As Rem reached me, he took out the silver stud in his ear and stored it absently in his pocket. Once more his thoughts were accessible to me, even though he still gave nothing of his plan away to me so that I could solidify my suspicions. As curious as I was, I had to have confidence in him and after chatting with the she-wolf; I felt so much better now.
With a modest inclination to my head and a pleasant beam on my face, I offered Rem a gentle, “hey Rem. Everything going smoothly?”
Rem squinted at me nonchalantly before he searched around and inquired, “maybe. Who were you communicating with?”
“I don’t know her name, but she was a werewolf about our age, long hair, really elegant? She is probably one of the pack leaders’ daughter? Uncertain where she went, though,” I replied. I provided a modest shrug of my shoulders and waited for Rem to join me.
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The previous night drifted in my mind as I gradually stirred awake in Rem’s bed. He had been considerably touchy-feely most of the night and although I had no objections; it left my entire body sore now. Rem had left me fatigued after a lengthy night of sex. It did not satisfy him with just one round; it seemed, and now I paid the price.I dozily stared at the alarm clock. It was just past nine in the morning. I was generally up before now. Groaning, I rolled over to find Rem was missing. The bed was cold, which meant he hadn’t been here for some time. I chewed my lower lip in uncertainty.‘Don’t start fretting again,’ Rem’s voice resounded in my mind through the mind-link. I immediately settled down again.‘Where did you go?’ I inquired, wondering if I should get up or not.Rem’s voice responded with a light-hearted, ‘it’s a surprise. Just remain in bed and I’l
As everyone settled down into their chairs, an award silence lingered in the air, which made me even more anxious than I already was. Rem had told me things would be fine, but that didn’t mean I would not worry. After all, this was Rem’s family! And not only did I have to prove that I would not be a danger to them, but that I was also good enough to date Rem. Or that I was loyal to him.It almost felt like I was asking for Rem’s hand in marriage or something!At that thought, Rem almost choked on thin air and shot me a strange look. The other Hunters, who did not know about our mind-link, gave Rem a baffled look. This caused both of us even more awkward embarrassment, though neither of us said anything out loud at all.The matriarch of the family cleared her throat, gaining everyone’s attention away from Rem and me. We were both glad of the distraction. At least, at first.“Now, as unusual as it is to h
They put the meeting on halt as all eyes were now on this young Huntress that had spoken out. She was shooting me an evil glare, something dreadful. She had light brown hair, which was tied up in a ponytail, and the same greenish-blue eyes that Rem had. Everyone was silent as they waited for her to explain her outburst.I was livid and decided not to wait for her to continue. “What would that prove? Killing us all would only bring even more pain and suffering, and I would think that even Hunters like you would not want that,” I said, narrowing my gaze at the girl.“Without your kind, there would be no need for us to work in the shadows to keep innocent people safe. Giving filth like you any amount of power is just pathetic,” the young woman spat, her hands slamming down on the table.Before I could even retaliate, Rem slammed his own hands on the table and stood up. “If it wasn’t for him, your brother wo
With our involvement in the family meeting now ended, Ken, Rem and I found ourselves in the kitchen. Rem was currently cooking up a storm - I supposed he either really enjoyed it, or this was his way of dealing with stress. Or perhaps it was a mix of the two. Either way, I was sure Rem was not happy with Ken joining us. Confusion also entered my mind about his sudden change in attitude towards me, though if this was for his own gain or because he had experienced a change in heart, I couldn’t tell.“So, will you be staying in the guest house with the other packs now?” Ken asked me as he sat next to me at the counter table that sat in view of the kitchen area. For whatever reason, he had picked the spot right beside me, despite the many other stools available.At his question, I shrugged. I kept my gaze on Rem cooking as I replied with, “I don’t know. I will probably stay in Rem’s room.”“Ah,&r
After lunch, Rem begrudgingly left me alone with Ken to take a tour of the mansion. We kept our mind-connection open just in case Ken tried anything funny, though so far the man was being kind enough to me. He showed me around the living room, the gym and the indoor swimming pool, both of which were large enough to fit an entire pack of werewolves in them for a good workout.After that, he showed me their training yard that was cut off from the garden, so the werewolves had no access to it. Ken was keen to show me some of the training weapons there.“We should get you into learning how to use some weapons too,” Ken was saying as he dragged me over to one rack, which held several wooden weapons hanging on it. “I’ll even train you personally if you like?” He then asked, taking one of the wooden swords and showing off some moves.I watched him curiously and then rubbed the back of my neck. “Would your grand
The rest of the afternoon, Ken was much less touchy-feely with me, though he hadn’t ceased trying to persuade me he was the ‘better’ Emerson between him and Rem. It was almost as though he had something to prove, and wouldn’t accept anything except praise from me. I wondered if he had an inferiority complex against Rem or something. It was unusual, but I presumed that there was some kind of rivalry going on between them.Ken had shown me a few moves with the wooden swords and had explained what each weapon was best used against the other and where on a person was the best place to land a blow or slice. I had to admit; he was very knowledgeable about it all. I understood how swords worked, being a sword-nerd, but he was almost on master levels.“Rem doesn’t know much regarding the other weapons. He sticks with swords and guns, he’s such a nerd!” Ken was once more complaining about his cousin.
The sudden kiss from Ken had me dumbfounded. I was slow to register exactly what had just happened. I hesitantly pulled my head away and opened my mouth to tell Ken to stop, but before I could respond, Ken himself pulled away sharply. His own expression was just as bewildered as my own. He let out a half-mumbled apology before he scrambled to his feet and fled the training yard.As he exited through the courtyard entrance, he stumbled back, obviously almost bumping into someone. He hesitated and then pushed whoever it was out of the way and continued on his way. Still, on the floor, I watched in complete confusion.Rem came into view, his attention still in the direction Ken had fled even as he moved over to where I was. He seemed irritable about Ken bumping into and pushing him. “What’s got him in a tizzy this time?” He questioned me without actually looking at me.“W-well,” I stumbled over my own words befor
A couple of days had gone by since Ken last showed his face to me or Rem. I could only assume that he was too flustered with himself to have the confidence to be around us. He hadn’t left the mansion at all, however, as some of the other Hunters had been speaking with him over other subjects that did not involve me or Rem in the slightest.I decided to not put too much thought into what Ken was doing. Many other things required my attention, so I focused my time on them instead. One of those things was tending to the packs within the guest house. I wasn’t completely comfortable taking over as the leader, alpha, luna, or otherwise, but with the Hunters plan, I wanted to see what the werewolves' opinion would be of it all.I called all the surviving werewolves into the garden, as there really wasn’t a room large enough to fit everyone in there without making it hot and uncomfortable in the summer heat. Outside wasn’t much be