AXEL'S POV........
I sat in the main room of my mansion, and also sat my pack mates. We normally sat here to discuss about the issues affecting my community/country but today......they called this meeting to discuss about me, I was the subject matter.
"Axel...you can't keep doing this to yourself" Hunter my best friend stated.
Julia my little sister got up from her couch and came to sit beside me. She then put her hands around my shoulder "Hunter is right, it's been a month now Axel, we also miss Silvar a lot but the truth is that you have to move on. All the packs in the country are waiting for their Alpha Lord, we are waiting for our Alpha".
Yeah right! I was the Alpha Lord and no one cared about my feelings, all they wanted was for me to come up with a solution for all their problems. My pack was different from all other packs you are familiar with, my pack was the strongest in the whole country/community and that was because they had me as their leader. Now...let me tell you more about my pack mates:
Hunter is an Omega, His mate Alia, is a Mountain Wolf, Sia is a Nymph, Her twin sister Sue, is a Witch (weird family huh!). My little sister Julia, is a Beta, Silvar's little brother Jude, is a Shapeshifter, and lastly..... Mark....Sia's mate is the only Hunter in the pack.
As you can see, there were no vampires in my pack and there was a reasonable reason behind it. Vampires and Werewolves have been in a feud for a very long time now even before the death of Silvar and am sure that was the reason why they decided to kill my Silvar. I could not bear to lay my eyes on a vampire without ripping his/her head off, I simply despised them.
I ignored my friends and continued to stare at the picture of my innocent mate in my hands. I used my fingers to trace her beautiful face and then i sighed and turned to face them. "What ever you guys say or do won't change anything and it doesn't even matter to me. As you can see, I am still mourning the death of your Luna.... My Silvar and am not planning on climbing the throne until I am done mourning her so.....Hunter can take my place till I am ready".
"Well we will have to change that mentality, won't we?" Someone suddenly said and just then, a cool breeze blew right past us and no one needed to tell me who just spoke. Selena, my second best friend and to other supernaturals... The moon goddess appeared in front of us. Everyone except Hunter and myself bowed down in respect to her (don't tell me I need to tell you the reason why we did not bow to her?).
She smiled sweetly at them "I hope you guys won't mind excusing me, Hunter and Axel.....only for few minutes".
Alia nodded "Of course not my Queen" and in less than a second, the main room was empty.
Selena sat on one of the couches but just then, her expression changed into one of deep worry.
"I got the news of Silvar's death, am so.....sorry".
"Took you long enough" Hunter mumbled.
"Am very sorry, I've been so busy lately".
I dropped the picture in my hands and stared into her eyes "You know what....you are responsible for everything that has happened".
She stared at me confused "What......what do you mean?".
"Well what can I say..... Hunter here got a mate who is still alive and well while you gave me a mate who ended up dying two years after she was announced as my mate and six months after I finally learned to accept and love her, just great!"
Selena frowned "You can't blame me, I only found a mate who suited your personality and you can't deny the fact that she was the one who tamed you".
I rolled my eyes "Of course you will give an excuse".
"That's enough Axel, Selena is not to be blamed" Hunter scolded.
I buffed "Yeah right!" But I kept my cool. Apart from Silvar, Hunter was the only other person that had that effect on me.
"Believe me when I say I will do anything to make this right to you Axel".
"Unfortunately, there is nothing to be done....... Silvar is gone for good".
She suddenly grinned "There might be something that can be done and am ready to give it a try".
She exchanged glances with Hunter who suddenly shook his head and his face also turned pale "No....No....No....you can't possible be thinking of doing that".
"Yes I am....I am the moon goddess after all".
"But that is against the rules guiding the supernatural realm".
She frowned "Do you think I care less, I am ready to do anything for the both of you or have you not noticed it by now?".
I waved my hands to the both of them in a-seeking-for-attention manner so they would stop bickering about what I did not understand "Hello.....am still here you know and you guys can tell me what you are arguing about since....am obviously the subject matter".
"Selena is thinking about getting you a new mate" Hunter suddenly blurted out.
I wore a confused look because I was actually confused "A new mate?..... Is that even possible?".
Selena nodded "Yeah...I just need to convince the higher authorities and find the girl fit for you, a girl who fits your type of personality".
Hunter shook his head in clear disagreement "Tell her that she's nuts Axel, it has never happened in the history of supernaturals and you know that....it's a taboo and she is fully aware of that, the higher authorities would never agree to it. She's just gonna go ahead and do it herself and she's gonna only end up in a big mess".
Selena snapped her fingers at him in an annoyed manner, still frowning "Stop talking Hunter, you are just trying to discourage Axel from agreeing to it......besides, your opinion doesn't really count....so let Axel speak".
I studied her for a while before I shook my head "Am not interested".
She gritted her teeth "There is no difference between the both of you....fools" she stood up from her couch and composed herself "Well....unfortunately for you, you don't also have a say on this issue so Cha.....Cha....., see you later when you have seen your new mate and you are ready to appreciate me for doing you a favour" and she disappeared.
I stared at Hunter and at the same time he also stared at me. I really hoped Selena was not going to do something stupid.
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SYDNEY'S POV...........
My name is Sydney Corps and am a vampire. I am also the daughter of the vampire king (yea I know what you are thinking, am a lucky girl.....I truly am). You see, I don't many friends....infact, I only relate with people of the same social status as myself (you can say that am proud and spoiled but it doesn't really freak me). My boyfriend Beck was just like me, His father was my father's right hand man and to be sincere, I genuinely loved Beck. So you see, nothing could ever go wrong in my life, I have everything I could ever wish for..
Enough of the description and praising of myself, we can do that later. Today......was our vampire day. This day was very special to every living vampire as we only celebrated this wonderful celebration once in five years. I was getting ready when I suddenly felt a hand wrap around my waist, no one was bold enough to do something like that, no one except Beck.
Totally ignoring him, putting on my earrings and facing the mirror, I frowned "And who let you in?".
"Your Dad let me in the palace and don't forget that I have the spare key to your room".
"So what.....you should have knocked before entering my room".
"Come on babe.....I thought we were past this".
Successfully putting on my earrings, I faced him with my arms folded in front of my chest in an annoyed manner "No....No....No....we are not past any issue Beck, what if I was naked, then what will you have done?".
He unlaced my arms and kissed me "But you weren't.......by the way, you look beautiful" he suddenly said purposely changing the topic.
I nodded "I know....what did you expect.....I am the vampire princess after all".
He rolled his eyes "I thought we have discussed this a million times darling, you need to drop that pride.....it won't lead you anywhere".
I frowned "Are you just gonna stand there scolding me or are we gonna go downstairs DAD!!!!!!".
He chuckled, laced his arms in mine and we headed downstairs. When we got to the occasion ground, Beck left my hands and I went to sit beside my Dad, the King.
Father faced me and kissed me on my cheeks "You look beautiful dear".
"Thanks Dad....you don't look bad yourself".
He stood up and gave his long boring speech on the importance of unity and non discrimination...bla......bla....bla....before he blessed the occasion and sat down "How did I do dear?".
"You did great". I managed a smile even though I did not listen to one single thing he said. You can't blame me, I did not want to break his spirit and so....the party began.
A point to note: Vampire parties are not like the type of parties that you are used to and to prove my point, if you ever get a chance to go to a party, plead to your parents to take you to a vampire party because they were simply the best (I won't tell you the reason, you need to come and experience it yourself and believe me when I say you won't be disappointed). As everyone was getting on with the groove, we suddenly heard loud howls and the howls kept coming closer. Hearing howls could mean only one thing, the creatures of the night had arrived......THE WEREWOLVES....... And that is all it took for the country to be completely destroyed.
Werewolves and Vampires never really got along. Father said they were once best of buddies and their bond was almost unbreakable but then one day something terrible happened that completely shattered the bond they once had and made them turn against each other. A year ago when father killed the Alpha Lord's Luna, the feud became worse and bloodly and now vampires made it their top piority to kill any werewolf they came across. Well I wouldn't lie to you, I never hated the creatures of the night, infact....I find them very cute (please never mention this to anyone).
As I began running for my dear life like the others, I suddenly sighted my Dad been grabbed on the neck by a werewolf and so I changed my decision to run but instead decided to help my Dad. But as I turned to help him, Beck suddenly blocked my path.
"And where exactly do you think you are going to?" He asked still blocking my path.
"Am going to save my Dad, his been wolfhanded".
Beck glanced at the scene but when he turned back to face me, his expression had suddenly changed into one I couldn't read "I know Sydney......but I promised the king that I was gonna protect you".
I shook my head and withheld the urge to slap him across the face "I don't care about your promise to my father Beck, but you don't expect me to just run away while knowing my father is in danger".
"Your father is the king Sydney, he is not new to all these things, he is very capable of protecting himself and getting himself out of troubles like this, but you are not......and that is why I need to get you to safety.....your safety matters first".
I slapped his hands away when he tried to hold my hands "YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND BECK, MY DAD IS MY WHOLE LIFE AND AM NOT LEAVING THIS PLACE WITHOUT HIM".
"I clearly understand but...... He suddenly gasped and his eyes widened as a claw went right through his stomach "RUN!!!!" Was the last thing he said to me before he fell face to the ground.
I was about to run away when I suddenly felt something sharp sting me on my neck and just then everything around me became blur and it felt like the time had suddenly come to a halt.
SYDNEY'S POV...... I woke up on a chilled floor, I tried getting up but then I realized that both my hands and legs were chained to the wall. I tried getting off the chain because you know vampires posses super strength....but the more I tried, the more it hurted and burnt. I recalled my Dad telling me about this kind of chain but I could not just remember the name, well it was the only thing preventing me from escaping from this room. Just then, the door opened and a lean guy entered. I could not tell what supernatural creature he was because he looked so human. He came close to me but not too close and pushed a tray in my direction. On the tray contained what I would classify as low ass food, food only to be given to dogs and slaves but maybe this was the type of food they ate here.I stared at the food in disgust before I smirked at the human fool "Why did you stop there, you should have come a little closer and I promise I would have made you regret the day yo
SYDNEY'S POV........ I opened my eyes expecting to see myself in paradise and various vampires with crowns on their head because you know, that's where good vampires go after their death and am pretty sure I've not done anything that has made me not deserving of paradise in my life....but I opened my eyes only to see myself on a king sized bed."Thank goodness you are awake, I thought otherwise".I turned to see a feminine figure sitting on the chair beside the bed I was on and OMG!.. look I can't tell you exactly how she looked but...you know that celebrity crush you see as the most beautiful person in the world or that lady you see and say 'wow! she's so beautiful, is she even a human being?'... Well this lady was 10x more beautiful than that person. Compared to her, I was ugly...and guys said I was georgous....if they saw her then they were gonna think she was some sort of goddess.I frowned at her "I don't like you".She knitted her bro
SYDNEY'S POV............... I have been in this house for a while now and everyone in the house has been treating me nicely, even the servants treat me like a Queen....well everyone except Axel and Jude. Jude did not treat me like he liked me, but he didn't treat me like he hated me either...just neutral, while Axel simply despised me. But the more he pushed me away, the more I wanted to be with him. Sue, Sia, Julia and Alia told me to make sure he falls in love with me but believe me when I say I've tried everything but nothing seems to work.It was late in the night when I decided to get coffee from downstairs but then I sighted Jude sitting down on one of the staircase...I saw this as a great opportunity to start a conversation with him so I went and sat beside him. He glanced at me but looked away almost immediately."What are you doing here?" He asked me coldly."Well...I came down to get a cup of cofee for myself, how about you...cou
AXEL'S POV........... I don't usually cry, infact I can't remember the last time I cried but at this moment, I could not help it. My two best friends were in terrible situations because of me and I was helpless about it, I needed to be strong because i was the Alpha Lord.I wiped my tears, sighed and stared at Alia who just came downstairs and had examined Alia "Do you have any idea on what is wrong with her Alia?".Alia shook her head "Unfortunately not..... She is not responding to any treatment".I stared at her..... What exactly is wrong with her? If the moon goddess was down and out of commission, then many things could go terribly wrong and after what happened to Hunter and those innocent vampires, I was sure our previous enemies were arising......and Selena was the only person capable of sending them back to where they came from."I can walk on my own Mark, so stop treating me like a cripple" I heard Hunter say.He was coming d
Sydney's pov........... "Seriously man,you're nuts" Jude chuckled. Earlier this morning,I had told the girls that I had a bad premonition that something was out there watching our every move,something that could give us a lead on who our enemies were. I expected them to help me out but No...... Alia had to stay at home because of baby cramps, Julia and Sia wanted to take care care of her and Sue...Sue said she had a date (when did dates become more important than family) so instead, Jude and Mark came along with me and now they won't stop bickering. Mark stopped in his tracks and frowned at Jude "What exactly is nuts about it Jude". " Well you and Sia have been mates for a long time now so don't you think a honeymoon is really irrelevant at this time". "I decided on this honeymoon all my myself,Sia knows nothing about it". I shook my head and walked on,leaving them behind to continue their bickering but just then,I stepped on something hard and screamed loudly when I looked down
Axel's pov................ I was devasted , I had lost one of my own....one of my pack mates....one of my friend and believe me when I say nothing hurts more to an Alpha than losing one of my pack mates...But I had to be strong, I had to be strong for both me and especially my pack because I was the Alpha and everyone looked up to me...If I broke down, it would be very bad. It's been a week since we lost Mark and so everyone has tried to get a grip and move on...I mean what else could we do..Even though we wept and gnash our teeth's everyday morning till noon over the death of our boy, it still wasn't going to bring him back...he was gone and gone for good...there was no coming back. The effect of Mark's death was worse on Sia as she had turn lean because she refused to eat or drink anything....No matter what we said or did, she bluntly refused to smile or cheer up and it really hurt me to see in this kind of condition. We were all sitted in the m
Sydney's pov....... I walked into the room of memories. Ever since Mark died, I had made it my utmost priority to always come have a chitchat with his picture and also to drop a rose for him every morning. "Am so sorry Mark, you are not here with the others all because of me" I said sorrowfully as I dropped the rose on the stand of his picture. "What are you apologizing for and what did you do" I heard someone say and I leaped but the sighed when I saw it was only Cary and he was grinning at me "people only get so scared when they have done something bad,so what did you do princess" "I don't know what you are talking about". I always felt so uncomfortable around this Cary maybe it was because I had the fear that he knows what I did to Mark so I needed to get the hell out of here. Luckily for me,he got distracted when he saw his picture on the memorial wall "I thought someone was gonna remove this picture after I came but no..... they
Axel's pov....... We needed a strategy to fish out our enemies so we would know who they really were. Been in the dark was very frustrating, someone had to take the blame for Mark:s death,someone had to be punished. I called a pack meeting and everyone was present. Sydney was also present even though I didn't want her to be here,only heaven knows if she is not working with the enemy. when you said someone had to take the blame for Mark's punishment, I didn't know this was what you meant 'I never pushed the blame on her Sabastien' you don't need to stand up and say you have pushed the whole blame on her before I know what you are thinking Axel,just cut that girl some slack 'I am cutting her some slack by letting her stay in my house' I signed and addressed my pack mates "I called all of you here today so we can put our heads together and figure out who killed Mark and who our enemies are,we need to....
Axel's pov........ I was happy, like this was the happiest I've ever been. For the first time in my life, I finally felt complete.('YOU WOULD HAVE FELT THIS WAY A LONG TIME AGO IF YOU HAD JUST LISTENED TO ME').'You're right and am sorry about it buddy. You are the best spirit wolf an Alpha Lord could ever ask for Sabastien and that's a fact, am one lucky Alpha to have you in my life, thanks for all you do' And there was complete silence 'Sabastien?'.A Sniff ('I WASN'T EXPECTING SUCH OUTBURST FROM YOU AXEL').Wait! Was Sabastien crying.('NO IDIOT! I NEVER CRY') Ohh Yeah, he was crying alright.I smirked 'You really love me don't you buddy?'.('DON'T BET ON IT'). I stared at Sydney as she walked forward ready to give a speech, all attention on her, she was oozing the authorities of a true Luna.She cleared her throat "Excuse me everyone, I have something to say, I know we have gone through a lot but the storm is over for now. Am not saying we are going to be living a peaceful life
Sydney's pov............"So you guys are a thing now?" Sue asked and my cheeks flushed red "Yeah"."And it's going to last this time around right?"."SUE?" Sia scolded and Sue shrugged "Just asking, their relationship has been off and on for a while now so i think it's about time they settled down for real".Julia nodded "Yeah we all think the same, but I think it's permanent this time around, Axel did confess to her".I cocked my head at her "And how do you know this?" And she shrugged, sipped from her tea "Just a hunch" It was not a hunch alright and I knew it."Make up sex really is the best right Sydney" and I choked on my spit. I was right, she really was eavesdropping. "Yeah but it's more steamy and passionate when no one is secretly eavesdropping on you".She shook her head "I have no idea what you are talking about".Sue smirked "Ohh but yours was steamy enough alright, your cry of passion is prove enough"."SUE" Sia scolded her again and she frowned "What? you know her room
Axel's pov......... I slumped on the floor immediately I entered my room, my head in my laps.('I TOLD YOU SILVAR WAS UP TO NO GOOD').'Please Sabastien, not right now, am not in the mood'.('OHH COME ON AXEL, CHEER UP').'Cheer up? Do you not understand what just happened?'('OF COURSE I DO AND I KNOW SILVAR'S BETRAYAL LEFT YOU SHATTERED. I KNEW SHE WAS UP TO NO GOOD BUT I NEVER KNEW SHE WAS THIS EVIL, I MEAN I WAS SHOCKED WITH HER CONFESSION AND THAT'S AN EMOTION I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED').'Good for you'. I couldn't believe the woman I loved for so many years was a traitor, I couldn't believe that the person I waged a war for on a whole nation was sitting in the background eating some popcorn and enjoying the show. I had accused the Vampires for murdering a person who was very well alive, someone who had faked her own death. I maltreated the daughter of the Vampire King as payback for killing Silvar, I deprived her of a good life all because I wanted to quench the burning rage in
Sydney's pov.......... My eyes traced Axel as he walked upstairs."You go after him" Kai said walking up me."What?".Then his expression softened "Am really sorry Sydney, for ever doubting you" and I broke down in tears as I hugged him "Am the one who should be apologising for the nasty things I said to you and Kiera".Kiera walked up to us "It's fine, you had a very good reason for saying such things but you still should have told us, we would have helped".I shook my head "I didn't tell you because I did not want to bother the both of you".Julia stood up from where she was consoling Jude and starting heading my way. When she got to where I stood, she attempted to kneel but I stopped her "Don't Julia, you're pregnant".She sniffed as her face turned red "Where do I start from Sydney?".I shook my head "You don't have to say anything, I was the one who acted selfish and took advantage of the fact that you always supported me irrespective of my shortcomings"."That's the problem, I
Sydney's pov............. I knew Silvar was the traitor but I didn't expect the story would be this deep, if I was feeling this way then I couldn't imagine how Axel felt, he must be shattered knowing that the woman he fought for all his life was nothing more than a traitor, that everything that happened was all her doing.She stood up and sniffed "But you know what, it's fine, I forgive all of you, let's let sleeping dogs lie so we can go back to the way we were before, one big family" Then she put her hands on her chin "But that can only work if Sydney is out of the picture so you know what, I would do the pleasure of getting rid of her" and she started walking towards me."STOP!" Hunter suddenly commanded and she froze in her spot.He walked up to her "I think we have heard enough from you Silvar and know it's about time you hear from us".She glared at him "Release me and I'll let you off the hook Hunter"."She needs to punished for her crimes" Cary butted in.Sia nodded "She need
Axel's pov........... I don't think I could take any more of this confession, I was gradually falling apart with every second that passed.('I SUSPECTED SILVAR WAS BAD BUT I DIDN'T THINK HER OFFENSE WOULD BE THIS GRAVE, I'LL HAVE TO ADMIT, AM SHOCKED').She picked a vase and stared at it "I faked my own death to see Sydney punished for the crimes her father committed but then Axel had to go fall in love with her. I got pissed okay, I mean why wouldn't I, How was my revenge going to work out now? How was I going to make Sydney pay for her father crimes? So I decide to start operating from the background" She sighed "I succeeded in making Axel murder Sydney's father but still she didn't despise him, I then decided it was high time I came back to the house and put a end to everything".('THIS GIRL IS THE REAL DEFINITION OF EVIL')."I should have suspected something was off the minute Sydney left the house on her own" Then she glared at Hunter "I should have known someone was behind it"
Axel's pov.............SILVAR WAS THE TRAITOR? Was I dreaming or what.('THIS IS REAL LIFE AXEL SO YOU HAD BETTER FACE IT').Jude stumbled forward, failing to hide the shock on his face "What are you saying sister?".Silvar smiled at him "Ohh my dear sweet Jude, this sister of yours is the mastermind of everything that has happened in this park".Sue frowned "What do you mean by 'everything'?"."Do I really have to spell it out for you" She put her hands on her chin "Okay then but where do I start from, you remember Circe right? well she was my puppet and Draken.........." She said facing Hunter "They both answered to me, they were simply doing what I asked them to".Sia put her hands over her mouth in shock "That means you....you....She faced Sia and clicked her tongue "Mark was just a sample to show you all what we were capable of, more like a scapegoat". Rex placed Sia's head on his shoulder as she wept "You are a monster?".She bowed "Well thank you for the nice compliment".Hun
Axel's pov..................... Hunter had called everyone to the main room and I knew why, it must be to expose the traitor.('FINALLY, I WAS STARTING TO HAVE CRAMPS FROM WAITING TOO LONG').'Is the great 'Sabastien' actually nervous?'.('NEVER, I JUST SAID THAT IT WAS CRAMPS') Yeah right! Like I didn't know better.('NO, YOU DON'T').I walked downstairs to meet the others already waiting, I sat down on my couch, crossing my arms "Yes?".Hunter walked forward holding hands with Sydney and I felt a sting.('IS THAT JEALOUSY I SMELL').I shook my head 'I could'nt care any less'.('YEAH, YEAH, WHATEVER YOU SAY...............AXEL').He helped Sydney sit like she was some kind of person that needed to be pampered.('YOU BET SHE IS').Then he cleared his throat "I know you are all wondering why I called you here".Julia frowned "Duhh!! of course we are so you had better not waste our time".Jude shook her head "Please don't mind her attitude"."Yeah don't mind me, it's pregnancy hormones,
Axel's pov.............. I couldn't get yesterday's discussion with Hunter out of my head, he promised that he was going to expose the traitor today but I couldn't wait, more like I was confused and torn on who the traitor could be.'Sabastien, are you there'.('HUH?').'You know, you could help me out here right'.('I THOUGHT YOU SAID I SHOULDN'T BUTT IN').'You know I didn't mean that, I was annoyed at that moment'.No Response.......I rolled my eyes 'Okay, am sorry... Satisfied?'.('YES SO WHY DON'T WE GO OVER ALL THE MEMBERS OF YOUR PARK AND SEE WHO IS LIKELY TO BETRAY YOU').That was a nice idea, i might even find the traitor before Hunter exposed him/her 'Okay, but how are we sure that the traitor is a person?'.('CAUSE WHEN YOU ASKED IF THE PERSON WAS STILL IN THE MANSION, HUNTER ANSWERED YES CONFIRMING THAT THE TRAITOR WAS A PERSON, ONE PERSON, DO YOU UNDERSTAND NOW').'Yeah, good point'.('OKAY AND.........DRUMS ROLL............OUR FIRST CONTESTANT IS SILVAR').I frowned