Chapter 5 WHAT SHALL I DO NOW

Chapter 5

WHAT SHALL I DO NOW?

Weeks after that kiss, Megan approached her father in his study.

Oliver, Megan's father and one of the Betas following Lucas, who was Jake's father and the Alpha of their pack, - had just returned home after a long time. The moment he returned, he had busied himself with his estate work. This would help him update on what has been going on while he was away and what he needed to put in place before leaving again. Megan had given him three days to settle in. In those three days, she also did her best to build up her courage.

"Come in." A deep, distracted voice called out from inside the study after Megan's soft, dainty knocks.

Megan slowly pushed the heavy wooden door inward as she observed the inside of the study.

Oliver, at 6'4 (ca. 2 m), was one of the tallest humans and one of the biggest wolves in the Blue-Mist wolf pack. He was rivaled only by Lucas, the pack's true Alpha. For years, Megan, who was the last born with four other siblings, would come to this study, sit down and watch her father work in silence. It was the only way to get him to spend time with her whenever he returned home. Oliver was always busy and had made several promises he couldn't fulfill because he always forgot.

As Megan entered the study, her heart ached. She had already made up her mind and just needed him to say yes, then she would be gone.

Will I ever see him like this again? When will I set my eyes on him again? Will he be angry with me when he discovers that I have deceived him?

Guilt gripped Megan and she nearly stepped back. She wanted to change her mind and just walk away when Oliver looked up from his paperwork and raised his left eyebrow at her.

"Hmm? Are you here to just spectate?" He scoffed then rolled his eyes.

Oliver has been back for a few days now and his daughter was just coming to see him. She wasn't even looking like she was happy that he had come home. Oliver was not pleased, but at the same time, he didn't have it in him to be angry with her.

Megan broke into an uneasy smile and shook her head. She had almost run back just now. What was she thinking? How will she face Ryan after giving him hope?

"No, Dad. You are not that cute anymore. You are old." She scoffed back, having an identical furrowed face, just like him.

Megan stepped into the room with heavy legs and closed the door. The moment the door clicked, she started feeling choked as her anxiety surged to a new level.

Oliver noticed her discomfort and dropped the pen in his hand.

"What is wrong? Are you not feeling well?" He asked as he pushed his chair backward, about to stand up.

"No!, No? Dad, I am fine. I am just a bit winded. I ran all the way here when I heard that you had returned." Megan lied.

Truly, she had started out to this place when she heard that her father had returned from his visit to the Alpha's house, but she didn't run at all. She took her time to walk down while planning her opening speech en route. She had practiced this speech for days now, but it still felt like it wasn't convincing enough.

Oliver visibly relaxed and dragged his chair in again. His focus returned to the document in front of him, and his face carried a deadpan look. "Since I am too old and don't look cute anymore, you too are old and have outgrown presents." He shrugged nonchalantly.

Megan's right hand raced to her mouth. It tried to stop the tell-tale gasp from escaping, but it was too late. The gasps filled the room, and Oliver chuckled under his breath in satisfaction.

"Bang!"

Megan's two hands hit the desk as she leaned in and gave her father a deep stare. "What is it? What did you get this time?" She asked excitedly.

Oliver studied the sparks dancing in her eyes. He was sure he would see her wolf tail wagging if only she had one.

"What did I get? From where?" Oliver started feigning confusion.

"Daaaad!" Megan called out pleadingly. She reached out and used her fingers to brush back his well combed hair.

"You are the most handsome Daddy and the strongest wolf I have ever seen." She said in a singsong voice while batting her eyes at him...

Megan's pack is one of the biggest wolf packs in the supernatural realm of Blue Moon. Blue Moon is one of the three realms on the continent called Eplica. The other realms are the human realm where the Moon is golden and white depending on the season and the Red Moon realm where the Moon is, well, -Red.

The three realms have been living in relative peace after a war that nearly got both the wolves on Blue Moon and the vampires on Red Moon eradicated 10,000 years ago. The supernatural creatures ruled the continent, turning the human realm into their hunting grounds, until technology outwitted wizardry and made a joke of their unfathomable strengths.

A truce was made.

The humans would stay in their realm and the supernaturals would stay in theirs too.

Humans need the supernatural for experiments to improve their health and satisfy their curiosities. Vampires require blood, any type of blood, to remain strong. It just happens that human blood is the sweetest and most nutritious. Werewolves can live without the two, but the two others needed them.

According to the path, everyone will stay on their turf, with only diplomats allowed to live outside their realms. A free zone was created where all creatures could meet, live together, trade, do whatever they like except mass killing of another race. Anybody or group of people, from any of the realms, found guilty of this crime would bring irrevocable disaster to their families.

After this path was made, Spies were sent out from each realm to monitor what others were doing. For centuries, Oliver's family and others like him have been tasked with this responsibility. One of his sons must learn from him and inherit his position, just like Jake is expected to inherit Lucas' position as the Alpha of the pack.

Every year, just as summer is about to end, Oliver would return home to spend some time with his family while someone else would take over his beat.

This period is when all wolf packs go hunting, preparing for Winter.