Trickster Wolf

Chapter Twenty-six

Scarletts POV

Stretching across the lounge a yawn escaping me I groggily rub my eyes not wanting to be awake yet, sadly the peace doesn't last long as someone jumps on the lounge. I bounce jolting fully awake growling at Decker I glare at him all he does is give me a smug smirk. Rolling my eyes, I turn over to my back putting my legs on his. I cover my face with my arm blocking out the lights almost dozing off when Decker nudges my leg, moving my arm I find Darius standing next to the lounge holding two steaming bowls. Sitting up he hands me the bowl I find porridge in it. Darius goes to sit further away instead I pull him down almost spilling his bowl of porridge once he's settled, I lean against him quick to eat the porridge. As the three of us eat in silence it is the first time there has not been an argument or anything of the sorts. Which is nice in a way, I have come to the realisation that if it were truly possible, I would be happy here and my parents would have been happy.

Why has this whole thing brought back me needing to think about my parents and how I could be living a simple life not a wild one. I can't leave it now or anytime soon anyway so what's the point in getting comfortable. My role is to stick with Ensley fighting for the weak and the things she needs me to do.

A quick succession of knocks rattle on the door, Darius puts his bowl on the floor slowly standing up checking to make sure I don't fall back. Watching him open the door he looks back to me saying it's for me confused I swing my legs off Decker who had been using my legs as a phone stand to watch his screen. His phone falls quickly catching it before it drops on the floor. I greet mike walking out the door ready for a new day of training and a new day of challenges. Luckily the morning training consisted of light weights, going for a run and a quick spar in which I win. To change things up mike asks.

"Would you like to go on a walk around the pack lands?" He looks away nervous.

"I guess it can't hurt to have a look around" I smile at him letting him lead the way on dirt paths winding into stone with buildings all round some having moss or vines creeping up their sides adding to the natural look of the place, yet it still has electricity. Light poles rise above the houses on the edges of the sidewalks. Trees surround the area so if someone were to see it from above, they wouldn't see anything except the greenery.

As we walk down the main street, I find wolves stopping to stare at me whispers trailing behind me, yet no one steps towards me or crowds around wanting to know about me. Mike rambles about each place we walk past I make sure to remember all the twists and turns, the information given basically everything I could know about Darius's territory. I stop in front of a café looking shop I look through the window seeing the lively inside brightly lit up. The door chimes showing Arya the girl I met at the lake. A soft smile weaves its way upon my face. She spies me pushing past people to stand next to me.

"Have a good evening I'll see you later" Mike politely leaves. We move along not following a set path letting the bustle of wolves guide us along.

"Oh, I know the perfect place for a relaxing day," Arya declares marching off the brick path into the forest. Shortly coming to a small meadow full of yellow and white flowers almost shining as bright as the sun. Eagerly finding a grassy spot to sit down near a stream listening to the slow calm water trickling past. Arya sits next to me laying down in the soft grass looking up to the white clouds

"This is the most peace and quiet I have had for a while" Arya calmy says relaxing into the warmth.

"I agree this right here is one of the most relaxing days I have had in a long time, I don't want it to end anytime soon" Laying down I use my arms as a head rest closing my eyes soaking in the sun contempt with doing nothing but laying down for the rest of the day.