Chapter Two Hundred and Nineteen
On returning back to our room, the first thing I noticed was that the room was completely empty. His scent was a bit faint, and that could only mean one thing.
He didn’t sleep here.
It was too early in the morning for him to be at work, still, his office was the next place I headed to, and just as I had expected, he wasn’t there either.
“Riley.”
“The familiar voice called from behind me.
It was Axel.
“Where is Thane?” Axel questioned.
“I don’t know… I can’t find him in our room; I don’t know where he might be.”
“Riley, there is no need to panic; he is not in any form of danger; I can feel it.”
“Why do I feel like he isn’t even in the pack house?” I questioned.
“Because he isn’t.”
Axel led me back into his room, shutting the door behind us. “Shouldn’t he have told you if he was leaving?” I questioned.
“Yes, except he didn’t want me to know. He will be back soon.”
“How do you know that?”
“You’ve got any idea where he might be?”
“No, I don’t”
“Then all you can do is wait. He is fine.”
“I just… what if he is mad at me… what if he…“.
Axel cut me off. “No it is not that. I would know. The more prominent emotion he is feeling now is… curiosity.”
“Curiosity?” I questioned, and Axel nodded. “Are you sure he is not mad at me?”
“If you hadn’t realized he knew this would happen, so no, he isn’t mad, but he had used that as a form of distraction. He is up to something.”
“And you will find out what he is up to, right?”
“No, I will take care of the pack until his return.‘
I took a seat beside Axel. “I guess I kind of feel hurt that he didn’t tell us anything; what if he was in danger? How would we know what to do? And he always tells you everything, so this is
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… strange.
“It is, but he is up to something, and if he didn’t tell me anything about it, he doesn’t want me getting in the middle of it. Also, he knows that you will come right back to me when you don’t find him, and since I can feel his emotions, it’s enough to know he is fine, so that would keep us both from worrying.”
“That does make a lot of sense.” I agree with him “How long do you think he would be away?”
“A few days max.” Axel responded.
The days seemed to drag on. I remained in Axel’s room because I didn’t like the idea of sleeping alone, but by the third day, had gotten very anxious, and I could tell Axel was too. But someone had to be calm, and since I clearly wasn’t ready to be that person, Axel was quick to take the position.
I paced back and forth in the room.
“He should be back by now… right?”
“He would be.” Axel assured.
“You keep saying that, but when? When would he be back?”
“Just when he is done with whatever business he has to attend to.” Axel said calmly.
“What if you are wrong? The bond helps you read his emotions, but it has failed once; what if it failed again?”
From the look in Axel’s eyes, he had been considering that possibility too.
“I hope you are wrong. I’ll set out next morning if he still hasn’t arrived yet, I’ll be leaving the pack in your hands.”
“In my hands?” I questioned, my voice laced with panic.
“Well I can’t let Bailey take over and you are the werewolf queen, it only does make sense.
“What if I mess up?” I questioned.
“You won’t, put more confidence in yourself and you have until tomorrow to worry about that.
“Oh, okay, that’s enough time to figure out how to be a Queen.”
Axel chuckled at that.
“He might return before then and if it does come to that, I’ll make sure to be back as quickly as possible.”
