THE LOVE OF A LYCAN

Chapter 786: The night before the mating ceremony (3)

Lilac chose this tavern because this was the first place that Jedrek and she had visited during their very first walk in the city.

This place was quite memorable for her, therefore she took Raine, Hope and Calleb here.

Though the city streets were a little bit crowded, this place was an exception as it was almost empty with scarce number of people. Not many people went here because the location was not really strategize. And, this tavern was placed near the end of the alley.

If it was not for Jedrek, Lilac wouldn't have known this place.

"Why is this place empty? You said the food prepared here is delicious?" Logically speaking, if the foods available were appetizing, the place should be packed with people, but Calleb could see a few empty tables inside this tavern.

"This place is secluded, and not known to many people," Lilac replied. She led them to the further table from the entrance door and sat there.

Actually, she wanted to sit on the same table like before when she visited with Jedrek, but that table had already been occupied by someone else.

There was a woman, sitting alone with her hoodie covering almost her entire face and body.

"Wait," Hope mumbled. Her eyes locked on to the woman, who was sitting at the corner table. "Is that Serefina?" She asked with uncertainty.

"What?" Lilac followed Hope's line of sight and spotted the woman.

"Serefina!" before Lilac could confirm whether it was Serefina or not, Hope started calling the woman and went over to greet her.

However, before Hope could walk closer, the woman stood up and left her table.

"Serefina! Where are you going?!" Hope didn't stop there and chased after her. She grabbed her arm before she could walk any further.

"What?!" the witch swatted Hope's hand, but the girl hugged her instead and this only infuriated her. "Stop hugging me like an octopus!"

"Octopus?" Hope frowned and loosened her arms around Serefina. "You have never been hugged by an octopus," she protested.

Meanwhile, Lilac was staring at the duo bantering in disbelief. "It is really her," she mumbled.

What a coincidence… out of hundreds of places and taverns in this city, why should Serefina be here? This was an uncomfortable coincidence.

"Where are you going? Let's go inside. Join our table," Hope said cheerfully. She didn't even consider that this cheerful decision of hers could create an awkward situation for Serefina and Lilac if they were to sit at the same table, at the same time, at a moment like this.

The first thing Serefina did when the sun kissed the horizon was; runaway from the castle and from all the lilac flowers that covered the entire place. She regretted that she was the one who suggested it.

Every time Serefina eyes fell on those lilac flowers, she had an urge to burn it down along with the other decorations, thus to save herself from the trouble, she ran away and was roaming around this city all day mindlessly.

Serefina didn't want to stay and watch pathetically the ceremony that would be held tomorrow, giving a fake blessing that she would never mean it.

"No, I am done here," Serefina said. But, Calleb walked over and pulled her back. "What are you doing?"

"Let's enjoy this moment and forget everything," he said, grinning like a fool.

"What do you mean forget everything?" Serefina protested, but Calleb had already sat her down beside Raine and the Gamma placed himself on her other side, while Hope and Lilac was across from them.

"We need to relax once in a while, right?" Calleb wiggled his brows at the witch.

"Being with you just makes me even more annoyed," she grumbled.

Of course, Calleb knew about this, he just wanted to give the witch some hard time for what she had done when she was with them before. This wouldn't do any harm to her, right? It didn't look like Lilac would attack her or do something despicable. Well, the Gamma was quite petty at a time like this to get back at her in such a way.

"Being with us is better than being alone," Calleb retorted.

"I prefer to be alone," though that was what Serefina said, she ordered a drink when a young girl approached them as if she was not the one leaving this place earlier.

"So, what will we do now?" Calleb turned his attention and looked at Hope. This was her idea after all, thus she sure had something fun to do, right?

"What?" Hope tilted her head.

"You suggested this. We have ordered drinks and foods." Calleb waved his hand toward the two girls, who walked over while holding their order. "What other things should we do in a bachelorette party?"

Hope blinked her eyes and looked at him innocently. "I don't know, I have never attended one."

"What? So, this is just a regular dine out?" Calleb was disappointed and Raine chuckled.

"You have lived longer than me, why don't you tell us what we should do?" Hope countered, but Lilac was exceptionally calm.

"I have never attended a bachelorette party too," Calleb admitted.

Meanwhile, Serefina laughed at his honest statement. "You are helpless," she criticized Calleb and stared at Hope. "If you don't know what to do, so why did you even suggest doing this?"

"Let's play truth or dare?" Raine suggested when it seemed Serefina would cause trouble again with her unyielding argumentation.

"I don't want to," Serefina refused it immediately.

"Ah! Raph!" Calleb almost jumped from his seat. He could sense the Beta's presence even before he entered the tavern.

"Lana!" Hope waved her hands to the couple. "Come here!" she was very excited to see them.

Raphael had his arms around Lana's waist protectively when they walked closer to their table.

"Why are you here? Shouldn't you be resting now?" Serefina frowned when she watched Lana's pale face, but aside from that, she looked fine.

"I need to get some fresh air," Lana mumbled. "I will get sick if I lie down all the time."

"What all the time? You just slept for a day and half." Serefina drank her drink.

"Why are you here?" Raphael looked at Calleb. "Didn't Torak tell you to look after them?"

"He did, here I am." Calleb grinned foolishly, but then the two lycan looked at each other with knitted brows.