Chapter 119: 119
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It was the morning of Election day. With Lachlan busy in the office, getting ready to patrol around the town, Erick was still in his bedroom, lying down on his bed with Luka sleeping beside him. Earlier that morning, Luka had jumped on him, startling him awake. Apparently, it felt cold and wanted to look for a warm body. Hence why it jumped on Erick and cuddled next to him.
Erick rubbed his forehead in dismay. Sometimes Luka acted like a childish human, instead of a wolf he was supposed to be.
He looked at the wolf softly snoring beside him and sighed. It would be much nicer if it was Amber, instead of this wolf.
Carefully, he got up from his bed so that he wouldn't wake Luka up and went out of the room. Going down the stairs, he heard muffled noises coming from the living room. He peeked into the room and saw his mother sitting on the sofa as she watched the livestream in town. She had her tea cup and a plate of cookies on the coffee table.
Erick looked suspiciously at the plate of cookies. He walked in without saying anything and sat down next to her, with his arms crossed. He stared at her with his narrowed eyes, as if trying to drill his gaze in her.
Luella ignored him as she continued watching the livestream, nibbling on a cookie.
"That cookie looks delicious," Erick began with a sarcastic tone in his voice. "Where did you get it from, mom?"
"Yes, it tastes delicious," his mother agreed as she ate another cookie. "Amber baked them."
"She gave some to you?"
Luella shook her head. "I got it from the container in your room," she replied nonchalantly.
Erick then whirled around in his seat and exclaimed, "I knew it!"
His mother then whacked him on the head. "Be quiet!" she scolded. "I'm trying to watch TV."
"And are you trying to keep your food away from me?" she continued, still whacking him on the head. "Who taught you to be stingy?"
Erick immediately stood up, covering his head as he protected himself from his mother's whacks. "Fine! Fine!" he protested.
After his mother stopped her whacking, Erick sat back down, with his leg crossed over the other. He leaned against his seat with his arms crossed as he watched the livestream with his mother. "Dad is over there?" he asked.
His mother shook her head. "He's at the HQ, manning the office. He's probably going around to check things out later," she assumed. With the election going around, there was bound to be trouble. And the fact that the evil-doers who had killed the shifters weeks ago were still on the loose, the security around town had been tightened even more.
Lachlan did not want to leave it to chance.
"I see," he said, as he grabbed a cookie from the plate.
The two of them watched the livestream in silence. It wasn't much as there were more about people being interviewed about their views on the elections and the candidates.
Erick frowned when he saw a familiar person on TV. "Hmm… Isn't that…?" he mumbled to himself.
"Who is it, son?" Luella asked.
Erick shook his head. "Nothing," he said, not thinking much.
The two of them continued to watch the livestream when he received a text message from Amber, saying that she was at the town centre, casting her vote. Since she was already eighteen years old, she was already eligible to vote. And then she added that if he was free, perhaps he can come over and join in the fun.
Erick knew that going out to vote underneath the hot sun wasn't that fun at all. Rather, it was quite boring. All you have to do is to wait in line for your turn to cast your vote. And it might take hours.
He glanced at her mother who was still watching the livestream. He knew that she won't be casting her vote until late in the evening. She doesn't like going when there are too many people. Even though she was given an opportunity to cast her votes since she was the Police Chief's wife, she said she did not want to do it early. She wanted to cast her vote, together with Lachlan. She never did like crowds unless she had to.
Looking back at his phone, a smile formed on his face as he replied that he will be there soon. Even if waiting to cast your votes can be boring, with Amber around, it will be fun.
He quickly got up and ran up to his room to change his clothes. Before rushing up, he had shouted over his shoulder to his mom that he would be going out soon.
Slamming open his bedroom door, he ran towards his wardrobe to grab his nice shirt and pants. Luka, who was startled awake from the noises, growled in irritation and burrowed deeper in bed, snuggling underneath the blanket.
Erick just smiled as he changed his clothes, watching Luka going back to sleep. He then walked out of his room and went down the stairs.
Before he left his house, he told his mother to not wait for him.
Shortly after, after he had parked his car at the designated parking lot, he got out of his car and looked ahead to where the voting stations were set up. There was a long queue that was going to one of the buildings where the voting stations were. There were also many people walking around, handing out flyers and shouting in a megaphone to stay in line. Other than that, there were also a few policemen who were patrolling the area.
He immediately took a deep breath while trying to find Amber's scent. His eyes turned amber for a short while before turning jet black again. He turned his head in another direction and ran over.
Amber was standing in one of the queues, with a bag of potato ch.i.p.s in her arms. Judging from how she was standing there, just eating, looking ahead, it seems like she was alone.
He walked over, nodding as an apology as he cut through the line.
Noticing Erick coming towards her, she began to smile and waved him over. Once he came closer to her, she grabbed his arm and pulled him to her side. She turned her head and bowed a little. "Sorry but he's with me," she apologized for him since he was cutting the line.
The middle-aged man who was standing behind Amber chuckled as he waved away her apology. "It's alright, young lady," he said. "This is your first time voting?"
Amber and Erick looked at each other first and then back at the middle-aged man and nodded. "I've just turned eighteen a few months ago," Erick said.
"Me too. Earlier than him, though," Amber said too.
Yes, it seems like Amber was a couple of months older than Erick. At first, Erick was surprised when he first found out about it but he did not really care since it was just a couple of months. He once teased Amber for being his sugar momma, which he regretted not long after he said that since Amber had smacked him and given him the cold shoulder.
They exchanged small pleasantries with the middle-aged man. Apparently, he used to be in the army before he retired due to injury. Hence, he knew Amber's father. He asked her about him and talked about how a great man he was. And then he was surprised to know that Erick was the Police Chief's son. He then shoots more compliments and great stuff about Lachlan to the two of them.
It was nearly an hour until it was finally their turn to vote.
When they were getting closer to the voting station, a familiar face saw them waiting in line. With a huge smile, he walked over to them and greeted them.
"Oh, hey Krys," Amber greeted, with a surprised look on her face. She did not expect to see him there.
Erick just nodded hello.
"What are you doing here?" she asked, out of curiosity.
Krys grinned. "I'm a volunteer. I'm in Mayor Hilliard's camp," he answered.
"Wow, that's awesome!" she gushed out. "You've been the chairperson for the Open Day and are in the debate club! I'm surprised that you're not the School President!"
Krys just laughed.
Erick began to frown as he discreetly looked down at Amber. 'What is there to be amazed about?' he thought with a sulk.
He then studied the young man in front of them with a suspicious glint in his eyes. 'Krys, huh…' he thought.
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It was the morning of Election day. With Lachlan busy in the office, getting ready to patrol around the town, Erick was still in his bedroom, lying down on his bed with Luka sleeping beside him. Earlier that morning, Luka had jumped on him, startling him awake. Apparently, it felt cold and wanted to look for a warm body. Hence why it jumped on Erick and cuddled next to him.
Erick rubbed his forehead in dismay. Sometimes Luka acted like a childish human, instead of a wolf he was supposed to be.
He looked at the wolf softly snoring beside him and sighed. It would be much nicer if it was Amber, instead of this wolf.
Carefully, he got up from his bed so that he wouldn't wake Luka up and went out of the room. Going down the stairs, he heard muffled noises coming from the living room. He peeked into the room and saw his mother sitting on the sofa as she watched the livestream in town. She had her tea cup and a plate of cookies on the coffee table.
Erick looked suspiciously at the plate of cookies. He walked in without saying anything and sat down next to her, with his arms crossed. He stared at her with his narrowed eyes, as if trying to drill his gaze in her.
Luella ignored him as she continued watching the livestream, nibbling on a cookie.
"That cookie looks delicious," Erick began with a sarcastic tone in his voice. "Where did you get it from, mom?"
"Yes, it tastes delicious," his mother agreed as she ate another cookie. "Amber baked them."
"She gave some to you?"
Luella shook her head. "I got it from the container in your room," she replied nonchalantly.
Erick then whirled around in his seat and exclaimed, "I knew it!"
His mother then whacked him on the head. "Be quiet!" she scolded. "I'm trying to watch TV."
"And are you trying to keep your food away from me?" she continued, still whacking him on the head. "Who taught you to be stingy?"
Erick immediately stood up, covering his head as he protected himself from his mother's whacks. "Fine! Fine!" he protested.
After his mother stopped her whacking, Erick sat back down, with his leg crossed over the other. He leaned against his seat with his arms crossed as he watched the livestream with his mother. "Dad is over there?" he asked.
His mother shook her head. "He's at the HQ, manning the office. He's probably going around to check things out later," she assumed. With the election going around, there was bound to be trouble. And the fact that the evil-doers who had killed the shifters weeks ago were still on the loose, the security around town had been tightened even more.
Lachlan did not want to leave it to chance.
"I see," he said, as he grabbed a cookie from the plate.
The two of them watched the livestream in silence. It wasn't much as there were more about people being interviewed about their views on the elections and the candidates.
Erick frowned when he saw a familiar person on TV. "Hmm… Isn't that…?" he mumbled to himself.
"Who is it, son?" Luella asked.
Erick shook his head. "Nothing," he said, not thinking much.
The two of them continued to watch the livestream when he received a text message from Amber, saying that she was at the town centre, casting her vote. Since she was already eighteen years old, she was already eligible to vote. And then she added that if he was free, perhaps he can come over and join in the fun.
Erick knew that going out to vote underneath the hot sun wasn't that fun at all. Rather, it was quite boring. All you have to do is to wait in line for your turn to cast your vote. And it might take hours.
He glanced at her mother who was still watching the livestream. He knew that she won't be casting her vote until late in the evening. She doesn't like going when there are too many people. Even though she was given an opportunity to cast her votes since she was the Police Chief's wife, she said she did not want to do it early. She wanted to cast her vote, together with Lachlan. She never did like crowds unless she had to.
Looking back at his phone, a smile formed on his face as he replied that he will be there soon. Even if waiting to cast your votes can be boring, with Amber around, it will be fun.
He quickly got up and ran up to his room to change his clothes. Before rushing up, he had shouted over his shoulder to his mom that he would be going out soon.
Slamming open his bedroom door, he ran towards his wardrobe to grab his nice shirt and pants. Luka, who was startled awake from the noises, growled in irritation and burrowed deeper in bed, snuggling underneath the blanket.
Erick just smiled as he changed his clothes, watching Luka going back to sleep. He then walked out of his room and went down the stairs.
Before he left his house, he told his mother to not wait for him.
Shortly after, after he had parked his car at the designated parking lot, he got out of his car and looked ahead to where the voting stations were set up. There was a long queue that was going to one of the buildings where the voting stations were. There were also many people walking around, handing out flyers and shouting in a megaphone to stay in line. Other than that, there were also a few policemen who were patrolling the area.
He immediately took a deep breath while trying to find Amber's scent. His eyes turned amber for a short while before turning jet black again. He turned his head in another direction and ran over.
Amber was standing in one of the queues, with a bag of potato ch.i.p.s in her arms. Judging from how she was standing there, just eating, looking ahead, it seems like she was alone.
He walked over, nodding as an apology as he cut through the line.
Noticing Erick coming towards her, she began to smile and waved him over. Once he came closer to her, she grabbed his arm and pulled him to her side. She turned her head and bowed a little. "Sorry but he's with me," she apologized for him since he was cutting the line.
The middle-aged man who was standing behind Amber chuckled as he waved away her apology. "It's alright, young lady," he said. "This is your first time voting?"
Amber and Erick looked at each other first and then back at the middle-aged man and nodded. "I've just turned eighteen a few months ago," Erick said.
"Me too. Earlier than him, though," Amber said too.
Yes, it seems like Amber was a couple of months older than Erick. At first, Erick was surprised when he first found out about it but he did not really care since it was just a couple of months. He once teased Amber for being his sugar momma, which he regretted not long after he said that since Amber had smacked him and given him the cold shoulder.
They exchanged small pleasantries with the middle-aged man. Apparently, he used to be in the army before he retired due to injury. Hence, he knew Amber's father. He asked her about him and talked about how a great man he was. And then he was surprised to know that Erick was the Police Chief's son. He then shoots more compliments and great stuff about Lachlan to the two of them.
It was nearly an hour until it was finally their turn to vote.
When they were getting closer to the voting station, a familiar face saw them waiting in line. With a huge smile, he walked over to them and greeted them.
"Oh, hey Krys," Amber greeted, with a surprised look on her face. She did not expect to see him there.
Erick just nodded hello.
"What are you doing here?" she asked, out of curiosity.
Krys grinned. "I'm a volunteer. I'm in Mayor Hilliard's camp," he answered.
"Wow, that's awesome!" she gushed out. "You've been the chairperson for the Open Day and are in the debate club! I'm surprised that you're not the School President!"
Krys just laughed.
Erick began to frown as he discreetly looked down at Amber. 'What is there to be amazed about?' he thought with a sulk.
He then studied the young man in front of them with a suspicious glint in his eyes. 'Krys, huh…' he thought.
It was the morning of Election day. With Lachlan busy in the office, getting ready to patrol around the town, Erick was still in his bedroom, lying down on his bed with Luka sleeping beside him. Earlier that morning, Luka had jumped on him, startling him awake. Apparently, it felt cold and wanted to look for a warm body. Hence why it jumped on Erick and cuddled next to him. Erick rubbed his forehead in dismay. Sometimes Luka acted like a childish human, instead of a wolf he was supposed to be. He looked at the wolf softly snoring beside him and sighed. It would be much nicer if it was Amber, instead of this wolf. Carefully, he got up from his bed so that he wouldn't wake Luka up and went out of the room. Going down the stairs, he heard muffled noises coming from the living room. He peeked into the room and saw his mother sitting on the sofa as she watched the livestream in town. She had her tea cup and a plate of cookies on the coffee table. Erick looked suspiciously at the plate of cookies. He walked in without saying anything and sat down next to her, with his arms crossed. He stared at her with his narrowed eyes, as if trying to drill his gaze in her. Luella ignored him as she continued watching the livestream, nibbling on a cookie. "That cookie looks delicious," Erick began with a sarcastic tone in his voice. "Where did you get it from, mom?" "Yes, it tastes delicious," his mother agreed as she ate another cookie. "Amber baked them." "She gave some to you?" Luella shook her head. "I got it from the container in your room," she replied nonchalantly. Erick then whirled around in his seat and exclaimed, "I knew it!" His mother then whacked him on the head. "Be quiet!" she scolded. "I'm trying to watch TV." "And are you trying to keep your food away from me?" she continued, still whacking him on the head. "Who taught you to be stingy?" Erick immediately stood up, covering his head as he protected himself from his mother's whacks. "Fine! Fine!" he protested. After his mother stopped her whacking, Erick sat back down, with his leg crossed over the other. He leaned against his seat with his arms crossed as he watched the livestream with his mother. "Dad is over there?" he asked. His mother shook her head. "He's at the HQ, manning the office. He's probably going around to check things out later," she assumed. With the election going around, there was bound to be trouble. And the fact that the evil-doers who had killed the shifters weeks ago were still on the loose, the security around town had been tightened even more. Lachlan did not want to leave it to chance. "I see," he said, as he grabbed a cookie from the plate. The two of them watched the livestream in silence. It wasn't much as there were more about people being interviewed about their views on the elections and the candidates. Erick frowned when he saw a familiar person on TV. "Hmm Isn't that?" he mumbled to himself. "Who is it, son?" Luella asked. Erick shook his head. "Nothing," he said, not thinking much. The two of them continued to watch the livestream when he received a text message from Amber, saying that she was at the town centre, casting her vote. Since she was already eighteen years old, she was already eligible to vote. And then she added that if he was free, perhaps he can come over and join in the fun. Erick knew that going out to vote underneath the hot sun wasn't that fun at all. Rather, it was quite boring. All you have to do is to wait in line for your turn to cast your vote. And it might take hours. He glanced at her mother who was still watching the livestream. He knew that she won't be casting her vote until late in the evening. She doesn't like going when there are too many people. Even though she was given an opportunity to cast her votes since she was the Police Chief's wife, she said she did not want to do it early. She wanted to cast her vote, together with Lachlan. She never did like crowds unless she had to. Looking back at his phone, a smile formed on his face as he replied that he will be there soon. Even if waiting to cast your votes can be boring, with Amber around, it will be fun. He quickly got up and ran up to his room to change his clothes. Before rushing up, he had shouted over his shoulder to his mom that he would be going out soon. Slamming open his bedroom door, he ran towards his wardrobe to grab his nice shirt and pants. Luka, who was startled awake from the noises, growled in irritation and burrowed deeper in bed, snuggling underneath the blanket. Erick just smiled as he changed his clothes, watching Luka going back to sleep. He then walked out of his room and went down the stairs. Before he left his house, he told his mother to not wait for him. Shortly after, after he had parked his car at the designated parking lot, he got out of his car and looked ahead to where the voting stations were set up. There was a long queue that was going to one of the buildings where the voting stations were. There were also many people walking around, handing out flyers and shouting in a megaphone to stay in line. Other than that, there were also a few policemen who were patrolling the area. He immediately took a deep breath while trying to find Amber's scent. His eyes turned amber for a short while before turning jet black again. He turned his head in another direction and ran over. Amber was standing in one of the queues, with a bag of potato ch.i.p.s in her arms. Judging from how she was standing there, just eating, looking ahead, it seems like she was alone. He walked over, nodding as an apology as he cut through the line. Noticing Erick coming towards her, she began to smile and waved him over. Once he came closer to her, she grabbed his arm and pulled him to her side. She turned her head and bowed a little. "Sorry but he's with me," she apologized for him since he was cutting the line. The middle-aged man who was standing behind Amber chuckled as he waved away her apology. "It's alright, young lady," he said. "This is your first time voting?" Amber and Erick looked at each other first and then back at the middle-aged man and nodded. "I've just turned eighteen a few months ago," Erick said. "Me too. Earlier than him, though," Amber said too. Yes, it seems like Amber was a couple of months older than Erick. At first, Erick was surprised when he first found out about it but he did not really care since it was just a couple of months. He once teased Amber for being his sugar momma, which he regretted not long after he said that since Amber had smacked him and given him the cold shoulder. They exchanged small pleasantries with the middle-aged man. Apparently, he used to be in the army before he retired due to injury. Hence, he knew Amber's father. He asked her about him and talked about how a great man he was. And then he was surprised to know that Erick was the Police Chief's son. He then shoots more compliments and great stuff about Lachlan to the two of them. It was nearly an hour until it was finally their turn to vote. When they were getting closer to the voting station, a familiar face saw them waiting in line. With a huge smile, he walked over to them and greeted them. "Oh, hey Krys," Amber greeted, with a surprised look on her face. She did not expect to see him there. Erick just nodded hello. "What are you doing here?" she asked, out of curiosity. Krys grinned. "I'm a volunteer. I'm in Mayor Hilliard's camp," he answered. "Wow, that's awesome!" she gushed out. "You've been the chairperson for the Open Day and are in the debate club! I'm surprised that you're not the School President!" Krys just laughed. Erick began to frown as he discreetly looked down at Amber. 'What is there to be amazed about?' he thought with a sulk. He then studied the young man in front of them with a suspicious glint in his eyes. 'Krys, huh' he thought.
