Chapter 38

Ethan's POV
We began to believe that our vision was correct and not wrong at all. That what we saw in the darkness of the night was Lucas. It seemed like Lucas was looking for my wife Isabella. Because he said, they started to separate this afternoon. Isabella had deliberately avoided him since earlier. Worried that something bad and embarrassing would happen if she continued to be with him. Especially in a crowd like this. Obviously, Lucas would declare something that was not true about her, Isabella said. Isabella really felt embarrassed if that happened again like before. So she deliberately avoided it from happening.
My wife and I started to feel restless because Lucas had been walking back and forth in front of us. Not far from our position was where Lucas was. But I kept trying to calm him down. So that he would remain in a normal feeling and not feel that his existence here was being threatened. I also started to tell Isabella to return to the base camp while Lucas was still standing in front of it. While I continued to monitor Lucas' whereabouts so that I could not find Isabella.
"You just go to the base camp!"
"Huh, go to the base camp?"
"Yes, go to the base camp, hurry up! You'll be safe there. Because Lucas can't possibly come there. The women's base camp can't be entered by men. If he still insists on entering, then he will be in trouble and will be in big trouble because he will have to face everyone who maintains the rules that the women's and men's basecamps must be separate and must be separated."
"Oh yes, you're right, I will go there immediately following your advice, my husband."
"Yes, that's good, you can also use it as an excuse if you meet Lucas tomorrow. Just say that you fell asleep at the base camp, so you didn't attend the afternoon meal and the campfire. Because surely he will still question it. Meanwhile, right now he is actively looking for your whereabouts. That means tomorrow if he meets you, you must have a reason to trick him so that he doesn't suspect you."
"Yes, that's right, I just thought of it after you opened the way. Okay, I'm going to the base camp now."
"Yes, go!"
She was about to leave me.
"Hey, Isabella, wait!"
She turned back to me.
"I almost forgot; you must have almost forgotten, too."
"What is it?"
I kissed her forehead and said something precious to her. As a memorable farewell tonight. So that she will always remember this moment forever. Moreover, I will be leaving her for an unpredictable time and I can return home to meet her again.
"I love you."
I saw her eyes sparkling and full of meaning when I said that sentence. She was really at a loss for words and just folded her lips tightly in a trembling state. Maybe she couldn't believe that I would say that sentence in a critical situation like this.
"Have a good rest honey, go!"
Her hand that was holding my hand now slowly let go and she left me.
A moment later, I saw Lucas was no longer in front, and the campfire event began to close by extinguishing the fire. All the wolves there were busy cleaning up the rest of the event. I started to worry if, on the way to the base camp, Isabella met Lucas. I immediately turned myself into a wolf and walked fast like lightning. Until I arrived at Isabella's base camp earlier before Isabella finally arrived here.
I saw Isabella had just arrived. I disguised myself and entered the base camp first. I disguised myself as a woman so that it would not be known that I was Ethan who was a real man. A moment later I looked for the right place for me to lie down. I slept in a sideways position. I didn't expect Isabella to walk towards me and sleep beside me. I was really surprised actually. But at the same time, I was also happy about this.
I was so excited that I couldn't control myself. Until finally I was caught by Isabella. She was shocked but I introduced myself as her husband. She was really shocked and couldn't believe my appearance like this. At first, she was shocked, and then she laughed at me. Finally, she held back her laughter because she was afraid of being caught by the others. Here, many of the female werewolves were already asleep. I slept on the side so I was only side by side with Isabella, not with the other women.
"You're really reckless, huh!"
"I did that because I wanted to always be close to you."
"Hmm, you're always up to something."
"Hehe... Do you like it?"
"Sure, but you really trigger my adrenaline. I feel... Ah never mind."
"I'm sorry, honey."
She smiled at me while occasionally holding back her laughter. If I wasn't in disguise, she would have laughed out loud seeing me like this all along. It's ridiculous to look like this. Hmm... this is all because of Lucas. That's why I have to hide to meet my wife. But thanks to him I have a unique moment that I've never experienced before.
Hopefully, this will be a beautiful memory one day. After we both get through this difficult time. In fact, this is just the beginning in my opinion. Because I don't know the next answer yet. Will everything be resolved after I meet Elder Rowan, or vice versa? Because I also don't know the truth of all this. Is it true that Isabella is Elara's reincarnation? That is still an unsolved mystery.
Tomorrow I will start to open everything by traveling to the Leon Ching Pack area. Hopefully, I won't fail to meet Elder Rowan later. I hope I meet him right away and there are no obstacles or obstacles on the way to Elder Rowan. My wife and I had a chance to joke around before we finally fell asleep. After quite a lot of joking, Isabella finally fell asleep soundly.
I hugged her from the side and stroked her temples several times. I felt so full of feelings. How precious she is to me. I can't bear to leave her tomorrow morning. But that's the reality that I have to do as soon as possible. I can't be careless and withdraw my original plan that I have made sure that I will find the answer after meeting Elder Rowan.
On the other hand, I have also prepared supplies for the trip. So I can't back down just because my feelings tonight are a bit heavy. I really have to strengthen myself tonight. Until I fall asleep with my heavy feelings. Fall asleep with my plans for tomorrow that I am waiting for.