Chapter 196: _ We Need To Find Them
The air was a kind of spring-fragranced air that grows wings on angel kind as I jogged toward the packhouse gates. I had told Luis Miguel to wait there, hoping he would be patient enough to not cause any trouble.
The irony of the situation wasn’t lost on me... I, Axel, son of the Alpha, rushed around like a commoner, and hoped this boy would be a good guest. I wasn’t sure what to expect. But then again, I had to play nice if I wanted to keep my reputation intact.
As I approached the gates, I could already see him standing there, looking far too out of place for my liking. He was standing near the edge of the property, feet planted firmly on the dirt path, and glancing back every few moments as if he expected someone to jump out from behind a tree and whisk him away.
As soon as he spotted me, though, the expression on his face shifted from wary uncertainty to pure relief.
"Beta Axel!" He rushed over to me, his movements quick but almost too conscious, as though he had been rehearsing this moment in his head.
"You almost left, didn’t you?" I asked, trying not to laugh at the earnestness in his voice.
Luis Miguel stopped just short of me, a sheepish grin spreading across his face. "I... I thought maybe you weren’t coming after all," he admitted, rubbing the back of his neck nervously.
"Why didn’t you go inside?" I asked, trying to keep my voice neutral, though I couldn’t help but feel a certain amusement growing in my chest.
His face turned a little more serious, though his eyes still gleamed with curiosity. "The guards wouldn’t let me in," he said, glancing back toward the imposing gates. "And I didn’t want to stand there like some lost fool."