Chapter Six: A News From the Palace

I ran to the pack house and met Storm who was holding a letter. I couldn't help the smile drew in my face as I took it from him and opened it. It was a news from the palace. I read it carefully and with understanding.

"What a contagious smile, don't you think, Hance? Maybe that's a good news, eh."

I rolled my eyes as I found Beta Hance also smiling widely as also Storm. "Why, don't you stick your nose in me. Mind your own business, will you?" I gave him my death glare and he just only smirked at me. "Asshole! Find your own mate!" I turned my back on them as I walked to my room. I heard their laughs and heard Storm saying something to Beta Hance.

"Don't worry, Hance. You don't have to worry. She just found her mate."

"I heard that, brother." I gave him my most death glare he doesn't want to see in his life. But he was not effected because he just laughed on me.

I rolled my eyes as I turned my back to them, entering in my room. My smile drew back when I glanced at the letter I was reading. I sat at the edge of my bed. Taking a deep breath and gulping at the same time as I read the letter again and again. It says I must go back to the palace. Emergency has bring it to the warriors. And as a battlefield commander, I must go. Perhaps, rogues are planning to attack the palace.

I went downstairs and look for Storm. I have to bid good bye and tell what's the content of the letter the palace delivered to me. I ignored my mate, Claude when I saw him sitting in the couch with my sister-in-law, Casey which was his sister.

"Good day to you to, Rachelle! What's with your smile?" Casey beamed. I approached her and couldn't help but to feel annoyed because Claude looking at me intently. His dark hazel beautiful pair of eyes looking at me with intense which my wolf melt right now. I looked away and looked back to Casey and gave her my sweetest smile.

"I just got news from the palace. And I want to bid goodbye to my brother. I wonder where he is right now. I mind-linked Hance already and he didn't know where he is right now. Mind if you know where he is? He was blocking my mind-link."

Casey smiled and clapped her hands like a little kid. "Yehey! The battlefield commander will be back from her vacation!" I shook my head, seeing her acting like a kid again.

"Tell me where he is." Really, I want to get out of this place. I don't want Claude looking at me and scanning me from up and down. He has been here for the passed few days. I was bothered to ask Casey as to when he will be out of Storm's pack. I hate seeing him. My wolf yelled me. I shut her up and don't want to listen her rants seeing how handsome he is right now.

"He is in the gym right now," she said out of the blue where she hasn't realized that she has spoken it. Perhaps, she was mind-linking my Alpha brother. Then her eyes fell for me as she nodded her head. "Yeah. He is in the gym!" Then Casey glared to Claude and placed her hands on top of his arm. "Brother, would you mind going with Rachelle? You told me you want to see my husband's training gym. And Rachelle will show it to you. Right, Ray?" She sided her head to me, pleasing her eyes to me.

My eyes widened when realization hits me to her statement. "What?! No way!" I exclaimed so suddenly. I don't wanna to be with him! My insides shuddered.

"Oh right. Yes, she doesn't want me in her side." I snapped my head to Claude, sensing the sarcasm coated in his voice.

"What do you want to point out?" I crossed my arms, raising my brow. What is his problem anyway? Do I have to mind him? I don't have a plan to go with him. I only want to talk to my brother. Why do I have to accompany him in the gym anyway? I shut off my wolf because she was howling in happiness seeing Claude. The result is my insides knock me of having an effect from him. I don't like this feeling.

Claude stepped forward which caught me off guard. He was all serious right now. I could feel the madness radiating on him. My wolf tells me that I should apologize to him right now. Claude and his wolf were becoming mad at my actions. But I don't care. I raised my chin to hide the horrifying feeling of becoming closer with him. If I let my guards down, he would be able to scope me around his arms. I would melt instantly in his, giving up or rather accepting him as my mate. I stepped backward and shook my head slowly. Claude reacted and soon enough, he had this sad expression which I think he realized what my action is.

"As your Luna, I want you to accompany my brother." I snapped my head to Casey who has the authoritative voice right now.

I opened my mouth to refuse her order but she growled, giving me a warn. I raised both of my hands, totally surrendering instantly. After all, she is still my Luna and I have to follow her orders. "Fine." I sighed in defeat. I narrowed my eyes giving back my glare to Claude. "Follow me." I turned my back and started to go to the direction where the training gym located. I even heard Casey clapping her hands and jumping on the ground like a happy kid. I just shook my head in disappointment more to myself.

It's very hard to get rid your mate especially if his sister has the power to manipulate me. I couldn't do anything about it.

I felt the presence of Claude behind me. It gives me an ill at ease. I stopped from my tracks, turning my head to him. I found him staring at my back before he lays his eyes on mine. It gives me a giddy feeling because of it. "Would you mind walking beside me? You're not a private to be followed by his commander," I said impatiently.

I was starting to feel guilty when he smiled at me sadly and he did what I said. I just ignored that feeling and continued walking together with him.

As we went to the training gym, I started touring him around. I told him every inch of what I did every time I trained myself and trained some of the pack members of Alpha Storm who are usually on patrol in the middle of the night. He asked many questions which I found it impressive because he was so intrigued about the pack I was lived in. I could visibly see in his eyes the captivation of fascinating every time he lays his eyes to me. My heart fluttered seeing his reaction. We acted like we have no conflict regarding about mate thing. We acted like he is my alpha and I am his beta. That is my perception.

My senses automatically alerted when I felt a thing coming to my direction. I was about to turn my head to my left side when Claude growled and in a blink of an eye, he was now on my left side and blocked something. I was surprised to his action. He was eager and faster. I looked on his hand that an arrow was on it. My gaze found who the hell was about to shoot me using the arrow.

It was my brother, Storm, who was handling a bow. He was with Beta Hance. They were grinning like idiots. Instinctively, I felt Claude's arm encircling in my waist which made my eyes widened.

My heart started to thump. I sensed his wolf how protected he was over me.

I raised my glance to Claude as he started to growl on my brother, Claude. I know that time that I should calm him or worse, he'll be going to attack out of nowhere. I didn't know but my hand has its own mind and it caressed Claude's cheek.

I felt him flinched from my touch as he looked at me with his intense glare. I took a sigh before I gave in to his orbs.

"It's okay, Claude. Storm usually does that to me. It's a surprise attack." I didn't know again as to where did I get the courage to talk like this. Calmly.

"Surprise attack? He was about to shot you with this." He was talking about the arrow he was holding.

I shook my head and slowly, I slid off his embrace. I took steps backward. He growled from my action like he was mad from what I did.

"You won't understand. It's a part of training with him. Now, if you act like that again, don't you ever come near me. Excuse me..."

I was alerted when he is about to reach me but I turned my back to him. I went forward to where Storm is.

I have to bid goodbye. The palace needs my service.

Moreover, my so-called vacation is now through.