HAZEL'S POV;I woke up in Xavier's arms. He was fast asleep with his arms wrapped around my waist. I lay in his arms, smiling and watching him sleep. He looked so peaceful asleep. It was almost dawn. The dark night was slowly starting to fade away into dawn. I knew he wasn't going to be awake for a long time. My body has a way of waking me up really early and that was why I was up. I knew I was going back to sleep after sometime and just as I was about to, he stirred and opened his eyes slowly. He saw me awake and sat up a bit with a smile on his face and in his groggy voice, he said. "You're awake. For how long now?"I shrugged. "About ten minutes?""Up watching me?"I chuckled and placed my head on his chest. "I actually want to go back to sleep now,""Then let's," He said and pulled me back into his arms. He kissed my forehead and my shoulders before pulling me into him and we went back to sleep. By the time we were awake again, the sun had risen and was pouring into the room fr
XAVIER'S POV;For the whole drive, there was no sort of attack from the Argents and at one point, Hazel had asked me if we were in a simulation on our way to the Confederate and it had made me laugh so hard that I had nearly driven into a ditch. The Confederate warriors had seen us to our pack before going back that same night and as we unpacked, Iris asked me. "Aren't they at the risk of being attacked by the Argents?" I chuckled. "The Argents are the ones at risk. No one dares to attack the great Lycan Confederate. They're not a small name. Their name brings fear to the Argents and government at large. So it isn't something you should fret about, okay?" Iris nodded. "Let's go see what's been going on since our absence yesterday," And so we both walked, along with Felix who had started to chatter with Iris like he hadn't decided to go in another car just because he didn't want to be with us. It was quite amusing to see him talking with her but it was a good thing. I was speak
HAZE'S POV;We had slept in separate rooms but had somehow awoken at the same time. We stepped out of our rooms at the same time and when we set eyes on each other, there was a small smile on our faces. I didn't know why I was exceptionally shy this morning. I walked towards him while twiddling with my fingers and as soon as we stood before each other, he slowly took my hands and pulled me in for a kiss.I forced myself to pull away even if I didn't want to. "We have to go out this morning, remember?" He wasn't even listening to me. His hands and his eyes were busy. His fingers caressed my bare skin and his pupils dilated as he placed a kiss on my neck. I sighed and fell back against the wall for support. "Xavier- we really need to. Ah...""We really need to do what, huh?" He muttered under his breath before placing another kiss on my collar bone. My arm slipped around his neck and pulled him in. I couldn't resist him no matter how hard I tried. His scent hit my nose— a mixture of w
HAZEL'S POV; By now, the settlement is alive with slight activities. The air is still filled with sorrow and uncertainty but as soon as I enter into the settlement, the healer rushes out of her hut and falls to the ground in tears. "Help us!" She cried out and held onto my feet. I stopped because I was unable to move and crouched to her level, my hand on her body. I knelt on one knee, before her and sighed. "I understand what you're feeling. But don't worry, they will all return in one piece, okay?" "My girl. She's gone, too. They're going to kill her! She has a sharp mouth and she'll be the first to be killed," The woman sobbed and kept pulling at my breeches. "You have to save her. You have to save the children. Save them all!" Xavier stepped forward and I sighed in relief. I didn't know what exactly to say to a grieving woman and I felt like he was the best person for this situation and he really was. "We already discovered the tracks," He said in his most gentle tone. "In no
XAVIER'S POV;When we kiss, I feel a surge building up from my insides like a volcanic eruption, bursting into my favorite colors.I adored her body the same way I adored her. She was such a beautiful soul and a beautiful woman, exuding strength and grace.It's in the way I run my fingers on her skin, feeling her silky smoothness, tracing every scar, bump, birthmarks, dips, and crevices of skin against skin tongues swirling as we scour our depths.One thing that struck me was her skin. Her hair was the darkest shade of black but somehow, she had gotten a tan skin which was quite unusual. Most women with jet black hair were mostly pale but her skin, like burnished gold under the candle lights as we tangled legs under the sheets.My fingers were sinking into her soft flesh, souls entwining and moans softening like the colorful rays of the setting sun, as it went down the horizon, welcoming the ultramarine night skies, stars dancing like stringed fairy lights, like glitters scattered acr
HAZEL'S POV;I had told Felix about me leaving because I knew he was going to tell his best friend immediately.I watched as he rushed towards Xavier who was already walking before us and from the way they were speaking, it was about me.In their course of speaking, Xavier had stopped but Felix grabbed his arm and said something that caused him to continue walking. The squeeze in my chest was so hard that I lost every reason to want to breathe.Why was he acting this way towards me?He rejected me already but accepting me again was somehow hard for me. When I informed him about it back in his room, he waved it off like it didn't matter. Asking that we talked about it later. I had expected him to do it immediately and it was going to make me genuinely happy.And now, he was waving it off again. I did not know what to feel. Anger? Contempt? Pain? Hurt?They all swirled into one emotion, causing me to be frustrated and it showed in the way I walked and climbed the hill with so much speed
XAVIER'S POV;There was a celebration in the settlement and obviously, I wasn't going to attend. I had other matters to attend to. Luckily enough for me, she didn't leave as she had told Felix she wanted to.The warriors, tired and hungry, decided to join in the party and even when I was crowned, I only smiled and continued on my way back to the pack house.According to Green, Iris had gone back immediately and it was all over and she had told them not to follow her as she wanted to be alone, which they did respectfully.As I trudged back up the hill, I felt a weakness in my joint. I was tired from having to move from one place to another in the space of two days. I needed to rest. At least, a day of recuperation.The ouchless was empty and that was due to the celebration that was going on back at the settlement. I knew I had the time to settle everything now. We could yell at each other all we can without being bothered about anyone hearing, not even the maids.The maids had been sen
XAVIER'S POV;The last time I had seen her, it hadn't been a good memory. I was carried away from the pack house that night as raiders attacked. My father was badly wounded and she had already been abducted. The last I saw of her was on one of the horses, struggling with one of the men who hit her across the chin."You're supposed to be dead, Mother," I said, almost losing my voice.She shook her head and smiled tearfully. "No, I am not. I am alive. I have always been,"I shook her head and stepped back. She was definitely a ghost. She even looked like one. Her brunette hair looked tangled like it hadn't been taken care of for years. Her face was stained with dirt and slight bruises and her dress-- tattered."You're a ghost," I said and turned to Felix. "She's a ghost. Are you blind?!"Felix sighed and closed his eyes. I could see the pity in his eyes but I didn't need any of that.Iris, on the other hand, stood there, frozen like she had seen a ghost and that confirmed my fears. I ge