I
A few minutes after Grazziena and Lumaro left the University gate, Governor Draeko’s car arrived. Governor Draeko tried calling Grazziena but her mobile phone just kept on ringing. Draeko’s forehead furrowed. He waited for another fifteen minutes but no Grazziena went out of the University’s gate.
Somewhat irritated, Governor Draeko instructed his driver to just bring him home but eventually, he changed his mind. His mind suddenly wondered why Grazziena was not answering him.
“Made a U-turn; bring me to Grazziena’s house.” Governor Draeko suddenly instructed his driver. He became worried thinking that there might be something wrong with Grazziena. He knew there will be a risk that their relationship might be exposed if he will come to her house and faced her parents, but his primordial consideration now is to make sure that she is fine.
At this moment; Grazziena and Lumaro are eating the snacks served by Aling Lumen while having a serious conversation.
“Grazziena, I suggest, you come with me to our place at the Mt. Reveree. We can visit the witch Tuthaara and maybe you can seek forgiveness if ever your parents offended her. She might remove her curse to you.” Lumaro suggested and Grazziena suddenly stiffened.
"Should I truly trust this man and come to him in that faraway place that I don't even have any idea about?" Grazziena thought to herself, contemplating how to answer Lumaro.
For Lumaro, it will be much easier for him to mark Grazziena as his mate and then marry her immediately if they are already at Mt. Reveree and in their Cold Mountain Pack Village. Proclaiming her as his Luna will be a piece of cake if they are in his territory; Grazziena can do nothing about it anymore. Once he has his Luna; his declaration as the new Alpha will soon follow. Everything will be in its proper place. Lumaro smiled at these thoughts.
Before Grazziena could reply to Lumaro, she heard the sound of a car that stopped outside of their house.
Aling Lumen immediately went out to check who arrived and she was totally in a daze. She could not believe who she saw that got out of the car, walking now to their house.
“Grazziena, Governor Draeko is outside,” Aling Lumen announced in high pitch. Grazziena suddenly became rattled.
“Gosh, what will I do?” Grazziena thought. She cannot of course ask Lumaro to hide. Before she could think of any solution; she saw Governor Draeko standing already at their main door; his eyes narrowed while looking at Lumaro.
II
Grazziena stood up and approached Governor Draeko. She became confused as to how she is going to call him. Her parents did not know yet about her relationship with Governor Draeko.
“Grazziena, my apology for this surprise visit, I did not know that you have a visitor.” Governor Draeko said while his eyes looked at Grazziena inquisitively.
Aling Lumen became uneasy and anxious. She did not know how to entertain their visitor. Who would even think that the Governor of their province would be setting his foot inside their nipa house?
“Governor Draeko, kindly have a seat,” Aling Lumen offered their wooden chair in their living room when the Governor entered their house. She was quite shy and embarrassed to offer their old chair but she cannot do anything about it.
Grazziena approached Draeko and she has no other way to pacify him but to kiss his cheek. So, she kissed his cheek to the astonishment of her mother.
“Sweetheart, have a seat. You want coffee?” Grazziena asked trying to calm herself. She knew she will be giving her parents a long explanation after this.
“Coffee Sweety but before that, I would like to meet your parents first to pay respect to them.” Governor Draeko softly told Grazziena. Somehow, he was pacified when Grazziena kissed him in front of her male visitor.
“Ah, Mamang, this is Governor Draeko, my boyfriend,” Grazziena said while apologetically looking at Aling Lumen. “Sweety, Papang is not around, he is still in his store,” Grazziena added.
Aling Lumen stared at Governor Draeko in a state of shock.
“Aling Lumen, nice meeting you.” Governor Draeko said in a very respectable manner. He even bowed his head and extended his hand to Aling Lumen, which means, he wanted to kiss her hand as an "honoring gesture".
Still in shock, Aling Lumen gave her right hand to Governor Draeko and the latter paid his respect to her as Grazziena’s mother. Grazziena was touched while Aling Lumen was still in shocked.
All of these have been witnessed by Lumaro, whose heart suddenly fired up with jealousy.