CHAPTER 23

XAVIER'S POV

I made my way to the elders's chambers in the royal palace.

My thoughts were clouded by a lot of things; the throne as the coronation drew near, my wicked step-mother and step-brother who would stop at nothing to get their hands on the throne and..

Crystal Thorne... That young lady intrigued me. She was like a gift box that needed to be unwrapped carefully. I couldn't tell what to expect next and the anticipation and thrill brewed inside of me as I waited to unfold the next layer of the wrapped box. Crystal Thorne was really that girl. The fact that she was an omega and once a slave, made me even more curious. Although, prior to our encounter, I had carried out my own personal investigation but it was not enough. We had stayed together for a week and I've been blown away by her. Which made me think that maybe I didn't really know her as I thought I did.

She was somewhat of a mystery to me. The fact that my wolf had called out to her, a mere omega like her c