Following Adam deep into the forest was out of plan. Still, Amelia decided to take the risk. She wanted to get more information about her mate, and the forest is a much better place for wolves to take action. She followed Adam dived into the thick bosk, then found an indistinct little path underneath those huge tall trees. Wild weeds had covered most of it. Before they went deeper, Adam stopped a few times, looking around to identify the direction. Amelia noticed something. “It’s the first time you are here,” she stopped, speaking to his back angrily. “Are you fooling me? If you were, I swear, Adam, I would never believe another word from you.”“That hurts,” Adam stopped too. He turned around, smiling, and explained to her, “I am not fooling you, Amy. I guarantee. I have never been in the forest before because I hate bugs and…bees, but I saw that place in that bastard’s memories. I know it’s somewhere nearby, trust me.”Amelia bit her bottom lip, then compromised, “Fine,” she said.
“What a shame, little Amy. You are supposed to be much smarter than this.”Right after he said that, Amelia changed her shocked facial expression to a cunning one.Her eyes became sharp and her lips curled up. She then raised her other hand to the front of Adam’s eyes. “Am I?”She whispered as she slowly opened her fist to show him what was in her palm. The next moment, Adam saw a huge black tarantula moving its mouth right under his nose. He shouted with a contorted face and jumped back. At the same time, a grey shadow dashed out of the bush from Amelia’s back. It tackled the vampire on the ground with its sharp claw on his neck. “Who is the loser now, vamp?” The wolf growled, baring its teeth.Amelia clapped her hands behind them. She almost jumped, feeling so excited about catching the vampire, “You are afraid of spiders! I knew it! You once had your car towed just because you saw a spider run under your driver's seat!”Adam felt so angry. He was able to escape even if Darren wa
After leaving the forest, Amelia followed Darren back to the packhouse of Green Lake.The electric power had already been fixed by one of Darren’s warriors. When they walked into the cluster of warm lights in the middle of the dark night, everything around them looked cozy and homely.The house was still full of dust, empty with nobody in it, but with Darren together, Amelia just felt she was back in her long-lost home.Darren held her hand the whole way, taking her to the fourth floor. There was the pack’s Alpha and Luna’s bedroom first, and then his young sister Emily’s, and then his.“Em was already six years old by then, but she was still afraid of sleeping alone. Every night, I must stay here beside her bed, reading stories to her, keeping her accompanied until she falls asleep, or else, she will cry.”He sat on the tiny bed, looking at the dusty little bunny in his hands.“Sometimes I got tired, so I pretended to fall asleep before her. She would run to my room with her bunny an
The next day when Darren woke up, it was already in the morning. There was a little rain in the middle of the night. The air that came from the open window was fresh. Birds were singing loudly like they had never been so happy before.Darren sat up from the narrow bed of his childhood bedroom, and then went into the bathroom to take a shower. Everything around him was small but familiar. It created small bubbles at the bottom of his heart but also reminded him of misery.After the long, deep sleep at his childhood home, the initial shock of finding his true identity had faded away, and so did the numbness which paralyzed his whole person. He was now able to think and act. Anger and hate were resuscitating in his head.Hunting down all the wolves who were once part of it and letting them pay along with Fay was a done deal. He would find a way to do it without arousing suspicion within the Wolf Committee. He was the heir of the Green Lake. That’s a secret he should never let anyone know
Amelia felt in a dilemma.She knew Adam meant it when he asked her to go to Switzerland with him. But he was a vampire original, and it was obvious that he requested it to enrage Darren.After leaving the dungeon, neither she nor Darren spoke for a long time. When they walked back near the packhouse, beside the emerald lake, Darren suddenly turned and grabbed her shoulders, “I am not going to let you go to Switzerland with him. It’s too dangerous. We find other ways to track down Ian.”“But what about the time limit?” She asked blankly, “What if the Moon Goddess’s relic asks me to kill Ian tomorrow? And … even if we can find him in other ways. Still, it will take a lot to get him from vampires. Many people might die. We can’t let our warriors risk their lives for that. They are our family, right?”Darren pressed his lips. What Amelia said was true, but how could he let her go abroad with a vampire original who was obviously coveting her?“They will do what they have to do. That’s what
Amelia led the way to leave the forest with Adam.Darren told her to take the lead no matter what. It’s important for her to build the confidence to confront Adam. Amelia followed his advice. The first thing she did when she went back to Adam was to make her requirements. “I will only go to Switzerland with you by commercial airliner. And I want my mate and my warriors to be my bodyguards.”Adam tilted his lips, “Your mate can follow us, in a different car and plane, of course. But I won’t allow him to enter my house. Apart from that, no warriors are allowed. Trust me, you won’t want to bring a bunch of wolves to a coven of vampires. It’s provoking war.”Amelia looked back at Darren. She mind-linked him. Darren nodded his head.Amelia agreed, “Fine,” she added. “But it’s only a business trip. We are going as acquaintances, not even as friends. Don’t you ever mention honeymoon or things like that. Nothing is going to happen.”Adam shrugged his shoulders, “Fine with me.” He grinned, sa
The rest of their road trip was pretty calm. Adam didn’t tease Amelia again or try to push her to do things she didn’t want to.When they arrived at the airport, Amelia noticed Adam’s face was stern. He looked angry, which was odd because he had just successfully made her kiss him.“What?” When Adam took her suitcase out of the backseat, she couldn’t help but ask.Adam turned and looked at her, his mottled golden eyes were cold as the dead, which was scary. Still, Amelia mustered her courage and asked, “Why are you angry?” She was afraid that he might do something bad to her mate.Adam answered nothing. He just picked up her suitcase and then walked into the building.Darren’s car slowly parked at the roadside too. He didn’t get off, just looking at her from the driver’s seat. Amelia nodded her head to him, then followed Adam to enter the building.It was a busy airport with lots of passengers in it. Amelia had never taken a plane before. It took her a while to finally spot Adam at
When the plane landed in Zurich, it was around 7 at night. Amelia was awakened by Adam. He crouched down beside her seat in the aisle, and then waved his hand in front of her closed eyes, calling her gently, “Wake up, Amy. We’re home.”Amelia opened her eyes reluctantly. She still felt tired and sleepy. But the moment she saw that face staring at her closely, her sleepiness flew away. She almost jumped up but got stopped by the safety belt.“What are you doing?!” She yelled frantically. Adam curled up his lips. He still loved it when she was in a panic. But now, he started to wonder. Maybe that was because he loved every little part of her, no matter her happiness or tears.“I am calling you to wake up,” he said. “We are here in Switzerland.”Amelia looked around and found that all the other passengers had gone. She felt embarrassed for sleeping through the whole trip. She wiped the corners of her mouth subconsciously, and then unbuckled her safety belt. Adam had already stood up.