Fated | The Heir of the She-Wolf

Chapter 31

Chapter 31

[Eleanor]

“There is no way I am going anywhere with you!”, I responded the second he suggested he and I go somewhere. Together.

Valerio sighed heavily, clearly annoyed with my behavior. But if he was set on having the contest “Who is more pissed in the room” I would surely beat his ass.

I could feel my she-wolf purring with excitement at the thought of going away from the Tower and exploring with me. I shushed her as her positivism was distracting me and focused on Valerio.

Gosh, did he have to be so f*****g handsome today?

He was standing tall in the middle of the enormous living room, glaring at me with his piercing blue eyes and his messy black hair falling over his forehead. A tight long-sleeved black polo drew every muscle in his lean body and black jeans accented on his tall figure. Regardless of how much I disliked him lately, my body was reacting to him in ways I did not want to react.

“It is not your lucky day, love, because regardless of what your little ass wants, you and I are going and we are going now. I will see that your friend is settled well and she can stay as long as she wants. Oh, and no need to pack, I have already prepared everything you might need.”, Valerio gritted through his teeth.

“But why does it have to be you? Why can’t I go learn how to be a Triad with someone else?”, I growled in return and crossed my arms before my chest.

He sighed again and passed his fingers through his hair in desperation. Then, he kneeled down in front of me and clenched his jaw hard before responding.

“Because… something is happening. I will tell you all I can later, I promise. But I am the only one I trust with your protection outside these walls. So yes, it has to be me, sorry for the disappointment.”

I stayed quiet after hearing his words as they were not at all what I was expecting. I froze my gaze on his and I saw genuine concern in his look – something that surprised me even more. Since when did the King of Clans look concerned?

I nodded in agreement after coming to the conclusion that apparently the situation was serious and I had to put my childish drama aside.

“Good. Now call your friend and Vanessa and tell them that you have to practice a spell for me or something and you will be gone a long time.”, Valerio said calmly this time and got up back on his feet.

I did as he said and as soon as all was settled, he took out a luggage bag from behind the sofa and gestured for me to get up as well.

We exited the Tower and to my surprise no one was present in the lobby, not a single guard even. Was that what Lorenzo had nodded in confirmation earlier?

Still wondering about the mystery with which we took off, I settled in the front passenger seat next to Valerio and he drove away from the Tower.

“May I ask where are we going?”, I asked although knowing Valerio, I did not expect a straightforward response. However, his answer threw me aback more than I had imagined.

“France. We are going to Paris.”

[Valerio]

“France. We are going to Paris.”, I smugged and enjoyed the shock on her face.

“Wait, what?”, she screamed and started jumping up and down in her seat.

I couldn’t help but burst out in laughter at her reaction. She looked like a child that just found out about going to the concert of her favorite popstar.

“Are you serious?”, Eleanor asked me in disbelief and I nodded in response. She exhaled and rested her back in the car seat with her eyes glowing. “I can’t believe it. I’m going to Paris!”

“We are going to Paris. You will be with me the whole time.”, I corrected her and noticed the uneasy look on her face but it seems like the idea of visiting France was more important than spending the time with me so she soon returned back to her happiness.

I drove us to the airport but instead of going in like the rest of the passengers and people who came here to welcome an arrival, I took the car far away from the crowd, a couple of miles East, to a private hangar and runway. I got out of the vehicle and went to open the door for Eleanor but she was already getting out.

“You don’t like it when gentlemen open the door for you?”

“I do if only there were any gentlemen around.”, she snapped back at me leaving me both surprised at her ability to shut me up and funnily amused.

I picked up our luggage and started walking towards the small private jet parked at the start of the runway. The pilot had already pulled down the passenger stairs for us but to my surprise when I turned around I saw Eleanor stuck on her feet by the car.

“Is something wrong?”, I raised my voice as she was far away and the noises of the jet engines were deafening.

She shook her head slightly but did not move and instead researched the jet with her eyes wide open. I sighed and walked back to her and as I was getting close I noticed she was trembling.

“What is wrong?”, I asked her again and she looked at me with panic in her green eyes.

“Heights.”, she whispered and in that moment the memory of her trembling on my balcony in the Tower came to my mind.

She was afraid of heights!

That explained why she acted uneasy in my suite looking at the view or Matilda’s comment (“That girl is like a bat! Anytime I visit her room to feed the cat, the curtains are down and the place looks like a cave!”)

I raised my hand to take Eleanor’s but remembered she wanted nothing but distance from me so I put it back down.

“Eleanor.”, I called her name instead. “Breathe. Just breathe.”, I murmured gently and couldn’t help it but place both my hands on her shoulders. “In and out.”, I kept going and I saw her face relax a little bit.

“I can do this.”, she said with a determined voice and gestured for me to start walking towards the plane again. I turned around and with her by my side this time, we entered the jet.

[Eleanor]

“My she-wolf is not afraid of heights and is making fun of me.”, I said upon entering the jet and Valerio turned to look at me with confusion drawn over his face.

“You two… talk?”, he asked and I made a high-pitched sound which was supposed to be laughter but I was so nervous it came out like a dolphin screech.

“Not exactly. But I can make out her attitude very well and right now she is one cocky dog!”, I responded hoping she got the memo.

“You two seem to be getting along.”, Valerio laughed and sat down in one of the few passenger seats after putting the bag he was carrying in the luggage compartment above us.

I followed him and sat in the seat across from him but unlike what I had seen in movies before this jet was… luxurious, to say the least. There were only two double sized passenger seats in camel colored leather on the right side of the jet. They were separated by a small chestnut brown table and a black mini fridge under it was occupying the space by the wall leaving plenty of space for me to stretch my legs comfortably. On my right was a long puffy couch in the same camel colored leather with several decorative pillows spread across it.

“It feels like I have known her my whole life although I just found her a couple of days ago.”, I said and Valerio nodded in understanding. “But if I have to be honest I am still scared shitless of the transformation that is coming up soon.”

“You have nothing to be scared of. It hurts, yes, the first several times. But then the feeling turns from excruciating pain to… tickle? I don’t think I will ever find a proper word for it but tickle is close enough.”, Valerio responded and I could feel myself getting more relaxed because of the reassurance.

In that moment, we were interrupted by the pilot who came over to us and greeted us.

“Mister Valerio, welcome aboard. We will be taking off in a minute. The expected flight time is approximately six hours so the arrival time will be…”, the pilot said and looked at the watch on his wrist. “Around midnight in Paris.”

Valerio nodded and thanked the pilot who turned and greeted me as well.

“Let me know if you need anything during the flight.”, the man said and turned around leaving me and Valerio alone again.

“So… Paris, huh? Is it where you take all of your Triads in training to teach them how to feed properly?”, I asked and Valerio looked at me intently.

“No, just you.”