Chapter 12

By the time Keldon and Nyra got back to the packhouse, it was already dusk.

They alighted from the car and went inside the packhouse.

Keldon approached Henrik and Wallace who were discussing on a couch while Nyra nodded at them before heading straight to the third floor. She had to tell Koryn about their wrong presumption.

Wallace turned to look at her as she walked upstairs.

Henrik nudged at him and whispered “focus”. Henrik withdrew his gaze and smiled at Henrik.

Nyra walked straight to Koryn’s room and dropped on her bed while sighing tiredly.

Nyra who was siting on a couch just glanced at her and asked “Don’t you have a room?” She has been visiting her room too frequently these days.

“What do you mean? Don’t you want me anymore?” Nyra asked.

Koryn rolled her eyes at her exaggerated movements.

“Koryn we made a mistake”. Nyra said at the top of her voice. It was still alarming for her.

“Lower your voice”. Koryn cringed at her high pitched voice. Nyra covered her lips as she nodded repeatedly.

“What mistake did we make?” Koryn asked. She couldn’t recall anything at that moment.

“Those guys that were standing outside earlier, they are not from Xylon’s pack”. Nyra quickly explained.

“Oh! Then what clan are they from?” Koryn asked, She was so sure that they were from Xylon’s clan.

“I don’t know. After intruding on…” Nyra stopped talking abruptly and Koryn raised her head to look at her.

“What did you intrude on?” Koryn asked.

“Nothing, nothing. After searching hard for them”. Nyra quickly said. She tapped her lips lightly, she almost exposed her herself about intruding on Xylon. Seems like Nyra was still unaware of it.

“Alright let’s go down and eat”. Koryn said as she stood up. Keldon just mind-linked her to come downstairs for dinner.

“Ok”. Nyra nodded as she walked behind Koryn as she shut the door behind her.

Downstairs at the dining table…

Keldon, Wallace and Henrik were already seated as the food was being served on the table.

Henrik and Wallace were sitting at the left while Koryn and Nyra sat down at the right side.

Keldon looked at Koryn as he asked “Where is mother?” He asked after Evette because he couldn’t see her around the pack house.

“She went to the lethal pack to visit aunt Meryn”. Koryn replied. She left immediately Nyra and Keldon left for the beach.

Keldon nodded. Seems like she was already bored of sitting in the packhouse all day. There was nothing much to do in the packhouse.

Aunt Meryn was their father’s younger sister, she was currently staying at the lethal pack.

“Alright, let’s eat then”. Keldon said as he picked up his cutlery.

“Hey were you all planning to eat without me?” Xylon said as he came out of the hallway. He just decided to check if they were done with dinner, who knew that they were about to eat without him? He felt as if they betrayed him.

“We thought you were planning on skipping dinner” Henrik said as he snickered.

He turned to Wallace beside him and whispered. “After chasing that she-wolf out earlier, he went out and came back with another she-wolf”.

Wallace nodded in understanding. He thought Xylon was just resting inside, who knew that he was enjoying his time.

“Hey! If you are going to gossip about me, you should go far away as possible. What’s the use of whispering when we can all hear you perfectly”. Xylon complained as he sat down beside Wallace. They are all werewolves, whispering was useless.

“I know, I just like the thrill of gossiping” Henrik said as his grey eyes twinkled with laughter.

They all joined the laughter as the dining room was filled with warmth and laughter.

“Well you wouldn’t expect me to just spend my day with both of you, did you?” Xylon asked smugly after the laughter died down. They were just some bunch of men, why would he be wasting his time chatting them?

“We don’t want you either” Wallace said calmly as he continued eating.

Henrik tapped Xylon lightly on the shoulder as he said “You heard that? We don’t want you either”. Henrik added while gloating. Everyone laughed out again.

Xylon looked at Wallace with resentment in his blue eyes “If you don’t say anything, no one will think that you are dumb”. He usually counted his words, now he decided to waste his words talking against him.

Xylon grumbled as he started eating. Why were they acting as if he did something strange, it was pretty normal.

“I am just stating a fact”. Wallace said.

“I am just stating a fact” Xylon mimicked him with sarcasm while rolling his eyes.

“Alright, alright we were just messing you Xylon” Keldon said. It seems as if Xylon getting angrier by the minute.

“I know, Wallace is my buddy. Right?” Xylon asked Wallace while smiling.

“Yeah right”. Wallace answered as he glanced at Xylon.

“See?” Xylon asked Henrik gloatingly. Xylon smiled, they had their own way of bonding. Wallace was the silent one while he was the talkative, a nice combo.

“You don’t have to be smug about it”. Henrik felt as if Wallace had betrayed him, he glared at Wallace but he seemed unperturbed as he ate his meal quietly.

“Let’s talk about tomorrow’s event”. Keldon said after some time.

“We have already informed our pack members, we are meeting at the boundary before we go into Viserryan”. Xylon informed. Henrik and Wallace nodded in agreement.

Keldon nodded as well, then he turned to Koryn “Koryn you are coming with us, while Nyra…”

“I am coming as well” Nyra said before Keldon finished his words.

Keldon smiled at Nyra’s enthusiasm, he wasn’t planning on letting her stay behind anyway. “I was just about to say the same thing”

“Oh” Nyra was embarrassed, she should have just kept her mouth shut.

“Just stay behind, there no need in coming with us”. Wallace said carefully.

The dining room was quiet after Wallace spoke before Nyra broke the silence and asked “What?”.

“I think it’s better for you stay behind” Wallace repeated.

“What? Do you think I will draw everyone back?” Nyra growled. She wasn’t aware that Wallace was the one to look down on gender difference. She could fight, why was he suggesting for her to stay behind.

Wallace was startled as Nyra’s hazel eyes darkened with anger and he quickly explained “I didn’t mean it that way I was just…”.

Wallace stopped talking when he felt a kick under the table. He looked up and saw Koryn shaking her head, indicating for him to stop talking. Then she mouthed something to him.

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath “I’m sorry, I spoke too fast” He apologized, but he frowned slightly, he was just trying to look out for her. Nobody knows the outcome of tomorrow's battle against the vampires.

“Apology accepted”. Nyra said calmly after he relented. If she pressed on the matter she would seem unreasonable.

Wallace nodded, then he got up from his seat and walked out of the dining room silently.

“I will go talk to him” Xylon said as he quickly drank the wine beside him in one gulp and ran after Wallace.

“Why is he sulking? I am supposed to be angry not him”. Nyra complained. She has already accepted his apology why was he still frowning?

“Shhh!” Koryn shushed her. “He is gone now, focus on your food”. Koryn said. Sometimes Nyra was very insensitive. It was actually pretty obvious that Wallace was interested in her, heck he is way more better than Lucan.

“Why are you getting angry too?” Nyra asked Koryn. She didn’t do anything wrong.

Koryn ignored her as she continued eating.

~Viserryan~

Andreus and Alexavian appeared on the balcony after they teleported from the bar in Wolfendon.

Andreus immediately walked without sparing a glance at Alexavian. He was pissed

“Where are you going to?” Alexavian asked before Andreus could get to the door.

“Anywhere far away from you” Andreus was still pissed at the fact that Alexavian decided to leave when he decided to approach the she-wolves.

“Do you think they wouldn’t have been able to find out that you are a vampire?” Alexavian asked as he sat down on the bed. They would have figured it out sooner or later that they weren’t werewolves.

“That’s true” Andreus said after some time. “But…” His expression crumbled again as he thought about what he missed.

“So indecisive” Alexavian spat in disgust.

“I have something for you to help me with” Alexavian said after Andreus calmed down.

“What’s that” Andreus’s ears perked up. It’s rare for Alexavian to need his help for anything.

“It’s something very confidential, come closer” Alexavian beckoned to him.

Seeing the way Andreus was behaving so sneakily as he approached him, Alexavian was finding it hard to keep a straight face.

“I need you to help me search for an important piece of information” Alexavian said slowly.

Andreus nodded, it seems like Jules was finally getting useless. He can take him to the human world then. He smiled as he asked “I can easily get it done for you” He had internet, in a matter of minutes he would be done.

Seeing his face brightened up with a smile. He grinned as he said “You just have to search through the castle’s library. It won’t take too much of your time”.

Alexavian watched as his smile slowly turned into a frown.

“What? No way”.

“Yes, what else were you expecting” Alexavian asked with a straight face.

Andreus looked at his brother’s face, he was serious without any hints of laughter. He scratched the back of his head awkwardly as he quickly thought of an excuse. “I don’t like reading, why don’t you assign it to jules. He would love it” Andreus quickly said.

He was sure that he would die if he ever picked up a book from the library. He wasn’t meant for reading.

“I trust you more” Alexavian pressed.

Andreus felt stuck as Alexavian stared at him with hopeful eyes.

“Look at the time! I have to visit Edric today”. Alexavian exclaimed. He finally found the perfect excuse. He hurried to the door without bothering to listen to Alexavian reply.

Alexavian grinned widely as he saw Andreus scurrying away. Andreus was too predictable.

Andreus hurriedly opened the door and he froze. His smile slowly faded as he saw who was standing outside the chamber.

Alexavian paused as he saw Andreus rooted in his position on. Then he glanced outside the chamber and his countenance turned cold as he called out in a toneless voice “Aunt”.

The woman outside smiled as she heard Alexavian calling out to her. “My boys, I am back” She said sweetly while staring at Andreus.