Xander's POV:Isabella shuddered under my angered stare and croaked out, "Back to her hostel."Fang went all crazy in my mind at the fact that Delilah was not within these safe walls of the mansion. My heart clenched tightly at the thought of something bad happening to her. Again.Breathing heavily, I opened the mind-link and tried to reach her through it. Whether she was doing it by choice or she was actually in some problem all I met with was a blank walls around her mind.It became hard to keep the anger inside me. Fang jumped forward and I threw a heavy punch on the countertop. The marble scraped off from where it landed but it wasn't soothing. Isabella cowered to the other end of the kitchen as I let out a high, deadly growl and stormed out of the mansion.Storming toward the gates, I glared lethally at the guards positioned there. They cowered away from me and stammered, "Alpha...we tried...she..."Fang surfaced forward and bared his deadly teeth. He was going crazy with rage an
Delilah's POV:As soon as I got back to the hostel, like any other typical student, the panic kicked in. It all hit me in full swing that I was so behind on my studies. All those pending assignments and scheduled tests just never occurred to me while I was dealing with all that Asteria's shit.Adeline wanted to take a nap, so I grabbed my bag and made my way to the library in the hope of getting done with an assignment or two.Two hours in and I was done with only one. To get on with the second one, I needed to get help from some books. Getting up from the chair, I stretched my body and moved to the area of the bookshelves.Roaming through the aisles, I finally reached my desired shelve and was sifting through the books when all of a sudden the hair on the nape of my neck stood taller and a very familiar feeling rushed through my body.I stilled where I was and felt him standing behind me. The air between us zinged with electricity and my heart thudded loudly in my chest."Why are you
Delilah's POV:The car screeched to a halt in front of the gates and by the way guards were cowering, it was apparent that they had faced their Alpha's rage just before he left the mansion. I glanced at him and now, he was nodding and smiling at the guards, the mood all freshened up. Gosh, he was so dramatic.As he parked the car outside the mansion, I and Adeline jumped out and giggled our way inside. Isabella appeared in front of us in an apron, "I am glad to see you back." She then glimpsed at the wall clock and yelped, "Oh, it's already time for dinner. You all go and freshen up and I'll set the table."Adeline patted her tummy, "Perfect. I don't want the growling of my stomach echoing around the mansion."Isabella chuckled heartily before padding toward the kitchen. We were about to turn toward the stairs when we heard Xee ordering a maid, "Take Adeline's bag to where she was staying before." He then handed mine to another maid, "And take this to my room."My cheeks burned red as
Delilah's POV:The next day went in a frenzy. The moment we woke up, everyone seemed busy and the pack mansion was buzzing with people as we were preparing for the arrival of members of the Vampires and Witches Councils respectively. As it was an official visit, Xee himself received the guests and an official meeting was held in his office which went longer than anyone had expected. After that, they collected the dead bodies of their people and bid us farewell.After noon, we all gathered in the pack ground for the funeral of two werewolves that were found dead in the Shadow Realm. Although Addy had warned me to stay away from the grieving families and not give away any hints of me being a Healer, I couldn't watch them in pain and do nothing about it. Every sob escaping them was nothing but a dagger in my heart. Yes, that's what being a Healer actually meant.Ignoring Addy's glares, I reached the mourning mothers of the deceased and hugged them tightly. But contrary to everyone else,
Delilah's POV:I was attending my third class of the day when I received a text message from Xee in which he informed me that he was about to go to the cottage now and suggested that I and Adeline should meet him outside the campus after the end of the classes.I met Adeline at the university gates. She too was all tensed up to know about any new update. Luckily, we didn't have to wait for much longer as a shiny, black car halted in front of us.As soon as his door opened, my breath got stuck in my lungs. I was excited as well as dreading to know what happened at the cottage. Did he find Dorian? Any traces of him? Any idea where he could have been?Adeline clutched my hand tightly as she too was waiting for the moment of truth. I swallowed hard as Xee's tall and bulky frame got out of the car and just by looking at his stiff shoulders, my own slouched down. Looking into my eyes, he shook his head in denial. My heart sank in my chest cavity as I thought more and more about Dorian. My i
Delilah's POV:The next day, I was in the room with my head poking in the dozen books scattered over the study table. It was a weekend but I had a pile of work to do before the end of semester exams which weren't far away now. Right after breakfast, I returned to my room and got with the assignments.At about noon, I heard a light knock on the door and then it creaked open. I looked over my shoulder to find Xee standing in the doorframe with a tray balanced over his hand. As he walked into the room, I glanced at the contents of the tray; a glass of milk and some cookies and sliced fruits.My eyebrows shot up, "Now, what is that?"He lifted the tray higher like a trophy and chirped, "Studies and munching always go along, little Dee."I scrunched up my nose, "You didn't have to. You could have sent Isabella."Placing the tray in front of me, he nodded, "Yes, I could. But I didn't." A subtle smile adorned his lips as he murmured unbelievably, "Despite numerous maids, the Lycan King himsel
Delilah's POV:My eyes snapped open and I looked at a figure looming over me. In an urgent voice, he rushed out, "Wake up."I jerked up in bed and rasped shockingly, "What? What? What happened?"I grabbed my phone off the bedside table and noticed the time. It was freaking 2 in the morning.Xee took hold of my wrist and nudged me out of the bed, "Let's go."Sliding the comforter aside, I climbed out of the bed and followed him out of the room. He took me to his office and I asked him, "What is it that couldn't have waited for the morning?"He raised his eyebrows, "It really can't." Pacing the floor, he exhaled heavily, "I can't believe how could we leave such a crucial link to Dorian."At the mention of his name, all of my senses alerted and I blurted out, "What link? What are you talking about?"His eyes widened as he said tightly, "I am talking about Bianca, his mate."I sucked in a sharp breath and whispered aloud, finally understanding it, "She is the only one who can mind-link hi
Delilah's POV:The next morning, at the breakfast table, Xee's phone rang. As I was sitting right next to him, I glimpsed at the screen and saw Lucas's name flashing on it. I stole a glance at Adeline whose eyes were fixated on the screen as well. Xee rejected the call and straightened in his chair.Silence fell over the table. Rolling her eyes, Adeline spoke up, "You guys don't have to walk on shells around me." Slicing the toast, she looked at us, "I am not a heartbroken teenager who will start whimpering and crying just at the mention of his name so no need to treat him as a forbidden topic." She pointed her fork at Xee's phone, "You can pick it up."Clearing his throat, Xee raised his eyebrow, "I never knew that I needed your permission before doing what I want to do." Smiling blankly, he said mockingly, "Thanks for letting me know, by the way."Adeline's eyebrows drew closer in a frown, "I mean, you don't have to ignore him just because of me."Cocking his head to the side, Xee a