IslaThe healers said both Axel and Tessa would need monitoring for a few days. Axel had Internal bleeding, but survived despite the odds, bit he was weak, terribly so.He was going to need help to do basic tasks. And with the unstable security in the pack, I was the only one trusted to care for him.Yes, yes, Axel is the person I'm most grateful for in the world as it is, but that didn't mean I am happy to care for him.Things were weird between us, and after he woke up miraculously and I registered my hold in his hand, things were back to being incredibly awkward as the healers flocked around him, while his gaze met mine from time to time.Tessa and Tristan couldn't wait to see their dad. Although Tessa was weak, she could still get around with a wheelchair. Seeing my baby okay again, brought tears to my eyes.She couldn't understand why we were all fawning over her, the only thing that she wanted was to see her father, who the healers were still attending to.I was the only one all
UNKNOWN POVWith each step she took, the flowers beneath her feet withered away from the blackness of her aura, at least that is what they would have done if they felt it, but even the animals of the earth cowered before her, not wanting to be the recipient of her wrath next- they all saw what happened to the ones who did.As brutal as death, maybe even more, she stood proud. Beautiful but just as cold. If she was a weather, she would be that one day that rarely happens in the winter, where brutal hail rained just as it snowed. Even death dreaded her. She was the chess master, and she was so close to victory, she could feel it in her fingertips.Afterall, the king was hers for the taking, and she was preparing to move her final piece.Checkmate.*** AXEL’S POVIt was a joyous moment for all that the surgery was successful but I couldn’t bring myself to celebrate. Not when something continuously nagged at the back of my mind, reminding me of the things I struggled with moving on from.
Isla"Dante, listen–""You can't really tell me to listen, Isla. It's been a month. I miss my family." Dante's agitated voice came from the other side of the line as I stood in the lobby, trying to explain why plans changed and why we wouldn't be able to come as early as we planned.Funny how that was the major problem for him and .ot the fact that Axel risked his life for Tessa's or how Tessa almost didn't make it.Or how Tessa was kidnapped.No, the problem was us staying back just a little longer, to ensure the man who saved our baby girl was okay.That wasn't the only reason. Even the doctors need a few days to ensure they are no complications.But fiancé of the year doesn't want to see that.I doubt if— ah, no maybe its my lack of sleep and adrenaline causing me to think like this. Dante is a sweet person normally. He wasn't the selfish guy I was currently talking to."This feels so wrong. Are you even sure that man actually has issues from the treatment he did, or all that is a
IslaStephanie spoke about her cousin Amelia and how she was the only family she had left. Her family was killed in a storm, and we bonded over the struggles of growing up alone.The kids warmed up to her, and even let her touch their sacred toys.I know a part of them was excited to meet a new person.It tends to get boring when it was just mummy, daddy and Cindy, and Mrs Hill, who was still in the clinic.And a part of me was excited too. I also could use a new friend. And a distraction. And she was perfectly both.I hardly had any back in the city, and the people here hated me.But Stephanie seemed genuinely happy to be here, and I wasn't going to chase her away."Ugh, I really do need new clothes." I huffed as I stared at my reflection in my wall mirror. My clothes were getting old, that was what wear and tear could do to someone's clothes. I never anticipated staying here for a month and more, and all our clothes were becoming old.Stephanie was on my bed, playing with her phone.
AxelThe smell of fresh blood hit me as soon as we walked, well Ray walked and I wheeled after him into the hallway where Lana's room was located. I wasn't fazed by the stench, my system already accustomed to the smell of fresh blood having spilled some a couple of times, but my mind kept replaying the fact that I knew this woman.Nothing prepared me for the sight I was met with as Ray opened the door to her room. He was right. I couldn't see this shit on a full stomach.Hanging from her leg tied at the ceiling, Lana was completely naked, her wrists amputated and shoved into her mouth.Her eyes, that was a different story. They were dislodged from the sockets, nowhere to be found on her body.Her body was torn with thorns, and the wounds were purplish and swollen..But the worst part was her neck. Her head was barely holding on to the rest of her body.The whole bed was filled with blood, her blood.Only one person could do this."Goddess," Ray clutched his stomach as he grimaced at t
ISLA'S POV"Where the fuck do you think you are taking my kids?" Axel demanded, his eyes flashing with anger, yet betraying something else as well."Your hand..." I gasped, our attention collectively drawn to the blood trail his swinging hand was creating. As he flexed his hands, the blood flow intensified.Instinctively, I pulled my kids behind me, protectively standing in front."Why don't you tell me what's going on, Axel? What's happening?" I asked, trying to hide how shaken I was.For hours now, I’ve been trying to reach Axel, to let him know of my decision to return to the human society - my company needed me. However, it had been close to impossible because Axel had given strict instructions not to be disturbed. It had taken lots of swearing and threats to have the guards let me in.I wouldn’t want to leave the pack without Axel ever saying good-bye to the kids - or saying good-bye too.But this sight is the last thing I’d expected to see.Never in my wildest dreams h
Axel pov“Fuck!!” Isla’s scream rang out, piercing my ears as I stood just outside the door.This wasn’t the way to go, but Goddess knew I would do whatever it took to protect my kids.To protect her.My mind brought in more memories of Lana bent at odd positions, and my eyes widened. There was no way I was ever going to get used to that.“Sire...”“Sire?”I heard a distinct voice call out to me, and I snapped back to reality.The purple regalia and the stones that shone on the collar of this guard made me realize who had sent him - the council - and a frown came upon me swiftly.“What is it?” I asked, my voice absorbing the coldness that spread from my heart.Why were they sending their messenger?“Sire, the council extends their greetings,” he said and bowed, the stones shining even more as the sunlight hit them at different angles.I knew all the tricks of the council, and falter was a salty way to start it.“State your business or be gone from my sight,” I spat, and he quickly rai
AXEL'S POV.It had been a week.A week of trying to make things right and trying to make the kids understand that I needed to do what I did without too much explanation.As I stood before the double doors of my previous bed chamber, my mind replayed a particular memory that haunted me greatly.Another reason why I was standing there and why a part of me was skeptical about what Isla would do."Daddy? Why didn't you tell mummy that we were playing a game? Why did she yell at you so much? And is mummy bad?" Tessa asked, and Tristan's big eyes centered on me as I tried to tuck them in.I forced myself to smile at them and kissed them on their foreheads before replying."It's a secret. She was trying to get into character. And no, mummy isn't bad. We were acting.""What's getting into character?" Tristan asked, and I gave a small laugh."That's enough, come on," I said persuadingly.They grumbled, but after a while, I had gotten them to sleep, and I was seated at a study table writing yet