The Wolf Who Saved Me

After breakfast, Reule talked to Landon privately to discuss last night’s nightly watch. And when they were done, Lila came to Reule’s house.

“Lila, why are you here?” Landon asked in surprise.

“I just need to talk to Alpha Reule,” Lila replied.

“Alright, I will see you at home.”

Landon left wondering what Lila would be doing this time. While Reule looked at Lila, who was shyly standing in front of him. Since she was silent, he figured he had to start the conversation.

“So, how are you, Lila? Done with all your drama?” Reule asked.

Lila pouted her lips and said, “Alpha Reule, you owe me an apology.”

“Apology for what? For being right? Then, I don’t.”

“For hurting my feelings.”

“Hurting your feelings?” Reule chuckled and continued, “Lila, sometimes I don’t know if your an adult or a child. However, hurting your feelings is, I think, the only way for you to understand. But did you even understand? Or I just wasted all of my energy and time that night for nothing.”

“I still don’t get why you are constantly defending and protecting her. I mean, you don’t know much about her. For all you know, she might be even lying to you.”

“It’s for me decided. I am not stupid, Lila. I just have my way of doing things. But your actions, would you say that it was the right thing to do?”

“Hmm.. maybe I was wrong about that but still..”

“Still what, Lila? You still think I should accuse her?”

“Hmm.. maybe.”

“I cannot just accuse someone without proof. I have already explained that to you. How many times do I have to repeat that?”

“I know, but she is suspicious.”

“You can suspect her that’s your right, and I do understand that. But to accuse her, I would go against it if you are not sure.”

“Okay, I would end discussing her. I don’t think I would win not unless I have something to show that I am right.”

“Good! If you have nothing more to say, you can go home now. See you later at the evening run.”

“About that.. can I run with you later, instead of with Landon? Can you switch Wren and me? Um.. I think this request is only fair. She had been running with you all the time. I tried asking Landon to suggest that to you, but he always refused.”

Reule looked at her. He did not like the idea but to stop her from feeling that he was unfair, he just sighed, and said,” Fine!”

Lila jumped and instantly hugged him. She hugged him tight that Reule felt like he was being squeezed. She was still hugging him when I saw them. I was coming out of the kitchen to head back to my room. I stopped for a second when I saw them. Both Reule and I exchange a surprised and embarrassed look.

“Oh, sorry, I did not mean to see that!” I blurted and immediately turned to head towards the stairs.

But Lila heard me. She then turned and said, “Oh, that’s fine! Alpha Reule and I are fond of hugging each other, aren’t we?” Lila chuckled while Reule was just silent, looking at me.

I turned to her and said, “Still, I did not mean to interrupt your hugging session or whatever you are doing. I actually did not expect to see you here.”

“It’s no biggie. You would see more of it since Alpha Reule and I are this close. By the way, later during the run, Alpha Reule already agreed that we switched places. I would be running with his group, and you would be with Landon. You are okay with that, right?”

“Yes. I am fine with it. I don’t mind which group Alpha Reule would put me into.”

“Great! I would see you then, later.”

I bid them goodbye. Reule just looked at me the whole time and did not say anything. But he seemed to be talking to my head. If only I had all the senses of being a werewolf, I could probably hear what he said.

Before the evening run, I saw Reule talk to Landon first. It was probably because Lila and I were switching places. I don’t know what necessary instruction would Reule be giving to Landon.

I approached Landon’s group when he called all the pack members running with him. I saw Reule give a concerned look at me, but I ignored it.

“Are you ready? You have to stay close to me, alright?” Landon said with a smile.

I nodded at him and smiled.

“I will only partly shift as Alpha Reule instructed me. You are unable to fully transform?”

“Ah… yeah.”

“That’s okay. There is nothing wrong with that, and besides, this is just a routine run. There is actually no need to shift entirely, but we do it as a practice to get used to our werewolf bodies. But for you, just enjoy the run.”

“I will.”

Then, off we go. Landon was not so serious as compared to Reule. I enjoyed running with him because he was making it fun. He also showed me where they found the other werewolf pack, but only a slight trace was left.

When we stopped to check an area, I asked him, “Was there anything special or unusual about the second track that you found?”

“Well, without catching the wolf, we could not really say much. But the two tracks have different scents.”

“Do you have any idea which pack they come from?”

“Not really, but Reule said he has smelled one of them before. He is still trying to remember when and where to determine from which pack that wolf belongs. But he said it’s either from the Blue or Black Pack.”Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.

“Blue Pack?”

“Yeah, I don’t know anyone in particular of that pack. But it’s also a small pack like ours though they are struggling financially. Reule had come across some of them once and even knew the alpha.”

I did not ask for further questions after that. I don’t want Landon to know I once knew a werewolf from that pack, but he was already dead. I don’t want him to raise suspicion, but I felt alarmed. It made me wonder if Alpha Conri asked them for help finding me. And since I know that the Blue Pack’s alpha hates me, there is a huge possibility of the two to team up. But what does Reule think about it? What is he planning to do? Does he really think that this spying has something to do with me?