chapter 45

SELIORA POV

I barely slept all through the night.

For once, I was so confident this plan was going to work.

I had woken up as early as six and gotten ready for the journey. All that remained was for Kaelion to knock on my door.

An hour later, I got tired of waiting for him and paced around the room impatiently.

“Could he have changed his mind about taking me with me?” I thought to myself but felt a wave of relief after I heard a knock on the door.

Without hesitation, I opened it up.

“Time to go,” Kaelion who looked like a character in an action movie stated.

“It's a trip not a fashion show,” I muttered, walking out of the room wondering why he had to dress up so much.

We then both walked out of the house quietly and I watched as he made his way towards his truck.

“We are going in that?” I asked.

“Yes, get in!” He answered, walking in while I wondered whether he wanted us to go in as when there were a whole lot of cars in the compound we could take.

“Waiting,” He stated, honking the horn.

Taking a deep breath, I walked over to the car and got in.

“Here,” He said, passing me a handcuff. “Put it on.”

I quietly took it from him and did as he said. Nothing was going to stop me from finding the kysnite stone, not even the handcuffs.

“Good. I had to make sure you weren't going to try to run off again, considering your track record,” He said in a sarcastic tone before finally driving out of the compound.

For the first time since I had been staying at the Obsidian Pack, I was starting to feel like myself again.

I leaned back against the car seat and stared out of the window.

I imagined the moment I was going to reunite with my family once again, I just could not wait.

After a few hours of driving, the car came to a halt.

“I need a break,” Kaelion stated, getting out of the car while I rolled my eyes in irritation.

“You can come too if you want, we still have a whole lot of miles to cover,” He said in a loud tone.

“You handcuffed me, remember?” I muttered.

“I thought you would not want my help,” He said, opening the door.

“I don't,” I responded, walking out of the car.

Kaelion walked to the back of the trunk and leaned against it while I looked on.

“Remind me why we stopped again?” I asked. “Because the last time I remember, one of your pack members killed another of your pack and this trip is the only way you can find whoever did this and also find the truth about why your mate was killed.”

“You know I wished I had brought a tape to seal your mouth,” He simply muttered.

Afterwards, he said nothing and stared at the view which was a huge empty land.

I loved the view which reminded me of the days when my sister had I would play hide and seek in the park training field. She would always find me no matter where I was hiding.

If she were still alive, I was sure she would have gotten me out of here.

“How long are we going to be here for?” I asked, looking sideways at Kaelion.

“A few more minutes,” He replied in a low tone.

I then also leaned back against the car and continued to enjoy the view silently. When all this was finally over, the first thing I would do was to go visit my sister's grave and tell her about all this.

“Let's go,” Kaelion said after some minutes, walking away.

We then continued the journey but I soon started to feel hungry. I had not eaten anything for almost twenty-four hours.

“Is that what I think it is?” Kaelion asked as my stomach rumbled.

“It's none of your business, just drive,” I said.

He said nothing afterwards but my stomach continued to rumble, the hunger was starting to get unbearable.

After a while, the car came to a halt again.

“What is it this time?” I asked, looking sideways at him.

“Let's go get some food, I am hungry too,” He stated.

I then looked back and realised we were at a fast-food restaurant.

Before I could say disagree, he opened the door to my side of the car and unlocked the handcuffs.

“Come on out, we do not have all day,” He demanded, staring at me.

“Fine,” I muttered, walking out.

Before I could take a step, he gripped my left hand and held it tightly.

“Just making sure you do not try to run off,” He said while I rolled my eyes in irritation.

Afterwards, we both made our way into the restaurant and Kaelion made sure to find us a place where we could sit right beside each other.

He then called out to one of the waiters and ordered a chicken sandwich while I ordered a burger and some fries.

In no time, our order was brought.

With a huge smile on my face, I took a bite from the burger.

I had missed eating junk food so much.

Kaelion on the other hand slowly ate his sandwich with a straight face.

“Hurry,” He said after some minutes.

I continued to have my meal without minding him and gulped down my drink while Kaelion concentrated on his meal.

“I am done,” I said, some minutes later.

Kaelion then called out to the waiter and requested takeout before paying the bill.

After some seconds, the waiter handed him the takeout and we both walked out.

“For you,” He said handing the takeout to me after we got into the car. “I would not want the sound of your stomach disturbing me again.”

Afterwards, he handed me the handcuff again and drove off the moment I put it on.

Some hours later, the car came to a halt.

“We have arrived,” He announced.