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When my mate stood, he nodded. At least we could do that and be ready if and when my father was able to get to us. I quickly placed my food on the cart, and Asher did the same. Once that was finished, I pushed it into the hallway and left it there to be collected. I would see about finding something more suitable for us to eat later. Once we were somewhere entirely different. But for now, I needed to pack. More importantly though, I needed to find a way to reassure my mate that he’d done absolutely nothing wrong and us leaving suddenly wasn’t an inconvenience in the least.

Chapter 8

Asher

Iwasn’t trying to be a hassle, but things had been going well, and then they weren’t. I knew it wasn’t in any way Calum’s fault, nor was it mine. Not really. But how would we explain things if at some point while I was a bit out of it during a fertile period and my magic became a bit off? They may or may not be able to pinpoint it to here, but it was possible that they would have no clue as to where the issues were coming from.

I waited for Calum to push the cart into the hallway and then followed him into the bedroom. He pulled out a bag that was a flat cube and put it on the bed.

“Your pack is different,” I mentioned.

“Yes. It’s a suitcase. If we decide to travel extensively, we can get you one if you wish. It holds a great deal of things.”

I nodded. “I’ve not really traveled. Just to other villages when looking for my mate. But that was several years ago. I didn’t find him, so I had to return home and move back in with my parents.”

“Are you going to miss them?” Calum asked as he started to pull clothing from the bar in the closet.

“I won’t. They weren’t terrible parents, but we weren’t really close. They won’t miss me, so why waste time and energy on missing them?”

Calum stopped for a moment before he moved close enough to put the clothing on the bed. I figured out what he was going to do with them and, with a little bit of magic, had the clothes folded and placed in the suitcase. I wasn’t sure it was packed properly, but the things were in there. Calum turned back from the closet with more things and froze. “You packed my bag.”

“Did you want me not to? It was only a little bit of magic to do it.”

“No, I appreciate your help.” He laid the clothes he had in his hands down on the bed and then went to the bathroom. I’d discovered it earlier when I was in here when the food arrived.

I used more magic and had the rest of his clothing put in the suitcase, and when Calum returned from the bathroom, he had a plastic bag with him.

“What’s that?”

“Dirty clothing. I haven’t had time to send them to the wash. I’ll take care of it when we get to wherever we’re going to end up. I would think most likely Montana somewhere.”

“That works. I can wash those for you,” I said, holding out my hand for the clothing.

“I don’t need you to. I can wash them in a washing machine when we get somewhere.”

“It’s not an inconvenience. But I understand.” I dropped my arm and continued sitting on the bed beside the suitcase. Calum placed the bag in the bottom of the suitcase, and as he turned to go back to the bathroom again, we both heard a loud knock from the door.

Calum looked at me, and I shrugged. “You’re popular today,” I told him. I figured it was most likely his father, but it could be anyone from the hotel or even the students from earlier.

Calum left the bedroom, and with a quick thought, I washed his dirty clothing and had it folded with the others in the bag. I had just slid off the bed when I heard voices. New voices. And these ones sounded a whole lot like Calum.

I slowly crept toward the door to see if I could peek out into the room without being seen. I could always use magic to make myself invisible, but Calum’s sire was a warlock. He would know I was there. His aura would no doubt be able to sense mine.

“You cannot simply say I met my mate and he’s adorable and then give us no more information, Calum.”

I grinned.

“We might not have let you have enough time to pack, but as soon as I read your email, I let Étienne know, and he insisted we come as soon as possible. We sent Master Edison a message with regards to a place for the two of you to stay for the time being. We understand you’ll want somewhere permanent, but anywhere on pack or den lands will be safe for a fertile period.”

“Thank you, Father. I really appreciate your help.”

“Really, Calum. Where is he? You said he was adorable. I can scent him, but are you hiding him?”

I bit my lower lip to keep from laughing. I figured I’d walk out of the bedroom to let Calum off the hook. These were my mate’s fathers. They would be in my life from here on out. And they really did sound amazing.

I slowly crept forward, wondering who I was going to encounter.

I quickly realized that Calum looked a whole lot like his sire. My aura immediately recognized which man was which, and Calum certainly took after his warlock father. His omega dad though, he just looked welcoming. He spotted me shortly after I appeared around the corner, and his hands went to his face to cover his mouth while his eyes grew exponentially.