They finally got out of the dungeons without being spotted by anyone and Rhea quickly disengaged her from his. Xavier frowned at the urgency in which she used to disconnect from him but he didn’t make a comment about it. He was going to allow her do what she wanted.“What is it you wanted to tell me?” Rhea asked, her eyes fixed on him. “Don’t lie to me, Xavier.”“I won’t,” Xavier replied. “I promise.” Rhea nodded and waited for him to speak again and he heaved a deep sigh like what he wanted to say was so heavy in his chest that he couldn’t believe he was going to say it out.“Mork has abandoned you in this battle,” Xavier said finally. He looked into her eyes as he said it and he expected the surprised look on her face. He knew that it was going to be so difficult for her to accept it but that didn’t change the fact that it was the truth and the earlier she realized it, the better it was for her.“What do you mean by that?” Rhea said quietly. Xavier noticed that she was no longer rai
“What in heaven’s name are you thinking about Rhea!”The sound of her name jolted her out of her reverie and Rhea spun around to see Xavier smiling at her. He looked so handsome in the dark leather jacket and as much as she tried not to, she could imagine his smile crease into a frown the moment he found out the truth about her. She smiled back at him, noticing that he was already beginning to look worried and she was relieved to see the look of relief on his own face. For one thing she knew, Xavier Damon was just too caring.“I’m fine,” Rhea grunted. “I’ve just had a little too much to think about lately. I’ve never had a cause to leave my father’s side before and now that I want to, it’s a little bit scary.”“Trust me, I know how you feel,” Xavier said, resting his hands on her shoulders. “But it is the right thing to do and I promise you that you would not regret it.”“I hope we don’t,” Rhea said, a far away look in her eyes. She got ahead of Xavier and led him straight to the gate
Carrington walked through the hallway briskly, turning back at regular intervals and from the look on his face, they could tell that he was scared to death. Xavier turned to face Rhea and tapped her across the shoulders and she turned to look at him.“What would your father do to him if he is caught?” Xavier asked “Exactly the same thing he plans to do to you,” Rhea smiled.Xavier frowned and looked away. His life was in as much danger as Carrington’s but at least, Rhea was with him. She could make the whole process slower if it came to that. She could plead to her father to have mercy on him and even if he eventually refused, at least he would have had the time to fight back. Carrington’s case however was entirely different. His life was in danger and there was no one that could save him. Xavier hoped that they were able to get to the journal before Ghost caught them.Carrington stopped in the middle of the hallway and turned left. He looked back again quickly to make sure they were
Rhea did not realize what had happened until it was too late. Her head was spinning and her eyes were as Xavier’s lips locked with hers. Was he really kissing her right in front of her father or it was a dream? It had to be a dream. She opened her eyes to make sure she was not dreaming and almost immediately, Xavier opened his too and pulled away from her. “I’m sorry it took me this long to tell you how I felt about you,” Xavier said holding Rhea by her cheek. “But we cannot keep it as a secret from your father anymore. He has to know.”Rhea stared at him in shock wondering what he was up to and Xavier walked out of the room immediately. Ghost stared at her in shock. He wasn’t even moving a limb and Rhea didn’t know what to do as she stared back at her father. “Uhmm..” she stammered. “I’ll be back.”She ran out of the room closing the door behind her and as soon as she closed the door, she was surprised to see that Xavier was standing right beside her. He turned the key in the mout
Xavier struggled to get himself out of the stranger’s grip without result. The night was dark and the sky was starless. The only source of light available was that of the crescent moon that was shining above them and even that was not enough for Xavier to make out a face.“Let go of me,” he grunted, struggling to free himself from his grip. “Not until you tell me who you are and what you are doing with the princess,” the voice grunted back. “Now you’d better start talking. You’re going to get yourself into a lot of trouble if you don’t talk.”“He’s with me,” Rhea said. “Let go of him immediately.”“Why should I let go of him?” the voice grunted back. “Or even you? Your father has put out a large bounty on your head and I’m looking forward to getting that bounty.”Rhea and Xavier exchanged quick glances under the cover of the darkness and they both turned to face the Lycan that had accosted them.“What bounty?” they chorused.“Well, it’s you of course,” the Lycan laughed and licked hi
Rhea’s eyes almost popped out of her head as she stared at Xavier.“Are you out of your mind? What do you think you are doing?” Rhea frowned at Xavier. “You don’t even know who he is!”“Come on, princess,” the Lycan laughed. “Don’t tell me that you’ve fallen in love with your captor already. You’re meant to be fair in your judgement.”“Well, I’m not fair,” Rhea grunted and turned to Xavier. “We are not having any battle here, not with you or with anyone else. Get that in your head already.”“He wants to have a battle, he knows the right thing to do,” the Lycan laughed. “Who are you to disobey the king’s orders? You’re not even the heir any longer.”“Mind what you say to me,” Rhea frowned at the Lycan and turned back to face Xavier. “Lets get out of here already.”“Are you kidding me?” the Lycan drew out his sword. “Either of us is going to have the princess. There is no way that you would leave here alive.”“Leave this to me, princess,” Xavier said, and turned to face the Lycan. He st
It took them another thirty minutes of running before they could get away from danger and even then, they could still occasionally hear the voices of the Lycans that were looking for them in the woods. Rhea was tired and suggested that they slowed down a bit. Xavier didn’t like the idea of reducing the pace and subsequently, the distance between them and the werewolves that were pursuing after them but he didn’t really have a choice. He understood that she had been in the dungeons for some time, without good food and water and so, she needed to rest a bit. They slowed down as they walked further into the woods and Xavier turned occasionally to make sure that no one was following them behind. “We have not yet mastered the art of sneaking up on our enemies,” Rhea shrugged, noticing that Xavier was looking behind him every minute. “So don’t worry yourself about a Lycan attacking us from behind. It is not going to happen, I can assure you of that.”Xavier nodded slowly and they kept movi
Salvador walked out of the herd of Lycans grinning and Xavier recognized him immediately as the Lycan that he had almost fought with before Rhea’s quick intervention.“It’s Salvador,” Salvador smiled at him. “Not Salad or whatever you called it.”“Sounds like the same name to me,” Xavier shrugged. “Dumb anyways. You think you can face off with me and survive it?”“Yeah,” Salvador nodded. “According to all I heard, your father is dead now and can’t fight for you anymore. What have you got?”“Well, you’re about to see it for yourself,” Xavier spread his arms wide. His eyes turned pitch black immediately and he dived at Salvador immediately. Salvador barely managed to dodge his attack and he landed on the dusty ground a few meters towards the end of the semi circle that the rest of the Lycans had momentarily formed to act as the ring for the fight. “Let’s see what you can do then,” Salvador smiled and steadied himself.“Stop this madness at once!” Rhea cried, coming out of the cabin. “I