Chapter 6 Welcome to the underworld

Auren

    "Boss, the seer is already here," one of my goons, Raze, informs me.

  "Bring him in," I rub my forehead, my head pounding with frustration.

    He nods, and walks back to the door, then leads in an old man who barely passed his half millennial cycle.

   He comes in clutching his walking stick, walking steadily towards me.

   "I'm glad you came," I reach him before he comes closer, take his hand, and kiss it.

    He just nods, and signals for a place to sit.

  "Being him a chair, quick!"

   Raze whips out a chair, and brings it towards the seer, placing it behind him.

   The seer takes his time in sitting down, before slowly exhaling.

    "I won't waste your time. I will go straight to the point," I walk towards the creepy omega.

   "She's taken my wolf away from me. I still don't know how she did it."

     The seer looks in her direction, "Where did you find her?"

    "Technically, she was the one who found me. She actually saved my life," I scratch the back of my neck, feeling embarrassed that I have to admit that.

     "What is your name child? Where are you from?" He asks.

    "I'm Asha, sir. I'm from the Silver Crest pack."

   "Hmm, untie her. You mustn't treat women as garbage," he orders.

    I open my mouth to counter that, but he raises his hands, "No countering. Just do it."

      Asha gives me a look of triumph as I reluctantly untie her.

   The day hasn't properly begun, and it's already so bad for me.

    She wriggles free, and lets out a sigh of relief, "Thank you sir," she bows, "You truly are a saviour."

    "Now tell me the whole story. How did she strip you of your wolf?"

   "I don't know," I grind my teeth until they creak.

  "I saved him from meeting the moon goddess at such a young age, and somehow his wolf preferred my body, so I don't know why it decided to enter my body instead."

    The seer goes mute, his eyes darting between me, and her.

   "That's odd. I have never heard of this before, that an omega.."

  "I'm actually the daughter of a Beta.. who's dead so," she cuts in, grinning.

    The seer continues, "I've never heard an omega could strip a Lycan of his wolf. That's impossible. What powers do you possess, young lady?"

   "I don't possess any," she crosses her arms over her chest.

  "I'm convinced she's a witch Adolf, I'm very sure she's one. How else would my wolf leave my body only because she healed my wounds?" I place my hands on my hips, tapping my foot on the floor.

   "Come here, child," he beckons to Asha to come closer.

  She does so, and kneels before him. He places his hands on her ears, his eyes fluttering shut.

    I watch them, my face growing redder by the second. All I just want is my wolf back, nothing else.

     Some moments later, he snaps his eyes open.

  "Stand up."

    "Auren, it seems there was some kind of power shift the night she touched you. She is a special breed of omega, the one who comes from the family of healers. She has a hidden power as well, one I can't decipher."

    My jaw drops as I look back at Asha, who looks equally shocked.

   "I have hidden powers? What are they?" She asks.

   He shakes his head, "That I can't say, but what I can say is this. Auren, you're physically tied to her; you can't be away from her, I mean this in the literal sense."

"What the fuck? Does that mean she has to be with me wherever I go?"

He gently nods, "If you choose to go anywhere with her, it shouldn't be more than three hours. As I said earlier, you're physically tied to her."

Asha and I exchange horrified looks.

"Isn't there something we can do? I can't be tied to this grumpy old man," she whines.

Did she just call me old?

"Please, you have to find a solution," I walk closer to him, "There must be something we can do. A ritual, anything at all."

The seer just sighs deeply, his eyes sinking more into their sockets, "I can't help you, Auren. I'm surprised something like this happened, it has never been heard of."

"Fuck!" I clench my fists so hard, my nails digging into my palm.

"I can't be tied to her. I'm a Lycan Lord. I'm a member of the underworld, I can't involve her in them!" I hiss, holding my head in my palms.

"Oh, so you're not a Lycan king? Aha, no wonder I'm not in a palace, what a shocking discovery," she chuckles.

I snap my head up, my face burning with heat. I give her a glare, and she goes quiet.

'This is bad. Once rival gangs get a hold of her, she could be their pawn.'

"Raze, take the seer back to his place, and make sure you accompany him with gifts," I wave at Raze, who has been standing in a corner of the room, watching our little drama unfold.

He nods, "Yes boss."

Once we are alone, I give Asha a weary look. The frustration in my chest has built up to the point I'm literally choking.

'Maybe she should have let me die. That would have been better.'

She audibly gasps, placing a hand over her mouth.

"What is it?" I snap, getting irked by her rather odd behaviour.

"You can do things your way," she laughs nervously, placing her hands behind her, "just make sure to come back before the time runs out."

"You don't know how frustrating that is," I hold my face as if I can physically push the frustration out of it.

"It's not my fault."

"It's clearly your fault," I roll my eyes, "Why do you have hidden powers you don't even know of?"

She stamps her right foot, "How am I supposed to know that? Did I wire them into my body at birth?'

"Oh please just shut up," I drop my head, thinking of what else to do.

"You leave me no choice," I sigh deeply, "You're following me back home. I've got some shady businesses to take care of."

"I- I can't indulge myself in those!" She squeals.

"It's not as if I want you to be involved either. We just don't have a choice. Besides, if my wolf is close, maybe he can speak to me through you."

She stands there looking puzzled.

"Welcome to the underworld, cupcake."