CHAPTER 220: _HEADED TO MEXICO CITY

Odessa’s POV

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The next morning, after we arrived at Iron Fang, Kaelos and I had a bath... Together.

Nothing much happened, but we laughed and washed away the tension from last night.

I was still haunted by that cloaked figure he saw last night, just outside the pack’s borders. I knew it was a bad omen... Because I could feel it.

Yet I tried being delusional about it and brushed it aside, so I didn’t worry too much about it.

"So, today we’re heading to Mexico City." I turned my head to Kaelos and said with a tilt of my head as we walked out of the Iron Fang pack house.

He was dressed in a regal dark red suit with black linings and golden buttons, his shoulder-length hair tied into a bun.

As for me, I wore a white silk gown that blew slightly into the wind as I walked, forcing me to clutch the sides with my hands. My lush blonde hair was tied into a ponytail.

"Yep," Kaelos responded with a nod as we finally got to the compound gate.

The guard whom he had appointed to lead the pack temporarily, stood there alongside some others. They all still had hesitant looks in their eyes but the fear and respect outweighed the hesitation as they bowed.

"Good morning, Alpha King and..." Faro, the temporary leader, hesitated, swallowing hard.

It was as if addressing me went against everything he held dear.

’Tell Kaelos to pluck out his lips or something.’ Sirena scoffed in my mind, causing a small smirk to tug at my lips as Faro finally continued.

"... And good morning, Luna Queen. I hope you—"

"See?" Kaelos mumbled, smiling sarcastically at the young man. "It wasn’t so hard now, was it?"

The latter gulped, plastering a smile on his face and shaking his head as Kaelos stepped forward, walking past the guards. Behind them was a black sedan... Probably what we’d use for heading to Mexico.

Sigh... If only I knew how to make portals like Aunt Althea.

"Let’s go." Kaelos grabbed my hand tenderly and led me to the car, ignoring the guards.

My face heated up with a small blush as I hopped into the back, brushing my hair aside and bundling my gown around myself as the driver in the front seat greeted us.

"Good morning, Alpha King and Luna Queen."

Goddess, it was still a little weird answering to that title... And the worst part is I haven’t been crowned the Luna Queen yet.

As Kaelos hopped into the car as well, sitting beside me, he brought his head out of the car and spoke to Faro.

"Gather the Beta, Delta and Gamma of the pack and tell them to begin organising the redistribution of food from the elites to the common folk. And if any of them try to question your authority..." He paused, his voice becoming cold. "Report to me through the number I gave you. We’ll see if their greed outweighs their fear of death."

With that said and done, the driver drove off.

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Once we got outside the pack, the car navigated through the bumpy roads and moved past the tall trees of the forest.

I stuck my head out of the window, letting the cool breeze hit my face as I sighed in relief.

"When are we ever going to catch a break to go on a road trip or something?" I didn’t know when I asked, glancing back at Kaelos.

He had his eyes closed at first, but they shot open, and he swerved his head to me, raising an eyebrow.

"A road trip?" As soon as he asked that, the car hit a large bump that caused us to shake erratically in our seats.

I gasped at first but then chuckled as Kaelos sniggered.

"That proves the point I was trying to make. How do we do a road trip when the roads of North America have been like this since the war?" He remarked, sighing heavily. "Although a trip to the Grand Canyon wouldn’t be bad."

I parted my lips with disbelief, shaking my head. "The Grand Canyon? Really? Kaelos, be for real."

We both chuckled again as I brought my head out of the car. However, when my gaze went to the cloudless sky... I froze.

I squinted my eyes because of the light from the sun at first but then my vision adjusted, allowing me to see something. It was black and seemed to be circling the car from thousands of miles above.

Those feathers... A raven?

"Is something wrong?" Kaelos suddenly held my arm, causing me to swerve my head to him.

He had probably already felt the unease which I hadn’t realised was creeping in.

I blinked at first before shaking my head. "No. It’s just... I thought I saw something."

He stared for a few seconds at first before nodding, keeping his hand on my arm. He then brought his gaze to the driver who had been peeping at us through the rear-view mirror all this while.

"How long till we get to Mexico City?"

The driver blinked before speaking. "About five to six minutes, sir!"

Kaelos nodded while I glanced out of the window again. The raven was still circling, but it had left the car and strayed behind, seemingly following something else now.

But I didn’t let my guard down.

I had a bad feeling about it.

Finally, the car stopped and Kaelos and I stepped down. I wasn’t surprised to see that Mexico City was protected by walls which pulsed with the energy of magic runes and protection wards.

Kaelos and I walked hand in hand to the gates where soldiers wearing human uniforms stood guard, their expressions stern as they became alert.

Kaelos raised his hands with a smile. "Greetings. As you may know, I’m Alpha King Kaelos, overseer and ruler of the packs of North America. And this here is my wife and Luna Queen, Odessa Pierce. We’re here to—"

"Wolves aren’t allowed into the city." A male voice sounded behind the soldiers as they gave way like sardines.

Stepping forward was a man in his early thirties with a short dirty blonde beard and hair. He was wearing a dark blue robe and wore several rings on each finger.

A witch.

However, when the witch stepped forward, Kaelos tilted his head, his former warmth reduced by half. "Excuse me?"