“Yeah,” Felix sighs. “I see where you are coming from. But please, let’s be careful. Moon Blood pack is a very secure pack, so I’d say we go straight there tomorrow and then straight back. I have had enough weird surprises.”
“I could help diffuse Faye‘s scent,” Flora says. “No one will be able to tell she is in the car.”
I hear Faye’s light footsteps approaching us, and she suddenly peeks into the room. She had dinner with us, but was so tired that Flora took her to bed. Yet, something must have caught her attention. “What’s tomorrow?”
Guess we weren’t quiet enough.
To my surprise, Flora answers promptly. “Gwen and Felix will be taking you for a short trip. You will visit Celine and Marius.”
Faye's face lights up in a way I haven’t seen in a long while. I know then that it’s definitely worth the risk. Maybe it’s not smart for us to do this, maybe we should have waited a couple of weeks, but Faye needs help with her mental healthnow, not in a couple of weeks.
My intuition tells me that Felix and Elden have similar thoughts because neither vetoes Flora’s words. Instead, Felix gets down on one knee and tells Faye to make sure to pack her small backpack.
She is so happy about the planned trip that she takes off immediately, grabbing said backpack and rushing to her room.
“She needs this,” I say out loud, what we probably all have been thinking.
“She does,” Flora says. “You will see tomorrow how much that’s true.”
Once outside, Felix takes my hand, pulling me closer. I answer by wrapping my arms around him. “I was terrified while you were gone,” I finally manage to say.
“I know.” He squeezes me. “But I promise, I was determined to return in one piece. Nothing could have stopped me from coming back to you. Truth to be told, I do feel much stronger since we met.”
I can’t help but smile. “Aurelia told me you put up a crazy fight.”
He kisses the top of my head. “Kiran was ready to kick ass. But even if we had been overpowered, I don’t think they would have killed us. They want something from us, or they would have attacked right away.”
“I know sometimes things just happen,” I say. “And we can’t predict all accidents or emergencies. Things happen. I… I have difficulties giving up control.”
“Gwen-“ He takes my hands between his. “I know you have lost a lot. And I promise you I will never endanger my life recklessly. I will always fight to come back to you. And once we have dealt with this threat, I promise we’ll go back to a comfortable life with our pets, with work and a routine.”
“I can’t wait for that,” I admit. “It might sound boring to others, but I am so excited about living a normal life. Oh, and I want to go hiking with you!”
He beams at me. “I’d love to take you somewhere cool. Knowing you, we might return with a couple more animals, though.”
I laugh at his words. “I guess.”
“Say, Gwen, there is something I wanted to ask you.”
I nod for him to continue.
“I told you I met Daniel. He said that if you wanted to, he could try to find some information about your mother. Do you want that? I told him I’d ask you.”
My eyes widen. “He knows her?”
“Not really,” Felix says. “But he had seen her a few times when your dad was dating her.”
They were dating. So, it wasn’t just a one-night stand. I don’t want to set myself up for disappointment. Dad was a kind man. I know that if he could, he would have tried to stay connected to my mother. Yet, I have always wondered where I came from. Even if it’s just breadcrumbs or barely any information at all, I want to know. “If he can find something, I’d like to know,” I tell Felix. “Even if it’s nothing major. Even if-” I pause. “Even if she is dead. At least I’d know.”
“I will message him and tell him to look for information,” Felix says.
He doesn’t let go of my hand while we walk past the packhouse and stroll through the pack. It feels so warm and cozy to have him around. It’s just something about him that is soothing and gentle, like a blanket being pulled over me. I never believed in finding love, let alone a mate, but the goddess truly didn’t forget me.
We continue our stroll, ending up on the path towards the infirmary, where we bump into Liam and Gisela. The latter is giving her alpha an update on the training, which reminds me that I need to watch her train one day. There is just something about her angelic looks that makes it so hard to believe that she loves to fight, but going by Dario and Felix, she can be feral.
Liam spots us and smiles. “Did you have a good rest?”
“I guess we did.” Felix grins. “We had an early dinner with Mom and Dad.”
