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Everything faded to the background as if he heard and saw them through a frosted window. The pain was overwhelming, but on its heels came something far, far worse, an ice-cold clamp around his heart that froze the blood in his veins.
“Mom,” he choked out. “It’s my mom. I need to go home.”
Chapter Nineteen
“Okay. What is the fastest way to get you there?” Rhene said.
Gratitude filled Erwan’s heart. Rhene didn’t even waste time asking how Erwan knew this. He simply believed him.
“Teleportation,” Fergal said. “Do we have anyone with a strong teleportation gift?”
One of the omegas stepped forward, cautiously raising his hand. “I do.”
“What’s your name?” Rhene asked.
Teleportation hadn’t occurred to Erwan, but, of course, it would be much faster than flying.
“I’m Cedric, alpha.”
“He’s part of my clan,” Fergal said. “Which is good because that means he’ll be able to find his way to Canada, where we live. From there, it shouldn’t be too hard to get King Erwan home.”
“Okay, great. Let’s go.” Erwan tugged on Rhene’s hand.
“Hold on.” Rhene held Erwan back. “Are you willing to do this?” he asked Cedric.
Right. Erwan had never thought to ask the omega, but he should have. All he could say in his defense was that he was too emotional to think, but that wasn’t an excuse. “Sorry, yes. Please let me know if you want to do this.”
Cedric’s eyes were as wide as saucers, probably because he’d never encountered an alpha who apologized. Or an alpha who asked for his consent, for that matter. “It would be my honor, Your Majesty.”
The sooner Erwan got home, the sooner he would be rid of that whole ridiculous formality of his title. It had only been a few days, and he was already so tired of it. “Thank you. It means more to me than I can say.” He looked at Rhene. “Are we good to go now?”
“He can only take one,” Fergal said apologetically.
“That’s okay,” Rhene said. “You go, my darling, and I’ll be there as soon as I can.”
What? No. he wasn’t going without Rhene. “But… But I don’t want to go by myself. I need you there.”
Rhene pulled him into his arms, and as always, the strength of his embrace gave Erwan comfort. “I know, but you’ll be much faster by yourself. If you wait for me, it may be too late.”
What he said made complete sense, yet everything inside Erwan protested at the thought of having to do this without his mate by his side. “I so wish you could come with me.”
“So do I.” Rhene brought his mouth close to Erwan’s ear. “But someone needs to make sure these omegas are okay too. I gave Zacharias my word.”
And that was quintessential Rhene Hightower. While Erwan had no doubt he was Rhene’s priority, Rhene’s promise to Zacharias meant a lot to him. Rhene was a man of his word, and Erwan could only respect that. “I’ll have no way of contacting you. How will I know if you’re okay?”
“You’ll know, my darling. Our souls are connected. I promise you I will be fine.”
“You can’t promise that.”
Rhene’s face softened. “No, I can’t. You’re right. But I can promise I’ll do whatever I can to get back to you.”
“Please come back soon. I don’t want to do this without you.” Erwan leaned in for a kiss, and Rhene took him up on his offer, taking his time kissing him. Erwan poured every bit of his love into that kiss. “I love you,” he said for good measure.
“I love you too. Safe travels.”
It wasn’t until Erwan looked around that he realized someone—Gregor, probably—had pulled up a magical screen around them, providing them with privacy. It came down now, and Erwan sent Gregor a look of gratitude.
“Please trust that we’ll take care of him,” Gregor said, and Erwan nodded.
