At Keen Manor, Silver Crescent Pack Territory
“Thank you,” Gs said as he and ra headed inside the Keen Mansion. Gs’s mother was already inside waiting to have dinner with them, and ra was generous enough to apany him to their mansion to be with his mother whenever he asked.
“I’m just keeping my word on my end of our bargain, Gs,” ra answered.
She had been firm in her point every time about how this was more like an obligation to her as they agreed upon and nothing more. While he wished it could be more, what could he expect from a woman who was head over heels in love with another man?
Gs clenched his jaw, but he quickly rxed it when his mother suddenly appeared in the hallway to wee them ahead of their arrival.
“My son… Lady ra,” her mother greeted with a broad and bright smile on her face.
Gs smiled widely, seeing how his mother’s health had improvedpared to when hest visited her. Her pale cheeks now had color in them, and hopefully, she would soon gain some weight and look more healthy.
Standing back, he watched as her mother hugged ra in front of him. Sharing an embrace, the two women smiled at one another.
“Lady Sh, it’s nice to see you again,” ra politely greeted as soon as his mother let her go. “You look radiant tonight.”
“Oh, your visit with my son is very much appreciated,” his mother warmly smiled. “I’m so d that Nasser finally allowed Gs to visit me more often. Please continue to apany my son, ra. I’m sure he appreciates thepany.”
ra only smiled as she let his mother drag her inside the dining hall. Behind them, Gs let out a long deep sigh as he followed the two women. His father was still at Cordon Castle, and he had intentionally made his visit with rately knowing that his father wasn’t around to breathe down his neck.
Along the way, he recalled that he had something to grab back in his old room so he said, “Mother, I will join you and ra shortly. I’ll just go and get something in my bedchamber.”
“Alright, Son,” her mother answered before she continued pulling ra along with her.
Turning around, Gs quickly made his way to the stairs. But when he reached the middle part of the stairwell, he paused to stare up at the family portrait hanging up on the wall.
It was a portrait of his grandparents with their twins; his father Nasser along with his uncle Ramon. The two were identical twins, but unfortunately, Gs was unable to meet his uncle with the man dying before he was even born. He had been killed in battle ording to his mother, and she would often speak highly of him whenever she regaled him of her experiences with the man. Knowing that, he was sure that his uncle was a good man…pared to his own father at the very least.
Another sigh came out of Gs’s lips before he proceeded to walk up the stairs on his right, making his way to where his previous bedchamber was located.
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Meanwhile, ra honestly liked Gs’s mother the more they conversed. She was so warm towards her like the Queen Mother, and she didn’t see a problem whenever Gs woulde around to pick her up saying that they would visit his mother.
Still, she wasn’t aware of what the real deal was regarding Gs and his family. Although, knowing Nasser’s nature, she wasn’t surprised to see just how messed up it was that Gs had to use her as a front and a reason just so he could visit his own mother.
Walking around, she smiled as she saw another part of the feast Gs’s mother had prepared on the dining table. “This is too much again, Lady Sh.”
It was amazing. Everything looked so delicious, and she bet that they tasted delicious as well. And it all already smelled so good just from her using her human sense of smell.
[I’m envious!] her wolf Shebained.
[Hahahaha! I’ll describe to youter how perfect everything smells,] ra teased. [Just enjoy the taste and stop sulking about you not being able to smell it.]
No one knew that her wolf Sheba had problems with its sense of smell except for the few people she trusted like their Queen Mother, King Darius, Bartos, and Gs.
Sheba wasn’t like this before, but her wolf started losing her sense of smell after that one ident she had back when she was a kid… It was the day that she found out she had just lost her parents…
She remembered running through the wilderness after that, but she encountered trouble in the form of rogue werewolves. During that time, she could only shift into her wolf form, and during the fight, Sheba was badly injured which caused a problem with its sense of smell.
After all was said and then, she tried having it looked at by a healer, and sure enough, they said that it wouldn’t be a permanent disability. Sheba could still recover, but it would take a long time because they still had to wait for the nt that the healer would add to the healing potion. That one specific nt was notoriously rare, and even now, she was unable to find any of its kind even in the nearby kingdoms that were safe to visit.
She tried asking for alternatives, but ording to the healer, that nt was very much avable only at the Kingdom of Helion, which Sheba absolutely refused to set foot. In the end, her wolf would rather not have her sense of smell back than to put their lives in danger going inside the Kingdom of Helion.
Getting themselves situated, Gs soon came and joined them at the table, having seemingly gotten what it was that he needed.
“Did I miss anything?” Gs asked with a smile.
[He looks good whenever he smiles, don’t you think?] Shebamented. [Why not give him a chance? I think he really likes you. If only I had my sense of smell then we’ll be able to find out if he’s our mate. How about you ask him directly?]
She inwardly scoffed. Lately, her wolf would constantly bug her about Gs. Maybe Sheba felt pity for her since she had been heartbroken because of Dariustely?
[Stop it, Sheba. Just focus on our training,] ra inwardly chided. [I’m not losing out on hope… Darius will eventually realize that it’s still me who can best stand by his side.]
[Say that after the trials…] Sheba pointed out. [And if you still fail, then you should just give up, ra. Enough is enough.]