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52.74% His Human Mate / Chapter 143: Chapter 136: The black powder

Chương 143: Chapter 136: The black powder

Isaiah Cairin was outside his house, looking around at his surroundings as he did his daily walking. Everyday, he usually takes a walk around Cairin Oaks, talking with his packmates. Upfront, it looked like a peaceful daily activity of the Alpha but no one knew the sadness and the distraught he still felt inside.

In order to not raise any suspicion towards them, Isaiah usually pretends that everything was all fine and dandy. No matter how much it pains him to pretend nothing had happened, everyday he always thought about his granddaughter. Although it was a relief to not receive any amputated body parts of his granddaughter, who would know how she was faring right now? Or since that fateful year before?

That day was no different. It has been awhile since he had met up with the Alpha of the Kendall pack. Even though he knew that there has been something going on recently, especially with the son, according to his sources, it doesn't mean that Isaiah was patient. He needed to work with the Kendall packs. If it's not for his granddaughter, it's for the shifters' future!

It was unfortunate that he could not send any of his close packmates to meet with the Alpha since everyone except him was still under the evil shifter's control. Any actions made by them will easily be detected by that powerful warlock. Even if he cannot hear what was being talked about but the fact that if one of the Cairin packmates were to visit the Kendall pack, it will arise suspicion on them. And he knew if that were to happen, more trouble would be brought to his granddaughter.

After minutes of walking, without realization, he reached the piazza. He looked up at the statue in front of him. The statue stood tall and strong, without any evidence of ruination and decay. He sighed inwardly in dismay. Looking at the strong profile of the Cairin's first Alpha, he always feels that he was lacking, compare to the former. But that was no surprise, knowing that the first Alpha was a lycan.

It was no big news that the first Alpha of the Cairin packs was a Lycan. Because although the lycans were extinct, their bloodlines still flow through the blood of some shifters, just like the Cairin pack inheriting the healing powers. And there were also rumours that lycans still exist but were hidden. It was not known how many lycans were still alive, but Isaiah believed that Dane from the Kendall pack was one of them. And unbeknownst to him, his granddaughter's wolf counterpart was actually one of the lycans as well.

As he stood there, floods of memories began to swamp his mind. He continued to look at the statue, unaware of the activities happening around him.

It was unsure how long he stood there, lost in his memories. His close aides knew their Alpha well to leave him alone. After a while, Isaiah turned around and then made a decision to meet with the Alpha of the Kendall pack once again.

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Although the case of Zant's death was a closed case, it did not hinder the Kendall pack to try to find out the truth.

Paccia was in her house, standing in front of her cauldron. Beside the cauldron was a table that holds her many apparatus and potions. One of the glass bottles that stood on the table was the exact bottle from Fergus. The one that had black powder in it, also believed to be the remnants of Zant's soul.

It was quiet inside Paccia's house, other than the sounds of sizzles and poofs from the cauldron. She was alone at that time, busy with her concoction. After she was given the bottle by Fergus, she immediately shut herself inside her house, trying to get more clues from the powder. She hasn't come out from her house for days. Apparently, the spell was quite powerful and because she was more like a seer, rather than a witch, it was a pretty hard spell to deduce from.

Soon after, she finally found the right spell. She swiftly dropped mixture after mixture into the large cauldron. Ignoring the little poofs coming out from the pot, she continued dropping the mixtures while at the same time, murmuring chants of spells.

While waiting for the concoction in the cauldron to fully mix, Paccia moved aside where she continued to study the black powder which was now spread on the table.

Few hours later, the cauldron which had been making popping sounds suddenly fell silent. Instead of going straight to the cauldron, she continued to study the powder on the table, as if she did not hear the silence.

Once she was done studying, she walked towards the cauldron. She then added something to the black powder which was back in the bottle and closed the lid. She shook the bottle, mixing the insides and then poured the whole content into the cauldron.

In just a few seconds, the cauldron started to shake vigorously. But Paccia did not panic. Rather, she just took a step back as she watched the cauldron continue to shake, bursting out little puffs of black and green air.

Although one could not see what was happening, Paccia was a seer. The moment when the cauldron was puffing out black and green air, her face darkened. She continued to watch as the puffs of black and green air began to change shape. It was as if only Paccia herself understood what the change of the puff meant. In her eyes, she saw the shape changed to Zant's face. The face looked like he was in pain, contorted in agony. She began to frown when she heard little whispers in her head after she breathed in the black and green air as her eyes turned white. The little whispers flew in her mind, telling her things of what had happened during the murder.

Soon after, her eyes reverted back to its natural color. Then, there was a glint of determination in her eyes. She quickly covered the cauldron and walked out of her house.

Lachlan was at the packhouse where he was talking with Noaz, demanding updates in regards to Erick and Dane.

Ever since the death of Zant, although the case has been closed, there were still many of Zant's supporters. There were those who demanded Roel's arrest, even if he has been declared not guilty. So, Noaz has been appointed to look after Erick, while Lachlan tries to clear Roel's good name. The case against Roel was slowly coming to a close, being that there were many alibis for Roel and that there were no direct evidence, such as fingerprints to show that he was involved in the murder.

Lachlan had been furious when he found out about the case against Roel. Even if Roel was part of his pack, he unofficially adopted the triplets when they were young. In short, it was like, going against his family and indirectly against his sons. This made Lachlan enraged.

So, after listening to Noaz's report on Erick and Dane, he was slightly relieved but he told the triplet to continue on protecting Erick from the shadows.

Just as Noaz was about to leave the room, Paccia walked, without even knocking on the door. To Noaz's surprise, Lachlan did not look furious at the rudeness Paccia had shown. Rather, it was as if he had expected the latter to burst into the room in the first place.

After giving a bow of respect, Noaz left the room, leaving Paccia and Lachlan alone.

Without waiting for permission, Paccia sat down on a chair in front of her Alpha. Lachlan just cocked an eyebrow but did not say a word.

"I'm done studying the black powder that you've given me, Alpha."

Lachlan frowned as he crossed his legs, his fingers interlocked with each other on his lap, leaning against his seat. "Go on," he said. Inwardly, he was slightly surprised that Paccia managed to find anything about the black powder. As mentioned before, Paccia was only a seer, who doesn't have strong powers like a warlock. However, as years passed, it seems like she had improved herself that in reality, she shouldn't be known as a seer. Rather, she was slowly becoming a witch, the female counterpart of a warlock.

Paccia started to voice out her reports. She then ended by saying, "We need the cooperation from the Cairin pack."


Chương 144: Chapter 137: She's your...?

Amber was waiting for Erick to come out of the locker rooms near the bleachers. She sat down at the bench, with her chin propped on her palm as she watched the cleanup crew use a turf sweeper to clean the football field. Beside her leg was her small backpack. At first, both Dana and Jeayan offered to bring her backpack for her since they were going to go to the car and wait there but she refused. How could she let them bring her backpack when all of her snacks were in there?

So, while waiting for Erick, she was halfway through her snacks.

She was in a daze, watching the cleanup crew clean, munching on a prawn cracker when she heard someone call her name.

She turned around and was pleasantly surprised to see Krys walking down the bleachers with a smile on his face. Behind him was a couple of his friends. He stopped beside her and asked, "Oh, you're here too?"

Amber nodded as she placed her bag of prawn crackers back into her backpack. She stood up, hoisting her backpack on her back. And unconsciously, she took a step back when she thought they were a bit close. She did not notice a mysterious glint in his eyes when he saw her took a step back.

"I didn't know you like football," Amber commented, smiling back.

Krys jerked a thumb over his shoulders, pointing at his two friends, who were talking with each other a few metres away. "It's more like I'm accompanying them," he admitted. "Though, I probably shouldn't say that since it sounds like I'm not supporting my school team," he laughed.

Amber laughed. "No worries," she reassured. "To be honest, I'm not that big of a fan as well. I'm here because my boyfriend is playing."

Krys cocked an eyebrow. "Oh, do you mean, Erick?" he asked.

Amber nodded.

Just then his two friends walked over to them. They quickly introduced themselves to Amber who introduced herself back. Then they turned to Krys, saying that they will wait for him in the car. Krys nodded back.

After the two left, Krys turned back to Amber and said, "I did not realize that you two were a couple."

Amber gave him a sheepish smile.

Krys held up his two hands, as if trying to reassure her of something. "Oh, I'm not saying that you two don't suit each other. It's just that there were rumours that you two were together but there hasn't been any official news about it."

Amber tilted her head in confusion. "Official news? What's this? Hollywood news?" she sarcastically said. "Is there supposed to be news about us getting together? I don't think it's any of anyone's concern about my relationship with Erick," she further commented, a hint of anger could be heard in her tone.

Krys' eyes widened at her sudden outburst. He scratched the back of his head awkwardly, looking down at his shoes. "Oh sorry, I didn't mean it like that. I mean, I just thought…"

Amber sighed as she cut him off, feeling bad for lashing out at him. ���Nah, it's alright," she reassured.

The two of them went silent for a while.

Then Krys looked up with a smile and said, "Anyway, I'd better go. My friends should be waiting for me."

"Oh," Amber said. "Are you all going straight back home or staying here in this town and looking around?" she asked.

Krys shrugged. "Probably the latter," he answered. "It's not everyday that we go to Port Robston Bay anyway," he finished with another grin.

Amber grinned back and nodded. "Then I'll be seeing you back at school next week!"

Krys nodded back as he turned around and walked away with a wave.

Just as he left Amber, Bastian came by, carrying a large duffel bag on his back. He was with a couple of his teammates. It looked as if they had just had their showers, seeing how their hair was still wet.

Bastian was laughing with his teammates when he noticed that Amber was still standing alone near the visitors' bleachers.

A huge smile bloomed on his face as he looked around. 'Great! He's not here yet!' he thought mischievously, thinking of ways of how to annoy a certain young shifter.

He turned to his friends, saying a few words before jogging over to where Amber was standing.

As he got closer to Amber, a frown slowly replaced the smile on his face. When he stood in front of Amber, he looked around them, discreetly sniffing.

Amber frowned, looking confused when she saw him looking around, as if he was looking for something. Then her eyes narrowed. "Did you just sniff me?" she asked suspiciously. What's this? Before, it was Erick. Now, it's this guy. Is he…?

Bastian whirled around to face her and gave her a sheepish smile. "Eh? No no," he denied vehemently, shaking his hands in front of him.

She continued to look at him suspiciously. She then leaned closer and said softly, "Are you, by any chance, a shifter?"

Bastian's eyes widened. He then masked his surprise and pretended to frown at her. "Huh? What are you talking about?" he scoffed. "How can I be that? Don't you know that word is ban?"

Amber just cocked an eyebrow at him, her face reading that she wasn't buying his BS.

Before she could say another word, someone had placed his arm around her shoulders. Amber looked up and saw Erick fiercely glaring at Bastian. "What are you doing with her?" he asked.

Bastian held up his hands once more. "Chill, bro. I just saw her here alone and I just want to talk to her," he explained.

Erick looked down at the girl in his arm and asked, ignoring the young man in front of them, "Where's the others? How come you're here alone?"

Amber looked up and smiled at him. "I'm waiting for you. Jeayan and the others are probably waiting at the parking lot."

Erick nodded. "You girls going straight home?" he asked.

She shrugged. "I'm not sure of their plans yet."

"If you girls stay, I can join you," he replied.

Amber nodded. "We should have some space in the car," she answered.

Bastian frowned as he watched them talking as if he was not standing in front of them.

"Hello? Bastian here! Are you ignoring the handsome me who is standing just in front of you two?" he said, waving his hands at them.

Both Erick and Amber turned to him. "Why are you still here?" Erick asked rudely.

"This area is still my school's property, you know," Bastian replied sarcastically.

Erick looked down at Amber and said, "Seems like we're not invited here any longer. So it's best that we get out of here immediately. Besides, I bet something smells bad here, right?"

Before Amber could reply to him, Bastian punched Erick on the shoulder, jostling Amber as well who was still in his arms.

Erick released Amber and then stood in front of Bastian, giving an intimidating front. "You want a fight, bro?" he asked threateningly.

Bastian smirked as he pulled his arms back in a stretch. "Do you?" he asked back.

Amber quickly stepped between the two of them and told them to stop. She then hissed softly, "Are all shifters this full of testosterone?"

The two young shifters froze. Erick let out a light chuckle as he straightened up. But Bastian turned to her, looking awkward. "Now, now, little lady," he started. "Didn't you remember that I said that word is taboo?"

Amber just raised her eyebrows in a condescending manner. She then turned to Erick, her face asking without words, is he for real?

Erick's light chuckle turned to loud laughter when he saw the disdain on his girl's face. He turned to his friend and said, "Cool it. She knows."

Bastian's eyes widened in shock. He did not expect a human being to know about their existence. Yes, even though they were still around but they were in hiding. No one was supposed to know that they still roam around in plain sight!

He turned to Erick, still shell-shocked.

Amber frowned when she noticed Bastian's still shocked face. She leaned closer to Erick and asked softly, "Am I not supposed to know that? Is it really taboo? I do recall people not talking about it but is it that quite serious?"

Erick scratched the back of his head, pondering. "It's not really that serious but yeah, people don't usually talk about shifters in the open."

Bastian leaned closer to Amber, his eyes narrowed in suspicion. He then sniffed openly, drawing a weirded look from the young woman. Erick immediately pushed Bastian's face away. "What the heck are you doing?" he loudly asked in disbelief.

Bastian narrowed his eyes more, but this time at Erick. "She's your…?" he asked slowly.

"Mate."


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