Chapter 9

I stared at the light on the crystal,not replying.

A moment later,another message came through.

[Are you mad?Don't be.I promise I'll make it up to you tomorrow.]

Make it up to me.Again.

I silenced the crystal and tossed it on the bed.

I went to the kitchen and cooked myself a bowl of clear noodle soup.

This was my last meal in this territory.

Just as the noodles were ready,the lock clicked.

Kyle pushed the door open,a hurried look on his face.

Seeing me standing in the kitchen with a bowl of noodles,he froze.

I placed the bowl on the dining table,pulled out a chair,and sat down.

“Weren't you at the High Priest's with Layla?”

Kyle walked over and poured himself a glass of water.

“Layla said she was craving the pastries from that elven bakery in the west district.I came back to get the Raptor from the garage to go buy them for her.”

The west district.

The place where he had once braved acid rain to catch fire frogs for me.

Now,he was about to cross half the Northern Reaches for Layla's pastries.

“Ila,are you being moody again?”

Seeing my silence,Kyle's brow furrowed again.

“I already told you,Layla's hurt.I can't just leave her alone,can I?”

“Can't you be more considerate of the difficulties I face as an Alpha?”

I lifted a chopstick full of noodles to my mouth.

It was bland,tasteless.

“I'm not being moody,”I said calmly.

“Go buy them.Don't keep her waiting.”

Kyle gave me a suspicious look.

He seemed surprised by my excessive calm today.

But he was in a hurry to leave and didn't press the matter.

“I'm leaving then.I probably won't be back tonight.Layla's scared to be alone,so I have to stay the night at the Priest's Tower.”

“You go to bed early.”

He grabbed his car keys and turned to leave.

As he reached the door,he suddenly stopped.