Chapter 109 - Impatient Pup

"Stop that!" Raine hissed.

"Stop what?" Tyrone naively asked while his eyes keenly stared at her bare skin, touching the marks on it. "Those look like insect bites… Some bug seems to enjoy your skin too much," he added before leaning closer, making Raine freeze in her spot.

"Dinner is ready. Aire wants me to get you… Get dressed already and follow me to the dining area," Tyrone whispered in her ear.

Dumbfounded, Raine watched Tyrone turn around and walk away from her. She let out a sigh of relief.

"What's wrong with me?" she annoyingly murmured to herself. She felt as if her stomach was still churning and her knees still weak. Then her eyes narrowed as she whispered, "Why do I feel like he knows something? Did I miss something?"

Raine shook her head since she was sure that she clearly made certain that Tyrone would not remember any details of their intimacy. But how come he became bolder like this? Her face crumpled as she scolded herself for letting Tyrone tease her. She preferred to be the one to do the teasing, not the other way around!

She immediately grabbed something to wear and cursed since she had to choose a style that she could use to hide her hickeys. She soon joined the rest who were already in the dining area.

"Wow, it's my first time to try Tyrone's cooking," Mia excitedly burst.

"I got help from our little girl," Tyrone said as he casually pulled a chair out for Raine. 

It was nothing new since Tyrone used to do that for Raine often, the same way he would open the car door for her, but she suddenly felt uncomfortable about it because they were with others.

'Ah, maybe I'm just paranoid since I'm the only one who knew that there's something intimate that happened between us,' she silently reasoned. 

She could now see how frustrating it could be that she was the only one feeling conscious. But she had to maintain her feign of ignorance.

Tyrone was adding food to her plate as well. She grabbed it from him and said, "I'll do it."

Tyrone let her and assisted Aire next in putting food on her plate. 

"Wow, you're better than Levi!" Mia unconsciously blurted out. Levi was a good cook too, but Tyrone was definitely better.

Levi gave Mia a look, the latter awkwardly smiling, "Well, you're at least better than me, Lyne and Boss…"

"Next time, I will let you cook our meal when the two of us are only together," Levi scoffed, and Mia only stuck out her tongue towards him before continuing to eat.

"Speaking of Lyne, how come she's not here yet?" Raine asked.

"Oh she's here," Levi said, nuzzling his lips towards Lyne's direction, who was walking towards them.

"Sorry. I caught up in the traffic. Wow, we have a feast?" Lyne commented as she sat next to Mia, looking at the dishes. Usually, there was only one dish for dinner, but there was at least four tonight.

"Go start eating. You'll like Tyrone's cooking. Everything is delicious," Mia commented.

Raine suddenly crumpled her face. For some reason, she didn't want to share Tyrone's dishes.

'How possessive!'

She looked at Tyrone, "Next time, let Levi cook whenever Levi is here."

"I guess the Boss prefers my dishes!" Levi proudly boasted.

"Of course not! It's just that I prefer to be the only one to eat what Tyrone cooks," Raine corrected, making the rest burst out in laughter.

Tyrone's face, on the other hand, turned crimson red.

"Boss is so possessive," Mia commented. Raine didn't  comment and just started eating. 

"By the way, I have a business to attend to alone after this, so don't get worked up if you guys can't track me or call me. I won't take long," Raine informed. She finished her food, then stood up first and said, "I'll go first. Have fun while I'm out because we will go hunting later."

Everyone nodded except for Tyrone, who stared at Raine with a creased forehead. 

"Don't worry. Mommy won't be alone. I'll sneak in and accompany her. Hehe," Aire whispered to Tyrone before she immediately stood up and said, "Ah, I'm so full. I feel sleepy already. I guess I'll sleep now. Goodnight, everyone."

Raine was inside her car, driving to go to the house of the current Mirage Historian. She shook her head as she said, "Come out now, you sneaky pup."

Aire showed herself at the backseat of Raine's car and hopped onto the front row passenger's seat. Raine chuckled and stroked her head. She was in her wolf form, and she was so furry and warm. She had that mixture of silver, black, and golden furs that looked really cool.

"I'll let this slide this time. But the next time around you sneak into me like this, you'll give me no choice but to punish you," Raine scolded, Aire only making a whimpering sound.

"Hmp, if you think that I won't do it, then you're wrong. Mommy does not like stubborn babies, so you should behave well, okay?"

Aire only affectionately brushed her head against Raine's arm. Raine chuckled, "This is a confidential matter, so I'll trust you to keep whatever you hear or see later a secret, alright? Can I trust you with that, Aire?" Raine asked, sneaking glances at Aire, who gave her a nod.

It took Raine thirty minutes of driving before she suddenly stopped the car not far from a secured residence. She then went out of the car as Aire followed her. "I will be sneaking in, so make sure you won't get caught, alright?" Raine instructed the wolf behind her.

"Shit!" she suddenly cursed, seeing how Aire suddenly jumped over the wall in front of her. 

"This impatient pup!" she mumbled before quickly jumping over the wall. Aire was waiting for her, and Raine shook her head as she looked at her.

"You, stay behind me, okay?!" she scolded, and Aire moved behind her. She climbed the house to head directly to the room where the Mirage Historian often stayed.. She had to sneak in like this to make sure that his identity was kept hidden.