~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 gesture, but it embarrassed the living daylights out of me.I shyly moved my head a bit so that he could take a cue and quit trying to wipe my lips. It’s not like I’m a baby who spilled all his food. “Thank you alpha”“It’s Xavier to you. You seem not to be comfortable with calling me by my name. I hope you know that calling my name does not automatically mean that you’ve been marked by me.” he said, putting the napkin back and sitting back in his chair.“What? No. That's not it. It’s just…you’re an alpha. It wouldn’t be so appropriate for me to address you so flippantly without respect-“He interrupted me before I could continue my senseless rambling. “You’re my mate. Calling by my name doesn’t equate to disrespect here. My name on your lips is the most therapeutic thing ever for me. It heals my broken soul”I smiled shyly, tucking my hair behind my ears. That was a dumb move, I know. But that was also the only thing that I could do at that moment to avoid squealing like a pig. He hasn’t stopped making me feel lightheaded with all the compliments that he’s been throwing my way ever since I came here. How long has it been? A week? And I’m already swooning over a man that I barely know.Well, the one that I knew for a long time merely saw me as a bet that needed to be won and threw me aside like dirt the minute he won his bet. So who says that the one I barely know wouldn’t be a better person? I think the saying that the devil you know is better than the angel you don’t know, doesn’t apply to this beautiful man here. He sounds too perfect to be a devil.Well, take that Jake. “What’s going on in that beautiful mind of yours?”His question drew me back from my reverie. I looked up and smiled, shaking my head. No way I was going to tell him that I was thinking about how beautiful he was and how my ex dumped me without any remorse.“Were you thinking about me? or someone else? I do hope it’s me that was on your mind” he said, reaching out to take the remaining piece of pancake left.I raised my eyebrows when he bit off a part. “I thought you were done. Weren’t you?” he asked, gasping in a dramatic manner.“No, I’m done. You can have it” I said in between laughs.“Well, thank goodness. I thought I was about to be convicted of robbery”I watched as he chewed, his Adam’s apple bobbing up and down with each swallow. It was almost mesmerizing and captivating to see. The more I tried to scold myself to tear my gaze away from him, the more I found myself goggling.“So,” he started, distracting me from my hungry stare, “tell me something about yourself? What Pack are you from? Where are your parents? And you could tell me what happened between you and your ex. That is if it’s convenient for you”I guess that was a conversation that was long overdue. For someone who has accommodated me for the past week, I was surprised that he hadn’t even tried to get to know the stranger in his house. “Or don’t worry about it,” he said when he noticed my falling countenance.I waved my hand in protest. “No. it’s fine. I’ll have to talk about it sooner or later anyway”I started to tell him about me as much as I could remember. I told him about my Pack, my life growing up as an omega there, how I found out that the people who raised me weren’t my real parents, and how my mate and my best friend betrayed my love and trust in them.When I got to how Jake betrayed me, I couldn’t keep my voice from cracking. It was as if all the pain that I’d tucked back in exploded and came down on me in full force. The betrayal once again hit me up like a tsunami, making my airways constrict. Before I knew it, I was starting to bawl my eyes out.Then I felt strong arms envelop me into a strong body. They were so strong and comforting that I snuggled even more into them, the scent emanating from the body so familiar and comforting.“Shhhh” he cooed, “It’s alright, sugar”I nodded vigorously, trying to calm myself down and not be a blubbering mess. “He…They… My heart…they trampled on it, Xavier. They…they destroyed my self-esteem and brought me far below ground level. I don’t know if I can ever recover from the heartache that this caused me”His hands tightened on my body and he hugged me even tighter to himself. I could hear his ragged breath and occasional cursing under his breath. He sounded like he was trying to keep himself from doing something. Trying to control himself.When the sobs racking my body had quieted down, he gently pulled me away from him, his eyes roving around my face. I saw a shadow of hurt pass through his features but just as immediately, it disappeared.His hands came up to my tear-stained face, and the pad of his thumb swiped at the tears on my cheeks. “Tell me where the bastard is. I’d love to have a friendly talk with him”~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
~Kira~“We have orders from the alpha to lock you up in the dungeon. Please, follow us without resisting”I gaped at the guards who surrounded me. it was barely five minutes after I’d left the office of the doctor in charge of Xavier’s health. I’d been so weakened by the news that I received so I decided to sit in the reception for a while to process it.It was in the process of trying to get my bearings together that the three guards walked up to me to say that they got an order from Alpha Xavier to take me to the dungeon and keep me there for as long as possible. And without food and water, until I confess and tell them the names of the people who sent me to spy on the Pack.“I’m not a spy. I’m the alpha’s mate. You can ask him” I told the guards, trying to get whatever bounty they have on my head off.They looked at me like I was crazy, and then looked at each other. It was Xavier’s fault for not telling anyone that I was his mate. Because if he had, I wouldn’t have to do all these
~Kira~“Kira, wake up”I mumbled incoherent words unconsciously and turned to my side. A hand continuously pushed on my shoulders, disrupting the sleep that I think I worked hard for. I groaned in frustration and pushed it away, not wanting to be disturbed.“Kira, you need to wake up. It’s not safe here” the voice came again.That was none of my business. I wasn’t in a war zone so anywhere that isn’t in war is safe for me. Besides, I’m in a cell that my amnesia mate put me into. And I’m alone here. So what could possibly be the threat?Hold on.I wasn’t alone. There was someone with me in here. The same person who had been trying to wake me up for some time now. Slowly, I opened my eyes and tried to see who was there. The cell had gotten darker so it was probably late evening now, or even night time. I could barely see.“We need to leave immediately. I need you to follow me. I can help us escape from here”I curled back to the end of the cell, almost melting into the walls as the voic
~Kira~“It’s just me, Kira. Calm down”I didn’t want to hear the voice anymore. Neither did I want to see her. All that she was saying was rubbish and I wasn’t going to be here to listen to her. I wasn’t going back to the Crescent Pack with her either. I’d rather stay here and find out the kind of craziness that she was talking about. It was better than going back to see the two people who I trusted most in the world who ended up betraying me.“Let me go. Leave me alone!” I screamed yet again, bringing my mouth to her hands and biting down on it hard.“What the fuck! Hey! You need to wake up. It’s Xavier!”The voice registered in my brain and I stopped struggling. I opened my eyes and saw that I held Xavier in a death grip. And it wasn’t night either. It was daytime. And it looked like the sun was up in its full glory.Behind him was the omega, whom I now recognize as Alianna.“Xavier?” I whispered and took a good look at my environment.I wasn’t lying on the cold, hard, floor that I’