~Xavier~
I lay beside her, watching her as she slept. All through that day till this morning, she had slept without even turning over. In fact, she could have been easily taken to be dead but the only thing that showed that she was still alive was her soft breathing and the way she occasionally sneezes.Once I was convinced that she was deep asleep, I’d gone on to take care of some other things in the pack. And also, because I just couldn't stand being that close to her. Not that she was irritating or something else. I knew that if I stayed close to her, especially with how her arousal harassed my sense of reasoning and clouded them up so badly, I would barely be able to control myself. In fact, the few minutes that I lay beside her then, trying to make sure that she was okay, all I could think about was slipping those damn clothes off her body, throwing her across my knees, and probably spanking those great-looking ass of hers until they turn pink and my fingerprints were enshrined on them.Fuck.This Kira of a girl is too much trouble. But how much of a trouble can my mate be?Talking about mates; she hadn’t said anything since the time that I told her that she was my mate. Did she perhaps dislike the idea? I thought that there was some kind of connection between us some hours back, but now that I think about it, I couldn’t really be so sure. Because she hadn’t acted out of her own will. The damn plant had distorted her mind and thinking process by making her to be on unplanned heat.All night while she slept, I’d watched over her from a distance, then came back closer when the effect of the pheromones was off. My wolf, Xeros kept on insisting on taking over and having control, but I knew that it would be nothing but trouble. At least for me.He was going to be irrational and might even do things to upset her, besides, she might wake up and be scared when she sees a humungous grey wolf by her side, boring its red eyes into her.Nope. Not going to happen. At least not now.And not even to talk about what would happen if he mistakenly allows me to take charge when I’m, not ready. That would mean me being in her room, butt naked. And then she would start seeing me as a pervert.I still couldn’t believe how lucky I am. For the moon goddess to have sent this precious gift to me. It was like it had been some kind of fate for our meeting; even though our meeting wasn’t so cute.I’d decided to go for a run because I was so frustrated with how things had been going for me in the pack. Thankfully, I’d changed to my wolf and was pawing through the woods when I smelt something sweet. Something delicious and enticing. That scent drew me to itself like a bee to honey, and I just couldn’t resist following the scent. But there had been something else.There was a lining of sorrow also in the air. It mixed up with the sweet scent and that made me even more curious. Thanks to my wolf’s special instinct, it didn’t take me long to understand that there was someone trying to take their life somewhere. And the fact that this was connected to this scent, made me paw through the woods even faster. Then I saw her.Standing on the edge of the cliff where the water below swished with ferocity. I saw her hesitate for a moment and then step even closer to the edge, the heels of her feet the only thing keeping her from falling.But before I could even think, she let herself go and an instinct kicked in me immediately. I jumped in with her, changing to my human form and catching her body before it hit the rocks and splatters her body everywhere. And that moment when she had opened her eyes and stared into my dark soul with those deep brown eyes, I just knew that she was the gift of the moon goddess to me.At least she didn’t know that I was stark naked when I saved her. it was an unnecessary information. One that she didn’t need to know.“This is the perfect time to mark her, you idiot. All you need to do is sink your teeth into her sweet spot. And she becomes ours forever”I groaned at my wolf’s intrusion into my thoughts. The difference between us is that he is the impulsive one while I am the one who takes his time to make decisions. And that decision to mark her without her consent, no matter how tempting the offer might be, was something that I would never do.“No Xeros. She will hate me forever if she wakes up and sees that I’ve made her ours without her permission. I don’t think I can risk her. We’ll mark her on her own terms, and whenever she is ready”“Come on, you moron. She’s not gonna hate you. Do you think I’d do something that would take our mate away from us? Because last I remember, you are the one who successfully lost all our mates because of your actions”Now Xeros was trying to play dirty. Trying to remind me of all the dirty, dark past that I’m trying to leave behind. Is that even playing fair? Well, he should be glad that he is a part of me that I cannot do without. If not, I would have killed him off a long time ago.“I wouldn’t have done those things to our mates if only you’d just let me be! You are the bad side that I do not need but I’m stuck here with you because I cannot survive without you. You think you need her more than I do? I need her more, okay? I think she’s the one thing that will make me better again. I don’t want to be that killer anymore. I think that---“My voice must have risen a bit higher than I wanted it to because she stirred and her eyes fluttered open. She looked a little dazed and confused. But what I wasn’t prepared for was the question that she asked me.~Kira~“Who killed who?” I asked, looking at Xavier in confusion. “What’s happening here?”He didn’t answer. Just froze and kept staring at me like he was dumbfounded.Or had I been dreaming? I was sure that I heard him yell and say that he didn’t want to kill someone. I was very sure that it was his voice.“What do you mean? Did you have a nightmare?” he asked, coming over to look over me. He took my hand and checked for what I thought was my pulse. But it seemed funny to me because why would he be checking my pulse when I’m currently breathing? I thought that checking pulse was for unconscious people?Well, what do I know? I’m not even close to being a health practitioner so I guess that there are so many things that I don’t know. But that doesn’t leave him out either. He never mentioned him being a doctor. But I guess being an alpha has its perks.“Didn’t you just say something about killing people?”He paused for a moment as if he was considering what I’d just said. Then he burst
~Xavier~I stomped to the kitchen, hot flashes going through my mind. I’d almost lost it back there and marked her without her consent. I’m slowly starting to lose my hold and authority on my destructive wolf who wants to destroy everything. I couldn’t understand why my relationship with my wolf was different. We were supposed to be in sync and be in agreement at all times. But no. Xeros always wants to have his way at all times. When I got to the kitchen the head butler and the other staff there looked like they just saw a ghost. I couldn’t blame them. The last time that I came to the kitchen of my own accord was when she was still alive. I used to come every morning to make her pancakes and Bacon. It was her favorite food. But ever since she died, I’d just never bothered again. I mean, what was the need?“Alpha Xavier, you’re here. Do you need us to make something specific for you?” Sam, the head butler asked.I could see the other assistants cowering in a corner, avoiding my stare
~Kira~I almost choked. No, scratch that. I did choke on my food as I heard the insinuation of what he said. My face turned red as my airflow was restricted and the food got into somewhere that it wasn’t supposed to get in.Who would have thought that the tight-faced man that I saw on my first night here would be this open and flirty? One would almost think that he barely talks about anything.“Here; have some water” he calmly stretched a glass of water towards me as I fought for my life.Gratefully, I took the glass and downed it, then handed it back to him. My eyes were all teary and I suddenly felt embarrassed of what had happened.“Are you alright now?” he asked, looking at me with concern.I nodded briskly. “I’m sorry for the mess that I caused” In reply, he just took a napkin from the table and reached out towards me. Then he helped me dab my lips to remove any food particles that might have escaped during my coughing spree. I understand that it was meant to be a noble gestur
~Xavier~I knew that there would be nothing like a friendly conversation between me and that scum of the earth who had reduced my mate to this. All I wanted to do was to forget my fist on his nose and enjoy the cracking sound of the tissues in them as it breaks. Hell, I wanted to give him a neck twist too, but that would be too merciful.I haven’t gotten a hang of what he did to her, but I could bet my balls that it would be the same cliché rejection and betrayal. That stuff was becoming way too rampant in the werewolf community. I still didn’t understand why the fuck anyone would be with someone that they claim to love, only to reject them when they find out that the moon goddess has granted them an eternity together. Looking at her swaddled in my arms, and crying so pitifully, I wished there was a way for me to shield her from all the pains that she was feeling. I had this urge to protect her from every little thing or anyone that could hurt her. Including me.But we are supposed
~Xavier~ My senses went on high alert and I instinctively ducked, using my body as a cover for Kira’s body. “What was that?” Kira’s voice trembled with concern, her eyes wide with fear as she clutched my hand tightly. My eyes darted left and right as I rose swiftly from the table, my sense ablaze with urgency. “I don’t know, but I have to find out” Almost immediately, four guards came into the dining room and I quickly handed Kira over to them to lead her safely back to her while I go to find out what the problem was. I was about to go out with the remaining guards when Kira grabbed my hand. “Where are you going?” she asked, her face white with fear. “I need to find out what the commotion is about. We might have had attacks from rogue werewolves. And from the scream that we heard earlier, a Pack member might have been wounded, or worse.” She gripped my hand even tighter. “But it’s not safe. Come with me and wait till everything is over” I forced a smile to my lips even though
~Kira~All day long, I paced up and down my room, waiting for Xavier to come back just as he promised. But it was nearing evening now and there was no sign of him yet. My heart started to palpitate with the thought of something bad happening to him. I’d been told by the guards that Xavier had ordered that I remain in my room till further notice. But how long was I supposed to stay here waiting?What if the person who released the gun shot had shot him?But even at that, he was supposed to heal quickly. At least that was one of the perks of being a werewolf, and an alpha at that. And if he had healed quickly, then why wasn’t he back?I walked to my window and raised the blinds so that I could see what was happening outside. There were groups of girls gathered together and whispering. I strained my ears to hear what they were saying but try as I could, I just wasn’t a vampire with some sort of super hearing. I let the blinds down and plopped on a sofa. Maybe he just had other Pack matt
~Kira~“The alpha seems to be a lover of flowers, seeing how he dedicated this whole expanse of land to it. Do you think he loves nature?”He stared at me for a while, realization dawning in his eyes. “That was nice. Very commendable”“What was nice?” I asked.“You curving my question like that. Avoiding it so smoothly to talk about the alpha’s taste in nature and flowers. It was so smooth that I almost went along with the flow” A smile tugged on my lips, even though I tried my best not to show it. Giggling at every little thing that a man says shows interest and I wasn’t about to have the man who’s somehow always in the garden, think that I’m interested in him. “Don’t tell me that you’re thinking of cheating on our mate with a random man” Keren chipped in before I could complete my line of thought.I was starting to miss the times when she was a dormant wolf. At least she doesn’t get in my thoughts and poke-nose into every discussion without permission. Besides, why would I want t
~Kira~The private hospital didn’t look anything like I’d imagined it. When I heard a private hospital, I had expected a part of the Pack hospital, which was cut off from the rest of the building. But what I saw was entirely different.The private hospital was a totally different building, far away from the general Pack hospital. Usually, I hated everything that had to do with hospitals, but this one here has everything that could acme one feel relaxed. The antiseptic hospital smell couldn’t even be smelt anywhere around.Aliana had gone back after showing me where the hospital was. And now, I was being accompanied by a nurse. She got to a door and knocked twice before opening it, then she gestured me inside.Xavier sat on the edge of the bed, with a drip set in his hand, staring blankly at the wall. He didn’t look as terrible as I thought he would, but he looked a little weak. There was an almost invisible scar on his shoulder, which I assumed was where he was shot with the wolfsbane