Alaila took her time to make me up. And while I tried to hasten her up, she ignored me."Alaila, can you at least hasten up a bit? There is no time. I can't keep Axel waiting. He...""Axel will wait. You don't have to worry about it""Can you...""If you want me to hasten up, you will have to keep quiet and stay put"I sighed. "I will but please...""I will hasten up," she said. I watched Alaila through the mirror as her hands worked like magic on my face. "Just a little touch and we are done"Alaila spent a few more minutes before announcing that she was done and I breathed a sigh of relief."What do you think?" she asked as I stared in the mirror."It's beautiful but I think it's a bit much. It's...""Since you call it beautiful, that means you love it. And that you love it means we are done here. I am going to get the gown" she said walking away. She returned a few minutes later with a blue dress and handed over the dress to me. "Put on this dress. It will fit you perfectly". I sta
AXELI shifted my morning meeting with the elders so I could take Xavia to school. I knew she was going to be nervous and might need an extra hand. Before leaving my room, I asked Jason to help me get her breakfast packed.She might not want to eat before leaving. I thought."Meet me at her place with it and don't get there late," I told him."I won't be," he said.I met Alaila outside their room and I thought Xavia had left already. "Don't tell me she has gone to school""She hasn't. She is inside getting ready. I only came out to get something""Can you tell her I am out here? I would like to drop her off at school"She nodded. "I will""Has she eaten yet?" I asked."No. I don't think she would be eating before she leaves""I already told Jason to help her pack her food""That's a good idea. She would love that. I will get her for you"Alaila left and I waited outside for her. After a while, Xavia opened the door."Hey" I muttered. "How are you doing?""I am doing great. Thank you
"Why do you want to work with me?" I asked. "I hope to learn more about business management" she replied.I nodded. "Ok? That's a good idea. You can join the company as my assistant. That way you will not have to worry about school""Thank you" she muttered and I smiled."The companies should start work in a few months. I think in four months". She nodded but said nothing. After a few minutes of silence, I spoke up. "Is there anything else?""No" she cooed, standing up. "I think I should get going"I held her hand. "Would you not like to spend some time with me?""I have some assignments to do. I...""I can help you out with that later in the evening. I just want to spend some...""I am sorry. I can't. I have to...""Are you avoiding me?" I asked her and she blinked."I-I... I-I am not avoiding you""I think you are. You've been avoiding me since we kissed""No-no. I-I... I-I..."I stood up and moved closer to her. "Xavia? Are you still afraid of me?""I am not. I am just busy""Xavi
XAVIAAxel kept staring at me and I wondered why."Axel? Axel? Are you ok? Axel?" I flicked my fingers across his face and he blinked. "Are you ok? You seem lost in thought"He nodded slightly. "I am fine""You look worried. Is something...""There is nothing. Don't worry about me""I..."He smiled. "Come," he said holding my second hand. "I saw your text late""It's nothing. Your mom said she wants to see me when I get back. I thought I should let you know"He smiled. "How is school today?""It was fine. A little stress though". He stared at me again and I blinked. "Are you sure you are ok?"He nodded. "I am. I just missed you"I chuckled. "You saw me this morning and we spoke on the phone some hours ago""I know but I just suddenly began to miss you. And I feel like hugging you too". He made me sit on his lap and he back hugged me. "Can we remain like this for a while"I smiled. "Do you miss me that much?""I do. I miss you so much"I smiled. "Then you can hug me as much as you want
I stared at her. "Your mom must have told you not to get angry. She must have taught you to withhold and control your anger, which is the reason why you haven't noticed it. She did a good job helping you control your anger"I groaned. "I do not understand you""I will make you understand," the other woman said and I stared at her."Your mother, may her soul rest in peace...""You know that my mother is dead?"She nodded. "Yes, we do"I sighed. I wished my mom was here. It would be easy for me to understand what is going on here."Who told you about my mother's death?"She sighed. "We received an auspicious sign in the sky the day she died and she appeared to your father and asked him to find you. Your dad sent us out to find you and we have been on the quest since then""Do you know how long it has been since my mother died?""Six years" she muttered."It took you five years. Six good years to find me and you expect me to believe you?""We are sorry. We tried our best but your mother
"You know about it. How? How did you find out? I mean..."She smiled. "I heard everything they said to you and how you replied to them. I wasn't eavesdropping. I was just opportune to be close by". I sighed. "Xavia" she cooed. "I am not asking you to go to the Spirit clan so that you can forgive him. You might need time to do that. I am asking you to go so that you can have a good reason to be angry with him"I laughed. "Alaila"She smiled. "You do not expect me to tell you to forgive him. That man left you for a long time""Thank you" I muttered. "Thank you for not telling me to forgive him"She smiled. "Xavia, I know you've passed through a lot and you do have a lot of regrets. I do not want you to have regrets about your father. He might not have cared for you but he is still your father. Xavia, he might not have much time left, which may be the reason he sent people to look for you. They have been on the search for six years. Isn't that enough to earn them a one-time visit?"I nod
I looked around in surprise. We were standing in front of empty lands. I looked around and all I could see were empty lands.I blinked. What is going on here? Were we not standing in front of Axel's house some minutes ago?"You are joking right?""She is not" Mira answered. "This is the Spirit clan""What are you saying? These are empty...". I blinked. The once-empty lands were now filled with houses and people walking about. "Wh-what just happened?""The Spirit clan always stays hidden and is only seen if the person who visited is a Spirt being or a person with no bad intentions""Is that the reason I saw empty lands at first?"Elora nodded. "Yes""Elora, we will get going," Mira said.She left with the man Axel introduced to me as Ryan. Elora faced me."Come with me. Let me take you to the Palace"I pulled Alaila was had not said anything since we arrived."Are you coming with us or do you want to keep staring"She chuckled. "I think the Spirit clan is beautiful""Do you want to sta
GILBERTThere was a general meeting in the Lycan Pack and I was to attend it with Arden. This was going to be the first meeting I would be attending in a long while and I wasn't looking forward to it. I had not expected my mother to send Arden to me to prepare to attend the meeting. When she found out about me rejecting Xavia, she was furious and she asked me to apologize to the Pack members and step down for a while but I refused. There was no way I would apologize to the Pack members for rejecting my mate. Was she, not the one who asked for the rejection? I insisted that I had no reason to apologize and that got her angry. I did not expect that she would apologize to the Pack members on my behalf and tell them I agreed to step down until I felt remorseful.Would I ever be remorseful? That was my first thought. I had done nothing to be remorseful for.My mom commanded the guards not to allow me to leave my room but she knew that they would not be able to hold me back so she visited h