25

Kiara expected Luka to be her first tutor, hence her shock when she walked out and met Eliza.

“Does he pay you enough for being both a teacher and a doctor?”

Eliza cracked a smile, “you might have to put in word for me, he doesn’t look it, but he is stingy as hell.”

The both of them chuckled and Eliza led them to the car. “We are going to be driving into the pack today, Devon brought it to my attention that you have not been given a proper tour of the pack. After the tour, we’d dive into our first class.”

Excitement immediately covered and took away the anxiety that has been boiling at the pit of her belly over the council summon. She has heard a lot of Akira pack, and it was disheartening that she had only been to a potion of it, a very remote potion of it, and her eyes twinkled with excitement at the thought of finally seeing the buzz and fuzz of the pack.

“Wow…” Kiara breathed out, almost pressing her face against the window as they finally made it out of the remote area. “Why on earth did he choose the area he stays in?” She asked out loud, and Eliza laughed.

“Devon also stays in the  city, his office, the guesthouse, pack hall and the other hospital are the only things out there because the border is within easier reach there.”

“Wow…” Kiara breathed out again as she looked around.

Her pack-Lupus Pack- was not a small pack, they were quite a handful, well developed and dare she say, extremely beautified, but in comparison to this city, her pack seemed pale.

It looked like something out of a fairytale, and everyone around seemed to conduct themselves like royalty.

“Does this pack run a royal school or something?” 

Eliza glanced at her and shook her head while a smile danced on her lips. At first, given the way Kiara acted, she assumed she wasn’t a talker,  but she has been proven wrong. Kiara was someone that felt things deeply and because of that, she rarely kept her thoughts to herself, and she was also stubborn. Her stubbornness was the only similarity she shared with Devon, and she knew it was going to be a free comedy show watching the both of them.

“Do you want to get something to eat?” On cue, Kiara’s stomach growled loudly and her cheeks turned a bright shade of red. “I guess the answer is yes.” She mumbled as she pulled into a restaurant’s driveway.

“You should order light,” Eliza said as soon as they were passed the menu and Kiara frowned.

“Am I fat?”

Eliza’s expression immediately mirrored hers, and they both stared at each other in confusion for a while before it finally clicked in Eliza’s head, and she threw her head back and laughed. “No, Kiara, I was saying you should order light because your class requires physical strength and endurance, we can’t afford you getting a stomach bug or falling asleep in class.”

Kiara’s lips immediately formed an O shape, and she laughed as well. “My apologies,” she mumbled, chuckling.

They quickly made their orders after that, and while they waited for their meals, Kiara watched as people strode in and out of the restaurant. There was truly something different about the people of Akira pack, but she couldn’t place a hand on it. At first, she thought it was the way they all carried themselves, but it was something else, something deeper that she couldn’t place a hand on.

She was still people watching and trying to figure out what was so different about them when she met eyes with someone across the room.

The dude stared right at her without blinking, and before Kiara could fully understand what it is about her that he couldn’t look away from, he stood up, revealing all 6’3 of himself and she swallowed. Not because he was attractive, but because of the look that covered his face as he took cold calculated steps towards her.

“Kiara,” Eliza called out when she noticed the discomfort written all over her face, “is everything okay?”

“How can everything be okay? She is a rogue, rogues are not welcomed here.” In a flash, Eliza was on her feet and covering Kiara with her body,

“She is here with the Alpha’s approval, stand down.” 

Noticing things had escalated, Kiara stood up as well, ready to defend herself if need be, but Eliza reached for her hand and held it. “Don’t do anything, Kiara, you can’t beat him.” She whispered, but Kiara immediately shook her head.

“I was raised to lead my pack, believe me I can hold my own.”

“Not with him.”

“The Alpha would never let a rogue into his territory,” 6’3 man’s gruff voice cut off their conversation, and Eliza grounded her teeth in annoyance. She hated how most of these empty headed wolves acted all high and might just to curate favour from Devon. “She is a rogue, hand her over.” He raised his voice this time, and  some of the people who had been watching everything skeptically immediately began matching over to them.

“She is here with the Alpha’s order, stand down. I will not say it again.”

“You don’t have to, we are going to find out for ourselves.” One of the new people said, “get her.” Rolling her eyes, Eliza released an exasperated breath as they all rushed towards them.

“Once you see an opening, run to the car.”

“And leave you all alone? I think not.” Kiara landed a clean punch on one of the men before he could lay a finger on her, and Eliza shrugged her lips in astonishment, relieved that she can actually hold her own.

With much ease than Eliza expected, they were able to knock the men off them and created an opening for them to escape, but just as they ran out of the restaurant and were about to jump into their car, the first man that walked up to them grabbed Kiara by the hair and pulled her to him.