Chapter 9 - Another Journey

It wasn't expected that Skye would stay at home forever, bonded couples often moved away to settle down and start their life together, but this was far sooner than he expected.

Once outside, they walked around the side of the building to a large stable where the band were saddling up an array of horses.

“Lejend," Linus called and a tall, slim beta with feathers tied in his black hair approached.

Skye blinked as the thing on his shoulder moved and he realized it was a small speckled black bird. It was round and not much bigger than his fist.

“He's never ridden before, have we got a spare that will do?"

A derisive snort drew Skye's attention, and he turned to see Dyllen leading out a huge black horse. The alpha had a sneer on his face that set the omega on edge.

“If he can't even ride, he shouldn't be coming with us," the alpha bit out but Linus ignored him and continued to stare steadily at the beta, waiting for an answer.

Lejend reached up and ruffled the bird’s shoulders on his feath