Chapter 168
Eryx POV
I didn’t plan to claim her, or knot her, it just happened. I thought I had better control than that, apparently I don’t. I know she’s confused over why I’ve done this, I refused over and over.
Me refusing wasn’t because I didn’t want her or want to do it, I refused because I wanted to be sure she was ready. There’s a chance we’re forced to stay apart and I didn’t want us to mate if she would then regret it after because we can’t claim each other.
Not that it matters now, I’ve claimed her. My finger strokes her neck and I sigh. “Keep it hidden until I get things sorted, I will bring my father and mother through the portal and try to get this sorted.” I kiss her gently and she sighs but nods.
“Surely my parents will agree to this?”
I want to say they will be everything in me is saying they won’t. I know that my pack and hers have been at war for years and it’s likely something stupid and not important. Still it is happening. It makes this whole situation hard.
“We will see,” I whisper. We spend the rest of the day in the room, and a lot of the night is spent with us talking, and not really sleeping. We’ve only had
an hour here or there, so this time it’s nice.
We can’t avoid her going home though, even if I want to. When we woke up, we spoke about the plan if we’re told we can’t be together. The only option is we leave, both of, we’d had to live somewhere away from wolves, but it’s better than giving up
on each other.
She’s been quiet today, and the bond is now humming harder. I shouldn’t have bitten and claimed her, everything has intensified and I know it will make it harder when she leaves, but she has to.
“Are you ready?” I ask.
She nods, and I pull her closer, holding her against me.
“When will we see each other again?” she asks quietly.
“Today. If I can get things sorted with me and my parents. If not tomorrow morning, I’ll reach out to you when i come through.” I won’t leave it days before I see her. I just need to ensure I don’t push too soon after we tell my father things.
Lifting her, I walk out, and ensure the mask is up so no one will see us. She holds onto me as I walk.
“If things go well, I can tell you tonight, then you should hear from your father and he should tell you that my family reached out to yours.”
“Let’s hope it goes well,” she says quietly.
Nodding, I step into the magic, and we end up back at her pack. I don’t want to let her go but I know that I have to. I need to speak to my father and get this sorted. He is the one who can fix the problems between both packs and I just need it to work.
“I love you,” I whisper and kiss her. Releasing her I step back. “I’ll you see you in a few hours or in the morning, okay?”
She nods and watches as t step back through. I hide it again, and make my way into the pack house. My mother is watching me, and I sigh.
“I know.”
“You don’t, your father is not going to relax knowing what happened without his knowledge. So, I won’t tell him you brought her here, give me tonight to talk to him. You stay here Eryx, work with the betas, show him you’re trying.”
Sighing, I nod. “I will, I swear.”
“Good, figure things out with Betas, I’ll talk to him, losen him up so when I tell him about that portal he doesn’t have a breakdown and put the entire pack on a travel ban.”
Laughing look at her. “Bit excessive.”
“It’s not, he will have me build wards, the betas build walls and everything to ensure no one else can get to the portal ever again. So let me slip some truth into his mind in small pieces rather than giving him everything in one go.”
Nodding, I walk, to the training grounds and see the guards and betas training. They watch me as I get closer.
“Eryx,” someone says and I nod.
“What needs doing?” I ask.
“New guards need training,” one of the betas says. “They aren’t exactly good right now and many are too weak to be fighting if we face any issues.”
Sighing, I nod. “Okay, team up and let me watch what you’re all capable of.”
“You want us to fight each other?” someone asks.
“It’s sparing, it’s training. I’m not saying throw swords at each other or shift into your wolves and tear each other apart. Just fight so I can see how you do and what sort of level of training you need to start at.”
They nod and slowly get in teams, I notice instantly they team up in a way that makes them even partners. Neither has more height of weight than the other. They don’t want a challenge, which I guess is fine.
Walking around them, I watch as they begin to spar, some are good, not great but they can throw a punch, maybe not good with stances but it’s something. Others however show clear signs that they have never had any training or if they have they didn’t do it.
They throw punches sloppily, don’t have the right footwork and also look like they are about to duck and hide if another person throws a punch toward
them.
“This isn’t working, I’m going to put you into groups, one, two and three, one you’re at the basics, how to stand right. Two you’re a bit better but not much and three you’re gonna be fine in a week or two.”
They nod and stand waiting for me to put them into groups. I look towards the packhouse to my fathers study and wonder how my mothers conversation is going with him.
