Chapter 2: Surprise
Erik's POV
I softly opened my eyes and spotted my little beautiful mate.
I got up to bed slowly, careful not to wake her.
"Alpha, are you awake?" My third in command, Ian, mind-linked me.
"Yes"
"We smelled something and tried to find what or who it was. It was the rogues! And they're not ordinary rogues. They belong to the Raging Tail, from our enemy pack. "
"Raging Tail? But they're gone! I killed their alpha a long time ago! " I clenched my teeth in anger.
"I know Alpha. I'm now attempting to learn more about them."
"Good, take your time." This is why I picked Ian as my third in command. He knows what to do next. He's not like the others who don't think he's as good as Vincent, though. He's the best.
I mumbled, "Raging Tail Pack." What do they want now?
I walked towards my mate and laid beside her. I smelled her scent. It is the sweetest scent I ever smelled. As I was smelling her, I dozed off.
Clara's POV
I woke up and found a handsome man sleeping beside me. I smiled as I remembered that I had found my mate. Words cannot describe how handsome he is. "Erik," I whispered, hoping it would wake him up. I really need to go to the bathroom. I started running my hands over his face, tracing his jawline. I was so mesmerized by how handsome he was that I forgot that I needed to go to the bathroom.
After a while of just lying down, I got bored and tried to wake him up again. "Erik," I said, this time louder. He moved and I heard him moan. It was a deep, husky moan. "Erik," I said as I poked his cheeks. Erik's eyes fluttered open, and I saw his amazing green-blue eyes.
"Good Morning, My Love," he said while tightening his grip on my waist.
I smiled and curled into him. "I need to go to the bathroom, sweetie," I whispered.
"All right," he said. He kissed my forehead and then let go of me. I instantly missed his touch.
I stood up and proceeded to the bathroom.
After a minute, I finished my things and started mending myself.
"Babe?" I heard Erik calling for me while knocking at the door.
"Hmm?" I replied. I'm currently brushing my teeth.
"Can I come in?" he asks.
I cleaned my mouth and made sure I washed every bit of toothpaste. "Yeah."
I heard the door opening and saw him entering. I followed his movements through the mirror and watched everything he did. He stopped beside me and started washing his face. He's so perfect; every movement of his muscles is so sexy. I am so lucky that he's my mate.
"Like what you see?" He said while smirking. I turned away, hiding my blush. I heard him chuckle and walked behind me. He hugged me from behind, and we were currently looking at our reflections through the mirror.
I smiled at him as I welcomed the sparks and electricity from his touch. He kissed my shoulders. "Look whenever you want, I'm all your baby."
"Ha-Ha!" I mockingly laughed at him and turned around to face him.
"I have a surprise for you," he said while hugging me.
"And is it?" I said, hugging him back.
"Something you will love," Erik continued, pulling away. I looked at him and he wiggled his eyebrows. I giggled and started exiting the bathroom.
"I'm thrilled, Sweetie," I said while closing the bathroom door.
"What do you think the surprise is?" My wolf asks with an excited tone in her voice.
"Let's wait and see, darling," I said.
Erik's POV
I felt Clara's gaze. I know she's watching everything I'm doing, and I love the attention she gives. After I finished washing my face, I looked at her and saw her looking at me with lust in her eyes.
"Like what you see?" I asked while smirking. She immediately turned her head to hide her blush. I chuckle at her movement. She's just so cute. I walked behind her and hugged her. I kissed her shoulders. "You can look whenever you want. I'm all yours, baby. "
"Ha-Ha," she mockingly laughed, and turned to face me. "I have a surprise for you," I said while hugging her.
"And is it?" She said, while hugging me back.
"Something you will love," I continued, pulling away. I wiggled my eyebrows at her and she giggled. She then starts exiting the bathroom. "I'm thrilled, sweetie," she says as she closes the door.
When Clara left, I started fixing myself, and when I was sure I had everything, I mind-linked Ian.
"Got anything?" I asked.
"Yes, Alpha," he says.
"Good"
"I'm on my way back to Alpha. I'll contact you as soon as I return."
"Take care, Ian."
"Yes, sir."
After our conversation, I also mind-linked Vincent. "Finished everything?" I asked.
"Of course, who do you think I am?" I imagined him smirking.
"Ha-ha," I mockingly laughed. "This could make your sister happy."
"Oh, she'll be so happy."
"Okay, see you later."
I opened the door leading to the bathroom. It's our walk-in closet. On the right side is for my mate, and on the other side is for me. Then there's this huge mirror in the middle.
I walked out of our walk-in closet and saw Clara sitting on the bed, fully clothed.
She smiled and stood up. "Let's go?" I asked as I instantly wrapped my hand around her waist.
"Yes," she said. We then exited the room.
Clara's POV
After Erik showed me around the pack house, we headed to his office. Erik said that we were waiting for my brother to arrive.
*knock knock*
"Come in," Erik said.
I saw my brother entering the room. His eyes instantly landed on me, and he walked toward me.
"How are you?" He says this while hugging me.
"I'm okay," I said, hugging him back.
He pulled away and looked at Erik. By the looks of their faces, I can tell that they are talking through mind-linking. Erik stood up from his seat, grabbed me, and took me outside to a room beside his office.
"Go look," Erik said, pushing me gently towards the door.
I opened the door, and when I looked at what was inside, I saw that it was full of books. I turned around to look at Erik. "Surprise!" Erik said, scratching his head while smiling sheepishly.
I stared at the room with awe. I am obsessed with books. "I loved it. Thank you, Erik," I said. I felt Erik's arms around my waist and his head resting on my shoulder. "I'm glad you liked it, my princess."
I looked around. I was so excited to read all of this! I turned around to look at Erik. I guessed he was mind-linking someone from the expression on his face. Erik's green-blue eyes instantly landed on me. He smiled, "I have work to do, sweetheart."
"Work Hard" was all I could say. He smiled at me again, and then he and my brother exited the room. I sighed.
I pulled out a book and sat on the chair beside the window and began reading the book called Tainted.
Erik's POV
I'm totally relieved that Clara loves it. I asked Vincent what Clara loved the most and what love I gave her to make her at home or to make her comfortable staying there. I also want to lessen the pain she's feeling from losing her pack and parents. So when I saw happiness in her eyes, I was relieved.
"Alpha, I'm Back" Someone from the pack called me, and I frowned. I guess I have work to do.
"Let's meet at my office."
I felt Clara's gaze and looked at her. I smiled at her and said, "I have work to do, sweetheart."
"Work hard," Clara says while smiling. I then looked at Vincent, signaling to him that he had to come with me. We exit the room and proceed to my office, which is beside the Clara library.
I opened the door to my office and saw Ian sitting there. I entered, and he stood up and bowed to me. I continued walking to my desk and sat down.
"So, what have you got?" I asked.
"That pack grew larger, but not enough to beat ours. Basically, someone who leads a group of rouges named Klaus proclaimed that they'd join the Raging Tail pack. I don't know what he did to become their Alpha. "
"I guess we have to be on our guard."
"That's not it, Alpha," Ian says while tensing up.
"What do you mean?" Vincent asked with nervousness in his voice.
"They're the ones who attacked and killed Luna's Pack."
When I heard this, I knew my eyes had turned black. I clenched my teeth in anger. How dare they make my mate suffer that? "Let's go and kill them all! They made our mate sad!" My wolf growled.
"Not now, Liam, but they'll pay. They'll pay for making Clara cry", I growled back.