Chapter 271 Mug 

Roan 

Smoke still hasn’t settled down, Gillean’s story was very unsettling and it will take both of us a little while to calm down. I decide to let Smoke out for a run, it will make it a bit easier for him to calm down and it will give me time to think about everything that has happened. 

I doubt I will be able to find answers to any question I might encounter, but at least I will have questions to ask someone. Smoke softly growls in my head when we see a female by the backdoor of our private wing, she must be new to the Palace or she would have know that I am not interested in her or any other female for that matter. 

“Hello, can I keep you company?” She asks as she smiles at me and I let Smoke growl at her, “Just in case you didn’t understand that, we are not interested. Stay the fuck away from us or we will have you transferred out of here faster that you walked in.” I clarity, before I head to the tree line to strip down and hand over control to Smoke. 

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I’m still not sure if I should tell Jaylen and Morgan what I found out about Kaia, maybe it is better to leave that alone. After all she is no longer among the living and what good would it do for Jaylen to know that she was related to Lynah, not much good that is for sure. I will submit my report on the matter to Darnon, so he can take it with him when he has to decide what he is going to do with Lynah and her Mate. 

I think about my Aunt, about what she almost caused and I know that whatever punishment Damon gives her is well deserved. I know that she is family and that I probably should feel something about it, but I couldn’t care less. Jo–Anna chose to walk down a path that wasn’t meant for her and to get what she wanted she planned a kidnapping, she dug her own grave. I am just glad that everything turned out fine and that Dalton and Thora are going to be fine. 

I feel Smoke slowing down and I take a look through his eyes to see where we are, “Back home, Damon tried to link you and as you know he failed. Dad linked me to get us back here.” Smoke says, just before he hands control back to me and I quickly put on my clothes. I take a look at my phone and see that I have been. gone for almost three hours. I rush up the stairs to take a shower before I try to find out where we are having dinner. 

Dad tells me to meet him in Damon’s dining room as we pass one another in the hall way, after taking a shower I get dressed and nearly run into Gillean when I walk out of my room. His eyes are glued to the tablet in his hand and I guide him to the door, making sure he doesn’t bump into anything along the way. “An interesting read, I assume.” I say as we walk up the stairs. 

Gillean finally takes his eyes of the screen, but the sad smile he gives me is enough for me. Whatever he is reading in those files, isn’t doing much good to his mood and I think it will become worse before this assignment is over and done with. 

I am glad Smoke is paying attention to our surroundings or I would have been flat on my ass. “Hello, Uncle Roan. Thora says as she jumps onto my back and I deliberately stumble a step or two, causing her to giggle as we enter the dining room. Gillean is smiling as he shakes his head, but Thora probably sensed that something was off. 

She leans to my left to place her arms around Gillean’s neck and he grabs her to moment she lets go of me, “Are you okay, Uncle Gillean?” She asks and instead of answering her, he buries his nose in her hair. He walks to the table to sit down, still holding on to Thora. 

“I will be fine, just not sure how long that will take.” He says as he turns her around a little. “I have gotten a lot of information in the past two days and my mind is spinning as I urocess it all.” Thora just wrans her 

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arms around his neck, just trying to comfort him. 

Finished 

No one questions her about calling Gillean Uncle, it is her choice and the only one that can make her i. Gillean himself. 

stop 

Thora stays seated on his lap during dinner and they talk about her classes as they eat their food. I find out that Thora doesn’t like one of her teachers, the male seems to have a problem with females and isn’t afraid to hide it in front of his students. “He says that we shouldn’t have High–ranking positions, he even thinks. that Uncle Damon is nuts for accepting a female Commander.” Thora says and I know someone is going to have to find a new job. 

“I will accompany you to 

Chool tomorrow, Thora. That teacher has spent his last day teaching you and every other Pup in my Kingdom.” Damon growls and she just nods her head before she finishes her dinner. Gillean carries her to the living room and sits down in an armchair with her on his lap, holding her 

until she falls asleep a 

Morgan gently takes Thora from Gillean and we all leave the King’s floor to head to our own floors. Gillean seems to be deep in thought and I follow him to his room, hoping he will confide in me. I nearly walk into a wall when I hear Gillean say, “My Mother is still alive I think I didn’t hear him correctly, but just one look at him tells me it is the truth. 

Smoke’s anger grows when Gillean tells me what his Grandfather found all those years ago and I know I want to rip his Father to pieces, he wanted to kill the female that the Goddess paired him with. 

I know that something else is bothering him and I will wait until he is ready to tell me, no matter how long it takes. “Let’s get some sleep, we will be leaving after breakfast. I believe Morgan confiscated a meeting room at the Academy to meet in, with two units combined we need the space and I believe everyone will return between now and tomorrow morning.” I say. 

I fall asleep quickly and as usual I have my recurring dream, this time it starts with me in the bathroom. I smile as I look in the mirror at the mark on my neck and this is the first time I have actually seen it in my dream, but a part of the mark is blurry. It is as if my dream doesn’t want me to find out who my Mate is or maybe it is blurred because I have no idea when I am going to meet my Mate. 

This dream is so damn frustrating, because it shows me things that can’t be in my future and yet it keeps repeating itself. I even wake up feeling frustrated and all because I have a recurring dream that doesn’t make any sense to me. 

I take a shower and finish my morning routine, before I start packing my bag. I was given orders to join Morgan and Jaylen, to help them in any way I can with their assignment. I just hope it will all turn out for the best for everyone involved. 

Gillean and my Dad are already in the kitchen and before I walk into the kitchen, I place my bag next to Gillean’s bag by the door. “Your dream bothering you again?” Dad asks, just before he turns back to the coffee machine and grabs a large mug to make me my horning coffee. 

“Well, if the dream is close to the truth, I at least know How that I will have a Mate somewhere down the line. It is jus 

that a few things are still bugging me about it.” I–say as I take a seat across from Gillean. “I mean, we both know there won’t be any Pups in my future and still the dream keeps showing them to me.” Dad just smiles as he places the mug in front of me.