Doctor Brown stared at Jason in shock as he saw Jason climb up the ward window to get out.
"Where are you?" Just before Doctor Brown could question Jason, Jason had already darted out through the window as he jumped down and transformed into the wolf he had formed. And he ran home speedily and made his way through the backyard, climbing up the wall as he was injured, but he fell to his back and growled loudly in pain, making his mother step out and see him.
"Jason!" Chloe exclaimed in shock, and she immediately rushed to Jason's side and scooped him up in her arm.
"Why did you return home? Why didn't you wait for your wounds to heal first?."
Jason remained quietly as his mother carried him up in her arms and took him back into their house, and she shut the mansion entrance door. As they were the only ones living in the mighty two-story building, the rest of the werewolves lived in simple, farther-away houses, making them the rulers of the packs.
"Mother, I'm fine now," Jason replied as he dropped down from his mother's arms. He transformed back into his human form, but just then, his father stepped out and spoke to him.
"Jason, I have always been lenient with you, but you want me to use force."
Jason remained quiet, staring at his father's yellow eyes, and his father shook his head as most of the werewolves in their packs had yellow eyes, except for Jason, who had green eyes.
Jason's blood boiled hot as he wanted to go upstairs to check up on his meal, as he didn't trust any of his family members.
"Where's the meat wise one Austin spoke about?. Where did you hide it?" Alpha Eli questioned, as he stared intently at Jason.
"I've no idea what Wise one Austin was talking about, father." Jason stared away, but Alpha Eli roared at his son.
"Jason!, You don't dare to lie to me!. Wise one Austin spoke about you having a human in your clutch, and you took it away and kept it somewhere. Where's it?."
"Eli.. Must you believe everything wise Austin said?. Remember, Wise one Austin doesn't even like Jason, and you're here questioning Jason about the meat that Jason could've eaten? Before returning home, remember how far the border is from us?. And you should be more worried about the curse, as if Jason cannot find a mate when he's grown, then the Alpha position will be shifted to Beta Nathan's first son. Come, Jason, let's go to your room to rest," Chloe spoke, and Jason finally leaned to his mother for support, as the male wolves respected the female wolves more, and his mother did tamed his father whenever he was angered.
Jason stared back at his father as he walked up the stairs with his mother, and he smirked, making his wolf fang out from the corner of his mouth. Alpha Eli remained silent as he stood on the grand floor of his executive mansion, staring into space.
Alpha Eli was rich, dark-skinned like every other werewolf too, and he had a connection with the human city, as he mostly traveled to the Gold City kingdom for their council meeting there. And to also find out if the humans hadn't discovered about their packs.
Alpha Eli vividly remembered the last time he had traveled with Jason to Gold City Palace, as they had a meeting there with the human ruler. And he had specifically taken Jason along with him to lecture Jason on the principles of guiding their packs and to also become familiar with the human world, but Jason was stubborn and also wanted to transform on a bright day to devour a little girl he saw.
Alpha Eli remembered he saw Jason, sauntered to meet the Ruler's daughter, who stood out with her maid and kept a nagging face, but he didn't recognize the young girl, and he didn't want to believe that she was the one in company with her parents on the day of the attack. The ruler, Leo Maverick, and his wife (Grace Maverick), were both killed, as they were mostly protective of their children, and Alpha Eli wondered how there were no guards as of the attack.
{It simply meant Leo Maverick was betrayed by the guards who had escorted them, as there was no way they could've been attacked by little werewolves.}
"Hmm." Alpha Eli sighed.
{If the guards were also there at the time of the incident, they could've shot dead Jason and his two best friends too}< Alpha Eli murmured.
Though Alpha Eli knew bullets didn't easily kill them, he knew Evan and Max wouldn't have been able to survive the multiple bullet injury compared to his son if they were shot multiple times.
Alpha Eli thought to search Jason's chamber to be sure, but he had sniffed around the mansion after Chloe left with Jason to the hospital, and he couldn't perceive any human or meat scent.
"Probably Jason had eaten the human truly before coming home and didn't want to disclose it," Alpha Eli concluded. And he returned to his chamber on the second floor to rest.
*****
"Mom, I already locked the third-floor entrance. Ava had been lurking around searching for Jason, and she spoke about a meat." Penelope spoke.
"A meat?" Chloe asked, but Jason stared back at his elder sister and asked, "Where's the key?."
Penelope handed over the key to Jason, and he collected it to unlock the door.
"Jason, you're still hurt; you should heal first." Penelope spoked
"No, I am fine, and you both can leave me alone. I would like to be left alone," Jason said as he held the key in his hand.
"Son, you're injured, and you're sounding like an adult who could care for himself. You need me or your sister around to care for your wounds to heal," Chloe stated, but Jason refused to stand at his sitting room entrance.
"No mom. I don't need Penelope around me. I am no kid, mom, and I can take care of myself."
"Fine son. When you're through in your room, you come back downstairs to have dinner with us," Chloe replied.
"No mom. Jason's injured, so I will go downstairs now and get his food to come serve him," Penelope quickly proposed, and like a flash, she darted away and went downstairs to get Jason's food while Mrs. Chloe sighed.
"Son, Are you sure you will be alright?" Mrs. Chloe asked again in worry, and Jason smiled at his mother and spoke, "Sure, mom."
Jason clicked the sitting room door to open, and he walked into the third-floor lounge while his mother walked in to assist him.
Jason walked to a seat and sat, while Penelope arrived and served his meal to his view on a smaller table.
"You should get enough rest, son. We're going back downstairs to join your father for dinner. Is this food enough?" Chloe asked, and Jason stared at the plate of jollof rice with roasted goat meat, and he replied,
"Is it okay, mom? I will manage it."
"Manage?. No, let Penelope serve you some extra. Pene.. Please go and get him some more food for Jason."
Penelope stared at Jason in disbelief. She knew Jason didn't like to eat much off-cooked meals, so how come an almost full plate wouldn't be enough to feed him?
Penelope sighed, and she stood up. She knew Jason was still injured, and arguing with him wasn't the right time. Jason was stubborn, and she had to deal with that, as he was her only brother and the next Alpha of their packs.
Penelope stood up and left the third floor, going back downstairs to the first floor where the kitchen was, and she served out another meal and took it back upstairs to give to him.
"Brother!" Ava exclaimed as she was eating, and she walked into the third floor to meet her elder brother and her mother. And she gasped at the open wound around Jason's neck.
"Mom!, Look!" Ava pointed to Jason's neck wound, and Mrs. Chloe nodded, while Jason continued to stare at his younger sister. Jason heard Penelope mention Ava complaining about a meatz, and Jason knew Ava was the only one who could perceive the human's delicious scent.
Penelope returned and served Jason the meals while Ava walked up to meet Jason with her pleading eyes as she sniffed rightly in front of him, beaming like a little puppy.
"Brother, there's meat in your room; won't you share it with me?" Ava asked, but Jason kept a neutral face.
"There's no meat there except this goat meat here; take it if you want it; it smells delicious," Jason said as he picked up the roasted goat meat and handed it over to Ava, who frowned and refused to collect it.
"No. Not this one." Ava frowned as she clearly rejected the roasted goat meat, making Jason glare at her.
"Ava, don't you see your brother is injured? Come now, let's go downstairs to your room." Chloe stood up and walked up to meet Ava, but Ava cried out.
"No, mommy, there's delicious meat in there; I want that one.!."
"Drag her pen; let's give Jason some space to rest." Chloe walked out, and Ava quickly ran after her mother, crying as she wanted the meat in Jason's inner room. She knew Penelope would flog her, so she quickly left with her mother.
Jason sighed after his mother and sisters left him, and he stood up and walked up to the corridor door and unlocked it.
His neck still hurt, but he was sure it would heal before morning, so he walked back to his plate of meals and carried it into his bedroom.
Unlocking his room door, Jason slowly pushed the door open, and he wondered where the little human female was hiding.