Chapter 225: Amber's curiousity

Erick was inside the kitchen, with papers strewn all over the kitchen table. It was after midnight and he was working late. Although Amber usually scolds him for bringing work home since he should just rest, instead of working, he sometimes still brings them. It was not because he did not want to listen to her but it was because he had to.

The night after the meeting at the packhouse, he had accompanied the other Alphas and Bastian to one of the lodging houses in town, which was owned by one of the Kendall packmates. Once he had helped them to settle in, Erick returned back to the packhouse where he had another conversation with Lachlan and Fergus.

The conversation continued on until two o'clock in the morning. At some point, Hamish even came over to join in the conversation. Although he won't be joining the mission, he likes to put his two cents in the strategy plan. He thought it was a pity that he would not be able to join but with Makena getting closer to her due date, he knew it would be impossible for him to leave her side.

After Erick had returned home, Amber was already asleep but she was sweet enough to leave the lights on at the front porch for him. He entered the house, carefully trying to not make any loud noise so that Amber would not be awake.

He placed his bag on top of the dining table and began to take out the papers from inside. However, just as he was about to put the bag on the floor, he noticed a paper just on the side of the table. He grabbed it and began to skim through.

His eyes brightened after he was done reading. It seems that Luka was ready to return home. A few weeks ago, Luka had some complications in his leg and had to be operated on. Because the vet in town wasn't as good as the one in another town, they had to send him there. Although he was done with the operation and fortunately it was a success, Erick and Amber had to leave him there since they needed to check on him more for observation. He was an old wolf so it wasn't a surprise as to why the veterinarian had to take extra care with Luka.

Erick smiled, greatly pleased that he was able to meet his beloved pet once more. He set the paper aside and continued to take the papers out from inside his bag and put them on the table.

A few minutes later, he was deep in work. Because he was going to take some leave from work for a few days, he had to finish all of his work before setting off. Cases have been piling up on his desk with more reports that were needed to be done soon. Since he was one of the smartest associates in the firm, most of the difficult cases were usually given to him. He does not mind the work, instead, he loves the challenges.

He continued with his work until the wee morning.

Amber, who had just woken up, yawned as she opened the curtains in her bedroom, letting the sunshine in. She stretched her arms up as she looked out the window. 'Seems like another beautiful day,' she thought to herself.

After she had done her morning stretches, she went to her bathroom to wash her face and teeth before leaving her bedroom.

Hearing that there were some noises coming from the kitchen, she tilted her head in confusion. She peeked inside and was surprised to see Erick still working.

"Erick!" she scolded.

Erick jumped in surprise. He turned around in his seat, showing her his tired face and dark eye bags underneath his eyes.

"Did you not sleep at all?" she exclaimed as she rushed forward at him. She immediately grabbed the pen away from his hand and quickly tidied up the table by collecting all the papers from there.

"Baby…" he started.

Amber whirled around, her arms holding the papers to her chest and the pen gripped in her hand. She glared at him and scolded some more. "I've told you again and again! There will be no bringing back work home! Home is for you to rest, not work again!"

It was then Erick realized that he had not told her about his mission on the vampires. "Baby, listen…" he tried to explain.

She ignored him as she resumed cleaning the table and placed the papers in his bag. Once she was done, she continued to ignore him as she began to cook breakfast.

Erick chuckled lightly, rubbing his eyes and temples. "Baby…" he started again.

Amber pretended to not hear him as she broke a few eggs into a huge mixing bowl.

"I'm going to go for another mission in two days."

She stopped for a few seconds before continuing to break more eggs. After whisking them and adding a few other ingredients into the bowl, she slowly turned to him and asked, "What kind of mission?"

Erick smiled wryly. "Mission together with the other packs," he said.

"Will it be dangerous?" she asked, looking worried.

Erick shrugged. "I'm not quite sure," he admitted. "We're looking for some clues in a vampires' den."

Amber's eyes widened in surprise. "Vampires? Den?" she repeated.

Erick nodded.

Amber blinked her eyes as her hands continued to hold the bowl in her arms while stirring the mixed eggs inside. "Wow. Never thought I would be able to see a vampire these days."

"'I'?" Erick repeated, looking confused.

Amber just smiled and shook her head. She turned back around, continuing to prepare for breakfast. And without turning around, she asked whether he would be working that morning.

Erick answered yes.

While the slices of bread were toasting, the eggs were frying in the pan and the sausages were grilled in another, Amber quickly made some black coffee for him.

Few minutes later, the two of them enjoyed breakfast together while having a pleasant conversation. Amber continued to shoot more questions at Erick about his mission while the latter patiently answered them one by one. Although she was really worried for him, she knew that it was for a good cause.

'I wonder how it would be like to meet them?' Amber thought to herself, referring to the vampires.