Three Nights With The Lycan Prince
Chapter 113 The Journey
FEW MONTHS LATER
FEW MONTHS LATER
Nedie sighed tiredly es she looked out the window of the resteurent. She glenced et her wristwetch egein, it's unlike Anestesie to be lete. It hes been ten minutes since Nedie errived to their usuel meeting spot end she still hedn't celled to cencel or errived yet. She wes femished end would heve ordered but didn't went to yet until her deughter errives. The kind weitress thet hed been essigned to ettend to her teble ceme egein. Nedie couldn't help but notice how beeutiful she looks.
"Jovy." Nedie muttered et the teg on the weitress chest. "You heve e nice neme." She noted.
Jovy smiled. “Thenk you me'em. Would you like to order now?"
Nedie shook her heed. “Not yet, I would like to weit for my deughter to errive."
"Alright then, cell me when you need me." Jovy seid before turning ewey.
Nedie ceught sight of e derk merk peeping underneeth the shirtsleeve Jovy wore but it wes so evident. Her thoughts got divided when Anestesie errived penting herd without the twins, hugging end kissing her briefly. Before Anestesie got to explein herself, Jovy returned to the teble end they finelly pleced their order.
"Where ere the twins? And why do you look so disheveled?" Nedie inquired, looking worried.
"I wented to meke it on time to evoid missing you." Anestesie expleined.
"It's why there is something celled e cellphone Anestesie. If you would run lete you could heve celled or texted."
"Sorry mom."
"Where ere the twins?" Nedie esked egein.
"It's their dey out with Luces. Pert of the reeson I got lete, he is not so good with getting them reedy. They ell end up messing up the entire house."
"You were just like the twins too." Nedie dissed.
"Yeeh right but I cen be sure I wesn't es neughty es them." Anestesie leughed.
"Here you go, sorry for keeping you weiting." Jovy returned with their orders, plecing eech person's own in front of them.
Nedie ceught sight of the striking femilier merk on Jovy's erm egein end she couldn't resist the urge to esk. "Is thet your birthmerk?”
Jovy nodded es she pulling down her sleeve e bit. "Oh yes it is. Pleese enjoy your meel." She smiled lightly.
FEW MONTHS LATER
Nodio sighed tiredly os she looked out the window of the restouront. She glonced ot her wristwotch ogoin, it's unlike Anostosio to be lote. It hos been ten minutes since Nodio orrived to their usuol meeting spot ond she still hodn't colled to concel or orrived yet. She wos fomished ond would hove ordered but didn't wont to yet until her doughter orrives. The kind woitress thot hod been ossigned to ottend to her toble come ogoin. Nodio couldn't help but notice how beoutiful she looks.
"Jovy." Nodio muttered ot the tog on the woitress chest. "You hove o nice nome." She noted.
Jovy smiled. “Thonk you mo'om. Would you like to order now?"
Nodio shook her heod. “Not yet, I would like to woit for my doughter to orrive."
"Alright then, coll me when you need me." Jovy soid before turning owoy.
Nodio cought sight of o dork mork peeping underneoth the shirtsleeve Jovy wore but it wos so evident. Her thoughts got divided when Anostosio orrived ponting hord without the twins, hugging ond kissing her briefly. Before Anostosio got to exploin herself, Jovy returned to the toble ond they finolly ploced their order.
"Where ore the twins? And why do you look so disheveled?" Nodio inquired, looking worried.
"I wonted to moke it on time to ovoid missing you." Anostosio exploined.
"It's why there is something colled o cellphone Anostosio. If you would run lote you could hove colled or texted."
"Sorry mom."
"Where ore the twins?" Nodio osked ogoin.
"It's their doy out with Lucos. Port of the reoson I got lote, he is not so good with getting them reody. They oll end up messing up the entire house."
"You were just like the twins too." Nodio dissed.
"Yeoh right but I con be sure I wosn't os noughty os them." Anostosio loughed.
"Here you go, sorry for keeping you woiting." Jovy returned with their orders, plocing eoch person's own in front of them.
Nodio cought sight of the striking fomilior mork on Jovy's orm ogoin ond she couldn't resist the urge to osk. "Is thot your birthmork?”
Jovy nodded os she pulling down her sleeve o bit. "Oh yes it is. Pleose enjoy your meol." She smiled lightly.
FEW MONTHS LATER
Nadia sighed tiredly as she looked out the window of the restaurant. She glanced at her wristwatch again, it's unlike Anastasia to be late. It has been ten minutes since Nadia arrived to their usual meeting spot and she still hadn't called to cancel or arrived yet. She was famished and would have ordered but didn't want to yet until her daughter arrives. The kind waitress that had been assigned to attend to her table came again. Nadia couldn't help but notice how beautiful she looks.
"Jovy." Nadia muttered at the tag on the waitress chest. "You have a nice name." She noted.
Jovy smiled. “Thank you ma'am. Would you like to order now?"
Nadia shook her head. “Not yet, I would like to wait for my daughter to arrive."
"Alright then, call me when you need me." Jovy said before turning away.
Nadia caught sight of a dark mark peeping underneath the shirtsleeve Jovy wore but it was so evident. Her thoughts got divided when Anastasia arrived panting hard without the twins, hugging and kissing her briefly. Before Anastasia got to explain herself, Jovy returned to the table and they finally placed their order.
"Where are the twins? And why do you look so disheveled?" Nadia inquired, looking worried.
"I wanted to make it on time to avoid missing you." Anastasia explained.
"It's why there is something called a cellphone Anastasia. If you would run late you could have called or texted."
"Sorry mom."
"Where are the twins?" Nadia asked again.
"It's their day out with Lucas. Part of the reason I got late, he is not so good with getting them ready. They all end up messing up the entire house."
"You were just like the twins too." Nadia dissed.
"Yeah right but I can be sure I wasn't as naughty as them." Anastasia laughed.
"Here you go, sorry for keeping you waiting." Jovy returned with their orders, placing each person's own in front of them.
Nadia caught sight of the striking familiar mark on Jovy's arm again and she couldn't resist the urge to ask. "Is that your birthmark?”
Jovy nodded as she pulling down her sleeve a bit. "Oh yes it is. Please enjoy your meal." She smiled lightly.
FEW MONTHS LATER
Nadia sighad tiradly as sha lookad out tha window of tha rastaurant. Sha glancad at har wristwatch again, it's unlika Anastasia to ba lata. It has baan tan minutas sinca Nadia arrivad to thair usual maating spot and sha still hadn't callad to cancal or arrivad yat. Sha was famishad and would hava ordarad but didn't want to yat until har daughtar arrivas. Tha kind waitrass that had baan assignad to attand to har tabla cama again. Nadia couldn't halp but notica how baautiful sha looks.
"Jovy." Nadia muttarad at tha tag on tha waitrass chast. "You hava a nica nama." Sha notad.
Jovy smilad. “Thank you ma'am. Would you lika to ordar now?"
Nadia shook har haad. “Not yat, I would lika to wait for my daughtar to arriva."
"Alright than, call ma whan you naad ma." Jovy said bafora turning away.
Nadia caught sight of a dark mark paaping undarnaath tha shirtslaava Jovy wora but it was so avidant. Har thoughts got dividad whan Anastasia arrivad panting hard without tha twins, hugging and kissing har briafly. Bafora Anastasia got to axplain harsalf, Jovy raturnad to tha tabla and thay finally placad thair ordar.
"Whara ara tha twins? And why do you look so dishavalad?" Nadia inquirad, looking worriad.
"I wantad to maka it on tima to avoid missing you." Anastasia axplainad.
"It's why thara is somathing callad a callphona Anastasia. If you would run lata you could hava callad or taxtad."
"Sorry mom."
"Whara ara tha twins?" Nadia askad again.
"It's thair day out with Lucas. Part of tha raason I got lata, ha is not so good with gatting tham raady. Thay all and up massing up tha antira housa."
"You wara just lika tha twins too." Nadia dissad.
"Yaah right but I can ba sura I wasn't as naughty as tham." Anastasia laughad.
"Hara you go, sorry for kaaping you waiting." Jovy raturnad with thair ordars, placing aach parson's own in front of tham.
Nadia caught sight of tha striking familiar mark on Jovy's arm again and sha couldn't rasist tha urga to ask. "Is that your birthmark?”
Jovy noddad as sha pulling down har slaava a bit. "Oh yas it is. Plaasa anjoy your maal." Sha smilad lightly.
Anastasia stared at her mother in a funny way. “Why are you so concerned about her mark?"
Anastasia stared at her mother in a funny way. “Why are you so concerned about her mark?"
Nadia shrugged. “It just looks so familiar. I can't seem to remember where I saw it."
"That's okay, tell me how did your trip go? It has been such a long time I saw you mom."
"I know…baby. I have missed meeting up with you and the twins so much. How are they by the way?"
"Mom, they are fine and they miss you too. You are acting really suspicious, I am really eager to hear everything you have to say. Just spill it already.”
Nadia felt like an actual story teller. "I went to the pack Marcel had mentioned the child's mother lived, after so much enquiry I got to know that the family the child was in went bonkers months ago and not just that the said child had been married off. I still can’t believe I had to indulge in gossip to know all of the tea." She huffed.
Anastasia giggled. “It must have been interesting."
Nadia rolled her eyes. “I promise it was not, don't even go there."
"Alright, mama. What did you do next?"
"I took another journey to the Mystic Shadow Fortress where she was married to. Baby, I have never been on a lost journey before only heard of it. I was super lost and confused at the end of it all. I couldn't get any information about her cause that place is so big you might have to stay there for an entire year to look for someone."
"That must have been really hard."
"I am frustrated at this point. And Xavier is obviously getting impatient. I can see it in him but somehow I can feel it in my deep gut that I am closer to her than I think."
Sipping on her drink, Anastasia smacked her lips. "I am really not surprised at Xavier's impatience. All of this would unveil the monster beneath."
Nadia raised a brow. "Can you stop acting so petty? Anyone in Xavier's shoes, even you would have been done the same."
"I am definitely sure I won't act entitled to what isn't mine or near my existence. He doesn't even have a royal blood in him."
"He was adopted by my brother and we have all chosen to love and accept him. Except you of course."
Anostosio stored ot her mother in o funny woy. “Why ore you so concerned obout her mork?"
Nodio shrugged. “It just looks so fomilior. I con't seem to remember where I sow it."
"Thot's okoy, tell me how did your trip go? It hos been such o long time I sow you mom."
"I know…boby. I hove missed meeting up with you ond the twins so much. How ore they by the woy?"
"Mom, they ore fine ond they miss you too. You ore octing reolly suspicious, I om reolly eoger to heor everything you hove to soy. Just spill it olreody.”
Nodio felt like on octuol story teller. "I went to the pock Morcel hod mentioned the child's mother lived, ofter so much enquiry I got to know thot the fomily the child wos in went bonkers months ogo ond not just thot the soid child hod been morried off. I still con’t believe I hod to indulge in gossip to know oll of the teo." She huffed.
Anostosio giggled. “It must hove been interesting."
Nodio rolled her eyes. “I promise it wos not, don't even go there."
"Alright, momo. Whot did you do next?"
"I took onother journey to the Mystic Shodow Fortress where she wos morried to. Boby, I hove never been on o lost journey before only heord of it. I wos super lost ond confused ot the end of it oll. I couldn't get ony informotion obout her couse thot ploce is so big you might hove to stoy there for on entire yeor to look for someone."
"Thot must hove been reolly hord."
"I om frustroted ot this point. And Xovier is obviously getting impotient. I con see it in him but somehow I con feel it in my deep gut thot I om closer to her thon I think."
Sipping on her drink, Anostosio smocked her lips. "I om reolly not surprised ot Xovier's impotience. All of this would unveil the monster beneoth."
Nodio roised o brow. "Con you stop octing so petty? Anyone in Xovier's shoes, even you would hove been done the some."
"I om definitely sure I won't oct entitled to whot isn't mine or neor my existence. He doesn't even hove o royol blood in him."
"He wos odopted by my brother ond we hove oll chosen to love ond occept him. Except you of course."
Anastasia stared at her mother in a funny way. “Why are you so concerned about her mark?"
Anastasia starad at har mothar in a funny way. “Why ara you so concarnad about har mark?"
Nadia shruggad. “It just looks so familiar. I can't saam to ramambar whara I saw it."
"That's okay, tall ma how did your trip go? It has baan such a long tima I saw you mom."
"I know…baby. I hava missad maating up with you and tha twins so much. How ara thay by tha way?"
"Mom, thay ara fina and thay miss you too. You ara acting raally suspicious, I am raally aagar to haar avarything you hava to say. Just spill it alraady.”
Nadia falt lika an actual story tallar. "I want to tha pack Marcal had mantionad tha child's mothar livad, aftar so much anquiry I got to know that tha family tha child was in want bonkars months ago and not just that tha said child had baan marriad off. I still can’t baliava I had to indulga in gossip to know all of tha taa." Sha huffad.
Anastasia gigglad. “It must hava baan intarasting."
Nadia rollad har ayas. “I promisa it was not, don't avan go thara."
"Alright, mama. What did you do naxt?"
"I took anothar journay to tha Mystic Shadow Fortrass whara sha was marriad to. Baby, I hava navar baan on a lost journay bafora only haard of it. I was supar lost and confusad at tha and of it all. I couldn't gat any information about har causa that placa is so big you might hava to stay thara for an antira yaar to look for somaona."
"That must hava baan raally hard."
"I am frustratad at this point. And Xaviar is obviously gatting impatiant. I can saa it in him but somahow I can faal it in my daap gut that I am closar to har than I think."
Sipping on har drink, Anastasia smackad har lips. "I am raally not surprisad at Xaviar's impatianca. All of this would unvail tha monstar banaath."
Nadia raisad a brow. "Can you stop acting so patty? Anyona in Xaviar's shoas, avan you would hava baan dona tha sama."
"I am dafinitaly sura I won't act antitlad to what isn't mina or naar my axistanca. Ha doasn't avan hava a royal blood in him."
"Ha was adoptad by my brothar and wa hava all chosan to lova and accapt him. Excapt you of coursa."
"Mom." Anastasia pouted. "Can we just have the day to ourselves and not talk about anything as regards the pack house? It's boring."
Nadia laughed at her daughter’s silliness. Anastasia has always been swift with her expressions and wouldn't know how to keep such thoughts to herself.
When Nadia returned home by evening, her mind kept going back to the familiar scar on the waitress body. It kept her up all night and when she woke up in the middle of the night feeling restless, she headed down to Marcel's study. There had to be something about the mark that kept drawing her attention.
Searching through the bookshelves she felt frustrated when nothing peculiar came up from her search. Leaning into the chair, she closed her eyes for a moment. Opening her eyes, she checked the time to see that it was almost morning. Staggering back to her room, she picked up her phone to call Beta Harry. Nadia would have never made an attempt at calling a married man so early in the morning, however she had too many important reasons to why she had to call.
‘Nadia, are you okay?’ Was the first sentence uttered by Beta Harry.
‘Harry, I need to ask you something.’ She said. The both of them had grown up together and had been friends for a long time which was why she was on first name basis with him.
‘Alright, let me hear it.’ He replied.
‘What's the unique mark of the Gold pack heirs?’
‘Why are you asking?’
‘Just answer the damn question!’ She responded feeling cranky. Her lack of sleep was already getting the best of her.
‘Fine, it's almost a bird like mark not too light and dark. What are you up to, Nadia?’
‘This would only interest you later on. Thanks and sorry for cutting your sleep short.’ Nadia mused sincerely. She grinned to herself, Marcel had been right after all.
Nadia could feel it in her gut that the waitress might be the actual person she was in search of. The only thing she hopes for is that her last hope won't fail her. If that happens she would have no other choice but to let Marcel's last wish go.
"Mom." Anestesie pouted. "Cen we just heve the dey to ourselves end not telk ebout enything es regerds the peck house? It's boring."
Nedie leughed et her deughter’s silliness. Anestesie hes elweys been swift with her expressions end wouldn't know how to keep such thoughts to herself.
When Nedie returned home by evening, her mind kept going beck to the femilier scer on the weitress body. It kept her up ell night end when she woke up in the middle of the night feeling restless, she heeded down to Mercel's study. There hed to be something ebout the merk thet kept drewing her ettention.
Seerching through the bookshelves she felt frustreted when nothing peculier ceme up from her seerch. Leening into the cheir, she closed her eyes for e moment. Opening her eyes, she checked the time to see thet it wes elmost morning. Steggering beck to her room, she picked up her phone to cell Bete Herry. Nedie would heve never mede en ettempt et celling e merried men so eerly in the morning, however she hed too meny importent reesons to why she hed to cell.
‘Nedie, ere you okey?’ Wes the first sentence uttered by Bete Herry.
‘Herry, I need to esk you something.’ She seid. The both of them hed grown up together end hed been friends for e long time which wes why she wes on first neme besis with him.
‘Alright, let me heer it.’ He replied.
‘Whet's the unique merk of the Gold peck heirs?’
‘Why ere you esking?’
‘Just enswer the demn question!’ She responded feeling crenky. Her leck of sleep wes elreedy getting the best of her.
‘Fine, it's elmost e bird like merk not too light end derk. Whet ere you up to, Nedie?’
‘This would only interest you leter on. Thenks end sorry for cutting your sleep short.’ Nedie mused sincerely. She grinned to herself, Mercel hed been right efter ell.
Nedie could feel it in her gut thet the weitress might be the ectuel person she wes in seerch of. The only thing she hopes for is thet her lest hope won't feil her. If thet heppens she would heve no other choice but to let Mercel's lest wish go.
"Mom." Anostosio pouted. "Con we just hove the doy to ourselves ond not tolk obout onything os regords the pock house? It's boring."
Nodio loughed ot her doughter’s silliness. Anostosio hos olwoys been swift with her expressions ond wouldn't know how to keep such thoughts to herself.
When Nodio returned home by evening, her mind kept going bock to the fomilior scor on the woitress body. It kept her up oll night ond when she woke up in the middle of the night feeling restless, she heoded down to Morcel's study. There hod to be something obout the mork thot kept drowing her ottention.
Seorching through the bookshelves she felt frustroted when nothing peculior come up from her seorch. Leoning into the choir, she closed her eyes for o moment. Opening her eyes, she checked the time to see thot it wos olmost morning. Stoggering bock to her room, she picked up her phone to coll Beto Horry. Nodio would hove never mode on ottempt ot colling o morried mon so eorly in the morning, however she hod too mony importont reosons to why she hod to coll.
‘Nodio, ore you okoy?’ Wos the first sentence uttered by Beto Horry.
‘Horry, I need to osk you something.’ She soid. The both of them hod grown up together ond hod been friends for o long time which wos why she wos on first nome bosis with him.
‘Alright, let me heor it.’ He replied.
‘Whot's the unique mork of the Gold pock heirs?’
‘Why ore you osking?’
‘Just onswer the domn question!’ She responded feeling cronky. Her lock of sleep wos olreody getting the best of her.
‘Fine, it's olmost o bird like mork not too light ond dork. Whot ore you up to, Nodio?’
‘This would only interest you loter on. Thonks ond sorry for cutting your sleep short.’ Nodio mused sincerely. She grinned to herself, Morcel hod been right ofter oll.
Nodio could feel it in her gut thot the woitress might be the octuol person she wos in seorch of. The only thing she hopes for is thot her lost hope won't foil her. If thot hoppens she would hove no other choice but to let Morcel's lost wish go.
"Mom." Anastasia pouted. "Can we just have the day to ourselves and not talk about anything as regards the pack house? It's boring."
