章節 106: Chapter 99: I can't wait to see you soon

Erick looked up to look at his father and said, "All I remember was Dane."

Lachlan immediately turned to Fergus, who also looked at him from across the bed. They had a surprised look on their faces. Just a couple of days ago, Isaiah had talked about Dane and now, Erick just said that he saw Dane while he was unconscious.

Was this all a coincidence?

"But he was… Different…" Erick continued, looking down at his hands on his lap.

"Different, how?" Lachlan asked again. Luella had stopped crying but she was still hugging her son close as if she did not want to let him go.

"He looked much bigger," Erick explained as he held his head with one hand. His other hand was holding his mother's arm. "And he said something about his incomplete soul."

Lachlan met Fergus' eyes once more. The more they hear about Dane, the more Isaiah's story rang true. Isaiah had left immediately after Luella's shocking news about Erick. He did not want to trespass on such a crucial moment. Though, he did say to Lachlan that he will await his answer.

Lachlan had sensed from earlier that there was something different about Dane. The fact that he was powerful and could merge with a young shifter at an early age. The fact that he has a white streak on his body when there were no shifters with two colours of their manes.

And as he thought more about Dane, the more excited he felt. Dane was one of the Lycans whispered and worshipped by many werewolves!

But what baffled Lachlan was the fact that why he was quiet about his heritage. Was there someone after him? From what Isaiah had said, it seems there was.

Looking down at his son on the bed, who was trying to calm his mother down, he knew that his son would be in danger. Until Dane's soul was complete, the Kendall pack would need to protect him, even to their deaths.

"Son, what else did Dane say?" Lachlan asked as he rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

Erick looked up and answered, "He said he wanted me to look for his soul to be complete. He did mention about the Adorosa plant."

"What else?"

Erick shook his head. "That's it. He vanished soon after. Even now, I'm trying to call him out but he hasn't answered my calls."

Paccia held out a hand in front of Erick and soon after, a burst of yellow lights came whirling in front of Erick, going around in a circle. She then placed her hand down and said, "It seems like he is sleeping at the moment."

"Does he look hurt?" Erick asked in concern.

Paccia shook her head. "I can't actually see him but I could feel your wolf soul is in a quiet and stable condition. So I assumed that Dane must be sleeping. And there's no fluctuation or any disturbance so he's probably alright."

Erick sighed in relief.

Luella smiled in relief too, her eyes were still wet from her tears. "That's great." she then hugged her son tightly once more. "And thanks to the moon goddess," she said softly.

Lachlan smiled ruefully at his two beloved people in front of him. He then turned to Fergus and said, "Call Noaz to my office. I have an assignment for him."

Fergus nodded. He then patted his wife on the shoulder and bent down to give her a peck on the cheek. He then swiftly left the room.

Lachlan turned to his son and said, "There's something that I need to confirm with you later. Tell me when you can call for Dane." He then turned to his wife. "I'll be back soon."

Both his wife and son nodded.

He turned to Paccia next and said, "Come with me."

Paccia immediately stood up and gave a small bow. "Yes, Alpha."

Both Mary and Hamish bowed their heads when the Alpha walked out of the room, with Paccia following him from behind.

After the two had left, both mother and son quickly moved to the other side of the bed where Mary stood behind Luella, rubbing her back, trying to calm her down. Hamish stood behind them, watching quietly.

"Why don't we go and let Erick get some rest for now?" Mary suggested softly. "Let Hamish accompany him while we cook some food for Erick. He's probably hungry."

Erick immediately nodded when he heard the word, 'food'. "Yes please!" he said with a huge grin.

Hamish just rolled his eyes.

When the two women left the two young shifters alone in the room, Hamish immediately handed Erick his phone. Erick took it and sighed when he saw the many missed calls and messages from Amber. He felt a bit guilty that he wasn't able to text her. She must be worried about him.

"Have you talked to her recently?" Erick asked Hamish, who sat down on the chair near Erick's study table.

Hamish nodded. "She caught me the other day in school. I told her that you were sick. She wanted to come over but the Alpha told me that we shouldn't let anyone know about your condition then."

Erick rubbed the back of his neck, feeling inwardly tired.

"She tried to follow me home but unfortunately for her, I managed to delude her many times," Hamish said, smiling a little as he recalled Amber's confused look when he managed to escape her.

Erick immediately keyed in her phone number to call and before the phone rings a second time, the call was picked up.

"Erick?!?"

"Hey Amber," he greeted.

"Oh my gosh! How are you? And where are you now? Are you alright now? What happened? Did something happen after you got back?" came her many questions.

Erick scratched the back of his head, feeling awkward. "I'm good now. I just had a flu," he lied. "I don't really want you to worry or catch it from me."

"Can I come over to visit you?" she asked, sounding worried.

As much as he wanted her to come over, he wasn't sure whether his parents would allow him to invite her over. Especially when there were so many things happening in the pack. And glancing at the watch, it was a bit late so he wasn't sure whether it would be a good thing for her to visit him now.

Noticing that Erick was quiet after her question, Amber felt a bit hurt and sad. She was about to continue when Erick cut in. "Sure. I'll ask Hamish to come and bring you over."

"Hamish?" she repeated, sounding surprised.

Hamish looked up when he heard his name being mentioned, cocking his eyebrow in question.

"Yeah, he's here right now."

"That guy!" Amber said, sounding a bit miffed. "How did he manage to run away so fast?" she asked in disbelief.

Erick bit back his laughter, knowing what she meant but pretended to not know. "What happened?" he asked in a teasing tone.

"Nothing. The other day I tried to follow him home but he was too fast. I don't dare to go alone," she confessed.

Erick understood her fears since he lived far away from the residential area and more near to the forest. And was a bit relieved that she didn't fall in her desire to follow Hamish home. Who knows what she will encounter since she was just a human? Although the Kendall pack was a friendly group of friendly shifters, if someone were to trespass into their territory, they would shift and scare the trespassers away.

"Alright, I'll let him know," Erick said in a gentle voice.

"Okay, I'll see you later," came her reply. And before she hung up the call, he could hear her continue in a soft voice, saying, "And I miss you too."

Erick hung up the call with a goofy smile on his face.

Hamish immediately stood up and said, "I'll go fetch her."

Erick pointed at his study table, where his car keys were, with his chin.

Hamish took the car keys and walked out of the room.

From inside, he could hear Hamish walking down the stairs and their mothers asking him where he was going. He smiled with relief after they answered alright when Hamish had said that he's going to pick Amber up. It was a relief that he, too, has a driving license. Apparently, he passed his driving test a few days ago when his father decided that he should have one.

Erick sighed as he leaned against his bed pillows. As much as he wanted to pick Amber up, he felt physically tired. Rather than facing the wrath of his parents for leaving the bed, this would be the second best thing he could do for Amber

He looked out at the window where the curtains were opened, showing the beautiful moon nestling behind the soft clouds in the sky.

"Amber, I can't wait to see you soon," he said softly.