give him permission to come in. Moments later, the door was thrown wide open and he saw Paccia grinning up at him, with her walking cane on one hand. She poked him on the stomach with her cane and walked past him. "C'mon, kiddie. We're going over to your house."

Erick frowned, confused. "What's happening?" he asked.

Was his parents alright? Did something happened to them?

As if she knows what he has been thinking, she stopped and looked over her shoulder at him. "Nothing to worry about, kiddo. Come. Your Alpha and the others are waiting for us."

The walk to Erick's house did not take quite long. After awhile, they finally reached the house. Erick did not knocked on the door, and instead, pushed it open. It was quiet but he could hear murmurs from the living room. Paccia walked past him and went straight to the living room.

At the entrance of the living room, Erick saw Noaz standing in front of it. His eyes widened when he saw Erick with Paccia. He hurriedly rushed over and grabbed his shoulders. "Erick! Are you alright? I'm sorry that I haven't got the chance to see you!"

Erick brushed his hands off his shoulders and gave Noaz a huge grin. "What are you saying, Noaz?" he said, laughing. "I'm good."

Noaz leaned closer at Erick, looking straight at his eyes. "You sure? That….'weirdo' didn't do anything to you, did she?" he asked, his voice lowering when he said the word 'weirdo'.

Unfortunately for him, even if Paccia was older than him, she could still hear. And her hearing was not less than any shifters' ears. She snapped her fingers and suddenly, Noaz could feel his mouth being glued shut.

Erick's eyes widened when he saw Noaz's mouth being glued shut, right in front of him. He then let out a loud laugh as Noaz was trying to release his mouth, his hands trying to claw them open. Paccia let out a chuckle as she walked in and sat on one of the armchairs.

Inside, the Alpha, Lachlan was standing in the middle of the room, his back to the fireplace. His Beta, Fergus, stood behind him on his left. In front of him, there were other people already sitting on the armchairs and sofa.

Erick was surprised to see many people inside. It was not just the triplets but there were also the elders of the pack, the Beta and his wife and Dewei. He looked around to look for Hamish.

Dewei, who was sitting next to Paccia, noticed Erick looked around. He knew who he was looking for and told him that Hamish will be here once he was done with the cleaning.

Erick cringed as black lines appear on his head. He really did become a maid there, he thought to himself.

Noaz came walking in with angry steps. His eyes blazing as he glared at Paccia, furiously pointing his muffled mouth. Paccia only smirked at him.

Lachlan sighed as he watched the scene in front of him. He glared at Noaz to shut him up, which he did. He then turned to Paccia. "Paccia…" he slowly warned.

Paccia rolled her eyes and snapped her fingers.

Soon after, Noaz's mouth was free. And knowing that his Alpha was watching him, he only glared at Paccia and went on to the back of the room, where his brothers were standing. Latham, who was standing near to where the Alpha and Beta's wives were sitting, covered his mouth to hide his laughter. Roel, who stood next to him, just rolled his eyes and shake his head.

Erick walked towards Fergus and stood beside him. He gave a small smile at his mother, who was sitting not far from them. Although, the wives were not required to join the meeting but both the Alpha and Beta requested… or more like, demanded their presence there. So, all they can do was to sit there and talk quietly with each other, while watching the meeting carry on.

Erick looked around the room. In front of him, seated the elders. Dewei and Paccia sat in an armchair, to the left side, with Dewei nearer to Fergus. Behind them were his mother, Beta's wife and the triplets. There were five elders in the pack. Although Dewei was not considered as an elder but he was one of the most important figures in the pack.

On Dewei's left, two male elders sat on a sofa. The elder who sat on the right seat of the sofa was a man who looked a bit older than Lachlan. He has a full beard with dark eyes, that was alert and keen, as if he could sense any happenings around the room. His jet black hair was thick, with a few silver hairs on the side of his head. His body was also thick with muscles. He looked like someone who loves to fight. His name was Aziel.

Beside him, there was another man, who wears a scowl on his face. He looked strict with his wrinkled brow and squinty eyes. Although, he doesn't look as strong as Aziel but Erick could sense his strength even from the entrance of the living room. His name was Reginald.

Then another man, who sat beside Reginald and across from Lachlan. He was thin, unlike the other two elders, with his lanky and lean body. He has no facial hair on his face, making him look younger. He wore his dark brown hair in a short messy top with scissors cut sides. Erick could tell that even though he looked quiet but there was a killing aura that radiated from the man. His name was Zyair.

Erick turned to the two women on the right side of the room. The two female elders each sat on an armchair. The one who sat nearer to Zyair wore a flirtatious smirk on her face. She looked sensuous with her sharp black cats eyes and sleek wavy brown hair with red highlights. Even though she was an elder, she did not look that old. In fact, she looked like she was only in her late twenties. She was sitting with one leg over another and her arms crossed under her bountiful breasts. Her name was Omorose.

Beside her, sat the other female elder. She looked quite young. Younger than Omorose. She has that innocent look with that fiery red curly hair, just like the character 'Merida' in the animation film called, 'Brave'. She looked quite an opposite of Omorose, with freckles on the bridge of her nose and big round eyes. Although her appearance screams innocence and naivety but Erick knew that was just a front. Why? Because he had heard stories about this certain elder. Even if she was known to be a caring person but she was also ruthless. She has a knack of slicing her enemies in half, whenever she was in a fight. Her name was Ulanni.

Looking around at the elders, appearances can be deceiving. And he knew that all of these elders are probably in their 200's as they were already elders even before Lachlan became the Alpha. And seeing how they had gathered together at that moment, he knew that this was not such a simple meeting at all.