Part Three - Chapter 37

"If you knew how to cook, maybe I would eat," Jace muttered.

Isabelle froze, her spoon poised dangerously. "What did you say?"

Jace edged toward the fridge. "I said I'm going to look for a snack to eat."

That's what I thought you said." Isabelle turned her attention to the soup."

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QUILLON P.O.V

"I will be downstairs" I told Darya, who was combing her hair like a mermaid. She nodded without looking at me as I wore my wrist watch. If we have to be in Supreme by ten, then we had to leave at eight from here... which means we have to leave within half-an-hour.

Rolling the sleeves of my pullovers, I went downstairs and was surprised to see Quinn sitting and having breakfast. He only prepares breakfast on weekends or when he has holidays. And today, it was neither.

"Why did you prepare breakfast?" I asked curiously.

"I do not have school today" he replied and stopping dead in my tracks, I turned my head to look at him. "Someone tampered with the water and drain pipes of the school yesterday and now the whole school is flooded" he said with a serious face and narrowing my eyes, I shook my head well aware that the 'someone' here is none but Quinn himself.

That's where he went last night!

"What a terrible, terrible thing to do!" Quinn feigned sadness and when I noticed the blatant amusement in his eyes, one side of my lips curved upwards.

"Smart ass" I muttered sitting on my stool and he beamed proudly.

"We are leaving at eight" I said.

"I am ready to go anytime"

A few minutes later, Darya entered the kitchen and she shot me a questioning look, when she noticed Quinn. "I am coming with you guys" Quinn announced grinning widely and then explained to her what he did with the pipes last night.

"I will get the car out of garage" I told her after my breakfast was done.

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I pressed the horn as I brought the car to a halt in the driveway. Quinn climbed into the front passenger seat and I turned my head stare at him, as my wolf growled inside me.

"Come on Darya, hurry up! It's already eight-fifteen" he shouted closing the door. As Quinn looked at me, he stopped talking. "What?" he inquired raising a brow.

"Why did you sit here?" I demanded in a flat tone. It was Darya's seat!

"I..." Quinn seemed baffled and then gaped, as I continued staring at him with a blank expression. "You are kicking me out for her? What happened to bros over—"

"Are you really going to finish that sentence?" I snapped.

He compressed his lips and then opened the door, "I will not forget this" he stated and I rolled my eyes. "I will not forget it" he repeated sitting in the back seat.

Just then Darya opened the front door and sat beside me, "Let's go" she said smiling radiantly at me and I returned that smile. While Quinn sulked in the backseat, my wolf wagged his tail happily!

It was ten minutes to ten when we reached Supreme. I had not asked my friends to accompany us but had informed them where I am going. I had informed dad too and if he wasn't happy, he did not say it out loud.

Midway, Darya had got a message from Sabine, who told her that Vincent had already reached Supreme.

I thoroughly disliked Vincent before and it grew tenfold after I realized his unrequited crush on Darya. He better get over it soon! I am doing this only for Darya or else I would have told Vincent exactly where he can go.

"Where are we meeting him?"

"Granel's house" Darya had replied.

I didn't know where his house was but Darya knew and she guided us there. Two guards opened the gate that led us to Granel Hampton's Mansion.

As I brought my car to a halt, I realized that Vincent was not here. The place only had Supreme Pack Wolves.

"Darya" I heard an unfamiliar voice squeal and I turned my head to look at Darya rushing out of the car, towards Raven Hampton, Granel's mate.

"Hah! Give me that beautiful baby" Darya said extending her arms and the Luna passed her year old son to Darya, who stared at her with big, round eyes. "Rina has left?"

"Yes. Her school starts at eight."

"Oh! Raven, Quillon and his brother Quinton" Darya introduced and the Luna smiled at us as she shook our hands.

"Heard a lot of things about you guys and all good" the Luna winked as I cocked an eyebrow at Darya.

"I didn't say a word" Darya said shaking her head. I am sure she did not. It had to be Orseline Rhoades.

'Knowledgeable' Quinn said and I knew he was talking about the Luna's strength. 'She is the school principal right?' Quinn asked and I nodded.

"I heard Darya is here?" Granel asked coming out of the house with a wide grin on his face. After he reached for Darya, he hugged and planted a kiss on the top of her head, which made me clench my fists and push back my wolf.

It's all in my mind. Granel considers her as his child.

"You look good" he stated with a smile and then turned his head to look at me.

"Quillon Sanders" Granel said shaking my hand, "Welcome to Supreme" he added and I nodded. His eyes scanned me and I knew he was measuring up, to see if I was good enough for Darya or not. I met his gaze without flinching and he smirked slightly before looking at Quinn.

"And you must be Quinton" he shook Quinn's hands and I noticed the way Quinn's eyes turned dark.

Quinn's wolf just can't help it. The moment he meets someone the first thing Quinn does is try to figure out a person. Their strength and their weakness! He can do it very fast if he has a slightest physical contact. Recently he has been learning to do it without touching others, but he tells it's not that easy and needs lots of focus from him.

'What's Granel's gift?' I demanded.

'Tranquility and trust me, it is a very rare gift for an Alpha' he answered and I smirked. That was true. Alphas' usually get annoyed very soon.

"Come on in" he said and we entered the house. They offered us breakfast but we refused.

Darya, who was sitting beside me in Granel's office, explained to him about the current situation.

"So Vincent doesn't know about your plan?" he asked with a frown and Darya shook her head, with an apologetic look. "Huh? This reminds me of our first meeting. Alpha Peter too, had not told us until the last moment that he had called Twins and Sel for the meeting" Granel said with a slight smile and I narrowed my eyes.

I didn't know what meeting he was talking about at first, but then as my wolf perked up, I realized it might be something related to the other part of the story.

"You guys were growling at each other... I know, he had told me that" Darya said and my eyes flickered to her to see the distant look that she had on her face. Alpha Peter Moreland was involved. I knew it because he was killed by Konrad and after his death; the other Alphas' had attacked and cleared all the rogues from Elegance.

'You have any idea what they are talking about?' Quinn, who was seated on a couch near the window, asked and I replied with a negative.

At that precise moment, I stiffened and my wolf gave a guttural growl as Vincent Evigan's familiar scent hit my nose. He better stay in his limits...

"Is something wrong?" Darya asked me.

"Vincent is here" I said his name like it was a bad word.

"He is?" Granel asked frowning and I sighed, because my senses were ten times stronger than theirs.

"He will be here soon" I replied.

Almost a minute later, we heard Vincent's footsteps approaching Granel's office. "Granel, Abi told you wanted to—" he froze in his tracks when he spotted Darya, who turned in her seat to look at him. His eyes rounded and I clenched my fists the moment I sensed his inner joy. Sucking in a breath, he pursed his lips and looked away.