André's POV The car in front of us pulled to a stop, and I immediately grabbed Olivia and pulled her close to me defensively. We had arrived, and I had no idea how the border security was going to treat us.I held onto Olivia and kept my eyes fixed on the road ahead. A few burly men walked up to the first two cars in front of us, and I could see them talking harshly and attempting to enter my guard's vehicle.I sat there and gritted my teeth in anger. I was able to send a mind-link to my guards and told them not to open the door for the border control officers under any circumstances. We were now in hostile territory, and we could not trust anyone.I watched as officers banged on the vehicle, demanding that they open the door immediately, but no one budged, and I could see that they were losing their patience.Olivia was seeing it all, and she held on to me with fear. Pierre was still at the wheel, and his face was still cold, daring them to come over and try to mess with him. On the
Olivia's POV We were on the road for four days. On the fourth day, I roused myself from sleep and saw the sun rising over the horizon.So far, the journey hasn't been as adventurous as I had hoped.Pierre and Jonas took turns driving so that the other could get some rest, and sometimes, André would take over and ask Pierre to sit in the back with me. I had to run out of things to keep me company and take the edge off the boredom.André had packed a novel for me to read on the way, and it was almost impossible to believe that I had read it cover to cover twice in just four days.While we were on the journey, my symptoms began to show, but André only made two stops at a hotel so that the men and I could get some proper rest and not have to sleep in a car throughout the night. And each of those nights, André would help me feel better, and the symptoms would ebb away.I also realised that the frequency of my symptoms had reduced. Most days, I felt them almost two or three times a day an
André's POV The car in front of us was pulled to a stop and I immediately grabbed Olivia and pulled her close to me defensively. We had arrived, and I had no idea how the border security was going to treat us.I held onto Olivia and kept my eyes fixed on the road ahead. A few burly men walked up to the first two cars in front of us and I could see them talking harshly and attempting to enter the vehicle of my guards.I sat there and gritted my teeth in anger. I was able to send in mind-link to my guards and told them not to open the door for the border control officers under any circumstances. We were now in hostile territory and we could trust no one.I watched as officers banged on the vehicle, demanding that they open the door immediately, but no one budged, and I could see that they were losing their patience.Olivia was seeing it all, and she held on to me with fear. Pierre was still at the wheel, and his face was still cold, daring them to come over and try to mess with him. On
Olivia's POV I was still furious at Jonas and as we drove in, he decided to take the liberty of explaining his pack in order to pacify my curiosity.He explained that the rate of crime in Elvis Pine was due to the hostility between the three royal families. Because the families were at war, the wolf factions under them were constantly locked in rivalry.It was because of this rivalry that the crime rate in Elvis Pine was so high, and it made the living conditions for anyone who lived there almost impossible. “What about now? My source tells me that the crime rate has significantly dropped,” quipped André.Jonas nodded, seemingly angry at André.“Whoever the fuck you're source is,” he said bitterly. “Is correct. The three families signed a treaty of relative peace so that the wolf factions under their jurisdiction could at least have a sensible way of living. That doesn't still stop the constant and small scale conflicts that happen in this place. The pack is still very extremely hos
André’s POVI was up early the next morning, and my beautiful mate was still fast asleep. Her gorgeous locks fell over her face, and the urge to push them away and swoop on her succulent lips nearly overwhelmed me.She took a deep breath and sunk deeper into the covers. A smile crept on her face, and I began to wonder what she was dreaming about.I finally decided to leave her and head into the shower. It was still quite early, and the sun had barely gone over the horizon.I grabbed my bag and found my gear.I put them on and headed out as quietly as I could, blowing my beautiful sleeping mate a kiss as I closed the door to our room. I was glad to see that the guards were still posted in the corridor, and they had kept to the rotations and had been watching all night.One of them gave me a head shake; there was no suspicious activity all night while we slept. I was content, so I headed to the front desk. The receptionist was slightly startled, but as soon as she saw me, she relaxed
André's POV The first guard made the first move. It was an attack from the back, and I surprised myself with how quickly I whipped around and countered the right hook coming to the side of my head.I held the guard's fist in my open palm, and we were stuck in a deadlock for a while until I overpowered him and hurled him across the room.The other guards gasped and they hesitated for a while. Then suddenly, as if they all spoke to each other at once, they all came rushing towards me, closing in on me and shrinking the circle rapidly by the seconds. I blocked a barrage of hits, kicks, and punches. I could tell that my men were putting in their best efforts but I was faster and stronger.I was stunned by how effortlessly I dodged and the strength in my punches and kicks was frightening. I took all of them to the ground in barely a few seconds.Some strong and determined ones didn't stay on the ground for too long and got back to their feet to continue fighting me.As the fight first wen
Olivia’s POVI couldn't remember when exactly I woke up but I felt my eyes flutter open briefly and then close. In those few seconds, I noticed that André's space was empty but I was too tired to do anything about it.My eyes sprung open again and this time, I saw André in our room, already dressed and smiling at me."Good morning, my queen." He leaned towards me and gave me a steamy kiss on my lips.When he finally pulled away, my cheeks were a bright red."Andre, I have morning breath. I'm filthy."He smirked and lowered his head towards my ear."I wasn't complaining, kitten. Besides, I love filthy."His husky and seductive words made shivers run down my spine.He kissed me again and I groaned against his lips.When I finally sat up, I noticed the steamy breakfast lying on my bedside table, the neatly packed suitcases, and a lovely dress spread out on the bed."What's all this?" I asked André with eyes full of surprise.It was then that I noticed the smile and joy on André's face
Olivia’s POVThe question struck me in the bone. I had never really thought about it. The people that killed my father were cruel, and they deserved death, but I never really thought that I would be the one to exact that vengeance. Would I even be able to do it? Would I even be able to take another's life just because he took that of someone else I loved?“Olivia?”André was still staring at me. This solemnity in his eyes had changed to concern, and he reached out and held my hands tenderly."You don't have to think about it. We will know once we...""No, André. I should have thought about it before we went on the journey. Now that you've mentioned it, I don't know what I would do, but I'm certain that they will not go free if we find them. They will have to pay for taking my father away from me."André gave a stiff nod, and we finished up our breakfast in relative silence. Awkwardness hung in the air between us, and I could feel that André regretted asking me that question.However,