Xavier could not really hide the fact that he was not happy seeing the person he could recognize well as Mork from a distance barely 72 hours after their battle and the first thing that came to his mind was Layla. Something had happened to his little sister. His mind started judging him without even waiting to hear what Mork had to say and he clenched his fists tight in a bid to suppress the anger that was building up slowly in his chest. If Mork dared tell him that something bad had happened to Layla, he was going to kill the bastard before he even knew what was happening. Jimin who was standing just beside him at the moment sensed his anger and he walked up to meet Mork as he approached them.“If you come with bad news I’ll advise you leave immediately,” Jimin whispered to him as he approached. Mork smiled. “There is no good news when a war is looming is there?” He walked past Jimin, stopped right in front of Xavier and stared him in the eyes. Their eyes met for more than a minute
As Mork walked away from their camp, Xavier knew immediately that things were about to go South for all of them. He had no idea who Mork was referring to when he talked about Steve but he knew that it was not a good thing. Mork had an evil plan and that included him betraying his own princess, Rhea Damon. Xavier was torn between risking his life and the lives of his soldiers to help Layla and Rhea or staying behind and risking losing both of them. Not like he cared very much about Rhea. It was Layla he was concerned about and even though she had told him not to bother himself should anything happen to her, he couldn’t stand the thought of it, or the sight. He had failed her the first time Ghost came. He couldn’t afford to fail her again. Xavier however decided that he was not going to force any of his warriors to ride beside him to the battle. He was not going to force them to fight his battles for him. He was going to do what was right and he was going to do it all by himself. He pre
“Calm the fuck down,” Rhea grunted. “Layla isn’t dead. She’s in the cell, she just doesn’t want to talk to anyone at the moment. Quick, get me out of here before the guards get too much.”“Quick, get me out of here before the guards get too much,” Xavier mimicked her. “Would I break open the gate or I’ll bend the bars or something? Where can I find the keys to this place?”Rhea turned around and stared at the counter. “It should be somewhere around there,” she said pointing towards the counter. “That’s where the guard stays all day. Check around.”“Then why isn’t he there now?” Xavier frowned as he made way towards the counter. He searched on top of the tables frantically, in search for the keys and when he didn’t find it, he searched inside the pockets of some clothes that were hung on a wall with nails. Finally, his hand touched something that sounded like a key and he drew it out of his pocket. They were a bunch of keys all joined together, more than forty of them and Rhea shouted
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