#Chapter9

SILVAN'S POV

'It's noisy,' I thought to myself as I overlooked the castle grounds from the window of my quarters. It hadn't been long ever since I woke up and announced that I would be heading out of the castle. Unsurprisingly, the werewolf officials and elders who were in charge of the things in the castle seemed to have been flustered by my order and found themselves doing unnecessary things. The castle that was usually very quiet was bustling.

'Aren't they overreacting?' I couldn't help but felt a twitch at the corner of my eye when I saw a group of werewolves carrying different types of motorcycles inside the castle grounds.

A few more minutes of watching the werewolves carry different vehicles in the castle, my patience ran dry. "Come here, Laksom," I called my trusted aide and the main werewolf supervising the event. My voice was soft. However, Laksom inevitably heard it. Thus, he came running and arrived in front of me after just a second.

"My lord," he stated with a serious tone.

"I did not ask you to bring over fifty different models of motorcycles and cars on the castle grounds," I slowly told him.

"My lord, these are the new models of vehicles that you have missed during the time when you were sleeping. We also prepared some planes and jets. However, they consume a lot of space so we placed them on the nearby palace for parking."

"We carefully selected the best of the best so you can use them when you visit the outside," Laksom replied earnestly and I felt the urge to furrow my brows. Indeed, I asked him to prepare everything before I head out of the castle. However, I only meant choosing someone who would be doing some of my obligations while I was outside.

"Well, I don't need them. Take them away," I coldly stated.

"Yes, my lord," Laksom replied. The tone of his voice was without emotion. However, I still heard a small disappointment in his tone.

'Ha. Still young,' I thought to myself before directly asking him, "Who would temporarily take over the control of the barrier while I'm out?"

"Tiva has already arrived and could take over, my lord," Laksom answered right away.

"Tiva? What about you?" I asked him. Tiva was one of the elders of the conclave and had the ability to control the barrier. However, as my trusted aide, Laksom had the second highest command in the werewolf hierarchy and was the one who had the right to control the barrier whenever I was unavailable.

"I am coming to assist you, my lord," Laksom immediately answered. His face was frosty and he answered me coldly. However, I could see the sparks in his eyes when he answered me. My head started to throb.

'Nevermind. The world has changed a lot since the last time I went out of the castle and could need some assistance.'

'Are you still thinking about me? Or have you dismissed our memories as nothing but fantasy?' I thought to myself as I looked at the direction where I could Emma's aura.

"My lord. Previously, we have prepared a report about Miss Emma. Would you like to read it?" Laksom carefully said.

It took me a moment before I replied, "No."

"Ah?" Laksom reacted to my unexpected response.

In fact, a feeling of annoyance had started to sprout inside of me. Although I knew that Laksom and the conclave conducted an investigation about Emma before they sent her to my chamber for my own sake, I was still uncomfortable knowing that they have looked into her life without her permission.

"I don't have to know her based on a report," I merely answered.

"I understand, my lord. I will give an order to destroy the report about her," Laksom answered, making me tilt the corner of my lips.

"Good!" I praised him before opening my window. Instantly, the cold wind blew on my face. 'It has been long but the scent of the outside world seems to be the same,' I thought to myself before putting one foot on the window sill. "I'll be going. You can follow me if you wish," I told Laksom before I started to run towards the direction where Emma was.

After a few minutes, I arrived at a small and quiet street near what looked like the lively center of the city. On the sidewalk were two small figures who were chatting while walking.

My usually calm heart immediately started to beat faster when I saw the smaller figure who was listening attentively to the woman beside her.

"Emma," I softly muttered as my eyes glued to her. Unlike that night when I held her in my arms, Emma was wearing oversize clothing that covered all of her shapely figure and covered most of her skin. She was also wearing huge eyeglasses that covered more than half of her face. If seen by mere ordinary people, no one would even think that she and the woman I spent the night with were one and the same person.

However, in my eyes, she was clearly Emma, the woman I held in my arms the whole night.

"Cute," I couldn't help but say as I observed her more.

As if she heard me, Emma suddenly started to look towards the direction of the tree where I was hiding. For the first time in my life, I felt nervous.

At that moment, however, and without any warning, I saw a fast car that suddenly approached Emma's direction. My eyes widened for a split of a second and likewise for the first time, a feeling of fear appeared in my heart.